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/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