Dead Island

[Noob Saibot 38]

I bought this today and started playing it. So far after playing about an hour of it the only thing I don't like is that weapons have a breaking point...tell me how a metal pipe would break from beating like 15 walking dead humans? It f&*king wouldn't!!

[ShinkuAura 15]

That's where you are wrong my friend. it does break but after time. 15 hits, a medal pipe doesn't break to easly. but it does. get yourself a medal pipe and try t o break it.

 

Unless you get a medel pipe that is isn't to thin.

[Noob Saibot 38]

That's where you are wrong my friend. it does break but after time. 15 hits, a medal pipe doesn't break to easly. but it does. get yourself a medal pipe and try t o break it.

 

This is based on what you are hitting with it and how thin it is, but the game has you using nice sturdy pipe that in reality would not break or bend just from beating people with it.. If I beat someone in the head their skull will give before the pipe would even bend. I'm also talking about non-alimnium pipe and pipe that's to think. I know I have taken pipe and beat it on a tree/wood and no bending. Not to mention they have it so a knife has a breaking point; however stabbing hundreds of people would not break the knife or make it unusable to continue the task.

 

Unless you get a medel pipe that is isn't to thin.

 

I'm not talking about cheap think pipe like under your sink.

[Dragon324 16]

This is based on what you are hitting with it and how thin it is, but the game has you using nice sturdy pipe that in reality would not break or bend just from beating people with it.. If I beat someone in the head their skull will give before the pipe would even bend. I'm also talking about non-alimnium pipe and pipe that's to think. I know I have taken pipe and beat it on a tree/wood and no bending. Not to mention they have it so a knife has a breaking point; however stabbing hundreds of people would not break the knife or make it unusable to continue the task.

 

 

 

I'm not talking about cheap think pipe like under your sink.

:P knifes can break though not really to a point where it becomes useless ( but I suppose if the knife comes all the way out of the handle it could though that would be a bad knife). But besides that its just a part of the game, it was probably implemented to keep players from having huge inventory of items to choose from if they never broke. Also just because it looks like real life does not mean it is real life, for example there is no one out there that you could consider a true "Zombie" as it applies to these games. Still though I don't see a point of arguing over this just wanted to give some input.

[Noob Saibot 38]

:P knifes can break though not really to a point where it becomes useless ( but I suppose if the knife comes all the way out of the handle it could though that would be a bad knife). But besides that its just a part of the game, it was probably implemented to keep players from having huge inventory of items to choose from if they never broke. Also just because it looks like real life does not mean it is real life, for example there is no one out there that you could consider a true "Zombie" as it applies to these games. Still though I don't see a point of arguing over this just wanted to give some input.

 

Actually yes there is a reason to debate it. Yes a knife can break, but not from simply stabbing people over and over (like 20 people or less). The argument here is not the fact that the weapons break, but because in reality it would take longer for them to break, become useless, dull, etc. Just because this is a fictional game doesn't mean it should have unrealistic points (i.e. correct time frame for a weapon to become useless (broken, dull, worn, etc); even in fiction laws of reality must be retained to some degree this is something every writer knows. If it sounds to much like bull sh!t (even in fictional media) it makes the writers look stupid for not doing proper research.

 

 

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Anyway overall the game is fun and I do enjoy it; except when I bombarded by 5 zombies who run at you like a bat out-of-hell and the only weapons you have are bludgeon objects (bats, sticks, etc). I'm on Act II and still no guns...

[Dragon324 16]

Actually yes there is a reason to debate it. Yes a knife can break, but not from simply stabbing people over and over (like 20 people or less). The argument here is not the fact that the weapons break, but because in reality it would take longer for them to break, become useless, dull, etc. Just because this is a fictional game doesn't mean it should have unrealistic points (i.e. correct time frame for a weapon to become useless (broken, dull, worn, etc); even in fiction laws of reality must be retained to some degree this is something every writer knows. If it sounds to much like bull sh!t (even in fictional media) it makes the writers look stupid for not doing proper research.

 

 

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Anyway overall the game is fun and I do enjoy it; except when I bombarded by 5 zombies who run at you like a bat out-of-hell and the only weapons you have are bludgeon objects (bats, sticks, etc). I'm on Act II and still no guns...

Yes but there are multitude of facts that you have to take into account and frankly the list is 2 long that I don't see a point in posting them and not only that, many of them no one could tell from simply playing the game. Yes there should be some sort of reality I'm not saying there should not be, however weapons don't have to fall into that category. And why argue this point over a game anyway there have been plenty of games that have done things like this, Dark Cloud, Monster Hunter has sharpness 4 blunted weapons, its just for the consistency of game play.

[Chief 30]

Youtube Video ->

[Noob Saibot 38]

Yes but there are multitude of facts that you have to take into account and frankly the list is 2 long that I don't see a point in posting them and not only that, many of them no one could tell from simply playing the game. Yes there should be some sort of reality I'm not saying there should not be, however weapons don't have to fall into that category. And why argue this point over a game anyway there have been plenty of games that have done things like this, Dark Cloud, Monster Hunter has sharpness 4 blunted weapons, its just for the consistency of game play.

 

Dark Cloud is a game in it's own class and can't be compared to game that takes place in a more realistic location. No there are not a lot of facts to be put down on the table for such degrees or reality. The list is not to long. After all the game has a broom stick handle as a weapon and it's well logical that it would would break the easiest.

 

@Chief I know you can repair the weapons.

[Joko 1]

Even though you don't like the weapons what is good about it?

[Chief 30]

you didnt watch it, did you? Do it. Its not some video on how to do it. Its quite hilarious (and vulgar)

[Noob Saibot 38]

Alright finally got some guns, but so far all the "shops" don't even sell ammo; so its basically kill and find from those who have it. You can find guns, but they only come with one bullet. Overall the 'weapons breaking' is not a big issue (the upgrading and modifying makes up for it) and once you have more weapons in your inventory you don't have to run like a scared b!tch. Though sometimes zombies seem to come out of no where and before you know it your dead. The system lacks a 'auto-lock-on' so you need to be good at aiming and not just with a gun. Paying attention is also a must. When you think only one zombie is near another (or sometimes 2-4) show up with out warning and your dead simply for being out numbered.

 

I sometimes find myself getting pissed off and have to turn it off to clear my head and try again later (which always works). I also oddly enough find myself talking to the game (cussing at it when I die for a ridicules reason). Not to mention while playing it looking at it and thinking, "that is not how I would do this, because I would die." I can't say it is the best zombie game, because it is the first one I have ever played.