As they made their way to Pyre, Watcher had a few words on his mind. Something worried him. Maybe his paranoia was starting to hit him. The last statement Mark made left a serious impression on him. Someone was tracking the meeting. This meant someone knew that it was happening. What if a member of R3v314t1on was an insider within the UN and knew enough to know that there would be a meeting just now? The person hacking them knew when it would happen that much was obvious. Then another thought crossed his mind: what if someone within this group was a R3v314t1on member? No, they all were too suddenly summoned and it was more than likely that none of them knew they were going to be chosen, and their reactions were all very natural and expected.
He hadn't realized they arrived until one of the guards commented on his new team. Pyre was a fairly impressive defensive spot. A perfect place to turtle up and hide away from R3v314t1on. The fear of death was a plenty good reason, but Watcher had nothing else left to lose. He would go on the offensive, and nothing would stop him. His greatest comfort in all of this was that he wouldn't be working alone, and while no one could replace his old friends, maybe, just maybe, he could make new ones with his new teammates.
As Pyre's commander waved the defense off Watcher smiled. He enjoyed watching cooperation between players. He listened carefully as she introduced herself and her second, Minx. "Good to meet the both of you, I'm Watcher or Demavend, but I prefer Watcher." He kept to his alias so strongly out of habit more than anything. Besides, he rather enjoyed using it as it reminded him of his achievements in the game.
Watcher raised his eyebrows at this with a slightly amused expression. He felt partly tempted to do so just to tease her. Of all the things to be concerned about this was one? Someone was sensitive about their avatar, or perhaps too deep into roleplaying to move past the character. Well, everyone needed their own distraction from reality, this one was probably Minx's.
"I know it's not ideal," Watcher commented with a shrug and a slight frown. "But I'm sure we can manage." The UN hadn't chosen them randomly that was for sure. Watcher knew he himself was very well known throughout the entire game. His gamertag and alias was the first in the list of achievements on the in-game leaderboard for several achievements with the greatest being the "Full Clear" achievement. Any player that didn't know that probably never knew how to look at the leaderboard.
"Well, what do we know about their defenses there?" That was the first question that popped into his head. "Secondly, we probably should make a plan if they're expecting company. I know the physical layout of the place, but if they've made any changes with their hacks it'd be best if we had intel on that. The fact that we'd be able to walk in without immediate resistance kind of concerns me too. Makes it feel too easy in some cases I suppose."
He actually didn't like heading out immediately like this and he sounded like it. While his guild had been the first to clear the Hyperion Mercenary Company raid, they had done all the research necessary in order to clear it as quickly as possible. Then they could afford to die a few times learning the patterns, but now each operation had to be perfect. Lives were on the line here after all.
Watcher then looked at his teammates. "We don't actually know each others strengths and what we bring to the table. It'd be good to know what strats we can come up with together before we actually commit to something. I'm a scout subclass, so a lot of my abilities are for getting close and gathering intel. I've basically mastered stealth without the use of invisibility, although I do have a skill that cloaks me if I'm not moving. My damage is best used for hit-and-run tactics until I can get safely behind the tanks, then the Watcher comes out and... boom. I can scan an area for enemies, but it lets them know they've been scanned by giving them a debuff. Kind of sucks as far as element of surprise, but knowing exact locations is super good. The ability works better in PvE because the AI doesn't react as effectively to it as players do."
He didn't PvP often, but he was fairly confident in his skills to survive. "I have Frostbite Grenades to freeze and root people. I can make them myself, but my supplies are in my house. I also have the Last Waltz for close-range fighting if I need to, and the elemental ammo it uses has some fairly effective debuffs. Alright, who's next? The more we know about each others skills, the more likely we're going to wreck them R3v314t1on scumbags."
He hadn't realized they arrived until one of the guards commented on his new team. Pyre was a fairly impressive defensive spot. A perfect place to turtle up and hide away from R3v314t1on. The fear of death was a plenty good reason, but Watcher had nothing else left to lose. He would go on the offensive, and nothing would stop him. His greatest comfort in all of this was that he wouldn't be working alone, and while no one could replace his old friends, maybe, just maybe, he could make new ones with his new teammates.
As Pyre's commander waved the defense off Watcher smiled. He enjoyed watching cooperation between players. He listened carefully as she introduced herself and her second, Minx. "Good to meet the both of you, I'm Watcher or Demavend, but I prefer Watcher." He kept to his alias so strongly out of habit more than anything. Besides, he rather enjoyed using it as it reminded him of his achievements in the game.
”No one has ever called you “G” Percy and I told you not to call me Minxy. It’s Minx and by the way, next time you think about staring at my ass I’ll rip your 1 and zeros off your digital body and make you eat the coding, perv.”
Watcher raised his eyebrows at this with a slightly amused expression. He felt partly tempted to do so just to tease her. Of all the things to be concerned about this was one? Someone was sensitive about their avatar, or perhaps too deep into roleplaying to move past the character. Well, everyone needed their own distraction from reality, this one was probably Minx's.
”Well what do I have to work with? We have an Overwatch, battleborn and a Goliath so that’s good. But three Warlocks? Three? Do any of you know healing spells? Defensive spells?” She sighed but gave a dismissive wave.
"I know it's not ideal," Watcher commented with a shrug and a slight frown. "But I'm sure we can manage." The UN hadn't chosen them randomly that was for sure. Watcher knew he himself was very well known throughout the entire game. His gamertag and alias was the first in the list of achievements on the in-game leaderboard for several achievements with the greatest being the "Full Clear" achievement. Any player that didn't know that probably never knew how to look at the leaderboard.
”Alrighty then! The name’s Minx and as you can see I’m a Goliath class so that makes two Goliaths. That makes it easier when we get in. I don’t expect any immediate resistance from Killion but once we’re in - it’s only a matter of time.” She shrugged and turned towards the exit.
“We can’t waste any time so let’s go. Any questions ask along the way.” She looked back at the group before leaving.
"Well, what do we know about their defenses there?" That was the first question that popped into his head. "Secondly, we probably should make a plan if they're expecting company. I know the physical layout of the place, but if they've made any changes with their hacks it'd be best if we had intel on that. The fact that we'd be able to walk in without immediate resistance kind of concerns me too. Makes it feel too easy in some cases I suppose."
He actually didn't like heading out immediately like this and he sounded like it. While his guild had been the first to clear the Hyperion Mercenary Company raid, they had done all the research necessary in order to clear it as quickly as possible. Then they could afford to die a few times learning the patterns, but now each operation had to be perfect. Lives were on the line here after all.
Watcher then looked at his teammates. "We don't actually know each others strengths and what we bring to the table. It'd be good to know what strats we can come up with together before we actually commit to something. I'm a scout subclass, so a lot of my abilities are for getting close and gathering intel. I've basically mastered stealth without the use of invisibility, although I do have a skill that cloaks me if I'm not moving. My damage is best used for hit-and-run tactics until I can get safely behind the tanks, then the Watcher comes out and... boom. I can scan an area for enemies, but it lets them know they've been scanned by giving them a debuff. Kind of sucks as far as element of surprise, but knowing exact locations is super good. The ability works better in PvE because the AI doesn't react as effectively to it as players do."
He didn't PvP often, but he was fairly confident in his skills to survive. "I have Frostbite Grenades to freeze and root people. I can make them myself, but my supplies are in my house. I also have the Last Waltz for close-range fighting if I need to, and the elemental ammo it uses has some fairly effective debuffs. Alright, who's next? The more we know about each others skills, the more likely we're going to wreck them R3v314t1on scumbags."