Iaapa is around the corner come and visit us November 14th-16

Posted by Derek Petit on 10/29/2011

Its Iaapa time again for Adventure Sports HQ laser tag. Yes we have some new toys to show you like......A new scoring software system and maybe a new gun or two. We are excited to go this year and see all of our old laser tag friends. Please tell us what you think and where your booth is so we can stop by and visit...Woot

4 Comments

Donte Says:
December 19th, 2011 at 7:08 pm
Your aenswr lifts the intelligence of the debate.

gzzcdtbje Says:
December 21st, 2011 at 4:21 am

seekerofdeth Says:
December 28th, 2011 at 11:19 pm
I’ve never played laser tag, but I have played paint ball once. In paint ball, depending on the type of game you’re playing, you can definitely “respawn”. I know on the course we played at they made anyone that got hit walk back to their team’s side of the field and touch the wall before they could get back in. It was done on the honor system pretty much…although a guy normally knows when he hits you, so he can call you out if you don’t bow out voluntarily. I’m sure in tournament play or whatever it’s a 1 shot and you’re out deal..but on public paint ball courses where you’re paying by the hour for equipment and field usage, I think they try to keep you playing as much as possible. Also, my one experience was on an indoor course, so outdoor courses may be a different story.As far as comparing it to laser tag, which, again, I haven’t played, I’d say there are some key differences. I assume the markers used in laser tag are fairly accurate as they use infrared LEDs. Rental paint ball markers are anything but accurate..at least where I played. They’re generally $120 or less markers that shoot straight for about the first 10 feet then veer off randomly. This issue is greatly magnified if you break a ball in the gun and they don’t supply you with a squeegee to clean out the barrel.Paint ball requires protective eye wear which is very necessary but quite a pain in the ass…especially if you wear glasses. I spent 3/4 of my time either playing with a fogged up mask or cleaning off my fogged up mask…not fun.Paint ball is messy. Nasty, nasty messy. Perhaps it’s just the facility I was at, but there wasn’t a square inch anywhere in that joint, other than the lobby, that wasn’t covered in paint. They have carpet (god knows why!) in their locker rooms..and they were just nasty soaked with paint. Of course, that’s just facility upkeep and what not…but even playing for the few hours I played..I left drenched in paint. And it’s not even because I was getting tagged that much…I mean I was…but the majority of the paint is from laying down or crawling or crouching or leaning against a barricade or some such thing…again…everything you touch is covered in paint.Paint ball is expensive. If you want your own marker, a decent entry level one will cost you at least a couple hundred bucks…but you could spend far, far more. The paint is ungodly expensive as well. Me and a couple other guys split a case of paint, which is 2000 balls, and it was $75 total. So every time you pull the trigger it’s almost 4 cents! Doesn’t sound like a ton..but it adds up quickly…even more so if your gun is inaccurate, as you end up just sprayin’ and prayin’.I guess that’s all I have for now…just my observations. I really need to get out and try laser tag sometime…sounds more my style.

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necocss Says:
January 8th, 2012 at 8:04 pm
Last time I played paintball, with a bun ch of fit 21 year olds… I spent most of the game shot up in the dead tent- but it is very fun. yeah, honor system, and you can end up with some nasty cuts & bruises, foggy masks can suck bullocks, but still fun. Laser tag has the advantage of atmosphere (ocaz everything isnt coated in paint) a more robust hit tracking system although it can be played to some’s advantage, it seems. instant respawn keeps you in the game, which is fun, but it does add a bit of adrenaline when you see projectiles coming towards you, so tactile feedback is a plus in my book. Plus yeah, some people bust out mad paintball machinery, which can be unfair.ahh machismo.

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