Challenging yourself

Airsoft is a blast. Let's face it, we do this because it's fun. Otherwise, why would we run up a steep hill a dozen times in 15 minutes, getting pelted by little plastic spheres that feel like bee stings at times, through brambles and over that same dang log that always catches your knee?

But it sure can be more.

For one, I like to challenge myself. Some games, even the pick up rec games, I like to set myself a personal challenge. It can be anything; Only allowing myself one shot from any given position of cover before I move to shoot again. Only shooting with my off hand. Or always making sure my opponent knows I am about to shoot him, so he has a chance to respond. It could be staying hidden and stealthy when you are usually a frontal assault style player. It could be trying to get nothing but one shot, one kill shots all day.

Heck, at Op:Hostile Takeover, I gave myself the challenge to get a hot dog kill, using a foil wrapped hot dog and bun that was left over from lunch in place of a knife.

The addition of these personal challenges gives added dimension to the game, and often gives you some pretty wild stories for after hours bs'ing. It adds another layer of fun to the game, usually. And if you incorporate them into your own playing, they can help make you a better player as well.

Challenge yourself to do things in a new way that you aren't good at yet. As you get good at these new tactics, challenge yourself again to something else. Over time, these little fun challenges give you extra tricks you can use in other situations. And once you have a rucksack full of little tricks, most people will think you are a pretty damn clever player and you will often be one of the first picked for teams in rec games, even if your gear isn't a super high end load out.

You see, it's not the boots that win the game. It's not the gun that wins the game. It's what connects them together. And a player who constantly challenges themselves can do a pretty damn good job of connecting the boots to the gun.

Oh, and the hot dog kill? Success!

Middle of summer

Well, it's the middle of summer, and due to everything being stupid busy we haven't been on the field anywhere near as much as we would like. We also ended up missing Op:Federation Federalies 2 down at Sherwood Forest. Which, talking to those that went may not have been a bad thing... The weather was awful and led to all sorts of problems as we understand it. Not having been there, I can comment no further.

Op:Hostile Takeover at Area 51 paintball was great fun with about 70 in attendance. We met some great new folks and got to play on a fun field which really can only be described as outdoor CQC. More on that in a future post.

Op:Fueling the Fire was a complete success and thanks to all who came! The largest turnout in Michigan airsoft history! And hey, it was damn fun too! Splatmandu is a nice, open field with some tight areas, so it works for nearly every play style. More on that in a future post as well.

On our agenda is Op:Redemption coming up in October at Futureball near Ann Arbor Michigan. We will again play the civie force, more than likely. Also on the slate is Op:High Value 2 at Young's field in Lowel MI, Sept 11, 2011. We are just gonna go play this one, nothing special.

So that's the basic update of this sort of thing out of the way... next up, real content on airsoft!

Back online

After an extended hiatus, the roadcrew review is back online. Apparently our account got hacked and pulled off the server for a time, but all seems to again be in order.

Expect much more weirdness and reviews in the near future! We have several new toys to play with and tell you about, along with some fun event stories!

Clean your goggles folks, there will be a lot of reading to do soon.