Phantom DOG of the Oil Rig-discovered and killed (twice) !!
Hi all,
I write this in a very generalised way as being too specific is likely to expose my "modulus operandi in STEALTH mode"
Since my last post on INVISIBILITY, I have spent many hours at the oil rig - around 8 - 12 hrs in stealth without detection.
Perhaps not much - but RL problems still soak up my time.
It has been very educational both in STEALTH techniques AND in the psych of UBBER BULLY BOYS (put an ? after ubber!).
It is truly amazing that I remained undiscovered for so long - I have been passed just so many times within touching distance yet not discovered.
Not once have I wounded, let alone killed anyone there and not a drop of oil have I touched - I remain true to my word.
The psych. of the "Ava dedicated to the oil rig" is truly amazing - the distrust of one another - the accusations of stealing when the oil does not drop - the killing for the sake of killing - the intense use of GUARDS whilst oil farming - I can only hope that such is NOT reflected in RL !!
Add to that the intense competition from groups of "supposed" friends - PLUS - the killing merely because of intense bordom - WOW !!
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Up until today I have been content to aproach very cautiously and explore the rig itself (THAT is not the oil source for the un-initiated). Of course the rig itself requires EXTREME caution as many of the GUARDS are positioning themselves there - in many many locations - WHAT a SUPERB design on the part of MA / FPC - truly a battle ground worthy of those interested in mass commando or even army attacks / defence.
For the uninitiated (ie not visited the CE2 oil rig) the whole of the area which surrounds the oil rig is litered with steel tunnels and steel plates, even observation posts of the building variety, all of which of course lend themselves to excellent cover when attacking and or defending. Even the revival point is only just out of the yellow PvP zone - again lending itself to a very quick return to battle - even without a TP chip.
Not to leave out the design of the Oil Rig itself - at least the equal in generous steel plates and vantage points as the whole area itself is (as described above).
SUPERB - and MOST IMPRESSIVE !!
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I did indeed advance my lessons in stealth today - this being done by circling the the area generally and really studying what is likely to be achieveable. At no time was I detected (well - at no time was I AWARE of being detected) - there is NO WAY of knowing if I had been discovered - but I HAVE equated NOT being wounded / NOT being killed as NOT detected - a possibly very naive assumption !!
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Back I went to the rig itself and into an area I felt safe in - was intending to log off at that point but was delayed as I was beginning to suspect that what I had previously written off as an "aboration" of 3D graphics generation of the Ava's there as more likely something that was not an aboration. I could draw no conclusions on that as I would need the cooperation of the said Ava's to confirm my new theory.
My delayed logout of nearly 20 minutes was abruptely interrupted by a chat msg in French but with DOG mentioned - I deduced the meaning as it was a question to me and very short - but though I did well in my last French exam at school (I got 7 - yes SEVEN % !!) I did not really know - not to worry - a few seconds later - the platform I was on was under heavy ROCKET bombardment - I immediately initiated loggoff - tried to look at my HP but mistook all the Ava HP's as a sign I - yes ME - was ok - only to find that my 70 yr old brain was in OVERLOAD mode which resulted in a form of TUNNEL VISION which precludes me from effective evaluation of so much info coming in at the same time.
I died - but I also logged out within 1 to 1.5 seconds too - thus I LOST ALL HP's I had spent over an hr dragging out !!
In spite of this I decided to give one more attempt to be Phantom DOG of the Oil Rig - so - off I trotted - only to be blocked by an Atrox - a change in direction resolved that one - but then I found a small group of Armax !! - My resultant direction change (needed due to being naked - no armour) brought me far closer to the Oil Rig than I was wanting to be for my planned approach.
I finally made it to the south side of the oil rig but decided to stay close but not climb - I of course had NO dragged out HP's - all to no avail - I did NOT see my HP go down (my age related tunnel vision problem) but I sure did see the chat msg - not that that helped - a 2nd shot had me dead again.
Thus ended my ventures till either my attacker(s) log off and lose my HP bar OR there is a server reset !!
My downfall (discovery and HP drag out) ? - cannot be sure of that - the extreme intensity of the Ava's there may just be enough BUT I am not convinced - bad luck ? - could be as - though hidden, I am still exposed to the ground at certain points near the oil source.
I suspect that my down fall may actually be the "aboration" that is NOT an aboration. THAT should wet ppl's appetite for ventures there but even I do not want to give too much away - where is the fun element in KNOWING all !!
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Now of course - I have to agonise over whether or not I will get an MA offical warning - not guilty of profiting - financially that is - but how would MA react to such a claim ? - even I have to admit that knowledge gained in adapting to STEALTH mode is a "gain".
No warning will at least have me attempt to OBSERVE ONLY - the upcoming battle to capture the Reverand !!
My chances of staying alive in such an event even as an observer ? - MINIMAL !! - though it IS less likely to be by being spotted than by being caught up in MASSIVE crossfire !! Which of course to could see MA give me a warning merely for stopping a ranged weapon projectile or ROCKET (messy things when you get blown apart !) intended for another Ava !!
Ho Hum - it sure is an
(Aussie) DOG's (LIFE) - WOOOOF !!
STEALTH is great but it sure does need better strategies than I am using 
