Are there any weapons that don't break..

[PocketYoda]

This durability immersion breaking is driving me nuts..

[Ogmok]

bare fists were my favourite weapons through all Dead Island titles - I always keep one simple weapon on my wheel, use it until it's broken and then "equip" it to defeat zombies with my bare fists (that's especially effective if you combine it with jump-kicks). I use proper weapons against stronger enemies though.

[Crazy]

throwing weapon doesn't consume dura.

[XeRnUno]

Finishers doesn't consume dura.

[Xengre]

I'm not sure how far in you are but if you are near the very start durability is a non-issue a bit further in.

Once you start seeing blue weapons commonly... I suggest buying fuses 3x max you can hold at once. When you use a fuse up and have less than 3 (or simply 0) you can buy more from the shop NPCs.

The fuse boxes in the first map with Emma suck, period.

The fuse boxes in the map where Michael's home is are amazing (they actually give superior, the highest quality weapon tier in the game) though not all the superior weapons are amazing but none are bad.

Next is setting up your weapon right so they're functioning efficiently.

From what I've seen so far you can go three core routes...

1. Sharp weapons, preferably swords for swing radius, as you find these mods pretty early put Crit dmg, crit dmg at cost of base dmg, and limb dmg. Swipe at their feet (except something like Crusher swipe its arms instead). Utterly annihilates everything and the strongest setup I've found so far (I'm not done with the game yet, tho).

2. Like above, swords preferably, but electricity and crit dmg + crit dmg at cost of base dmg + limbs. Yup, these three mods on superior are just too good. The crit dmg ones add so much dmg (despite the cost on base dmg) that other mods are a joke by comparison. Electricity seems to be in another league from other elements both in terms of directly used on enemies both for dmg and stun effect but also for swipping at water sources. The dmg is not far behind if not comparable to #1.

3. Blunt weapons like bats and such. Do either crit dmg + crit dmg minus base dmg + limb, dmg or use mods that boost force and the dmg to limb dmg and ragdoll the enemies on their legs.

Basically, you're either swipping at legs (most of the time), sometimes arms, sometimes head and rarely straight on at body.


If still on a blue wepaon use the two crit mods until you get a superior.

Daggers have good dmg but their accuracy due to some type of bug causes them to miss as if it thinks the target is next to their head. It is very bizarre so I wouldn't try daggers even if they seem really good initially. Same for other similar weapons.


Once you follow the above ideas and start getting weapons to drop regularly (aka anything that isn't the low durability emergency weapons that are worth literally $0) you can sell them to NPCs. I rarely break them, and you will be reach and can easily afford to repair weapons when you go past a bench. I find usually having two of my preferred weapon and then a third preferred of another type is enough but you will easily fill up 8 slots with modded weapons early in. You just upgrade weapons so fast you might want to focus most of it on like 3 main weapons and the others a bit less frequently.

End up never even being bothered by durability.

[Drake Ravenwolf]

Originally posted by XeRnUno:

Finishers doesn't consume dura.

Counter attacks also do not consume durability

[Lil C]-[ew C]-[ew is ☂д☂]

I find hilarious even the highest durable weapon condition I can get over 80 is that they still get spent real fast but the whole game have more benchmarks scattered around the world map.

[PocketYoda]

Thank you all, interesting reads, i am new as you guessed so i was out of weapons fast.. white early weapons are crap, i currently have two green weapons and just left emma's house first.

I find breaking solid metal and concrete weapons fast very unrealistic, yes i know its a game but still.

[Sparhawk122]

Originally posted by PocketYoda:

Thank you all, interesting reads, i am new as you guessed so i was out of weapons fast.. white early weapons are crap, i currently have two green weapons and just left emma's house first.

I find breaking solid metal and concrete weapons fast very unrealistic, yes i know its a game but still.

Yeah. Crowbars breaking from a few hits on flesh and bone makes zero sense.

[Xengre]

Originally posted by Nova:

Originally posted by Xengre:

The fuse boxes in the first map with Emma suck, period.

The fuse boxes in the map where Michael's home is are amazing (they actually give superior, the highest quality weapon tier in the game) though not all the superior weapons are amazing but none are bad.

Erm.

ANY fuse box crate can give Superior, including the very first ones. Superior equipment start dropping out of ALL of them once you reach Level 16.

This is definitely not 100% correct, but may be partially correct. I'm not sure about if it is the general rule, but I can safely say I only opened two in the starting map, then all in the map with Michael's getting all superior grade but when I went to finish the other 4 in the starting map they were all blue. However, after that point about 90% of them seem to be superior in other maps but I still get the occasional blue, too. Maybe it increases your odds of getting it statistically based on level? I'm not sure. First time playing.

[(TTV)OnBrandRP]

Originally posted by PocketYoda:

This durability immersion breaking is driving me nuts..

In simple answers: Not really.

Durability doesnt really matter either. Easily repaired and often times replaced gear.

[PocketYoda]

Originally posted by Sparhawk122:

Originally posted by PocketYoda:

Thank you all, interesting reads, i am new as you guessed so i was out of weapons fast.. white early weapons are crap, i currently have two green weapons and just left emma's house first.

I find breaking solid metal and concrete weapons fast very unrealistic, yes i know its a game but still.

Yeah. Crowbars breaking from a few hits on flesh and bone makes zero sense.

I agree 100% really annoys me tbh..

[Purple Monkey]

The game is already too easy. Eventually you get so many weapons you can cycle through and it's not really a problem.

[Drake Ravenwolf]

Originally posted by Sparhawk122:

Originally posted by PocketYoda:

Thank you all, interesting reads, i am new as you guessed so i was out of weapons fast.. white early weapons are crap, i currently have two green weapons and just left emma's house first.

I find breaking solid metal and concrete weapons fast very unrealistic, yes i know its a game but still.

Yeah. Crowbars breaking from a few hits on flesh and bone makes zero sense.

Someone must be poisoning the iron, perhaps you should check the Nashkel iron mine to find the cause (... I feel old now...)

[Xengre]

Originally posted by Purple Monkey:

The game is already too easy. Eventually you get so many weapons you can cycle through and it's not really a problem.

I think this is my problem, too.

At first I found it slightly annoying walking into areas with zombies only a few levels higher 1 shotting me (I am Amy so maybe that is part of the issue), but beyond that it was okay if not repetitive. Durability was slightly annoying but quickly became non-issue as you said.

Now, doing Vennice Beach and recently finished Haus DLC (not done Sola yet) and even ignoring that final broken card you get from Haus DLC I still feel like an unkillable (despite being Amy) super health vamping juggernaut bringing the zombpocalypse to the zombies, not the other way around. Doesn't matter how many specials and gameplay feels borderline pointless. Loot is also way to excessively available and no money economy (at least so far...).

[DOOM SLAYER]

brain punch is powerful