Travel time discussion

[Jebus!]

A use for algebra in the real world!

[MetraDirty]

bleeding ASIANS. How do they WORK.

[Mattman154]

If I wasn't driving a 20 year old pos oldsmobile, and if I wasn't deathly afraid of driving through portland, I'd drive for awhile.

[Switch]

I would say I could take a 4hr trip for a good airsoft OP/Skrim. But I would always make a 2hr drive to play anytime.

[Munky]

If I wasn't driving a 20 year old pos oldsmobile, and if I wasn't deathly afraid of driving through portland, I'd drive for awhile.

i drive a 1989 pontiac 6000le and it does just fine

[Blais21]

About 5 hours. Because that's what we do already to play in Portland area games. Living in Southern Oregon isn't fun for events, but gas isn't too bad when you have 4-5 people going up. $40 in gas/5 people= cheap. But camping is a must, at field or otherwise.

+1
You guys up in portland got it easy, you drive about an hour round trip for most games. Us airsofters in southern Oregon get screwed on the drive to games all the time.
Variable do I sense another recon sniper exercise?

[Amos]

I'll drive Das Auto 4 hours for a good game. Depending on how gay the ruleset is.

[dr.feelgood]

As long as I am not driving most the time and the event is big enough and long enough that you play more than you drive yes...
So my equation is...
Time Traveled = T
Time Played = P
Fun Multiplier = X
Maximum Propensity To Consume = V
Actual Cost = N
(XP - T)+(V-N) = G
If G /< 0
then
Don't Go
If G > 0
GO!

You need to define units, otherwise this is meaningless.

[Variable]

Variable do I sense another recon sniper exercise?

Most likely yes.

[DJ]

It really depends on the event. I don't want to drive a long way for a skirm , but I might drive t CA for an epic op/game

[LiquidSnak]

I don't mind driving 2-3 hours for a skirm. For a 24 hour plus game? I'd drive up to N. WA, probably about six hours or more depending on if I have an alternate driver.

[jimbob]

some thing in Washington state would be nice we have a new CQB park in Tacoma and tons of players and no big organized games
hint hint

[Fluffy]

I too thought this was going to be about another form of time travel (not travel time). None the less I talked it out with friends and we agreed that 2-3 would be fair for a nice game like described. I would be willing to drive farther if it was for an area that was built like an army base (or had some form of such structures) as well as good camping area.

[Partiro]

What are you talking about? Its just a plug in what you think type of program.. No point in going into too much detail..

You need to define units, otherwise this is meaningless.[/quote]

[Steve]

I'd be willing to drive 5 hours each way for a good game if it was campin the night before and the night after.

Of course, these days, most of the reason that I go looking for a game is the social aspect of things. Meet people, swap stories of how life was better before the internet, and consume tasty adult beverages.

The plastic death in between is fun and all, but mostly it's the social outing that will get me to show up. If the event is milsim-oriented, it is definitely a plus, since in my mind that means a group of generally older, generally more serious types.