first time players mistakes

[damage]

Freakin Rambos.

[Greylocks]

I think not calling some hits is a recurring problem, specially if they are really light hits when you are walking through brush woods.
"Was that a twig?"
Most of us are probably guilty of that one, when we have to wonder...
We eventually learn to accept anything as a possible hit. Heck, it's a game.

[Mantelope]

Originally Posted by vondnik

-Trying to convince me that CA guns an MIMH batteries are the shitz.. yep the are indeed shit....

Hey, NiMH batteries have come a long way in the past couple of years... Me and a teammate's NiMH batteries were working MUCH better during a -15C game than most of the group's NiCad batteries, i.e. there was NO noticeable effect on run time or ROF due to the cold. NiCads in general were running MUCH slower, and many people had to switch halfway through the day.

[The Punisher]

Originally Posted by jtf2-phalanx

When new players think their camo will keep them totally hidden but haven't learned the art of moving slowly or quietly. Also, when they hide behind a tree that you are hiding behind when nobody saw you go there in the first place. (now everyone's looking at you) :smack:

That's a big peeve of mine.


Other than that I don't have many huge peeves for new players because they eventually learn, and most of the ones i've encountered weren't that bad. Most of the mistakes they make will be corrected within a few games anyway.

I'm not a noob by most means, but I do have simple gear. My kit isn't all that expensive, i've got a cheap vest and few mags, woodland jacket/pants,boots, my AEG, and a cheap side arm, the basics. That's all i've got, but I find I enjoy it as much as all those folks who go full out with their kits.

[Bender]

Wearing orange shirts and mirrored aviator glasses on a warm sunny day ... oh and giggling incessantly just before you shoot someone.

[Boche]

Originally Posted by Preston

giggling incessantly just before you shoot someone.

Absolutely nothing wrong with this. I do it before, during, and after I shoot someone.

[Bender]

Originally Posted by memel

Absolutely nothing wrong with this. I do it before, during, and after I shoot someone.

Well, to be absolutely honest with you, I too giggle almost the entire time I play airsoft, especially while stalking someone. It is just so hard not too. :lol:

[Rico]

Sprinting through rooms in CQC yelling "mercy! mercy! mercy!". Annoying to no end.

[TEAM-JOG]

In large outdoor games, I already saw newbs run as far as they can and hide so they last the longest possible without getting hit...soon to realize that time has passed and the game is probably over, as well as being lost

[firemachine69]

Originally Posted by Mafioso_Grande

Haven't read all of this over but calling hits.

First game I played I was so nervous that I only called about 2/3 of my hits. Nobody said anything to me about it but I felt like a total moron... live and learn. I guess that people are a bit forgiving with new guys though, which is nice! Just make sure you clean up your act if you decide to play again (although the nervousness goes away pretty fast).

First (and so far only) game at PBN, I'm not 100% confident I called all my hits... Arg. Def. Streamlining the gear next time. Like, super-streamlining. 1 triple drop plus one in the gun (and two for piston on belt plus loaded pistol), and that's it.

And oh. A fucking SLING. :lol:


damage: I dunno man, I did the rambo thing, kept the whole other team down for a good two to three minutes... And I was in the wide on top of that.

[willy]

Im not exactly a newb, but i had my barrel condom on and was shooting down the target range wondering why the fuck i couldnt see the bb's fly. Then somebody told me about it :S oh well. IM A NEWB

[ppimppanda]

Getting shot while trying to turn off the safety.

[Vindicator]

well had my first game on the 4 (stargate game) and to name a few of my mistakes:
-Shooting with my barrel plug still on :shock:
-not having a sling when im holding my gun a good couple of hours. when i wanted to do anything i had to put my gun down. :neutral:
-tho i had amazing antifog goggles my left spectacle lens was always fogged up. Ill get contacts under v82slo's suggestion.
-gun kept jamming think its a problem with my hicaps :hammer:

[swatt13]

Originally Posted by MadMorbius

• Buying crap equipment cause they think it looks cool.
• Spending every penny they have on that crap because they want everything CHEAP and NOW instead of saving for what's worth using and waiting a while to get it.
• Putting mountains of shit on their first AEG only to find that gun rice doesn't make you a better player.
• Exhaust themselves in the first 5 minutes of a game then retire to the safe area.

Originally Posted by Greylocks

One of the classic mistakes of "experienced" people is to not realize just how different airsoft guns are from the real thing.
They expect high accuracy, long ranges, etc.

Originally Posted by Scarecrow

Bulletproof n00bs

OHG! I have a player on my team that fits all these criteria. ive never brought him to a sanctioned game, but holy shit he doesnt realize that its an airsoft gun shooting a round projectile at 300fps, and he fricken argues with me about what stuff will do what to his aeg because "hes been shooting guns since he was 9" - hey news flash! its an aeg not a gun! hes bought so much walmart crap just to have stuff rather than waiting to go buy stuff from the army surplus, when you shoot him he "doesnt feel it cuz theyre only flying at 350fps, thats why you NEED a tight bore barrel and new spring and a silencer"
ya total noob, i cant wait to bring him to a sanctioned game and let the dogs have at him cuz he wont listen to the rest of the team, esspecially about calling hits.

[Pip]

Not winding hi-caps and wondering why there is nothing comming out....:P