Melee
Melee
- Axe – Bob’s rating: 7
Axe
Info: not a very cummonly used melee weapon, but definatly not the worst. With a DPS of 66.6, this weapon ends up at the top of the table. In combination with a long range (70.5) this weapon is actually pretty effective and one of the better melees.
- Chair – Bob’s rating: 7
Info: The rather low DPS (41.6) gets compensated for a great range 75.5, giving this melee one of the highest ranges of all melees. An O.K weapon, but unfortunatly rather heavy (9.5) so don’t just walk around with it in your ‘pocket’.
- Crowbar (from light to medium to heavy) – Bob’s rating: 7/5/4
Info: There are different kinds of crowbars. One hits faster than another, and there are also differences in damage. Throw away the slow crowbar and stick to the faster ones, they deal more damage per second.
- Frying Pan – Bob’s rating: 5
Info: This is one of the more standard melees. Its has decend DPS (62.5) and reach (65.5), just nothing special to write to home about. Definatly worth picking up if your in need of a melee weapon. Only its high weight makes it less attractive (8.5).
- Golf Club – Bob’s rating: 4
Info: Low damage, and not great DPS either, but it is lightweighted and has great range.
- Hammer – Bob’s rating: 3
Info: A high DPS of 66.6 makes this weapon interesting, but it’s also rather heavy (7.5). This gets compansated a bit for its long range (60.5).
- Keyboard – Bob’s rating: 1
Info: Great reach (70.5), but an awfull DPS of 41.6. Not at all a weapon you want to use.
- Machete – Bob’s rating: 6.5 (over-hyped)
Machete
Info: Of all melee weapons, this one deals the greatest DPS (80). Its weight is medium, but the range on this weapon is definatly short (66). Pretty hard to use, while it has high speeds, but you’ll have to make sure to hit the zombie and avoid getting hit yourself if you want to survive.
- Plank – Bob’s rating: 6 (has potential)
Info: Of all melee weapons, this one doesn’t weight anything at all (0). In combination with a decend DPS (68) this is actually a weapon you can always carry around with you. Though, it’s shortranged, so keep that in mind.
- Pot – Bob’s rating: 6
Info: Low DPS (58.3), medium weight (6), but good range (70.5).
- Shovel – Bob’s rating: 6
Info: Of all melee weapons, this one has the lowest DPS (40), luckely this gets compensated by having the largest range (80.5). So if you want to kill zombies with this, just keep a distance between you and them.
- Sledgehammer – Bob’s rating: 8
Info: Together with the Shovel, this weapon has the greatest range of all melee weapons (80.5). But not only that can make this weapon useful. It also deals great damage (75), and although this weapon is slow (1.4), you can take down a regular zombie in about three hits already!
- Tire iron – Bob’s rating: 5
Info: Low DPS (50), low speed (1) and being rather heavy (8.5) makes this weapon rather unattractive. Only the rather large range (70.5) makes this weapon a little bit interesting.
- Wrench – Bob’s rating: 9
Info: This extreme light weapon deals great damage, which enables you to kill a regular zombie in just 4 hits! The short range of this weapon is the only negative thing I can say about it.
Ah, but you are forgetting knockback.
The chair, frying pan, sledge, tire iron, and wrench have the most, followed by the axe and oddly enough… the machete.
Still, range > knockback
a chiansaw would be alot sronger then a frying pan or a tire iron
True, and a chainsaw has been suggested by the community many times already, but if it actually ever will be added to the game is doubtful. The ZP:S team feels that such a melee weapon would be too powerfull. Also, it would raise the question how you would deal with the zombies’ damage. Would a zombie still be able to deal damage? And if so, would a chainsaw still be handy? Cause it will take a while to actually kill with it, but if you get beaten in the meantime, you might just die without killing a single zombie. Tough case, also because it will be hard to writes the right codes for it.
then way not have something like a table leg or a rake