If geeks love it, we're on it
If geeks love it, we're on it
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I had two, but somehow McBain lost the barrel to one of them!! Once you do the trigger mod, its pretty darn good.
Yeah spamming to some extent works ok I think but some people can go a bit overboard. I don't see any problem in shooting a volley of balls or so at an area when you see someone pop up. I tend to wait when they duck back down but being trigger happy can have its advantages at times.You can still spam with non-electrics, just not as fast. :P
Thats how my friend plays, he carrys 4 tubes strapped to his waist, and spams the crap out of people. Even with his Spyder TL(when I use his electric Automag) he spams. I hate that style of play, but for alot of people it is effective. I personally like the feel of electrics, the way the trigger feels when you press it, lets me concentrate more on aiming the gun.
Tomorrow I am going with him to look at guns, really leaning towards this one: http://www.kingman.com/section/emark...lectra_dx.html
From what I've read it sounds like it has some really nice features too. They've included several good firing modes for different situations. There is the semi auto for stalking/sniping, the 3 and 6 round burst for general bunker to bunker combat, and then the full auto for an all out assault spam fest. If you ask me you are making a good choice. It sounds like a really versitile gun.Where I play, people look down upon the burst/auto modes =(. I think I would play around with the bursts/auto for a bit, but eventually just go back to single shot.That is definitly a sweet looking gun. I give it a 10/10 on the style points scale.
Norge
Most of the people I usually play with use semi autos so we don't have to worry about automatics much. Even if you didn't get to use the other firing modes in game it might be fun to mess with em for target shooting. Of course from the style of play you seem to enjoy I'd suggest going with the Shutter if you are not going to be using the extra firing modes. I have a Spyder Shutter as my primary gun and I love it. It is pretty accurate with all stock parts and gets some nice style points if I do say so myself.Where I play, people look down upon the burst/auto modes =(. I think I would play around with the bursts/auto for a bit, but eventually just go back to single shot.
My friend has connections with a local shop, so I can get pretty much any Spyder for wholesale cost. Hes also giving me a 114/3000(its HUGE, but its free, can't complani) wrapped air tank and a Mask. So all I really need to buy is a gun and a hopper.
Also looking at this: http://www.kingman.com/section/semi_...s/shutter.html
It strips super easy with just a phillips head screwdriver and the pull of a pin (for a full break down. the bolt can be taken out with no tools required). I've had it for about two years now and havn't regretted it for a minute. A very good choice if you don't go with the Electra.I wouldn't call it a crutch, just a different style. You can't be a huge team player with a pistol, and thats about the only problem. I run semi over a pump just because when I play in groups, I want to be able to throw enough paint to keep some heads down, although a well placed shot will do that tooFeh! One shot at a time, ten shot clip. Anything more is a crutch for a weak player...
And don't believe that Joe has ever PWNED me, he hasn't.
Prolly ranks at the top of the list as one of the best guns ever made, except for the fact it weighs a ton. If I ever get playing again, its probably going to be once more with the VM, and then I'm going to retire her.
Oh and I swear the PT Extreme is more accurate if you hold it sideways. That and it just plain looks cool. I'd take a pistol in over a full auto for the sake of challenge. The more I think about it the less I think I'd enjoy an auto. That just isn't paintball to me.
