So I'm coming back after 4+ years, help?

[JokersWarPig]

Hi all,
I've been away from PR/PC gaming in general since my PC died in the late half of 2009. I've bought all my parts and I should be good to guy by the weeks end, I'm just curious as to whats changed before I get started. I think the last version I played was the earliest version of .8, but before that I had been active from .5.

I've only played one game of PR since the old PC died and it was only for about 20 minutes on a friends PC over the weekend. The only immediate thing I noticed was a 6000 second spawn time if I use the "give up" option. I was on the Fallujah map.

Aside from that what else has changed drastically and how should I go about playing again? I know that only the lifers are the ones really playing this mod at this point and I don't want to make anyone I play with for the first couple days feel like they're baby sitting me until I get the hang of things and start being a SL again myself.
From what I remember about the people who I used to play with was if you messed up or chose/picked up the wrong kit you where booted from the squad almost right away. My friend backed this up when I picked up a SL kit I had found (there was no body). He said "People get mad at you for that, they might even kick you from the server."

[Portable.Cougar]

Let your SL know you are new/rusty. If they don't know that can mistake your actions for intentional.

Other than that since .8 you'll notice some new countries, vehicles and deployables. Mostly the game still though. You shouldn't have a problem getting back into it.

[Wicca]

I'm still here. And so are quite alot of other oldies. Like Ploddit.

Welcome back

[slippp]

A lot less servers

[Wasteland]

Thinking about getting back into it myself.

[Spook]

6000 seconds spawn is just a safety measure to not accidentally spawn somewhere. You have to select your spawnpoint and press DONE. Then the real timer will show up and you will spawn when it ends.

[Cavazos]

Someone kicking you for picking up an SL kit on the ground is a joke.

The only kits people spazz out about are sniper kits. But yeah, just pick up a rifle and you'll be fine. I couldn't list all the changes since then but it would be nice.

One thing in particular is if you keep the commo rose up for a few seconds at the bottom right of the screen you will see a small scanning icon and it will show you about how full your mag is.

And if you want to die a martyr while insurgent, stay 10m away from other insurgents. You can also be a civilian who dies as a martyr on many insurgent maps just by dropping your kit and waiting a minute or 2.

I think Mumble became fully integrated after your computer died 4 years ago but I'm sure your friend filled you in about it. Read the manual too, it has a good amount of info. on new things. But there is PLENTY to know that is NOT in the manual which you'll learn over time, by luck, or it will never come up.

[Spook]

Well just saying but I ***** at random people too who grab my SL kit before my medic can revive me.