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    501st Airsoft, Tunbridge Wells

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Colin Allen

    3 hours ago, Cannonfodder said:

    IF this did happen then why didn't the marshals step in? Stopping incidents like this is part of their job and if they witnessed it but did nothing then it's on them.

     

    As for the mortar, that's just a lawsuit waiting to happen. I just hope the owners see sense before it comes to that.

    If it did happen, why didn't the children's parent(s) intervene?  I would have if someone had been screaming at my kids when they were young.

    14 minutes ago, atacam said:


    Possibly. Or he re-read it back to himself and realised it was a load of rubbish he had written, and just not true??

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    Equally possible!

    501st Airsoft, Tunbridge Wells

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    The question I usually ask myself when there are two conflicting reports is about who benefits from being economical with the truth.  
     

    The person who wrote the review and whose identical email to the site was met with a thumbs up rather than an explanation or a rebuttal had nothing to gain from his original complaint to the site owner.
     

    On the other hand, a fan of the site might feel inclined to give a version of events that favours the site.

     

    Also note that this was not just one person; two of the group left after the pyro incident and the other six left early.  

     

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    501st Airsoft, Tunbridge Wells

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    The chap has now posted a review:

     

    “Now after Messaging 501st this very review and got nothing back except a thumbs up I have decided to offer this up as an experience of our day there.

    We went to your site on 29/09/2024
    Firstly trying to find the place was a nightmare we drove past what was a carpark twice and just happened to take the chance and stop in there, then found a wet piece of paper that said 501st this way. After walking aimlessly through some undergrowth I stumbled across someone who said where the 'safe zone' was.
    On getting there I met a friend who was just walking away as someone threw a Mk5 in said safe zone. When he said something he was told to shut up then chants of fight, fight, with a marshal giggling about it.
    Anyway we set up in the safe zone, if that’s what you could call it as people were walking around with loaded mags in their guns, to this end my wife refused to remove her eye pro at all, my 15 year old son was very dubious to do it so removed his dye but replaced them with some eye pro whilst in the safe zone.
    Now I had to ask twice to be chronoed, which was lack luster at best. My GBB coming in a bit hot on 0.32s, showing 286FPS said I'd adjust it but was told it was OK!
    Now the brief was quite good so kudos there.
    Now the first game, we were blues attacking. The reds just would not take their hits. I told one marshal (wearing a full-face mask), who seemed to care more about being on his phone that actually even responding to me. So, I spoke to another marshal (guy who gave the brief) that at least acknowledged what I had said. But it didn’t change anything. I repeatedly saw players taking easily 20 to 30 shots before they even bothered to call hits. Plus, the field layout was ridiculous. No cover whatsoever at our end trying to assault a cover laden side, no one could advance.
    We did speak to another marshal about lack of marshals (young guy with a lightsaber) he said it would be better with less players, really there were only about 20 there! I have been a marshal and run game days with 130 players with 5 marshal no problems.
    Anyway, it got so bad that I just gave up and went back to the safe zone during the first game. My wife went out at least and tried the 2nd game with was basically the first just with a different name, but she came back soon enough, we packed up and decided to go. I have to say it is without a doubt the worst day or game of airsoft I have played. Even at £45 for the 3 of us it wasn’t worth it, 3 hour round trip and tunnel fees without the cost of diesel thrown it, what a waste.
    Including my wife, son and myself I had arranged for 8 of us to come for the day, and quite frankly I was left embarrassed that I had got some of our airsoft group to try the site out due to what I have mentioned. 2 never even stayed after the grenade incident the others left the same time we did; it was that bad.
    There needs to be some drastic improvements to both organisation and more importantly safety as there will soon be a bad injury. I as a player and more importantly as a parent will not be coming back and cannot recommend this site at all in its current state.

    I only gave one star as I couldn't give any lower.”

    The 'How Did Your Airsoft Day Go? Thread

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    Posted · Edited by Colin Allen

    Having originally intended to try Mayhem near Romford, I made a late night decision to go to Splatoon instead, partly because I needed to test two guns that had been on the work table and partly because what I have seen of Mayhem just does not appeal.

    51 players were present, again well below previous numbers.

    The briefing for the first game was build around the site's brand new acquisition, a rather odd looking double decker bus in the container field.  The defenders (us) had two lives, one within a certain distance of the bus and the other in the bus, while the attackers had infinite regens on a fixed point.  They pushed hard and our outer defence was whittled away, partly because were in such a small area.  I got a few hits before taking one myself; falling back into the bus, I took out a couple more attackers before being hit and making the walk of shame to the safe zone.  The enemy took the bus reasonably rapidly.

    The game was then turned around; entering the container field, we were somewhat disconcerted to find that the defenders had been allowed to deploy much further away from the bus, providing them with better cover and us with a less target rich environment.  This slowed our advance and, combined with a degree of hesitancy on the part of some of our team, prevented us taking the bus.

     

    After less than an hour's play, an early lunch was called in order to allow longer games in the afternoon, which did not really happen.

    After the long lunch break, we set off for a fallback game; this was played in a different direction from the usual Splatoon fallback games, starting with the barrel zone, into the barrier zone, then into the grey helicopter area of the container field and ending in the area where the bus was.  Attackers regened on a marshal behind them, while the defenders had one life in each zone.  It took us ages to get into the barrel zone, mainly because a fair proportion of our team were not willing to cross the beaten zone, which was awash with flying BBs.  At this point, after several attempts to break in and massive BB use, my PDW, which I only finished building yesterday, decided to die.  Convinced that I had killed the Perun Hybrid, I trudged disconsolately back to the safe zone, before realising that I had been using the uncharged LiFe battery that I had brought along with the intention of setting up the PDW's hop and chronoing it.  Dropping a fully charged battery into the PDW revived it and I went back to the war, only to find that we still had not broken into the barrel zone.  Eventually we pushed in and then made a semi-decent job of clearing the barrier zone.  Breaking into the grey helicopter area was hard work and we timed out before getting near the bus.

    After another break, we set up to defend the barrel zone; the other team's attack was fast and aggressive and their hit taking dubious; they quickly broken into the zone and cleared it, doing the same again in the barrier zone.  Once this fell, I took up a position in the grey helicopter area's rubbish dump, where I had good cover and a good line of sight on where the enemy had to enter the area.  The ARX160 did its job well, taking a toll of the enemy.  At one point, an enemy player ran past me at a range of about 6m; I put several rounds into him, but he just carried on regardless.  Eventually, I was hit and fell back to the final zone to defend the new bus.  Three of us took up positions in the old single decker bus, covering against a wide sweep around the edge of the field, only to be informed that the entire team had to be in the new bus!  So, 25 of us got into the new bus, from which far fewer could actually shoot.  Fortunately, I was shot fairly early on and went back to the safe zone.

    There was another game afterwards; along with a number of other players, I decided not to partake, so packed up my gear and left.

    Talking with other players, there seemed to be a general agreement that the addition of the new bus had not been entirely positive, with the same being felt about how it was used, especially the entire team having to be in it, which was ridiculous.  Hopefully, game design around it will improve.  It will also be interesting to see how it impacts other games that are not focussed on it.

    Overall, it was, at best, an average day of airsoft, with a marked lack of actual game time and too much hanging around.

    To end on a positive note, I shared a table with an affable chap called Kevin and bumped into the young chap who bought my Classic Army ISSC MK22 at Splatoon's bootfair in May of this year; he is very pleased with it.

    Guns used:
    Ares VZ58
    Double Bell KAC PDW
    S&T/Umarex ARX160
    ASG XP18 Commander

     

    Macks airsoft dreamers of the week thread

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    9 hours ago, Galvatron said:

    https://www.usedairsoft.co.uk/rif-s/electric-powered/cm16-preditor_i68609

     

    "My weekend dream. I'm selling my gun for £850. It's got £400 of upgrades that I haven't bothered to specify and the base gun's not worth even close to £450 brand new at retail. I don't play any more since it was upgraded but I still think it's worth that much." 

    Brilliant!

    £270 from Patrol Base + £400 of upgrades. 

    Scammers

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Colin Allen

    23 minutes ago, Barry Sayer said:

    Question....

    So, to stop getting scammed how can you get someone to verify they aren't trying to rip you off. Any methods for verification ?, let's say they don't have any feedback, do you just have to chance it when purchasing let's say on the classifieds in this forum. 

    Hmmmm🤔

    Ask for a live video meeting with them showing you the item.  That at least proves that they have it.

    Scammers

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    Posted

    1 hour ago, zombie86 said:

    This guy should be avoided at all cost, will send you the money, then when they got my rifle, they complained (lied) to paypal and got a charge back and kept the item, can provide his details if others need...

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    I assume you have his address.

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