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semioldguy
United States7488 Posts
I play at the Ultrazone in San Diego. I play in leagues there regularly and have played in a few tournaments as well. I travel occasionally to play in arenas not in my hometown. I know there are Ultrazones all up the west coast and they are beginning to spread through the rest of the country. There are a couple in Europe and I hear they\'ve got a decent network of them in Australia (Darkzone there I believe?) But just curious if anyone else here is a serious laser tag player. | ||
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MoogleSATx
United States439 Posts
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MiLktoast
United States257 Posts
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InToTheWannaB
United States4770 Posts
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NewbSaibot
3849 Posts
On May 07 2007 14:50 InToTheWannaB wrote: lol probably true. I remember playing lazer tag at Exhilarama in houston tx when I was a kid. It certainly is much easier and more tame than paintball. I guess the only redeeming value it has is the cool blacklight fog machine effect. I mean, lazers are rad lookin streakin through the air in the dark. your just paintballers that dont want to get hit. | ||
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AmorVincitOmnia
Kenya3846 Posts
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InsaneRabbi
United States61 Posts
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semioldguy
United States7488 Posts
On May 07 2007 14:50 InToTheWannaB wrote: your just paintballers that dont want to get hit. That's not true of our area, most of us here like paintball and the staff and their friends play airsoft in the arena after hours. I like laser tag better because of the closer quarters and also because the formats you can program into the computer are very flexible as to what sort of things and formats you can have. the computer also keeps track of a lot of statistics in the game which otherwise would be difficult to do in paintball. | ||
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[jOyO]
United States920 Posts
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semioldguy
United States7488 Posts
On May 07 2007 14:45 MiLktoast wrote: Wow, never knew they had that kind of shit. What skills does the average Laser Tag pro have that the average noob doesn't? Well, with the older packs, prior to infusion, dodging other people's shots was a possibility that could be practiced. It can still be done now, but it's much more difficult, even for the pros. Precision and general awareness are important. The way you use the arena and its obstacles/walls. Developing strategies to attack other teams and to defend certain locations. And holding the gun correctly, most new players hold it shotgun style, which is horrible for mobility (and in leages considered cheating as it block your chest target). Skills also vary from format to format. edit: the rate of fire is often modified to a slower rate at higher levels of play (1 shot/second) so that players don't just spam the trigger. On May 07 2007 15:58 AmorVincitOmnia wrote: woah wait what? people over the age of 12 play laser tag? Most of the people who play are over 12. There are World Championships each year. The first World Champs was won by one of our teams here in San Diego. In august a bunch of us will be travelling to Australia to play in a series of events there over the course of a week or so. | ||
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SweeTLemonS[TPR]
11739 Posts
On May 07 2007 18:20 semioldguy wrote: Well, with the older packs, prior to infusion, dodging other people's shots was a possibility that could be practiced. It can still be done now, but it's much more difficult, even for the pros. Precision and general awareness are important. The way you use the arena and its obstacles/walls. Developing strategies to attack other teams and to defend certain locations. And holding the gun correctly, most new players hold it shotgun style, which is horrible for mobility (and in leages considered cheating as it block your chest target). Skills also vary from format to format. edit: the rate of fire is often modified to a slower rate at higher levels of play (1 shot/second) so that players don't just spam the trigger. Most of the people who play are over 12. There are World Championships each year. The first World Champs was won by one of our teams here in San Diego. In august a bunch of us will be travelling to Australia to play in a series of events there over the course of a week or so. What is the proper way to hold a gun while playing? | ||
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Tsagacity
United States2124 Posts
On May 07 2007 14:50 InToTheWannaB wrote: your just paintballers that dont want to get hit. I haven't done anything with lazer tag, but I would imagine that it's WAYYY cheaper o.O | ||
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semioldguy
United States7488 Posts
On May 07 2007 18:22 SweeTLemonS[TPR] wrote: What is the proper way to hold a gun while playing? well, the way to hold it varies slightly from site to site. This is how we do it in San Diego: You hold the gun right around your croths area (or above your head, personal preferences) to keep your chest target open. The is a sensor on the barrel of the gun, which needs to be covered. Put your left thumb over the sensor and wrap your fingers around the other side. You use your right thumb to fire the trigger. With your thumbs doing all the work you can easily flip the gun with your fingers to face either direction without moving any of the rest of your body. My team is playing in a tournament tomorrow night, if I remember I'll take a picture of how we hold it and post it here. Much easier than explaining it. | ||
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semioldguy
United States7488 Posts
On May 07 2007 18:27 Tsagacity wrote: I haven't done anything with lazer tag, but I would imagine that it's WAYYY cheaper o.O Especially for the employees and their friends. But aside from that it isn't all that cheap, $6 for a fifteen minute game here. Some of the regulars here easily could blow $100 a week on laser tag. | ||
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FearlessFlyingFrog
89 Posts
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decafchicken
United States19992 Posts
On May 07 2007 18:37 semioldguy wrote: Especially for the employees and their friends. But aside from that it isn't all that cheap, $6 for a fifteen minute game here. Some of the regulars here easily could blow $100 a week on laser tag. wow wtf get a cheaper hobby please | ||
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lokiM(gG)
United States111 Posts
On May 07 2007 19:22 FearlessFlyingFrog wrote: Is the lazer in lazer tag like a flashlight or a bullet? lol | ||
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Equinox_kr
United States7395 Posts
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InToTheWannaB
United States4770 Posts
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lokiM(gG)
United States111 Posts
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