by MrBlack » Sat May 22, 2010 7:01 am
As a former paintballer who is new to airsoft, here's my input:
Indoor airsoft can be fun and profitable if done correctly. There are 2 indoor fields in Atlanta (that I'm aware of), and 1 does it right, and one doesn't. With one of them it's basically a paintball speedball game using airsoft equipment. The field is really nice, but with mostly kids around age 12, and a set up and go at it type gameplay, it just wasn't a whole heck of a lot of fun.
I have not played the other place, but have a buddy who did a few weeks ago, and he said they were much more tuned into the scenario aspect of airsoft (I was a scenario paintballer myself, and while I enjoyed speedball ok, scenarios are where it's at!). They would do things like have to retrieve an object and secure it for a specific amount of time, etc. Still a lot of younger folks, but they were pretty excited about the scenario aspect.
I live in Red Bank, and I've had many of the same thoughts of what one could do with an old grocery store (the BiLo on 153 would attract more customers, but I'm betting it has a FAR higher rental cost than the old BiLo on Dayton Blvd). I'll be happy to lend my input. I did the paintball thing for 20 years and am just now into airsoft. It would be nice to be able to go play for an hour or 2 after a rough day at work, even if it was raining.