

Surviving by stealth and foraging is less effective. As one wise man said: “killing zombies is defining the current meta and is the most effective way of surviving.” – with which I agree.Sprinters are brutal and not recommended to newer players. Surviving with sprinters has completely different meta. Sprinters are not considered in this tier list due to them being the most challenging version of zeds vanilla game can provide. This tier list is about shambler zombies.I’m not getting into builds and combinations territory because I want to incentivize players to create them themselves (one of the most fun things in PZ), nonetheless, this guide will have some notable examples.Also having max fitness or strength early has much more value and impact compared to having it in the late game. Factually this is correct, but very few people actually achieve this on practice because it takes too long and it’s boring. I disagree with “you can max your strength and fitness eventually” rhetoric. People experienced enough to survive into the late game usually die due to complacency. Majority of players rarely play into the late game, most deaths happen early into the run. There’s a solid focus on early game in this ranking.

Order of placements in each tier matters.This Tier List is supposed to serve as a quick and convenient source of information on Traits and Occupations. Traits and Occupations Tier List I made with intention to help newer players and for general convenience matters.
