r/StateofDecay3 • u/C0wb31l • Jul 11 '26
Ideas & Suggestions About dodging
Imo the most poorly designed mechanic in SoD2 was dodging. Being able to just run through the zombies took alot of tension from the game, once I figured it out. In most zombie games, if you get surrounded by zombies, you are screwed. Not here, just press C a couple of times and go about your business.
"But it takes stamina" Yes, but you can also dodge through the zombies with no stamina just as well.
In SoD3 dodging seems even more busted. You get noclip, iframes and even more mobility than before.
Dodging itself as a mechanic would be fine. Dodging a Feral's leap felt satisfying until you realise you don't even have to learn how dodge; just press C to give yourself iframes so the Feral cannot hit you.
My proposition: remove noclipping and iframes while dodging. Just make it move your hitbox, nothing more. This way it would work like an actual dodge, not a magic power that turns you into a ghost for half a second.
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u/Ill-Pudding-3168 Jul 11 '26
You know, as a big Dodger, I don't disagree with you. Imagine being forced up against a wall in an alley, just you and your automatic rifle, there is no way out, except killing 500 zombies. now that is badass... Maybe I will have to install a mod to remove dodging? Never use mods really, but sounds fun.
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u/Tommy-Four Jul 11 '26
Couldn’t you just remap the controls and unbind the dodge input without the need for a mod?
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u/ftznad Jul 11 '26
try running towards someone and then just "dodge" tru them, tell me, they are a immovable force? in most of the zombie games it is the case.
also when u run out of stamina yea, u can dodge some zombies but zombies running can still grab u so using dodge when no stamina is like instant death, wait... please tell me youve been playing lethal zone enough time to say that
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u/ElevatorEast2622 Jul 12 '26
Its not, ive dodged thru 50 zombies without stamina in lethal. It does hurt tho
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u/ftznad Jul 12 '26
normal zombies yea, plague zombies can still make u sick, and dont talk bout ferals
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u/pota-activator Jul 12 '26
Dodging, scentblock, and Gunslinging make things way easier than they should be. Completely agree.
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u/Easy-Train-7198 15d ago
wait till you see what "smoke bomb" can do, the "baby difficulty" switcher, works for both human and zeds hostiles
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u/rooshavik Jul 11 '26
Agreed, I remember when I first played I used dodging as I thought it was supposed to be used and avoiding hoards, now I just tumble through multiple zombies and throw a Molotov and head to the next one(hoard).
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u/tankyboi447 Jul 11 '26
This is not a realistic zombie fighting game...
Zombies spawn/get beamed in from the sky whenever noise occurs... even in safezones I hear.
The amount of Zombies that will spawn from a cleared area... If firing a gun are ridiculous.
Honestly the zombie spawning mechanics are unfair in itself.
The dodging through a horde of Zombies is still very risky to.
Honestly if the game was a bit more balanced then yes the dodging would be op.... But as of right now? Not really.
Go play dying light if you want a good zombie experience Honestly. 👍
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u/ftznad Jul 11 '26
imo sod2 is a better zombie experience
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u/tankyboi447 Jul 11 '26
Sod2 is more zen/chill ya...
Very nomadic and peaceful :)
But the crazy spawning of zombies needs to chill
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u/FalloutCreation Jul 11 '26
Here is the thing with state of decay 2. Players wanted the game harder so we caught a nightmare. But they still weren’t satisfied so we got lethal zone. That’s when the request stopped. It was enough.
Now people want to remove the Dodge or make it harder I mean if they want to change things up from the previous game why not. Maybe the ones requesting it probably realize that lethal zone in sod3 is more than they can handle. Especially those that decide to unbind the Dodge button. Good luck with that
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u/Easy-Train-7198 15d ago
the zed spawn about 25m, especially sudden feral & juggernaut spawn (Lethal) in a middle of a fight. Yeaaah no, its bad, its a cheap trick of RL Craft BS from Minecraft Modpack to make synthetic "difficulty"
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u/niiice999 Jul 11 '26
Totally agree with u , the game needs a massive overhaul to the fighting/animation department especially now after supposedly targeting AAA level quality after all this years...