USH'S MATRIX GAME FIFTH ASSIGNMENT (COMBAT PATH)- 'Payback'

Ouch!
Ahh well Better leave SOMETHING for Ares to do...
Willow stepper for defense and Reload clip next action.

Mors starts moving forwards, Glock drawn.

"Follow!"

Ares grins and takes aim, sending four bursts of bullets at the remaining two coppertops in the courtyard.

Ok, you reload in three frames, Burn.

Ares, you roll -2 and -1. Though you have a smaller weapon, coppertop killer is still enough to make that a kill!

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CURRENT SITUATION AT: First Sequence, Frame 14

Factory outer gate

Burn: 8/0/9
Ares: 10/0/13
Cloud: 15/0/13
San: 11/0/14

Factory Courtyard

Mors: 10/0/7

Factory Gate

Goons x12: 0/13

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As you can see, still three players who can move before the Goons fire. Mors, that is more where you are going to be, rather than where you are right now, of course. You'll most likely be shot at before you reach the courtyard, so you may want to leave some defensive instructions.

Talking of defence... don't forget the golden rule of Matrix gunfighting... your opponents in Matrix are far more likely to hit you than in Star Wars, unless you do something to lower their chances...

(Killing them lowers their chances, doesn't it? 😄 )

Willow Step for defense.

Ares moves forwards behind Mors.

ROARING BLADE STRIKE on one of the goons and WILLOW STEP for defense.

San will move forward to the courtyard.

Willow Step for defense.

(I want to try out my new martial arts powers 😄)

Ush can I use Gathering of the Clouds and Move forward into the courtyard?

Scrap that, I'll move fowards into the courtyard, same defense though.

You don't actually need to use Gathering just to move, Burn!

Ok, well, we have a lot of incoming fire at this point... and you are all out in the open.

(Cover was the magic word I was looking for...)

12 goons, five targets. Two attacks on each, and an extra attack on the gunmen, Burn and Ares. Each goons fires four bursts.
Everyone willow steps save, it seems, Mors.

In order... misses on Ares.

Oooh! A hit on Mors! Four damage as a bullet pings just a little too close...

All other shots miss.

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CURRENT SITUATION AT: First Sequence, Frame 12

Factory outer gate

Ares: 8/0/12

Factory Courtyard

Mors: 10/4/7
Cloud: 13/0/6
San: 9/0/7
Burn: 6/0/2

Factory Gate

Goons x12: 0/10

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Now, as you can see, before you reach the courtyard, those goons are going to fire again, so I'll need a second set of defences, if any. Ares, of course,, may act again first.

Willow Step again.

Ares unleashes a volley of bursts at his attackers, firing two bursts each on three goons, six bursts total, from his Ingrams.

(Forgot to say my defense, didn't I?)

Active dodge for one attack, and hope I get lucky for the other.

Mors cringes as the bullet skims his arm, but says nothing as he moves forwards towards the courtyard, unleashing four bursts from his Glock 18, two per attacker.

Willow step again in defence.

Ares, you open fire. Your first attack is a total miss, but you score two kills! Which runs you out of ammo. I'll re-load you- it only takes one frame due to Lightning Reload.

Leaves us on ten attackers, two attacks each!

Good job you dodged, Mors- almost another hit, there!

And it IS a hit on Burn, for five damage.

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CURRENT SITUATION AT: First Sequence, Frame 9

Factory outer gate

Ares: 8/0/9

Factory Courtyard

Mors: 10/4/6
Cloud: 10/0/5
San: 6/0/6
Burn: 6/6/2

Factory Gate

Goons x10: 0/7

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As we can see, the Goons are going to fire yet again, though only with two bursts this time.

Willow step again

Ahh Ush, 5 damage?
Where is the cover? Can I go there? Umm why do I have like no frames left?

Because it takes six frames to get to the courtyard.

As for cover... eagle-eyed (not the Gun Trick) players may note that I left lots of options in my initital description...

Ah Can I dive behind a large piece of machinery? Something close perferably

You certainly can...