No because one unaimed shotgun blast kills about 8 of them while slow ones pretty much can only be killed by a well aimed headshot
Poll: Fast zombies.
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I won't lie. I hate them with a passion.
Nothing I will say here hasn't probably been said before in the thread, but I'll reinforce those statements nonetheless.
Slow moving zombies. They are creepy, resilient and they WILL get you. That's the whole point of them, and the horrific, terrible truth of it. You can build a supreme fortress of admantinium alloys and have a solar powered super granary that sprouts food forever. It won't matter. Eventually, one of them will come shambling about, spot your little piece of heaven, open it's mouth and moan. If you don't dispose of it, more will come. And more. And more. Eventually, when you realise that they're a problem, there will be enough for them to climb over the corpses of their 'fellows', and get over your indestructible wall.
Even if you DO manage to stay quiet and kill all stragglers, would you be able to live on in a world where zombies are a constant, never ending threat? Every new corpse needs to be burned. You will always be watching over your shoulder. And make note, no man is perfect. You WILL mess up, eventually. Maybe not now, maybe not in five, ten years. But mess up you will, and they will get you.
That's why I love them. So inescapable. As someone said earlier, very chutulu-esque. The fear of death, and the fear of finality.
The new running zombies however. Yes, they make me crap my pants, but they are a very in-your-face kind of monster. They run up and scare you, but, also as stated before, they are generally weak as fuck. Poke them with a stick and they transform into a pile of gore. They have no lasting threat to them. Get a big enough army, or enough firepower and entrenchment, and you're all set. They are a problem you can overcome, and I won't have zombies that can be defeated once and for all. They are not scary over time. Sure, it might not matter, they might get everyone in the first wave and leave the planet humanless, but then what? They will deteriorate and dissipate, and life will eventually return.
That's my view of it.
Nothing I will say here hasn't probably been said before in the thread, but I'll reinforce those statements nonetheless.
Slow moving zombies. They are creepy, resilient and they WILL get you. That's the whole point of them, and the horrific, terrible truth of it. You can build a supreme fortress of admantinium alloys and have a solar powered super granary that sprouts food forever. It won't matter. Eventually, one of them will come shambling about, spot your little piece of heaven, open it's mouth and moan. If you don't dispose of it, more will come. And more. And more. Eventually, when you realise that they're a problem, there will be enough for them to climb over the corpses of their 'fellows', and get over your indestructible wall.
Even if you DO manage to stay quiet and kill all stragglers, would you be able to live on in a world where zombies are a constant, never ending threat? Every new corpse needs to be burned. You will always be watching over your shoulder. And make note, no man is perfect. You WILL mess up, eventually. Maybe not now, maybe not in five, ten years. But mess up you will, and they will get you.
That's why I love them. So inescapable. As someone said earlier, very chutulu-esque. The fear of death, and the fear of finality.
The new running zombies however. Yes, they make me crap my pants, but they are a very in-your-face kind of monster. They run up and scare you, but, also as stated before, they are generally weak as fuck. Poke them with a stick and they transform into a pile of gore. They have no lasting threat to them. Get a big enough army, or enough firepower and entrenchment, and you're all set. They are a problem you can overcome, and I won't have zombies that can be defeated once and for all. They are not scary over time. Sure, it might not matter, they might get everyone in the first wave and leave the planet humanless, but then what? They will deteriorate and dissipate, and life will eventually return.
That's my view of it.
exactly thatEvil Jak said:Cos' it f*cks up the plan!
But seriously though I guess they would be able to run for a short period after their death and then undeath, until the rigimortis sets in... then they would find it hard to move let alone move fast.
Fast zombies are unrealistic in fiction due to necrosis damaging the muscles too much for them to run. HOWEVER. Scientifically speaking, both types of zombies are a very real possibility. See link, and prepare a second pair of pants.
http://www.cracked.com/article_15643_5-scientific-reasons-zombie-apocalypse-could-actually-happen.html
This is absolutely terrifying, I thought I should mention that. Zombies (in both fast and slow forms) are, as I've said above, a very real possibility. I personally dislike the fast zombies. I don't consider them zombies because they're not really undead, for one. Two, they're a lot easier to kill because you don't necessarily need a headshot. Three, well...I just like the Romero rules, okay? Read the Zombie Survival guide.
http://www.cracked.com/article_15643_5-scientific-reasons-zombie-apocalypse-could-actually-happen.html
This is absolutely terrifying, I thought I should mention that. Zombies (in both fast and slow forms) are, as I've said above, a very real possibility. I personally dislike the fast zombies. I don't consider them zombies because they're not really undead, for one. Two, they're a lot easier to kill because you don't necessarily need a headshot. Three, well...I just like the Romero rules, okay? Read the Zombie Survival guide.
In games = good challenge, fast-paced gaming.
In films = good action sequences.
In life = Don't care, I'm locked up in the saferoom I had installed in the basement L4D style.(with food)
In films = good action sequences.
In life = Don't care, I'm locked up in the saferoom I had installed in the basement L4D style.(with food)
I know it's likely already been said, but here goes:
Zombies can't run, because running/strenuous exercise damages the muscles slightly. This is most seen when athletes over-train for a competition, and end up tearing a muscle. The reason that we can run is because the muscle damage is repaired fairly quickly, so we're fine. Zombies are dead, so there is no repairing of cells. This means that once a zombie runs and tears it's muscles, it's stuck like that.
Zombies can't run, because running/strenuous exercise damages the muscles slightly. This is most seen when athletes over-train for a competition, and end up tearing a muscle. The reason that we can run is because the muscle damage is repaired fairly quickly, so we're fine. Zombies are dead, so there is no repairing of cells. This means that once a zombie runs and tears it's muscles, it's stuck like that.
I prefer the slow and mindless zombies, more realistic really, the brain has been reset, completely, running would only be known to a select few.
I don't understand why you only give us 2 options of either hate or not. I don't "hate" fast zombies, but I just think that they don't make sense.
Zombies by definition are the living dead, meaning that their flesh and bones won't be what they used to be, which can include decomposition and rot. It would make more sense (if zombies were real) for them to be slow lurching bodies rather than psycho crazy marathon runners. It's easy for someone to say "oh but a virus could improve their movement!" - no. Because someone that has died and come back to life as a zombie would still have the same, if not worse, physical capabilities or handicaps that they had when they were alive.
Zombies by definition are the living dead, meaning that their flesh and bones won't be what they used to be, which can include decomposition and rot. It would make more sense (if zombies were real) for them to be slow lurching bodies rather than psycho crazy marathon runners. It's easy for someone to say "oh but a virus could improve their movement!" - no. Because someone that has died and come back to life as a zombie would still have the same, if not worse, physical capabilities or handicaps that they had when they were alive.
ehhhh... the things in 28 days later werent zombies... they were infected with rage... theres a difference between that and being undead....
but on topic....
no i think they are a lot more scary than the slow ones...
but on topic....
no i think they are a lot more scary than the slow ones...
ok, there r no zombies in 28 days later just people infected with a virus that makes them go stark fucking crazy. they are not dead. they don't eat people, they just do whatever they can to kill any un-infected.
now thats out of the way, i do hate fast zombies. it is impossible because their musucles and ligamants would be rotting.
Rant Done.
now thats out of the way, i do hate fast zombies. it is impossible because their musucles and ligamants would be rotting.
Rant Done.
