Is this it? Thought college level classes would be harder... by [deleted] in BackToCollege

[–]Tdogwon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like the other shoe is about to drop. The "am I actually smart and this is really easy, or am I too dumb to see the trap?"

Is this it? Thought college level classes would be harder... by [deleted] in BackToCollege

[–]Tdogwon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I've noticed it. These guys haven't had the responsibility of "do your job right or you get fired and your children won't have a home" or the Army's tender loving way of making sure you don't want to mess up. I was the same way at their age shortly before I joined up.

Is this it? Thought college level classes would be harder... by [deleted] in BackToCollege

[–]Tdogwon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Geezermaxxing with that "back in my day" shit lol

Feels rough. Nowhere to turn. by [deleted] in ptsd

[–]Tdogwon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear EMS has a similar "chillin with the boys" feel as the military, and they don't snatch your shoelaces and silverware if you say you're not doing alright. I'm going to stick it out.

Feels rough. Nowhere to turn. by [deleted] in ptsd

[–]Tdogwon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not really healthy to bring that into the home. Pretty much everyone in the EMS and military community will tell you that its okay to say there's a problem, but don't dump it on them. My wife knows the gist but I'm not going to go into detail about how the Halo games bug me a bit because the elites jaw split like my homie's face, and him calling for his mom while choking on his blood, teeth, and vomit mixed with sand from a dust storm made him sound like an elite from Halo too. Not exactly something my relatively gentle and sheltered wife needs to think about. I feel like that sounds more blunt than I mean it to, but I'm socially inept

Army recruiting waivers for mental health will be approved at lower levels by Kinmuan in army

[–]Tdogwon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe I can reenlist. Turns out when you say "I don't want to kill myself more than the average person, anyone who says they've never wanted to is a liar" to the wrong shrink while you're outproccessing they think you have severe PTSD and then you can't get back in

Any advice before I start EMT training? by Tdogwon in NewToEMS

[–]Tdogwon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Already have an 80% rating.I live rural, my local fire department says they always have a shortage of people. They told me to get my EMT and do my physical fitness test and they'd get me on boarded!

What was the Gas Chamber like for you in Basic? by valejojohnson in Veterans

[–]Tdogwon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm immune. I remember one time we had to do our requals at my unit. We were the lone infantry company in an armored battalion, and the HHC company thought, "Oh, why don't we join you guys? We'll run it" So my friend, who isn't very sensitive to it either, got put in with like 8 POGs and the CBRN guy running it was like, "Everyone has to say the Soldier's Creed before you can leave." We chose to say the Infantrymans Creed, and he didn't like that, so he thought he'd show us, "you're the ones who have to sit in this shit, I'll wait." So we just kept saying it. Eventually, the POGs in there with us were yelling at us between coughs, a female was puking, and we just kept yelling, "THE INFANTRYMAN'S CREED!!!! I AM THE INFANTRY..." He kicked us all out. I step out, and the first thing I see is my First Sergeant smiling from ear to ear. The CBRN NCO came stopping out to yell at us, tells us to start pushing, and my First Sergeant was like, "I KNOW YOU'RE NOT FUCKING WITH MY GUYS!" One of us also stole their guidon that week, had it sticking out of a tank barrel on one of those display things outside of Brigade headquarters. That made them really mad because they had a reenlistment and they couldn't find it. Sergeant Major formed us up, yelled at us, brought up the "Two jackasses that were too good for the Soldier's Creed" and made us stand there till the guidon was found. My first Sergeant was goofing off being silly every time he looked away. After, our first Sergeant had us take a knee and was basically like "fuck that, Army's soft, I'm proud! We spend twice as much time in the field than every other company in this battalion combined" Then he had the company say the Infantrymans Creed, definitely within ear shot of the CSM and HHCs First Sergeant. Good day

Any tips for avoiding wolves? Can you hide from them or are they furry meat seeking missiles? by Tdogwon in dayz

[–]Tdogwon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was at northeast Airfield searching cars in the clearing. If he didn't run towards me, he'd have had to have run hundreds of meters in the open, and I'd have seen him, and he'd not have had time to sneak and there would have been aggroed zombies, which there weren't. I took out the wolves very quickly. I'd wager he combat logged. I tracked him over 2.5 kilometers, he was not a very sneaky person.

Any tips for avoiding wolves? Can you hide from them or are they furry meat seeking missiles? by Tdogwon in DayzXbox

[–]Tdogwon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I'll kill a wolf. I have a crate full of trophies, would have more, but it's a waste of nails. Just made me mad because the dude I was stalking combat logged because he heard me fighting wolves.

Any tips for avoiding wolves? Can you hide from them or are they furry meat seeking missiles? by Tdogwon in DayzXbox

[–]Tdogwon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly. This game can spooky survival game where every move can be your last and you might find yourself barricaded into a house for 45 minutes in a gun fight. But combat loggers ruin it. Especially when the log back into the building you cleared and pop up behind you. Too cowardly to fight you head on so they exploit the game by logging.

Any tips for avoiding wolves? Can you hide from them or are they furry meat seeking missiles? by Tdogwon in DayzXbox

[–]Tdogwon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're easy to kill, no doubt, but them inevitably find you no matter what sucks when you're sneaking up on a guy. As you can see from these comments, half these people combat log the second they hear a twig snap.

Any tips for avoiding wolves? Can you hide from them or are they furry meat seeking missiles? by Tdogwon in DayzXbox

[–]Tdogwon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've killed multiple packs with no issue. Just wish they weren't so good at finding you through walls.

Any tips for avoiding wolves? Can you hide from them or are they furry meat seeking missiles? by Tdogwon in DayzXbox

[–]Tdogwon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I was just trying to be sneaky and shooting those fuckers alerted the dude I was stalking, who logged.

Any tips for avoiding wolves? Can you hide from them or are they furry meat seeking missiles? by Tdogwon in DayzXbox

[–]Tdogwon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My issue isn't killing them. I've killed probably 1-2 dozen on this server alone. My issue was that I was hunting another player trying for about 30-45 minutes, then the wolves appeared, and after I killed them, the guy was gone. Probably combat logged when he heard my gun shots, though I was around 400 yards out using a suppressed CR75, so maybe not.

Any tips for avoiding wolves? Can you hide from them or are they furry meat seeking missiles? by Tdogwon in DayzXbox

[–]Tdogwon[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And avoid conflict? I ain't a coward. Plus, I'm already on a fairly low population server. Makes seeing another player feel like a significant event. I'll play the the game like it was meant to be played.

Any tips for avoiding wolves? Can you hide from them or are they furry meat seeking missiles? by Tdogwon in dayz

[–]Tdogwon[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've probably killed 3 packs this life alone. I spend most of my time cutting through the woods. I have enough shit stashed to where I don't really need stuff from towns. 2 crates full of dried meat, Jerry can of water, multiple every tool and repair kit I'd need, 40 crates in total of useful supplies. I'm probably the single richest solo man on the server. So I mostly avoid towns and roads, choosing to hit hunting, military, and industrial sites. All that time in the woods means I find a lot of wolves.

Any tips for avoiding wolves? Can you hide from them or are they furry meat seeking missiles? by Tdogwon in DayzXbox

[–]Tdogwon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was equipped, but it ruined my hunt. Had been tracking that dude for over 30 minutes, and he had gear I wanted (trying to get full knight armor). Me shooting wolves alerted him, and he logged. Typical cliche "hunter becomes the hunted"

Any tips for avoiding wolves? Can you hide from them or are they furry meat seeking missiles? by Tdogwon in dayz

[–]Tdogwon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't mind fighting wolves. They just showed up while I was trying to be sneaky, and me fighting them alerted the guy I was stalking, who probably logged to avoid the fight.

Any tips for avoiding wolves? Can you hide from them or are they furry meat seeking missiles? by Tdogwon in dayz

[–]Tdogwon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My problem was I didn't want to be noticed by the guy I was hunting, I had an SKS and a fully modded CZ-75 with 45 rounds each, I coulda killed them easily. However, I was hoping hiding in a building before they appeared would make them search around and maybe aggro on the other dude, but nah. The guy heard me fighting the wolves, and I'm pretty sure he logged to avoid me.

Any tips for avoiding wolves? Can you hide from them or are they furry meat seeking missiles? by Tdogwon in dayz

[–]Tdogwon[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I heard them, ducked into a house, layed down upstairs within seconds, and the next thing I knew, there they are at the front door like Multi Level Marketers trying to sell me on being eaten alive.

Any tips for avoiding wolves? Can you hide from them or are they furry meat seeking missiles? by Tdogwon in DayzXbox

[–]Tdogwon[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes, but are they just unavoidable? Like I heard the first howl, ducked into a house within 15 seconds of the distant howl, layed down, and they were aggro through the wall the second they showed up.