What qualifies as disconnecting in a fight?

[burnviktm 2]

So what is a socially acceptable time to disconnect in a long range fire fight?

Here is why I ask:

Three of us were leaving Stary last night to the NNE. About halfway between the town and deer stand, shots rang out from the rise to the east. One friend is hit, but not dead. He and my other friend hit the dirt.

I am out in the open in the field, so I start juking to the west and find some cover. A few rounds hit near me, but nothing connects.

I end up making it to the hill by Stary and scanning for the source of fire, but find nothing. My other friends patch up and work toward the treeline.

So after we are shot at, there was probably a good 7 - 10 minute span where the sniper could have finished us off... but we never heard anything else.

We ended up leaving then...

Personally, I don't think that qualifies as disconnecting in a PvP fight, but what about you guys?

[everyone 1]

So what is a socially acceptable time to disconnect in a long range fire fight?

Here is why I ask:

Three of us were leaving Stary last night to the NNE. About halfway between the town and deer stand' date=' shots rang out from the rise to the east. One friend is hit, but not dead. He and my other friend hit the dirt.

I am out in the open in the field, so I start juking to the west and find some cover. A few rounds hit near me, but nothing connects.

I end up making it to the hill by Stary and scanning for the source of fire, but find nothing. My other friends patch up and work toward the treeline.

So after we are shot at, there was probably a good 7 - 10 minute span where the sniper could have finished us off... but we never heard anything else.

We ended up leaving then...

Personally, I don't think that qualifies as disconnecting in a PvP fight, but what about you guys?

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What makes you think he d/c'd? If I opened fire on three guys and flubbed the first few shots, I'd just disappear too. In fact, I have done exactly that before. It's not that hard in a ghillie suit.

[burnviktm 2]

Oh, I am not talking about him..... I am talking about us.

He very well may have dropped, but I didn't see it in text. I figured that after that amount of time, he slunk away.

I was just wondering if our disconnect would be classified as DC'ing in a fight.

[step0229 8]

No, getting shot at and disconnecting while bullets are mid-flight qualifies as that.

[adimch 1]

Are you trying to clear your conscience with this thread? :D

I'd say that if you were in a firefight and managed to slip away undetected and get more than 150m away, then you could disconnect and keep your pride. If you were still under fire beyond the 150m mark, you should hang you head in shame.

[burnviktm 2]

LOL... nah, I felt okay about it, but everything is subjective and I just wanted to sort of validate that I am operating within the loosely defined parameters surrounding the disconnects.

Basically, I don't want my name on (another) list. :p

[Sarcasmo 2]

I don't get it. How does lying down and running qualify as disconnecting?

[enaver 25]

All depends on why you logged out in my opinion.

It seems to me that you logged out because you were too afraid to move out from your position.

A firefight may not of been active but the guy had to trapped from moving.

So in my opinion you did d/c while in combat.

[Sarcasmo 2]

Oh, I get it. 10 minutes later they left. Missed that part the first time.

Following that logic, though, anytime someone shoots at you you aren't allowed to leave for any reason. What if you're about to log for the night and a bullet flies by? Should you stick around for 20 minutes or see the potential conflict through to its resolution?

[burnviktm 2]

Thanks.

I feel okay about it because I was moving out in the open and not getting shot at fir a few minutes, but since is can be interpreted differently, I will just be more cognizant in the future.

Thanks guys.

[Sarcasmo 2]

Who gives a fuck how anyone interprets it? It's your game. Play it how you want.

Seriously though, there's so much grey area here that it's not worth thinking about. Who determines the exact time limits? 7-10 minutes is a long time. If it was a CQB confrontation and you exchanged shots at each other and then disco'ed in plain sight then okay. That's lame. But this is really, really pushing it.

[walrus2517 27]

I think what you did is fine based on how you describe it but as someone else mentioned it really depends on your mindset. Were you already planning to sign off before running into that bandit and he only delayed you? Or were you planning to play for awhile longer, got scared because you knew there may still be a bandit in the area, and disconnected?

Honestly, I don't have much of a problem with either. The "Disconnection Issue" as I see it largely pertains to the folks disconnecting while rounds are still flying or they have zeds actively chasing them. If you really waited 7-10 minutes, then again it's really up to you as to whether you acted honorably.