Worst Users of Every Resistance

[AThe1412]

I think the Project Zomboid player’s disease resistance could be considered slightly worse than the L4D survivors. Their resistance is only being immune to the airborne variant of the Knox virus, being just as susceptible as normal to the variant spread by zombie bites and scratches as well as other diseases like colds (So while the L4D survivors are resistant to a single fictional disease, the PZ player is resistant to a single specific strain of a single fictional disease)

At least the PZ player doesn't cause any normal person they meet to turn. L4D survivors are carriers of the Green Flu so whoever interacts with them has a high risk of being infected if they don't have resistance.

 

[Soupywolf5]

At least the PZ player doesn't cause any normal person they meet to turn. L4D survivors are carriers of the Green Flu so whoever interacts with them has a high risk of being infected if they don't have resistance.

Actually, they do, (Or at least they probably do) they may be immune to the airborne strain but that doesn't mean they don't carry it and can't spread it to others, they just can't turn anybody in-game without turning into a zombie because the only people you can encounter (In multiplayer) are other players who are also immune to the airborne strain of the Knox virus (Anybody in Knox County who wasn't immune to the airborne strain was wiped out before the events of the game take place)

 

[Flashlight237]

Okay, so now there's a bit of a debate between essentially being vaccinated against but serving as a healthy carrier for a disease and essentially being vaccinated against one specific variants of a virus.

I should point out that we've seen how variants differ in COVID from it's notable variants (Alpha, Delta, and Omicron). Then there's PREVNAR-13, which protects against 13 different strains of pneumococcal pneumonia.

I think the question is is the Green Flu divided into different strains/variants or if it's all the same virus. If it's all just one virus, I think the Roblox guy might have it worse than the L4D2 Survivors.

 

[AThe1412]

Actually, they do, (Or at least they probably do) they may be immune to the airborne strain but that doesn't mean they don't carry it and can't spread it to others, they just can't turn anybody in-game without turning into a zombie because the only people you can encounter (In multiplayer) are other players who are also immune to the airborne strain of the Knox virus (Anybody in Knox County who wasn't immune to the airborne strain was wiped out before the events of the game take place)

Do we have any evidence that they carry the disease? And even if they do, the infected of L4D are significantly more dangerous.

 

[AThe1412]

Okay, so now there's a bit of a debate between essentially being vaccinated against but serving as a healthy carrier for a disease and essentially being vaccinated against one specific variants of a virus.

I should point out that we've seen how variants differ in COVID from it's notable variants (Alpha, Delta, and Omicron). Then there's PREVNAR-13, which protects against 13 different strains of pneumococcal pneumonia.

I think the question is is the Green Flu divided into different strains/variants or if it's all the same virus. If it's all just one virus, I think the Roblox guy might have it worse than the L4D2 Survivors.

PZ is not a Roblox game lol.

Green Flu

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According to the L4D wiki, it's possible that the special infected carry different strains of the virus that can only survive in specific hosts hence the massive difference from common infected.

 

[Soupywolf5]

Okay, so now there's a bit of a debate between essentially being vaccinated against but serving as a healthy carrier for a disease and essentially being vaccinated against one specific variants of a virus.

I should point out that we've seen how variants differ in COVID from it's notable variants (Alpha, Delta, and Omicron). Then there's PREVNAR-13, which protects against 13 different strains of pneumococcal pneumonia.

I think the question is is the Green Flu divided into different strains/variants or if it's all the same virus. If it's all just one virus, I think the Roblox guy might have it worse than the L4D2 Survivors.

Bruh

Seeing as they're both zombie viruses I think it's worth noting that while L4D survivors can't be turned into zombies by their verse's infected, (At least I don't think they can, correct me if I'm wrong here) a single bite from a PZ zombie will inevitably lead to infection & subsequent death just like any other person who isn't immune to the airborne variant, (With scratches & lacerations also having a good chance of infection, even if it's not guaranteed in that case) meaning the PZ players have no special resistance to the kind spread by zombies compared to normal people and are just as vulnerable to being turned by their world's zombies as someone with no disease resistance

Do we have any evidence that they carry the disease? And even if they do, the infected of L4D are significantly more dangerous.

I don't think we have any reason to assume otherwise, it's an airborne disease that spread across and wiped out the entire county the game takes place in, there'd be no way for the player to avoid contracting the airborne variant, they just so happen to be immune to that one specific strain. While L4D infected are generally more dangerous than PZ zombies, the latter can far more easily infect the PZ player, with a single bite being guaranteed death and scratches & lacerations being very real chances (And fairly high for lacerations) of death, disease resistance be damned.

 

[AThe1412]

Bruh

Seeing as they're both zombie viruses I think it's worth noting that while L4D survivors can't be turned into zombies by their verse's infected, (At least I don't think they can, correct me if I'm wrong here) a single bite from a PZ zombie will inevitably lead to infection & subsequent death just like any other person who isn't immune to the airborne variant, (With scratches & lacerations also having a good chance of infection, even if it's not guaranteed in that case) meaning the PZ players have no special resistance to the kind spread by zombies compared to normal people and are just as vulnerable to being turned by their world's zombies as someone with no disease resistance

I don't think we have any reason to assume otherwise, it's an airborne disease that spread across and wiped out the entire county the game takes place in, there'd be no way for the player to avoid contracting the airborne variant, they just so happen to be immune to that one specific strain. While L4D infected are generally more dangerous than PZ zombies, the latter can far more easily infect the PZ player, with a single bite being guaranteed death and scratches & lacerations being very real chances (And fairly high for lacerations) of death, disease resistance be damned.

PZ zombies would have been way more threatening if they weren't so slow to be honest. Even the average common infected is slightly faster than a sprinter while uncommon and certain special infected can easily outspeed the survivors. Getting grabbed by a special infected without anyone else around to save you is as much of a death sentence as getting bitten by a zomboid.

 

[Soupywolf5]

PZ zombies would have been way more threatening if they weren't so slow to be honest. Even the average common infected is slightly faster than a sprinter while uncommon and certain special infected can easily outspeed the survivors. Getting grabbed by a special infected without anyone else around to save you is as much of a death sentence as getting bitten by a zomboid.

Tbf, PZ zombies are usually in large enough hordes that they don't need to be fast to be threatening. And yeah, Infected can maul L4D survivors to death easier, but they're not going to be killing a L4D survivor through infecting them with the Green Flu, meanwhile a single scratch, laceration or bite from a PZ zombie can lead to infection and death, with that chance being fairly high for lacerations and guaranteed for bite. Getting grabbed by an infected is still a survivable scenario, (Even if unlikely) meanwhile getting bitten by a PZ zombie is guaranteed death

 

[Flashlight237]

Okay, so from what I'm seeing, L4D zombies are a more active threat while the PZ zombies are a more numerous threat, although I do think I'm wrong on that one.

In terms of infectivity, I am seeing signs pointing towards the Project Zomboid survivor's resistance to infection from the Knox being worse because while the airborne strain is a no-go, they can still be infected zoonotically (via bite) or through open wounds. Meanwhile L4D2 Survivors are effectively fully vaccinated from the Green Flu, even if they are healthy carriers like Typhoid Mary. You know, this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymptomatic_carrier

So uhh... Might go with Project Zomboid taking the poop crown here.