? on hits and blind firing.

[Cyclops]

Honor checking a player is fine also if it's called for. If there is allot of hacking being reported, then look for the hacker and honor check him. But don't do it while they are engaged in a fight, or hiding and waiting, and shooting them will give away their position.[/quote]

Ya this is what I was trying to say. I wasn't thinking of an admin just going crazy on someone. Just honor check here and there but not disrupting the game. Sry if I wasn't clear on that.

[Payback]

When was the last time you saw an NFL ref tackle a player in the middle of a play?

Challenge accepted

[ogrejager]

LOL

Nice. I did say, "When was the last time you saw an NFL ref tackle a player in the middle of a play?"

Were those tackles? And, apparently, that was the last time you (and now I) saw it. Point is still valid, though. They're job is not to influence game play, just make sure the rules are enforced. Sure, they can enforce them unfairly. . . .

[Catch22]

I'm also good with people shooting ogrejager, even if he's on your side. Just because he doesn't capitalize his name.

[ClownBaby]

Sorry didn't clarify, those are my personal rules that I play by no matter what field I'm playing at.

Those are the rules I give to players when I host a game. Whether they follow them or not is up to them. People seem to like it, or at least not complain about it.

Tim (Sir Stubby) and he's admins honor check people. I think Tim enjoys it.

[Shortbu]

I'm also good with people shooting ogrejager, even if he's on your side. Just because he doesn't capitalize his name.

I particularly enjoy shooting ogrejager, cuz he a tool! But alas, the peckerhead never comes out. (Freekin' family)

[Catch22]

Feel free to shoot Sortbu too. Simply because he refuses to add a s to the end of his name.

[Shortbu]

Feel free to shoot Sortbu too. Simply because he refuses to add a s to the end of his name.

I don't give a f..k...I do what I want!

[Shortbu]

Feel free to shoot Sortbu too. Simply because he refuses to add a s to the end of his name.

BTW; Shortbus was already used, so I couldn't just add the "s". Sooo, now i fixed it just for u!

[ogrejager]

I'm also good with people shooting ogrejager, even if he's on your side. Just because he doesn't capitalize his name.

I'm not important enough to deserve a capital letter. Shortbu, apparently thinks he's important enough to have a whole word in all caps. The ego on that guy!

Great, next game I won't ever get more than 10 feet from the spawn. Great.

[Nark]

Sorry didn't clarify, those are my personal rules that I play by no matter what field I'm playing at.

Those are the rules I give to players when I host a game. Whether they follow them or not is up to them. People seem to like it, or at least not complain about it.

Tim (Sir Stubby) and he's admins honor check people. I think Tim enjoys it.

As far as ricochet hits: If you get tapped by a few rounds ricocheting off of a bunker, don't worry about it, but keep track of it, if they build up, call yourself out. If a ton of them come through the window and hit a wall and bounce off and kill you you're out. This being said, I've heard other hosts tell people not to use this as a tactic ie spraying a bunch of BB's into a room and trying to get them to ricochet onto your target. Yeah don't do that.

Why would you make a lot of ricochet hits count as a kill? Are we playing with Wanted movie rules now?

[ClownBaby]

Haha, yeah no.

Every answer I can come up with sounds rude, so I'll try this one, even though you'll probably think I'm trying to diss you, I'm not:

So, if you don't know what bullets do to cenderblocks, 2x4's, flesh, & bone, well then lucky you.

I've been shot (real guns) at several times in my life, probably will happen a few more times before I'm worm food. So for me, airsoft isn't as much of a game, as it is an exercise in situational awareness. I'm old, I gotta stay sharp!

If you like my rules, great, use them. If you don't, I don't give a shit.

This is to everyone: If your not calling your gun hits, your cheating yourselves.

[Rentax]

Do you FOAD guys usually aim for the face?

I'm assuming that the indecent in question was in the orchards at the far end of the field from Ricks last game. If so I'd like to tell me side of that story, because the situation (like most) are never that black and white.

I had been approaching from the back side of the orchards moving cautiously forward. I was within 30 feet of the player and had decided to move up and safety kill him. He looked over his shoulder at me, before diving behind the tree. I continued to move forward, as I opened fire. Apparently I missed him. This is the orchard were talking about here so these aren't really big trees, I traced a line of BB's across the tree following his movements, knowing the split in the tree would be his next best position for optimal coverage. His gun came out the far side of the tree and he opened fire. His shot grazed my cheek bone. Which means, A) It was a REALLY bad shot, not being on target. B) He wasn't in control of his weapon when he fired (which is a safety hazard), or C) he was blind firing (which is a safety hazard), and hit me in the face.
3 or 4 steps would have easily put me within safety kill range. I stopped firing when I was hit and his head came into view between the split in the tree. I know this because that was where I was firing so either he got shot in the face, or his face poped up after I got hit and had ceased firing.

Did I fly off the handle a bit? Yes. I yelled at him, called him out for blind firing, I yelled some more then I walked away. He didn't say a word. Yes I was upset, maybe more than he thought I had the right to be. I was a little bent out of shape, but whether it was blind firing or not I had just gotten hit in the face from a distance of 25 feet or less.

If you would pass along an apology to him for my conduct, that would be much appreciated. I should have taken a moment and then spoken to him reasonably or I should have called an admin, but my emotions got the better of me, and for that I apologize.

[Cyclops]

The team mate you are talking about is Metcalf. He said he was shooting from one side of the tree and looking at you from another section. No we don't aim for the face. Body shots is what we try for. Bigger target. But he said that he wasn't aiming due to his gun being on the side of him but was watching the Bbs path from the side. That's why I posted this thread. I was on the path to the sandbags and I got ya in the mid section with my sniper right before you coming out. So I wasn't sure what was going on but sat back watching to see what was going to happen.
How ever we do try not to hit the face if the body is showing but if your hiding and the only thing we can see is your head then yes we do go for it. Also if we are 100% a player has been shot a few times then we start trying for the hurt shots such as hands and yes face (which we don't like doing to any player). Sry the shot happen and yes everything is cool at our end. A few of us just wanted to know since what happened in that scenario if it was legal or not so we know what to do for the next time. Yes head shots hurt. Metcalf later that game got lit up full auto to the face at about 20 ft. Came out with a black eye and after a week he still has welts on his face. Which this situation is getting handled.

[Nark]

Haha, yeah no.

Every answer I can come up with sounds rude, so I'll try this one, even though you'll probably think I'm trying to diss you, I'm not:

So, if you don't know what bullets do to cenderblocks, 2x4's, flesh, & bone, well then lucky you.

I've been shot (real guns) at several times in my life, probably will happen a few more times before I'm worm food. So for me, airsoft isn't as much of a game, as it is an exercise in situational awareness. I'm old, I gotta stay sharp!

If you like my rules, great, use them. If you don't, I don't give a shit.

This is to everyone: If your not calling your gun hits, your cheating yourselves.

No you're fine. I have thick skin :P I'm not saying don't call your hits but I'm just curious as to why you would make someone call their hits when they're hitting the wall first. Sounds like you're a veteran who's had experience with some ricochets in the field. Have you?

I agree that it boils down to a situational awareness game that is very much like dodgeball but very embellished and tooled out. I just don't see why ricochets should count as hits when you're not actually hitting them first?