Maybe need to reclarify what Dismember means

[The Waffle that Lurks]

Just got Intelligence to 10 and maxed out Electrocutioner and kinda laughably noticed that when I tried to bust off zombie arms or legs with the 50% it only applies to heads. (Did not notice this because I was always aiming for the head before)

Might wanna reword "Dismember" to "Explode Heads" not really dismemberment if we can't remove the parts of our latest Zombie Test Subject.

[RobbEJay]

If you were only aiming for the head in the first place then how do you know it only applies to the head, and wasn't simply bad luck?

A 50% odd doesn't mean every other time will end with the desired result, simply put it means every attempt is a coin flip. So that 50% is really 50% out of however many tries, it might land successfully every other time, you could get 50 straight wins and 50 losses, or any other possible combination in between.

Though yes, if it does only apply to head decapitation may be more appropriate.

[The Waffle that Lurks]

Originally posted by RobbEJay:

If you were only aiming for the head in the first place then how do you know it only applies to the head, and wasn't simply bad luck?

A 50% odd doesn't mean every other time will end with the desired result, simply put it means every attempt is a coin flip. So that 50% is really 50% out of however many tries, it might land successfully every other time, you could get 50 straight wins and 50 losses, or any other possible combination in between.

Though yes, if it does only apply to head decapitation may be more appropriate.

I found out because I was trying to make zombies into crawlers. And while before hand I would sometimes 1 shot even the biggest zombies by exploding their head with a light attack I killed 20 zombies in a row testing it by only striking arms and legs. Every single zombie died before a part was removed despite it taking 6 light attacks or 3 Power Attacks

[Shurenai]

There's also the case that the '50% increase' might be relative to the base chance; NOT a flat chance to occur.

EG: A 50% increase on a base 10% chance to dismember is 15%; NOT 60%.

[Myrkana]

I pop arms off all the time, Ithink its just wonky right now

[Ceryk]

I've blown off arms with my Stun Baton, so it's entirely possible. But let's be completely honest here... there's absolutely no reason whatsoever NOT to aim for the head with most weapons. Intelligence gives bonus headshot damage. More damage > Dismembered Limbs. Dismembered Head = Instakill. Hell, I even try to aim for the head when manually wielding my Junk Turret and that thing has garbage aim.

[The Waffle that Lurks]

Originally posted by Shurenai:

There's also the case that the '50% increase' might be relative to the base chance; NOT a flat chance to occur.

EG: A 50% increase on a base 10% chance to dismember is 15%; NOT 60%.

well considering it says this
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1887430208

[RobbEJay]

Originally posted by dragonraider1000:

Originally posted by Shurenai:

There's also the case that the '50% increase' might be relative to the base chance; NOT a flat chance to occur.

EG: A 50% increase on a base 10% chance to dismember is 15%; NOT 60%.

well considering it says this
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1887430208

It might be mislabeled then, in which case it should read "an additional" 50% chance. I recall that coming up in a previous discussion about the old system come to think of it, back when you got a measly 5% boost. The chance for limbs isn't necessarily the same as for heads either.

[Lady MacBeth]

Originally posted by dragonraider1000:

Originally posted by Shurenai:

There's also the case that the '50% increase' might be relative to the base chance; NOT a flat chance to occur.

EG: A 50% increase on a base 10% chance to dismember is 15%; NOT 60%.

well considering it says this
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1887430208

Also bear in mind we don't know if zombies have a defensive stat that mitigates this somewhat. I wouldn't be surprised if the tougher ones don't have modifiers that work against this. Its typical of alot of games to do that kind of thing to armored enemies and the like.

I haven't broken any legs with my stun baton, but I've busted a hell of alot of arms off. Though overall I notice projectile weapons blow off limbs much more frequently then melee ones do.

[The Waffle that Lurks]

Originally posted by Ming:

Originally posted by dragonraider1000:

well considering it says this
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1887430208

Also bear in mind we don't know if zombies have a defensive stat that mitigates this somewhat. I wouldn't be surprised if the tougher ones don't have modifiers that work against this. Its typical of alot of games to do that kind of thing to armored enemies and the like.

I haven't broken any legs with my stun baton, but I've busted a hell of alot of arms off. Though overall I notice projectile weapons blow off limbs much more frequently then melee ones do.

I've only seen arm removal when the zombie dies though. As for removing heads it seems to be a solid 50% chance. Day 21 Horde I was popping heads at my door constantly. Blew off a few arms but at the same time the arm came off I got the exp for the kill.