I have a few concerns after saturday's "practice" in Adelaide. These apply to all nerfers in Aus.
I'm seriously considering buying a paintball or airsoft mask, to wear whislt nerfing, for my own personal safety. Why?
It's mainly stems from the fact that I was Hit in the face 3 times in one day (by a big blast, Titan and longshot) and it also comes from a 'heavy' dart that was fired from a titan that struck me in the leg.
All I can say is that I'm glad that I wasn't hit in the face with that particular heavy. I now have a paintball-sized bruise, with lots of purple. It looks nice on a leg, it was a decent shot but I'm glad it wasn't the face.
I'll put 2 of the 3 headshots down to inexperience. The other headshot was just incidental, my own fault really.(I wasn't the one being shot at ,lol at that one)
One of the people invlolved was a friend of a regular nerfer and had not attended a war before, the other was a regular nerfer that has been to many nerf wars. Both people involved are younger guys, younger than 18.
I can forgive the new guy completely, he had not attended a war before and he was using a high powered gun that he was NOT used to.
The regular Nerfer however, was using his own titan and shot me in the top of the forehead, close to the hairline, from a long way off. He claimed afterwards that he was aiming at my chest. I believe that he was telling the truth.
I'm putting this one down to inexperience though, whether he realises it or not, I watched him shooting afterwards and he tilted his gun upwards, a technique that most of us use to squeeze out maximum range from our blasters.
I do forgive him too.
I've seen it many, many times before. A person is not used to the power his
As of today, there has not been any serious injury due to darts hitting people in the face OR the over-reaction of the person struck in the face/head. That I've experienced, this doesn't mean that it won't happen.
I've had a serious think about it and,
This is what I'd like to see;
1. The continuation of the age restriction on heavy darts (size 0 split-shot weights, 1/4 inch slingshot ammo etc) at ANY nerfing event.
2. Direct headshots NOT to be counted as legitimate hits at any nerf war.
Possibly even penalties for direct headshots could come into effect, e.g. penalised 1 life for every infringement.
I don't have any problem with lobbing headshots though.
For example, a person fires a maverick (or anything that's shorter range) upwards in an arc & the dart lands lightly on top of an oposing players noggin'.
It's the direct headshots that are dangerous.
Basicly, I'm saying that I'm concerned for my safety and the safety of others.
No-one needs a broken nose or teeth.
Especially teeth, those things are FKN expensive to get fixed.
Here are My final points;
-If you deliberately aim for someone's face, you are a jerk or you have a deathwish.
-If you don't wear Proper safety goggles, You are either crazy, can afford a new bionic eye or are just plain stupid.
-Learn how to shoot, fire a hundred darts from your gun, it'll make you a better nerfer
-If you don't think your gun can handle firing 100 darts, you've got a goblin and you failed with that particular mod.
-If you're worried that your gun won't fire 10 darts without breaking, you fail at nerf or you need to take out that rediculously strong spring
-make your own stefans & DON'T use any that aren't yours, or that you aren't used to, you don't know what they are weighted with.
-Aim at the belly, that's the centre of body mass & easier to hit (I'm expecting someone to quote that one after someone says a smart-ass comment)
I'm not trying to have a whinge, I like getting shot. It's fun, a little pain makes you feel alive. I don't like being shot it the face. That's NOT fun, If you like it you need therapy, seriously.
I'd like to get multiple opinions in regards to feedback, I'm sure they'll be a few people that'll be like "toughen up princess" and a few younger guys who will say "I don't like that you don't want me to use my awsome titan with heavy darts that go a ga-zillion feet". But that's all fine.
This is an opinions and help-based forum. (Yes, I am talking about Oznerf )
-Tony (also I like using smilies for dramatic effect)
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