Biohazard Airsoft

[Rogerborg]

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.

 

[Skara]

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...

[Rogerborg]

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!" ?