Today i killed a bambi, and minutes later, spared another...

[crazykage 1063]

Running along the coast, low pop server (about 6 or 7 people).

Just running about. Not really anything I am trying to do, or anywhere I am trying to go. Just kinda going from a to b, except I don't really know where "b" is...

When suddenly, I notice about 100 feet (not meters) in front of me is a female (character model) player running straight at me.

Im pretty alert when travelling, even on low pop servers. Even if there is only one other player. Hell, even if im the ONLY player, I still keep an eye out. You never know when someone will log in.

So when I SUDDENLY see this woman just 100 feet away, my knee jerk reaction was that she was waiting in ambush. At first glance, I see a moto helmet and a fire axe on her back, cant make out anything in her hands (like a pistol?). So I stop, strafe left a few feet, and pull my pistol out and up, but hold off on the ADS.

She didn't stop running, and didn't change course. She continued to run straight ahead.

I fired a warning shot, and she didn't stop. In fact, NOW she had changed course, altering to run right at me after I had stepped to the left slightly.

By now she was about 10 to 15 feet away, running right at me, ignoring my warning shot, so I let her have it, and dropped her.

Later inspection revealed that she had a single can of tuna, a backpack, moto helmet, and fire axe. Nothing else other than her clothes, all ruined from the shooting.

What were her intentions? Why did she alter course and run RIGHT AT ME after a warning shot? Her only weapon, the axe, was on her back. And in the heat of the moment, I didn't have time to check her hands to see if there was a magnum in them. I will never know. What I DO know is that I killed her because I thought she might be a threat. Sorry to send you back to the coast so soon, but thats the way of things, I guess.

Not ten minutes later I had continued on my way, when I encountered ANOTHER female character, this one was black, and had nothing (that I could see) but a shovel. I pulled my pistol up and out, and she put her shovel away, and put her hands up. I cautiously approached, and asked if she wanted some food. Her response was to put her hands down, and run off to my side, and stop and turn to look at me. Clearly, she wanted to go her way, so I let her and continued on mine.

The lesson?

When you see a fully milspec kitted special forces looking mother ******, don't run right at him and be surprised if he responds defensively. If he sees YOU first, and doesn't immediately cap you, he probably wont. The correct response is to either surrender, or run AWAY, either way indicating to said mother ****** that you are not a threat, and intend to stay that way. Of course, be aware that surrendering may result in your being handcuffed and robbed/bleach sprayed in your ears. But that is why the option of running away exists. Of course, if he CHASES you, well then I doubt its because he wants to share a can of beans...

now that I think about it, you cant know for sure what that mother ******'s intentions are, so succumbing to an all out YOLO charge and hoping for the best might result in a few minor injuries and a free full millspec kit....

Sorry. I guess there really isn't a lesson to learn here...

[-DMG-Jonesy 226]

Clearly, she wanted to go her way, so I let her and continued on mine.

 

 

 

How do you explain this moment of weakness!?

[crazykage 1063]

How do you explain this moment of weakness!?

I wasn't hunting at that moment. And when I do hunt, I only go for the big game. But dammit, if a rabbit runs straight AT ME, I gotta do something!

[knoCC (DayZ) 211]

The lesson here, young grasshopper, is that you wasted a bullet firing into the air...

 

You were never really in any danger. I guarantee you will end up dead sooner than later doing that "This is a Robbery" scare tactic.

[crazykage 1063]

The lesson here, young grasshopper, is that you wasted a bullet firing into the air...

 

You were never really in any danger. I guarantee you will end up dead sooner than later doing that "This is a Robbery" scare tactic.

I was more or less trying to tell her to back off, or maybe pick a different direction to run. Which, of course, she did. I guess I should have fired TWO shots, since only firing one apparently means "run straight at me", whereas two means "stay the frell away, damn you!".

And as for ending up dead, that WILL happen, and PROBABLY sooner than later, no matter what I do. No matter. Just gives me an excuse to try some of the fresh spawn troll ideas ive had on some hi pop servers...

[-DMG-Jonesy 226]

Hunting shmunting!  I use this simple, but efficient check list to determine who I shoot.  

 

1.) Is the person in front of me a part of my group?

 

2.) Is the person in front of me radiating enough swag to become part of my group?


If the answer is no to either, I shoot.

 

It's sort of like flat rate shipping.  

 

Follow my simple list, and you too shall live forever.  

[crazykage 1063]

Hunting shmunting!  I use this simple, but efficient check list to determine who I shoot.  

 

1.) Is the person in front of me a part of my group?

 

2.) Is the person in front of me radiating enough swag to become part of my group?

If the answer is no to either, I shoot.

 

It's sort of like flat rate shipping.  

 

Follow my simple list, and you too shall live forever.

who wants to live forever?

Im actually really bored with my current character. I think im gonna do something really stupid, and try to interact with other players when I get a chance.

Which will play out something like this:

Step 1: find other player/s. proceed accordingly to step 2 or 3.

Step 2. Interaction will occur, and fun will be had. Repeat step 1.

Step 3. Interaction will be dispensed at muzzle velocity, and fun will be had. If dead, proceed to step 4. If alive, repeat step 1.

Step 4. Spawn at coast and commence trolling ideas. Fun to be had.

[dakisback 39]

This is a game not real life. There are no warning shots. If someone shoots even in my/or anyone else's direction; we assume you're trying to kill us.

 

I'd turn and run at you too just to have a fighting chance instead of just dying.

[crazykage 1063]

This is a game not real life. There are no warning shots. If someone shoots even in my/or anyone else's direction; we assume you're trying to kill us.

 

I'd turn and run at you too just to have a fighting chance instead of just dying.

which lends to what I said about an all out YOLO charge.

But if, like in the above circumstance, the shooter is still a good 50 feet away from you, stepping out of your path, and fires only one shot, without aiming directly at you, and without any kind of follow up, CLEARLY holding off on any further shooting as you continue to approach to within 15 feet?

Had I been in the young ladies' shoes, I would have interpreted it as a sign that the shooter did not WANT to kill me, but rather wanted me to go away, or surrender.

But again, surrender may have resulted in my being cuffed, robbed, and bleached to a sparkly, disinfected clean....

Such a chaotic world we live in...