Zombie/Horde behaviour

[LiamS45]

Although I’m not an expert in zombie lore, there seems to be something that is ‘off’ about the zombie behaviour in this game. Specifically, when encountering a group of zombies, you have the ability to pull one or two of them away at a time and fight them individually.
 

In a lot of fiction you see one zombie from a group of zombies spot a person, groan and turn to face the person which then in turn alerts the rest of the group/horde to the position of said person. To me this makes sense, as it was my understanding that zombies are almost pack like in nature, because hunting in groups increases their chances to feed on their prey. 
 

Maybe this isn’t in the game due to it increasing the difficulty but it would be nice to see an option in custom sandbox where zombies alert other zombies close by that they have spotted prey and are pursuing them. 
 

I’d be interested to know what other people think about this, particularly anyone who has put many hours into the game.

[getstoopid]

I love this idea... in theory. In practice it would make fighting bigger groups nearly impossible (for me at least I guess).

[LiamS45]

Yeah that was my first thought that it might make fighting larger groups more difficult… but for me that would almost be the point, a big group should be a big problem and something that is avoided OR needs a more radical/think outside the box solution rather than just peeling 1 or 2 away at a time. 

[getstoopid]

Totally with you on this one but the game in its current state lacks options to get rid of larger groups without making a very dangerous mess

[Borfo]

I think this would be an excellent idea, however, it would make luring zombies one by one almost impossible.

 

When I play 6 months later, using this strategy is essential to not have to fight a huge horde with little gear.