Survivalist

The Survivalist is a Primary weapon introduced in the 16.2.0 Halloween Night 2018 update. It can be upgraded to the Survivalist Up1. It can be obtained from the Halloween Event Chest.
== Appearance ==
It is a compact carbine rifle with a grey colour scheme with several scratch marks. It has a grey pistol grip, trigger, receiver with a light grey ejection port, a handguard, and top rail. At the front of the weapon, it features a black foregrip mounted underneath, and a black muzzle break.
== Strategy ==
The weapon overall deals decent damage, with a high fire rate and mobility, but this is paired with a below average ammo capacity, and moderate range and accuracy.
=== Tips ===
* In the right hands, this weapon can serve well for a general-purpose primary for almost all builds.
* Aim for the head to maximize damage.
* Be wary of the ammo capacity, as being careless can deplete its ammo reserves quickly. Try avoiding wasting too much shots against targets at longer ranges.
* It should be noted that the weapon has a lower capacity than most Primary weapons in its class, try to reload after every battle to avoid getting caught off guard.
* This weapon will quickly down unarmored opponents in direct combat.
* Avoid open areas, especially where snipers are as the weapon is ineffective at longer ranges and due to the lack of a scope.
* It fires armor piecing rounds, making useful for dealing against armored players.
*It has a short magazine capacity, but makes up for it with its decent damage per shot.
** Though it deals decent damage, it suffers from a lower damage per second (DPS) than most primaries.
* This weapon can be used for finishing off players.
* Use an Ammo Pack to add one more magazine in the reserve capacity.
=== Counters ===
* Due to its ineffectiveness at longer ranges, pick off users at long range.
* Area damage and shotguns make quick work of users.
* It is deadly to attack head-to-head against users at close range. Instead, try flanking around the user and attack them from their sides.
* Take advantage of the low ammo capacity and have a user deplete their magazine, leaving them vulnerable for attacks.
** In case of that, use a high damaging weapon such as the One Shot or the Lustful Vengeance then finish them off with a backup weapon.
* Other primary weapons can outperform the rifle in terms of range and damage output.
== Attributes ==
* Automatic
* Armor Piercing: Deals 24% damage against armor with a 8% damage penalty against .
== Upgrades ==
* Survivalist Up1
* Survivalist Up2
== Theme ==
Zombie apocalypse themed.
== Recommended Maps ==
* Blockmart
* Pumpkin Island
== Weapon Setups ==
The weapon is effective when paired with other high damaging weapons such as Snipers and laser-based weapons.
== Trivia ==
* According to its weapon file, it was during the Infection of San Blocksisco by survivors.
* It can be compared as the opposite of the Compact Rifle as:
** The Survivalist boasts higher damage compared to the Compact Rifle's lower damage.
** The Survivalist has a lower ammo capacity compared to the Compact Rifle's.
** The Survivalist has a lower DPS compared to the Compact' Rifle's higher DPS.
==External Links==
* Ejection Port - -Beck-
* Magazine - VeXeDZERO
Category:Primary
Category:Weapons
Category:Automatic
Category:Armor Piercing
Category:Themed
Category:Event Chest