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Update: Raid 78 - Backwards Slide

Haven't played much in the last few weeks, just a few scav runs and offline plays ( see: CALvPT ).  But chatted with Om3ga and he inspired me to keep at it - he's level 38 now and I'm still 13. Maybe I can catch up, no? 

Also, I heard that there is going to be an update later tonight, I'm not sure if it's this same update, but an expansion to Factory is rumored along with a new boss. So maybe best to get the Delivery from the Past quest done before that gets complicated. 

Destination: Factory

Goal:  Delivery package to that little room above Gate 3 exit.

Raid 78

Loadout: 6B3TM armored rig (class 4), Suppressed Vityaz PP-19-01 with laser and dot sight, three 30 round mags. First mag is 50/50 AP6.3 and Pst gzh. Others just Pst gzh. Ears, two grenades, backpack.  And, "the package".   

Insurance: 23K

Spawned into room off breach room. Good spawn. Have to be careful - there's another spawn down the hallway with the forklifts, and another in the glass corridor beyond that.  I toggled the laser and the autofire.  Immediately a big fight broke out down by the forklifts.  Was the player there fighting with the one in the glass corridor?  That was quick.

I stepped up to the hallway and peeked it. Nobody down there, but I could still hear gunfire playing out. I decided to use the opportunity to move while they were distracted.  I opened the door and stepped into the main generator room.  

A scav was running diagonally across the room, headed for the ruckus in the forklift room. He hadn't seen me, but he might and it's not safe to leave him behind me. I aimed and fired.  Weapon was on single fire.  That's strange - I toggled it at the beginning - maybe I had toggled it off?  No matter. I started clicking double quick. I moved my shots up from his body to his head. The scav was wearing a balaclava and tanker helmet. Cute. That's the trademark outfit of some streamer ( Bizzelsnaff ?), and GeneralSam borrowed it for one of his recent stunts.  

Is that tanker-cum-balaclava special somehow? I was putting round after round into this scavs head and he wasn't going down.  Another scav shouted from somewhere behind me. Wow! two scavs in one place at the beginning of the raid, and also fuck! I need to finish this. The scav finally went down. I've used too much ammo for a fresh encounter - I reloaded and started to swivel around the stairs hoping to use them as cover between me and whatever scav was behind me. But I was too late and those stairs just not enough cover. The scav behind unloaded a withering blast of autofire into me and I went down.

Sigh. Killed by a scav and now I need to go back to Directors office on Customs and start this whole thing over again. 

Exp: 105
Time In Raid: 0 minutes, 28 seconds

Killed: Protasiy Myatyy (scav)  Godspeed Protasiy, hope you get a wage increase with this next update.
Ammo Used: 23  Hits: 10  Accuracy: 0.35   Damage to Body: 360  Damage to Armor: 23   

Killed By: Gogi Murzila (scav) with many rounds of 5.45x39mm BT.  (BT?  The scavs are using better ammo than me).

Mistakes

  • should have paid closer attention when toggling autofire.  Full auto could have put the first scav down quicker, which might have changed the outcome against the second one. 
  • didn't use cover.  I was firing quick enough that Protasiy was never able to return fire, but still, I should have been more aware of hard cover and seeking it even during the conflict. Might have saved me against Gogi.  But I took the initiative against Protasiy - if I had waited until I was safely ensconced someplace then I would have lost that. 
  • Was I not hitting his head? I swear I put round after round into his head. May need to work on this.
  • died
  • died in the first 30 seconds of the raid
  • died to a scav

Successes

  • killed a scav
  • kept my head through the encounter - didn't panic, jump or overreact.

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