It happened to me last night. Level 31. Daily player since April 2020
I inadvertently dropped my tricked out Exp .50…
I left a safehouse in the marshlands region. After a few short minutes i came across 2 fnix tanks. I dispatch them quickly and continue wandering/exploring the area headed west along the coast. I met aproximately 8 runners,say hello, and send them to hell.
I continue my journey and end up at normyra arttilery bunker and dispatch a few more pesky runners. I exit the bunker south of FOA2 (i believe) near some apartments with 3 green trailers nearby. I kill a few more runners and proceed to check the apartments,trailers and every house,shed,woodshed,truck trailer,cars, etc…Im done and decided to head south-east to the gate that leads to the area.
On my way i examined my typical loadout…270-check,ai76-check,grenade launcher-check,kvm59-check,pvg90???..wait! wth??? IT WASNT THERE. I checked again. Nothing.
My heart began to misfire at this point, and im sure i fainted…How could this happen?..I wiped the tears from my eyes and got up from my fetal postion,took a deep breath and said to myself, “No problem- Ill just retrace my steps”.
But this meant going back to the safehouse and taking the same exact route. Well as usual for me it was nightime and i knew it wasnt gonna be easy cause i had no idea where i might have dropped it after the tank fight. I put it away and got out my ai76 and .270 which is what i normally use when exploring. I grinded for a month trying to get the EXP .50- Its my go to weapon and i had no intentions of letting it go because of neglect on my part. NOTE: this was NOT a game crash.
…Anyway after about 25 minutes of careful looking i figured i might have to ‘take a L’. I couldnt locate it anywhere.Severe depression sank in and im hyperventilating…
Then i remembered what i read on this forum a few months ago. Someone said experimentals only drop from apocs.(true or not- at least i had some hope)…All my apocs are at himjfal. I had 5 there so i fast travel “Back to the hotel”(its also a song).
When i get there i decide to check my plundra, just in case. I felt like a baglady rummaging through a trashcan. I scan my map and i have a level 4 hunter closeby. I was hoping to get a reaper spawn here but I needed my exp .50 before i even thought about a reaper takedown. So lets see what the apoc hunter has for loot.
I got to him and blasted away with the exp kvm. I was flamed 3 times but he went down soon. I staggered over to him and WELL WELL WELLLLLLLL, A nice bright shiny EXP .50 cal…YESSSSSSS. I kicked that hunter in his nuts and hightailed it “Back to the hotel”. I got in my plundra and tricked it out again.
In the movie, “Full Metal Jacket” there is a scene when the recruits are in their bunks holding their weapons and the chants is THIS IS MY WEAPON, THERE ARE MANY LIKE IT BUT THIS ONE IS MINE.
Thats my story and my rant. You ever lost,dropped,misplaced your favorite weapon before???