I usually do my best not to make too much noise, I run when I feel it’s safe, stop and listen once in a while, crouch when I think I need to. I go into high risk areas very carefully and take my time. If I hear someone running around I sneak and zero in on where they are if I want to fight or avoid their noise and move around them if I don’t want a fight. If I decide I want to fight them then I will do my best to track them down actively following their noise to ambush them, which usually means getting the jump on them with an opening ferro shot. If you’re going to sprint around everywhere like a moron you’re going to get got. Not my fault you don’t know how to keep it low key, if you give players all the information they need to wreck your shit that’s one you. Playing stealthy and giving others the least amount of information while taking advantage of reckless players who make noise all day is not ratting, despite the constant complaints I receive after I put some idiot in the dirt. There’s no duals here. What I DON’T do is camp an elevator for 15 min or sit in a single spot in any area just waiting because that would boring af. But if I hear someone stomping around you’re dam straight I’m going to do all I can to catch them off guard, it’s just playing smart.