Nerf VS Paintball !

After playing both sports , I decided to make a small comparison between them and state their pro and cons.
Let's start with paintball.

Pros :

1) Long Range Combat
2) Adrenaline Rush
3) Better Stress/ Fear Factor (  More risk , getting hit is painful )
4) Can apply Military Tactics ( Suppressing Fire / Flanking )
5) Better Simulation of a real war scenario
6) Will give you a good workout.


Cons :

1) Physical Demanding ( Paintball Gear is heavy and tiring to move around )
2) Painful ( Will leave scars )
3) Expensive ( Basic complete gear is around RM700 / rental around RM50 per game )
4) Cannot reuse ammo ( Paintball destroyed on impact )
5) More hardcore , not everyone will have the bravery to play paintball.
6) Limited place to play . ( cannot play in public places , only in special arenas )

Now let's compared it to Nerf

Pros:

1) Cheap. ( Complete set can be acquired around RM100 )
2) Safe. ( Ammo is foam so it will not hurt )
3) More casual ( Family and friends can join the fun no matter the age or gender )
4) Reusable ammo ( Spent ammo can be easily reused )
5) Many places to play ( can play almost everywhere )
6) Light weight gears

Cons :

1) Low Stress / Fear Factor ( No pain / low risk )
2) Low Adrenaline Rush . (  Low Stress / Fear Factor )
3) Close range combat ( Blaster average range is around 20 feet )


In conclusion , both sports are fun and exciting . I enjoyed both sports as a result.

I prefer paintball for a more serious game and Nerf for a more relaxing and fun game with the family. 

Nerf Dart Tag Tourney =D

Hi , around last month I joined a Nerf Dart Tag competition . The reason I join this is to experience playing Nerf competitively. I went there as a lone ranger and was paired with other lone rangers. We formed a team of four and we called ourselves EIR . 

Team EIR

We played in a group stage 1st before going to the knockout stage. The rules of the game is easy, score is being counted by capturing enemy flag and number of  ''tagged'' opponents ( which means killed in other words ). My team dominate the 1st 2 group games with me capturing their flag and tagging most of our foes . However in our 3rd and last game , our opponents are tough . They have strong defense on their flag and it was hard to tag them as their are agile and skills. We lost that round.

However, we managed to score enough points and move on to the semi finals. We fought hard to try to reach to the finals but was unable to do so as our semi final opponent is proven too hard for us to fight and we ended up at 3rd place. It was a great result based on the fact my team was formed on that day it self and we never meet each other before. We manage to formed a good chemistry and teamwork to reach the semi finals and eventually 3rd place.

The Group Picture of The Finalist and 3rd Place

So, your wondering what type of blaster was provided ? They supplied us with 5 blasters.

1) The Sharpshot

2) The Swarmfire

3) The Speedload 6

4) The Speedswarm

5) The Snapfire 8 

 The Blasters provided , The most bottom one which is the Quick 16 is not provided and it was just a demo.

In conclusion , Nerf Dart Tag is a fun sport and offer a new view on Nerf Blasters which is always being portrayed as a kid's toy.

Lastly , this tournament is also being covered in The Star Newspaper .