Editing Combat (section)

=== Primary, Secondary, Melee ===
Though Survivors can make their own decisions about how to load out their character and what to bring with them into combat, most Survivors carry three weapons with them at a time that fall into the following distinct roles. '''Primary''' weapons are typically anything that can be fit into the designated weapon slot on a character's back (such as a rifle). '''Secondary''' weapons are carried as a back-up or compliment to a primary weapon, and though they are typically smaller (such as a pistol), the role of secondary can be occupied by a weapon that would normally go on a character's back (such as a submachine gun) that is instead carried in a backpack or vest. '''Melee''' weapons are of course non-ranged, and can also be placed in the designated slot on the back that cannot be occupied by any other type of item, granted they are of a certain size (i.e. [[Knife (disambiguation)|knives]] cannot be placed on the back).

Some Survivors choose to carry two primary weapons, one on their back and one in their hands, in order to avoid having to choose just one -- this will slow you down when moving however. A popular alternative to that technique is to carry a long-range weapon on your back, such as a [[Mosin 9130|Mosin]], and then supplement that with a backpack-carried short-range weapon such as an [[MP5-K|SG5-K]].

As of the 1.0 update, most primaries can fit into high tier backpacks.