Update: Raids 49 and 50. --- 58 seconds, 0 Exp

I made level 9 in the raids with om3ga. He advised me that until I hit Level 10 I shouldn't worry too much about seeking out PVP action. I will need better armor, better weapons, and that means getting to the flea market should be my focus, which, in turn, means completing quests.

Destination: Customs

Goal: Find Salewas and/or a spark plug (so I can build a generator and then craft Salewas).  

Raid 49

Loadout: OP-SKS with suppressor, dot-sight, one 20-round magazine of BP and two of PS. Kirasa class 3 armor, rig, ears, meds, one grenade. In container: CMC medkit, 60 rounds BP.

I spawned outside in the liquid containment section, near the small tanks.  I headed for the building near there, since it has good loot, going slow and keeping my head down, because a player might spawn in that building. I was in the depression between the tanks.   I hadn't reached the berm when I heard a player on the cement walkway between my location and the building.  I waited for a second for him to go, but he seemed to be walking back and forth.  Should I grenade him?

I must have moved or otherwise made noise, or maybe my head was poking out a little, I dunno. Suddenly HZJ_0716 raced to the top of the berm and killed me before I could even get my weapon aimed. As I died I heard him scrambling down the berm to loot me.  Congratulations HZJ_0716 on the sharp hearing, please don't take my suppressed SKS.

Time In Raid: 58 seconds
Exp: 0

Mistakes

• being crouched and frozen and waiting once I heard him. I might have been able to take the initiative. Grenading and rushing the berm was definitely the right call. I was just too scared to make it.

Successes

• at least the idea to use the grenade occurred to me.  In the past I would have completely forgot about until afterwards. 

Raid 50

Fifty PMC raids! To celebrate I decided to play an oldie. 

Goal: Survive

Loadout: VPO-209 (suppressed) with three 30-round magazines of .366 TKM FMJ.  Rig, ears, shitty shitty class 2 armor ( nothing but Ragman's best for me ), meds.  CMC Medkit and extra ammo in Container.   1 Grenade.

I spawned in one of the buildings in the liquid containment sector, the one with the body on the couch.  Looted it.  Heard someone moving outside, and then heard him packing magazines. Rushed the door - where was he?  There! In the bush.  My delay spotting gave him a second to exclaim something in Russian, but not enough to ready his weapon. I cut the Scav down.  

Crossed the map uneventfully after that, getting some loot, but not a lot. However, I survived and was in-raid longer than the 58 seconds of my previous one, so a win.

Time In Raid: 22 minutes, 27 seconds

Exp: 1116   -- This seems high for killing one scav and not doing anything amazing. I don't believe I visited anyplace new to get exploring experience, but perhaps I did. Maybe there's a bonus for coming through unscathed?

Killed:  Seryy Karas (scav). Sorry for jumping you Seryy, but I know you'd do the same to me. Godspeed.

Ammo Used: 4.  Hits: 2   Accuracy: 0.5   ( I think all four shots hit, but I suspect 2 were in his dead body, and so count as misses. Does anyone know how that all works?)