User:EpaX/The Birth of a New Soldier

EpaX began playing Combat Arms early 2011. Like many other beginners, he was a newbie. Known as -FlameNinja- at that time, he played a few games a week. EpaX was not familiar with the game controls and shop interface yet. He always used his M16A3 and his trusty M24, SR-25 and MSG-90. He was one of those newbs who got pwned in the Golf Server by higher ranked players. At the time, he was a Private First Class with a KDR of 0.31. EpaX enjoyed picking up guns on the ground and especially loved the FAMAS with the ACOG TA1 scope attached. He then decided to buy the gun himself from the shop. When he went in-game however, he was astonished to see that his FAMAS gun did not have the ACOG scope which was the main reason why he liked the gun so much. Not knowing how to put modifications on at the time, he went back to using his trusty M16A3.

One of the most challenging things for EpaX at the time was to find his way around the maps Snow Valley and Sector 25. Snow Valley was extremely confusing for him, as he kept trying to walk through the tunnel with a wooden sign over it (marking that it was a boundary of the map), but to no avail.

Another challenge for EpaX was finding how to switch to another Primary Weapon. He saw that he had a M24 in his backpack, but did not know how to take it out. As a result, EpaX played sniper only games when he wanted to use the M24. It was much later when he found out how to switch to weapons in his backpack, when he consulted his cousin, 5h4d0wbl4d3.

Another thing EpaX did not know of was the Starter Package, given to new soldiers. It had been sitting in EpaX's inbox the whole time, waiting to be opened. However, EpaX did not find out how to access the inbox until around the rank Staff Seargent. To this day, EpaX still has his Starter Package in his inbox. The Starter Package is the original, the one that contained a MK16 SCAR-L, M24, Heavy Vest etc.

Private First Class was when a milestone occurred for EpaX; he had bought the M416 CQB for permanent (due to a recommendation by his cousin, 5h4d0wbl4d3) using NX that he was given as a birthday present. After purchasing it, he played a Death Room Elimination game in Jackson Server. He pwned with this gun so bad, he even scored a Multi-Kill with it. EpaX became extremely excited about this new gun and his first multi-kill accolade. This was the point where EpaX's KDR began to slowly rise.

Corporal was when a third milestone occurred; EpaX had decided to buy NX himself and purchase a sniper rifle for permanent. He ended up purchasing the TPG-1 Pro (thanks to 5h4d0wbl4d3 again for the recommendation) for permanent. He loved this gun as soon as he bought it. He began to use this gun very frequently, especially in the maps Costa Recon and Sector 25. EpaX's favourite tactics were to camp on the top of the roofs of Costa Recon and behind the boxes in Sector 25, hardscoping at the enemy base. He performed very well with this newb but great tactic, sometimes scoring a 2.0 KDR in a game.

EpaX began having a sniping obsession at the rank of Seargent. He loved how sniper rifles could kill in one shot. He began to use his TPG-1 Pro even more so than his M416 CQB, although he still wasn't good with it yet.

EpaX was notoriously known for scavenging dropped weapons. His favourite weapon he picked up was the G36E, because he extremely liked the way the gun looked, as well as its sniper scope.

Approaching Seargent First Class, EpaX treated himself to another permanent weapon- the T-2. He loved this SubMachine Gun, and for a while, he neglected the use of his M416 CQB and used T-2 as his main primary weapon, even on maps like Snow Valley.

At the rank of SFC2, EpaX bought a MYST-G case and obtained a G36KE for 1 day. He was delighted, as he had heard from others that it was a very good gun. However, when EpaX played a game with it, he thought otherwise. As he normally did with his M416 CQB, he scoped in on a sighted enemy and held the fire button, hoping for a kill. To his dismay, the G36KE's bullets did not simply go slowly straight up, like the M416 CQB. It went beserk, going in all directions on the screen. Following the end of the game, EpaX discarded the awful gun in disgust. At this point, EpaX's Kill Death Ratio was 0.71

Master Seargent Second was the rank EpaX decided to purchase the L96A1 Arctic Wolf for permanent. He loved the appearance of this beautiful sniper, as well as its great statistics. He started playing Junk Flea OMA Sniper Only games, though he noscoped a lot because he greatly lacked the skills of quickscoping at the time. EpaX was constantly called a noob who "gets up close and noscopes".

Master Seargent 2 was also the rank EpaX achieved his first Unbelievable accolade. He obtained it during a Junk Flea OMA No Explosives game, using both the T-2 and the M417 CQB. He was extremely excited; he spammed the room lobby after the game, which then resulted in his booting out of the room by the Elite Moderator.

By Master Seargent Third, EpaX had 5 permanent weapons: M416 CQB, T-2, TPG-1 Pro, L96A1 Arctic Wolf and MG36.

Master Seargent 4 was the turning point for EpaX. One day, after school, he decided to play Combat Arms. However, when he attempted to log on, a message came up saying:

"Your account is in violation of the ToS and is hereby suspended from use. If you have any queries, please send a ticket via Customer Support."

EpaX was devasted. Why did his account get banned? He did not do anything wrong... He didnt hack nor glitch, nor harrass any players. So why? Stay tuned to find out.