PC Anyone else hate vultures?

They are a pain but we do need an air threat. The bees certainly were not that so I'm ok with them. 

I agree they do need nerfed as they automatically attack when on a vehicle of any kind, this is just annoying. 

But whatever, I'm loving the game. 

 
I don't see how they are any better or worse than the hornets honestly. The AI on them is still @%$*#!. They'll circle for hours and abort attacks before they even get within 30 meters. The one weapon that should be most suited to killing them is a Shotgun, but of course because of the game mechanics it is actually the worst firearm for it. I don't mind them so much on horde nights as like others have said setting up a roof and installing a turret on it is simple enough. I only kill vultures on horde night if they happen to come into my line of fire. So far as biomes with more of them, the only one worth visiting is the desert. I'll hit up a desert once or twice in a play through to gather Oil Shale but that is it. Wasteland and Burnt might as well not even exist in the world gen list of biomes.

 
Dracula said:
I didn't mind them in A18, but now that they're ridiculously aggressive, beat holes in my roof, totaled my motorcycle, etc. they've become the cliff racers of 7 Days To Die.
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I place spikes on top of the roof. It works pretty well.

 
Mday said:
I place spikes on top of the roof. It works pretty well.
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Thats brilliant...it makes total sense...yet I can't remember a single streamer ever using them that way.  Everyone seems to gravitate to junk or auto turrets on their roofs...Thanks for the idea! :)

 
Laz Man said:
Thats brilliant...it makes total sense...yet I can't remember a single streamer ever using them that way.  Everyone seems to gravitate to junk or auto turrets on their roofs...Thanks for the idea! :)
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I deployed both. Somehow my sg turrets never fired a shot. I guess the birds is diving bombing so fast that they hit the iron spike before the turrets can react.

 
Gazz said:
If you would like them they wouldn't be doing their job.
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Is the goal to make me hate the game?  If so, the vultures are a step in the right direction.

They can keep their lacerations, infections, and stamina draining surprise attacks.  

If the goal is to add things I don't like, let's add more mandatory cool down periods and microtransactions.

 
They are pain, but then they should be, it was so easy to ignore them in A18 on horde nights, now they're more of a threat during horde nights, as the should be IMHO. I find they're easier to kill in A19, better hit box?, and as far as horde nights, they are easily dealt with a decent base design and a junk turret and/or shotgun. I actually like them more now in A19. As far as being attacked on a vehicle, I heal up to 100% if possible and also have an anti-vulter weapon in my hand before getting in/on a vehicle, so if attacked, just hop off and deal with the threat, easy peasy.  

 
I've got no problem with them other than, as others have said, having to stop every minute or so while riding a vehicle through a desert.   That gets old very fast.

 
My main point is that you shouldn't HAVE to stop.  I'm not going to argue the speed of a vulture in relation to the speed of a vehicle and argue that because someone will always deride realism and make excuses.

No; I'm going to argue that going along and getting a surprise infection from a vulture while traveling sucks because any sound they make can't be heard over the drone of the vehicle engine, dealing with literal dozens on every horde night sucks; it's not an impossible task, but they take away more from gameplay than they add.

 
Vultures = Feather delivery service

Black Hat said:
I can see your point.

Getting hit 7k times by a vulture while on a bike can be very frustrating. They should nerf the vultures on this situation. 

Other than that, they are one shot with a knife but funny enough not with a bullet.
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I kill them all the time with my 9mm, with or without a silencer.  (one shot that is, and when I'm in a vehicle I always get in with my pistol / AK in hand, so I can shoot them right after dismounting.)

 
Dracula said:
What do all of you people use feathers for?  They're worthless to me and always discarded.
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Early game silent sneak attack to get a single Z to some to you away from the pack.  Late game easy way to kill Z's without using the brass ammo reserved for Horde nights.

Make no mistake I despise the primitive bow, but it can be made to work until you get a wooden bow / iron crossbow or one of the compound weapons.

 
Darthjake said:
Early game silent sneak attack to get a single Z to some to you away from the pack.  Late game easy way to kill Z's without using the brass ammo reserved for Horde nights.

Make no mistake I despise the primitive bow, but it can be made to work until you get a wooden bow / iron crossbow or one of the compound weapons.
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Right you are, I save my ammo for horde night and emergencies while looting large POIs. The bow with it's 3.5X sneak attack is an insta-kill with head shots.

 
Hate is a relative term. Having a challenge from every angle is what keeps this game keeping me on my toes. Making sure I have iron bars or something over my head or as mentioned, some turrets to protect me while I'm shooting another way. One of the things I like about this game is the constant challenge. Some complain it is too easy while others think the demolisher or the vulture or..."insert zombie here" is too much. That sounds like the sign of a good zombie game. I'm still dying after 6,500+ hours playing the game. Bring em' on....

 
I don't use the bow; I'll use either guns or stealth.  The primitive bow is a pain in the backside to me, so I never progressed further with the bow.  As such, feathers are worthless.  Interesting that so many of you stick with it.

 
Dracula said:
I don't use the bow; I'll use either guns or stealth.  The primitive bow is a pain in the backside to me, so I never progressed further with the bow.  As such, feathers are worthless.  Interesting that so many of you stick with it.
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Yep, primitive bow is so worthless that it will one shot kill a doe D1 with a sneak shot.... totally worthless. smh

 
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