Zombie idea: Melee Zombies

[deep jacinth]

Zombies that use melee weapons but limited to one handed weapons

They wildly swing the weapons at you but they do more damage than a regular zombie

On a critical hit they can knock you down or cause a concussion that blurs your screen and faint ringing for 2 seconds (this idea can be optional)

They cannot grapple

Once killed they drop the weapon they were using

This applies to the shield zombies to as they will swing their shield at you if close enough

This encourages the player to be careful when using melee combat on these zombies

[rare geode]

Stuff like dead cops with batons, and construction workers with hammers/wrenches

[deep jacinth]

Yes

Or maybe cooks with cleavers and knives

[cunning snow]

Definitely agree, because Romero Zombies can use melee weapons, seen in George's films

[deep jacinth]

Precisely

[novel heath]

I feel like if they added weapons to zombies, the current melee combat frustrations (trading hits, Range being nerfed) Giving zombies even more range when sometimes they already feel unfair feels like a recipe for disaster

It would be a cool idea, I ain't knocking it

But the way combat is rn, it would be even more frustrating. Imagine a zombie with a riot shield in one hand and a baton in the other..