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Zeus posted...

Well, it needs to have a long reach while being durable and light. And, because zombies are usually just weak against head injuries, a blunt weapon makes more sense. A bat is definitely a great weapon in this regard. A quarterstaff is another option. Given that the quarterstaff is also practical *outside* of combat and can be used to thrust as well, I'd probably go with that.

The shortcomings with a sword are that it requires a longer stroke (since ideally you'd cut clean at which point the blade keeps going) and can get stuck, both of which make it impractical when dealing with multiple zombies at once. It'd also require more care.

DevsBro posted...

A battle axe or a spear would be useless in this kind of battle as both get stuck in the enemy's body fairly easily. This also rules out many of the more blunt swords such as a khanda.they would also tire you out much to quickly.

I'm not sure how often spears actually get stuck like that but it's worth remembering that spears are pretty lightweight and have a large range. Granted, a stabbing weapon probably isn't the most useful thing in the world since the head is the vulnerable area.

DevsBro posted...

A mace might be a good choice, though the primary advantage of being able to clobber armor is left unutilized.

A mace is both too short-ranged and too heavy. Well, I guess you have longer ones, but those tend to be even heavier.

You know, it's funny I was just about to edit and mention a quarterstaff might actually be the best option but I had to do something else instead and forgot to come back until just now. ^5

Good point about the mace being heavy. Low range can nullify that a little but low range is a problem of its own when splatter could be deadly.
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