User blog comment:Alockwood1/Walking Dead Survivors Versus Perfection Nevada Citizens/@comment-24189690-20131122035252

After 10 minutes of grueling research, it's time to begin!

Sniper Rifles- For me, my edge goes to the Winchester 70. In the  setting, it seems to me as if they start closer to each other than, say, the Survivors walking upto the Citizens. Because of that, the easier usage of the Winchester takes it, after all, the extra 900 m effective range won't help when the enemy is already close enough to use their assault rifles. Edge: Walking Dead

Assault Rifles- Gonna have to go with the Colt M4A1, while the extra 5m effective range on the M16A2 is handy, it oesn't compare to the M4A1, which is lighter and offers better CQC efficiency. Edge: Walking Dead

Shotguns- Mossberg, lighter and has an extra shell. Other than that, the guns are extremely similar. Edge: Walking Dead

Pistols- Desert Eagle, due to having an extra bullet, and having a better reload time. Edge: Perfection

Explosives- When one works to survive in the zombie apocalypse, they always have to check for hidden passageways, hidden areas, places that could either give them supplies or lead routes for the zombies at a safe spot. For this reason, I believe they'd be observant of the car, and be able to stay at a distance from it, expecially since it has dynamite strapped to it. On the other hand, the M67 grenade can be thrown areas, not exactly something an RC can stand. You have more control with the RC, but the Citizens have to SEE the RC, if it got eaten by a Graboid, if it got to its target, and that can blow away their cover. Not too bad against the Graboids, but against human, armed survivors who know how to fire? No chance for them. Edge: Walking Dead

NL Explosives- Have to go with the concussion grenade, due to its higher blast radius, with an increase of .5 meters. After some research, I found that it was stated their blast radius injured in a 2 m radius and killed in a .5 radius. Though "nonlethal", the Concussion Grenade CAN actually killed, and, unlike the RC, the Citizens dont have to blow their cover. With the Flashbang, one can retreat back to cover, or, if they're too disoriented, throw themselves down. With the concussion grenade, fragments and bits of use can fly out in a radius of 200 m as well. For me, the concussion grenade takes it. Edge: Perfection

Special- Crossbow, even though the Elephant Rifle IS exceptionally good at hunting large game, this is against humans, a gun like that is unneccesary and heavy. Compared to the crossbow, which can be easily carried around the battlefield, the Elephant Rifle cant say the same. Edge: Walking Dead

Long Melee: Katana. Even though I still think its a bit overrated, the Katana is EXCELLENT at what it does, cutting through flesh. To my knowledge, no one is exactly covered in armor. The katana is perfect for unarmored foes, while the pickaxe..... its a mining tool, not a weapon, and for good reason. The head of the pickaxe is much heavier than the stick, and would be harder to pick up than a proportionately even weapon, such as a sword, or in this case, the katana. The katana outmatches it in speed, weight, and usability. Edge: Walknig Dead

Short Melee: Machete. You want a reason? No. Machete. Edge: Walking Dead

X Factors: Sorry, I'm too tired to put something here.....

Overall: Honestly, I feel like the Walking Dead have this hands down. While both groups have a reason, and a cause.... the main thing is the foes in the end. The Nevada Perfection citizens have NEVER killed a human being before, they fight supernatural creatures such as the graboids. Psychologically, zombies are much more scarring than the Graboids, due to the fact that they WERE human, and you can turn into them. They're a hopeless glimpse into the future, and when you kill them, you kill a human. A dead, inhumane human, but a human nonetheless. It hardens someone, makes it easier to kill humans in the future. Why? The mentality. You've already killed a human. It may not be "human" in the literal definition, but it's definitely human, or was human. Not only that, but the survivors HAVE killed other humans before, livving humans. The ability to pull the trigger when you fight someone is what can lose or win the fight. In this case, the Walking Dead Survivors will be much more willing to pull the trigger. Also, for the Citizens, they WILL kill one or some of the survivors, the knowledge of that, as one can attest to in military soldiers, can toughen or break someone. For the Walknig Dead Survivors, they were toughened. And they will break the Perfection Nevada Citizens. They've fought zombies and humans for a long time, and they will continue to do so. Why? To survive. Winner: The Walking Dead Survivors