Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-32707782-20180801012935

digger, the definition of "everyone love to play, but nobody want to fight"

but why is this walking  gimmick of a zombie such a big target for complains? And why I think it's all fair game? Find out in today's thread

Why is it hated? '''Why is the digger so hated by people? The answers are obvious, I'll just list them for you''' all that in a single zombie
 * Its main ability is to trip, the most hated attribute in the game (mostly by FFA dwellers)
 * With this ability the digger can trip a survivor all over and over again, sounds overpowered right
 * It's fast, which compliments its tripping nature
 * Can hide underground to flank players
 * Can insta kill someone via pushing them off the map

Long story short, it's supposedly overpowered in the eyes of an average player

''Some new players can get pushed around by diggers a few time, then processes to complain on the wikia about how op they are and PlaceRebuilder should really nerf them. Of course there are exceptions''

Why it's fair in this section I'll explain why and how digger is fair games Something I see literally nobody do is just call-out the position of the digger, R2DA is a "teamwork" game, try actually communicating with your team instead of just be a lonewolf and get yourself killed
 * First of all, in order to get tripped in the first place you must fail 3 basic checks
 * Did you managed to kill the digger in time
 * Did you spotted the digger from far away
 * Did you warn your team about its position

Now tell me, did you ever anticipate a digger attack from far away with full awareness of its position and still get tripped? ''The digger is a frontline support zombie, no other zombies can have its role, which makes it unique.  Remember that zombies are supposedly, very weak compared to normal humans, which is why zombies like the digger belongs in the game, they make zombies fun to play, and punish over confident players as well as inexperienced ones''
 * If you say yes you're either being flanked or you don't have enough ammo or the aim to kill it, all 3 of those are entirely your fault
 * In a horde of 1 brute, 3 normal zombies, 1 edgar, 1 leaper and 1 digger, the digger is obviously gonna be your main target. But why is that? Why is it your main target and not the edgar or the gigantic brute? That's because the digger punishes running players very hard, if you're being chased and got yourself tripped. Chances are you're good at dead. Your brain acknowledge this if you have enough gamesense, and you should too. The digger isn't something to toy around with, it's a deadly support/offense/flank zombie, not a pile of walking cash, remember this

Basically, take zombies seriously and not free walking cash, pretend you don't get any cash from killing anything, that way you'll only kill to defense yourself, making sure you won't over extend, thus making you live longer.

Summary Digger isn't at all overpowered, it just punishes a certain type of playstyle that everyone use, overextending money farming. Digger already got a big in-direct nerf ages ago, quit getting over yourself, think of each time a digger trip you out the map, and start pointing out YOUR flaws, not the game's. cheers 