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UK POST - AI500, Operation Flashpoint, 1st & 2nd October 2022

Impulse said:
It was during chrono
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During the voluntary chrono that they said they wouldn't be enforcing?  Doubting why someone running over 3x the allowed power level would show up to that. Even if specifically told to chrono, you could just feign gun problems and go and dial it down.

Also, their published policy - as noted earlier, but it may have changed now - is that the only punishment for hot guns was putting them away.  So I agree with kicking anyone running that hot off the site, but their published policy of not doing that rather invited it.

I know, this is all anecdotal, it's not aimed at you.  It's just that there clearly is no basis for trust at these big events, and that running them on a reactive, hope-for-the-best way is a woeful failure of the most basic duty of care.

 
Rogerborg said:
During the voluntary chrono that they said they wouldn't be enforcing?  Doubting why someone running over 3x the allowed power level would show up to that. Even if specifically told to chrono, you could just feign gun problems and go and dial it down.

Also, their published policy - as noted earlier, but it may have changed now - is that the only punishment for hot guns was putting them away.  So I agree with kicking anyone running that hot off the site, but their published policy of not doing that rather invited it.

I know, this is all anecdotal, it's not aimed at you.  It's just that there clearly is no basis for trust at these big events, and that running them on a reactive, hope-for-the-best way is a woeful failure of the most basic duty of care.
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No, not voluntary chrono. Second day they rounded everyone up for chrono and put stickers on guns that passed. Found without a sticker? Kicked off. I think the punishment of putting it away is generally for people who aren't taking the piss; maybe you're running a gas gun and due to temperature it has gone up to 1.2J or something. However, in that regard I'd probably put that the punishment for failing chrono is you'll get sent home, but then if I get that scenario I'd just tell the player to put the gun away.

HPA wankers will always be HPA wankers who dial down their regulator for chrono, then jack it all the way up afterwards. They were doing random chronos in game on day 2 as well though and I got random chrono'd myself.

 
Well, that's better, if belated.  And goes to show what a soapy-shouldering lie it was to say that there was no way they could chrono that many players.

Impulse said:
They were doing random chronos in game on day 2 as well though and I got random chrono'd myself.
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Using site BBs, or did they just trust you?

Impulse said:
HPA wankers will always be HPA wankers who dial down their regulator for chrono, then jack it all the way up afterwards
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Yup. #NotAllHPAWankers, but every time I've been mashed up in CQB, it's been by an HPA wanker.  DMRs, HPA, I'd sod them both off.

 
Jaylordofwaargh said:
Strange, the two people shouting the praises haven't been back on this thread to tell us how wrong we were.....

Also as a point of order, if your head marshal "takes a tumble" that needs hospital....what kinda site are you using?!
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Anyone can take a tumble at any time at any site. I know I have lol.

Took a 'tumble' at work last Wednesday week. Well I say tumble. I was helped by a thirteen foot plank which hit me in side of head. Sparked me out.result fractured jaw, heamatoma and massive infection due to biting a hole in my cheek. Took the rest of the day off though so not all bad ?

 
Rogerborg said:
Using site BBs, or did they just trust you?
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Trust, but even so getting BBs out of those MWS mags to put site BBs in would've been a pain in the backside. GBBR mags are a pain to load and unload.

Rogerborg said:
Yup. #NotAllHPAWankers, but every time I've been mashed up in CQB, it's been by an HPA wanker.  DMRs, HPA, I'd sod them both off.
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Don't get me wrong, I love my HPA setups, but unfortunately there are a bunch of wankers who make us all look bad ?

 
Impulse said:
getting BBs out of those MWS mags to put site BBs in would've been a pain in the backside
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Errr...

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Impulse said:
No, not voluntary chrono. Second day they rounded everyone up for chrono and put stickers on guns that passed. Found without a sticker? Kicked off
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I was chronoed and didn't receive a sticker. Chrono had my MP5 at 185 with .25s (Chronos at 295-300 on my chrono and every other chrono i've run it through.) 

I don't believe the two guys I was rolling with received stickers either. 

That game on call on the second day... We had a solid plan and we were all hyped to execute it. As soon as we heard game on we went full send. Then got sent schlomping back to the CP with our tails between our legs. Didn't take the wind out of our sails though. After another ten minutes of standing in the pitch black CP stacked up on the door waiting for the real game on call we went full send again. It was a great start to the game. And a great start to a much better day! 

 
For those of you wanting to see what it was like, here's a tongue in cheek "mini documentary" about all the waiting around, rule changes, dark CP's and other miss-haps that went on over the event. 



 
magaz said:
For those of you wanting to see what it was like, here's a tongue in cheek "mini documentary" about all the waiting around, rule changes, dark CP's and other miss-haps that went on over the event. 
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That was really well done, and absolutely nails that we can still have fun despite everything a badly run site or event does to try and stop up.  Subscribed, and thanks.

 
Despite everything that went on, I had a great time that weekend. I went out to a mall to shoot at people and get shot at. Hang out with some friends and make some memories. I ticked all of those off the list. And that's what I set out to show in this video, that despite the craziness that went on with the constant waiting around, stopping and starting, injuries, miss communication of rules and all the other stuff, at it's core it's a bunch of nerds knocking about in a mall with toy guns having a laugh. 

Thanks for hitting that sub button yo! I've got the actual gameplay videos from the weekend in the works which should be hitting the channel soon! 

 
Jaylordofwaargh said:
Strange, the two people shouting the praises haven't been back on this thread to tell us how wrong we were.....

Also as a point of order, if your head marshal "takes a tumble" that needs hospital....what kinda site are you using?!
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Its funny you should say that, one of those people is in a GBBR whatsapp chat and was spamming the chat with AI500 nonsense telling us all how it was narrative led (then went on to describe a green vs tan battlesim) and the most amazing thing we'd ever be likely to attend blah blah.... 

I quoted his messages after ai500 had taken place to let him know what he had said hadn't aged well..... still waiting for a reply... 

Judging by his posts in that chat, he has team mates who are mates with the AI team.... Classic airsoft circle jerk! 

 
SierraBravo said:
Its funny you should say that, one of those people is in a GBBR whatsapp chat and was spamming the chat with AI500 nonsense telling us all how it was narrative led (then went on to describe a green vs tan battlesim) and the most amazing thing we'd ever be likely to attend blah blah.... 

I quoted his messages after ai500 had taken place to let him know what he had said hadn't aged well..... still waiting for a reply... 

Judging by his posts in that chat, he has team mates who are mates with the AI team.... Classic airsoft circle jerk! 
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I feel like that's their first mistake; thinking AI500 is anything more than a large skirmish day with ammo limits and basic uniform colour palette rules. It's far removed from any filmsim/battlesim or milsim I've ever been to, for sure!

 
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