You'd think Cveta would've made more sense if she was added with The Little Ones DLC, but no. Her main storyline is with three other adults. There's not even a kid in her group, so her love for children is next to useless. The virgin Cveta. The chad Roman.
She sucks as a character, but I think it's important she's there, useless - just like there'd inevitably be someone in a real life scenario like that. She helps build the setting of the game.
Bruno's bonus doesn't just work with Alcohol and cooking, it also works on the med table, so you require less ingredients to make bandages, pills, herbal remedies and cigarettes as well. Personally I consider him A* tier.
I do think that Katia deserves to be in the A* tier. When you trade with Franko, you sell your items for more than you buy them (as long as you don't put the same item in both sides), so by reverse trading you can get almost everything from Franko for free every day he comes. And that allows you to get a lot of free stuff without risking your like or spending a night somewere.
Interesting, I didn't realise that was possible. If that is the case, that'd definitely be reasonable to move her up. I'll have a look into it, and may mention that when I make the video on the DLC characters
Prices of items fluctuate a lot. Price of wood gets very high during cold weather for instance. Price of moonshine can drop by more than half during the game. And once the smuggler don't come too often because of weather or comes with pretty useless items, Katia is pretty much useless. You simply can't rely on trade alone. Marin is a very good character if you want to trade too cause he can make some good weapons that can trade for a ton of other items even without Katia. Every trader wants weapons and tools in the game. If you can raid some military or bandit locations, you get a ton of weapon parts. Marin can make a lot of weapons for trading.
pavle's ability is best when things are going rough, while most people would barely move when severely wounded, pavle can still move around almost normally
Not only is he good at living after getting hurt by running. He’s also good for exploring those rather large areas where you might run low on time. Plus he kills it at supermarket filling up on inventory and stopping the other scavengers from raiding the good stuff.
@@natedoggaming5279 my first playthrough, Pavle didn't find his family. Second play through he did. First playthrough everyone survived neutral mood but 2nd playthrough 3 people except Bruno had content mood. Success
I guess it depends on how experienced one is at the game. Like, Roman can be a pain in the ass for the unexperienced player, beating Bruno to a pulp every night. But if you kill just the baddies and give him cigarettes, you have a god tier fighter unlocking the juiciest loot spots one night and guarding the shelter alone during a crime spree like a boss. Katia is another borderline S tier character, you get incredible returns on her bonus early, mid and lategame. Emilia on the other hand... C at best, she's slow and a terrible, terrible guard. Plus, I tend to shy away from atrocities and stealing if I can, so I can't really use her bonus
My experience with Bruno's mood stability and morality is somewhat different... it may be affected by who else is around, actually. On my first run together with Katia and Pavle, he would openly moan about it all the time if anyone stole anything and he was always the first to get sad/angry/sick when I wasn't able to feed the gang every day. When I had cigarettes but no food, I'd get a message that Bruno is smoking way too much and always arguing with everyone. During the second run with Roman and Arica, he didn't give a rat's behind if Arica stole anything ("We can cry about stealing once this war is over"), she would actually be way more broken up about stealing from certain people (the traders in the hotel). When I decided to ration food, though, I still had to make sure to keep Bruno well fed and bathing in cigarettes, because he was quick to get sad for no reason (Arica wasn't stealing anything then, home was kept warm and also safe with Roman on guard). Arica and Roman are tough, I could feed them every two or three days, and nothing bad would happen, but my experience with Bruno in both runs was that he was a delicate flower with a bad temper (but very much worth keeping around). But I just find it really interesting that being around the two hardasses that Arica and Roman are might actually affect his morality.
11:04 - as a fellow jack of all trades, I’ll finish that quote for ya. “A jack of all trades, master of none is often times better than a master of one” :D
The only time he being selfless is when the rebel soldier come to my house asking for snitch, he say something like “cool… those supply are good but we should help our neighbour”, while the rest are “ughhh this b!tch being a saint again”. I end up have to starve him a lot of time. No reason.
Decent tier list and presentation, informative and concise. I'd like to offer my alternative list for those interested and compare & contrast playstyles. The List: A+ "Win-Condition" [those that are helpful no matter what the scenario, and require the least effort to make the most of] - Boris: Highest health, can survive sniper encounters and most head-to-head engagements, has the highest # of inventory slots, is a very forgiving scavenger (i.e ill-equipment or flawed strategy doesn't hamper him too much unless his speed is concerned). If handled with care, his morale can be kept relatively high. - Bruno: Less materials required for food, meds, and alcohol (can help immensely with trading and keeping survivors well-fed, thereby contributing to morale), is not affected much by bad things. He should preferably be kept inside the shelter at night and can be used to assist meighbours (assuming you do not have extremely starving survivors). - Roman: High health, amazing combat ability, amazing guard that negates most shelter defense upgrades (saves wood in particular). While resistant to depression, he can still be brought down by excessive killing & stealing (especially when civilians are concerned) and can become volatile, and since he has a small # of inventory slots, he should secure a hostile area so that a) he can visit the area again or b) allow a better equipped scavenger to go there. A "Surviving Made Easy" [those who are helpful in all scenarios, but have a few things to look out for to make the most out of them] - Katia: Trading queen, above-average scavenger, below-average combatant, and is quite adaptable in most non-violent scenarios. She should be approached with care & compassion, and she may not be able to do much with her trading if she cannot find enough valuable items to trade for necessities. However, her profitable trade snowballs into a massive economy if you play your cards right. - Marko: The best all-rounder and the most adaptable survivor in the game. The second (or first, depending on your playstyle) scavenger in the game. Decent combat abilities, decent guard, a forgiving scavenger, and has no addictions. Though he's a worse combatant than Roman or Boris (and thus should be careful in head-to-head engagements), he can combine the two as he has Roman's speed and Boris's inventory slots. Overall, you can't go wrong with him. - Marin: Biggest con is the game starts at winter in all main scenarios, but he negates its effect by making the most with limited resources. He also allows for fast upgrades, and (like Bruno) is best kept indoors. [his placement may be switched with Bruno, but since Bruno's trait is more suitable for better trading and is more varied, plus the obligatory winter with Marin, I ranked him here] B "Talented Survivalists" [those who need some specific adjustments or require specialized scenarios to really shine] - Arica: Great combatant second only to Roman, easy to please and hard to hurt, and is the stealthiest scavenger. However, her stealth may be counter-productive in killing hostiles as she cannot lure in with sound as easily as others can. She's also only average in her inventory slots. Still, she can boost morale by keeping hers mostly high, and she can hold her own in head-to-head engagements or break them off and disappear without a trace. - Pavle: Sonic the Hedgehog with no addictions. His speed allows him to get in & out quickly, to hide from his pursuers for stealth takedowns, and to operate as efficiently as other scavengers would be even when he's wounded. His combative and guarding prowess are similar to Marko, but he has less inventory slots and his trait shines primarily when he's in danger (something to avoid in the first place, so his trait may be negated by careful planning). He can also serve as a great scout for a scavenger who is better than him (i.e Marko or Boris). - Zlata: The joy-bringer and the virtuoso. A bloodthirsty Roman would be kept in check with her, among any and all depressed/broken members. She's a below-average combatant and guard, and is fragile (she can be greatly affected by calamities, but conversely she can be easily uplifted by good deeds). She has above-average inventory slots, making her an servicable scavenger in safe/neutral areas. She shines the most when times are hard (something which one should try to avoid). - Emilia: She's like a watered-down Marko with added resiliency to bad changes in morale. She can be used to commit vile acts if need be, but there are those who can do that and more. She has no significant shortcoming, and her trait is much more self-serving (still, her keeping her morale high can affect other survivors) [Zlata and Emilia may swap places, but I value Zlata's better inventory slots and uplifting attitude more than Emilia's resiliency and slightly better combat prowess]. C "Sure, Why Not, but Why Yes?" [those whose traits are mimally or situationally helpful, these survivors may be a burden if they are not used properly] - Anton: Rather slow, horrible # of inventory slots, below-average combatant and guard. His trait allows for raw meat to be collected more quickly, which may assist in you in the long run, but since setting up traps requires a little patience and resources, this may be a hinderance (this is evidenced by how much neighbouts help him and Cveta). However, in the big group scneario with Pavle, Cveta, and Zlata; he can provide a rather steady supply of food. F "You Will Either Die or Get Us all Killed, GTFO" - Cveta: NO insta-kill capabilities whatsover, useless trait that is slightly useful in The Little Ones, horrible # inventory slots, the worst combatant & guard in the game. She is mostly a mouth to feed or an extra set of hands to get jobs done while others are busy/resting. There's nothing she can do that substantially affects her or her group's survival [to be fair, she'd probably resemble a lot of people who are unaccustomed to wars]. Thanks for reading if you've made it this far, and I hope you have found some value in this comment. Have a great day and good luck getting through this war of ours!
I'm missing Christo, his abstemious ability allows him to steal and kill without reaching the depressed or dejected state. It is very useful to have him if you are one of the homicidal players or those who like to steal quietly.
Great list! I have just a few changes I'd make, but these are all my personal opinions: First and foremost, Bruno and Katia both deserve A*. Katia's ability is literally the most broken thing in the game, allowing her to buy basically anything she wants by trading her own things and then getting them back for less. Not to mention trading can come in clutch when no one is fit for scavenging and you're relying solely on that next visit from our lord and saviour Franko to make it through the next few days. Bruno’s lower resource requirement for meals is phenomenal in the early game and can single-handedly carry your team, but he is actually a lot more flexible than you may think as he also takes up less resources for making alcohol and meds, both valuable barter items. While these characters are both super strong on their own, they are unstoppable as a team, with Bruno making barter items with barely any resources and then Katia being able to sell them on for literally whatever you need. With these two on your team, you literally won't even have to scavenge after a couple of weeks, it really is that strong. Emilia doesn't deserve A. I would put her at B or even C, because the way I see it her talent is redundant when there are other characters with the exact same plus more. If I need a character who won't be phased by atrocities, why would I pick Emilia when I can pick Bruno, or Roman, two characters that are leagues stronger than her and have other important uses? The fact that she doesn't have any other strengths besides this doesn't endear her to me either. I would honestly put Pavle at an A. I get that he's a very all-round character and I do agree that Marko's big carrying capacity is slightly more useful...but only slightly. Because the thing is, Pavle is an underrated saviour during difficult times, Whereas injuries will reduce most characters to a hobble, invalidating them for any scavenging, Pavle can still move at a regular pace when wounded, meaning when the going gets rough he can still scavenge effectively, something that can save your ass if you're desperate for meds or other resources. This also makes risky scavenging missions and locations a little less risky, because if Pavle is your only good scavenger and comes out of it with an injury, you won't have to worry about him being OOA for days. Admittedly, he should still get his rest and this isn't something you want to push too far, but it's still incredibly helpful. I feel mean for this, but I would knock down Zlata to a C. Her boost can be helpful, yes...for other characters. The problem I have with Zlata though, despite my soft spot for her, is that she contradicts the kind of playstyle she encourages. Her morale boosting abilities incentivises players to commit more atrocities as it will be easier for your survivors to overcome the guilt caused by them with Zlata around...but Zlata herself reacts so strongly to these events that it is meaningless, and if you do commit multiple atrocities then she won't last long, and after she's gone neither will your other survivors. So in reality, the application of her strengths is limited, if you want to keep her around, that is. This is a sidenote and I wouldn't change her tier, but as a character I have a really strong soft spot for Cveta. She feels to me like the best example of the message that this game carries...that these 'survivors' are just ordinary people, with lives before the war. caught in a harrowing situation. Not all of them were made to endure this kind of situation, and not all of them have strengths that are easily applicable to surviving a war. Yet, everyone must be saved, because these are not facts and figures, strengths and weaknesses, we are dealing with. These are human lives in our hands.
2 notes from me here. Zlata is the second best attacker after Roman, Boris has more health yes, but she is quicker, so maybe third best overall, see the wiki. I have used her a lot for combat myself and can confirm this, she is nowhere close to as bad as you make her out in the video, A tier character for me. Emilia being scored an A rank does not make any sense to me her combat proficiency and carrying capacity, combined with her being the worst guard by a lot, means that she needs to be either a third tier scavenger, or have someone else at home with her to guard the shelter. To me she is a C, B at best, I would only choose her over Anton or Cveta. Otherwise valid points, nice video
It’d be cool if you added another reaction section for crisis states like hunger and illness, because from my experience characters like Bruno and Roman aren’t just resistant to depression altogether - they get sad more easily from their own suffering (Bruno for me became sad every time he reached the very hungry state) but then won’t care about atrocities committed against others unless you do loads of them. So mood stability isn’t really “high” per say, it’s just impacted differently than others.
Boris is the best. I dont even know why the rucksack shows all those rows crossed out after boris' 17 boxes because thats the maximum in the game anyone is allowed. And there are no perks or anything to increase it either. Some things in the game are very annoying. Although I admit the game is very addicting
i think marko is A+ if you go a killing route ( most fun way i’ve played ) killing the church. the houses and apartments the 15 space to allow a knife/crowbar/gun/ammo and still have enough space as everyone else is amazing
Honestly, I do agree with the Marko being A*. My opinion has changed since this video as he is just such a strong character. Just completed a solo run with him which is coming out in the next few weeks and he did pretty well on his own
Hey andy this guide is extremly usefull for pepole like me that wanna get good at this war of mine but can you do an updated version of this guide with the caracters from the dlc "the little ones"?
Nice video, definitely subscribed after watching some of your other content too. I was wondering where you think the custom characters fall on this list?
Hmmm, thats a tricky question. None of them are as good as the top here I don't think. I remember the computer specialist being one of the weakest, at least in terms of combat. My earlier combat tutorial covered that in a bit more detail
I'm literally so sorry for my bruno. I don't know much of the game yet and just started my first playthrough. At the moment, Bruno is finding himself in the downward spiral that is getting shot, having a very bad wound, getting bandaged, getting shot again, having a very bad wound, being bandaged, being shot again. Mind, all that happened while sleeping in our house. He currently has a deadly wound, has soaked up all of our bandage supplies, and I need to find new ones as fast as possible
bro emilia is a d rank dude, everything she does is done better by somebody else, bruno is a better guard, and has an actually good ability, Roman is a much better guard and a much better fighter, and they have similar moralities
Katia is for me the only S tier character. Good all rounder with 12 cap, med speed etc. but her trade speciality is very good from early to late game. Boris is slow in doing tasks and clearing locations. He is prone to get sad very easly. Doesn't matter when he is good in fighting when he will be depressed after even when killing thugs or soldiers. Bruno discounts in cooking is very small when you have improved stove or vegies. And he is a smoker. Marin is very, very good in the early game but later his special is almost useless so I'm not sure about him being S or A. Emillia could be better. She can't guard your shelter and she has small backpack. However you can send her to do bad things like kill others or steal. B tier at most for me tho I like her. Roman, if you know the game you don't really need his fighting skills at all. His backpack is small and he is a smoker which is high penalty. He is Rambo at guarding but he can't really do it every night without beating other survivors. He can't console others but he play guitar only worse to Zlata. I don't know if he deserve to be A tier tho he is my fave survivor.
Addictions in this game are literally of no importance, in every playthrough I do I never bother gathering cigarettes and coffee, and everyone is still alive in the end, they just get sad more easily but if you don't constantly kill people they won't get depressed
MISSED SOMETHING WITH BRUNO His cooking ability while making medication will be 1 instead of 2. Very useful considering how rare the medication ingredients are. MUCH more useful than selling the ingredients. Same for cooking, moonshine and alcohol!
Bruno is such a loaded character I'm surprised that he's not A*. The passive double dips into itself so whenever you cook and save 1 water it allows to use that excess into moonshine production which ofc gets reduced as well leading to a bit of a snowball effect. Selling that bottle at the military outpost for weapons to later sell them to best man, the wandering trader for more sugar and water. Bruno is a money printer.
I mean, cveta is better at comforting children and earns a bond with them faster so she can share a bed, saving you materials, so she does have a niche use
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I think Katia is better than Emilia. Her skill is much more useful during game no matter it's night or day. She has more slots to carry items. She is not likely to steal when leaving contrary to Emilia. She plays god-damned guitar after all. Emilia maybe is immune to bad activities but also gets nothing from good ones. I think we must give Katia an A and Emilia a B
I think Zlata deserves A tier because she is Katia but better having the ability to play the guitar better then all the characters and having more chance to make someone happier is much more useful then being able to save some resources from trading.
TLDR; Respectfully, I disagree. While they are similar in many ways, Katia's trait is more adaptable to all scenarios and can help with morale among other aspects of managing your shelter/survivors. Zlata on the other hand is a specialist, she shines in certain scenarios that may actually hinder her as well. Longer explanation: I disagree because the difference between boosting morale and better trading outcome is mountainous. Sure, they both have 12 inventory slots, same combat abilities (you can check from Wiki), same mood swings, but... With her ability of acquiring %20 more items from a trader (and even more if she has items that the trader really desires/requires) Katia is actually worth 14/15 inventory slots and negates Franko's, the most reliable trader's, rather steep prices. She can be useful in any and all scenarios, and shines especially when gathering wood through trading with Franko. Zlata's ability can negate the need for cigarettes/coffee and maintain good morale even if things are going tough. However, her ability is useful if you're having a hard time balancing morale-food-heat-resources, yet experienced/well-prepared players can balance these well enough that Zlata's contributions are not essential to their survival. A sufficient number of good actions (helping neighbours or civilians in need, killing snipers at the Construction Site or thugs at the Brothel etc.) and keeping your survivors well-fed or not-hungry is more than enough for them to be content/normal. Moreover, Zlata isn't responsive to positive actions and impervious to negative actions like Arica is, she's responsive to all actions, which means she also needs others or semi-decent surviving contions to lift her up before/during her quest to boost morale.
The best character in the game (for aggressive playthroughs, that is) is probably Boris, mf has 17 inventory slots, can take A LOT of hits, and stealth kill anyone if you have a knife or hatchet
Indeed...if you're a beginner apart from Katia who is one of the best characters in the game. Boris and Marin are two red herrings but Bruno is handy especially late game...if you know how to use him correctly which not many do - His cooking skills are not his best trait.
I agree that cveta is not very useful at all but you didn’t mention that she got a little bit of light when The Little One’s DLC came out and children were just littering your base
I don't think this guy prioritizes abilities right. My tier list...maybe this is biased by my game play (be an upstanding citizen, kill bandits but don't get into unnecessary combat, mostly shadow kills with a hatchet and shotgun in case things go sideways). So for example, Emilia's lack of empathy and Zlata's guitar skills don't mean much. S Tier (there's a reason one of the starts has him alone!) Marko (15 slots, good fighter, great special ability, no weakness whatsoever) A+ Tier Marin (by far the best special ability in the game, but mediocre in terms of everything else) A Tier Bruno (saves a lot of resources and gets discounts on making meds and alcohol, but mediocre guard and carrying capacity) Boris (17 slots and can hit/take a hit, but the speed penalty is a killer in large areas, or if you have to flee. The video overrates him) Katia (second best special, trading skills make building a cinch, 12 slots, and a good enough fighter) B+ Tier Pavle (12 slots, great speed handy at day and night, decent in combat) B Tier Roman (does one thing well, but I usually use him as a guard) Anton (I don't get the hate...or how being a mathematician helps you catch rats...but he'll make sure you have enough food that you can get rich trading it!) Zlata (I don't get many depressed characters but she has 12 slots, is decent in combat and guarding, like Pavle without the speed) C Tier Arica (she's a decent combatant in hand to hand, but her special ability is actually a drawback since I like to make a ruckus to draw bandits out. Few slots.) Emilia (special ability does nothing whatsoever for me, middling as a guard, mediocre slots) ZZZ Tier Cveta (are you kidding me? Poor carrying capacity, combat, guard. Her only use is to do tasks that everyone else can. Send her out on Voyt's thieving missions.)
I think you gave way too much weight to combat ability in a game that is really most effectively played with little of it. Boris is quite deceiving to many players - he appears to be great at first but you soon discover how defunct he is after a few playthroughs. Mind-numbingly slow. Extra carrying slots are nowhere near worth it (you're failing to apply the character's stats to the actual gameplay and just judging them solely at face value). You'll end up clearing the vast majority of areas much faster with Marko - a man you term in relation to qualities as 'a master of none' even though he's easily the most efficient scavenger and will be used the most at night if he's in your team. Even Pavle, Katia and Zlata are faster at clearing areas than Boris. Boris' strength in combat is somewhat traded off for his ability to get Depressed and Broken very easily after killing and stealing. The only other character that comes close to how emotionally unstable Boris is is Zlata but at least she somewhat negates this by her musician skills. If you have Boris in the house you'll have to restrict your killing and stealing a lot. In fact I wouldn't have any of your favourite characters in my custom 3/4. I don't think you're taking(or accurately depicting) character's attributes as a whole into your grades which is very odd in a ranking video, or else putting way too much emphasis on one trait and not enough on others. For instance, Arica is vital in many areas of the scavenging game and due to her silent sprinting and looting is probably the best scavenger bar Marko. There is no downside to her as her tendency to get angry when she's sad and her addiction to smokes are more than made up for the fact that she's by far the easiest character to keep content. All of this together makes her one of the strongest characters. If you have a sad Arica, you're doing a violent run, and purposefully not helping others. I'm also not sure you realise how important Anton's special ability is when trying to feed 4 characters mid game before you have a stable economy going, or when the frost hits and you're using half your components on cooking water. The developers f*cked up with crypting his ability behind 'Good Mathematician'. Marin is great early game but after that his importance takes a nosedive. Over a whole playthrough, and even without the reverse trading bug, you'll save a lot more items with Katia's Bargaining abilities than Marin's Handyman trait as you need to be buying all components and wood from the trader on every visit. If you're using Bruno right - buying herbs then making and trading bandages, medicine and alcohol he's much more important than Marin. I don't think depicting Marin as the best character in the game was well thought out and a bit short-sighted. Your two best characters are red herrings that catch out beginners.
You make a lot of good points, and it's clear you've played a lot. Honestly, the rankings probably indicate my playstyle more than anything. My gameplan is normally start quick, getting the barricades up as early as possible, and Boris and Marin are ideal for that. After that, it's relatively easy to set up the food economy without risk of losing anything. I take issue with your problems with Boris, especially as I've never struggled to fill his inventory in a night time. Besides that, I agree more impact on Antons ability and Aricas mood stability would be sensible if I were to redo it. I have played a lot of this game, so do have a decent amount of experience of all the characters, but always am happy to hear others opinions on my thoughts.
@@AndyPlaysABG that's a fair enough response. And you're probably right that in many ways the early game can be make or break or set the rest of the game up for success or failure so I'll take your point on importance of characters whose abilities are suited for that. My problems with Boris as a primary scavenger don't relate to filling inventory. They're to do with the fact that it takes him too many nights to find what a particular level has to offer. For instance, for large levels like the airport, construction site, military outpost he'll never get through the whole level in one or two nights if you're using a designated drop point. Even medium sized levels like railway station it will be a struggle in one night due to how slow he is at not just running but at climbing and looting. Almost ironically his best use imo is for players who do use designated drop points and as a secondary scavenger after the level has been cleared or cleared enough, when it's just b-lining to the drop point and get out again. Although you still have to be careful with items you've stolen(not looted) with your primary scavenger and dropped off at the drop point because if Boris brings them home he'll get sad which will possibly affect how you play the next few nights until the big Jessie is okay again as he has a tendency to get depressed very easily.
@@boru1982 i like strong men so i like boris. 😂🤣 also if you play the game without stealing and killing (which may be hard in some cases) boris pretty much not get sad unless he is in crisis (very hungry, very sick, very wounded, or very tired) or his housemates are suffering. I have not played this game for years so i might be wrong😅
@@BBlint Did u kill innocent people such as old couples or others that need help? His mood would get affected if he killed these people lol, but those bandits or soldiers are nothing but jokes for him if he killed them.
@@sungsianjong3438 I remember clearly that I visited the Military Outpost twice in a row. Killed a few soldiers both nights while managing my shelter during the day. Nobody has been dismissed at daytime that could've resulted in a mood penalty. Might have been a bug honestly.
Today, I just used Cveta to kill the last two guys in ruined villa. Those crazy soldiers all have bullet proof vests. I got both Arica and Marin killed cause I didn't know the strategy. Now I have figured out how to do it. And Cveta IS a very strong fighter. She can block punches and knife attacks. She fought one-on-one with a militant and won using a knife. Her shooting is also crazy shape. She killed the last militant using an AK 47. Now that I know the behavior of these militants, I will not fight like that next time. LOL
the melee combat system is entirely luck based, the game compares your weapons to the soldiers weapons, and your fighting skill to the soldiers fighting skill, you could be roman with a knife 1v1ing a homeless man and lose, or you could be cveta unarmed fighting a trained soldier and win, but both are very unlikely. if you hit an attack they take damage, if you miss an attack they counterattack and hit you
Emilia better than Katia? I disagree. Trading is an essential part of the game. Katia is much more usefull than Emilia. Also Roman is the most valuable character. With him you can easily take over the Military Camp on the first try. Once done you can trade all the weapons and ammo to anything you need and have basically won the game.
Yeah maybe but in each of my run he always make me lose and always consume all of my ressources for nothing and also he always get fuckong depressed and dont want to do anything beside sleep. I hate this guy
Boris is literaly a tank... he's just missing an armor and weels to be considered a vehicle
Yea Boris + Full armour set + good range gun = great game
His punk a@s just walked out on me in the middle of the night. Was my runner. I treated him well man. I didn’t deserve this
@eazywork4246 you probably didn't give him cigarettes
Literally a game today
Pavle : died
Katia : depressed
Marko : sad
Bruno : hungry
Roman: anyways so I started blasting
I think it's worth mentioning that Marko's Skilled Scavenger gives him higher chance to find rare items.
You'd think Cveta would've made more sense if she was added with The Little Ones DLC, but no. Her main storyline is with three other adults. There's not even a kid in her group, so her love for children is next to useless.
The virgin Cveta.
The chad Roman.
She sucks as a character, but I think it's important she's there, useless - just like there'd inevitably be someone in a real life scenario like that. She helps build the setting of the game.
@@user-gw7gk8up8p I like her as a person but as a survivor she’s terrible
Bruno's bonus doesn't just work with Alcohol and cooking, it also works on the med table, so you require less ingredients to make bandages, pills, herbal remedies and cigarettes as well. Personally I consider him A* tier.
Yeah, dude's OP :)
I do think that Katia deserves to be in the A* tier. When you trade with Franko, you sell your items for more than you buy them (as long as you don't put the same item in both sides), so by reverse trading you can get almost everything from Franko for free every day he comes. And that allows you to get a lot of free stuff without risking your like or spending a night somewere.
Interesting, I didn't realise that was possible. If that is the case, that'd definitely be reasonable to move her up. I'll have a look into it, and may mention that when I make the video on the DLC characters
Prices of items fluctuate a lot. Price of wood gets very high during cold weather for instance. Price of moonshine can drop by more than half during the game. And once the smuggler don't come too often because of weather or comes with pretty useless items, Katia is pretty much useless. You simply can't rely on trade alone. Marin is a very good character if you want to trade too cause he can make some good weapons that can trade for a ton of other items even without Katia. Every trader wants weapons and tools in the game. If you can raid some military or bandit locations, you get a ton of weapon parts. Marin can make a lot of weapons for trading.
I second this, and will add that it is such a broken feature that I refrain from trading the same item more than once because of it.
as far as I know, you can use her to exploit the game, trade the same thing but plus some thing else. That is exactly take something for free
It's an exploit and not by design. It's a bug
pavle's ability is best when things are going rough, while most people would barely move when severely wounded, pavle can still move around almost normally
Yeah i found that out when in my run he was wounded but all my other characters were too tired
@@sundancetitan5675 he doesn’t smoke either
Not only is he good at living after getting hurt by running. He’s also good for exploring those rather large areas where you might run low on time. Plus he kills it at supermarket filling up on inventory and stopping the other scavengers from raiding the good stuff.
@@natedoggaming5279 my first playthrough, Pavle didn't find his family. Second play through he did. First playthrough everyone survived neutral mood but 2nd playthrough 3 people except Bruno had content mood. Success
@@natedoggaming5279 I never let my characters have smoke, alcohol or coffee
I guess it depends on how experienced one is at the game. Like, Roman can be a pain in the ass for the unexperienced player, beating Bruno to a pulp every night. But if you kill just the baddies and give him cigarettes, you have a god tier fighter unlocking the juiciest loot spots one night and guarding the shelter alone during a crime spree like a boss. Katia is another borderline S tier character, you get incredible returns on her bonus early, mid and lategame. Emilia on the other hand... C at best, she's slow and a terrible, terrible guard. Plus, I tend to shy away from atrocities and stealing if I can, so I can't really use her bonus
But emillia resist depression isn't it cool ?
@@mustafaselimibis3186 OP's saying they shy away from activities that make people depressed in the first place, so it isn't really that useful for em.
You're a kinder man than I. I am a heathen when it comes to atrocities in this game
My experience with Bruno's mood stability and morality is somewhat different... it may be affected by who else is around, actually.
On my first run together with Katia and Pavle, he would openly moan about it all the time if anyone stole anything and he was always the first to get sad/angry/sick when I wasn't able to feed the gang every day. When I had cigarettes but no food, I'd get a message that Bruno is smoking way too much and always arguing with everyone.
During the second run with Roman and Arica, he didn't give a rat's behind if Arica stole anything ("We can cry about stealing once this war is over"), she would actually be way more broken up about stealing from certain people (the traders in the hotel). When I decided to ration food, though, I still had to make sure to keep Bruno well fed and bathing in cigarettes, because he was quick to get sad for no reason (Arica wasn't stealing anything then, home was kept warm and also safe with Roman on guard). Arica and Roman are tough, I could feed them every two or three days, and nothing bad would happen, but my experience with Bruno in both runs was that he was a delicate flower with a bad temper (but very much worth keeping around).
But I just find it really interesting that being around the two hardasses that Arica and Roman are might actually affect his morality.
11:04 - as a fellow jack of all trades, I’ll finish that quote for ya. “A jack of all trades, master of none is often times better than a master of one” :D
Bruno be like:
"I don't give af if you murdered someone"
Emilia be like
''depression for gays''
The only time he being selfless is when the rebel soldier come to my house asking for snitch, he say something like “cool… those supply are good but we should help our neighbour”, while the rest are “ughhh this b!tch being a saint again”.
I end up have to starve him a lot of time. No reason.
"Pavle killed bandits? Good riddance"
Decent tier list and presentation, informative and concise. I'd like to offer my alternative list for those interested and compare & contrast playstyles.
The List:
A+ "Win-Condition" [those that are helpful no matter what the scenario, and require the least effort to make the most of]
- Boris: Highest health, can survive sniper encounters and most head-to-head engagements, has the highest # of inventory slots, is a very forgiving scavenger (i.e ill-equipment or flawed strategy doesn't hamper him too much unless his speed is concerned). If handled with care, his morale can be kept relatively high.
- Bruno: Less materials required for food, meds, and alcohol (can help immensely with trading and keeping survivors well-fed, thereby contributing to morale), is not affected much by bad things. He should preferably be kept inside the shelter at night and can be used to assist meighbours (assuming you do not have extremely starving survivors).
- Roman: High health, amazing combat ability, amazing guard that negates most shelter defense upgrades (saves wood in particular). While resistant to depression, he can still be brought down by excessive killing & stealing (especially when civilians are concerned) and can become volatile, and since he has a small # of inventory slots, he should secure a hostile area so that a) he can visit the area again or b) allow a better equipped scavenger to go there.
A "Surviving Made Easy" [those who are helpful in all scenarios, but have a few things to look out for to make the most out of them]
- Katia: Trading queen, above-average scavenger, below-average combatant, and is quite adaptable in most non-violent scenarios. She should be approached with care & compassion, and she may not be able to do much with her trading if she cannot find enough valuable items to trade for necessities. However, her profitable trade snowballs into a massive economy if you play your cards right.
- Marko: The best all-rounder and the most adaptable survivor in the game. The second (or first, depending on your playstyle) scavenger in the game. Decent combat abilities, decent guard, a forgiving scavenger, and has no addictions. Though he's a worse combatant than Roman or Boris (and thus should be careful in head-to-head engagements), he can combine the two as he has Roman's speed and Boris's inventory slots. Overall, you can't go wrong with him.
- Marin: Biggest con is the game starts at winter in all main scenarios, but he negates its effect by making the most with limited resources. He also allows for fast upgrades, and (like Bruno) is best kept indoors. [his placement may be switched with Bruno, but since Bruno's trait is more suitable for better trading and is more varied, plus the obligatory winter with Marin, I ranked him here]
B "Talented Survivalists" [those who need some specific adjustments or require specialized scenarios to really shine]
- Arica: Great combatant second only to Roman, easy to please and hard to hurt, and is the stealthiest scavenger. However, her stealth may be counter-productive in killing hostiles as she cannot lure in with sound as easily as others can. She's also only average in her inventory slots. Still, she can boost morale by keeping hers mostly high, and she can hold her own in head-to-head engagements or break them off and disappear without a trace.
- Pavle: Sonic the Hedgehog with no addictions. His speed allows him to get in & out quickly, to hide from his pursuers for stealth takedowns, and to operate as efficiently as other scavengers would be even when he's wounded. His combative and guarding prowess are similar to Marko, but he has less inventory slots and his trait shines primarily when he's in danger (something to avoid in the first place, so his trait may be negated by careful planning). He can also serve as a great scout for a scavenger who is better than him (i.e Marko or Boris).
- Zlata: The joy-bringer and the virtuoso. A bloodthirsty Roman would be kept in check with her, among any and all depressed/broken members. She's a below-average combatant and guard, and is fragile (she can be greatly affected by calamities, but conversely she can be easily uplifted by good deeds). She has above-average inventory slots, making her an servicable scavenger in safe/neutral areas. She shines the most when times are hard (something which one should try to avoid).
- Emilia: She's like a watered-down Marko with added resiliency to bad changes in morale. She can be used to commit vile acts if need be, but there are those who can do that and more. She has no significant shortcoming, and her trait is much more self-serving (still, her keeping her morale high can affect other survivors) [Zlata and Emilia may swap places, but I value Zlata's better inventory slots and uplifting attitude more than Emilia's resiliency and slightly better combat prowess].
C "Sure, Why Not, but Why Yes?" [those whose traits are mimally or situationally helpful, these survivors may be a burden if they are not used properly]
- Anton: Rather slow, horrible # of inventory slots, below-average combatant and guard. His trait allows for raw meat to be collected more quickly, which may assist in you in the long run, but since setting up traps requires a little patience and resources, this may be a hinderance (this is evidenced by how much neighbouts help him and Cveta). However, in the big group scneario with Pavle, Cveta, and Zlata; he can provide a rather steady supply of food.
F "You Will Either Die or Get Us all Killed, GTFO"
- Cveta: NO insta-kill capabilities whatsover, useless trait that is slightly useful in The Little Ones, horrible # inventory slots, the worst combatant & guard in the game. She is mostly a mouth to feed or an extra set of hands to get jobs done while others are busy/resting. There's nothing she can do that substantially affects her or her group's survival [to be fair, she'd probably resemble a lot of people who are unaccustomed to wars].
Thanks for reading if you've made it this far, and I hope you have found some value in this comment. Have a great day and good luck getting through this war of ours!
I'm missing Christo, his abstemious ability allows him to steal and kill without reaching the depressed or dejected state. It is very useful to have him if you are one of the homicidal players or those who like to steal quietly.
Marin, Boris and Katia. Best Team Ever
that was the team I started out with. Day 20 Marko joined and honestly, it's fuckin op. Feels like I'm playing The Sims
+ boris so you carry more loot and we got the team with plenty resources and use little resources.
Marin, Marko and Katia is better
Great list! I have just a few changes I'd make, but these are all my personal opinions:
First and foremost, Bruno and Katia both deserve A*. Katia's ability is literally the most broken thing in the game, allowing her to buy basically anything she wants by trading her own things and then getting them back for less. Not to mention trading can come in clutch when no one is fit for scavenging and you're relying solely on that next visit from our lord and saviour Franko to make it through the next few days. Bruno’s lower resource requirement for meals is phenomenal in the early game and can single-handedly carry your team, but he is actually a lot more flexible than you may think as he also takes up less resources for making alcohol and meds, both valuable barter items. While these characters are both super strong on their own, they are unstoppable as a team, with Bruno making barter items with barely any resources and then Katia being able to sell them on for literally whatever you need. With these two on your team, you literally won't even have to scavenge after a couple of weeks, it really is that strong.
Emilia doesn't deserve A. I would put her at B or even C, because the way I see it her talent is redundant when there are other characters with the exact same plus more. If I need a character who won't be phased by atrocities, why would I pick Emilia when I can pick Bruno, or Roman, two characters that are leagues stronger than her and have other important uses? The fact that she doesn't have any other strengths besides this doesn't endear her to me either.
I would honestly put Pavle at an A. I get that he's a very all-round character and I do agree that Marko's big carrying capacity is slightly more useful...but only slightly. Because the thing is, Pavle is an underrated saviour during difficult times, Whereas injuries will reduce most characters to a hobble, invalidating them for any scavenging, Pavle can still move at a regular pace when wounded, meaning when the going gets rough he can still scavenge effectively, something that can save your ass if you're desperate for meds or other resources. This also makes risky scavenging missions and locations a little less risky, because if Pavle is your only good scavenger and comes out of it with an injury, you won't have to worry about him being OOA for days. Admittedly, he should still get his rest and this isn't something you want to push too far, but it's still incredibly helpful.
I feel mean for this, but I would knock down Zlata to a C. Her boost can be helpful, yes...for other characters. The problem I have with Zlata though, despite my soft spot for her, is that she contradicts the kind of playstyle she encourages. Her morale boosting abilities incentivises players to commit more atrocities as it will be easier for your survivors to overcome the guilt caused by them with Zlata around...but Zlata herself reacts so strongly to these events that it is meaningless, and if you do commit multiple atrocities then she won't last long, and after she's gone neither will your other survivors. So in reality, the application of her strengths is limited, if you want to keep her around, that is.
This is a sidenote and I wouldn't change her tier, but as a character I have a really strong soft spot for Cveta. She feels to me like the best example of the message that this game carries...that these 'survivors' are just ordinary people, with lives before the war. caught in a harrowing situation. Not all of them were made to endure this kind of situation, and not all of them have strengths that are easily applicable to surviving a war. Yet, everyone must be saved, because these are not facts and figures, strengths and weaknesses, we are dealing with. These are human lives in our hands.
Great graphics, well presented information, explains strengths and weaknesses of each character in detail. Great informative video 👍
cveta getting bullied for 14 minutes straight, should be the title
This is making me feel I should show some Cveta love more. Maybe a future playthrough with just her 😅
Thank you this really helped i was having a lot of trouble ❤️
Cveta D rank? That's way too high.
I was *this* close to creating an entire new grade for her 😂
2 notes from me here. Zlata is the second best attacker after Roman, Boris has more health yes, but she is quicker, so maybe third best overall, see the wiki. I have used her a lot for combat myself and can confirm this, she is nowhere close to as bad as you make her out in the video, A tier character for me. Emilia being scored an A rank does not make any sense to me her combat proficiency and carrying capacity, combined with her being the worst guard by a lot, means that she needs to be either a third tier scavenger, or have someone else at home with her to guard the shelter. To me she is a C, B at best, I would only choose her over Anton or Cveta. Otherwise valid points, nice video
what, she's a terrible attacker, arica is better
I think you meant Arica. Zlata is the one the the natural cheery attitude that can cheer other civilians up when they're sad. Arica is the sneaky one.
It’d be cool if you added another reaction section for crisis states like hunger and illness, because from my experience characters like Bruno and Roman aren’t just resistant to depression altogether - they get sad more easily from their own suffering (Bruno for me became sad every time he reached the very hungry state) but then won’t care about atrocities committed against others unless you do loads of them. So mood stability isn’t really “high” per say, it’s just impacted differently than others.
Boris is the best.
I dont even know why the rucksack shows all those rows crossed out after boris' 17 boxes because thats the maximum in the game anyone is allowed. And there are no perks or anything to increase it either. Some things in the game are very annoying. Although I admit the game is very addicting
im so glad andy is back i watched this guy when i was like 9-10 im 14 now lol
Alot of this game is watching CZcams while waiting for someone to show up at your door and I'm loving it
i think marko is A+ if you go a killing route ( most fun way i’ve played ) killing the church. the houses and apartments the 15 space to allow a knife/crowbar/gun/ammo and still have enough space as everyone else is amazing
my favorite is pavle & marko my 2 best scavengers lol
Good! Cveta and Anton and the early harsh winter is the best way to really feel the game.
And I would say, Marko deserves to be in A* rank.
Honestly, I do agree with the Marko being A*. My opinion has changed since this video as he is just such a strong character. Just completed a solo run with him which is coming out in the next few weeks and he did pretty well on his own
Marko with a tactical shovel going to military base and next thing you see is the ceasefire ending.
Hey andy this guide is extremly usefull for pepole like me that wanna get good at this war of mine but can you do an updated version of this guide with the caracters from the dlc "the little ones"?
Nice video, definitely subscribed after watching some of your other content too. I was wondering where you think the custom characters fall on this list?
Hmmm, thats a tricky question. None of them are as good as the top here I don't think. I remember the computer specialist being one of the weakest, at least in terms of combat. My earlier combat tutorial covered that in a bit more detail
I'm literally so sorry for my bruno. I don't know much of the game yet and just started my first playthrough. At the moment, Bruno is finding himself in the downward spiral that is getting shot, having a very bad wound, getting bandaged, getting shot again, having a very bad wound, being bandaged, being shot again. Mind, all that happened while sleeping in our house. He currently has a deadly wound, has soaked up all of our bandage supplies, and I need to find new ones as fast as possible
bro emilia is a d rank dude, everything she does is done better by somebody else, bruno is a better guard, and has an actually good ability, Roman is a much better guard and a much better fighter, and they have similar moralities
Katia is for me the only S tier character. Good all rounder with 12 cap, med speed etc. but her trade speciality is very good from early to late game.
Boris is slow in doing tasks and clearing locations. He is prone to get sad very easly. Doesn't matter when he is good in fighting when he will be depressed after even when killing thugs or soldiers.
Bruno discounts in cooking is very small when you have improved stove or vegies. And he is a smoker.
Marin is very, very good in the early game but later his special is almost useless so I'm not sure about him being S or A.
Emillia could be better. She can't guard your shelter and she has small backpack. However you can send her to do bad things like kill others or steal. B tier at most for me tho I like her.
Roman, if you know the game you don't really need his fighting skills at all. His backpack is small and he is a smoker which is high penalty. He is Rambo at guarding but he can't really do it every night without beating other survivors. He can't console others but he play guitar only worse to Zlata. I don't know if he deserve to be A tier tho he is my fave survivor.
Btw. great guide. Wish you the best.
Addictions in this game are literally of no importance, in every playthrough I do I never bother gathering cigarettes and coffee, and everyone is still alive in the end, they just get sad more easily but if you don't constantly kill people they won't get depressed
Before watching the video I gotta say. Bruno, Marko, Pavle and Boris is awesome. Maybe I would replace Pavle with Katia, Roman or Arica.
Where do the custom characters rank on this list? I know none of them are at the top but I'd like to know your opinion on the classes
MISSED SOMETHING WITH BRUNO
His cooking ability while making medication will be 1 instead of 2. Very useful considering how rare the medication ingredients are. MUCH more useful than selling the ingredients. Same for cooking, moonshine and alcohol!
Bruno is such a loaded character I'm surprised that he's not A*. The passive double dips into itself so whenever you cook and save 1 water it allows to use that excess into moonshine production which ofc gets reduced as well leading to a bit of a snowball effect. Selling that bottle at the military outpost for weapons to later sell them to best man, the wandering trader for more sugar and water. Bruno is a money printer.
I mean, cveta is better at comforting children and earns a bond with them faster so she can share a bed, saving you materials, so she does have a niche use
I will just use kids to shovel 30 snow units everyday so they don't have time to mess around with other people. LOL
@@trumplostlol3007 lol
we need this but also with DLC and custom characters
I can't stop playing this game! Bought it for $1.99
each one with murder/theft with it😐 is my hole group
Roman got un-sad when I helped the wounded neighbor.
Katia, Bruno and either Boris or Marko, nice and easy start up team
Yes, yes, no and yes. Replace Boris with Arica and you have a fantastic team.
@@boru1982Marko is way way better than arica. He can carry the whole team on his shoulders
Can you do something similar to the kinds
Hearing tabla in a non India related video is new to me 😬
Name of background music?
Ah so this is why when someone is sad katie is always beaten half to death
Can you do the story mode characters?
Am i the only one who got stuck in the loading screen? I feel envious, cu'z y'all can play this game.
To whoever reads this,
I hope you have a wonderful day and no matter what stay happy as that is what matters most in life,
You are truly amazing and no one can ever take that away from you,
Be happy and enjoy life,
We don't have long on earth so make the most of it,
We’re all gonna make it brah 👑
How come this game dont have its iwn tutorials
12:06 hello I think you are wrong here since roman is rank S in combat for being a rebel military or something similar from the wiki
Rank S is that same as A*, but outside of that I don't think his other stats put him at S/A* rank overall
Marko is best, he can carry the whole team.
I think Katia is better than Emilia.
Her skill is much more useful during game no matter it's night or day. She has more slots to carry items. She is not likely to steal when leaving contrary to Emilia. She plays god-damned guitar after all.
Emilia maybe is immune to bad activities but also gets nothing from good ones.
I think we must give Katia an A and Emilia a B
I like role-playing juggernaut as Boris with helmet and vest.
Emilia is in fact NOT depression immune. Currently playing and she is the only depressed of the group lol :D
Bruno doesn’t really care about anything WHAT I STOLE FROM THE OLD COUPLE AND HE GOT DEPRESSED
I think Zlata deserves A tier because she is Katia but better having the ability to play the guitar better then all the characters and having more chance to make someone happier is much more useful then being able to save some resources from trading.
TLDR; Respectfully, I disagree. While they are similar in many ways, Katia's trait is more adaptable to all scenarios and can help with morale among other aspects of managing your shelter/survivors. Zlata on the other hand is a specialist, she shines in certain scenarios that may actually hinder her as well.
Longer explanation:
I disagree because the difference between boosting morale and better trading outcome is mountainous.
Sure, they both have 12 inventory slots, same combat abilities (you can check from Wiki), same mood swings, but...
With her ability of acquiring %20 more items from a trader (and even more if she has items that the trader really desires/requires) Katia is actually worth 14/15 inventory slots and negates Franko's, the most reliable trader's, rather steep prices. She can be useful in any and all scenarios, and shines especially when gathering wood through trading with Franko.
Zlata's ability can negate the need for cigarettes/coffee and maintain good morale even if things are going tough. However, her ability is useful if you're having a hard time balancing morale-food-heat-resources, yet experienced/well-prepared players can balance these well enough that Zlata's contributions are not essential to their survival. A sufficient number of good actions (helping neighbours or civilians in need, killing snipers at the Construction Site or thugs at the Brothel etc.) and keeping your survivors well-fed or not-hungry is more than enough for them to be content/normal. Moreover, Zlata isn't responsive to positive actions and impervious to negative actions like Arica is, she's responsive to all actions, which means she also needs others or semi-decent surviving contions to lift her up before/during her quest to boost morale.
I would swap Katia and Emilia in ranking.
The best characters are undoubtedly Boris, Marin, Katia, and Bruno
The best character in the game (for aggressive playthroughs, that is) is probably Boris, mf has 17 inventory slots, can take A LOT of hits, and stealth kill anyone if you have a knife or hatchet
Indeed...if you're a beginner apart from Katia who is one of the best characters in the game. Boris and Marin are two red herrings but Bruno is handy especially late game...if you know how to use him correctly which not many do - His cooking skills are not his best trait.
Arica is the best 😜
What does party member death stand for
I guess how they react to someone in your group dying
I agree that cveta is not very useful at all but you didn’t mention that she got a little bit of light when The Little One’s DLC came out and children were just littering your base
where are the characters that come with children like christo
I don't think this guy prioritizes abilities right.
My tier list...maybe this is biased by my game play (be an upstanding citizen, kill bandits but don't get into unnecessary combat, mostly shadow kills with a hatchet and shotgun in case things go sideways). So for example, Emilia's lack of empathy and Zlata's guitar skills don't mean much.
S Tier (there's a reason one of the starts has him alone!)
Marko (15 slots, good fighter, great special ability, no weakness whatsoever)
A+ Tier
Marin (by far the best special ability in the game, but mediocre in terms of everything else)
A Tier
Bruno (saves a lot of resources and gets discounts on making meds and alcohol, but mediocre guard and carrying capacity)
Boris (17 slots and can hit/take a hit, but the speed penalty is a killer in large areas, or if you have to flee. The video overrates him)
Katia (second best special, trading skills make building a cinch, 12 slots, and a good enough fighter)
B+ Tier
Pavle (12 slots, great speed handy at day and night, decent in combat)
B Tier
Roman (does one thing well, but I usually use him as a guard)
Anton (I don't get the hate...or how being a mathematician helps you catch rats...but he'll make sure you have enough food that you can get rich trading it!)
Zlata (I don't get many depressed characters but she has 12 slots, is decent in combat and guarding, like Pavle without the speed)
C Tier
Arica (she's a decent combatant in hand to hand, but her special ability is actually a drawback since I like to make a ruckus to draw bandits out. Few slots.)
Emilia (special ability does nothing whatsoever for me, middling as a guard, mediocre slots)
ZZZ Tier
Cveta (are you kidding me? Poor carrying capacity, combat, guard. Her only use is to do tasks that everyone else can. Send her out on Voyt's thieving missions.)
Why katia is C rank
Why do they look like Breaking Bad characters
I think you gave way too much weight to combat ability in a game that is really most effectively played with little of it. Boris is quite deceiving to many players - he appears to be great at first but you soon discover how defunct he is after a few playthroughs. Mind-numbingly slow. Extra carrying slots are nowhere near worth it (you're failing to apply the character's stats to the actual gameplay and just judging them solely at face value). You'll end up clearing the vast majority of areas much faster with Marko - a man you term in relation to qualities as 'a master of none' even though he's easily the most efficient scavenger and will be used the most at night if he's in your team. Even Pavle, Katia and Zlata are faster at clearing areas than Boris. Boris' strength in combat is somewhat traded off for his ability to get Depressed and Broken very easily after killing and stealing. The only other character that comes close to how emotionally unstable Boris is is Zlata but at least she somewhat negates this by her musician skills. If you have Boris in the house you'll have to restrict your killing and stealing a lot. In fact I wouldn't have any of your favourite characters in my custom 3/4.
I don't think you're taking(or accurately depicting) character's attributes as a whole into your grades which is very odd in a ranking video, or else putting way too much emphasis on one trait and not enough on others. For instance, Arica is vital in many areas of the scavenging game and due to her silent sprinting and looting is probably the best scavenger bar Marko. There is no downside to her as her tendency to get angry when she's sad and her addiction to smokes are more than made up for the fact that she's by far the easiest character to keep content. All of this together makes her one of the strongest characters. If you have a sad Arica, you're doing a violent run, and purposefully not helping others.
I'm also not sure you realise how important Anton's special ability is when trying to feed 4 characters mid game before you have a stable economy going, or when the frost hits and you're using half your components on cooking water. The developers f*cked up with crypting his ability behind 'Good Mathematician'.
Marin is great early game but after that his importance takes a nosedive. Over a whole playthrough, and even without the reverse trading bug, you'll save a lot more items with Katia's Bargaining abilities than Marin's Handyman trait as you need to be buying all components and wood from the trader on every visit. If you're using Bruno right - buying herbs then making and trading bandages, medicine and alcohol he's much more important than Marin. I don't think depicting Marin as the best character in the game was well thought out and a bit short-sighted. Your two best characters are red herrings that catch out beginners.
You make a lot of good points, and it's clear you've played a lot. Honestly, the rankings probably indicate my playstyle more than anything.
My gameplan is normally start quick, getting the barricades up as early as possible, and Boris and Marin are ideal for that. After that, it's relatively easy to set up the food economy without risk of losing anything.
I take issue with your problems with Boris, especially as I've never struggled to fill his inventory in a night time.
Besides that, I agree more impact on Antons ability and Aricas mood stability would be sensible if I were to redo it.
I have played a lot of this game, so do have a decent amount of experience of all the characters, but always am happy to hear others opinions on my thoughts.
@@AndyPlaysABG that's a fair enough response. And you're probably right that in many ways the early game can be make or break or set the rest of the game up for success or failure so I'll take your point on importance of characters whose abilities are suited for that.
My problems with Boris as a primary scavenger don't relate to filling inventory. They're to do with the fact that it takes him too many nights to find what a particular level has to offer. For instance, for large levels like the airport, construction site, military outpost he'll never get through the whole level in one or two nights if you're using a designated drop point. Even medium sized levels like railway station it will be a struggle in one night due to how slow he is at not just running but at climbing and looting.
Almost ironically his best use imo is for players who do use designated drop points and as a secondary scavenger after the level has been cleared or cleared enough, when it's just b-lining to the drop point and get out again. Although you still have to be careful with items you've stolen(not looted) with your primary scavenger and dropped off at the drop point because if Boris brings them home he'll get sad which will possibly affect how you play the next few nights until the big Jessie is okay again as he has a tendency to get depressed very easily.
@@boru1982 i like strong men so i like boris. 😂🤣 also if you play the game without stealing and killing (which may be hard in some cases) boris pretty much not get sad unless he is in crisis (very hungry, very sick, very wounded, or very tired) or his housemates are suffering. I have not played this game for years so i might be wrong😅
How in the world did I manage to get Roman depressed? I will never understand.
Wait, what?
Yep.
@@BBlint Did u kill innocent people such as old couples or others that need help? His mood would get affected if he killed these people lol, but those bandits or soldiers are nothing but jokes for him if he killed them.
@@sungsianjong3438 I remember clearly that I visited the Military Outpost twice in a row. Killed a few soldiers both nights while managing my shelter during the day. Nobody has been dismissed at daytime that could've resulted in a mood penalty.
Might have been a bug honestly.
Emilia thinks depression is gay and i love it
Today, I just used Cveta to kill the last two guys in ruined villa. Those crazy soldiers all have bullet proof vests. I got both Arica and Marin killed cause I didn't know the strategy. Now I have figured out how to do it. And Cveta IS a very strong fighter. She can block punches and knife attacks. She fought one-on-one with a militant and won using a knife. Her shooting is also crazy shape. She killed the last militant using an AK 47. Now that I know the behavior of these militants, I will not fight like that next time. LOL
the melee combat system is entirely luck based, the game compares your weapons to the soldiers weapons, and your fighting skill to the soldiers fighting skill, you could be roman with a knife 1v1ing a homeless man and lose, or you could be cveta unarmed fighting a trained soldier and win, but both are very unlikely. if you hit an attack they take damage, if you miss an attack they counterattack and hit you
Emilia better than Katia? I disagree. Trading is an essential part of the game. Katia is much more usefull than Emilia. Also Roman is the most valuable character. With him you can easily take over the Military Camp on the first try. Once done you can trade all the weapons and ammo to anything you need and have basically won the game.
i don't konw about the best but Bruno is clearly the worst character. Period.
He is good cook though
Yeah maybe but in each of my run he always make me lose and always consume all of my ressources for nothing and also he always get fuckong depressed and dont want to do anything beside sleep. I hate this guy
Christo and iskra - garbage dumpster fire tier