Arma 2: Combined Ops (ARMA 2 Base game now free!) (Zombie Mod!)

[Slayerik]

Ok, plans changed. I found an M24 at Stary and now that's in the pack. I'd love to make an airfield/Stary run. I'm logged at Stary now.

[Thrawn]

I feel like I'm a lame duck in this game and it's just not clicking for me.  (enjoying it still though)  Granted I haven't had much time to play but I'm happy to have reached a point where I have a shotgun with a few rounds, a hunting knife a bunch of uncooked meat and some soda.  Meanwhile you guys are raiding military stuff for high end weapons. 

[Slayerik]

It's way better with friends.

On a side note, I haven't felt bad at a video game in a long time. This one did for a bit, but now I got my groove back!

[Surlyboi]

Same here. I sucked at this when I started. The learning curve will eat you alive at the beginning.

Like Slay said though, it IS better with friends. You could totally join us Thrawn.

[Yoru]

I'm hoping I get a chance to run with you guys this week or weekend; I'm 7-10 time zones ahead (UTC+2), though, so it's tough.

[Thrawn]

I'm not against joining you guys at all, my play times are just very short and random with school/work/personal crap I have going on right now. 

[CmdrSlack]

I'll third the learning curve. Most of the high end military stuff isn't really even worth having until you're past the worst of it.

I found a DMR in a tree stand once. It was glorious. Then I made the newbie mistake of trying to fill a water bottle (when I didn't need to do so) at a pond just north of Cherno. No more DMR.

[Yoru]

If you have mid-range military gear (AKMs, M16s) and you know how to use it, you're just as deadly as any other dude (save the asshole with the AS50/M107). The difference is either in stealth (Bizons, MP5SDs), convenience of target acquisition (anything with a reflex sight) or accuracy at long range (ACOGs, sniper rifles).

You can make a pretty good life camping near the airfield or Stary and picking off whomever wins the scuffles within those hotspots. Moving slowly, using camouflage/cover, and being aware means you'll usually get the drop on someone. If you know how your weapon performs, and you have the element of surprise, you will usually win.

Unless they have friends.

[CmdrSlack]

(anything with a reflex sight)

Wait, what?

Never mind. Checked the wiki. Now I'm kicking myself for not taking the Kobra that one time I found one.

[Surlyboi]

Unless they have friends.

Even then, if you don't lose your cool and use the right tactics, you can win.

[Yoru]

(anything with a reflex sight)

Wait, what?

Never mind. Checked the wiki. Now I'm kicking myself for not taking the Kobra that one time I found one.

There is some nuance here. The Kobra is great, but ammo is scarcer than AKM ammo and you can't change the zeroing. If you're GOOD with the AKM, and know how to zero and estimate range visually, you can make some insane shots with it. That's a pretty high bar though; in most cases, I prefer the reflex sight. I've hit dudes at 400m using the M14's red dot, as it's zeroed at 500.

[CmdrSlack]

Ok, having done some research, it appears that it is now possible to host a non-hive server. The drawback is that I cannot figure out to have separate sanctuary server and hive server toons.

[Yoru]

Balls-out run into a medium-size red house in a remote town. "Oh it'll be fine. We'll only draw a few zombies."



Automatic weapons fire brings all the boys to the yard.

[Slayerik]

Surly and I took on my first Heli crash site last night. They just kept respawning to the point that I made the distraction run by buncha zeds and he looted. Got on M14 that we lost cause the server crashed. I went through about 5 clips of STANAG for jack shit. Was fun though, Surly was dropping em with the sniper rifle while I played double tap cleanup on the aggroed ones.

Silenus bit it earlier attempting to get an ALICE pack that I scouted in Vybor. I met him halfway just as he got one-shot by somebody he had spotted in a MV farm. He made the mistake of not killing first, and it came back to bite em. We got em back to Castle Zud, and after Surly logged we made a Stary run. I decided to switch out my M16A2 for an AKM (this way everyone in our team isn't using STANAG). Silenus found a nice pistol and an m4. Still no pack, though.

[Xanthippe]

I am so noob that I haven't even died to a player yet. Just zombies (although once it was a suicide because I was tired of crawling around on broken legs).

If you guys ever get a nonpk server up, I'd love to join you. I'm really bad though, and don't want to slow you down on a regular pk server. I'd just be baiting the bad guys to you.

[CmdrSlack]

You'd be surprised. Besides, bait is useful for bandit hunting. 

[Surlyboi]

Totally. You run into a suspected hive of douchebags and we'll shoot 'em in the face when they try to kill you.  

And I've still got those two pistols, so we'll hook someone up with those tonight.

[Slayerik]

Oh, and I found an M9 silenced...so if you guys find any of that ammo PLEASE pocket it for me. We need to get Silenus a bag, and we are pretty ready for an airfield raid. We both logged at Stary last night, FYI. I have about 6 mags for my AKM now, so I am ready to roll.

[CmdrSlack]

I'm outside Kamenka with like 6k blood (in a tree stand, ofc).

If we make an effort for all of us to meet up, perhaps Castle Awesome is a good meeting point? In a pinch, I can always just sprint it over to Stary and hope to not get shot in the face. 

IN all honesty, I may respawn simply because I have 6k blood and nothing to show for it. If I get lucky enough to end up near Cherno, I could try to crazy run, but I've heard zombie aggro is a bit crazier in this latest hotfix.

[Slayerik]

Yeah, that's where we met up last night (and scored Sil a Lee and a pistol). Surly logged there. It's our standard meeting place after dying :)

[CmdrSlack]

Going to try and meet you guys tonight. I am near death, so will respawn and run for the castle.

[Slayerik]

Glad to see we are back in order. After my super 10 minute loot run death last night, I popped on this morning and did another 15 min Elektro run and came out with:

Lee Enfield, 60 rounds
M1911 2 clips
ALICE bag
5 Blood Bags
5 Morphine
AK-74 Kobra, no ammo

and ...wait for it...wait for it...

A Mountain Dew Can!


See ya tonight at Castle Awesome :) I might get greedy and go looking for AK ammo...but NAH. 60 Enfield rounds will work for now.

[CmdrSlack]

Nice find on the Dew.

After you guys logged, I cleaned out the tower at Castle Awesome, then checked the other building. Apparently, this put me far enough away from the tower to spawn items. So I managed to swap the revolver for an M1911.

I could stand to hit the supermarket in Stary (or the mil tents) for a new pack, I guess.

[Slayerik]

Nice find on the Dew.

After you guys logged, I cleaned out the tower at Castle Awesome, then checked the other building. Apparently, this put me far enough away from the tower to spawn items. So I managed to swap the revolver for an M1911.

I could stand to hit the supermarket in Stary (or the mil tents) for a new pack, I guess.

Best place I have found for packs is HV residentials. But you know I'm always up for a Stary run. Need some ammo anyway, and that's where the big boy packs spawn :)

FFS, be careful with the AKM. It got Sil and I killed on different occasions last night.

[CmdrSlack]

I have a lowly M16.

My goal is to find noise suppressed weapons and call it a day.

[Yoru]

I have a lowly M16.

My goal is to find noise suppressed weapons and call it a day.

Dammit. I found a Bizon with one clip today and tossed it in favor of an FNFAL. Would've given you that if I'd known. I'm geared up to helihunting level, so I'll see if I spot anything I can give you guys. Need to offload some other gear first to make room in the ol' ALICE.

[Amarr HM]

So how do I hook up with you guys?

[CmdrSlack]

PM Slayerik for the mumble server info.

[Thrawn]

Pass or fail I'm done with classes for a while after Sunday.  You guys better still be active after that. 

[Surlyboi]

Hooked up with Amarr today on a Stary run. We scored him an M4, a G17 and a Kobra. He in turn, saved my life. Pretty good run, all told.

[CmdrSlack]

Just drowned after dragging myself into my PBX. Never should have tried to swim with a broken leg.

However, I had TWO boats. And it was epic. ON A BOAT!

[Yoru]

How do you spell "Set For Life"?


(click for full-size, it's easier to see the other one over the tail of the front one)

Oh, that's how.

Two heli crashes within 200 meters of each other. SERIOUSLY. Loot:

• 2x Bizon PP-19SD / 3 clips
• 1x FNFAL AN/PVS4, 2 clips
• 1x M14 AIM, 2 clips
• 1x DMR, 3 clips
• Box of medical supplies

 

[Amarr HM]

Hooked up with Amarr today on a Stary run. We scored him an M4, a G17 and a Kobra. He in turn, saved my life. Pretty good run, all told.

I thought you were a goner when I emptied my clip in to that Z that was chomping on you, he didn't die for about 5 seconds. Can't believe how many clips I got for that Kobra, cheers for pointing them out.

[Slayerik]

It was a massacre of our peeps last night. We were dumb and took on some Zeds in the open near a heli crash. Sil and I got mowed down. Slack was still in the castle, and took one of our murderers down before realizing he had buddies.

I got me an AK-74 Kobra with some clips, from Balota. Made my way to mid-cherno and did some night looting. Decently geared, going to try to scoop some medical supplies before heading back north.

[Surlyboi]

Hooked up with Amarr today on a Stary run. We scored him an M4, a G17 and a Kobra. He in turn, saved my life. Pretty good run, all told.

I thought you were a goner when I emptied my clip in to that Z that was chomping on you, he didn't die for about 5 seconds. Can't believe how many clips I got for that Kobra, cheers for pointing them out.

I almost was. Especially since after I came to, the system glitched and set me to auto run while I tried to bandage myself. Very disconcerting when you're down to about 2k blood.