by KA-BAR » Sun Jun 08, 2008 4:39 pm
well now.
this was very very cool. you guys at PTOC are having a great start. off the blocks and running. your venue has alot of great potential and the staff seems to be very pumped and hyped about being there and getting shit done.
this is up close and personal. there is no room for saftey kills although i honored 2 today....both from ben martin. this is fast paced, raw CQC. its a little speed ballish, but that can be overcome. the inital "Arena" is a little too much like a maze, then a floor plan, but it is one of up to 4-6 playable areas...i am hoping. also if it is made modular there should be no end to the "layouts". i would suggest looking at blueprints or floor plans for office buildings/banks/other public areas, and see if you can incoporate that. some props like desks, house plants ( silk/fake) and other office type stuff, or location specific type props will add atmosphere, more than a bare floor and plywood.
storage for players gear... like old school lockers are needed so people can feel thier gear is "secured".
and lastly, i think the price point might be set 7-10 dollars too high. i dont see paying that much on a weekly basis ( that is saying that EVERY WEEKEND, and that would just burn me out unless there wasa ton of varity) to come out. with rising fuel and food costs, the last thing people will be spending on is entertainment. so if the price point was balanced out just a little, i think my attendace would increase. i think full and half day rates.... like a ski resort.
15 dollars half day
30 full day
that sounds more resonable and allows for players like alex pearson who leaves games early to decide..... "am i here for a half day or a full day?"
price point flexability.
for events then you break out the 35-45 dollar pricing, ajusting accordingly with your game promoters, but for every day operation, i dont see the 25 dollar price point working out that well. that might be the make or break issue.
i had a great time today, there was alot of good sportsmanship out there. when more players see the elite players calling hits and still having fun, they will understand and play by the examples you set. i set the best example i can, and honor every hit i take that is legit, regardless of the shooter ( because there are some real douchebags out there.)
one of my best moments was yelling out reload, and watching ben creep out from his cover, so i dreww my sidearm and blasted him. it was funny to see him fall for that old a$$ trick. much love ben, it was awsome to shoot against you. you are a hard charging son of a phony pony.
jester, likewize....it seems that you and ben were my nemisis all day, and the best firefights were shot out with the two of you. was a pleasure and a honor.
Trojan.... i am soo sorry, that was soo reactionary. i am glad it was a core body shot. you sir are a very good sport, and i appologize again.
PTOC. KA-BAR approved.
Morgan out
I am not half as good as I want to be, but I am twice as good as you think I am.