Wiki owner plays Dead Island: Riptide episode 22 - On the hunt for Dead Zones

[@Doobysco0]

Another great video! Quick note: At 9:15 you mentioned that using the flare gun gets you some firearm XP, but flare guns, harpoons, nail guns, and stun guns are all classed as unique weapons in Riptide and do not benefit from firearm-related skills - I'm pretty sure this also means they don't earn you firearm weapon proficiency XP but I could be wrong.

[@legodude494]

They are counted as special weapons, but I believe they all contribute to the proficiency XP. In the early parts of the playthrough where I was using the flare gun, I believe it increased the XP towards firearms efficiency. Might need some testing though lol

[@TheMasterNathan25]

This was helpful as I'm doing clean up thanks for videos I enjoyed my playthrough following you.

[@legodude494]

Glad it's still useful and there's more Dead Zones to do in the far future!

[@Doobysco0]

As for Sam B skills, Under the combat tree I would invest in Lights Out, Exploit Weakness (prioritise), Charge, Hammer blows (prioritise), Aimed Shots, and Telling Blows (prioritise). Under the survival tree I would invest in Last Stand (don't invest in rebirth tier 3, not worth it imo - Last Stand is a GREAT skill to have - it's part of what makes Sam B a fantastic tank). Charge is slightly less useful on Sam B than other characters, purely because of his poor stamina management but it's still a GREAT skill for all characters regardless of stamina consumption. I would also highly recommend investing in Sam B's Fury tree to at least unlock his Group Fury ability, which gives him a bonus 70% crit chance for 60 seconds (WHICH IS CRAZY BTW).

[@legodude494]

I'll keep these things in mind, though I will say that these episodes are all pre-recorded now so if I take any of these skills it'll be by chance that you see them! I never take fury skills because I always forget I have the ability and end up never using it, so it's a waste of skill points for me because I just always forget it exists!

[@petercullum1374]

should use more guns mate espiey when the zombie gang up on you

[@legodude494]

I should really, at least in Riptide where the firearms were buffed, though I always worry about running out of ammo lol. I also just much prefer the melee combat and mod in the game over firearms. You can blame it on the first game where firearms were just really bad so I never used them, and I've kept that mindset ever since XD