Skip to main content

Update: Raids 68 and 69 - Factory versus Flea

I really need to improve my player-versus-player performance. I'm too poor for Labs, so Factory it is.  Plus I need to finish the "Delivery from the Past" quest, and that'll take me to Factory.  I don't even know where that damn docs case is supposed to be dropped off.  

Goals:

  • Run 5 to 10 raids on Factory to improve PVP and prepare for Delivery from the Past
  • Learn that death is not to be feared, but accepted.
  • Pass on the wisdom of that lesson to others.
Progress:
  • slow
I must confess, gentle reader, that I forgot to take screenshots of the post-mortem screens after these two raids.  I killed a couple scavs, one player ( tommy - level 14), and was twice killed by other players whose names I failed to capture (sorry guys!).  I used SMGs and both raids were less than three minutes long. 

In other news, a couple of my scav interchange runs, combined with the power of the flea market, have begun paying off. I now have more than eight hundred thousand rubles, which is a record for me.  I usually hover between 150,000 and 300,000. But there is a problem.  My last scav raid last night was fairly profitable, but it took me more than forty minutes to juggle all the inventory, research offer prices and post offers for all the loot from just the one raid.  So I'm spending 10x time managing resources versus actually playing the game.  
I'm not sure what to do. I could go back and just sell everything to the traders. That's quick, but much less profitable ( previous wipe, when I was first starting, I sold a GPU to Therapist for 60K rubles, IIRC.  I didn't know better and had no other option ). And, I need to maximize profit if I want to buy any good armor, or increase the size of my stash ( it will cost me more than 3.5 million rubles to increase my stash size to Level 2 in the hideout ). 

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Field of Fire of Emplaced Weapons at Lighthouse USEC Base, for BEARS

On the new Lighthouse map, the USEC rogues are very aggressive against BEARS and will sight on you out to 300 meters or more, and will fire on you far quicker than they will on a USEC PMC.  The fixed guns are particularly dangerous as they can kill you with a single hit when you might not even realize you are close to the base. I made a map with some fields of fire noted on it. There are two mounted machine guns on building 1 , two mounted machine guns and a grenade launcher on building 2 , and a single machine gun on building 3 .  Plus there is a mounted machine gun and grenade launcher on the southwest corner of the base (lower right on this map).  I have noted the general field of fire of each of these weapons on the map. Obviously, there is a lot of cover, so just because you are standing in a red zone on this map doesn't necessarily mean you can be seen and hit. BUT, if there is any sort of line of sight (including through trees, bushes, walls and vehicles) and you a...
Post a Comment
Read more

Prapor Is Unwell

 Got a message from Prapor, he's giving me a "boost" (his word, not mine). And he sent over an AK-74, an AK-101 and a god-damned Kel-Tec RFB assault rifle! This can't be no strings attached, but he didn't ask for any favors. I was sure he was going to ask me to go kill Jaeger or Putin or something. Instead, he says "everybody calls me Prapor, let's get acquainted."  Like he want us to go out to a movie or dancing?  Introducing himself _again_ plus being overly generous - something is definitely wrong with him. Dementia. He probably had a stroke.  He sent over a SKS-OP too. Something I can put a sight on. I'll take that out next.  I'll set the others aside in case he asks for them back or tries to call in a favor I can't return (e.g. dancing).
Post a Comment
Read more

Update: Killing Time instead of Scavs

Destination Woods Goals survive kill scavs (approx 10 more to finish quest) locate convoy and usec camp (if convenient) Progress: Interminable Grind Raid 26 - Boring Loadout: VPO-206 with .366 TKM FMJ and variable dot/scope sight, extra magazines, rig, sling, ears, class 3 armor. 3001 rubles for car extract.  Water and Medkit in pouch.  Insurance: 0K (previous insurance).  Most of my recent Woods raids have been in the morning, but this one was in the early evening. Spawned near spine, which I didn't realize was an option.  Don't really have a plan for this spawn. Exfil is at Outskirts, so maybe just go to Scav house and see if I can ring up better numbers than I have so far.  Headed out, but shortly after encountered another player.  Not sure if he saw me and hid. He passed. But once I started moving again, heard him coming up again behind me.  Turned, crossed a ridge. Put some distance between us.  Tromped through woods. Lost.  Used the sun...
5 comments
Read more