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First Rhode Island Team Talks - Feb. 4 (TBD)

Thu Jan 05, 2012 2:56 pm // 0 comments // Phoenix

Time and date are subject to change.

This meeting is to help all the teams in RI to be able to have a voice in how Airsoft is run in RI. We are the players, and we have the power to improve everything we see is lacking. Team leaders, you are all invited as you are in charge of each of your teams. You may have other members attend, all who want to attend are welcome to.

ALL teams are invited. If you know someone who runs a team that is not on the guest list yet, please contact me or invite them. I want to leave nobody out of this!

Teams so far that are included in these talks are:
ShadowNET
Red Haven
Chaos Theory
Edgewood Army
Rangers RI Airsoft
Casual Sinners
Howler Company
RI Recon
RIMM*
RI Militia
Coalition Corps

Any issues any team has had with previous teams should be left at the door. This is not a meeting on who is better and who has what. These are talks so we can figure out how to improve the sport in this state.

If you are on Facebook, please make yourself attending this event on facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/events/186379624793254/

Things will never change if we don't get together and start working out the issues.

I am also going to try and get members from successful communities and states to be present to this. This may or may not work, and I really hope it does. In the meantime, let's get all of our state's teams together.

Thank's a lot for your help and interest on this matter.
Phoenix

The Issue with Airsoft in RI

Tue Jan 03, 2012 2:52 pm // 13 comments // Phoenix

To all the Rhode Island airsoft players:

You know better than anyone that this state has a terrible problem in it when it comes to it's airsoft community. There are big problems that need to be addressed, and one of them is the issue of severe competition.

If you haven't heard yet, or if you're new to the scene, let me explain a few things that come from first hand experiences and heartaches.

This day a year ago I found myself having to make a decision that I still hate being forced to make to this day. There are two airsoft "super powers" in this state that are at odds with each other, and it's no secret that their competition amongst themselves has created a huge rift in the airsoft industry in the state. Teams who play for fun and compete to improve themselves tend to get hurt by this rift. Sponsorships are given to gain a higher customer base, but people who participate in them are often put in the corner. I will not name those "super powers" as they are probably already ingrained in a lot of minds.

I was told I had to chose "where my loyalties lay" and to "not make deals with the devil". That, my friends, is not acceptable. Because of the fact that I had ties to two places at the same time, I was told I had to make a decision as to which side I would be affiliated with, and inadvertently, without meaning to, I fell into that rift.

The competition between these "super powers" has stifled the sport in RI. Whether they meant to or not, they caused drama between teams and players, and shunned people for being affiliated with one side or the other for any reason. If someone has business they need to take care of, where they get their gear is important. The players should be able to chose who they're dealing with without feeling like they're going to be turned away by one establishment or another. And that is precisely what bothers a lot of players and discourages them from getting the most out of their airsoft experience.

Aligned with that whole topic, is the issue of the fields. It seems, that people who own a field for a sport, who know little to nothing of the sport itself, seem to run it to the ground or make it miserable for the players.

There are two (2) fields in RI right now. Extreme Complex (indoor) and Warzone (outdoor). Both have their benefits and their disadvantages, but one of their biggest disadvantages in the eyes of outside people, is the size. If you want good games to come up here, you need to have the field that will attract the audience that you're looking for.

Imagine those of us from Rhode Island being able to participate in games the likes of Spring Offensive, Autumn Justice, Gravedigger, and so many more events that routinely get 100+ players to fields every season. Imagine not having to travel to other states to be able to do that, and imagine being able to be proud of the events that this state runs. That's a great dream, but we don't have what we need to be able to pull that off.

"What is that?" you may ask.

It's a field the size and caliber expected by players from all around the region. Size isn't the only thing that matters. It's how it's run, the people who work the field and the people who help organize the events. And of course, it's the players who make their presence at the fields.

Many of you know I've run quite a few events, some more successful than others, but each time, players had fun. Over the last year, I was reduced to traveling to New Hampshire (beautiful state, but still very far away and very taxing on the driving) just to be able to run an event that would attract more than 20-25 people.

So what's the first step towards doing this and achieving the goal?

Community. Without community and without people helping each other build a better area for the sport, Rhode Island players may as well not even play in the state. Because what we are doing to ourselves is giving up on the state. We are NOT trying to improve anything if we just sit here, alone, wondering when the next big game is going to be.

Guess what. If we don't have the places or the skill to run those events in RI, you won't find that next big event here. You won't be able to have just as much fun at home as you would in other states.

I'm all for going to other events in states not our own, but I know there is a lot of you out there who are DYING to play a game close to home, and want to see something big come out of here.

We need 2 things right now: (1) Teamwork between teams, individuals, and business owners and (2) one big area to hold large scale "pew pew" plastic warfare.

Neither of those things can happen if we don't get together and help each other out. And you know what? I believe that we all can do this and can make this an amazing state that players from other states will want to come down to in the case of bigger events.

We can do this.

We can achieve a level of excellence that will surpass what we've seen here for decades. And I will step up to the plate, and gladly be the first to say that I'm willing to work as hard as necessary to get this community to where it needs to be.

Are you with me?

Warzone is looking to sponsor some teams

Fri Aug 19, 2011 8:57 am // 0 comments // J.Stein

Warzone is under new management and has made an increased commitment to airsoft, building a fully dedicated field (approx. 10 acres) that is open every Saturday and Sunday.

We spent a lot of time building the playing fields, and improving the public areas of the field. We now want to sponsor some airsoft teams to call us home.

We are looking for teams that will help make the field more inviting to new players – teams that demonstrate the right attitude, good sportsmanship and professionalism.

This sponsorship will include discounted entry to the park as well as discounts at Rhode Island Paintball & Airsoft – RI’s premier paintball and airsoft retail store.

If this sounds like you, and you are interested in pursuing a sponsorship, email me at NewEnglandHurricanes@gmail.com. Please do not respond to this thread. When emailing, please include:
• Your contact information
• The structure of your team (Officers, responsibilities…)
• Number of active players
• Number of times playing monthly
• Touchpoints (Facebook? Webpage? Public forums?)

Thanks

jeff

Sun Aug 14th, Op Vengeance at Ghost Town, MA

Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:47 pm // 0 comments // Wizard

Operation: VENGEANCE IV
SUNDAY, August 14th, 2011
Ghost Town (PnL Paintball)
Op: Vengeance has been the largest headcount event each year at Ghost Town in 2007, 2008 and 2009 and the largest headcount in New England in 2009. The event took a hiatus in 2010 and plans to come back better than ever in 2011. MoM and The Horsemen as CO’s the sides in the past, but this year the event has taken a new angle and Cobalt from IROPS has agreed to come down to SE MA and go head to head with Plague from The Horsemen. This will be their first time opposing each other at Ghost Town, but they fought hard last year at RPC and we think Op: Vengeance will be an epic battle on the Ghost Town field.

Feel free to join together with Cobalt/IROPS in Woodland/Green or Plague/The Horsemen in DCU/Tan.


Operation: VENGEANCE IV
SUNDAY, August 14th, 2011
Ghost Town (PnL Paintball)
1221 Bedford Street, Bridgewater, MA 02324
www.pnlpaintball.com/AIRSOFT

COST $30
Patch Event (1st 100 to register on day of event ONLY)

Timeline
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Registration, Waivers and Chrono
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm Safety and Operation Briefing
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm Team Formation and Field Entry
4:00 pm – 9:00 pm Operation VENGEANCE

ROSTERS
TEAM HOTEL (TAN BASED)
CO – Plaugue - HORSMEN
Squads of 11 (Squad Leader, Medic, SAW, Grenadier, 7 Riflemen)

TEAM ECHO (GREEN BASED)
CO – Cobalt - IROPS
Squads of 11 (Squad Leader, Medic, SAW, Grenadier, 7 Rifleman)

Event RulesExpanded rules for age, FPS, weapons, smoke, etc can be found here:
www.newenglandairsoftevents.com/forums/ ... m.php?f=25

Uniform/Camo Requirements – Event is GREEN vs TAN event.
ALL participants MUST have top and bottoms that fall into the green or tan camo restrictions for your assigned team (NO Black Allowed). There are many camo patterns/colors that fall into each category (you can wear different unmatching top/bottoms as long as both are either green or tan based). Camo color requirements can be found here;
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v161/ ... colors.jpg

JULY 3RD COOKOUT!!!!

Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:25 am // 0 comments // Prime42

July is approaching and we all know what that means. The ultimate summer celebration season begins.

And we are kicking it off right with a Cookout in Wakefield RI at Extreme Paintball and Airsoft.

We got Burgers! We got Hot Dogs! We got Soda! We got a BRAND NEW TIME TRIAL PISTOL COURSE! We even got Raffles!! And of course we got Airsoft games going ALL DAY!!

This Event will also include a new program to combat the growing fear surrounding Airsoft called L.E.S.P. This course will create a safe environment for all of us by letting you know exactly what to do should an officer of the law come upon an armed Airsoft player. As a special bonus there will be a discount on barrel socks for all who attend this free course.

Red Haven is a also rolling out our latest addition to Extreme Paintball and Airsoft July 3rd. A BRAND NEW TIME TRIAL PISTOL COURSE!! This course with pit two players skills and speed against each other as the navigate a opposite sides of a course taking out targets along the way. The player with the best time wins. Come down and put your skills to the test.

Don't think we're forgetting anything either. Red Haven's got the food situation covered. Burgers and Hotdogs! Hotdogs and Burgers! Cooked by yours truly PRIME!! Meal tickets include a Burger a Hotdog and a bag of chips! Meal tickets are $5 for all players and $8 for those that just wanna get their grub on.

Extreme Complex is located:
1425 Kingston Rd
Wakefield Rhode Island

RI-Extreme Complex-6.24.2011 - Stress Triggers and Control

Fri May 20, 2011 11:47 pm // 2 comments // Phoenix

SHADOWNET and EXTREME COMPLEX PRESENT:
STRESS TRIGGERS AND CONTROL

New or old players alike are invited to take part of the Stress Trigger and Controll class presented by Phoenix and other members of the ShadowNET team. The class will help people who are new to the sport get used to some of the most common forms of stress on the field, and also boost veteran players' ability to handle more intense levels of stress during events and operations.

Some of the things you will learn in this class will help you in the real world as well. We will show you some proven methods on how to diffuse a potentially hazardous situation.

Among the things covered in this class will be:
- Perception vs Reality
- Break Away techniques (verbal mostly)
- Confrontation issues
- Clear Thought Process during a High Stress situation
- Breathing techniques that allow you to stay in control
- Real situations where the technique was useful on the field

Class is $25 to cover cost of facility and aids.


To register for this event, please check out our Facebook Event Page

NH-FGF - Spring Offensive 3

Sat May 14, 2011 7:43 am // 11 comments // Phoenix

NOTE: Having attended Autumn Justice 3, and other Cobalt ops, I believe this is one of those events you NEED to go to, especially if you can't afford to head into OPP. By far some of the best events I've been to. This is a BIG regional event, and the staff that puts it on is top of the line.




SPRING OFFENSIVE 3
Backgrounder-

Such promise wasted... verdant fields unplowed. youth without hope. Families without security. Roads unsafe to travel. Drug money corrupting what strucure remains. Gold, oil, and natural gas un-mined, riches denied. A nation that has seen nothing but chaos for several years, a nation that saw freedom and hope within its grasp before it was taken away and set on fire.

Situation today-
Despite the moral rebuttal of Jihadist movements by (mostly) peaceable democratic pushes throughout the middle east;
despite recent high value gains in the war on terror, factions of the Global Jihad Network have hardened their resolve and moved to make the fertile valley of Lyndeboristan (the former Ubesbekistan republic) their fortress for a renewed struggle with the West. Satellite imagery has had trouble penetrating the deep canyons and thick canopy, but SIGINT and HUMINT suggest fortifications and movement of men and supplies is already underway....

Coalition forces are chasing down hot intelligence leads which suggest that an unholy alliance between the Piracy of General Kirtap and the extremism of the GJO Cobras faction has formed to capitalize on the negative security situation in Lyndeboristan. Should these hardened fighters win support amongst the population, fortify their locations, and begin training another generation of Jihadis, much of the progress made in the last decade may recede.

A note to the new-
All players are welcome. You do not have to have attended the previous operations to attend this one. Registration takes place online, here.

this operation is a milsim exercise- The game is competitive in that every minute and every action counts. players are expected to work in teams and squads, and team affiliation will be determined by color coordination of your clothing. so register here early and pay attention. (not your helmet or gear, just your arms and legs.)

The game will challenge you with many characteristics of events much larger that are nationally recognized. Don't be intimidated if its your first event like this, grab it by the horns and sign up asap.

RON-
options are available the night before the game and the night in between the game. The field will be 100% OFF LIMITS prior to the start of SO3, but the parking lot and facilities will be available. PM FGF staff for more details.

Cost-
As always, whether you attend both days or one, the cost will be 35$ per player. Lunch on Sunday will be an additional 5$, and event patches will be 7$ each on a first come, first serve basis.

Venders-
TBA

More details to follow...

For Registration and more information, please check out the NEASG Page:
http://www.neasg.org/index.php?option=com_agora&task=topic&id=34398&Itemid=56