Cringe in Airsoft

[Rickwales]

That guy was bloody good I have to say, and very sneaky. Kept shooting me in the arse... 

In my defense, the mask was steaming up and I couldn't see a thing. That's my excuse anyway. 

 

[EvilMonkee]

where to begin .......
people that sell second hand stuff that's broken or will break when the new person uses it ,

idiots that buy HPA because they have been told its the best , and they have no clue how to operate the equipment (been at chrono and the marshal asked the guy to turn down the regulator ..... he then asked the marshal '' how do i do that ?'' 

General shit talkers , with subjects that relate to RS firearms or gear they have watched on a YouTube video

dickheads that use ghillie suits ... and don't follow the principles of camo and concealment, using heaviest ammo and only getting 50m

shops that dont give the correct advice for new people , and just use them as a sale 

pallet sites 

player marshals 

any airsoft team that has the following words in there name , or associations to ancient history, Spartans, hoplite , immortals , guards , wolf , dog , dragon, phoenix , 

headless chicken squad 

names nicco

any youtube video that is set up like a call of duty commentary with hit markers and killfeeds and music

any event that uses ai images to advertise an event, that goes for shops too 

obnoxious geardos  

idiots that have go pros , on everything 

call signs for team members 

anyone that turns up in a german ss uniform un ironically or not at a ww2 event

people that dont know the limitations of there equipment 

too friendly regulars .... people that think there regular site is there personal toy box and complain when they lose  

walts 

people that played about a years airsoft , equate that to them knowing everything , and telling you the best gear  and upgrades to use 

I think I love you

 

[Tackle]

where to begin .......
people that sell second hand stuff that's broken or will break when the new person uses it ,

idiots that buy HPA because they have been told its the best , and they have no clue how to operate the equipment (been at chrono and the marshal asked the guy to turn down the regulator ..... he then asked the marshal '' how do i do that ?'' 

General shit talkers , with subjects that relate to RS firearms or gear they have watched on a YouTube video

dickheads that use ghillie suits ... and don't follow the principles of camo and concealment, using heaviest ammo and only getting 50m

shops that dont give the correct advice for new people , and just use them as a sale 

pallet sites 

player marshals 

any airsoft team that has the following words in there name , or associations to ancient history, Spartans, hoplite , immortals , guards , wolf , dog , dragon, phoenix , 

headless chicken squad 

names nicco

any youtube video that is set up like a call of duty commentary with hit markers and killfeeds and music

any event that uses ai images to advertise an event, that goes for shops too 

obnoxious geardos  

idiots that have go pros , on everything 

call signs for team members 

anyone that turns up in a german ss uniform un ironically or not at a ww2 event

people that dont know the limitations of there equipment 

too friendly regulars .... people that think there regular site is there personal toy box and complain when they lose  

walts 

people that played about a years airsoft , equate that to them knowing everything , and telling you the best gear  and upgrades to use 

I think I love you

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[Colin Allen]

 

Is this a ‘thing’?  My local site makes use of a lot of pallets, but they’ve made a good job of turning a lot of them into proper fully fledged structures or using them as walkways to stop the ground getting churned into sludge when it’s wet.  

I will say it is infuriating when the pallets are just stacked on top of each other, making anyone taking cover behind them clearly visible, yet the ‘no-shooting-through-pallet-gaps’ rule reduces you to a ridiculous immersion breaking Mexican standoff.

Indeed; there is nothing wrong with pallets per se.   One of the best sites that I have ever played at, the much lamented Doomsday, was constructed almost entirely of pallets and was utterly magnificent.

it is also provided me with one of my biggest surprises ever at an airsoft site; I was crawling through the undergrowth when I suddenly found myself literally face to face with with a rather large billy goat.  I think he was as surprised as I was; we both exited the scene.

 

[Gunboat Diplomat]

You didn’t spot him due to his Billy-suit. 

 

[Colin Allen]

You didn’t spot him due to his Billy-suit. 

Indeed; he didn’t have a bolt action rifle though.

 

[rj1986]

You didn’t spot him due to his Billy-suit. 

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Anyway, this thread has made me realise the least enjoyable thing about playing airsoft is... actually playing airsoft.

 

[EDcase]

Anyway, this thread has made me realise the least enjoyable thing about playing airsoft is... actually playing airsoft.

Its the usual, dealing with arseholes

 

[mrfoxhound]

where to begin .......
people that sell second hand stuff that's broken or will break when the new person uses it ,

idiots that buy HPA because they have been told its the best , and they have no clue how to operate the equipment (been at chrono and the marshal asked the guy to turn down the regulator ..... he then asked the marshal '' how do i do that ?'' 

General shit talkers , with subjects that relate to RS firearms or gear they have watched on a YouTube video

dickheads that use ghillie suits ... and don't follow the principles of camo and concealment, using heaviest ammo and only getting 50m

shops that dont give the correct advice for new people , and just use them as a sale 

pallet sites 

player marshals 

any airsoft team that has the following words in there name , or associations to ancient history, Spartans, hoplite , immortals , guards , wolf , dog , dragon, phoenix , 

headless chicken squad 

names nicco

any youtube video that is set up like a call of duty commentary with hit markers and killfeeds and music

any event that uses ai images to advertise an event, that goes for shops too 

obnoxious geardos  

idiots that have go pros , on everything 

call signs for team members 

anyone that turns up in a german ss uniform un ironically or not at a ww2 event

people that dont know the limitations of there equipment 

too friendly regulars .... people that think there regular site is there personal toy box and complain when they lose  

walts 

people that played about a years airsoft , equate that to them knowing everything , and telling you the best gear  and upgrades to use 

i want to add airsoft grifters 

 

[Cooperman26]

Even worse when they expect others to call them by said rank. Yes I've seen this happen. Said bellend wasn't happy when we obliged but added a few colourful words to the end 

“Yes corporal C*nt!”

 

[ButcherBill]

where to begin .......
people that sell second hand stuff that's broken or will break when the new person uses it ,

idiots that buy HPA because they have been told its the best , and they have no clue how to operate the equipment (been at chrono and the marshal asked the guy to turn down the regulator ..... he then asked the marshal '' how do i do that ?'' 

General shit talkers , with subjects that relate to RS firearms or gear they have watched on a YouTube video

dickheads that use ghillie suits ... and don't follow the principles of camo and concealment, using heaviest ammo and only getting 50m

shops that dont give the correct advice for new people , and just use them as a sale 

pallet sites 

player marshals 

any airsoft team that has the following words in there name , or associations to ancient history, Spartans, hoplite , immortals , guards , wolf , dog , dragon, phoenix , 

headless chicken squad 

names nicco

any youtube video that is set up like a call of duty commentary with hit markers and killfeeds and music

any event that uses ai images to advertise an event, that goes for shops too 

obnoxious geardos  

idiots that have go pros , on everything 

call signs for team members 

anyone that turns up in a german ss uniform un ironically or not at a ww2 event

people that dont know the limitations of there equipment 

too friendly regulars .... people that think there regular site is there personal toy box and complain when they lose  

walts 

people that played about a years airsoft , equate that to them knowing everything , and telling you the best gear  and upgrades to use 

Does someone need a hug?

 

[Cannonfodder]

“Yes corporal C*nt!”

From what I remember several variations of that 

 

[Colin Allen]

Player marshals may or may not be effective, but they are not cringe, which is also the case for many of the items in that long list.

I have acted as a player marshal from time to time, but always in collaboration with non-player marshals.  The role is useful for keeping an eye on behaviour within teams.

 

[TheFull9]

Just found that page and bloody hell it hasn't gone well for him in the comments.

On the one hand, to be expected, on the other hand most of the comments like "join the real army you walt" are either from anon accounts or will 99% come from fat kevins who failed selection as a raf cadet instructor, but spin endless dits down the local about how they 'were gonna join the paras' as they sip their piss lager.

 

[Jaylordofwaargh]

made me realise the least enjoyable thing about playing airsoft is... actually playing airsoft.

Not quite, its the other people (marshals/player/owner) that make airsofting the particular hobby it is

 

[Punisher3990]

idiots that have go pros , on everything 

I went to a game last month and this bloke had a go pro on his helmet, the side of his rifle, a scope cam and even had one mounted on the lower RIS on his side arm. 

One of my buddies asked him if he does youtube and he said not really its so I can improve my tactics when i watch it back. 

Pretty sure this hits alot of your statements lol 

 

[Lyndication]

He finds out that he plays a bit shit because there's a kilo of camera equipment on everything

 

[rj1986]

He finds out that he plays a bit shit because there's a kilo of camera equipment on everything

"Scope cam, recording. Helmet cam, recording. Pistol cam, recording. Rifle cam, recording. Chest cam recor...oh everyone's gone home"

 

[Gunboat Diplomat]

there's a kilo of camera equipment on everything

He’s been reviewing hours of footage trying to work out why all of his shots are low.  Only seems to happen when he is filming.

 

[Tommikka]

I’m going to back up this guy who is filming, it’s minimal cringe up against anything else in airsoft - and particularly if he’s filming for personal use rather than running a YouTube channel he is not inflicting his footage on others

Cameras are the lightest things that ever get put onto a gun.   Try going back to head/gun cameras in the 90s, assuming that you don’t have rails taking weight with no attachments, nor light, laser, reactive / optical sights 

@Gunboat Diplomat If he is looking at hours of footage of shots dropping low, then he is seeing where his shots go and is using his footage to learn - unlike all those players who call out ‘cheats’ when their shots are falling away 

We are (mostly) grown up adults who like to go out and play games shooting each other 

Some like to dress up, some slap every gadget on their gear, some take a battered old gun dressed in t shirt and jeans

For the multiple cameras, people generally start with a head mount (it’s actually the most stable mount as our body stabilises the head & brain)

When you watch back head mounted footage you find two problems:

A lot shows the tree or wall that you are peaking around, otherwise you discover how much you are moving your head around looking here and there (or you discover that you are blinkered staring  ahead only and keep getting shot out by someone coming from one side)

Next comes the barrel / rail mount (though some start with this)

This shows what you are shooting at, but the rest of the footage is the sky and the ground 

A kicking mustang / YouTuber adds a barrel cam claiming that it gives close up footage, but they want the crosshairs & zoom to then edit on the hit effects  

For a third camera a reverse mount goes on the gun to show you as you aim - these get added by the YouTubers for edits, but may also be added because you’ve seen someone else do it

Bodycams may get tried, but result in a blurry image of your gun blocking all views

A occasional sighting back in the day was a third person view mounted on a pole coming out of the back of the players vest - these tended to be quite novel as if you were not dedicated to editing a third person story view then you would immediately discard it when you realise how inconvenient it is getting caught in branches, bushes, doors etc