a propper moan

[jcheeseright]

wouldn't deter me as it's a completely hollow threat, impossible to prove as well.

 

[Esoterick]

I'd rather people aim for my head than my balls

 

[TheFull9]

Took a burst in to the arm I had raised to show I was hit and walking the weekend before last; the whole day had been endless streams of overkill but that was just a whole new level over anything I'd ever experienced in game before. The culprit was notified of my displeasure. I do my best to forgive such things but at the point this happened I'd already been walking for a few moments and was bang out in the open with absolutely nothing obscuring my posture.

I get killed a lot because I keep my finger away from the trigger until I'm at least 95% sure my target is an enemy and I'd much rather die than kill a friendly. Gets much worse in the dark areas of indoor sites, because apparently when you've no way to visually identify a person that automatically makes them an opponent. There's also no possible way someone on your team managed to flank around and clear a bunch of enemies ahead of where you've gotten to is there?

 

[armysurplusandtoys]

Its more frustrating especially as they must have seen the guy take me!! then to come out with gun raised upward thought it was pretty obvious??...or not lol

 

[Esoterick]

Its more frustrating especially as they must have seen the guy take me!! then to come out with gun raised upward thought it was pretty obvious??...or not lol

A lot of people would rather just shoot than think about what they are doing first. On saturday we were doing a CQB game, I got hit and shouted hit followed by dead man walking with my arms in the air as I came out of cover, almost certain it was the same guy that shot me in the side of the head. I was mad about it at the time but laughed a couple of minutes later.

The flipside is people not giving any indication they are hit then being surprised/complaining when they get a bit of overkill. Surely it is pretty obvious the first thing to do when you are hit is call it and raise your arms? not think "oooh that stung, I wonder what is for dinner tonight. the weather is nice for this time of year"

 

[gazm1]

Reading this topic has been quite useful for a complete n00b. At least I know what to do/try not to do when i go for my first game. Hopefully I wont be used for headshot practice!!!

 

[Airsoft-Ed]

a couple of the site near me will report you to the old bill for purposely aiming for some ones head .... if only his/her head is showing, its fair game

You do understand the logic of "it's the most protected part of them because they get given paintball masks"

Right?

The game isn't about causing pain, it's about removing the enemy team from the game. So if I can do that in the least painful way possible, I will.

 

[Lozart]

Reading this topic has been quite useful for a complete n00b. At least I know what to do/try not to do when i go for my first game. Hopefully I wont be used for headshot practice!!!

Useful advice is hidden carefully though. Well spotted!

Truth of the matter is that this kind of thing DOES happen. It's one of the less desirable parts of the past time but it is nevertheless part of it. Try not to make it worse and help the marshals keep control of it by pointing out the people that repeatedly do it, they usually take a pretty dim view of it (if they don't then find a different site that's run properly). If you accidentally shoot someone walking back (they're usually easily spotted by their slightly bemused/depressed/dejected demeanour) then man up and admit it and apologise. It's all that most people would want.

 

[Moose87]

you all have to admit tho that head shotting someone is satisfying. i had a kid who was running past a long barrier only a few metres away. the single bb i fired hit him straight in the side of the head. he almost dropped his gun in pain.

 

[Lozart]

you all have to admit tho that head shotting someone is satisfying. i had a kid who was running past a long barrier only a few metres away. the single bb i fired hit him straight in the side of the head. he almost dropped his gun in pain.

Oh, it's fantastic! Getting headshot AFTER you've called your hits like a good boy, not so much.

 

[sp00n]

You do understand the logic of "it's the most protected part of them because they get given paintball masks"

Right?

The game isn't about causing pain, it's about removing the enemy team from the game. So if I can do that in the least painful way possible, I will.

LAC rules, see rule 42 >>>http://www.lincolnshireairsoftclub.co.uk/downloads/airsoft-rules/

42. Deliberate headshots will not be tolerated at any time and will be dealt with by the marshals most harshly. When only the head is present, a single headshot will be permitted.

that's the sites rules, and they do state that at the safety briefing, adding in the bit about the old bill.

 

[Moose87]

thats the stupidest thing ever. if i wanna shoot someone in the head then i can. as long as its not atupidly close

 

[Airsoft-Ed]

Yeah, that is daft.

Whenever I go airsofting, I almost always get shot exclusively in the face. To the point where my mates have started putting a grid over my face and betting on the sections that'll get hit.

It actually happens that much.

That site seem to be a bit power crazed, the number of rules they've laid out is ridiculous, I've never even seen a site layout the rules online in a published format, that's what safety briefs are for. If I were a new player and saw that on their site I'd probably be put off because it makes it sound like it's staffed by the police and if you do anything wrong you'll get banged up or something.

If you're close enough that shooting someone would hurt them, but they have a fully armoured face, it's perfectly logical to shoot them in the face. To argue otherwise would be moronic.

I hope they can overlook their own rules in certain circumstances otherwise I'd have to just label them as idiots and avoid the site completely. It's just reminded me of that thing from Top Gear once where Clarkson's arguing about common sense with an American cop and the cop says, "You don't need common sense when we've got laws (herpaderpaderp!)"

 

[Nickona]

Its one of the reasons I'm not keep on CQB there seem to be way more issues then with woodland and far more cases of people overkilling, power play and generally cheating.

 

[Airsoft-Ed]

Power play isn't something I've ever actually encountered playing woodland, I don't think it's even possible in a proper woodland setting.

I wasn't even aware of the term until I went to Anzio.

 

[Moose87]

i havent heard the term. define please.

 

[Nickona]

Its basically where the play is very aggressive and often involve shooting people a lot at very close range with an unnecessarily large amount of BBs. Its normally excessive and those doing it tend not to take hits that well

Its not too dissimilar to paintball speedball in many ways but in airsoft its closer and more aggressive and often its only few people doing it against a bunch of rentals

 

[Moose87]

ahh i get it. yer i have seen that. people who play at a site alot and are like.....'what i cant be shot by someone whos not as good as me!!! i shall ignore it and overkill rentals. muhwhahahaha.'

 

[CaptainSwoop]

My son got shot in the side of the neck by a sniper on his first outing. It stung like hell but he thought it was great, tought him to keep his head down.

 

[Lozart]

Hmmm...interesting viewpoint there. For me the up close and frantic nature of CQB is what appeals to me. The Malls basically have some safety based rules (don't lean too far over the balcony, if you need an inhaler put it in your top left pocket - that kind of thing) but as far as legal hits goes it's anything apart from the gun in your hand. The main basic rule there is pretty much "don't be a dick". I've always found the marshals to be observant and firm but fair in respect to cheating which I think has produced a site full of regulars that know the score and mostly, aren't dicks!