Extremely Cliquey, boys club - terrible for beginners and those interested in playing Airsoft in a friendly environment. Here's why:
We decided to take a visit to Ultimate Airsoft undercover as renters with no gear and a few friends just to get the general vibe of the staff and players that frequent this location.
Staff was welcoming at the beginning and our Ultimate Airsoft experience was off to a great start, that was until the first game...
The referee managing the field couldn't have been older than 16 years old and calls all of the players to the center for team balancing, "Armbands on one side! No armbands on another!" Now, I don't blame the referee for what transpired because he was young and it was apparent that he was easily impressionable from the older players that frequent the field, and it became increasingly obvious that this was the beginning of a AT BEST mediocre experience.
Our first game and team consisted of 7 players total including us, so 3 renters who had little to 0 experience playing Airsoft. The opposing team on the other hand, had at least TWICE as many players (I counted 14 before the game started which I found instantly odd) all of whom owned their own weapon and seemed to be a part of the "Ultimate Airsoft Boys Club" - I assume this because one of the players on the opposing team was even the instructor in the safety video we were shown before being able to access the field.
OK, so renters vs. gun owners and field staff - great. We weren't about to let this detail get us down though.
The game was "King of the Hill" and the Armband team was given the advantage of having the "Hill" about 15ft from their spawn point. We on the other hand, given the back corner of the field, completely out of range of said flag. No problem.
"3! 2! 1! GO" the game had started. But wait, not before the ref instantly smokes out the entire field, allowing access to 14+ experienced players to instantly raise the flag and begin the game of attack and defend. Ahhh.. the old bait and switch.. typical of bad airsoft players seeking an ego boost from newbies.
You can guess what happened. The game was awful, with many of the fellow renters all-together giving up and sitting in spawn to wait for the end of the match. What made it worse, was even amidst CLEAR hits, these Ultimate Airsoft veterens were not even calling outs.. ugh...
I even overheard one of the newbie players being harassed for adjusting his mask as we exited the field, and replied "Are you guys players or the authority here?" - "We're both."
Back in the locker room, the Armband team was chuckling, having a laugh and reminiscing on all the skill-shots they made during the game. I was embarrassed for them actually...
It was pretty obvious from the get-go that non of the experienced players were interested in team balancing and the vibe was that at ultimate airsoft at least, they frequently use new players for target practice and have little to no regard for beginners
..which kind of gives you the idea of the vibe of the place to begin with..
Ontop of that theres:
1. No variety of games, just "King of the Hill" over and over again..
2. Older veteran players (I overheard "Tier 1" lol) that seemingly didn't notice the clear unbalanced organization of the establishment
3. Generally, a greasy vibe.
If you're going to go here, you're going to feel largely uncomfortable, the locker room is one big clique INCLUDING the location staff and generally overrated from the reviews here.
I'd go back but only to light up those guys with our gear. read more