Things I wish I had known when I started....

[MxHaze]

I wish id had the confidence to tell my friends and family that i wanted to run around with toy guns years ago. as it goes my mrs though it was paintball for the first few games, I didnt tell her its bb guns until id got a ukara. I showed her a YouTube vid of a us milsim event, first thing she says.... "Are these adults?" Yes love, "what... Like grown up adults?" yes love.

 

[sp00n]

I wish I knew skirmishes where happening when I bought my first gun wayy back in 1998.

I didn't find out about skirmishes until 2012'ish

 

[K@rl]

I wish I'd know that convincing my 13 year old son to start playing now means I have to buy two of everything!

 

[n1ckh]

I wish I'd know that convincing my 13 year old son to start playing now means I have to buy two of everything!

Try having to buy 3 of everything as I've got 14 & 15 year old sons

 

[K@rl]

I feel for you. Especially if there anythin like mine, he seems to take great delight in tellin me where he was every time he shot me. Even if he's on my team!

 

[K@rl]

I also wish if knew how meny times a day id be on here befor I started.

 

[Antt570]

I also wish if knew how meny times a day id be on here befor I started.

I second that..!

 

[Sacarathe]

I wanted to play 3 years ago, shame really.

 

[Antt570]

In my first outdoor game, in which I could tell what was going on, rather than being in darkness, I observed no less than 8 instances of cheating or lack of basic knowledge (deadmendonttalk etc) of the rules over about 6 hours of gameplay.

That said I did not expect this, but its a really rewarding sensation to shoot someone, over and over and over (5 times I think hit, certainly flinched 3 times) before a marshal had them call it. Of course, I'm talking about 5 seconds in between each shot, not overkill.

My pal even heard a player encouraging others to ignore hits. It was 20v20, and i'd say less than half the players were adults.

The whole "dead men don't talk" rule... I agree with it 100% but no-one seems to follow it to the tee!

Just because people aren't "moving their mouth" doesn't mean you can continue to bloody use your hands and point, using flash lights, nodding/shaking their head or start doing the god damn YMCA!

 

[GiantKiwi]

I would want to slap my past self for ever having bought a PTW.

 

[n1ckh]

The whole "dead men don't talk" rule... I agree with it 100% but no-one seems to follow it to the tee!

Just because people aren't "moving their mouth" doesn't mean you can continue to bloody use your hands and point, using flash lights, nodding/shaking their head or start doing the god damn YMCA!

I'll agree with that

Someone tried doing that to his team mate when I was stood behind him as he was crouched down, flashing his light

Luckily I got in first & tapped him on the shoulder with my pistol (which annoyed the cheater )

I told him I could put his name on the cheating bastard board

Never saw him attend anymore game days after that

 

[Frosty0769]

putting your hand up and shouting hit does not mean you won't still get lit up and hosed by all of the opposition.

Research what you want and buy cheap kit to start with as you will change your mind.

 

[K@rl]

I wish I knew what a kn*b I would sound every time I eplained what Airsoft was. Trying desperately to convince people it's not nerf! And ending up havin to say " it's like paintball but more tactical "

I would like it however if someone could change the name of our sport to somthin more masculin. Maybe a good start of a topic.

 

[sp00n]

I wish I knew what a kn*b I would sound every time I eplained what Airsoft was. Trying desperately to convince people it's not nerf! And ending up havin to say " it's like paintball but more tactical "

I would like it however if someone could change the name of our sport to somthin more masculin. Maybe a good start of a topic.

change it to what though? solid balls ... light balls .... i got nothin :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[K@rl]

Answer on the back of a post card to .......

(Apologies to anyone under 25 who wont know what a post card is or what the hell am on about)

 

[Antt570]

Answer on the back of a post card to .......

(Apologies to anyone under 25 who wont know what a post card is or what the hell am on about)

Blue Peter badges at the ready!

 

[lafta]

I wish I knew how much this was all going to cost me!

 

[Esoterick]

If you are shooting at someone and they aren't taking the "hits"(especially 35/40+ metres) it's likely they are dispersing around them, you are out of range or you are a bad shot.

Even if you know someone is not taking their hits because you can see them bouncing off the player resist the urge to shout "take your hits!" - This is something that wasn't covered until I think the 3rd game I played to be fair. Now if it's at close range(i.e. indoor voice range) I'll politely say to the player that I have seen my shots hit them, or I will mention it to a marshal.

I learnt fairly quickly that calmly explaining to a marshal that you suspect a player wasn't taking their hits holds more weigh than essentially moaning about someone being a cheat. Likewise I have had people shout at me for not taking hits when the sound is BBs hitting a material neither my gear nor my body is made out of , when I did actually get shot out I will mention to a marshal on the way to back to regen that I've been called for "not taking hits".

Bring as many spares as you can. Whether that's clothing, BBs, batteries or guns, if something you need fails you could be going home before lunch.

 

[Raggedy_man]

It is a tempting Aladdin's cave when you realise how big and varied the world of shopping online for airsoft kit is.

Which is why I have removed the eBay and Amazon App's from my phone.

 

[Brackish]

Another mistake......

Having a small skull means things like face masks do not fit very well should have tried one on first, might have to buy a kids version of the half mask and possibly a kids tactical helmet ....... small brain big....