Something odd about rebuilding barriers?

[Tridalo]

My friend noticed it today and I hadn't. Anyway, whenever I rebuild the barriers of something outside the bus, apparently I rebuild them with what look like metal scraps, where as my friend still has basic wood.

On the bus rebuilding barriers I have what looks like wood with metal edges.

Now I don't know if I am just seeing things but there is a distinct difference in what I rebuild the windows with and my friend rebuilds them with.

Is this another of those "prema-perks" or is it just a visual upgrade because the zombies pull of the barriers at the same speed.

[beanbag1992]

In the comments section of some youtube video I was watching some guy was claiming to have the same thing as you seem to have. He also said that it takes the zombies 4 times longer to pull off the board. Do the zombies pull off your boards at the same speed as that of your friends?

[Tridalo]

I haven't watched it long enough at normal zombie windows, but on the bus we repaired two windows side by side and let zombies pull at them. One his repair, one mine.

They destroyed the windows at the same time.

[beanbag1992]

"i can confirm the barrier green pop because compared to the the starting barriers mine are metal and take 3 pulls like."

That was the comment. He seems to have metal barriers like you are describing.

[Tridalo]

As I stated unless it has a different effect on normal zombie windows, the windows on the bus destroyed at the same speed.

[Jeager1999]

Well there is a way to prove this. At round one, while in the Depot, kill all the zombies. 8 out of 10 chances, the last zombie will still be outside breaking down the Barrier. Keep the Boards up until you see a POP and then see if any boards you build are now metal.

[Tridalo]

My boards are metal, I've already stated this. However they break like normal wooden boards. So I don't know if there is one higher than this scrap metal I have currently but yeah they break like wooden boards on the bus at least. I will go now and test a normal window but on the bus they look like wooden boards with metal edges and break as quickly as normal wood.

[MysteryMachineX]

Barriers have varied for quite a while. It depends on what the window is. Ascension established metal poles being used as windows. Some windows in the games would vary up, sometimes boarding up wood, sometimes metal. I suppose BO2 may have just taken it to the next level.

[Tridalo]

Yes but when a friend of mine boarded a window his was wood. I reboarded the same window and it was metal scraps. Unless its different for each character I think there is something else at play here.

If it matters he was Misty and I was Russman. We had a third but they disconnected.

[MysteryMachineX]

Is it not possible that probability was just not on your side?

[Electric Jesus]

This is my theory on all of this.

All of your zombue stats can give you a permanent perk after a while.

A certain number of revives gives you infinite qr.

A certain number of headshots gives you deadshot.

Running a certain distance gives you stamin-up.

A certain number of explosive kills gives you flopper (reduced effect of backsplash and fire, probably no explosion)

Certain number of boards repaired = upgraded boards.

See what I mean? What else is there to find? Only time will tell.

[Tridalo]

Is it not possible that probability was just not on your side?

I don't quite understand what you are saying to be quite honest.

[MysteryMachineX]

Maybe it's luck-based and you just got unlucky?

[Tridalo]

Maybe it's luck-based and you just got unlucky?

Metal boards being luck based? Uhh I really don't know how to respond to that.

Either way, I have tested both in a solo game and in a public match I no longer put up wooden boards of course in both tests I was Russman again so I really don't know, I could keep trying until I get someone else but the game seems to like to put me as Russman.

[MysteryMachineX]

Maybe it's luck-based and you just got unlucky?

Metal boards being luck based? Uhh I really don't know how to respond to that.

Either way, I have tested both in a solo game and in a public match I no longer put up wooden boards of course in both tests I was Russman again so I really don't know, I could keep trying until I get someone else but the game seems to like to put me as Russman.

You build a board. You have a RANDOM chance of it being wood or metal. Yes? No? Maybe?

[Tridalo]

Maybe it's luck-based and you just got unlucky?

Metal boards being luck based? Uhh I really don't know how to respond to that.

Either way, I have tested both in a solo game and in a public match I no longer put up wooden boards of course in both tests I was Russman again so I really don't know, I could keep trying until I get someone else but the game seems to like to put me as Russman.

You build a board. You have a RANDOM chance of it being wood or metal. Yes? No? Maybe?

Oh ok, sorry I guess I didn't follow but I no longer put up wooden boards. If it was random wouldn't I still put up wood ones?

[MysteryMachineX]

Huh. Maybe Electric is right then.

[blackfire561]

Its a perk http://www.callofdutyzombies.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=120&t=25409

[Triple Ex]

Knife enough and you get.....

FUCKING KNIFE-AID!!!!!!!!!!!!