Your opinions on "mil-sim"?

Gatyr wrote: making your car run batter,

Most delicious car ever.

tallen702 wrote: Tae Kwon Do wrote: Gatyr wrote: making your car run batter, Most delicious car ever. Where are you going to find a fryer big enough?

Army surplus?

Speaking for myself, pretending to be in the army makes me feel like a man.

brihard wrote: tallen702 wrote: Tae Kwon Do wrote: Gatyr wrote: making your car run batter, Most delicious car ever. Where are you going to find a fryer big enough? Army surplus?

At work some of the Hippies that work in IT drive those "Grease Cars" cars that run off Bio Diesel. Those who use recycled Frylator grease always leave that scent of deep fried food. Always makes me hungry when they drive by.

I usually only put stuff on my gun if it serves a purpose. Milsim is an art if its something different, but I wouldnt want one. I have nothing against it, but I hate Spec Ops little crowd of snipers and milsim freaks, and the generic M16 98 Custom. Anything that truely is Custom I do have alot of respect for though.

FlashGordon wrote: What is the deal with milsim guns? From the standpoint of either a woodsball or speedball player they are completely impractical. The scopes and sights have little to no utility and many are clumsy to hold. So what is the draw towards milsim? and why has milsim become synonymous with woods ball? What is the milsim demographic? Many of the players I have encountered are middle-aged men with no military service record. What do you think? Should we (as players) be concerned with these people who go to great lengths to replicate armed combat in what is nothing more than a game? What are your opinions?

yeah the milsim like an armotech or ariakon is pretty unreasonable. i like the look of the guns because i am a proud member of the military and am a medic for the marines so i like the military aspect. as for middle aged guys using them its probably because about 95% of young boys playe with toy soldiers and never joined so now they act like they are in. thank god i dont have to worry about that lol

FlashGordon wrote: What is the deal with milsim guns? What is the milsim demographic? Many of the players I have encountered are middle-aged men with no military service record. What do you think? Should we (as players) be concerned with these people who go to great lengths to replicate armed combat in what is nothing more than a game? What are your opinions?

Not everyone that enjoys paintball is eleven years old.

 

Edited by Cuthbert - 02 March 2007 at 11:53am

netramakin wrote: Black_Shadow wrote: i dont like the look of alot of milsim markers Black_Shadow wrote: i dont mind the looks of the sporty speedball guns So what kind of markers do you like?

Well he does not like Milsims so that leaves most likely only one other "catagory" left....

Right, Maybe he likes pee shooters.

I started out with a mil-sim 98.
Since then I have moved on to a PM5, A-5, Ion, Tac-One, and now an EMag.

The 98 was reliable, with an extremely quick rate of fire. Pointed nicely with a mask, and was easy to carry with a one point sling thing.

I truly miss that 98.

The A-5 was just as reliable, a bit heavier, and did not point as well.

The best marker I have ever shot, is my EMag. An ETac conversion really. Bought the EMag, swapped out my Tac-One body and rail, and it is a nice marker. Heavy by todays standards, but very reliable, mech or electric with the flick of a switch. It's like a sore penis...you just can't beat it.

I was big into mil-sim when I started. I have always played scenario paintball/woodsball.
It is a question of function vs. form. I would not have a problem going back to my old 98 mil-sim.
It ain't the arrow, it is the Indian....in my opinion.

I do love the Etac...I will always own this marker.
Notice that I did not mention that PM5 anywhere? That was the biggest piece of crap I ever owned. It could shoot 20bps, and it would at the chrono. Once it hit the field, it never worked...NOT even ONE time. Speedball or woodsball...it let me down Every single time. Traded it for the Emag...and man did I get the best trade in the history of paintball.

The difference in Speedball and woodsball is in the player. If you can play well, it does not matter what you play. You will be successful with what ever marker you choose to master. However, you must choose to master it, and practice.
Front sight focus, aim and squeeze. It's all the same, in any game you play.

If you like Mil-sim...Tippmann markers are awesome. Tons of upgrades and military look a like stuff.
Spec-ops has a ton of really expensive crap to hang off your marker.
It's all furniture though, has no effect on performance.
As they say...it's the "**edited**a behind the trigga" that makes a weapon effective.

Spend your money on paint, play time, and air. If you play more than your opponent, you will be better than he is. Don't waste it on furniture.