What I learned from my first deliberate Murder

[Hutch (DayZ) 116]

1. See them before they see you.

I was up north running into a small town, Gvozdno I think. As I was coming down a hill toward town I noticed a survivor run behind a house. He didn't see me, so I moved behind a tree and watched for him to pass around the other side. He didn't. I figured he must have run toward another house behind that one, so I moved up to a house next door and watched for him to come out again. I was bored, I hadn't seen another survivor for hours and I was looking for a fight.

2. Always check your surroundings before leaving cover.

Then I saw him come out of a different house to my side and run into another nearby, so I took up a position at the corner of a fence where I could see the doorway and waited for him to come out again. When he walked out of the house, I shot him mid torso with my Mosin.

*If he had been more observant as he moved between houses he might have seen me before I was able to get the drop on him.

3. When you take fire, Don't run.

Instead of doing a 180 and going back inside, or around the back of the house, He ran, in the open, directly away from me. His M4 was on his back, not in his hands. My second shot missed because he zigged, but my third shot dropped him. I waited a few seconds and moved up to loot.

*If I were him, I would have run back into the house, pulled out that M4 and covered the entrance, bandaging asap. If he had, he might still be alive, or at least he would have had a fighting chance.

4. Always carry handcuffs.

When I got to his body, I checked his pulse. He was still alive! For a second I thought about bandaging him, but he woke up and started to move. I had no cuffs so I had to finish him off with another shot. If I hadn't, I'm sure he would have turned his M4 on me. That's what I would do.

*If I had cuffs, I would have cuffed him right away and then bandaged him and left him alive. I will try to keep a set from now on.

5. Stay Healthy my friends

He must have been healthy since it took three mosin shots at relatively close range to kill him. I always seem to get killed by the first shot, probably 'cause they aim for the head.

 

I felt kind of bad. He wasn't a threat to me, he wasn't in my way. I could have left him alone and moved on to another town.

The fact that he was carrying an M4 made me feel a little better. I normally don't worry about shooting players with military gear.

I didn't know the guy. I don't know what would have happened if I had tried to communicate first. Experience tells me if I had tried to talk first, he probably would have used that M4 on me.

 

Was it a dick move to kill someone for no reason? Yeah probably.

I know it sucks to get killed out of the blue with no warning. Maybe I taught him a lesson that will help him survive in the future. I learned quite a few lessons the same way.

Edited February 22, 2014 by Hutch

[UNDERWORLD 76]

You're so pro.

[Hutch (DayZ) 116]

You're so pro.

Not at all. I've been killed far more times than I've killed. I'm learning though.

 

I normally don't KoS, but as I said, I was bored.

[Irish. 4886]

its fun to kill. 

 

Especially when you can't stop thinking about it and you just have to post because there is nothing else to do and your wife is like, "what the hell are you talking about? You murdered someone?" 

[Korsbaek 1778]

its fun to kill. 

 

Especially when you can't stop thinking about it and you just have to post because there is nothing else to do and your wife is like, "what the hell are you talking about? You murdered someone?" 

 

"Yeeessssss.... I shot him.. Three times. He was in the woods, and I.. I... I shot him".

[rydekk 250]

"Yeeessssss.... I shot him.. Three times. He was in the woods, and I.. I... I shot him".

 

 

Honey, it's okay. I support you through all of this. But now, i must call the police...

[ASDF991 8]

yes always aim for the head with the mosien, so frustrating to watch someone slip away when I miss their head and hit their body. Honestly the Moisen should auto 1 hit kill body/head...50/50 on arms and legs if you die or not..

[Irish. 4886]

Honestly the Moisen should auto 1 hit kill body/head...50/50 on arms and legs if you die or not..

 

Not if it hits my book or helmet that I have in my shirt, which is under my vest that has protector cases in it.Chances are good that the bullet will not penetrate me and will simply damage my gear. They made it that way on purpose.

Edited February 23, 2014 by lrish

[Crooked Hauser 258]

So what does handcuffs do to the player wearing them? They can't access their inventory, but they can still move? But if they log out they die? Isn't cuffing the same as killing? Who really carries keys?

[Irish. 4886]

So what does handcuffs do to the player wearing them? They can't access their inventory, but they can still move? But if they log out they die? Isn't cuffing the same as killing? Who really carries keys?

 

If you cuff a player they a cannot access their inventory. It takes 1. the knowledge that you can break out of them on your own in short time and 2. the time to break out of them. I carry keys and a hacksaw. If I want to cuff someone for safety I can, and I can uncuff them with the keys after and take my cuffs back. Or hacksaw someone out if I dont want the cuffs back. You can disarm them while they are cuffed, leaving you safe if you have a helmet on. Its not a death sentence at all, just a means of controlling someone for a short period of time. I think it takes about 2 mins tops to break out if you know how.

Edited February 23, 2014 by lrish

[Crooked Hauser 258]

If you cuff a player they a cannot access their inventory. It takes 1. the knowledge that you can break out of them on your own in short time and 2. the time to break out of them. I carry keys and a hacksaw. If I want to cuff someone for safety I can, and I can uncuff them with the keys after and take my cuffs back. Or hacksaw someone out if I dont want the cuffs back. You can disarm them while they are cuffed, leaving you safe if you have a helmet on. Its not a death sentence at all, just a means of controlling someone for a short period of time. I think it takes about 2 mins tops to break out if you know how.

Good to know. In 150 hours I've never been cuffed. Just KoSed a lot. :(

[Hutch (DayZ) 116]

So what does handcuffs do to the player wearing them? They can't access their inventory, but they can still move? But if they log out they die? Isn't cuffing the same as killing? Who really carries keys?

AFAIK, When cuffed, you can't do anything. Can't walk, run, or crawl either.

Without Keys, Cuffs can be opened with a hacksaw and I'm pretty sure a player can "wiggle" out of them eventually, but it takes time.

I don't think logging out kills you but I could be wrong. I think the logout option is disabled when cuffed. You can Alt-F4 but there's still the 30 second logout timer.

 

Edited February 23, 2014 by Hutch

[pillock 850]

Can you tie people up with rope? Haven't had the chance to test it yet.

[Ineedscoffee 464]

There's something wrong with me. After reading the title, I came into this fully expecting to learn how to kill someone with a deffibulater......