My first encounter and battle with a bandit.

[kingpootis102 28]

So, I was fairly new to the game, didn't know much. I came across a town (which turned out to be Elektro) and said "Hey, might as well loot it."

So I ran into the school/office/whateveryouwanttocallit, and there was a corpse there (as of now all I had was a crowbar) with a makarov on it, and an ALICE pack.

I studied the body, and his name was Mike. I mourned him for a bit then went up on the roof.

I hear footsteps downstairs. Can't be a zombie, zombies don't run in buildings. I type in the chat "Hello?"

I actually get a response. "Mike: Hi" It was the dead guy! I was a nice guy, and offered him some of his stuff back "Ok" he said. I was climbing down the ladder when I heard a shotgun fire and "Mike was killed"

I carefully walked down the stairs, and there he was, looting Mike's body. I fired. Missed. He looked up. Fired. Missed. I fired again a couple times. Hit his leg. He ran back out of my line of sight.

"He must be leaving the building," I thought. So I ran back down the ladder and crouch-walked around for a bit. Shotgun shot lands right next to me. I look in the school, and there he is, shooting at me from a corner. I take a shot and miss, then run around to the other side of the school. I crouch-walk in again, and there he is, with a shotgun pointed at my face, at point blank range. I panic and empty what's left of my Makarov into him, right after he blasts me in the face with his shotgun.

However, it only knocked me unconscious. "I'm dead, he won." I thought. But, I looked at my debug monitor.

"Bandits Killed: 1"

What? I woke up and looked around, only to see his dead body lying there. I bandaged myself and grabbed his shotgun, congratulating myself for winning the fight by a string. Luck must of been on my side today.

Edited August 17, 2012 by killerdude765

[kryvian 123]

failed to kill you with a shotgun.

faiilllll

gratz.

[quizibo 6]

Awesome win. You should just head to Cherno, its less populated. On the outskirts of Cherno you will see a grouping of three or four apartment complexes and a hospital. Raid all the apartment complexes, they have a ton of useful stuff and then raid the hospital. After that book it into the woods like a hillbilly.

[kingpootis102 28]

failed to kill you with a shotgun.

faiilllll

gratz.

The even worse thing, is that it was an M1014.

Awesome win. You should just head to Cherno, its less populated. On the outskirts of Cherno you will see a grouping of three or four apartment complexes and a hospital. Raid all the apartment complexes, they have a ton of useful stuff and then raid the hospital. After that book it into the woods like a hillbilly.

But I always hear stories of snipers in Cherno =( Edited August 17, 2012 by killerdude765

[Hugo (DayZ) 6]

Idunno, I've been shot in the chest with an M1014 before at point blank, not sure whether slug/pellet but it only took about 6000 blood, didn't even knock me out by some luck.

I stay away from Elektro, but Cherno's decent and has most everything you need to get a leg up, generally with less snipers (have been shot there though, so it happens mind you). Like guy above mentioned, don't stick around too long. They will find you and kill you.

[twitch13 49]

failed to kill you with a shotgun.

faiilllll

gratz.

shotguns are terrible in this game, i'd sooner use my hatchet