what did you wish you knew

[Guest Iguana tactical]

what things you know now do you wish you knew about airsoft or about starting airsoft 

(for context i do a UK airsoft channel and am planing a guide to airsoft series and was hoping to find other topics to cover and tips to include) 

I do airsoft so i know the basics 

its just certain areas are new to me I've got aegs gbb pistols and recently I've started a dmr so would appreciate tips for dmrs as well but I'm mainly looking for the things that are learned from years of doing airsoft  

Edited May 20, 2023 by Iguana tactical

[Shamal]

Well what do you know about anything before you start.

 

It's all a learning process and it progresses as you play.

 

I could say I wish I knew how much it was gonna 

feckin' cost me ???

 

 

[Guest Iguana tactical]

8 minutes ago, Shamal said:

Well what do you know about anything before you start.

 

It's all a learning process and it progresses as you play.

 

I could say I wish I knew how much it was gonna 

feckin' cost me ???

 

 

yeah my start to airsoft wasn't cheap either i had brought and sold of quite a few guns before even going to the first match 

 

[Smiling-Dutchman]

Personally I'd wish people would know to use the 'search' function.

 

In other news, here might be some answers to your question: 

 

[Jaylordofwaargh]

How to use a search function on a forum.....

may or may not be a place to start....

 

 

Just now, Smiling-Dutchman said:

Personally I'd wish people would know to use the 'search' function.

 

In other news, here might be some answers to your question: 

 

Instantaneous joint mock posting! With @Smiling-Dutchman

[SBoardley]

3 hours ago, Iguana tactical said:

what things you know now do you wish you knew about airsoft or about starting airsoft 

(for context i do a UK airsoft channel and am planing a guide to airsoft series and was hoping to find topics to cover and tips to include)

If you already have a channel and are already an airsofter, why don’t you fuck off and use your own brain. 

[RostokMcSpoons]

23 minutes ago, SBoardley said:

If you already have a channel and are already an airsofter, why don’t you fuck off and use your own brain. 

 

 

We could try really hard to kill off every duplicate thread that ever starts, but I don't think that's necessarily very good for the longer-term health of a forum.   Better to forgive than forbid (or something along those lines... you get my gist I'm sure)

[Cannonfodder]

14 hours ago, Iguana tactical said:

for context i do a UK airsoft channel and am planing a guide to airsoft series and was hoping to get others to spoon feed me because I'm too lazy/incompetent to do it myself

Fixed that

 

10 hours ago, SBoardley said:

If you already have a channel and are already an airsofter, why don’t you fuck off and use your own brain. 

That would involve effort on the part of the OP

[Guest Iguana tactical]

On 14/05/2023 at 08:42, Cannonfodder said:

Fixed that

 

That would involve effort on the part of the OP

I've already got the basic stuff covered like using rental guns for your very first match and buying your first gun but there are still areas that i'm new to like i don't own any CO2 guns, lipos or support guns as from what I've found they're not straight forward as other things

so I'm not asking to be spoon fed I'm asking what others think to see if there's anything important that I've forgotten

and i started a new forum cause i thought mentioning that it was for a beginners guide would stop me having to scroll through loads of people all saying the same thing about how expensive it is 

[Cannonfodder]

40 minutes ago, Iguana tactical said:

stop me having to scroll through loads of people all saying the same thing about how expensive it is 

So you want to be given all the info without making the effort to find it yourself. Sounds a lot like wanting to be spoonfed to me

[SBoardley]

I think scrolling through pages of what people say on a subject, in academic terms, is called research. Maybe you should try it? 

[EDcase]

Some of us do understand your frustration getting info but to be honest there's too much to put in one thread.

It is necessary to search first then ask for particular subjects.  (Most questions have already been answered so a search is usually the fastest way to get an answer)

[Guest Iguana tactical]

5 hours ago, EDcase said:

Some of us do understand your frustration getting info but to be honest there's too much to put in one thread.

It is necessary to search first then ask for particular subjects.  (Most questions have already been answered so a search is usually the fastest way to get an answer)

I have already searched and so far I’ve already covered those topics so I’m looking for any topics I’ve missed 

this forum isn’t the first thing i did I’ve spent about three months planning and research on this 

[Tommikka]

5 minutes ago, Iguana tactical said:

I have already searched and so far I’ve already covered those topics so I’m looking for any topics I’ve missed 

this forum isn’t the first thing i did I’ve spent about three months planning and research on this 

There is a possible angle on the wording that you have given.

 

eg You have a YouTube channel, intend to run a guide to airsoft, but are an airsofter who is asking about elements of airsoft that you have little to no knowledge in with the plan to give that as a guide to others.

Asking on a forum about those areas could result in you giving a ‘guide’ based on second hand opinion.

 

However, if you were to say theme it as an airsoft journey then you can cover your time in airsoft, starting with your first rental, your own purchases.

Pros and cons of what you have etc, your subsequent games, what went well & less well. 
 

A problem with “what do you wish you knew from the start?” Is that if you went back in time to begin again knowing that thing, would it bring you the same knowledge ?  Would it be a learned experience or just the clinical ‘fact’?

[Guest Iguana tactical]

1 hour ago, Tommikka said:

There is a possible angle on the wording that you have given.

 

eg You have a YouTube channel, intend to run a guide to airsoft, but are an airsofter who is asking about elements of airsoft that you have little to no knowledge in with the plan to give that as a guide to others.

Asking on a forum about those areas could result in you giving a ‘guide’ based on second hand opinion.

 

However, if you were to say theme it as an airsoft journey then you can cover your time in airsoft, starting with your first rental, your own purchases.

Pros and cons of what you have etc, your subsequent games, what went well & less well. 
 

A problem with “what do you wish you knew from the start?” Is that if you went back in time to begin again knowing that thing, would it bring you the same knowledge ?  Would it be a learned experience or just the clinical ‘fact’?

There’s things I’ve learned from doing airsoft that if I knew in the beginning it would have saved me a lot of money 

 

I got introduced to airsoft through YouTube so I did all my research on YouTube however the beginner guides on YouTube are focused towards America and Austria there’s practically none for uk airsoft so I’m trying to make a series of videos to help people who like me get into airsoft through YouTube can get a decent guide into starting the hobby (and getting the first of more specialised replicas) that won’t cause them to waist money 

 

yeah my wording might have not been very good considering the number of people who assumed I had done no research 

 

 

 

[Leo Greer]

In order to get good analytical answers, I would first share what you already know, and what you're already planning to put in this video. I have to admit it does sound a little weird that you're putting yourself as an expert opinion in your video (or so it sounds), and turning around here to ask what everyone wished they knew.

 

If we don't know you, we can't know what you're aware of, so we can't give you good answers. Since most people who show up to airsoft forums are complete noobs, the veteran members made a natural assumption.

 

If you do end up needing to "give me information" threads, it's best to couch the question. For example, if I were asking this question, I would read the first few pages of posts in some of the categories, and then find some items to discuss. And then once you've started a discussion, you can ask things like "Is it true that G&G sux bahwluks?" and people will probably answer.

[Guest Iguana tactical]

2 hours ago, Leo Greer said:

In order to get good analytical answers, I would first share what you already know, and what you're already planning to put in this video. I have to admit it does sound a little weird that you're putting yourself as an expert opinion in your video (or so it sounds), and turning around here to ask what everyone wished they knew.

 

If we don't know you, we can't know what you're aware of, so we can't give you good answers. Since most people who show up to airsoft forums are complete noobs, the veteran members made a natural assumption.

 

If you do end up needing to "give me information" threads, it's best to couch the question. For example, if I were asking this question, I would read the first few pages of posts in some of the categories, and then find some items to discuss. And then once you've started a discussion, you can ask things like "Is it true that G&G sux bahwluks?" and people will probably answer.

I’m not trying to claim an expert opinion as in the video I’m going to mention that what said is from both personal experience and research so I’d be linking this form and any other sites that I show or reference 

 

as for my current knowledge I know that some sites offer rental kits though I’ve never used one as by the time of my first match I already had several replicas 

at the current point I have 9 aegs 3 spring shotguns  11 pistols mixed of gbb, gas and electric I’ve recently got a dmr (which I have zeroed) so still learning the ins and outs for those 

And I have several vest, tactical equipment and sights for the replicas 

so as for buying the common things I’m decently knowledgeable though for things like support guns and co2 powered I’ve no to little practical knowledge so would rather be treated as a noob in those areas 

but I’m also welcoming of any tips or tricks about the areas I do have knowledge 

im just trying to create a series of videos that go from getting ready for your first match all the way to buying and maintaining more specialised systems 

hope that clears up things better 

[Colin Allen]

If you are going to try to increase your channel's reach, you really need to improve the quality of your videos.  The videos that I have seen are not great quality and, in the case of your disassembly (or disassebly) videos, too dark and somewhat out of focus.

You do not come across with any sense that you are an authority on what you are talking about.

[Guest Iguana tactical]

2 hours ago, Colin Allen said:

If you are going to try to increase your channel's reach, you really need to improve the quality of your videos.  The videos that I have seen are not great quality and, in the case of your disassembly (or disassebly) videos, too dark and somewhat out of focus.

You do not come across with any sense that you are an authority on what you are talking about.

I’m not getting money from the videos so good camera equipment takes time to get especially when only you’ve only been a channel for one year so quality is going to be improving over time 

 

[Colin Allen]

7 minutes ago, Iguana tactical said:

I’m not getting money from the videos so good camera equipment takes time to get especially when only you’ve only been a channel for one year so quality is going to be improving over time 

 

The problem is that you are not going to get many followers with the current quality.  It is not just about the clarity of the footage; the presentation style needs to improve significantly.

 

Have a look at the Pheas Airsoft videos; he may not get everything right but even early his videos are well presented and interesting.

[Cannonfodder]

As above. A more expensive camera won't help much if the footage is out of focus and poorly lit. Also try scripting the videos as currently they're full of ums and errs which make you sound like you don't really know what you're talking about

[Rogerborg]

I don't want to rain on your parade too hard, but building a channel now needs something exceptional.  Supply is saturated and there are some great airsoft creators out there who languished in the hundreds (or dozens) of subs and views-per-vid, before just fizzling out.  Even "celebs" like Negative Airsoft get views in the couple of thousands, which means fewer than that watching all the way through.

 

Is there any particular unique selling point that you're pitching?  This is intended as a constructive question, because unless you're bringing top quality content from day one, you'll probably need some sort of gimmick to distinguish yourself.

[OTH21]

Not to be a debbie-downer, but is your priority producing content or amassing a collection of RIFs? 

 

You say you've got 23 or so RIFs, unless they were all donations I'd say that you have had the money to get a decent camera set up. Even just a mobile with a tripod is good enough. - that's all Negative Airsoft uses, just a phone suspended by a monkey grip thing above him while he works/berates RIFs. 

 

The best time to start anything is always 'last year or the year before'. But some get lucky in the algorithm, try and work out a niche in the airsoft YouTube world. There's enough licking shit-stains on the interwebs already.

 

All the best, and do it for as long as you enjoy it.

[Leo Greer]

You can definitely find some views. I post videos of my builds for almost the sole purpose of sharing with others and posting on forums, and recently had a video get 1,200 views for no reason.

 

I also see shorts getting views a lot more and a lot more quickly than full-length or mid-length videos. People want it fast nowadays!

[SBoardley]

5 hours ago, Iguana tactical said:

I’m not trying to claim an expert opinion as in the video I’m going to mention that what said is from both personal experience and research so I’d be linking this form and any other sites that I show or reference 

 

as for my current knowledge I know that some sites offer rental kits though I’ve never used one as by the time of my first match I already had several replicas 

at the current point I have 9 aegs 3 spring shotguns  11 pistols mixed of gbb, gas and electric I’ve recently got a dmr (which I have zeroed) so still learning the ins and outs for those 

And I have several vest, tactical equipment and sights for the replicas 

so as for buying the common things I’m decently knowledgeable though for things like support guns and co2 powered I’ve no to little practical knowledge so would rather be treated as a noob in those areas 

but I’m also welcoming of any tips or tricks about the areas I do have knowledge 

im just trying to create a series of videos that go from getting ready for your first match all the way to buying and maintaining more specialised systems 

hope that clears up things better 

Still not sold. Just seems you’re looking for short cuts. Anyone in our community that puts up content has earned their knowledge. Badabing, Ollie, negative, 4uad, airsoft Mike. Didn’t see them on here asking for help. 
You need to put in the time mate, Experience is earned.