A jog on the coast

[Gimpylung 40]

So I was fully geared up and paranoid about losing my stuff, had a lovely pristine mosin and attachments including an LRS. Got my brains splattered point blank by magnum owning server hopper in the Military Base SE of Vybor as I was looking for a pristine assault vest.

 

Didn't really need a pristine assault vest as I had a perfectly good worn one, but such is the nature of the end game in DayZ currently. But as usual it was like being released from the prison of my possessions.

 

So I roll a new char on a near full 40 player server unshackled by the burdens of possessions and decide I'll jog from my spawn at Solnichniy all the way along the coast south and then west along the road and see how far I get as a bambi and what kind of players I'd meet as I normally drink some water and head inland ASAP.

 

Just looted for the bare essentials on my jog, a melee weapon to ward of the odd zed, some water and a enough food so I don't starve. What a fine experience I had.

 

Encountered a player fist fighting a Zed in Solnichniy, threw in a few punches at the zed myself, said hi and carried on. South of the town a few shots rang out, never saw the dude, zig zagged and kept goin, thankfully he was a poor shot.

 

Discovered a bunch of flashlights coming on my way through Kamyshovo, didn't hang around, looked fairly suspect. On the far side of town I get held up by a geared up guy with a mosin, turns out he's a Hero, he gives me an opened can of tuna, I thank him after a small chat and I'm on my way again.

 

Electro was surprisingly uneventful aside from a few zeds, ran right thru the centre of town, even carelessly looted a couple of buildings for food. Onward.

 

Between Electro and Cherno I meet two bambi's fistfighting, one goes down as I approach, I circle the remaining dude and tell him that wasn't very nice, he ignores me I carry on.

 

On the way into Cherno I meet a guy jogging on the road, we jog together for a few 100 yards, 'Out for a jog?' I enquire, he replies that he is in a lighthearted tone, we part company a short time later as I detour into the industrial area to look for a small backpack as its getting a bit awkward with only a 4 slots as I have a bottle and a couple of cans at this point, I find one pretty quick. I see a sniper rattling around on the walkways above me, I see him first, I stand still and wave, he waves back, doesn't fire, a hero on overwatch evidently, I carry on, my faith in the DayZ playerbase improving with every step I go.

 

I approach Balota Airbase, thinking, this is where my tale will end, I will surely die here. I run in the 1st gate on the east end and run directly to the nearest prison cell building on the other side of the runway. I shout friendly coming in as I enter the building, no one is on the ground floor.

 

But some serious shit has gone down here, the ground floor is littered with military gear, mags and weapons that was obviously taken off several fully geared players, I grab as much as I can as quickly as possible and run of into the trees on the north side as I'm not sure if someone was upstairs, I never went up.

 

I peruse the items I have found, most of the military clothing is ruined but pockets are pockets, a ruined magnum and FNX, I discard them. But lo and belhold a pristine mosin with a pristine LRS, I shake my head in amusement and resolve not to get paranoid and slink of into the north like a shadow. Easy come easy go I figure, I decide that tonight, I'll make the return journey to Solnichniy along the coast but this time fully geared up and in Hero mode.

 

I have a feeling the return journey will be wholly different experience.

 

Moral of the story, don't be owned by your own gear, fate intervenes in the strangest ways in this game. If I was to go about looking for a pristine LRS I certainly wouldn't have thought running along the coast carelessly would have netted me one.

 

It's a funny old game.

[Mopa 44]

True that man, Id rather die fast while having some interaction with other players then sit around doing nothing, meeting no one or sitting on a hill shooting others over and over for little to no reason. 

Edited February 4, 2014 by Mopa

[Trew 4]

Nice  

  so how did the return trip go?

[Gimpylung 40]

Nice  

  so how did the return trip go?

 

LOL, dunno yet man, I'll tell you tomorrow :D

Edited February 4, 2014 by Gimpylung

[Mdogg2005 447]

Very read.  Much moral of the story.  Wow.

[Gimpylung 40]

Very read.  Much moral of the story.  Wow.

 

Very thanks, morality story strong. Learn younguns. 

[Douken (DayZ) 2]

Good luck with the return trip bro!

[Problematic 71]

Very read.  Much moral of the story.  Wow.

 

Also found worth the story much reading, I did.