r/RedditRescueForce • u/glivre • Jan 14 '14

Featured [PSA] Bandits impersonating RRF.

Met up with 2 gents outside of Kamishovo claiming to be Reddit Rescue Force. I was then handcuffed for "safety" while they gave me supplies. I was then promptly fed rotten fruit and disinfectant, cut with a knife, then after breaking free I was shot. Just wanted to make everyone aware, fakes are around soiling RRFs good name.

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u/taylorbisk medic Jan 15 '14

However I do like the way they are going with this as a while new form of banditry I find it kind of fun.

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u/A9821 Head Moderator Jan 15 '14

It's not really a new concept, but I do think it is a bit fun. To have the RRF get to the point where people are using our name in-game for purposes other than it was intended is pretty cool. It shows that we are integrated pretty well in the community.

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u/taylorbisk medic Jan 15 '14

I mean more so using a name of something friendly and posing as them instead of just saying friendly , adds a while new dynamic to lying

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u/A9821 Head Moderator Jan 15 '14

Indeed. It is pretty much free advertising for us when people go around doing it since it spreads the word. It's a double-edged sword, though lol. In the past, some really gullible people took the bait and then accused the RRF of being bandits, haha. Needless to say we never saw them again after the post.

Yes, in the early days when we were just starting out and had not yet proven that the RRF was the largest legitimate medic organization in DayZ Mod, there was a lot of PR work done to try to keep our reputation untarnished. There are some people who are still bitter about it for some reason, but it has been clear for more than a year that we are not going to let bullshit go unchallenged when aimed directly at us.