airsoft things you don't understand

[Adolf Hamster]

1 hour ago, Groot said:

Stupid logic that makes no sense. 

 

this is a fair point, although tbh it's mainly due to the inevitability of your average airsofter failing to comprehend rule 1, as evidenced by the number of point-blank hosings that occurr outside of buildings.

 

26 minutes ago, Rogerborg said:

This. The only thing that regularly grinds my gears is the number of folk who pay to play airsoft, then find every possible excuse to not play airsoft.

 

tbh i can kinda get that one, for some folk its as much about getting out of the house away from spouse/kids and having a catch-up with mates. kinda like a social club mixed with a fashion show and a gym session.

 

as long as sites don't mess around more eager players to cater to them i can't see the harm. most often it seems places just start the game and people can show up late if they want.

[Rogerborg]

57 minutes ago, Wavey_Gravey said:

Why people are happy to pay £30+ not including fuel, bb’s, gas and everything in between to spend the day…for lack of a better phrase, floating.

 

I get that there are folk who turn up to socialise, dress up, show off their collection, flex and banter.  I have no problem with that, within reason.

 

What winds me up are site owners who content to hold court with their marshals and regulars rather than cracking on with it.  Don't say "5 minutes" if you mean 20, is all I ask.

[Jaylordofwaargh]

9 hours ago, Albiscuit said:

I mean, people could have ran late, stuck in traffic etc but I get where your coming from.

I 'get' that i do, somewhere buried deep inside is a touch of empathy; others have put it better. Its the chat up not bomb up its the '5 mins till safety brief' as the player is carrying over 5 guns to crono or as a whole, not doing all they can to play. 

 

Also, when a marshal/game organiser says go/5mins make it so. 

 

Again and again it comes back to how CS ran their days, you were told you would be out til lunch, pack accordingly. More sites (i go to) need to be doing this not the current '5mins bomb up' but not counting the 2 smokes and cuppa the players and or marshals have.....

[heroshark]

I always thought the single fire in and out of buildings was more about giving players a fair chance to move and break in or out of a building.

[Cannonfodder]

People who turn up to a site week in week only to spend every minute whinning and bitching. If the site is that bad then why come in the first place? 

Edited September 19, 2021 by Cannonfodder

[alxndrhll]

The folks that dip out before a day is over (or the 'Photo Ops' as I call them). Show up, get their photos to show they were there, contribute very little to game(s) and then disppear early citing a whole number of reasons ranging from injuries to 'the entire other team are cheating'. Just never understood it, and if I was to be leaving early I'd absolutely be getting a refund before I did. I'm aware there are absolutely cases where there is an entirely valid reason, and I'm not talking about those. But especially since all the pandemic restrictions lifted I feel like there are half the people remaining at the end of the day than what there were at the start, seemingly irrelevant of the site.

 

It's been touched on by a few folks, but this is one of the only... perhaps the only hobby I've had where people seem to have it as a hobby, but not actually like playing the game 🤷‍♂️.

[Hobbnob]

Calling your opponents' hits. I play in woodland where hiding behind a bush can be very effective cover, but the loudest mouths are always powered by the smallest brains and there's always some numbskull that wants to cry cheater at the top of his lungs because he's seeing his bb's bounce off the leaves in front of me and thinks he's chris kyle. I'm sitting there behind my bush wearing nothing but trousers and a t shirt, how would I survive not calling it if I was getting hit?

[Shamal]

2 hours ago, alxndrhll said:

 

 

It's been touched on by a few folks, but this is one of the only... perhaps the only hobby I've had where people seem to have it as a hobby, but not actually like playing the game 🤷‍♂️.

Yeah but I really can't understand that. What's not to like?

 

For myself I pay my money,get dressed up go along have a great time,chat,drink some coffee and maybe get a few hits during the day which is a bonus. 

 

I'm under no illusions as to my abilities. I may as well have a flashing beacon on my head because my prowess at concealment is sadly lacking. I can't lay down( I would probably have a sleep if I did),kneeling is a pain and there are very few trees wide enough or my shape as to provide cover lol.

 

But I'm not there to win prizes for fashion or form. It's because I like it. 👍

 

Regards 

[John_W]

Unboxing videos that spend 50% of the time showing you a box, and are obviously unrehearsed/unscripted (umm, ahh, err) and are filmed on someone's camera phone with rubbish lighting.

Hanging accessories on a weapon that you wouldn't see in real life (scopes and bipods on MP5Ks, drum mags on pistols, M4 mags on shotguns)

Unrealistic rates of fire...

And sorry, but HPA. I remember realy early airsoft guns in the 1980s that needed tanks, having to wire yourself up like a starship trooper seems pointless.

[SgtTalbert]

You will hate my patch wall then ! 

A lot of these I got for free, some from shot show and then yes, some specifically I purchased (Seal Team TV show ones etc..)

 

[Shamal]

48 minutes ago, SgtTalbert said:

You will hate my patch wall then ! 

A lot of these I got for free, some from shot show and then yes, some specifically I purchased (Seal Team TV show ones etc..)

 

Hey nice display👍

Bet you would like my Chernobyl patch.

 

Regards 

[Brophy]

On 18/09/2021 at 12:22, JamesAirsofterAgent said:

Adult players who get angry when younger/new players are confused or maybe staying a little behind so they dont get hit as much. I don't get what they gain from shouting at these newer players to push up while they themselves, in all their gucci gear, are the furthest back.

 

Was about to post this, experienced a bit of it myself when I first started playing 🤣

[Cannonfodder]

People who still make a big deal about getting a free packet of haribo sweets with a new gun. It's a bloody tiny pack which is gone in 1 mouthful and cosy the shop pennies

[Badgerlicious]

7 hours ago, alxndrhll said:

It's been touched on by a few folks, but this is one of the only... perhaps the only hobby I've had where people seem to have it as a hobby, but not actually like playing the game 🤷‍♂️.

You'd be astounded by the number of people who own music gear but don't actually make music. Though, personally I have little issue with it, they are helping the supplies stay afloat so we can enjoy our nice things

[JamesAirsofterAgent]

6 hours ago, Hobbnob said:

Calling your opponents' hits. I play in woodland where hiding behind a bush can be very effective cover, but the loudest mouths are always powered by the smallest brains and there's always some numbskull that wants to cry cheater at the top of his lungs because he's seeing his bb's bounce off the leaves in front of me and thinks he's chris kyle. I'm sitting there behind my bush wearing nothing but trousers and a t shirt, how would I survive not calling it if I was getting hit?

Its when you hear the "5.56 would have torn through those leaves!" yes but we're not playing with real ammo are we otherwise I think there wouldnt be an issue with the hit calling 😂

[alxndrhll]

6 minutes ago, Badgerlicious said:

You'd be astounded by the number of people who own music gear but don't actually make music. Though, personally I have little issue with it, they are helping the supplies stay afloat so we can enjoy our nice things

That’s fair, come to think of it I can probably come up with a fair few hobbies where it’s the ‘retail therapy’ side of things that folks are into more than the thing you’ve bought them to do. With that said, I still don’t understand it at all!

 

I wish I could put my old fart hat on and blame it all on social media, but it’s been the same for as long as I can remember so I dare say that isn’t it.

[Impulse]

I've got another that's probably unpopular...

 

I don't understand the allure of DMR power levels. I just don't see how 1.64J (or lower at some sites!) justifies a 30m MED. The difference in range over 1.1J is miniscule, but the lack of flexibility just hurts. I can justify 2.3J for bolt actions, because the difference in effective range is worth the trade off (most of the time), but 1.64J just isn't enough in my eyes.

[DaktariT]

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Edited September 20, 2021 by DaktariT

[Hobbnob]

1 hour ago, JamesAirsofterAgent said:

Its when you hear the "5.56 would have torn through those leaves!" yes but we're not playing with real ammo are we otherwise I think there wouldnt be an issue with the hit calling 😂

"Good luck passing chrono with 5.56 mate" XD

[Rogerborg]

2 hours ago, Impulse said:

I don't understand the allure of DMR power levels. I just don't see how 1.64J (or lower at some sites!) justifies a 30m MED.

 

1.88J and 25m MED is a bit different.

 

Sure, it's just a little extra range,  but it is extra, and sometimes 5m is all it takes.

 

What I don't understand is running a pistol with an DMR or boltie.  A compact AEG gives you a lot more options.

 

[Lozart]

What annoys me? People that get upset that other people aren't having fun properly. 

[alxndrhll]

10 minutes ago, Lozart said:

What annoys me? People that get upset that other people aren't having fun properly. 

 

Couldn’t. Resist.

[Jaylordofwaargh]

6 hours ago, SgtTalbert said:

You will hate my patch wall then ! 

A lot of these I got for free, some from shot show and then yes, some specifically I purchased (Seal Team TV show ones etc..)

 

I dont hate it. It is my perspective as a budget softer, i see an extra toy gun in the collection and yes, i know full well that if i had the disposable, i too would have a patch wall. 

 

This leads back to; how many hobbies does 'airsoft' cover? Spoiler alert, its alot, without gushing too much, that veriaty is also part of what i enjoy about the hobbie....along as you are prompt to site/crono/briefing with fair and honest play throughout. Oh and......

[Lozart]

12 hours ago, alxndrhll said:

 

Couldn’t. Resist.

 

Oh, I understood the assignment.

 

Most of the thread though is people complaining about how other people choose to behave. Like not getting that people can just collect airsoft stuff and not actually use it...

[Druid799]

12 hours ago, Lozart said:

What annoys me? People that get upset that other people aren't having fun properly. 

 

Do I care ? No not really as long as it’s not effecting me .😉