Why heavy armament doesn't beat numbers
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:47 am
I got together with 2 of my friends, so it'd be a 3 player game. We played a cops and robbers game 3 rounds, and here's how they went. This was probably the most hardcore game I ever played, and I doubt I'll ever play like this again.
I'm the robber, and I just robbed the gun shop. In my duffel bag over my shoulder I have 2 small guns and a medium one. Unfortunately because of my own stupidity I forgot to fill any of them except the large one I was carrying in my arms.
I chose a spot conveniently between 2 bushes, to give me as much cover as possible. I knew they were going to attack me from the sides not covered by the bushes. What I didn't know was that they'd attack me from 2 sides.
When they started moving in from 2 sides I started pumping and shooting. I did it robotic while they kept moving in. Pump, shoot, spin around, pump, shoot, spin around, until they got close enough to accurately hit me. Few of my streams actually hit them. What I was doing was more intimidation than actually trying to hit them. Then one of my friends hid on the other side of one of the bushes I was hiding behind, so I almost emptied the tank into the bush, not getting a single drop on him, until I felt something from behind, then I spun around and sprayed in all directions hoping I'd hit him. Then I ran out of water and lost because I forgot to fill the guns in the bag.
I have the feeling that even if I filled all the guns, I would have lost anyway. You're at a big disadvantage if you have to constantly spin around to fire at your enemies. The other thing was that I was too busy spinning and shooting that I didn't have time to aim properly. Basically I just sprayed in their general direction and hoped to get lucky. All in all, it teaches a lesson that weapons don't beat numbers. Don't try to be an army of one. You'll get drenched.
I'm the robber, and I just robbed the gun shop. In my duffel bag over my shoulder I have 2 small guns and a medium one. Unfortunately because of my own stupidity I forgot to fill any of them except the large one I was carrying in my arms.
I chose a spot conveniently between 2 bushes, to give me as much cover as possible. I knew they were going to attack me from the sides not covered by the bushes. What I didn't know was that they'd attack me from 2 sides.
When they started moving in from 2 sides I started pumping and shooting. I did it robotic while they kept moving in. Pump, shoot, spin around, pump, shoot, spin around, until they got close enough to accurately hit me. Few of my streams actually hit them. What I was doing was more intimidation than actually trying to hit them. Then one of my friends hid on the other side of one of the bushes I was hiding behind, so I almost emptied the tank into the bush, not getting a single drop on him, until I felt something from behind, then I spun around and sprayed in all directions hoping I'd hit him. Then I ran out of water and lost because I forgot to fill the guns in the bag.
I have the feeling that even if I filled all the guns, I would have lost anyway. You're at a big disadvantage if you have to constantly spin around to fire at your enemies. The other thing was that I was too busy spinning and shooting that I didn't have time to aim properly. Basically I just sprayed in their general direction and hoped to get lucky. All in all, it teaches a lesson that weapons don't beat numbers. Don't try to be an army of one. You'll get drenched.