Honestly please don't use any exotic weapons! There are to many problems with them like... Where you gonna get them? How old are they? Have you ever used one? How much does it cost? The more elaborate the weapons are the less effective they are. Stick to simple weapons with no moving parts if possible and instead of a medieval flail use a crowbar. SERIOUSLY!!! *Spelling corrected by SSGTGALLO

i can agree. just look at guns everyone says they'll get one (myself included) but what happens when you cant hit a barn door much less a moving zombie head and then you waste all your ammo trying to. i think its more of the thought that every major zombie movie and probable all zombie movies included the survivors having a gun and not relying on other things to kill. i don't want to be completely reliant on guns for Z-day so i am making my plans go without them. now if i come across one and have ammo for it then i will take it but only use it sparingly. like when i cant get up to one to kill it.

use a weapon Equal to the training you have

First - This was painful to read. Second - The difference between an exotic weapon and a regular weapon is that you have never used one before. With time using any weapon you will become skilled in the use of that weapon. When you become skilled in any weapon the weapon turns from exotic into a effective tool. Third - I will answer your problems list. Where are you going to get them: Normally you gather exotic weapons from stores, houses of people who collect these types of weapons, and through invention of these weapons. How old are they: Normally this does not matter a single bit since it should be common sense that if it is too rusty to work - don't use it. Most collectors of exotic firearms keep their weapons cleaned and in impressive condition. How much does it cost: Does it really matter how much anything is worth when your life is on the line? The question you should be asking is "Would this get the job done?" Sticking with weapons that have no moving parts is suicide. Firearms deal greater damage and give you the advantage of distance. These types of weapons have moving parts. So do crossbows and compound bows. Oh wait, so do pocket knives. What a coincidence. Flails do more damage and they have a better reach, however they use momentum as a source of power. If you don't have it constantly in motion, you will not gain the full potential of this weapon. Crowbars are not an effective weapon. If you want a weapon you can use right away with limited to no training or practice, use a shovel. When you can't hit a barn door with a firearm: When you turn 18, go to the gun range and practice. It is not hard to find a local gun range and request to practice or get a few lessons. Hell, save up and buy a shotgun. If my 10 year old brother can use the weapon for the first time and be exceptional with it, then so can you. Everything just needs practice. Seriously!

I agree whole heartedly.... i have nothing further to expand on, he pretty much covered it all

I'm just saying if you have no training with weapons such as but not limited to sai, tonfas, throwing knives, shrunken, Lucifer's/flails ( quick fact Lucifer means morning star ), katanas, etc. And another quick fact nun chucks aren't even meant as weapons. Their training tools. If you used them in combat you'd probably hit yourself in the nuts.

The funny fact is these weapons are Simple. Nun-chucks would be another common sense thing - they don't do much damage to people while alive, why would you use them to destroy a zombie's brain? Morning-stars: Simplistic. Use common sense - it looks like a bat with a larger end. Use it as such. Flails: Hard to find a decently built one. If you are in America, you more than likely will have to make it since most Americans do not own collect medieval weaponry. Tonfas: Are nothing more than a cops duty issue baton. It will do well if your in a tight spot, however it is a close quarters weapon. Shuriken: (which I believe you meant by shrunken) This tool is meant to kill, injure, or distract living people. This weapon is exactly the same as throwing knives and is meant to cause bodily wounds that will cause the living person to bleed out. With this being said, these weapons would not assist in your objective of destroying the brain. Though these weapons are good to have on hand in case you have a problem with Goblins. If you come across these weapons or throwing knives, hold on to them so you can practice with them while you have down time. It will give you something to do and eventually you will be good enough to find a use for them. Sai: Is a defensive weapon meant to be used with another weapon or another sai. This weapon is another one of those "Don't use because it is for close range" weapons. Katanas: Most Katanas you can buy are not real. In fact, I know of no black smiths that can create a real Katana. The use of this sword is to cut downwards or upwards at a slight angle. The battle grade Katana can slice through a humans torso like warm butter. Though that is why I do believe there are no black smiths I know of that can create these magnificent tools of war. This weapon takes little training to use, however effectiveness will be limited until you have time using it. The very basic knowledge of this weapon is - you will bleed if you hit yourself with the sharp side. Again - what should be asked is "Can this get the job done?" It is a tool. There are specific ways certain tools work, but it is a matter of making the tools work for you to survive. (IE - you could turn a sai into a makeshift bayonet.)

i tell ya my favorite zombie killing weapons a bloody, slightly dented aluminum bat and a 45. magnum

Zuel, how does that add to this topic?

Zuel, while I appreciate your hot-headedness and desire to obliterate the zombie scum, I believe you have played far to much Left4Dead.

A baseball bat is a short ranged weapon that will not serve you if you are surrounded. Your boyish attitude tells me that your knowledge of firearms is limited, and so using a 45. magnum, with a considerable recoil associated with all pistols, would be nigh on impossible to hit a zombie.

Another thing, Where would you get these weapons? The baseball bat okay, but a 45. Magnum? unless you have a licence or a relative/parent with such a weapon, you would be pretty much stuffed.

Cheers Richy.

Dead Rising your weapon that your using dissapear that is why I use it.

play it my bad LOL

I never liked that game. Something about punching a zombie in the face and surviving... Yeah.

Ya but is is realistic enough besides I killed all the zombies in the beginning. I was almost able to leave the mall.

Realistic? Being shot 50 times by a vehicle mounted machinegun operated by facist rednecks and still surviving?

Realistically speaking - you punch something - Flesh is going to give. Cuts + Infected blood = Infection.