My first big break and fall OR "How I find it hard not to justify KoS"

obi_lipnik · July 15, 2012

PART 1:

It was a lovely afternoon when I spawned in Solnichniy. Second time I've spawned in the standalone, but I know my way around the map from playing the mod.

After about 4 hours of running around the place I've gathered a compass, handcuffs, map of NE Chernarus, a can opener and a FNX45 sidearm among other less valuable things. As if that wasn't enough, by sheer luck I found a magazine, chest holster and a few spare bullets for the pistol on a dead body under a ladder :lol:

Being equiped with a firearm it seemed like a good idea to go to one of the airstrips - and I decide on the NE one, since I had the map of that area.

By the time I got there the night had gotten very dark and I've waited quite a while longer before going any closer. I was lying in the grass south-west of the strip for at least 15 minutes and kept my flashlight off to see if anyone was using theirs. Nothing.

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I run past the hangars and into the building with a prison cell. In the prison I get a helmet and a gasmask. They were damaged.

Someone must have beaten me to the loot, but I still look around.

Bullets upstairs - no rifles or guns.

Shit, he might still be here.

I get out and thread lightly. Running past the hangars on my way to the control tower I notice a ray of light falling on the treetop behind it that seemed like a flashlight.

Fuck.

I hit the deck.

The ray doesn't move, so I chill a bit. By the time I get behind the tower I realize it's not a flashlight, but the reflector. I'm relieved.

I turn on my flashlight and aim it forward.

In the corner of my sight I see something that looks like a shoe.

It's a player!

A heavily geared guy is crouching behind a bush.

I run up behind him, turn off my flashlight and yell "Friendly!" ... the figure doesn't move or respond.

I repeat myself. "Hey, I'm friendly.", but he remains silent. I turn my flashlight back on.

Damn, he's got some gear!

Why is he just crouching there?

I notice the guy is only moving his head around - seems like he's double-tapped ALT or something.

"Hey, press-"

Wait a second.. This guy has a helmet, gasmask, vest, scoped mosin-nagant, full camo gear.

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I handcuffed him and when I saw his gear it was obvious he had been server hopping, killing players and was now afking for one reason or another. The head moving was probably a bug.

He had +300 rounds, his whole gear was pristine.
He was also holding handcuff keys, so I uncuffed him. But only after all of my gear was pristine B) and I had +300 bullets to go along with my Mosin.

In the closest forest to the west I logged out for the day.

PART 2:

The next day I awoke into another lovely sunny day. The airstrip was out of my sight and I had nothing more to gain from going there.

I lost quite a lot of blood from the journey to the strip - I could hardly see any colors. I did find a few bags of saline solution and IV starter kits, but I had no one to apply it for me. I had to find someone that would be so kind... Hell, I'd give them my extra can opener and compass for that service alone. But I had to be careful.

After an elaborate assessment of my situation (I had some pretty valuable gear) I decide the safest option would be to wait in some town and only approach people when I had a big enough advantage over them.

The long journey, however, required me to run into towns to refill my water bottles - or at least find cans of soda to hydrate myself. After an hour of running in the direction W-SW(West-South/West) away from the airstrip I ended up in Grishino.

I didn't have a map of that part of the country, but I knew that this was very close (if not the closest town) to the NW airstrip. I remembered that when I saw the big balloon-like building on the horizon.

I watched over the town for a few long minutes, but even though there were no people to be seen, I decided to skip it just in case. And anyway, by then I had a pretty good idea of where I was and making my way southward to Stary Sobor would be easy - not to mention, safer.

I made a long detour around the town on the East side of it, made my way across the dirt road leading South-East from it and then hopped onto the road leading South just where the last pair of houses stood.

The houses were in front of me and I used them as cover, to scout ahead.

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Fuck, there's two players approaching the town. I jump into the building and prone in the corner, covering the entrance.

God damn it, they must have heard me!

Ten seconds passed, no one entered. They didn't hear me. Good.

I run to the exit that leads onto the road, which takes you into the town to the left and out of it to the right.

I lean out and look left down the road.

They are armed and they're probably making their way to the NW airstrip. Fuck.

I can take them both out with my mosin from here.

Ok, I can take out one for sure.

But they're a pair and have automatic rifles.

I shouldn't risk it. Let's just bail.

What if they spot me? I got to make sure and see where they are heading now that I still have the upper hand.

Moves unseen and steps unheard, I follow them into town.

They are looting houses... Maybe they aren't bandits.

They split up, one jumps into the first house on the left and the other runs ahead and makes a right behind the line of houses and out of my sight.

Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!

Shit, fuck, damn! They must have seen me.

"FRIENDLY!" I yell.

I immediately regret it, because I hear no response.

I got to get the hell out of here!!!

I'm behind the house that I saw one of the two enter. I'm looking through the windows to see if I can spot him - my rifle ready to fire.

I get to the right side of the house, and lean across the corner to check the road, when suddenly I hear a barrage of shots.

My sight goes dark.

You are unconscious.

...

You are dead!

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They scored a big kill. Enough food for both of them, a compass and a can opener for each, 4 bags of saline solution.. and +300 bullets (most were for the M4s they were carrying).

Looking back on the experience, I did one thing wrong. I didn't kill on sight.

What I should have done is kill one of them from the distance and run away southward while the other was running for cover.

I mean really. What was I thinking?! In that situation, I'd probably kill the guy that looked like me as well.

Edited January 14, 2014 by obi_lipnik

xquzion · January 14, 2014

well now that was badass

MonkeyPickAss · January 10, 2014

He was probably a duplicate if i had to guess.

obi_lipnik · July 15, 2012

He was probably a duplicate if i had to guess.

It was the first time I saw something like it. I didn't really bother figuring it out for too long anyway - airstrip is not the place to be.

By the way I'll be writing up what happened next tomorrow, it's gotten a bit late over here :)

wgaf · August 24, 2012

Far beyond merely a justification to "kos," you have a duty to do it, a responsibility.

obi_lipnik · July 15, 2012

Far beyond merely a justification to "kos," you have a duty to do it, a responsibility.

That part is the rise of my character - the big break.. The fall is what will help me justify killing on sight.

GhostFire (DayZ) · January 14, 2014

Sadly the facts are you both have guns when you meet ppl shots will always come before words...you did the right thing in my eyes

obi_lipnik · July 15, 2012