Is Canada ready for games like these?

[skydiver]

Operation Snakebite - a Basho airsoft/milsim film - YouTube

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noo... I am not ready...

[Pesky]

More milsim! im ready for it! id love to be able to play big milsim games like that

[Pinard]

would need some of those buildings...

[ViR]

Gotta find an abandoned town somewhere up north...

[Alceister]

Since I don't even have an AEG or any kit on me, I'd have to say that I'm not ready.

[R.I.T.Z]

sooo....
Its a in depth scenario....
I was hoping for large scale type stuff like Irene or other OLCMSS type stuff...

We have forests and it just takes a bit of cash and time to build some structures

not gona lie was kinda hoping for more out of this video

[ShelledPants]

This year we had Operation Rhino and then you also have Operation Werewolf...

Ontario has these types of games. I don't know about the rest of Canada...

[R.I.T.Z]

Originally Posted by ShelledPants

This year we had Operation Rhino and then you also have Operation Werewolf...

Ontario has these types of games. I don't know about the rest of Canada...

Operation Mason Saskatchewan

[skydiver]

here is the write up to the game -

http://www.outsidecontext.com/2011/0...y-simulations/

these games are run by ex Royal Marines and UKSF tasked and operated like real missions - i'm pretty sure we don't have games like this here. Question is does canada want games like these??

[skydiver]

can you improve with training??


http://www.outsidecontext.com/2011/0...-training-day/

[Gunk]

Picton needs more buildings? Or Muskoka needs more forest villages?

Short of an aerial camera it's tough to accurately show the scope of a game... you can have short but intense, or extended firefights in a Saturday skirmish as easily as a weekend in Muskoka or Picton.

And yeah, there've been some pretty epic weekend games at Picton and Muskoka both.

[Kokanee]

The problem with running that type of game is that although we have a lot of airsoft players (at least in the Toronto-Montreal belt), we have few MILSIM players. Putting on an elaborate scenario is usually a waste of time as;

- Most players won't read any prep materials before the game, let alone the game info thread (what, I was supposed to bring a glowstick???);

- It's usually impossible to get through a proper military style briefing before game without some jackhole interrupting with a stupid question (yes there are stupid questions) to see if they can get an unfair advantage in the game (ie "The ammo limit is 300 rounds, but what if I carry TWO guns? Can I have 600 rounds???";

- Getting players to show up in the proper camo is damned near impossible most of the time as for some reason 90% (I pulled this figure out of my ass) seem to love blowing $$$hundreds on magpul accessories for their primary, but get all cheap and miserly when it comes to buying a $60 set of combats (ie: "I know the game rules said the US team is wearing ACU and the Russians are wearing woodland, but I only have Multicam/CADPAT/gucciflage, so which team should I sign up for?"); and

- A little bit of weather that is not 100% ideal (rain, chilly, or really even just a good bit of midday heat) will kill off a good chunk of your players, more will succumb to being ill prepared (didn't bring enough food/water, proper gear).

I can list the players personally known to me who I would invite to the sort of game in the video, and would finish before I ran out of fingers and toes; that's after nine years of playing.

[ViR]

Kokanee nailed it.
My biggest problem with games here in Canada is the level of attrition..... rain, cold, or more then 6-8 hours of playing and the game is over (nothing is happening).
Games in Picton and Muskoka could have been EPIC if we had players playing the whole duration..

[skydiver]

this is not for the faint hearted nor for the masses - but without doubt the highest level of the sport so.....who's tough enough?