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Originally Posted by Raellus
My PC's are a mostly good-hearted, generous bunch and they tend to keep every serviceable weapon (I do write some off to damage/poor condition) that they capture in order to donate it to the local friendly militia and/or use them for trade goods. At the moment, they're also trying to help out the undergunned turncoat 10th GTD. So, they have a tendency to take and hold on to nearly everything. As long as they have something to carry it with, it's not a problem. But, when they are on foot, it does start to become and issue.
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Originally Posted by helbent4
I agree, as a member of the game in particular I don't think we're being "survivalists" or overzealous looters but we might be considered wankers. (Perhaps a distinction without a difference?)
Our mindset is more like we're "partisans" in a literal sense, behind enemy lines and forced to scavenge for supplies. In that case, we can't afford to throw away working weapons, not the least because extra weapons can (and should) be passed along to allies or traded for some other advantage.
Now, in thinning out our hard-won kit, that's just being a big meanie! Just sayin'. 
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Hey no problem, I certainly didn't mean you were a pack of scavenging leeches but I know myself that I would absolutely be going through every piece of gear the dead guys had to see if I could use it - of course, that assumes I'd have the time to do so at my leisure, nothing worse than being shot in the arse because you didn't pay attention to the world around you because you were too busy examining your new found wealth!
Hell, If I found a lot of gear and I could stash all that stuff and come back next week so I have more items to barter for food, ammo, etc. I'll give it a damned good try!
I think, to stop me wandering off topic and get things on track, it comes back to how much someone can carry and
how they carry it. There's only certain ways you can carry your gear and still remain able to react and be effective in combat. Anybody with average strength can carry 10-12 rifles bundled up in their arms for a short time but as soon as someone starts shooting, they can do nothing else except drop all those rifles and hope they have enough time to hit the deck before getting their head blown off.
And if they've been carrying those 10-12 rifles for more than an hour or so, they'll suffer fatigue despite their strength. They could carry maybe 6-8 weapons strapped to their pack but then if they get into a firefight, all those extra weapons are going to get caught up on something or they are going to start jabbing into their body or they're going to prevent them from crawling under/through something or rolling over something and so on. They could always drop the pack but then they risk damaging the weapons strapped to it but hey, they're going to risk that if they leave the pack on and try dropping and rolling to get out of the line of fire.
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Originally Posted by Panther Al
I always viewed scrounging weapons as a way to ensure the ones we have and like can stay in service.. *enter some random town where a reloader has made a name of himself* "Heya, I got a ton empty brass for a 8mmP that needs loading, I got a couple of dozen AK's and ammo, do a trade?" Or.. "You wouldn't believe how fast a 134 willgo through ammo, I need 7.62N, do a trade?"
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Exactly the same way that I view it, to me T2k is a "survival in the ruins of an apocalypse" game so scavenging isn't simply a past-time, it's a way of life, you want good barter so you can get good stuff in return.