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Skirmish days will tend towards just that, simple skirmish games. A lot of people go to skirmish days for that brainless video game-esque experience of "hold this area" or "capture that objective". Yes, I call it "brainless", but that's a good thing. Silly skirmish fun is a great time at the end of the day, especially if you have friends at the site and can laugh about the stupid stuff that happens. Sounds like the spawn ideas were awful though and I dislike both teams having the same spawn points. My local site has been trying this idea and a few of us are feeding back that it doesn't work well as it promotes two negative play types: first, it allows you to just walk in the open, get hit, then walk to a spawn point behind the enemy, removing any impact from the stealthy players who would normally spend huge portions of the game simply moving low and slow to avoid detection to get on the flank. Secondly, even if you tell people not to spawn camp, it happens. If you respawn, then 5 mins later a wave of enemies respawn from the same place, you're going to engage them. I've seen my local site has started doing longer games once a month, tending a little more towards the filmsim side, and it has been well received, but I think doing it every week would dissuade a lot of people from attending the site regularly, as sometimes you just want to go to the woods and shoot each other with toy guns without thinking too hard. Variety is the spice of life, and if all I did was narrative filmsim every week, I think I'd get tired of it. If you find skirmish tedious, maybe you should look at attending milsim events, or film/battlesim, or even period airsoft. They're a very different experience to skirmish days; it's not an experience that I'm that keen on (milsim, that is...), but it's another way to experience the airsoft hobby. I attended my first milsim a few months ago and I'm going to my first Vietnam game in a month or so. As I said earlier, variety is the spice of life.

Ahh thankyou for enlightening me! Grandad Thumb not too impressed with the real one

Clearly not bought a big enough bottle...

Got the B18 to fit and finally got around to sorting the paracord on the stock. It could certainly be better, but it could equally certainly be worse. Have a B19N and RK-6 on their way from the Motherland, and a PBS-1 replica to throw a tracer in. Loving the build, but my wallet is very much looking forward to it being done.

Get the NGRS, you’ll not be disappointed and if you ever want more performance it’s easily done. It takes a lot of experience, time and patience to make a cheaper gun even perform equally to a stock NGRS. Much easier to cock it up than make it better 😉 PS whenever I see TIA I think of Blood Diamond 😂

@AlphaBear just hadn't had the chance to type "Marui" for 30 seconds and was having withdrawal symptoms.

There’s a challenge As a scenario paintball organiser airsofters used to tell me that they wanted to play the game formats, and they were “well into all the missions because airsoft is about realism” So with a simple game format running I then got told “This is far too complicated, airsofters want to just have a simple shootout” The truth is - people want to play games the way they like to play games Some want to pose, some want to tinker & chat in the safe zone, some want to shoot people, some want the adrenaline of possibly getting shot, some want to run around like demented idiots, some want to sneak around, some want to sit and take potshots, some want to find objects, some want a super special mission, some want to watch and laugh at everyone else around them At a regular site the games played are a combination of what the regulars like to play every week/month At an organised event it depends on the organiser and what they think people will come and pay to play At an event organised by us it is a collection of ideas we have taken from others, missions/games that we want to play, ideas that we have had and fancy seeing how people will play them Our most popular theme was based on the battle of Takhur Ghar / Roberts ridge, and then spun off to numerous sequels bringing in Columbian drug dealers & somali pirates Our most popular format was intended to be a one off mini game version of Battle Royale intended as a laugh and a method of bringing in a competition format to bring one person on stage and win a bag full of sponsors products

problem with using video games as inspiration is that mechanics that work well in games when enforced automatically such as being able to respawn at captured points don't work in airsoft where you can guarantee at least one person will either through ignorance or cuntishness respawn at an enemy held point and proceed to wipe everyone out. at least every game i've played with capturable respawns that's what happened.

In the middle of adding a load of blower fans to my helmet when I came across this little gem https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/tool/amp-arc-rail-comtac-iii-adapter now us Peltor using hobbits can still have the sexy OPS core AMP mounts with out paying out £80 for the AXL adapters or £1500 for replacement AMPs although still jelly of the 3d amplified hearing on the AMPs its almost like video game hacks. Loving this thread BTW.

All Tigered up at Gunman Camp Bravo last weekend (Aug 15th)

hello, my name is Marko and i come from Croatia, i will start play airsoft in next few weeks with my friends. I'm looking for my first airsoft replica also, i posted that in other topic.

Hello all, I am please to be part of this great forum and share informations regarding Airsoft and custom build (WAM4, GHKAK, TM MWS, TM Hi CAPA). Cheers, Raydee

Hey guys I am new to airsoft. I have played my first skirmishes on rented equipment and I love it. working towards my UKARA number so I can buy my own. There is so much choice out there! I want to go down the route of an automatic rifle with a side arm. I have been to several airsoft shops and spoken to seasoned airsofters at the sites and I have conflicting information (I do understand that weapon choice is very much horses for courses). I love the TM HK416 Devgru and have researched, read reviews and had many conversations with suppliers and airsofters alike about it. As far as an OOTB rifle goes it’s pretty top notch and other than the battery conversion really doesn’t need to be messed with. For a first gun I like this idea because I can have great performance for an amateur without having to upgrade apart from batteries. A couple of guys however have said that you can spend much less on a rifle and then spend money on good spring, mosfet, barrel and hop up and have something as good as the TM if not better but spend less. I don’t know which avenue to go down so I thought I would offer the question up to a wider audience. Looking forward to replies and discussion. TIA.

Rich, it sounds like you'll be happiest with the NGRS as Dave said. Its a big outlay but it should keep you happy for a long time and save you from messing around with others to get them shooting well.

Hi @AirsoftRich 👋 Welcome to the forum, full of advice and like minded players! 🔫🤪👍 Good luck sorting your gear out, watch your bank balance! 🤪👍 💷GAMBLE💷

I'm sure a RAS with drop in if it's using a standard Delta Ring. I would consider the RAS 2 - where there is a stabilising section of RIS that bridges the receiver and RAS Rail. Stops wobble which is quite common with this type of handguard. https://www.fire-support.co.uk/product/ares-ris-front-end-ras-2-kit---save-pound6650

Welcome AirsoftRich, Do a few searches on the forum about first gun. This question has come up a few times. CYMA, JG, G&G, Specna Arms do have some models that perform quite well out of the box and can be improved if you get into tinkering. It depends how much you want to spend up front and what your expectations are.

Tm ngrs Nothing more to say

I literally just googled LWRC SMG45

I was in your shoes a couple of weeks ago. If you want something a little bit cheaper and is a good starter have a look at the Double Eagle M90 series. There are full metal options too. They are fairly new and some people have a few concerns over the fake chinese Titan but everyone I know haven't had any issues at all. Build quality is overall very impressive for the cost.

The OP specified the GC16, which is metal-bodied. Likely to be stronger than the Specna as it's billet-styled with extra girth around the rear of the lower The CM variant is plastic bodied, which to be honest is just as good (if not better) as Specna's metal bodies in terms of strength (I have both right in front of me to compare). I would buy the G&G (Plastic) along with a Perun ETU++ personally. You get most of the features of the Aster (no dongle required!!), and G&G's QA/QC is generally better.

Youngest’s Christmas pressie - he can start playing next year so got him this

@Shamal Took a while, but I think I've got it working good now (just tested it for 100+ cycles). Needed a few iterations and testing of the print orientation to maximise strength, the first prototype snapped instantly on a layer line with a vertical print, horizontal print was too flexible so ended up at 45deg. I beefed up the part thickness and added a strengthening rib running down the length it. I also had to extend the tab that hits the dust cover by 1MM for reliable opening. I'll print some more of the final design in the next few days so you'll have spares.

My thoughts exactly, cheers all the best. PS. It's not an ex two-tone, I just like how quickly my eyes/brain pick up blue front sights.

he does say he did it because he didn't like the original finish, which is believable as folk do indeed recolor slides for that reason. front sight just looks like a preference thing, he even says it might not be to everyone's tastes. *dons flamesuit* besides, it's a glock, someone will put a speedtacticalpointdefendertigerdragon slide on it with some uberacquireultrabritespeedshot fibre optic sights on it, add a red dot which blocks the sights spend 5 hours with a soldering iron burning the frame for extra grip so they can hip-fire with a 50-round extendo clipazine. sorrynotsorry

I’m yet to experience a large scale battle similar to how Rush game mode worked in Battlefield 3. Back in the day I thought it was a perfect template for Airsoft skirmishes It adds variety, adds dynamism and prevents from camping, because as long as there’s multiple respawn points you’re never sure where the attack will come from. In addition, I always enjoyed game types such as VIP extraction, where speed and tactics are the key. The trouble is, most airsoft event organisers don’t take cues from game designers who spent thousands of hours perfecting game modes for causal players. Instead, they invent bullshit like “three-way warfare” where you have no idea wtf is going on until the day ends and someone somehow calculates points and declares a winning team. Apart from that, causal players and kids want just to shoot someone with BBs, which is not uncommon, and quite expectable. So how the heck do you reconcile the two worlds? I don’t think organisers aren’t capable of designing cool games, but most of the time they are way too detached or cocksure to admit they failed or could improve. Ego is the enemy.

Not the first time an Airsoft replica has better accuracy than its real steel counterpart 🤔

I'd chose the Specna Only an idiot would buy that 😆

Just watched that vid. Yeah...that's NOT a good gun.

Thanks I was able to get two mags

I wouldn't be surprised if it was originally 2-toned. Saying that if he did state this the price would probably jump up by £20-50.

Try googling "playairsoft". It's got the answer you're looking for.

I think you can get as much as possible or very little out of any game mode! it’s largely down to the level of communication from Marshals and between players in my opinion. if the communication drops then you’ve got no chance and it just becomes a field of people wandering around and getting in each others way! if you get spawn trapped speak to your team about how to get out of it, if you manage it you’ll leave with a massive sense of achievement! Feedback to the marshals as well so they can edit the rule set the next time they use that game mode if it wasn’t flowing well 👍👍

hi thank you for watching bud its appreciated yeah area has some small game areas but boy are they fun still one of my top sites visited so far,viper strike is same just with some long cqb buildings etc again great site definatly recomended ahhh enemy down i have already attended there around a mth ago bud i will not be returning dont get me wrong the site itself is decent right where to start no guns where chrono'd at al,came to vip game noone wanted to be vip so i offered did 2 rounds so had put my dmr down as wasnt allowed to use it only my pistol,come back after the 2 games to find a marshall had picked up my gun rattled through the mag when asked about it all i got was shouldnt of left it there then now sorry but my gun had just been fixed after shitting a piston rack and isnt a cheap gun also would u just go jump in someone you dont knows car if thewy had left the keys i doubt im an easy going person b ut that just takes the piss in my opinion espicialy if its someone u dont know,also team mate was full auto'd from 5ft away resulting in severe internal bleeding that collected at his ankle,the guy incidently when asked do u know what 15m is couldnt tell

So what was it? Just in case someone else runs into the same issue!

American so must use M4 😂 The 416 in RS is overgassed for utmost reliability, and as such shoots a little harder in the shoulder and throws up a bit more stink, Americans love talking about DI gas 😴 Im sure it has a lot to do with cost and 'made in America' more than the guns performance itself.

I enjoy those filmsim games immensely, for exactly the reasons that you give. I enjoy skirmishes but do like a bit more complexity. I enjoy milsim but a lot of players move with all the grace of an elephant and the speed of a sloth with a broken leg. They can end up a bit larpy tbh. Signing up for a 24 hour game and the opposition all bed down for six hours is crap. Doing the full immersion bit during the day, a few beers round the campfire at night and then go again next morning is the perfect mix; for me at least.

there's always an aspect to a game folk don't like. simple games (for a hobby where understanding the complex rules such as when you get hit your out, don't shoot people after they put their hand up, don't be an ass etc are often too complex for grown men to adhere to) can be handy for preventing undue conflict. However, a fixed respawn team deathmatch wether there's macguffins thrown in or not will always descend into a boring stalemate defined by whichever team ran fastest out of spawn and got all the good spots. complex games tend to descend into chaos the first time they're tried, folk forget rules. of course if its played often enough to the point where the marshall can go "it's the doodadamajig game" works fine for regulars, except where newcomers raise their hand at the start to ask the rules and had a 3-page rules list explained in 30 seconds. then regulars lose their shit because they missed the bit where they were only supposed to respawn 3 times after the first 2 flags had been captured but only once if the enemy team had crossed the bridge but back to unlimited if the defenders manage to get 4 whirligig's around the vip. it's why i'm a fan of the simple fall-back, simple enough that *most* folk can get their head around the concept and keeps the game moving so a stalemate can be broken by effort rather than simply waiting 30 minutes. but then plenty of people hate fall back games because the defending team always "loses", because apparently you can't have fun if you aren't winning.

I kinda get where you are coming from. There are often reasons why set pieces are not used, some of these will be actual reasons. Ask yourself what kinda day you would have had if you had only defended/attacked the fort or rescued pilots. I had the frustrating day of seeing all these cool areas but not being able to play in them due to other (paintball) games. Did i have fun, yes. Would i have had more fun had the games/terrain been different all day, also yes. Points raised by others, such as mentioning games you dont like/didnt enjoy on the day can lead marshal/owners teams to re-asses these games for future players.

Okay thanks for the reply's. I am just gonna say, I am not throwing a tantrum or anything like that, Its more of a question to see what you guys think to sites gameplay. I have been to probably 8 different airsoft sites and really only come across 1 or 2 that really utilise all of the facilities they have and have really cool and intuitive gameplay, multi game objectives etc etc.... I think maybe my rant might have lost its context but I am sure we have all been through it when you come away from a days airsofting thinking, meh that could have been better and come away at the end of the day going, that was awesome....I wanna find more of those sites. So they run a fairly simply medic rule, to every 5 or 10 players there will be a medic, which has different coloured tape on their arms along with the tape of their team. So to get back into the game, you have a 60 second bleed out time before you can walk back to spawn or wait till a medic gets to you, they tend to give the medics out to guys who are familiar with the site and by doing this guys who are new to the site tend to stick with guys that know the site and it works really really well, breaks down barriers of getting the team to work well together and creates groups of guys who have comms who can communicate with other groups, I know its a simple rule and I am sure it has its downsides but the few times I have been to the site the rule just makes the day run amazingly well. The site that adopts this game has a very large site and tends to attract a lot of players, they run a game on the first Saturday of each month and run multi objective games that last some time, tends to be first game is a couple of hours, the 2 long games in the afternoon.

At My site, Finmere, they will change game tactics if something isn’t working. It’s all try it and see. We will frequently give any critique to the organisers if something simply does not work and it helps to improve the games the following month.

I haven’t bothered getting anything from the EU to be honest. Just can’t be bothered with all their faff. All my TM parts come from HK or Japan and are here within a few days with no fuss.

@Gigy Beast did you not feel you could speak to the staff/boss about your "issues", some are approachable & may welcome constructive criticism/feedback if it helps to improve the gaming experience, & they in turn may have enlightened you regarding why some parts of the site are not in use ?. Personally I've always found it to be proactive to do this, what's the worst they could say "feck off & don't come back", which would also be very informative as to their attitude & how hard you thrash the shit out of them on every online platform available 😏

I'm so accustomed to doing it that I just do it anywhere, out and about, walking streets, going the shops, etc, it's kind of surreal sometimes because you can get a kind of dissociation and start seeing everything from a birds eye / third person perspective, it's wild. I think my gf is trying to lose weight so that I /will/ marry her.

If only.... BMI/health check tax bands. Reward those who try, not those who fry.

The tl;dr version.

Since my martial arts school reopened at the start of the month, I've also started going to the gym. I've gone from barely any exercise, to 3 gym sessions and 2 martial arts classes every week, with airsoft every two weeks. I feel a lot better for it all, getting stronger, fitter and all around healthier. Had to take half of this week off though, since I fell off my bicycle when it refused to mount the curb and my knee was hurting from the fall so I didn't want to risk it. Seems better now, so back to the gym on Monday! Working US-friendly hours helps, because the gym is pretty empty around 9pm, which is when I'm down there.

I'd rather shit in my hands then clap than go to that absolute shower