Knives vs. Axes.

[happy]

Dear Members of the New Malton Colossus.

I'm stuck with a dilemma. In my eternal battle with the UNDEAD I am frequently running out of ammo. Some times it's better to just run off to my local gun store and stock up on ammo, but other times I feel like getting up close and personal and giving them a little bit of choppy-choppy. Also, hit them with something. But I am stuck with a choice between two weapons I love dearly. My trusty, thrusty knife and my +4 Greataxe. Until recently, with the improvment of the knife, the axe would win over every time. However, now the knife is the most accurate melee weapon in the game & I don't know which one to choose.

Which one do you think is the superior fighting tool?

[ImperialRedDragon]

Neither - ammo searching sucks, but in a large-scale siege, you'll want some guns by your side. Still, if you absolutely want a melee weapon, I'd go with an axe.

[23skidoo]

Axe - its Romeros middle name after all!

[Animatronic Daemon Skwerral]

FAK's are the best thing, if you get online when an active zed is then you can cockblock them from a kill. i love doing that. its almost as great as cade strafing but in this case they crack the egg open and but it turns out the yoke wont die.

to be honest ammo searching isnt so bad with shopping + bargain hunting. fire arms are the best way if your power leveling like im doing in dulston(TURKEY SHOOT). with full gun slots im averaging a level and a half per day and lasts about 3 days.

but still 3 items i always carry: Axe, Crowbar, Flak Jacket.

[iamrisen]

The way the math works out on this, the fire axe has the higher average damage per AP, along with higher variance, while the knife sacrifices average damage for slightly greater reliability. I really don't think the knife is worth the equipment slot. The only time it would be useful is if some zombie is down to single-digit HP and you absolutely need to bump him off before you AP out.

Example: a zombie has 2 HP. The knife is obviously better, because the average damage doesn't matter. It's all about the accuracy. Same with 4 HP: two hits with either weapon will get the job done, and the knife hits more often. Axe is better if your target has 3 HP left; it's one hit versus two with a negligible accuracy difference. If your target has 5 HP left and you're out of ammo, or he has a Flak jacket, stab then chop.

That knife will save you a few AP by making certain types of kills more efficient, but I'd take an extra FAK over a knife any day of the week.

[Die Hard Girlyman]

yeah, probably, but the thought of killing someone with a large scalpal turns me on (you find them in the infirmeries)

[ian]

im an axe man, ive had the same axe since i started UD

admittedly only about 30 of my kills have been with fire axe, the other 70 or so with guns

[Tony Blair]

I carry both but I also don't like to spend a lot of time in mall sieges. So if some day you are going to move away from protection of malls, and ammo actually does become hard to come by the knife will play a valid role in conserving both ammo and AP. If you stay close to the mall all you probably need is an axe. Even if you only fought in mall sieges you should always carry an axe it only takes up one slot and it makes for the best over all melee back up weapon in the game.

[asshole doctor™]

i like giving people gaping axe wounds to the head.
i love looking at gaping axe wounds almost as much as staring at boobies.

[iamrisen]

I use knives regularly myself. For GKing. They're the best GKing tool in the game, next to maxed claws.

[Lord Wulfgar]

I find that a loaded pistol is the best GKing tool for my PK alt. That extra 15% accuracy really counts sometimes.

[iamrisen]

lordwulfgar said:

I find that a loaded pistol is the best GKing tool for my PK alt. That extra 15% accuracy really counts sometimes.

You can GK with guns?! Okay, screw it. It's all about the pistols.

[Lord Wulfgar]

iamrisen said:

lordwulfgar said:

I find that a loaded pistol is the best GKing tool for my PK alt. That extra 15% accuracy really counts sometimes.

You can GK with guns?! Okay, screw it. It's all about the pistols.

People don't know this? I noticed the wiki said melee weapons only but it was so outdated I just figured no one had bothered to put it in there..

So yeah you can GK with guns, if your lucky you get 4 to 5 generators a clip.

[iamrisen]

I must now update my Death Cultist guide.

[guy]

Can you link me? I've been making a Pker/Gker etc etc based on your character whom I hold in high estimation - Your guid would probably help me =]


-Guy