I went with a low strength high intelligence zui-quan practitioner. Aside from infinite dodges it dishes out a nasty counter punch and extra damage based on how smart you are. With little more than a few levels in melee and unarmed I was able to farm a fault line simply because very high INT gives great odds against their paralysis.
Akido isn’t the best style unfortunately, thanks to its damage debuff. I can’t say personally but I think it’s best against things that can feel pain, like armed NPCs.
Another personal favorite of mine is Roller-Judo. As with Judo you don’t lose time for being downed so fighting on roller skates is a great idea. Plus the mental image of gut checking zombies in the roller derby apocalypse is too good to pass up.
SUGGESTIONS***
How difficult would it be to add snow and ice to the world during winter? Without plows clearing the streets life could be real difficult come December, right? I’m thinking it would just sit on top of a tile like bushes or trees. Deep snow would slow down movement but get destroyed ((Plowed, packed down)) by driving or walking over it. Ice would have a chance to down characters not wearing sensible shoes and could cause fast moving vehicles to skid–if they don’t have winter tires.
Maybe a new tag to things like rubber boots: Non-slip. Meaning that character won’t stumble or fall when crossing slippery terrain.