Forum:Arkansas Crazy

I've been trying to wipe out Paradise Falls by pickpocketing the slaver's ammo, arming all of the captive slaves to the teeth, then releasing them. I first tried giving all of the non-VIP slaves flamers and raider armor, but they just cowered until somebody killed them and looted their weapons, making it impossible for the VIPs.

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii167/bl3count/attempt.jpg

So I used the wait trick, letting the three responsive slaves leave before things got crazy. Red had been pretty quick to die in my previous attempts, so I then tried the same with her, only to walk out to her laying waste to the place with her flame thrower. It was 4:30 in the morning, and there were only a few guards, so I followed her through. She torched the five or six slavers on patrol, along with Grouse and his buddy out front.

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii167/bl3count/Red.jpg

I'd accidentally freed the girl from Tenpenny Tower some time before attempting the mass jailbreak, so she was already out of the picture.

I wanted Eulogy Jones to die, so I waited until midday before releasing Arkansas and Flak (you can see Shrapnel asleep on the mattress).

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii167/bl3count/prebreak.jpg

After talking to Eulogy in his house, he decided he had to go "check on the merchandise", so I followed him, then ran ahead and freed the two heavy hitters. Breadbox was, of course, !@#$ed.

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii167/bl3count/breadbox.jpg

They destroyed the place pretty easily, even the supersledge wielding melee guys.

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii167/bl3count/carnage1.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii167/bl3count/carnage2.jpg

Arkansas felt the need to kill the bartender that I'd managed to save from Yamir, along with the brahmin that had been hanging out by the slave pens.

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii167/bl3count/bartender1.jpg http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii167/bl3count/bartender2.jpg

Flak started to lag behind, so I followed Arkansas through the main gate to the wasteland. Shrapnel was waiting right out front, and the two got into a shooting match.

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii167/bl3count/ArkvShrapnel.jpg

After dispatching Shrapnel, Arkansas continued on his way, to find Lucky Harith waiting just past the guard post.

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii167/bl3count/harith.jpg

Harith was without bodyguard and already near death from an earlier attack by raiders outside of Arefu, and died quickly. Arkansas then began unloading on the pack Brahmin, knocking the evidently immortal Shrapnel back on his ass every time he tried to get back up. When Flak finally caught up, he seemed initially hostile, but calmed down as soon as Arkansas finished off the Brahmin. He also seemed unconcerned by Arkansas' hostility, apparently aware that his "partner" couldn't die.

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii167/bl3count/end.jpg

Once everything was dead, Arkansas and the other two went their separate ways.

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii167/bl3count/sunset.jpg

I guess I can now loot Harith and his brahmin, but I'll probably resurrect him so I don't lose his repair skills.

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii167/bl3count/harith2.jpg

Anyway, is there anything in-game that explains why Arkansas is such a hostile, crazy bastard? Imp of the Perverse 23:52, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

Probably because he has no real faction. Hes supposed to be alone in Minefield, shooting at anything. Oddly though he doesn't seem to bother you after you enslaved him. 90.187.250.45 00:05, 5 May 2009 (UTC)