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Originally Posted by HP_Lovecraft  In THAT SPECIFIC SCENERIO I would agree, since you have the advantage regardless. You are already aiming at them, and they would have no chance to fire at you.
But in my experience, that is not when "deadman walks" happen.
Generally, I see the tactic when there is no oppurtunity to confirm dead or alive. For example:
Players walking out of a fort, or bunker. Guns down, not firing. In a "casual" stance, not a "playing" stance. Already in close range. Barrel plugs? MOST FIELDS DO NOT USE THEM. Instead, they use barrel-socks, which are very hard to tell if they are on.
I have never been a hoser, and I -NEVER- "bonus ball". So I always confirm my targets. In the time it takes to yell "Dead or Alive", the other players can use that delay to send a large volley of paint in my direction.
Not breaking rules, but at the same time, makes it more likely that newbs might get injured.
nick |
but wouldn't you, in the interest of self preservation have your marker at the ready as these players were exiting? and if they weren't indicating that they were out by raising their markers, as the rules tell them to, that they may in fact be live? If you then challenge them and they start to raise their markers instead of answering yes or no, wouldn't you then shoot them?