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[Enid_Puceflange]

I’m intending on going

Along with at least 6-8 of my chums

Some of whom are willing to make the journey from Inverness!!

Im of the school of “suck it and see for yourself”

I might not play, I’m up for a road trip, it’s my 50th so sitting having a beer and a laugh is up my street

I’ve attended some pretty shitly run normal days, so what’s the worst that can happen? 

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[heroshark]

I've had varied experience of the games not all good and not all bad. All down to the players ime. As said I like the social and seeing old friends. Good for business for me too. Hadn't been in a while but went last year and hope to make this one.

 

[C-Diddy]

I went to a walk on day at ground zero and they didnt bother. Oddly enough myself and the guys I went there with walked off at lunchtime after "oops we've forgot the chrono, anyone got a hot gun"

"HPA players you're all set to legal fps, right" and the ever classic "your first mistake was using midcaps here".

Like @Speedbird_666GZ is my local site - no more than a 5 minute drive. I've played there since 2018 when I started and, after popping my cherry at Combat South Woodland, which was run superbly, GZ was a major disappointment. 

I've never been chronoed there, ever, which is just ridiculous. I remember a couple of lads asking what time chrono was when they checked in, and the look on their faces when they were told "oh, we just spot check though the day" was a, WTF-type expression. Again, never even seen a chrono at the site, let alone any checks done in the game zone.

The site is huge but is really thick with rhododendrons, and the structures are pretty tired. To be fair maybe I'm just a bit too familiar with the site now, especially as they haven't used the better, more open areas of the site the last few times I've been. 

I have had some decent days there, but with the increased walk-on fees, the lack of cover and frequent dry-firing in the safe zone, shit facilities, increasingly dick-ish behaviour from other players (smoking weed in the car park - you're hard) and a general lack of care from the staff means I'll now only go there if I have no other options. Even then I'm likely to spend more time on the range.

As for the NAF, no thanks. The gameplay just seems to be an absolute cluster.  It also looks to be a collection of the types of players I dislike intensely, but on a much larger scale.

 

[Speedbird_666]

The site is huge but is really thick with rhododendrons

And hills.

And narrow tracks.

And the box-mag heroes that lock down said tracks from the top of the said hills who are almost completely invisible because of the said rhododendron bushes that basically stop gameplay completely dead.

I miss the Sopley Urban GZ site. Much better value in terms of trigger time, gameplay and excitement. And they were strict on the chrono too.

Good times. 

 

[Tackle]

Like @Speedbird_666GZ is my local site - no more than a 5 minute drive. I've played there since 2018 when I started and, after popping my cherry at Combat South Woodland, which was run superbly, GZ was a major disappointment. 

I've never been chronoed there, ever, which is just ridiculous. I remember a couple of lads asking what time chrono was when they checked in, and the look on their faces when they were told "oh, we just spot check though the day" was a, WTF-type expression. Again, never even seen a chrono at the site, let alone any checks done in the game zone.

The site is huge but is really thick with rhododendrons, and the structures are pretty tired. To be fair maybe I'm just a bit too familiar with the site now, especially as they haven't used the better, more open areas of the site the last few times I've been. 

I have had some decent days there, but with the increased walk-on fees, the lack of cover and frequent dry-firing in the safe zone, shit facilities, increasingly dick-ish behaviour from other players (smoking weed in the car park - you're hard) and a general lack of care from the staff means I'll now only go there if I have no other options. Even then I'm likely to spend more time on the range.

As for the NAF, no thanks. The gameplay just seems to be an absolute cluster.  It also looks to be a collection of the types of players I dislike intensely, but on a much larger scale.

I've always said, anyone who wants to open a site could learn a lot from visiting the top rated sites, copying snippets from everywhere & incorporating them in to their own business model, you mentioning CSW is a great example of such a site. 

Thing is, CSW was 140 miles away from me, the fact I'd be prepared to do those miles was testament to the knowledge I'd have a great time, hell even the food was top notch & plentiful ?. 

But GZ, no, not even if it was half the distance from me, other than its size I've yet to hear anything good about it that would change my mind. 

 

[C-Diddy]

I've always said, anyone who wants to open a site could learn a lot from visiting the top rated sites, copying snippets from everywhere & incorporating them in to their own business model, you mentioning CSW is a great example of such a site. 

Thing is, CSW was 140 miles away from me, the fact I'd be prepared to do those miles was testament to the knowledge I'd have a great time, hell even the food was top notch & plentiful ?. 

But GZ, no, not even if it was half the distance from me, other than its size I've yet to hear anything good about it that would change my mind. 

So true about CSW. Also, marshalls weren't afraid of calling out poor play. Glad you mentioned the food too, which was always welcome.

Interestingly I've got a mate in the throws of trying to set a site up. He went to CSW a few times so he's using that as his model. 

 

[Speedbird_666]

Interestingly I've got a mate in the throws of trying to set a site up. He went to CSW a few times so he's using that as his model. 

Interesting - is it local to the Dorset/Hants area?

 

[C-Diddy]

Interesting - is it local to the Dorset/Hants area?

Sadly not, otherwise I'd have tapped you up pal

 

[Speedbird_666]

Sadly not, otherwise I'd have tapped you up pal

Shame - although can't complain too much, we have quite a few sites within about an hour's travel radius (UCAP Valiant, Bunker, Ironsight, Spec Ops, Ambush, Bravo Romeo, South Coast CQB, Camouflage and GZ off the top of my head). 

 

[C-Diddy]

Shame - although can't complain too much, we have quite a few sites within about an hour's travel radius (UCAP Valiant, Bunker, Ironsight, Spec Ops, Ambush, Bravo Romeo, South Coast CQB, Camouflage and GZ off the top of my head). 

And now that C-Diddy junior is onboard with airsofting, we're planning on trying as many of those as his football schedule allows. He must have asked me about Valiant a dozen times in the last week

 

[Speedbird_666]

He must have asked me about Valiant a dozen times in the last week

Yeh - it's  a fantastic venue and well worth a visit.

Best played 'light' IMO, i.e. minimal gear and with 3-4 mid-caps, I would leave the plate carriers at home (a cheapo Viper Vx Spiritus clone chest rig works well) and avoid belt rigs altogether because you'll make a lot of noise bashing into cell doors etc. If you can keep quiet and resist the urge to shoot every target of opportunity, you can do some epic flanking moves on the other team.

And more importantly; Greggs is only a 2 minute walk at lunch time. 

 

[Tackle]

Yeh - it's  a fantastic venue and well worth a visit.

Best played 'light' IMO, i.e. minimal gear and with 3-4 mid-caps, I would leave the plate carriers at home (a cheapo Viper Vx Spiritus clone chest rig works well) and avoid belt rigs altogether because you'll make a lot of noise bashing into cell doors etc. If you can keep quiet and resist the urge to shoot every target of opportunity, you can do some epic flanking moves on the other team.

And more importantly; Greggs is only a 2 minute walk at lunch time. 

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[C-Diddy]

Yeh - it's  a fantastic venue and well worth a visit.

Best played 'light' IMO, i.e. minimal gear and with 3-4 mid-caps, I would leave the plate carriers at home (a cheapo Viper Vx Spiritus clone chest rig works well) and avoid belt rigs altogether because you'll make a lot of noise bashing into cell doors etc. If you can keep quiet and resist the urge to shoot every target of opportunity, you can do some epic flanking moves on the other team.

And more importantly; Greggs is only a 2 minute walk at lunch time. 

Great advice, and who doesn't love a Gregg's sausage roll?!

Actually a chest rig is my next purchase, so it may make its debut there. Also interested in Bravo Romeo and Spec Ops

 

[Cannonfodder]

Sounds great, just a shame it's so far from me.

Also I hope they open up other sites and call them Victor and Vulcan

 

[Speedbird_666]

Also I hope they open up other sites and call them Victor and Vulcan

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[Jaylordofwaargh]

And back to CSW we go, I mean damn that was a great site for many reasons. 

Interestingly I've got a mate in the throws of trying to set a site up. He went to CSW a few times so he's using that as his model. 

A great place to start.