Swords

[Adam the Waster]

Swords would be a great addition as a melee weapon in the game. It would make sense in the Apocalypse.  

They would be placed in fortitude. And it reuses the same animations as the machete. 

Pros: 

Bonus limb damage and chance for Bleed

More damage then knife/machete 

More reach 

Burning shaft 

Cons: 

More expensive 

Can't harvest corpes as well

Less stealth damage 

More stamina used 

Types:

Stone sword: a crude sword with wood and sharp stone spikes sticking out. More of a club then anything but gets the job done. 

Iron sword: a square sharpen lawnmower blade that has a pretty nice handle and a serrated spikes on the back 

Steel sword: a true apocalyptic short sword forged with steel! Fit for a knight! 

 

[Suxar]

Consider a machete to be a version of a sword.

 

[Adam the Waster]

Ehhh maybe but I would make the Swords longer. It's kinda a short machete 

But I do agree

Maybe the tier 3 knife could be a Kbar or a Bowie knife