Reb3l Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Saw this video on youtube skip to 7.17 and see his views on it https://m.youtube.com/results?q=airsoftology&sm=1 Opinions and thoughts appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin proffrink Posted July 17, 2016 Root Admin Share Posted July 17, 2016 You've just linked to his videos. Which one did you mean? Edit Found it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CES_williamson Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 bloody hope not XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giliador Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Don't think so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters jcheeseright Posted July 17, 2016 Supporters Share Posted July 17, 2016 Absolutely not, if anything in this country the game is still growing. Long may that continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin proffrink Posted July 17, 2016 Root Admin Share Posted July 17, 2016 Certainly seems that way in the UK and Europe. I'd imagine Johnathan bases most of these types of answers around the US airsoft scene - wouldn't make sense not to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PT247 Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 the site I play at has gone from around 25 players per side to nearly 100 on average in the past few years. I actually wish it was less popular as the games were better with less people but the site I play at is large enough to cope so all good in da hood :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters ImTriggerHappy Posted July 18, 2016 Supporters Share Posted July 18, 2016 Not in this country it isn't. The only thing limiting airsoft growth is available sites to play. The only thing is that while numbers are going up the level of play is going down. It does feel like the camaraderie and spirit of airsoft is on the wane. Lots of good balanced players leaving to be replaced by power gamers and geardos. Unfortunately though without their money then airsoft would struggle to survive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Moderator Jedi_Master Posted July 18, 2016 Head Moderator Share Posted July 18, 2016 Is airsoft a sport? As a hobby it is maturing, even some of the players are as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters ImTriggerHappy Posted July 18, 2016 Supporters Share Posted July 18, 2016 Is airsoft a sport? As a hobby it is maturing, even some of the players are as well. No its a team game. To be a sport it would need some sort of actual competition or league.Its best left as game as well because if it became too competitive then you lose what is the best thing about it. Fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters jcheeseright Posted July 18, 2016 Supporters Share Posted July 18, 2016 Competition breeds the will to 'win' on a macro level, which leads to people making choices based on whether or not they'll win or lose. Hit taking then takes an absolute nose dive as people realise they can win easier by just not calling their hits every time. Thats not what airsoft is about for me, I don't really care if my team wins the day with the most points or whatever. I'm much happier with a hard fought day where my side loses but I enjoy it than I am with a day where the team I'm on rinses the opposition massively. Airsoft is not and cannot become a 'sport' without MASSIVE amounts of marshalling (one or more marshals per player), even then it'll bring out the asshole in a lot more people than it already does! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin proffrink Posted July 18, 2016 Root Admin Share Posted July 18, 2016 See: Filipino speedsoft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padraigthesniper Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Theres a million little kids who love playing call of duty no way in hell when they grow up are they not gonna wanna play airsoft lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters jcheeseright Posted July 18, 2016 Supporters Share Posted July 18, 2016 See: Filipino speedsoft. .... the fuck did I just watch? Surely if you wanted to do this paintball is actually a better option?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMarden Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Certainly not if the attendance at my local site is anything to go by, echoing similar comments, have seen the site go from 40-50ish to more of 60-80 people per week, the site has also introduced x3 Milsims a year & have recently started doing mid-week games, all of these have had sustainable attendance that they remain as part of the annual calendar of events I always think it helps if the sites remain open regularly, that way they build up loyal customer base, word of mouth can then spread. Outside of where I skirmish on a regular basis, attended UCAP Sandpit on two occasions & both times there were x180+ in attendance. Airsoft is very much alive in a big way in Kent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin proffrink Posted July 18, 2016 Root Admin Share Posted July 18, 2016 .... the f*ck did I just watch? Surely if you wanted to do this paintball is actually a better option?! I know. It's pretty horrible. I guess because paintball is more expensive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarra333 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 As others have said, Airsoft is not dying as far as I can see, but it's getting harder to avoid the ass-hat players, be they newbies who don't know better or veteran players who are just gobby idiots. I have said before though that - IMHO - embracing the sportification of Airsoft perhaps into areas like Speed-soft is crucial. This won't necessarily lead to the end of the 'yeah but airsoft is more tactical and realistic and $h!t' side that some people cherish, but it might give us a stream of activity that we can use in the face of an anti-gun lobby that will not go away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GearTech Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I think airsoft will keep growing in popularity due to FPS on consoles and PCs. Years ago there was an influx of WWII re-enactors thanks to Band of Brothers and Saving Private Ryan. Now the modern games seem to be bringing yougsters into the hobby. Thats another can of worms sometimes but without fresh blood Hobbies will slowly decline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Monkey Nuts Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I think there is a generation of "hardened" players who are vocally quitting, stating issues with sites, cheaters and big egos. From my viewpoint most of the flouncers are the twats causing the issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters ImTriggerHappy Posted July 23, 2016 Supporters Share Posted July 23, 2016 I think there is a generation of "hardened" players who are vocally quitting, stating issues with sites, cheaters and big egos. From my viewpoint most of the flouncers are the twats causing the issues.See your point but disagree agree slightly. Anyone who classes themselves as a hardened player is a twat that airsoft can do without anyway. Its the decent players who are just quietly leaving because the level of play is going down that is the issue. Its not all the younger or newer players that are causing all the issues its the multiglam fat middle aged walt try hards who are actually the big issue, so you were right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteS Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 See your point but disagree agree slightly. Anyone who classes themselves as a hardened player is a tw*t that airsoft can do without anyway. Its the decent players who are just quietly leaving because the level of play is going down that is the issue. Its not all the younger or newer players that are causing all the issues its the multiglam fat middle aged walt try hards who are actually the big issue, so you were right there. Haha, pretty apt description of the people I always seem to have issues with at games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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