Being the Hunted

[xxKumorinekoxx 33]

There's times in Day Z where death will be hot on your heels. You might have just been unlucky enough to stumble upon a guys camp while he was still around, you might have ran into a bandit who isn't keen to let his kill get away, you may be running from a crazy axe wielding survivor singing folk songs over Direct Communication while he chases you.

I've found myself in quite a few of these situations and I have a few tips for others on how to turn things around.

I'm going to start off by assuming your at a disadvantage to the player after you since you have to run away in the first place.

1. Break Line of Sight - Run through a clump of pine trees or hang a fast corner, once your pursuer cant see you, you just might have the chance to turn around and wait for them to round the corner himself and take them out, but more likely, they'll grow cautious when he cant see you and slow down, expecting an ambush, use this to your advantage to put some distance between you and them.

2. Zombies - Zombies most of the time are things to avoid, but in this situation they can be used to your advantage, they aggro to the closest player, so if you can get ones attention, with some clever maneuvering you can dump that zombie on the one chasing you, distracting them, if your lucky, the zed will break their leg, leaving you to get away. The bigger pack you can get to follow you, the more chance you have of one aggroing on your pursuer

3. Doors & Gates - This ones tricky but if you can get it to work it can be very effective, find a house with a door or a fence with a gate and run through it while trying to get your cursor on it and shutting it behind you. Your pursuer will be forced to stop and open it to get after you, putting distance between you and them, and thanks to a little glitchyness, if the door hits them, there's a chance it'll snap their leg. However be careful to only do this if you have another way out, or else you've just trapped yourself in a corner.

I hope this helps some of you out there survive a little longer, and if you have other ideas on how to get someone off your ass, share them here!

[Dirtnasty (DayZ) 2]

alt-f4 like a normal person and switch servers

[ThatGuyCalledReptile 314]

Don't get caught.

That's how you survive.

[pxxl 259]

alt-f4 like a normal person and switch servers

That made me chuckle :beans:

[M O N S T E R 599]

Haha, good thread.

-MONSTER

[Bobcomss 189]

Or hide in the bush round the side of Cherno church and wait for them to crouch round the corner and KABLAMO them in the back of the head with a revoolver like a hero! :D

Shouldn't of shoot at me after I shouted friendly fool! PRO NINJA SKILLZ I HAZ!!!!

And should of checked your corners...

:D

AJ

Edited August 1, 2012 by Bobcomss

[thisisbleep 32]

That made me chuckle :beans:

Please don't feed the trolls, this guy has been posting lots of rubbish and offensive things today.

On topic: The first and most important thing to do is locate the position of the other player, if you don't know where they are you will not be able to get behind cover. It comes down to luck really, if the person hunting you is skilled or you are out in the open you do not have much chance of surviving.

[Nalestom 116]

On topic: The first and most important thing to do is locate the position of the other player, if you don't know where they are you will not be able to get behind cover. It comes down to luck really, if the person hunting you is skilled or you are out in the open you do not have much chance of surviving.

Precisely. When being shot at, your first task is to find out where they are shooting from, whether it be via visual confirmation or based upon where the bullet landed and where the sound of the gunfire came from. Only then can you accurately find cover and formulate a plan; otherwise, it's like trying to hide from a ghost.

[xxKumorinekoxx 33]

Precisely. When being shot at, your first task is to find out where they are shooting from, whether it be via visual confirmation or based upon where the bullet landed and where the sound of the gunfire came from. Only then can you accurately find cover and formulate a plan; otherwise, it's like trying to hide from a ghost.

My tips were more focused on the point after you've escaped the shooter and they leave their cover to come after you. In my experience most players aren't confident enough to shoot a moving target unless you're running in a completely straight line. (Something to avoid.) They prefer to wait until you slow down and come to a stop for them to take their shot. And its rare case that they'll come after you anyways, excluding the axe wielding maniac, bandits will usually let the kill go if they get away from the initial ambush, preferring to stay in their nice, safe, and warm cover until another target comes around. But those that do have that determination to get their kill, either through desperation or just sheer stubborness, they usually also have the determination to keep the chase on for a very long time, I was more worried about providing advice for that situation and getting away from those determined bandits, you know, aside from Aborting.

But you do make a fair point about finding the shooter, that way you know what direction to run away from. :P

[W1Z22 33]

alt-f4 like a normal person and switch servers

fuck you coward, fight and die with honor