WARNING: This is a long post so if you don't like reading this may not be for you. I haven't made many forum posts and this is my first major post so it may not be the best ever. I would appreciate advice from you guys as how to make it better. Hope you enjoy it! Hey guys! So I've been kinda bored lately so I decided to make a fun post about a zombie apocalypse situation. As we all know this will most likely never happen, but it's still a popular topic. This is meant to be fun and is in all ways opinion based. I just want to see what you readers think and would do in an apocalypse situation. So read, comment, and enjoy! First let's start off with why I made this post, and what it is about. I've been reading and watching movies and books about zombies and have found that they are very different in certain ways. So I wanted to see what you guys think is the best way to do it. Now what this is about. This is about a human who is in a zombie apocalypse, and he/she is faced with multiple choices that contribute to survival. Those choices are: 1-Where will he/she go for shelter and why. 2-What will be his/her weapon of choice? Now what I will be doing is making a list of possibilities that I have thought up on the 2 choices the person must decide and I will be describe them and the pros and cons to making those choices. I am making this short so I may not hit the ones you feel are best. Feel free to post your comments about what you think should be added. What I want you guys to do is share what you think the best choices would be and why. If you feel you have a better idea, then you can share that idea as your choice. Now let's begin. First category. Where would you go for shelter and why? 1-School Pros: -Lots of rooms for hiding/storing -Lots of items to use for barricading -Lots of food in cafateria -Personal water system -Buses that can be used to drive -Narrow hallways (zombies move slower) Cons: -Not many things can be used as an effective weapon -Door are easily breakable/mostly glass -Not many vital resources are available inside school 2-Gas station or other small store Pros: -There are a fair amount of vital resources available inside building -Certain items can be used as a weapon -Shelves can barricade doors Cons: -Small building with nowhere to hide -In most cases, there is a glass door and three sides of glass walls(easy to break in) -Other people will try and loot any store they find, so you'd have to be well defended -Isn't much for food in a small store, so you'd run out quick 3-Mall Pros: -Lots of rooms and space -Rooms have a security gate/metal fence on them -Lots of food available -Many weapons will be available in stores (baseball bat, hockey stick, hammers,etc.) -Secure doors on outside and inside -Cameras can keep watch throughout building -Many cars that can be taken and used Cons: -Lots of people in mall, a single zombie could end up infecting the whole place -Doors are mostly glass and there are lots of windows -Large hallways (zombies can move faster) -Not much for medicine inside stores 4-Small House Pros: -Narrow hallways and stairs (zombies move slower) -Fair amount of food, water, and most likely medicine -Most likely at least 1 gun and some ammo -Fair amount of weapons available -Almost always a car and keys available -Sizable amount if items for barricading Cons: -Not many rooms -Food will run out fairly fast -Doors are semi-weak and breakable -Windows are thin and breakable -Most of the time surrounded by other houses (many zombies) 5-Prison (yes like the Walking Dead) Pros: -Large area with many rooms -Narrow hallways (zombies move slower) -Cells have iron bars that can be closed to keep out zombies -Fenced in all around No open glass windows (all barred) -Lots of weapons are available -Large open area you can use to grow food if needed -High towers used for lookout posts Cons: -Will be filled with zombies (Need a large group to handle them) -It will be set out in the wild, tens of miles from anywhere, making resources harder to get -Not too much food and water available -Not many heavy objects available for barricading 6-History Museum Pros: -Large area and lots of rooms -Loads of weapons available -Lots of food and water -Many heavy objects used for barricading -Security cameras can be used to watch for zombies -Will be in a city, so you don't have to go far for resources and things Cons: -Large hallways (zombies move faster) -Food will run our fairly quickly -Many zombies will be there that must be killed -Lots of windows and glass doors (breakable entry points) Now after those we are going to move on to weapons. I am going to list out 5 weapons (a mix of Marlee and guns) and their pros and cons. At the end I will say which ones I would choose and why. Read on and enjoy! 1-Pistol Pros: -Shoots from a distance -Light and easily carried -Ammo is light and can be carried in large numbers -Ammo is usually easy to find Cons: -Loud (attracts zombies with sound) -Must be cleaned often -Can jam if not careful 2-Shotgun Pros: -Kills from a distance -Can kill multiple if you shoot just right -Ammo is fairly common and easy to find Cons: -Heavy and bulky (harder to carry) -Very loud and there is no silencer to quiet it (draws zombies to the sound) -Ammo is big and heavy when taken in large number 3-Chainsaw Pros: -Kills easily and kills multiple at once -Anywhere you cut will disable the zombie so you don't have to hit the head Cons: -Requires fuel -Big and bulky (hard to carry) -Requires close quarters -Makes carrier slow and an easy target -May stall in a fight (you're screwed if that happens) 4-Sword Pros: -Light and easy to handle -Can kill multiple targets -Easy to carry with you -No ammo/reloading process needed -Quiet kills Cons: -Must be sharpened often -Requires close quarters fighting -May get lodged deep in a bone, causing you to be overrun 5-Hand axe, small dagger, or knife Pros: -Light weight -Can have one in both hands -Can carry multiple at once -Quiet kills Cons: -Must be sharpened often -Require close range -Can get lodged in a bone leaving you defenseless So now for my answers and why. Out if those that I wrote up, I would choose to go to a mall. Yes there are a lot of zombies but I would try and join a group that I find, so that would lessen the odds a little. Malls are full of stores that have everything from clothes to books to sports stuff. If I broke into a Scheels I would have all the guns I could ask for and the ammo to go with it. As for the weapon I would choose, I would choose the pistol. I know I didn't list that many, but from those, that seems the most reasonable. You don't have to get close to a zombie to kill it, you can shoot multiple in a matter of seconds, and it's easy to find ammo. Pistols in my opinion are the second most owned gun. Shotguns are first. But my point is you don't have to look far to find a working pistol with a box of manor for it. Well guys that's all I have for you. I know this may be kind of cheesy or dumb to some of you, but it took a lot of time to put together so I hope you enjoyed it. I appreciate you participating in this. 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