Supporters Rogerborg Posted September 14, 2020 Supporters Share Posted September 14, 2020 An indoor CQB site In Stevenston on the West Coast of Scotland, in an Old Abandoned Chemical Factory. Cons first, to get them out of the way. Run via Facebook, with an almost complete lack of persistent, useful information about site rules, age limits, or even how the game is played. A sod to find. My satnav wanted nothing to do with the postcode, and then sent me off down a blocked off road. Give yourself plenty of extra time to find it. 9am for a 10am start translated to hires still trailing in at 10:15, doubtless due to the above. A pretty perfunctory safety brief, not very clearly delivered, in a safe zone with poor acoustics. Combined with the lack of site info, rentals couldn't have had much of an idea what to actually do. Chronograph theatre. Voluntary, no tags, trusting players about their BB weights, and no chronoing in-game that I saw. Basically just trusting us. The site isn't that big, and you could very nearly shoot down the whole length of it. Aggravatingly inadequate tagging: one red tag on one arm of one team, nothing on the other. Why they don't tag both teams on both arms is beyond me - milliseconds matter in mixed-up CQB. Pros: All that said, in game was a good experience. They know the site well and make good use of it. There's a lane up each side with plenty of cover, and a maze of rooms in the middle, making it viable to both hang back and exchange fire, or go fighting room-to-room, as you prefer. I shot off a lot more BBs than I expected. A decent variety of games: deathmatch, fall back, find the $THINGs, hold the points, rush the objective. Good active friendly, calm but firm marshalling, and I was particularly pleased to see and hear them dealing with folk taking the piss with semi-auto ROF. Short walks to respawn, and fast paced games with little idle time. They're friendly, responsive and helpful on Facebook, but you do have to ask. The actual airsofting was a pretty good experience, which is what matters. Having much clearer site info available up front would address most of the other issues. I'd like to see a lot more in-game chronoing, but that's an issue at most sites. At £20 for a day, or £30 with a hire, it's good value, and not run by or infested with nobbers. I'll likely give it another go. Ho ho ho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skara Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, Rogerborg said: Aggravatingly inadequate tagging: one red tag on one arm of one team, nothing on the other. Why they don't tag both teams on both arms is beyond me Tape is expensive, you know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Rogerborg Posted September 14, 2020 Author Supporters Share Posted September 14, 2020 9 minutes ago, Skara said: Tape is expensive, you know... The Scotch reputation for being stingy is well deserved. They were using coloured velcro, which can be had for £1.48 a metre. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252764819458 It's a pet peeve of mine, not being able to identify friend from foe instantly. Also, while one side can shout "Red!", what does the other side shout to identify themselves? "Skins!" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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