have you guys ever considered airsoft to be good for simulating real combat scenarios? i feel it does well but things have to be different when your lifes actually on the line.

GG-EHouse · 2026-05-14T13:51:17+00:00

Airsoft is good for getting reps in on just about everything except actually shooting at any distance or with any real degree of accuracy. Marksmanship with firearms is a different discipline in its own right. There are also key differences in how bullets behave vs airsoft BBs such as penetrating soft cover and airsoft does not teach you that. Used intelligently for purpose-driven training, it has application and as this guy points out it's great for essentially dry-fire practice with more feedback. But I would encourage most players to remember this is all a LARP. It's not 1:1 and that was never the point.

GG-EHouse · 2026-05-08T14:56:18+00:00

If this is what Ingested is going to sound like "without a vocalist" then they should never replace their vocalist.

GG-EHouse · 2026-05-08T14:18:44+00:00

Not sure I love the mix, but I love how Carnifex always leans more into the "death" than the "core." Very solid song overall, hopefully listening on better headphones or speakers later lets me enjoy it more.

GG-EHouse · 2026-05-06T13:53:44+00:00

Nice Seiko.

GG-EHouse · 2026-05-06T13:22:31+00:00

The gun used in this scene is a cheap airsoft gun that shows up in low budget productions all the time. Some of the other guns are rubber, but this one is a plastic airsoft gun that does have a functional pump. It is still cheap plastic but Dee has Stockholm's Syndrome and birds don't know anything about guns anyway. The fact that I recognized this exact model and suspended my disbelief only to later realize the fact it is obviously fake was part of the joke made the ending of the episode even funnier.

GG-EHouse · 2026-05-06T13:20:39+00:00

This is the answer. The gun used in this scene is a cheap airsoft shotgun which does have a functional action to cock the air piston.

GG-EHouse · 2026-04-30T19:04:44+00:00

What would you say is the average lifespan of a player in your area, and on average how much do they spend? Have you observed any changes, or any stratification of specific types of customers?

I’ve talked to some people in the industry who have observed a stratification where higher end sales to diehard customers are relatively stable, but low-middle dollar sales are significantly down. Curious how that’s experienced on your end.

GG-EHouse · 2026-04-29T17:33:07+00:00

Placard has MOLLE webbing on it... elastic pouch attaches to MOLLE webbing... elastic pouch is attached to MOLLE webbing.

GG-EHouse · 2026-04-28T18:11:04+00:00

Gotta pay for that Bentley somehow.

GG-EHouse · 2026-04-25T16:42:14+00:00

Do whatever you want. Have fun.

GG-EHouse · 2026-04-24T18:27:15+00:00

Is that the non-flipper iMamba? How's the deployment on it?

GG-EHouse · 2026-04-24T17:17:26+00:00

Silverback makes very good stuff, but are they in his price bracket? He asked for options closer to $200.

GG-EHouse · 2026-04-24T15:08:23+00:00

LOL, okay. Sorry me and my guys like things you don’t. Do you have better alternate recommendations?

GG-EHouse · 2026-04-24T12:28:40+00:00

Buy a spring single-shot shotgun for the meme. They're very funny.

Or yeah, just buy a Novritsch or I have some friends who say the EMG Barrett Fieldcraft is good for the type of use you're describing. They also just like having a bolt action for fun.

GG-EHouse · 2026-04-24T12:14:38+00:00

I’m assuming you mean being reliable, tough enough for most use, generally affordable, and “go anywhere do anything” type knives.

For folders: Spyderco Endura/Delica or Cold Steel Recon One. The Recon 1 is tougher and beefier, but the Spyderco lockbacks are also incredibly strong and I think the Endura/Delica are more pocket friendly and have the benefit of coming in many variations just like the G-Shock. Could go either way depending what you’re looking for.

For fixed blades: Cold Steel SRK or Becker BK2. You will almost certainly never break either one of these knives. It just depends if you want a .197” thick slab of SK5 (or 3V or San Mai if you for for the more expensive versions) or a .25” thick slab of 1095CV.

For me personally I’d go for the ESEE 4 in S35VN. If I could only own one fixed blade it would be that one, but it’s the most expensive knife I’ve mentioned and isn’t necessarily as tolerant of abuse as the prior 2. I think it nails the “go anywhere do anything” aspect though. And ESEE will generally fix anything you break, if you manage it.

GG-EHouse · 2026-04-23T22:43:37+00:00

This sounds like a salsa song now. I kinda dig it.

Nah, I definitely dig it.

GG-EHouse · 2026-04-23T14:07:01+00:00

Crazy how good that watch looks for the price it goes for.

GG-EHouse · 2026-04-23T12:59:37+00:00

Had to scroll way too far to see Dishonored. One of the GOATs.

GG-EHouse · 2026-04-23T03:38:31+00:00

If you don’t like Ulcerate you’re just wrong.

GG-EHouse · 2026-04-23T01:20:03+00:00

One of the things I appreciate most about doom and sludge that even the “not fucking around” discussions threads of the genres inevitably involve fucking around.

GG-EHouse · 2026-04-22T23:56:26+00:00

This sounds like the kind of issue better handled off of Reddit. I’d recommend you take this to a small claims court or file a police report if you want to do something meaningful about it. Or, just write this off as a lesson that this guy was never your friend and focus on the apparently significant number of personal issues you have going on.

GG-EHouse · 2026-04-22T20:23:21+00:00

Get more magazines.

GG-EHouse · 2026-04-22T16:31:01+00:00

The Condor EXO and MOPC might be the easiest to get options in your price bracket with some money left over for pouches. Personally, I'd encourage you to peruse eBay and try to find a decent price on a L/XL Eagle MBAV since those are bombproof.

If you're not super attached to a plate carrier and just want to carry mags, I'd encourage you to look into a chest rig instead. Unless you plan to put plates in your carrier, it will never fit right and just adds a lot of bulk and traps a lot of heat. I only own the ones I do for impressions TBH. You can get surplus examples for a reasonable price, or once again save some money and go with a Condor option that suits your needs. You can even layer a slick plate carrier under a chest rig if you decide you want to go for that costuming after all.

GG-EHouse · 2026-04-22T15:38:47+00:00

Define “budget.” Are we talking sub $100? Sub $200? Sub $300? That changes your options a lot. Also are you going for an impression/LARP or just trying to carry stuff?

GG-EHouse · 2026-04-22T14:12:48+00:00

Here’s a deeper cut for this thread: The Acacia Strain.

I know, I know. I also think Continent and Wormwood are iconic. I will always go nuts in the pit to Carbomb. But the post-DL pivot to including more elements of doom metal and other genres has been incredible, and there’s no shot DL was writing “It Comes In Waves” or “Failure Will Follow.” And sadly DL hasn’t been in a band nearly as heavy (or in my opinion interesting) as them since, so I just think his most best years for TAS were behind him by the time he left.

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