So everyone and their grandma has been playing or has played left for dead. And its time for the sparkbox team to give you our tips and tricks to help you survive Zombie Ragnarock… Err Apocalypse.

Tips to keep your sorry butt alive.

Story

- ALWAYS STICK WITH YOUR TEAM! The worst thing you can do is go out alone. That will just lead to getting your ass kicked and your teammates having to come running to save your useless butt.

- When going down hallways, narrow corridors, or streets, always have one of your team walk backwards behind the main group. This way you are never caught off guard and can be warned of any stragglers you didnt finish off. Or that pesky hunter who decides to stalk you.

- If possible, your team should have 2 shotguns,1 assault rifle, and 1 sniper rifle. The assault rifle and sniper can take groups out from afar, plus the sniper rifle can shoot through anything and can kill multiple zombies with one hit. The shotguns are the sweep and clear of the group. Once the horde gets in close, the assault rifle and sniper should kneel down so the shotguns can clear the way. This way no one takes team damage, and no one is in the way of someone elses shot.

- If tagged by a boomer, the affected survivor should quickly back into a corner, kneel down, and start spamming the shove button. Kneeling gives the other group members less of a chance of friendly fire as they are trying to save your sticky ass. Spamming the shove button makes it so you are protected and no friendly fire occours. And being in the corner also makes it so you can only be attacked in front, insted of being circle ganked.

- Hear the horde comming? Have a molotov? In a corridor or passageway? Well you are safe as hell then. Just toss the molotov towards the direction the horde will be comming from, and watch them burn as they run to you. They dont care about burning up, so they will rush through. Best part is all your group needs to do is watch their backs for stragglers, and have 2 members continuously shove the zombies that run through the flames. Saves ammo and is pretty fun.

- Is there a Tank on his way to pummle you to a mushy pulp? Got a molotov? Someone with a Sniper rifle? Then you are good to go. The Sniper rifle does the most damage of all the guns, and setting that motha ablaze will continuously damage him. Just keep back peddling, and make sure to stay away from your buddies and their line of fire. Once the Tank decides to chase one person, he rarely changes his mind. Keep alive and running so your buddies can torch and shoot his ass.

- The most obvious route is rarely the one you want, or the safest. Yes there are many spots where you are forced to go through. But there are enough where you have at least one other way to go. If you see a tunnel or room off the beaten path, head that way. Sometimes you can avoid a huge group of zombies, and you may be rewarded with some hidden items.

- Always have an escape route! Sure this really only works for the finale of each stage, but your screwed if you back yourself into a space with no where to go. Take the finale of Death Toll for example. You have to wait in a boathouse for your rescue to come. Sure the house looks pretty secure, but there are tons of windows and the zombies make it upstairs really fast. So before you call for the rescue, go and check the area for fall back spots. Even someplace with one less window or door can save your life.

- Gas cans aren’t just for filling your tank. They are for setting insane traps too! They are best used for finale defense, as the horde never stops and you may just need a wall of flame to keep them at bay long enough for you to heal up and reload. Try figuring out a choke point (a route they will be forced to come at you through) and drop the gas can. Even if they dont go through that way at first, chances are they will. And when that happens, you can shoot the can and the whole area will be filled with flaming zombies! Or pop one down in your escape route. If you have to retreat, you can give yourselves some precious seconds if you make a wall of flame. And remember, gas cans burn longer and spread out more then molotovs.

CO-OP

 

Tired of coop and story in general? Its Multiplayer time! When your the survivors, the above strats work just fine. But when your the infected…. You need to do things a bit differently.

- The hunter is the sneaky lil bastard who takes down the straglers. And thats all he should do! You are very vulnerable when not set to pounce, and all it takes is one smack with a rifle butt to make your day. Be a cunning hunter, stalk your prey and take down that guy who is lagging behind.

- The Smoker is an interesting char, but pretty slow. You must attack from far away and from above if possible. This way you drag the survivor away from his friends, and its harder for them to shoot you if you arent on the ground. Plus if you are on a ledge, you can snag a survivor, and hang him like a gut filled pinata for your zombie bretheren.

- Now my favorite character, and the backbone of any attack. The Boomer. Yup your slow, easy to kill, and look like you have been to the buffet way too many times, but your bile is like honey to flies. Plus when you explode, you spray the area with bile too! You are basically a zombie water balloon. You have to get close to the survivors and spray down as many as you can. This will make the horde charge the drenched survivors and make way for your other infected to have some fun.

My No Fail Way To Take Down A Survivor Group

#1 All of the infected must communicate with eachother and timing must be perfect.

#2 Find an ambush spot 1/3 to 1/2 way through the stage to set the trap.

#3 Boomer runs into the group of survivors and pukes on em. Dont worry about escaping, you wont. Just make sure to cover at least 2 survivors.

#4 Wait for horde to rush in.

#5 Smoker pulls away one of the non covered survivors. This way they dont have a chance to help their buddies cause the horde is ignoring them.

#6 Both Hunters pounce in and take down the 2 survivors who have the least infected attacking them. This leaves the last survivor to push back the whole horde as the infected are ripping them apart.

If all works right. The Smoker has one of the survivors hanging helplessly. The Hunters have 2 survivors pinned. And the boomer has the other survivor so covered in bile, that the zombies will never stop biting him. As long as you can seperate the group and confuse them, you cant lose with this. And if all goes well, the Boomer has respawned by now and has covered that last survivor again in puke.

So there you have it. The SparkBoxShow guide to taking down the zombie horde. Any questions or comments, feel free to email us at Mail at Sparkboxshow.com, or post a comment below! Thanks for reading, please digg this article and happy zombie apocalypse!

 

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