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Everything should be free - that is, about paying for airsoft games

2017-06-01

How much does airsoft skirmishes cost? 

It is sometimes said, that life writes the best scenarios, and in the case of the following story, that's what happened. A friend organized a game. You could say that the slightly larger ones, or at least medium ones. It was not a weekend skirmish for 30 people. It was not a big rally for several hundred - just a party for about 130-150 people. He set about planning, informing, and organizing a good three months in advance. According to the announcement, the degree of complexity of the script did not knock you on your knees, but with airsoft, it is like a simple comedy - it does not have to have the plot to have fun. It was supposed to be a lot of action, a lot of shooting, a lot of friends from different parties, in a word - an interesting event. The stairs began when a friend announced that he was charging a participation fee of PLN 20.

Within our team, there was then a short but stormy discussion, as a result of which we collectively ignored this skirmish, to the sincere worry of the writer. The arguments varied but boiled down roughly to the following points:

  • Why should we pay for a skirmish at all?
  • Why so much?
  • Why don't we find something for free?

This situation inspired me to a few thoughts, which resulted in the following text. I invite you to read. ;)

For our considerations, let's divide the types of airsoft events into three groups:

  • The ones we pay for, and it is obvious.
  • Those for which we do not pay, and it is an obvious matter.
  • The ones we sometimes pay for and sometimes not - and this is a moot point.

Confusing? Take it easy, I show and explain;)

Division of airsoft games due to the cost of participation.

Paid events, i.e. those for which we pay, and it is a matter of course 

This group includes all those events that are paid by definition and it does not raise any comments or doubts. What's more, often the fees are up to several hundred zlotys, and adding to them the costs of possible transport, a quite expensive event is created. At such events, we usually know exactly what we pay for, and we know that it is worth paying so much. We are talking here primarily about high-caliber events - locally, for example, Mission Afghanistan, Combat Alert, or fresh Asgard events, on a European scale we can mention such events as Border War (which was named the best event in the Popular competition) or the Swedish Berget. The costs are relatively high, but:

  • The organizers spend a lot of time organizing (sometimes professional companies do it).
  • These are not charity events (they are often supposed to earn money).
  • In return, we get an extensive scenario, mechanics, infrastructure, vehicles, and a few days of gameplay
  • We often also receive rich starter packages full of gadgets from manufacturers, patches, maps, and other stuff

Free shooters, i.e. those for which we do not pay, and it is a matter of course 

Here I would count the smallest scale events, i.e. the proverbial weekend skirmishes. Events with a very local range aimed a little more at less advanced players, often (horror of horrors!) Organized via FB. Scenario? We here - you here, capture the flag, some VIP - simple, effective, and a lot of fun. The only cost that the organizer may incur is possibly a roll of tape to mark the pages and respawns, so it's a pity to talk. Nobody expects to pay, and nobody demands it. They are organized by enthusiasts or local teams who primarily want to shoot themselves.

The stairs start at category number 3 ...

Because between these two extremes of the shooting spectrum - big events and little skirmishes - there is a wide range of smaller and larger events. They differ in the degree of complexity, the involvement of the organizers, the number of participants, the content of "starter packages", and of course - the amount of the entry fee. While in the case of category 1 we know what we pay for, and in category 2 we know what we are not paying for - here we often do not know what we pay for, so we think it is too expensive.

Let us give an example - events in Raszówka in Lower Silesia (bless her soul), organized by various teams and organizations. About 100-200 people participated. There were vehicles, pyro, catering (in the form of sausages), awards from sponsors, more or less advanced scenarios, a few sides of a conflict, a plot. Entry fee - usually several dozen Polish złotych. Is it a lot, because there weren't any fireworks after all? Is it not enough because someone devoted a few days of their life to the organization, and it is worth appreciating it, paying them back the costs, and maybe even funding a beer lattice this way?

Or local quasi-milsim games where we will meet up to 40-50 people. They often have extensive scenarios. The organizers pay attention to the organization, spend a lot of time in the field, laying out loot and markers, moderate, and care for quality. Entry fee? What a grace, but about PLN 2-3 would pay for the fuel. Little? Much? I will say that it is not much, but I know people for whom it is still too much and did not put a coin in the cap.

Or an example from the beginning of this article. Is PLN 20 for such a shooter too much, because what's the problem with organizing such an event, and if I wanted to do it better myself? Is it still a reasonable price for a few hours of fun and shooting at strangers?

Also - what if we cost PLN 40 for a medium-sized event, but none of the promised vehicles came. Instead of the planned 140 people, 50 came, the scenario was inevitably reduced, and the org did not want to release the sausage earlier? Should he pay you back? Should you feel sorry for it and then beat the foam later on the massage and Facebook?

In a nutshell - I wonder what the pain threshold is, or what is the amount that the average airsoft player is willing to pay for something more advanced than a simple skirmish but much simpler than a three-day maneuver. And what does he expect and what does it require by throwing 5/10/30/50 PLN into the organizer's cap? It seems to me that in the case of medium-caliber events (cat.3), sometimes we are most affected by the attitude of "pay-I require", precisely because these are not large and professional events but something indirect, which is just as good (in our opinion ) could be free.

I wonder if the attitude has spread somewhat in the community, according to which everything below serious maneuvers and milsims should be free or at least as a favor, and the requirement to pay is something inappropriate and org should not require somebody who knows what. And that if someone wants to organize a shooter is his business, I just came to shoot myself and play. I don't know how much truth there is to this - I sincerely hope I'm wrong after all. And that, however, we can spend a few dozen zlotys to have fun (considering additionally how much money each of us carries). Or maybe I'm just bitter, because I wanted to shoot then, and these team misers didn't let me. : D

What are your opinions and experiences? Are you willing to pay? What shooting elements make it easier for you to lose money? And what exactly is an acceptable amount for you, and where does the "greed and greed" of orgies begin?

And a question for the organizers themselves - do you often charge an entry fee in your shooters? Do you try to cover your costs this way, or do you treat a part as additional compensation for your effort? Or maybe you sometimes give up on fees and assume that you do it for yourself and others?

Let me know. I'm curious. ;)

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Diabeł

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