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Update: Raid 63 - Sardine Can Packed With Errors

This raid went so poorly that I'm reluctant to even post about it. 

Destination: Shoreline

Goals:

  • avoid players
  • kill some scavs
  • survive and extract

Raid 63 - From Here the Only Direction is Up, Right?

All my gear from two raids ago came back on insurance. Yay.  So my loadout is identical.

Loadout: Two weapons. Scoped and suppressed VPO-209 with one 30 round magazine of .366 TKM AP and one of .366 TKM FMJ.  MP5 with spare mags of noob ammo. Korund Class 5 armor, ears, meds, food and drink. Shattered mask. Forgot to grab a grenade.

Before spawning in I was vaguely hoping to spawn near Road to Customs again, so I could make another run like my previous raid, to see if I could tackle it better this time.  But, instead I spawned behind the resort, near the South Fence Passage, with extracts at Pier Boat or Tunnel.

I took concealment in a bush and checked to make sure my SMG was set to autofire and the VPO-209 scope was ranged to 100 meters.  Allright, I'm ready, now what?  I really don't have a plan for this location.  I've never been inside the resort and that seems ill-advised.  Maybe I'll cross on the little bridge behind that I discovered on a Scav raid, and then work over to the sunken village?

I crossed over to the outpost with the little bridge. I peeked it and fair quick was shot at by some unknown adversary. Was that a scav? How come he didn't shout?  I flanked a bit and peeked again, but this time two different weapons started firing on my position, and again, no shout or chirp and I couldn't spot anyone.  Could it be PMCs?  I decided it was and backed away, running a bit to put some distance.  

Now what? Where will I cross the river?  I guess the hydropower station. So I headed for that, going around the resort the long way.  And, despite having a compass, got turned around somehow. At first I was moving carefully, concealment to concealment, always aware of where hard cover was. But after this dragged on, I just started walking. And walking.  

When I finally figured out where I was, I was approaching the seashore near the CCP Temporary extract.  WTF? I'm way off course.    Allright, well, maybe I'll get a chance to try the pier again.

So I started walking the ridge, behind it a bit. All the walking before had made me careless. This was definitely an area where there might be players. In yesterday's raid I had switched to the SMG and cleared all the bushes. But this time I just strolled along, enjoying the weather and the view.

Until the view had a player left-leaning out from a tree, aiming down sights at me.  I ran. He fired and missed. I ran away, zig-zagging. He kept firing and missing. He finally landed a shot, but the Korund protected me. I need to break line of sight - there is a little ridge ahead, if I can just get over it.  I made it over and down, just as my stamina wore out.  I took position behind a tree, panting. 

For some reason I decided I needed to flank. So I did. But really I was just running a big circle around the mound that the sniper held.  He started firing at me and eventually, after many shots, KiNG174 brought me down with a headshot of M80. Congratulations KiNG174. 

Time In Raid: 23 minutes, 56 seconds
Exp: 56
0 shots fired.

Mistakes

  • panicking
  • after breaking the sight line, I should have set-up on him.  I was vaguely thinking to do this, but the top of the little ridge is well shadowed and my position below quite exposed (excepting the tree). And he would have the high ground. So, not optimal, but maybe I would have died almost fighting.
  • instead of running away from him, I should have ran perpendicular to him and then closed the distance and fired on him.  I can fire that VPO-209 quick quick when I need to.  
  • I should have been much more careful in the vicinity to begin with and should have switched to the SMG beforehand (though it's ammo might not be the best against players). 
  • In retrospect I realize those were scavs at the little bridge, not PMCs. I am a moron.  I don't know why they weren't shouting. I should have taken that fight. I will note, that AI scavs that fire before shouting tend to be more dangerous, they seem to be the ones with snap reflexes, perfect aim, and x-ray vision. But in all the raids I've been on, I've only encountered the Silent Bobs once or twice.
  • I got lost with a compass in my possession. Did I mention that I might be a moron? 
  • Lack of a clear plan. 

Successes

  • The second I saw that player aiming at me I reacted and ran. That saved my life. Everything after was utter garbage, but that reflex was right.  

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