I now have a 50 cal. Rifle feel like a god.
For the twenty minutes I was able to scavenge and use a LMG, it felt pretty good. Then I ran into a bandit, who didn't waste time shooting me, and since it was (amazingly) the first time I had seen a bandit skin, I didn't know to shoot him first.
100 rounds per magazine, 3 magazines, and one shot zombies with body shots... it was awesome.
I had an M249 for a bit. I happened to... find it... along with a UAZ and several other supplies. Anyway, I carried it around for a good bit. Only had a chance to use it once though. I was on a hilltop providing overwatch for some people going into a town. Zombies snuck up on my side and aggroed against me. I only fired a few bursts at them, ended up being around 45 rounds though. Took them all down easy. The people in the town though were less happy. They'd never heard the sound of it before and scared the crap out of them. Thought they were under attack.
Just got around to trying the latest version... yeah... not really enjoying it so much anymore. I know there'll constantly be the "hardcore" vs "casual" arguments, and I tended to side with the hardcore, but this is somewhat ridiculous. After losing a few characters testing out the new aggro ranges and possibilities of running, i'd finally gotten one to survive more than a few minutes. (With a few aborts to clear my scent, which I wasn't happy about) I was approaching a lone barn from a good distance. I'd maneuvered around two hoppers and avoided aggroing them, was maybe 50 yards off from the barn, crouched, only making maybe one bar of sound, when a runner comes around from the other side of the building and chases after me. I run into the barn, up the stairs. Finding no weapon, I abort and call it a night.
I know it's alpha, and I'm generally patient, but things seem to be getting worse before they get better. I'll keep an eye on it though, see what changes are made. Still love the idea, and loved the way it was a few versions ago, even with all the griefers. I can deal with humans and their tricks. Broken gameplay mechanics, not so much.