@meganoth Calling the police man ranged combat? He is a spitter. You see and hear him before he spits. That is nothing like actual ranged combat. Ranged isn´t ranged. You really want to compare a mindless zombie and a human NPC with guns and say they are the same threat level?
Like said, if they aren´t any smarter than zombies, they better keep them out of the game. They should take cover, they should make sure you don´t hear or see them before they shoot. they need to have better path finding and not hit a wall right nexts to a open door. Also bullets should do more damage than spitting. (depending on the caliber ofc) If you think that is the same as a police zombie spitting, we can end this discussion right now.
There is a huge difference between black and white thinking about a person and about a game mechanic. But you know that very well.