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Walking Dead season 5

anyways, yeah, what others have already said: good zombie-feasting action last episode. I like how the team is struggling to try to be 'normal' people. and just like rick said about 3 episodes ago: if it don't work out, they'll just take the place. are they the bad guys now? is that the new angle?

what I have a hard time letting go (well, amongst other things...it's a zombie flick after all) is that there was one guy able to procure a tank in Georgia, which caused so much damage that the team had to evacuate. yet being very near the nation's capital, no one has run through their 'wall' with something like it? curious, and it's making me think we don't know everything needed to know about these new people, who seem so weak and helpless.
 
Bowling4Bikes said:
anyways, yeah, what others have already said: good zombie-feasting action last episode. I like how the team is struggling to try to be 'normal' people. and just like rick said about 3 episodes ago: if it don't work out, they'll just take the place. are they the bad guys now? is that the new angle?

what I have a hard time letting go (well, amongst other things...it's a zombie flick after all) is that there was one guy able to procure a tank in Georgia, which caused so much damage that the team had to evacuate. yet being very near the nation's capital, no one has run through their 'wall' with something like it? curious, and it's making me think we don't know everything needed to know about these new people, who seem so weak and helpless.
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I think the implication is, however unlikely, is that this community has yet to be found by another group.

The idea of this gets even more silly when the story progresses even in the comic. It is kind of a major plot hole considering they are sending Aaron out to scout people, they have supply runs etc.
 
i do not understand why they do not make armor clothing when going out among the dead?

couple good layers of leather.
pvc piping. things like that.

would keep random bites from happening.

and everybody should be armed with a short sword. aka like the romans. great for chopping. kinda like a machity. not the gensue chop and dice sword. but a bunch more like it would cut them down fast.
and poking them you would get to be back a couple feet. real easy to do through a wire fence. aka secure building.

as ammo is gona run out.

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World War Z already did it :x

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It does make sense though, the armor Glenn wore from the prison was pretty good and did the job.
 
i_am_the_koi said:
I knew Noah was gone the moment he "wanted to learn". :(

Glenn watching him die definitely will evolve him a bit to take over the raiding parties.

Abraham pulling the mace out, and having it break on the first swing was hilarious, I'm calling movie-mess-up on that one. The single stick with chain did way too much damage consecutively.

I still think Carol has overplayed her hand with this kid. Stealing twice the chocolate now? I also think she might be afraid of getting to close to him as she did with the girls, turning them into killers without a clue.

More and more, it's pretty obvious that Alexandria is clueless. 8 weeks to expand the fence, twice that before? Spray and pray style shooting? Armored zombie defense?


My prediction though is that governess will get scared that she has given up too much power to the new group now that preacher has spread the "word" to her. Start a smear campaign and turn the town slowly against them. People will abandon the town fearing the takeover leaving Rick and the group to defend it against the attack coming in the last 5 minutes of the last episode of the season.
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but what about the freezer the chocolate was kept in???
anybody notice it was full of MEAT...where did that come from?
it has been a couple years (timeline) now. and a cow butchered would have been eaten, rotted, or just gone bad in the freezer..



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^^someone already pointed out that there was signage above/near the freezer indicating sources and amounts of meat left.

agreed on the need for more blades being put to use. knives are cool but, they got no range.
 
I agree with others; they do seem to be wasteful with their bullets all of a sudden.

I would really enjoy seeing a bit of scythe action...seems like an effective weapon given the circumstances. kills the walkers at a distance so they don't have to be pushing their hands into their skulls.

how sweet would a scythe brigade look?
 

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Bowling4Bikes said:
I agree with others; they do seem to be wasteful with their bullets all of a sudden.

I would really enjoy seeing a bit of scythe action...seems like an effective weapon given the circumstances. kills the walkers at a distance so they don't have to be pushing their hands into their skulls.

how sweet would a scythe brigade look?
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How sweet it would to by sythed by you, by you.

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a good old fashioned pike would work too, maybe gather a phalanx?

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but not this one
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would a moat filled with piranha help? we've seen zombies eat non-human animals so would carnivorous animals eat them as well?
 
I think I'd go a pistol with as large of a capacity as I could find, chambered in 9mm and a hatchet.


Anything too long becomes difficult to wield in close quarters and it will be slow. Not to mention you have to carry it when running, climbing and whatever else. I'd want all my weapons to be holster-able.
 
Bowling4Bikes said:
I would really enjoy seeing a bit of scythe action...seems like an effective weapon given the circumstances.
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I've actually used a scythe. I don't think the balance and heft would be right for cutting through heads and necks. Great for going through a field, though.

A machete, on the other hand, seems like a good option.
 
packnrat said:
but what about the freezer the chocolate was kept in???
anybody notice it was full of MEAT...where did that come from?
it has been a couple years (timeline) now. and a cow butchered would have been eaten, rotted, or just gone bad in the freezer..



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Horses.

Remember Daryl and the gay guy trying to catch that horse the walkers munched?
 
Ant said:
Horses.

Remember Daryl and the gay guy trying to catch that horse the walkers munched?
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Hasn't Daryl stalked deer on more than one occasion? They would have little problem evading walkers, as the scent would be distinctive and they are by nature skittish and genetically used to faster, stealthier predators, so there should still be deer around.

Granted, the ones that got used to standing on front lawns and not batting an eyelash at people would be eliminated in the first days of the outbreak.
 
kongjie said:
Hasn't Daryl stalked deer on more than one occasion? They would have little problem evading walkers, as the scent would be distinctive and they are by nature skittish and genetically used to faster, stealthier predators, so there should still be deer around.

Granted, the ones that got used to standing on front lawns and not batting an eyelash at people would be eliminated in the first days of the outbreak.
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I don't remember what episode but they have shown animal carcasses like deer that were munched and the walkers have themselves evolved so to speak and are eating animals. Could be slim pickings out there now.
 
RightCoastBias said:
I think I'd go a pistol with as large of a capacity as I could find, chambered in 9mm and a hatchet.


Anything too long becomes difficult to wield in close quarters and it will be slow. Not to mention you have to carry it when running, climbing and whatever else. I'd want all my weapons to be holster-able.
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Pistol only is very limiting in terms of range when up against rifles or needing standoff distance for zombies rather than letting them get close before firing to ensure headshots. A lightweight AR with a sling still leaves you pretty maneuverable. Yes, you want to travel light, but 210 rounds of 5.56 doesn't weigh THAT much when you don't have to worry about the 50-ish lbs of body armor that typically go with it.


As for the anti-bite armor, it still gets taxing to wear day in and day out for hours on end and definitely would hamper movement more than just a weapon and more ammo slung. While useful, I think I'd worry more about just having a couple lightweight but strong plastic sleeves I could strap on when needed than a full body suit rig. Balaclava + goggles for face protection. All easily able to be stuffed in a small backpack next to other supplies and whatever I needed to scavenge.

At the end of the day that's still all for just surviving - not rebuilding. You DO need a more semi-permanent solution to rebuild, which will involve walls, structures, etc.
 
After a lot of thought I figured it out. The perfect zombie armor would be...a Robbie the Robot costume!:teeth
 

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As for the anti-bite armor, it still gets taxing to wear day in and day out for hours on end and definitely would hamper movement more than just a weapon and more ammo slung.
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I think that anti-bite armor can probably be a lot lighter than body armor. It needs to protect against biting, not bullets. Wouldn't some good leather work?

The bite strength of some of these walkers seems pretty unrealistic. According to this page, human bite strength is almost a third of a domestic dog's.
 
kongjie said:
I think that anti-bite armor can probably be a lot lighter than body armor. It needs to protect against biting, not bullets. Wouldn't some good leather work?

The bite strength of some of these walkers seems pretty unrealistic. According to this page, human bite strength is almost a third of a domestic dog's.
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What dog? "Domestic dog" covers everything from GSDs to Chihuahuas. Including pits, mastiffs, etc. Labs have the closest strength to humans and a quick google search shows roughly 120 psi for labs and 140 for humans. GSDs and other dogs have more powerful bites of around 200+, mastiffs are 300+. But even 120 psi is plenty to rip skin and tear flesh.

Good leather would probably work. I mean I'm thinking a lightweight textile motorcycle jacket would be pretty good - the padding/armor would aid the material plus add enough bulk a walker probably couldn't get his mouth around it.

edit - didn't check the link until after I posted, in true BARF fashion :facepalm https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100323122411AAo9C6Z
 
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