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For those of you who decide to dive in, here are some important game play elements which aren't immediately obvious:
Communication- If other players are far away from you, they can't hear your mic or read your text. The further away from you they are, the quieter you will be to each other. To get around this you need to pick up a walkie talkie, that makes it so anyone can hear or read you at any distance. However, if they don't have a walkie talkie as well, you won't be able to hear them from long distances. I would say the distance is something like 20 meters.
Infection- Once you get infected, you will turn. It takes a couple minutes, but it is inevitable. Pills will stave it off for awhile, but it only postpones the turning; pills don't cure you. In some maps it better to just go die. Freshly dead players are very dangerous zombies, if you are about to turn, let your team know!
Guns and Ammunition- Do your team a favor and only grab ammo for the gun you have. Each gun uses the appropriate ammo, ie Kalishnikovs use 7.62, Winchesters use .308, etc. You have to be able to recognize the ammo packaging for the gun you have. To see what ammo you need, hold down the reload button for 5 seconds to check your ammo status. This shows you how much ammo you have, and the type of ammo you need. There are no cross hairs or automatic ammo counters. You need to keep track of how much ammo you spend yourself, and you need to use iron sights to aim. This game is not Left 4 Dead. Like I said, ammo is scarce; use it sparingly! Don't waste it on zombies that you can just walk around. And make sure you have that head shot lined up before pulling the trigger!
Weight and Movement Speed- The more stuff you carry, the slower you will walk or run. Travel as light as you can, this makes it easier to run around and inbetween zombies. Weight decreases your stamina. The heavier melee weapons such as sledge hammer and fire axe need stamina to use continuously. You can also sprint for longer stretches with more stamina.
Defense Maps- In the maps where you have to defend a location, (where there are 'zones'), keep track of the zone percentages. Depending on the map, they can have between one to three zones. Once all zones reach zero percent, you lose. These maps are the most difficult, they require you to conserve your ammo the most, and they rely on lots of melee combat. Like I said, melee combat is perilous.
Melee Combat- To get a harder hit, hold down the primary attack key and let go when you want to hit. This take a lot more stamina, but it hits a lot harder. Keep as far away from the zombies when melee attacking them. It's better to miss a lot than it is to hit a lot and then get bit. Let the zombies come to you, don't run at them and try to hit them. Hit them, back up, hit them, back up, hit them, back up- don't move forward to attack them!
The best melee weapons are the Lead Pipe, Fire Axe, Sledge Hammer, and Machete. The lesser melee weapons are the baseball bar, crowbar, and spade. Don't even bother attacking with any other melee weapon, you will just get killed.
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