What's the best way to escort people?

[Lobstersaurus]

Whenever I try escorting survivors, they always end up dead.

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Usually from me getting angry.

[Nevander]

Being higher level of course helps. You have more life, more inventory space, more attack damage, and more speed. Escorting is hard generally speaking, even at max level, but it's a ton easier being max level.

As for technique, the best way I've ever found is to move them in a group using waypoints. Clear an area, send them there. Clear the next area ahead, move the waypoint to the area you just cleared, rinse and repeat until you reach the Security Room.

It gets tedious and make take a long time in some situations, but it's the best and safest way to move large groups. Usually small groups (like 1-3 survivors) you can play a little more dangerously with. Some survivors are even able to take care of themselves so you don't have to baby them so much.

Always carry food, even small food like snacks or apples are great for healing them up if they get in trouble. Always carry at least one Queen bee with you. If they get in a bad jam (like saving Heather and Pam for example), using a Queen is a literal lifesaver.

The "clear and move" technique works best with the Small Chainsaws from Adam and the books to make them last 27 times longer. That combo makes short work of clearing out the areas and makes moving them soooo much easier and faster. Just be careful and don't hit the survivors with the saws.

[Lobstersaurus]

Which books effect adams chainsaws?

[Nevander]

Criminal Biography book in Sir Book-A-Lot in Wonderland Plaza
Entertainment and Engineering books in Bachman's Bookporium in Paradise Plaza

[Arucard]

Waypoints are definitely easier, and I usually carry a gun and/or SMG to hand to survivors since I found from an LP they get infinite ammo while holding them. The benifit is even greater if you can escort a large group, two or three competent guys with guns can hold their own for a good while.

One other point is that while carrying or holding hands, you move faster and push through zombies more easily as long as they aren't lunging at you.

[Plague]

give them a gun if possible (never melee as they always will attack the nearest zombie and end up getting gang attacked by zombies) so they can defend themself and take low zombie populated routes and try to avoid boss spawns.
usually having a group of survivors with pistols makes an easy escort in medium zombie populated areas

(yes i know i dont have hours, i played 1000+ hours on this game on xbox 360)

[Brother-Crow]

chainsaws, clear the path ahead, for injured escorts, clear path, set WP, go grab the straggler, repeat until at the security room. Ive never lost a follower.

[Leon kennedy]

I was going to post "just dont, kill them" but apparently that was already taken. But just go to open places, be efficient at killing zombies yourself. I mean I know people complain how dumb the AI is, but that is how all these people became zombies in the first place!

[𝒦ℒℬ]

no, using a chainsaw is retarded, give them uzis and pistols because the ai uses it as a 1 shot and is always accurate,

[NecroMaster]

Here’s 3 tips I can give.

Tip one never pick up the bravery book. This makes your people stupid.

Tip two wonderland plazas shortcut is something you should definitely take advantage of.

Tip 3 have a dead piece of flesh on hand when you have to go through a large group. If you throw it zombies will go after it and make an opening for your people to go through.

Also critically reduces how many zombies you have to kill to reach the safe room.

[DrNewcenstein]

There used to be a trick where you enter and exit a map repeatedly to make zombie numbers drop. It was used in Infinite Mode to clear the Meat Processing Room.

[Leon kennedy]

it is simple, kill the zombies.

[Silverhand]

If you can get your hands on some shotguns give them to the survivors. Even if they miss the zombie they're aiming for the spread makes it easy to knock down a ton more zombies. 4 Survivors with shotguns make short work of zombies.

[Omen]

Dude unlike what people say never give them guns you will have no health left before you get to the door

[Silverhand]

Yeah if you're stupid enough to walk right in front of them....

[Omen]

Originally posted by A-Mei-Zing:

Yeah if you're stupid enough to walk right in front of them....

in my experiance they allways shoot at zombies behind/in front of me even if i move