Why is there an AIRSOFT thread but not a paintball one ???????
I think paintball subforum wasn't active so garry purged most of the subforums a bit back
[editline]3rd August 2011[/editline]
oh right but since our subforum was full of active users we sent a petition to garry iirc
did we really need a whole thread for this?
Most Paintballers aren't literate so the forum fell into disrepair.
lmao this thred
Because we take seniority, the paintball forum was dead when custom forums were around. Also airsoft is more engaging.
Also when garry fucked up the custom forums we were one of the few, if not the only forum to send garry a POLITE email asking for our subforum back.
Actually I think there was a thread in GD for the paintballers, pretty sure it's dead though.
Because people actually care about airsoft but paintball is dying.
Paintballing is what people just do on an occasion; it's also for companies to force their workers to play to build teamwork.
Airsoft is more of a hobby in that you can completely build a loadout tailored to country militaries.
You can get airsoft guns that are exact replica's of realworld weapons. Paintballers try to say this isn't valid as you can do the same for paintball but i've never seen an svd paintball gun, let alone an FAL, or AK.
[QUOTE=mysteryman;31521702]You can get airsoft guns that are exact replica's of realworld weapons. Paintballers try to say this isn't valid as you can do the same for paintball but i've never seen an svd paintball gun, let alone an FAL, or AK.[/QUOTE]
Lol
[img]http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/4416/fuglyakaftratoozn8.jpg[/img]
:v:
That doesn't even deserve placement in the tacticool thread.
That just needs to be purged, that is worse then furries walking around town trying to be normal while wearing fursuits.
[editline]4th August 2011[/editline]
Wait, how the fuck do the sights work? Is aiming even something they do in paintball or do they just spray everywhere?
[QUOTE=mysteryman;31521771]Wait, how the fuck do the sights work? Is aiming even something they do in paintball or do they just spray everywhere?[/QUOTE]
well they come up with these things:
[img]http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i242/AzianAssassin/Sale/DSC08113.jpg[/img]
p sure aiming doesn't even apply anymore at this point
That's p. ugly.
[QUOTE=venom;31521788][img]http://rap4.com/paintball/real_action_marker/rap47_1000.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
they make an M4 version too iirc
So they essentially stick to the cannon like design of, cram in a ball down the pipe and shoot out pressurized air, then just add random shit to it?
I'm aware airsoft is the same in that a bb is lodged down the barrel and shot with pressurized air, but looking at the above image, at least we recreate guns to a painstakingly 1:1 scale right down to every external detail.
[QUOTE=Kill001;31521824]they make an M4 version too iirc[/QUOTE]
Along with an M249, M1919 Browning and an M60. And kits to build G36's, every variant of M16 and shit.
for the most part, paintball has a terrible community as well.
[QUOTE=mysteryman;31521846]So they essentially stick to the cannon like design of, cram in a ball down the pipe and shoot out pressurized air, then just add random shit to it?
I'm aware airsoft is the same in that a bb is lodged down the barrel and shot with pressurized air, but looking at the above image, at least we recreate guns to a painstakingly 1:1 scale right down to every external detail.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=venom;31521862]Along with an M249, M1919 Browning and an M60. And kits to build G36's, every variant of M16 and shit.[/QUOTE]
just looked up a video of it but a little bit disappointed
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POXUdzdC9xE[/media]
Well to be fair, it's a lot harder to design a mechanism that fires a larger projectile than what the real steel version uses.
just seems rather absurd that it ejects shells but no apparent recoil
[QUOTE=Kill001;31521883]just looked up a video of it but a little bit disappointed
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POXUdzdC9xE[/media][/QUOTE]
That looks more like an airsoft gun to me than paintball
And these "shells" are just some metal tubes, which look retarded.
Well, aren't shells just metal tubes anyway?
Closed on one side and looking cool.
That just seems incredibly impractical for a gimmick that wasn't even well executed
Alright, I'm here to bring some info, which is what i've been waiting for. So, yes, paintball has no affordable realistic guns. However, i am a firm believer that even though its not 100% realistic, some guns, like my SP-1 look damn good. Hell, speedball guns look good, like this p. awesome gun my dad got a while back(He liked it so much, he got 2!), The Karnivore. BEAUTIFUL gun, pinpoint accurate, had a easily modable laser tripped MOSFET, extremely fast. Same thing with my SP-1. Its more of a niche is suppose. However, i will say, people seemed convinced that their gun was super realistic, i even saw a few of those banshees. Even when i played paintball, i had to consistantly tell people "That looks NOTHING like an M4! That is a travesty of an AK 47, a MP5, and a M16!" Then, when they lost that argument, they moved onto the "But bb's dont leave a mark!" "Sure, but in all the times i've played airsoft, only one person, ONE, has cheated. In one single game alone, i had 3 people consistantly cheating. Explain that." This is where they move onto the "I like it because it hurts more." "Why would you WANT to hurt?! Are you a masochist or something?!" Then they move onto "Airsoft is just dumb!" "How though? I see only two kinds of people here: Speed ballers in bright clothing with disfigured guns, or Woods ballers with BDUs. ALWAYS WOODLAND BDUs. NEVER ANYTHING DIFFERENT. When i play airsoft, there are loads of different loadouts and ways to play. Theres WAY more guns and equipment on the airsoft market. Ammo is cheaper(A good quality 2000 rd box of paintballs is about 45 dosh), The airsoft community is just friendlier! I have never once had a 'Airsoft is better than Paintball' conversation. In fact, the only reason i'm HERE is because there is'nt an airsoft game going on." Then, to prove my point, i have them tag along, and we shoot at a guy that consistantly cheats. During the firefight, i would say "See? Its not the paint that matters, its the honor. In my opinion, Airsofters have way more of it, as its BASED on honor." That either shuts them up, or i see them next weekend at the airsoft field. But i will say this, Paintball is for people that enjoy fast pased games, because even in woods balls games, and even in scenario games, its p. fast. You dont tend to see very much leadership sprouting up. Its just load your hopper, fill your tank, get your gear set, go. For some people its more fun that way. For everyone else, welcome to airsoft.
tl;dr
Tldr is
Play airsoft
Ossumsauce, that was beautiful.
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