Airsoft game

[jaeproductions]

OK so you're thinking this is totally against the whole point of airsofting.

Well, it is, but listen to what I've got to say (more like: read what I have wrote) and you might understand my thinking,

So first off, the level of customisation and weapon choice could be potentially greater than any other military first person shooter (if a good developer ever took the time to produce an airsoft simulator, which is highly unlikely) because there are many replicas that are actually quite different to the real steel (although still look similar) or are based on very rare guns.

You could customise your loadout with any tactical vest, chest rig, belt platform, MOLLE harness etc.

Different eye protection etc.

This is where the realism can come in. For example, you could get your eye shot with sh*tty cheap mesh goggles, the risk would be less with Perspex goggles but they steam up, requiring anti-fog purchases.

Cheaper guns like EBBs could jam/break easily, gas guns could be less reliable in colder weather.

Money could be earned automatically every month as pay-days, but extra cash and unique items could be won at tournaments and special events (such as the NAE) Of course it would cost to enter these though. I think it would be a very interesting and different experience, of course, I doubt a simulator like this could easily run on even a new gaming computer but sometime in the future maybe?

It would just be awesome to show off virtual loadouts and create custom maps too. So somebody could make their local airsoft site(s) and share them with the world. These sites could then be run by the player and they would receive further income from them, arrange opening days, advertise virtually on the Safe Zone (main menu? The hub where the community comes for news and stuff)

And remember players can buy all their pouches and gas/CO2 etc. You could buy different weight BBs and gas.

Virtual community areas:

The Safe Zone)

For news/notifications of real world and in-game airsoft events and purchase advertising space to display your airsoft site.

The Range)

Shooting range to chrono weapons/zero your sights. Share your custom weapon with others.

Patrol Base)

The shop to buy RIFs, consumables and gear from. A real life airsoft shop could advertise on it and the name of the shop changes (basically like their virtual shop but doesn't actually contain any real products/the shoo doesn't earn money from it but instead pay the publisher/developer because it is advertising the shop)

How this game could actually work:

Well as you've read this I hope you like the sound of it (maybe to start off it wouldn't be a shooter but you would have your virtual character and community/customisation features) but as aforementioned with the shop sponsor thingy the developer could regain some money from their initial production costs by charging companies to be able to advertise in the game.

It would cost money for rights to call the guns the real name though (as the airsoft manafacturers pay the real steel company to put the name on their replicas) for example SRCs G36s are called SR36s. Then the video game has to pay to call it an SR36 or they have to think of yet another name for it...so for example

Real steel = MP5K

RIF = M5K

Game = MK5

But hopefully they'd earn lots from other product advertising.

Anyway I just thought of this so obviously remember I can improve/refine this idea but I would really appreciate your opinion on this/things I could add.

Also sorry if there are any spelling mistakes or something in this because I'm on an iPad and you know what autocorrect can be like...(usually fucks it up)

 

[Tariq]

Cost of production > Gross income

From a business point of view seems pretty bad IMO.

Y U NO Airsoft in real life?

Or just get garrys mod and make your own textures Customise all you want XD

 

[iAcorn]

To be honest most of the key things you're talking about is customization and weapon choice. Which can easily be added to most FPS games these days if the dev took the time to. Unfortunately they dont really do that much. Even BF3 has a limited customization menu. Although I hear Ghost Recon: Future Soldier has done a great job. Also Blacklight: Retribution has a pretty in depth way of doing things. I just dont think there is a market for airsoft video games. There have been paintball video games and people just dont buy them. Plus most people havent even heard of airsoft. They just know of "bb guns". Whilst some of the concepts you say should be put into video games, the overall airsoft theme would just kill the sales.

Sorry buddy

 

[jaeproductions]

Yeah I know it's just some silly idea I came up with randomly.

Thanks for the feedback anyway

 

[lemon191]

this has already been discussed http://www.airsoft-forums.co.uk/?showtopic=5660

it could work as a text based browser game though.

 

[SheriffHD]

as a uni project it could work, But fi you have ever played the new ghost recon, then you couldnt ask for more customization, i mean heck you can upgrade gas tubes/triggers/body/paint/stock/muzzle/barel/opitics/rails, basicaly anythign and everything that you can mod in real life.

 

[Smit100345]

they made a paintball game on the ps3 and included some of the points you explained about so why couldn't they do it for airsoft in the future when more people know about this fast growing hobby

 

[TPI]

Because it is a Hobby not a sport like paintball... honestly do any of you know what True Paintball is?

 

[Airsoft-Ed]

Necro much, guys? Lol.

 

[TPI]

^ he started it...

 

[Smit100345]

but dont you think paintballing is a sport because it becames such a popular hobby so why cant airsoft do the same givin time

 

[TPI]

Because it rely's on honor whereas Paintball rely's on PAINT for people to know who is out...

(BTW i Like this keep going)

 

[Smit100345]

so are you saying that the reason why paintballing is a sport and airsoft is a hobby ???

 

[TPI]

Paintball is a Sport Because a REF can Tell with ease who is hit and who isn't without being right next to the Player

You can't do this in airsoft because everyone and anyone can lie or just not feel or hear a hit on their gear.

 

[Airsoft-Ed]

Yeah, I'd go with Craig on this one. Marshalls in airsoft can be wrong sometimes, it's rare they can be everywhere and see everything happening at once.

If people don't honour the rules in airsoft then it could make playing competetively go stale incredibly fast, which is why there aren't any team tournaments or anything.

On the upside, I think the honesty required to play the game results in a lot of airsofters being genuinely nice people, it's a really good hobby to get into just because the community are so easy to get on with. It's only in elite crowds you meet douche bags playing airsoft, like if you visit a new site filled with regulars, or if you attend a milsim event with a slightly off colour smock, or if someone has £10k gear they look down of everyone and cheat their arses off as if the money has paid for them to be indestructible...

But on the whole, we're all nice

Additionally, paintball markers aren't capable of taking as many upgrades as airsoft guns, sports rely on the playing area being level so everyone has a fair advantage, I think paintball tournaments are even played on symmetrical game fields (correct me if I'm wrong, Craig). In airsoft who ever has the most money and the most knowledge, can effectively build their gun in a way that will outperform the guns of other people without that level of knowledge. So it would be a very unfair sport. Especially if people cheated and didn't take their hits, as mentioned above.

 

[TPI]

Some Are Built Symmetrical some are not it depend's which Tournament your playing in Like the PSP Or the world cup