Blitzy
07-23-2009, 06:14 AM
http://www.pippahunnechurch.com/humblepie2.gif
A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a pastry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastry) dough shell that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetness) or savoury (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savoury) ingredients. Pies can be either "filled", where a dish is covered by pastry and the filling is placed on top of that, "top-crust," where the filling is placed in a dish and covered with a pastry/potato mash top before baking, or "two-crust," with the filling completely enclosed in the pastry shell. Pies can be a variety of sizes, ranging from bite-size to ones designed for multiple servings.
This is a pie. A pie is often nutritious and full of flavour, and can be of many flavours. Apple, Blackberry, Minced Beef, Chicken, Cottage, Shepherd's...Yes, the pie is a wonderful thing.
The pie is disappointed in you. He believes that you undervalue his powers, and that you do not understand that he could save you from certain death against the undead. Yes, he believes that if only you grasped the rules of "cutting the pie", you would one day become "leet" amongst the survivor community.
CUTTING THE PIE!
Yep, it's Blitzy again, author of ZPS' best-selling "Hints and Tips... (http://www.zombiepanic.org/forums/showthread.php?t=10677)" Survivor Guide, now available in online format at most participating ZPS Survivor Strategy Forum Sections. I have no more room to post anything else into it, and I'm bored, so forgive me for bringing you yet another masterpiece that is a Survivor Guide.
(Well, it ain't gonna be long. It's only one point! :laugh:)
After participating in several ZPS rounds amongst several ZPS servers recently, I found ONE MAJOR RULE was being abandoned in favour of greed. Yes. Greed. One of the seven deadly sins, and now, one of the Survivors' greatest enemies.
http://www.zombiepanic.org/media/weapons/AK47.jpg
The AK-47. Mouth-watering, isn't it? Its beautiful stopping power and "rocknroll" psychological boost bring ecstasy to those lucky enough to wield it.
It also brings pain. And sadness. And misery.
Yes, if it wasn't for the AK, or MP5, or Remmington, Survivors would still be alive today. But they exist. And we must be wary of them. This is the lesson that the Pie would like to teach you.
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2378/pie1x.jpg
You (the blue dot) are at a corner. The orange box in front of you, is my amazing representation of an AK-47. The green dot is a zombie waiting in ambush, and he's about to take advantage of your greed.
The AK-47 has taken over your mind. Your sight is fixed upon it. You don't care about life anymore. You don't care about the undead. You want the AK. You want it now.
So you run straight up to it.
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/1273/pie2n.jpg
Your sight is now fixed upon the ground as you go and pick the AK-47 up. As you scream in delight, the zombie's on your shoulder. You didn't even THINK that a random AK-47 lying right next to a corner would equal an ambush point. You draw the AK quickly, but its drawing time is too much for you. You lose.
Yes, this is what greed does to us, ladies and gentlemen. This is why we complain that zombies know all the ambush points, and we should ban them all. It's because we don't check our surroundings, or our corners, or above us, or anything. We just look in front. At the AK-47. And scream in delight.
This situation could've went oh so much butter.
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/3996/pie3s.jpg
Instead of running straight up to the loot on the ground, or whenever you're going around ANY corner, CUT THE PIE.
By this, I mean move as far away as possible from the wall/corner, and circle-strafe around it, keeping your vision fixed upon the corner and beyond it, as the black lines represent here. Doing this means you will be able to see what is around the corner quicker, and if something IS waiting there, you have a fair bit of distance between you.
This technique takes a SECOND. Literally. It's not an advanced button-combo, it's not "for the 1337". It's common-sense, and by employing this in your every day playing, you will become stronger.
Whether it's the Subway Rafters or Biotec's Big Hall, Hideout's alleyways or Norad's basement corridors, LOOK EVERYWHERE. When going around a corner, cut the pie. If the room's high enough or if there are rafters/catwalks, look up too! All I'm trying to point out here is that by checking all the corners you pass, and all the blind spots that zombies could hide behind, you will live longer. The weapon in front of you isn't going anywhere. Take CAUTION before you pick it up. Or if it's THAT dangerous, don't pick it up at all.
<(^_^)>
You've been a wonderful audience, thank you, and goodnight!
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A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a pastry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastry) dough shell that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetness) or savoury (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savoury) ingredients. Pies can be either "filled", where a dish is covered by pastry and the filling is placed on top of that, "top-crust," where the filling is placed in a dish and covered with a pastry/potato mash top before baking, or "two-crust," with the filling completely enclosed in the pastry shell. Pies can be a variety of sizes, ranging from bite-size to ones designed for multiple servings.
This is a pie. A pie is often nutritious and full of flavour, and can be of many flavours. Apple, Blackberry, Minced Beef, Chicken, Cottage, Shepherd's...Yes, the pie is a wonderful thing.
The pie is disappointed in you. He believes that you undervalue his powers, and that you do not understand that he could save you from certain death against the undead. Yes, he believes that if only you grasped the rules of "cutting the pie", you would one day become "leet" amongst the survivor community.
CUTTING THE PIE!
Yep, it's Blitzy again, author of ZPS' best-selling "Hints and Tips... (http://www.zombiepanic.org/forums/showthread.php?t=10677)" Survivor Guide, now available in online format at most participating ZPS Survivor Strategy Forum Sections. I have no more room to post anything else into it, and I'm bored, so forgive me for bringing you yet another masterpiece that is a Survivor Guide.
(Well, it ain't gonna be long. It's only one point! :laugh:)
After participating in several ZPS rounds amongst several ZPS servers recently, I found ONE MAJOR RULE was being abandoned in favour of greed. Yes. Greed. One of the seven deadly sins, and now, one of the Survivors' greatest enemies.
http://www.zombiepanic.org/media/weapons/AK47.jpg
The AK-47. Mouth-watering, isn't it? Its beautiful stopping power and "rocknroll" psychological boost bring ecstasy to those lucky enough to wield it.
It also brings pain. And sadness. And misery.
Yes, if it wasn't for the AK, or MP5, or Remmington, Survivors would still be alive today. But they exist. And we must be wary of them. This is the lesson that the Pie would like to teach you.
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2378/pie1x.jpg
You (the blue dot) are at a corner. The orange box in front of you, is my amazing representation of an AK-47. The green dot is a zombie waiting in ambush, and he's about to take advantage of your greed.
The AK-47 has taken over your mind. Your sight is fixed upon it. You don't care about life anymore. You don't care about the undead. You want the AK. You want it now.
So you run straight up to it.
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/1273/pie2n.jpg
Your sight is now fixed upon the ground as you go and pick the AK-47 up. As you scream in delight, the zombie's on your shoulder. You didn't even THINK that a random AK-47 lying right next to a corner would equal an ambush point. You draw the AK quickly, but its drawing time is too much for you. You lose.
Yes, this is what greed does to us, ladies and gentlemen. This is why we complain that zombies know all the ambush points, and we should ban them all. It's because we don't check our surroundings, or our corners, or above us, or anything. We just look in front. At the AK-47. And scream in delight.
This situation could've went oh so much butter.
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/3996/pie3s.jpg
Instead of running straight up to the loot on the ground, or whenever you're going around ANY corner, CUT THE PIE.
By this, I mean move as far away as possible from the wall/corner, and circle-strafe around it, keeping your vision fixed upon the corner and beyond it, as the black lines represent here. Doing this means you will be able to see what is around the corner quicker, and if something IS waiting there, you have a fair bit of distance between you.
This technique takes a SECOND. Literally. It's not an advanced button-combo, it's not "for the 1337". It's common-sense, and by employing this in your every day playing, you will become stronger.
Whether it's the Subway Rafters or Biotec's Big Hall, Hideout's alleyways or Norad's basement corridors, LOOK EVERYWHERE. When going around a corner, cut the pie. If the room's high enough or if there are rafters/catwalks, look up too! All I'm trying to point out here is that by checking all the corners you pass, and all the blind spots that zombies could hide behind, you will live longer. The weapon in front of you isn't going anywhere. Take CAUTION before you pick it up. Or if it's THAT dangerous, don't pick it up at all.
<(^_^)>
You've been a wonderful audience, thank you, and goodnight!
xxxxxxxx