CrackCommandoUnit1972
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I was just trying to find some cat videos when I found this guy wondering wtf airsoft is all about.
Some Bloke Watching Airsoft Videos.
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CrackCommandoUnit1972
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Just interesting to see the perception of airsoft from a guy who has never played and is witness to the worst behaviour the sport can manage.
Druid799
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He’s an ex-us marine so obviously he’s an expert on absolutely everything thats militarily based ! seen a couple of his vids , he may know what he’s talking about ref; US operations but when it comes to other countries ? he talks utter bollox ! He’ll be commenting on a clip of XYZ and he contradicts what the commentators or the text is saying in the bloody clip ! Utter tool .
EDcase
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I thought he was quite understanding watching the worst examples of twats playing with toy guns... (I don't even want to watch that shit)
In his other video commenting on general airsoft I thought he was fair in his observations.
In his other video commenting on general airsoft I thought he was fair in his observations.
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Cr0-Magnon
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He should watch me play. He could learn a thing or two.
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I've seen a few of his videos and tbh he comes across as a bit of a pompous twat with his head stuck up his own arse
He does pretty good videos on films and TV series and dissecting them for realism - and not one of the youtubers who go "Yo, whaddup it's your Boy "Gunny" over here!!" which makes me want to take a long walk off a very short cliff.
Edit: watching this one in particular - can't say i disagree with him on any of his points
Edit: watching this one in particular - can't say i disagree with him on any of his points
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Rogerborg
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My thoughts entirely. I have zero interest in watching airsoft flipouts and fites IRL, let alone watching some rando's reaction to them.
It does our hobbysport no favours to promote spackers spacking out. Any attention rewards the GoogleTubes algorithm and pushes it up the recommendations.
Skullchewer
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He's actually educated himself somewhat on Airsoft, and in another video is pretty spot on about it.
This kind of presentation is guaranteed to get me to turn off your video. ?
This kind of presentation is guaranteed to get me to turn off your video. ?
Adolf Hamster
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Its unfortunate that this aspect of our hobby is the one that gets the limelight. Drama gets the views though.
Guess the problem is that good honest gameplay whilst its fun to be part of isnt going to be massively interesting to watch.
Skullchewer
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Some Airsoft YouTubers do manage to make the videos entertaining. If their editing and voiceover is good.
Unfortunately they're rare and also tend to be questionable on their honesty.
Unfortunately they're rare and also tend to be questionable on their honesty.
To be fair he does make a good comment about how if you're going to get angry at being shot by a painful projectile then maybe airsoft isn't the sport for you.
I've never understood that mentality in some Airsofters. We all moan and make comments about shots that really hurt when we're back in the safe zone, but to actually get furious about the pain of being shot by a BB in the middle of a game is something that puzzles me.
I've never understood that mentality in some Airsofters. We all moan and make comments about shots that really hurt when we're back in the safe zone, but to actually get furious about the pain of being shot by a BB in the middle of a game is something that puzzles me.
CrackCommandoUnit1972
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As I say, it is an interesting point of view from someone who doesn't play and has watched a few videos online. Just like anyone might do if they are interested in playing.
If was thinking about starting and I watched videos like this then I might have had second thoughts about turning up. I definitley would have never gone back if some the antics shown here had happended on my first day.
If was thinking about starting and I watched videos like this then I might have had second thoughts about turning up. I definitley would have never gone back if some the antics shown here had happended on my first day.
Such is life I guess. The same applies to most stuff. No one really cares if something is running smoothly. Take for instance NASA landing that probe and collecting samples on that asteroid recently. 200+ million miles away. I didn't see a whole lot of coverage on that but imagine if it was a failure and crashed. I think there would be a lot more coverage on it.
Rogerborg
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They why promote them?
Every time you link to them, you make it more likely that they'll be suggested to other people. It doesn't matter why you're referencing them, it has exactly the same effect. Intent doesn't matter, and "This is cancer" comments or even negative votes on YouTube bump it up the rankings.
The only way to challenge flipout videos is to ignore them.
Adolf Hamster
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It bothers me when its been done to willfully cause unnessecary pain, either by close range auto fire to somewhere like the face or by someone running a hot gun.
The site i started at had a pretty bad culture at the time either by ignorance or apathy with the regulars running some rather spicy hardware, and it almost put me off the hobby entirely the amount of stinging you'd get from them up close. Eventually i switched site and was like "holy shit this hobby can be fun and not painful"
Yeah that is a good point actually. Happy to be corrected on that.
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