barnabus 1708 Posted June 25, 2016 (edited) When I come upon three guys gathered around an unknown object on the ground at a smoking NATO helicrash, all three carrying rifles, no one pulling security or even looking the other way, I see an opportunity to impart a valuable lesson. I shoot some one, preferably the one with the big orange mountain pack . The other two scattered like rabbits, one went left the other went right (that, at least, was the smartest thing they did, still, makes me giggle madly). Even gave me time to loot the dude I killed and run around the crash. 1. Never gather around like that, at least one guy needs to be pulling security. 2. If you want to share the loot with your buddies, fine, move away from the crash/loot site at least 1 KM or a major terrain feature away to do this. 3. Low pop server? Yeah, ok, no such thing, the other guys out there you haven't accounted for are doing the same things you are. Edited June 26, 2016 by barnabus 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emuthreat 2837 Posted June 26, 2016 I'm going to assume that you didn't have a grenade with you at the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barnabus 1708 Posted June 26, 2016 12 hours ago, emuthreat said: I'm going to assume that you didn't have a grenade with you at the time. I did, but I was by the tail, they were at the front. Didn't want to waste the grenade.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sneakydude 480 Posted June 26, 2016 Nice job, would be great if you enabled shadowplay for us :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Funkmaster Rick 373 Posted June 26, 2016 That's one issue I frequently notice when running with groups: a lack of fucking discipline and awareness. As soon as they're running with others, they start spending more time making sure they're hugging ass than actually scouting, and the mere mention of potentially desirable loot turns everyone's brains off. I can't even begin to count the number of times I've been running with a group of skilled players and had the entire group wipe because of really, really poor decision-making. It lends credence to the old saying about people being smart, but groups being stupid. =/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whyherro123 2283 Posted June 27, 2016 2 hours ago, Funkmaster Rick said: That's one issue I frequently notice when running with groups: a lack of fucking discipline and awareness. As soon as they're running with others, they start spending more time making sure they're hugging ass than actually scouting, and the mere mention of potentially desirable loot turns everyone's brains off. I can't even begin to count the number of times I've been running with a group of skilled players and had the entire group wipe because of really, really poor decision-making. It lends credence to the old saying about people being smart, but groups being stupid. =/ Have a designated chain of command, and, probably more importantly, a designated chain of communication, helps a lot with this. Specific positions of responsibilities help a lot as well. For example, I am usually the designated "Scout" for my clan. I am usually 5 or so minutes ahead of my clanmates, scouting out terrain and looking for movement. I actually very rarely get into combat, and am usually sitting in a bush with a pair of binoculars. Other than that, we usually have at least a "rear-guard", to provide cover-fire for when the main section goes a-looting, and if we have the guys, a couple fireteams out on the flanks as well. We never cluster around loot or in buildings anymore. A couple guys go in, grab the goods, and we separate it all later. Other than that, chains of command help, because jesus fuck does the phrase "too many chiefs, not enough Indians" applies to Day Z too well. Get more than three people in a channel in TS and the channel will descend into a screaming match. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mookie (original) 799 Posted June 27, 2016 14 hours ago, Funkmaster Rick said: That's one issue I frequently notice when running with groups: a lack of fucking discipline and awareness. As soon as they're running with others, they start spending more time making sure they're hugging ass than actually scouting, and the mere mention of potentially desirable loot turns everyone's brains off. I can't even begin to count the number of times I've been running with a group of skilled players and had the entire group wipe because of really, really poor decision-making. It lends credence to the old saying about people being smart, but groups being stupid. =/ I'd estimate my odds of dying are at least doubled when I'm with anyone else, and they increase in direct proportion to the size of the group. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
