My failure at using chem lights as a distraction...

[Death By Crowbar 1213]

So, I was looting one of the main rows of houses Novo, one of the "blue doors". I went in from the back and ran upstairs to the 3rd foor. Nothing of use, great. So I start to walk down from the 3rd story when I hear footsteps. Someone is near! I've only got a big clunky fire extinguisher, what do I do? Hmmm... So I get to the 2nd floor and using 3pp I take a peek downstairs, and there's an SKS pointed right back up the stairs at me. Oh boy, here we go...

 

In direct talk I say, "Friendly, no need to point that thing up here!"

 

... silence. He sits there with the gun pointed up, looks ready to fire. I think about things for a few seconds.

 

In direct talk, bluffing of course, I channel my inner Mr Moon and yell "Aight, well if you're not going to withdraw I'm coming down guns blazing! RAR!!!"

 

... now he sidesteps to the side of the stairs. I can't see him so well. I've got him rattled. That's better than nothing at this point.  :thumbsup:

 

My odds are bad here, so I try to make the best of it. I've got a few chem lights, figure I'll make it interesting and throw them down the stairs at him. So I put one in my hands and peak around the corner of the stairs and throw it. TAKE THAT!!!

 

And that's when it happens. My toon is stuck standing there with his fists up due to whatever this throwing bug is. Brilliant idea, throw chem lights at him to distract him, but in the process paralyze and cripple myself. I can't move at all. For the love of god I CANNOT MOVE!!!  :(

 

Well, long story short, the chem light throw looked like it was in slow motion and went maybe 2 feet (my arm is WAAAAAY better than that!) and then it disappeared, I'm guessing it warped back to another room or maybe it's original spawn location. Well that didn't work so well.

 

As I stand there paralyzed with my firsts up feeling completely disappointed in my weak ass toss of the chem light the guy at the bottom of the stairs sidesteps back over so he can see me and shoots 3 times, the screen goes blank, and I'm dead.

 

Oh DayZ and your Alpha quirks... moral of the story is throwing chem lights to distract a guy at the bottom of the stairs with a loaded rifle is not a good strategy at this time. I look forward to trying it again in the future though!

[killerpixel 49]

Yeah the throwing is a bit clunky....I'm taking a very nervous look at the M67 in my inventory whenever I open it, because I have the sinking feeling that if I finally decide to use it, it will probably kill me.