Airsoft = "tuff guy" L.A.R.Ping

[gimp]

I've got a couple friends who are into airsoft, and paintball. I've played a few times. It's a lot of fun. It's a lot different than paintball. The people who I've played with were pretty serious. They all dress up in the camo gear. The airsoft crowd seems a lot more mature. The game relies on the players being honest. Paintball is great for running around and shooting each other like in video games. Airsoft is better for playing army. Most of the serious airsoft people I know got into it because paint is to expensive.

I used to have 3 springers but they got stolen. Now I've got a gas pistol. I think airsoft is great.

[xXHavokXx]

I used to know Airsoft guys who "trained harder than SEALs" amazing since 2 of them were well over 350 lbs.

the main issue I have with the guns is that they LOOK JUST LIKE REAL GUNS so people who dont realize what it is could be alarmed. Example, in the small town where I work 3 kids were having a war around a house, one lady called the cops, they arrived in force


What is fun is when you go to the shooting range and watch kids who play airsoft shoot real guns for the first time. They brag about how wellt hey handle their gun which is "just like this one even when you shoot"

Another thing is.......they always rent the Desert Eagle.

[Glickman]

i actually just picked up a m733 (m4a1 commando, its shorter, what you saw in black hawk down) its actually pretty nice, decent amount of metal, and nicely layed out, gotta love japan

its mostly for backyard skirmishing

ill see if i can video tape one of the skirmishes

ill be sure to include

AWSOME 24/7 TRAINED SCOUT SNIPING BUT ALSO FULLY TRAINED M3 RAMBO ACTION!

[Carbon]

So yes.

Airsoft is larping.

They use simulated/raplica wapons

They use similar lingo

They have clans/chapters/squads ect.

They play in arenas

Most of them do not train like real spec op soldiers.

[Tim 3]

You guys are idiots.

ur smart
lol :rofl:

[Automaggot68]

Another thing is.......they always rent the Desert Eagle.

Yeah, I really like that.
I know kids who 'brag' about those Eagles, regardless of wheather or not they've disharged an actual firearm.

Me: Oh you're into pistols? got a favorite?
Morans: Desert Eagle baby!
Me:.....Awesome little handguns?
Morans: TOTALLY.
Me: If they're so awesome...why dont our Military's elite use them?
Morans: .....

[quik]

Whats so bad about being something you arent for a day?




(not a LARPer)

[Carbon]

to all the people who said "you are idiots", seriously man, whats your problem, get over yourselves.

also i never said anythng bad or negative bad about larping or role playing. I've played in a couple of airsoft battles CQB at the old prison in fort ord. Its fun.

also, role playing /larpibg is def. something people genereally need.

[Carbon]

http://www.darkonthemovie.com/darkon_video.html

larping docu drama

[Automaggot68]

Whats so bad about being something you arent for a day?




(not a LARPer)

I'm not going to diss on LARP'rs but the ones that I know personall, they just take it too far.
These are the kind of guys (the people I know, of whom dont represent LARP'rs as a whole) Wont stop if you as them nicely. I'm talking about everday life, in public, your house, etc. It's like being at the Ren Fair everday of your life. Not bad guys, though.

I met some Star Wars LARP'rs who were great to be around, but only becuase we had a common interest--Star Wars.

[Automaggot68]

http://www.darkonthemovie.com/darkon_video.html

larping docu drama

Wow, that was something else....wow.

[Thordic]

I called you idiots because these threads always start flames. All the paintballers think Airsoft is for losers and start saying how gay it is.

I don't personally Airsoft, but I don't see anything wrong with it.

And Havok's reply was exactly why these threads are a bad idea.

[Carbon]

whatever man, there no flames yet, i doubt there will be, because this is a pretty concise convo about the "human condition" so far. and if anything the, "You you guys are idiots" comment is pretty much the spark of a potential flame war.

also, Havoks comment is his view of what he knows airsoft to be, or what he wants us to think he know about airsoft/lrping in general.

anyhow i digress. To me this is more of a laymens view of overt behavior.

[gimp]

Hahahah! Woah. Now I see what you mean by LARPing. I wasn't sure what it was. It does look kind of fun to beat the heck out of each other with foam swords and stuff. Are they allowed to hit each other in the face? That could hurt.

[Glickman]

I called you idiots because these threads always start flames. All the paintballers think Airsoft is for losers and start saying how gay it is.

I don't personally Airsoft, but I don't see anything wrong with it.

And Havok's reply was exactly why these threads are a bad idea.

no, thats a little cynical of us, but i do know from experiance that the ones ive talk to on airsoft forums have been inconsiderate to newbies.

"if you dont start with a $500 gun dont bother idiot" was one of the main accepted things there

i know some of us are a little inconsiderate, but i can vouch for pbnation as being more curtious as that


but airsoft is awsome, i just invested 260 into one instead of an ion im not making generalizations, or did havok, but just small examples that might contribute to what the general idea might be.





off topic:

anyone wanna bring some shinai to the next AONJ?

as for paintballers, its either gun crazy veterans, or pot smoking idiots with an iq less then the words in this sentence