Editing Procyon's Guide to Character Management (section)

== Tactics in Events ==

Tactics for the most part are outside the scope of this guide. However, there are a couple of things you can do in an event that will greatly increase the survivability of your characters.

Resign early and often.  If you are in a town event, and feel that the odds have turned against you and the risk of continuing outweighs the benefit of winning, or winning has become highly unlikely anyway, by all means resign.  Stop firing all of your weapons and resign immediately.  Then, get out of the way of oncoming traffic.  The AI is very forgiving in town and will not fire on a resigned player unless you fire first, at which time they will devastate you for griefing, so be sure not to fire. Find a nice quiet corner of the arena or track to hide in and wait out the clock.  You have lost nothing but your pride and your gangers will live to compete another day.

If you are in the wilderness, and you don't like the odds, or just don't feel right about it, offer a truce.  The enemy may not accept it, but it doesn't hurt to ask!  If the odds are starting to go against you and your truce is declined, consider surrendering your vehicles. If all of your characters are armed with rifles, the odds of surviving a critter encounter is very good.  Remember, your characters are worth a lot more than your vehicles, so by all means walk away if you don't like the odds.

Most of all, learn to play well.  Go on group scouts with experienced players rather than scouting alone and learn all you can about how to win encounters. Learn how to use the terrain to your advantage, learn how to evade the enemy and get away, and learn how to play to your strengths and the enemy's weaknesses.