I'm going to jump in here ahead of Honey Badger since I got home first and be the first to thank you all who attended! Our sincerest apologies for the misconduct of a few, as you can see they were dealt with swiftly and justly with an ejection (easy to do that when there is not money involved and its just honor on the line). We will hold our follow up actions with them privately.
For those whom have attended STALKER before... I hope it lived up to your expectations. It was great seeing a few of the role playing types mixed into the crowd and for the most part factions stuck to character. I wish the events were related a little more clearly so everyone knew how the day was playing out but other then that it seemed to go well. We could not have asked for better weather!
For those whom this was the first STALKER event... Welcome to my pain. Its partly train wreck (horrifying but can't look away) and partly stimulating. I always find myself frustrated at the chaos but end the day with good stories. If anything its a chance to be someone else for a few hours and get into character and for the milsim enthusiasts it shows were every part of the team can work on skills such as PSD, 3D 360 Coverage, and Counter Intelligence. At one point I told my PSD group that if anyone that was not military go within 10 feet of me because they didn't stop them, I'd kick them in the balls. Luckily I no one is singing soprano this afternoon so they got the message.
Always love to hear feedback from you. Keep in mind this is not what we categorize a MILSIM event so please bear that in mind when exchanging AAR details. Feel free to message the game admin (Honey Badger) or myself and just call out if your feedback was for Game Content, Rules, Conduct, Staff etc so we know what we can apply to our MILSIM events (one coming this summer) and what we can apply to other events types (like STALKER).
One important piece of information for us to gather is whether there is sufficient interest in the STALKER format to keep iterating on it or should we just go back to focusing resources on MILSIM games. You can PM Honey Badger or myself on that topic directly so we don't have a debate that discourages others from weighing in.
Thanks again!
