This game is zombie spam central

[mai72]

Its not that bad in the beginning. A few zombies. I can deal with that. But when you get to the end of the game. Holly hell. You can't even stop the vehicle to check the map. 30 zombies spawn out of nowhere. With 3 ferals, 2 bloaters and 3 screamers. Plus a juggie. You kill a few and 10 more zombies spawn out of no where.

Ammo: ha. I've run out of ammo so many times. The only good option is to use your vehicle as way to clear the path. But even then, the zombies climb onto the hood. Your vehicle is toast. The spawning is crazy.

You guys agree or disagree?

[thelittlegear]

Oh look. A fresh one.

[Mooman]

Don't be so noisy. The quieter you are the easier the game becomes.

[[{******---Dead4Life---******}]]

BE more silent, don't be a rambo

[JustinGayme.TTV]

Publicado originalmente por mai72:

Its not that bad in the beginning. A few zombies. I can deal with that. But when you get to the end of the game. Holly hell. You can't even stop the vehicle to check the map. 30 zombies spawn out of nowhere. With 3 ferals, 2 bloaters and 3 screamers. Plus a juggie. You kill a few and 10 more zombies spawn out of no where.

Ammo: ha. I've run out of ammo so many times. The only good option is to use your vehicle as way to clear the path. But even then, the zombies climb onto the hood. Your vehicle is toast. The spawning is crazy.

You guys agree or disagree?

They do seem to spawn a lot on lethal difficulty. I don’t drive anywhere without sniper support on standby. I also map out my path ahead of time and make sure my destination ends at an enclave/outpost so I can have backup.

[billy_blue69]

I have noticed after this last update a big increase in spawns. I am also running a x2 multiplier on freaks from the nexus. I usually get around 6-7 screamers at a time with 4-5 ferals around every bend. Sometimes 4 juggers at a time with about 10 plague zeds. The update amplified it I think as there are way more spawns now. Playing on nightmare.

[SpectralFX]

Publicado originalmente por mai72:

Its not that bad in the beginning. A few zombies. I can deal with that. But when you get to the end of the game. Holly hell. You can't even stop the vehicle to check the map. 30 zombies spawn out of nowhere. With 3 ferals, 2 bloaters and 3 screamers. Plus a juggie. You kill a few and 10 more zombies spawn out of no where.

Ammo: ha. I've run out of ammo so many times. The only good option is to use your vehicle as way to clear the path. But even then, the zombies climb onto the hood. Your vehicle is toast. The spawning is crazy.

You guys agree or disagree?

It's a common criticism about the game that I agree with.

the spawn mechanic in lethal makes the game boring. So many of them spawn that you have to fallback on "cheezing the game" to play at all. that usually means not firing a gun ever.

like some wackos like that but they really don't know what "fun" is, they only know "tedious".

the biggest issue with the spawn is how much non-sense they are. you can clear an area, shoot one bullet and do a quick 180 and you can see them appear from THIN AIR within 2 sec or so... they spawn already pouncing at you too sometimes... this is absolutely immersion breaking and unfun.

but in all honesty, when the spawn gets out of hands the game straight up crashes on you, you better quit to menu every 30min or so to avoid losing a character mid fight with a triple blood feral like I do sometimes (game will kill your character if it crashes mid fight).

[bc02]

If you're playing lethal zone using stealth is extremely powerful as you can get very close to them without being spotted. If you have the resourcefulness perk ( i think that's what it was called anyway ), you can retrieve more crossbow bolts from dead zombies or shots you missed, bolts are also craftable with materials meaning you can have endless ammo if you are not actively losing materials. Crossbow & suppressors are very useful in LZ, especially late game when the spawns increase and blood feral packs are a common sight. Decoys like fireworks or boomboxes are also good to distract zombies from an area you need to access.

[Liquidsteel]

and whats more hilarious is zombies are so rotten and falling apart yet they can rip the reinforced doors off my van.

[shmodzilla]

I swear its luck of the draw, i have a ridiculous amount ofhours on the game, tons of playthroughs but now all forever communities. 90 percent of the time, my game or a freinds "nightmare we gave up on lethal because the bugs" the zombies do their normal spawning. But, my one forever community has 10 times the zombies and freaks. Even without bad curveballs simply clearing a house ends up 30-40 zombies, no screamers, no gunshots they just keep coming. Evn leaving my base caution is needed, it will usually have 5-10 jugs, a few packs of ferals, 5-10 screamers as well as bloater packs everywhere. That being said its fun to sit there and watch my community murder them to farm samples.

[RI$KY RICH]

That's why Forever Communities are the best. Do it with 12 Survivors and you will experience the real Lethal Zone.

[stimpatch]

It's manageable, even with the latest updates. As you've noticed, early game while your survivors are still citizens it's a lot more calm. Things can get stupid real fast once you start getting heroes in your community though.

When a regular zombie yells it's damn near as bad as a screamer going off. You have to master the art of sneaking around and not getting caught off guard. Use crossbows and silenced weapons. Slow search containers. It's a good idea to carry fire, plague cure, and stamina items too. Never get too far away from your vehicle, and keep it repaired. If your ride dies then there's a good chance your survivor will too.

Give some consideration before entering dangerous areas. If you can clearly see an area is thick with zombies or there are several freaks nearby, the quest or loot you're wanting to grab there might be more trouble than it's worth. Maybe work another location until that one cools off. I don't know how many times a side quest has wrecked my game because it woke up plague hearts, got a survivor killed, or got me stranded in the middle of nowhere with no vehicle and I had to white-knuckle it back to base. Quests can get you in a heap of trouble.

[Migromul]

Publicado originalmente por mai72:

Its not that bad in the beginning. A few zombies. I can deal with that. But when you get to the end of the game. Holly hell. You can't even stop the vehicle to check the map. 30 zombies spawn out of nowhere. With 3 ferals, 2 bloaters and 3 screamers. Plus a juggie. You kill a few and 10 more zombies spawn out of no where.

Ammo: ha. I've run out of ammo so many times. The only good option is to use your vehicle as way to clear the path. But even then, the zombies climb onto the hood. Your vehicle is toast. The spawning is crazy.

You guys agree or disagree?

One question: what difficulty do you play? if above "normal" on any option, then your complain is utter ♥♥♥♥... (e. g. just lower the difficulty.)
If not. Ok. You're right to some degree. Ahtough I didn't have the scenario with such multiple freaks at a stop of my vehicle to check the map...

For the ammo-issue. play a warlord. Then you can make a special forge, where you're able to create any ammo you need. (I almost always do that just because of that fact...)

[Planewalker]

The "turn around and 10 zombies spawn in" mechanic was always a bad implementation.

I do hope in 3 we can clear areas and have them be somewhat calm for a time.

That is until a throng or horde comes by and repopulates the area.

(i know part of the reason for the spawn mechanic is also console limits; i just don't feel it was as bad on sod1 on xbox tho)

[Lordecalibre]

Publicado originalmente por Liquidsteel:

and whats more hilarious is zombies are so rotten and falling apart yet they can rip the reinforced doors off my van.

It's true, even with the armored vehicle the zombies rip the doors off with their teeth! LOL

[billy_blue69]

Publicado originalmente por Liquidsteel:

and whats more hilarious is zombies are so rotten and falling apart yet they can rip the reinforced doors off my van.

Exactly. Agree with you on that. They would pull their arms off first. Same thing at a base. Still no locks or bars you can put your doors and gates. They just bang on it a couple of times and they are in. Terrific!