Inside the Mind of a Guerrilla Sniper (Commentary) - ShackTac Arma 2

The mission shown is a adversarial on the Clafghan terrain.

Q: What server am I playing Arma games on, who are these people, and can you join?

Q: What mods does ShackTac use in Arma?

Q: Does ShackTac play mostly coop or mostly PvP/adversarial in Arma?
A: We do a mix of about 70% adversarial and 30% coop - both offer unique experiences and are a blast to play.

Q: How long have you been playing the Arma series?
A: I've been here from the start, with my Operation Flashpoint experience beginning with the demo's release in 2001. I went into the US Marine Corps shortly after (no relation!) and in 2004 I started playing OFP in multiplayer. 2006 saw me found ShackTac, which started in OFP and then transitioned through Arma 1, Arma 2, and finally, Arma 3. I hope to continue this for a long time into the future, as well as share the ride with viewers like you, as corny as that sounds!

Q: What system am I filming all of my Arma and VBS footage on?

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[RoamingAdhocrat]

You left your vehicle illegally parked and blocking the highway - that's very dangerous! You're lucky you didn't get a ticket!

[Professor_Taiga-Vanguard]

wish i could have seen their perspective of this.

[connormitchelson]

still watching this to this day dyslexci is always a relaxing listen as i need background noise to focus and i have never found a more composed arma youtuber

[Deadjuice]

I love Guerrilla Sniping. It's half recon, and half assassin. (and not "Hollywood kill everyone ninja" assassin, an actual assassin that takes out critical targets)

[Steamthrower]

"I don't want to get clever girl'ed by a blu unit" xD

[SolitarySwede]

18 months later and I still enjoy this more than most other videos :)

[ForOhFour]

I bet the Pl Leader you shot was like "Who the hell shot me?" Then he saw it was you and was like

[adumlarp]

Pretty intense video Dslyecxi. Being a good sniper is hard work. Having that kind of patience is a rare trait in video games these days. My hat's off to you sir.

[darkstar]

I hope you do more of these in the future, perhaps not guerrilla sniping in particular, but just the, play-by-play, slow and tactical kind.

[exula]

This is the video that got me to start playing ARMA, Thank you!

[gatrbball]

Great Vid. Would love to see more of this in a longer vid

[SeseelLybon]

Brings me back to Far Cry 2. Killed whole camps back then without them noticing me. That AI was sweet. Fun to play with and the most human-like I've ever seen, and never seen again in other games since.

[sandspar]

Really well done, Dys. That's text book AQ, and the only thing is that this could be used as a training tool. But we aren't gonna hide under the bed, eh? BIS should give you a raise. Please keep showing us how to use this "game".

[bmxchamp]

5:10, love that Jurrassic Park reference haha.. I shall start using this phrase xD

[ShiftySetax]

I never end up killing at long range. Friends of mine referred to me as "Maimer" because I always ended up doing non lethal, but ridiculously injuring shots. I soon adopted the idea that, if you kill a guy, that's one person down. You injure a man, that's him down, and 1-2 others taking care of him.

Of course, That usually just means that they get better and escape, so I guess it's a flawed sadistic perspective lol

[the_christopher]

It's been almost 5 years and this remains one of the videos that blew my mind. I was actually sitting down talking about it with a friend recently because of how deep the thought process was to certain actions, and the speed as to which the decisions were made.

[tobiasberg]

For someone quite new to the arma series, this is of great help! Thx a bunch.

[eatthenacho]

Fascinating to see how an experienced player approaches situations like these. Thanks for the upload and commentary!

[mhermenault]

I don't think I've ever felt as much respect for anyone that I haven't even met. Keep doing what you're doing, you magnificent human being.

[Retrosicotte]

Absolutely love these narrated videos more than any on the channel, I find them that much more engaging and interesting to hear all the processes going on.