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Scarecrow · February 17th, 2006, 23:02

While I don't entirely agree with the spokesman idea (how do you decide who that is? we can barely agree to FPS rules on a field) I don't think Brian was necessarily saying 'he' should be the spokesman, I think he was discussing the concept.

I've thought on and off about this problem for a while and come to no conclusion.

The parallels between paintball and airsoft are there but there are significant differences too. The paintball industry and manufacturers had a lot to do with pushing its acceptance by downplaying military simulation and realistic guns - precisely things that make airsoft appealing. There are many other differences as well, but I'm too tired to repeat them in this thread for the nth time...

February 17th, 2006, 23:02	#38
Scarecrow A Total Bastard Trader rating Join Date: May 2003 Location: Tottenham	While I don't entirely agree with the spokesman idea (how do you decide who that is? we can barely agree to FPS rules on a field) I don't think Brian was necessarily saying 'he' should be the spokesman, I think he was discussing the concept. I've thought on and off about this problem for a while and come to no conclusion. The parallels between paintball and airsoft are there but there are significant differences too. The paintball industry and manufacturers had a lot to do with pushing its acceptance by downplaying military simulation and realistic guns - precisely things that make airsoft appealing. There are many other differences as well, but I'm too tired to repeat them in this thread for the nth time...