Night Game AAR

[Bacon]

For everyone that missed today, it's too bad. We had an awesome time.

For everyone that came but left early, extra shame on you! lol


Scenario: Game started at 11PM and took us about 45 minutes to run. 4v4 team set up in town with the new lights running. Chem lights for dead rags. 1 respawn.

How it went: Started off well. Visibility was about as expected: could see clearly around lights but that made it even harder to see anything across field. Shadows essentially became full cover. Several times Wullf and I were trying to spot enemies shooting at us across the field and couldn't see anything. Communication (something Dave schooled us in today) and stealth were the most important things. The end result was very close. it was 3v2 in the end (with us being on the short side) and, like I said, effective use of shadow cover was the deciding factor. We ended up pulling out the win (barely).

Evaluation: This was the most intense match I have ever played. The lighting made it feel like a much more desperate situation. You never knew when you might be watched by enemies you couldn't see. The weather helped as well. It was gettin kinda nasty and that just increased the energy in the air. Also, the overall feel was kinda creepy. We kept making comparisons to Silent Hill and F.E.A.R and things like that. It just had that feeling of the unknown hanging in the air. Overall: very exciting and fun. Y'all missed out.

I want to have this again and next time, we better get a lot more people out there!

[Tyrus (T-virus)]

F.E.A.R ftw, although a nice foggy day would be cool if we wanted a Silent Hill mood, That sounded like it was cool, now imagine a night, zombie Game. Now that would be intense and creepy. Be walking through a barely lit town when out of nowhere like 16 players come sprinting at you and the only place to run is darkness.

[pony]

Y'know how they say the grass is greener on the other side? IT FREAKING IS, and we can have both sides!!!

It was like someone threw a switch on the game mode.

Tactics went from an advantage, to Survival.
Turning a corner was stressful
NOT turning a corner was stressful.

Being able to lay down, middle of a road, and have full cover was pretty neat.

Any team that ever wants to see if their skills and tactics are up to task, HAS to try this.

Deception became your key weapon.

At night you have to consider; do my allies need my light? If i turn it on, will I doom us all? Is that man 19 feet away, friendly, or hostile? Is my profile covered in shadow from all directions? Where is the enemy at? Where is my team at?

It instantly turned from a run and gun, into the most stressful team situation of skill, communication, deceptions, and tactics that I've ever seen on any given sport.


notable moments of the evening;
( I was guarding a room, i had my flashlight under my foot facing around the wall opposite me, pressing and depressing it, to draw attention to the corner infront of me, two guys walk into my room from a hole in the back, we talk for about 30 seconds. "Are we on the same team?! OH MAN!!")
(Bacon hiding in a washing machine)
(that feeling, when there are 5 other people out there, looking for you, there is no firing, there is no communication, but you know they are out here, close or far, and they are prepared to shoot on demand)

IT WAS AMAZING



Players attending these, you definitely want to equip yourself with a tool set that benefits you at night, this includes
Non-smoke colored Eye Protection
Ability to use/understand basic light signals "help, OK, No"
Glowsticks/chemlights for a sweet rave party
A totally new mindset, ready to closely work with a team like you never have before
A Strong will, This town absolutely pulls a resident evil / silent hill theme.

[Meisnerd]

I desperately want to try one of these.

[MotorMouth93]

Dang! I wish I hadn't had to miss this!

[Bacon]

Did you have to post me being stupid? lol

[pony]

There's such a fine line between stupid and innovative, I thought id give you the benefit of the doubt

[angrygiant]

THIS GAME WAS AWESOME

Everything about it was perfect. I enjoyed:

Dying from an enemy from an unknown location.
Not being shot at when I was holding a chem light.
Being fearful of moving from cover/concealment.
Conserving ammo out of the desire to be unseen.

[Short Fuze]

Man it sounded cool in the background during the day when i was there and could only imagine how it would have been at night. Wish I could have stayed to play.