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  • PonyPony Registered User regular
    Obs wrote: »
    I don't like the size of the projectiles in airsoft, nor the honor system it requires.

    for what reason

  • InquisitorInquisitor Registered User regular
    Pony wrote: »
    terrible as usual but did you want to talk about airsoft

    We could. What's the fps on most airsoft guns, rate of fire, clip/magazine size? Do those little pellets get effected by the wind a lot? How much does it hurt relative to paintball? How are hits enforced? How is cheating handled?

    All these little questions in the back of my mind.

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  • JamesJames Registered User regular
    Obs wrote: »
    I don't like the size of the projectiles in airsoft, nor the honor system it requires.

    If a guy refuses to go down, keep shooting him.

    edit: it is good that Pony is here because I have to go. see ya chat.

  • InquisitorInquisitor Registered User regular
    Later James, take care.

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  • ObsObs __BANNED USERS regular
    James wrote: »
    Obs wrote: »
    I don't like the size of the projectiles in airsoft, nor the honor system it requires.

    If a guy refuses to go down, keep shooting him.

    What if he's wearing a bullet proof vest? Or he's so wacked out on cocaine he doesn't even feel it?

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  • NerdgasmicNerdgasmic __BANNED USERS regular
    Pony, would you play an Atlas Shrugged beat-em-up game?


    Your character would be one of the Good-Guys, if you were wondering.

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  • SarksusSarksus TEN FUCKING DOLLARS Registered User regular
    Podly wrote: »
    Guys, Plato does not fuck around. This shit is god damn intense -- there's like 14 clauses impacted in one sentence. It's like Faulkner trying to translate Kant.

    Maybe Plato had a 14 year old impacted against the side of his skull and now he doesn't talk so great.

  • InquisitorInquisitor Registered User regular
    yalborap wrote: »
    I reeeaaallly don't. We're living paycheck to paycheck overall, and I'm trying to save up for games and the like.

    Yeah. I mean, you are looking at around $100 for a cheap marker, mask and air source (and you will want upgrades, eventually). And then around $15 in field fees, $10 for Co2 for a day and then $30 for 2000 paintballs which, depending on how you play, could last you a month or so.

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  • ObsObs __BANNED USERS regular
    Let's not mince words, paintball is a rich man's sport.

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  • ProPatriaMoriProPatriaMori Registered User
    That kind of cash is why I decided not to keep skydiving.

  • stiliststilist Registered User
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kb-pobBiKkI

    Seriously: beautiful.

    It sounds like staying up all night to watch the sun rise on skyscrapers.

    The album version is even better.

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  • InquisitorInquisitor Registered User regular
    Obs wrote: »
    Let's not mince words, paintball is a rich man's sport.

    I mean, if you got a pump, conserved paint, used cartlets...

    Yeah it would still be pricey.

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  • NocturneNocturne Registered User regular
    One time I painted my balls.

    It wasn't too expensive.

  • Look Out it's Sabs!Look Out it's Sabs! Registered User regular
    Nocturne wrote: »
    One time I painted my balls.

    It wasn't too expensive.

    Did you give people welts with them too?

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  • PonyPony Registered User regular
    Inquisitor wrote: »
    Pony wrote: »
    terrible as usual but did you want to talk about airsoft

    We could. What's the fps on most airsoft guns, rate of fire, clip/magazine size? Do those little pellets get effected by the wind a lot? How much does it hurt relative to paintball? How are hits enforced? How is cheating handled?

    All these little questions in the back of my mind.

    - What's the fps on most airsoft guns? Depends on the gun, and you can change the setting manually. Most people in my experience shoot at around 350-400 FPS.

    - rate of fire? Again, depends on the gun. AEG (electric rifles) tend to have fully automatic firing modes, although how many it is putting out per second i couldn't say. GBB (Gas blowback) guns are typically pistols and use propane or some other compressed gas to fire, and are semi-automatic only. Shotguns and other "springers" require being pulled back or cocked after each shot.

    - clip/magazine size? You can get magazines for most weapons in either realistic Lo-cap (holding as many rounds in a magazine as a real gun of that type would hold) or gameplay-friendly Hi-caps (which can hold literally hundreds of rounds)

    - Do those little pellets get effected by the wind a lot? Depends on the gun/fps, but over long distances (over 100 ft.) the effect of wind can be large.

    - How much does it hurt relative to paintball? Less individually. Airsoft BBs are smaller and contain less energy than a paintball, even at close range. They might leave tiny welts, but generally lack the large bruises that paintballs leave. At close range they have been known to break skin or knock out teeth, and I have personally had an airsoft pellet lodge itself into the skin of my forehead when i was shot at under two feet from the gun.
    It's important to note that while they hurt less individually, airsoft guns are mostly fully automatic and getting "lit up" by a full-auto burst at short range is not fun and generally considered unsportsmanlike.

    - How are hits enforced? Pure honor system.

    - How is cheating handled? By having a good community and keeping in mind we're all playing to have fun, not to "win". The community I'm involved in has reputable referees and any sort of accusation of cheating is taken seriously. I have seen once a player be declared "persona non grata" and being banned from games being set up at our forums, because he was caught cheating.

  • InquisitorInquisitor Registered User regular
    I think it's interesting how like, hardcore russia is about paintball.

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  • InquisitorInquisitor Registered User regular
    Geeze, heh, so if I ever play airsoft I'm going to make sure to have no exposed skin.

    Thanks for the detailed response pony.

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  • ObsObs __BANNED USERS regular
    Inquisitor wrote: »
    Obs wrote: »
    Let's not mince words, paintball is a rich man's sport.

    I mean, if you got a pump, conserved paint, used cartlets...

    Yeah it would still be pricey.

    Dude that equipment would be so shitty he might as well not even play unless it's a special gametype or something.


    Realistically, your looking at probably 300 bucks for a low end mechanical marker, like 50 bucks for a case of paint, if you get nitro it's like 150 bucks for a tank, or 50 for crappy co2.

    And then you gotta keep buying balls and refilling air.

    Oh yea, and you need a mask, like 50 bucks more.

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  • OremLKOremLK Registered User regular
    Speaking of Russia, just got done re-reading

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    It is his best book.

    currently playing LoL: Polymath
    a fading melody - my indie platformer for the xbox 360
  • CindersCinders Registered User regular
    OremLK wrote: »
    Speaking of Russia, just got done re-reading

    http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/7586/n4973mf7.jpg
    It is his best book.

    Is it about a group of uniquely endowed children who have to save the world?

  • OremLKOremLK Registered User regular
    No.

    Edit: It is about a pretty normal adult guy who has to save a small, crappy kingdom but is ill-equipped to do so.

    currently playing LoL: Polymath
    a fading melody - my indie platformer for the xbox 360
  • InquisitorInquisitor Registered User regular
    $300 for a low end mechanical marker? o_O

    A smart parts ion which is like, a very solid electronic gun, maybe bottom of the high ends is $220.

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  • PonyPony Registered User regular
    Inquisitor wrote: »
    Geeze, heh, so if I ever play airsoft I'm going to make sure to have no exposed skin.

    Thanks for the detailed response pony.

    airsoft BBs against exposed skin sting like a motherfucker

    even having a little bit of fabric there can make a difference

    most guys i know play in full BDUs

    Paintball facemasks are rare to see people using (usually it's just goggles) because the mask makes it difficult to hold your gun up to properly sight your target

    but i have also noticed that while people tend not to wear paintball masks they usually have other face coverings, like balaclavas and ski masks

    i wear a balaclava, but only in winter. gets too hot to wear it indoors for any length of time

    personally, i often play games in a tank top without a mask, but i'm a freak in this regard

  • VariableVariable Analrapist InsertmeanywhereRegistered User regular
    guys, just to help me put this in perspective...

    if I wake up at 8, I can make $50 for almost no work. if I don't get up for that I can sleep til 11:15 and then just have school.

    I have to wake up earlier right? that's like spending $50 just to stay up a little later...

    just need to sort of say it out loud.

    I'm afraid I just blue myself
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  • Fuzzy Cumulonimbus CloudFuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud Registered User regular
    Who is this attractive man?
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    Spoiler:

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  • ObsObs __BANNED USERS regular
    Inquisitor wrote: »
    $300 for a low end mechanical marker? o_O

    A smart parts ion which is like, a very solid electronic gun, maybe bottom of the high ends is $220.

    I spent like 400 something on my tippman x7, which is a low end mechanical marker...

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  • stiliststilist Registered User
    Variable wrote: »
    guys, just to help me put this in perspective...

    if I wake up at 8, I can make $50 for almost no work. if I don't get up for that I can sleep til 11:15 and then just have school.

    I have to wake up earlier right? that's like spending $50 just to stay up a little later...

    just need to sort of say it out loud.
    Totally.

    I poop things on my site and twitter
  • InquisitorInquisitor Registered User regular
    Pony wrote: »
    Inquisitor wrote: »
    Geeze, heh, so if I ever play airsoft I'm going to make sure to have no exposed skin.

    Thanks for the detailed response pony.

    airsoft BBs against exposed skin sting like a motherfucker

    even having a little bit of fabric there can make a difference

    most guys i know play in full BDUs

    Paintball facemasks are rare to see people using (usually it's just goggles) because the mask makes it difficult to hold your gun up to properly sight your target

    but i have also noticed that while people tend not to wear paintball masks they usually have other face coverings, like balaclavas and ski masks

    i wear a balaclava, but only in winter. gets too hot to wear it indoors for any length of time

    personally, i often play games in a tank top without a mask, but i'm a freak in this regard

    Heh, yeah, you are a crazy dude. You wouldn't be able to see any flesh on me. :lol:

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  • SarksusSarksus TEN FUCKING DOLLARS Registered User regular
    Variable wrote: »
    guys, just to help me put this in perspective...

    if I wake up at 8, I can make $50 for almost no work. if I don't get up for that I can sleep til 11:15 and then just have school.

    I have to wake up earlier right? that's like spending $50 just to stay up a little later...

    just need to sort of say it out loud.

    Come on, you can miss a few hours of sleep for fifty bucks.

  • PonyPony Registered User regular
    Obs wrote: »
    Inquisitor wrote: »
    $300 for a low end mechanical marker? o_O

    A smart parts ion which is like, a very solid electronic gun, maybe bottom of the high ends is $220.

    I spent like 400 something on my tippman x7, which is a low end mechanical marker...

    son that sounds to me like you got ripped off

    then again i haven't played paintball in like ten years

  • InquisitorInquisitor Registered User regular
    Obs wrote: »
    Inquisitor wrote: »
    $300 for a low end mechanical marker? o_O

    A smart parts ion which is like, a very solid electronic gun, maybe bottom of the high ends is $220.

    I spent like 400 something on my tippman x7, which is a low end mechanical marker...

    Sounds like you got ripped off? I wish there was a nicer way to put that.

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  • VariableVariable Analrapist InsertmeanywhereRegistered User regular
    by the end of the post I was quite decided but thanks sarksus and stilist :D

    I'm afraid I just blue myself
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  • CindersCinders Registered User regular
    Man, I really need to get started on my programming homework, but I don't want to.

  • ObsObs __BANNED USERS regular
    Inquisitor wrote: »
    Obs wrote: »
    Inquisitor wrote: »
    $300 for a low end mechanical marker? o_O

    A smart parts ion which is like, a very solid electronic gun, maybe bottom of the high ends is $220.

    I spent like 400 something on my tippman x7, which is a low end mechanical marker...

    Sounds like you got ripped off? I wish there was a nicer way to put that.

    It's not really a rip off, it's a solid gun that could probably shoot underwater if I wanted to. And it has a response trigger so I can shoot either semi or full auto if need be. amazingly consistent.

    Of course I also spent 200 bucks on a barrel kit with 5 different bore sizes which helps the accuracy a lot.

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  • PonyPony Registered User regular
    also people who wear a flak jacket or something like that

    i frown on that

    you don't need body armor for chrissakes and it just makes knowing when you are shot that much harder

    you should always be able to feel being hit, then there's no argument over whether you were shot or not

    bad enough that when adrenaline gets pumping you can get shot and not even feel it, when you've got god damn armor on it makes it worse

  • ObsObs __BANNED USERS regular
    Pony wrote: »
    also people who wear a flak jacket or something like that

    i frown on that

    you don't need body armor for chrissakes and it just makes knowing when you are shot that much harder

    you should always be able to feel being hit, then there's no argument over whether you were shot or not

    bad enough that when adrenaline gets pumping you can get shot and not even feel it, when you've got god damn armor on it makes it worse

    This is why I prefer paintball. Regardless of what you wear, you will probably feel it, and everyone will see it.

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  • InquisitorInquisitor Registered User regular
    Obs wrote: »
    It's not really a rip off, it's a solid gun that could probably shoot underwater if I wanted to. And it has a response trigger so I can shoot either semi or full auto if need be. amazingly consistent.

    Of course I also spent 200 bucks on a barrel kit with 5 different bore sizes which helps the accuracy a lot.

    My marker held up in the hail this weekend, which made me really happy, I'll admit I was worried about that a little bit.

    Heh. I'm looking at a $30 barrel right now. :P

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  • NocturneNocturne Registered User regular
    I'm taking new girl to a Modest Mouse concert in a few weeks.

    YAY!

  • yalborapyalborap Registered User regular
    I'm looking at 40 bucks for 100 foam darts.

    They come in a little ammo box and everything, and the streamlines will shoot in EVERYTHING Nerf sells but the crappy ball-guns.

  • stiliststilist Registered User
    Cinders wrote: »
    Man, I really need to get started on my programming homework, but I don't want to.
    def procrastinate
     sleep 7200
    end
    

    I poop things on my site and twitter
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