Honor System
Honor
System
The "honor system" is employed whereby
the players rely on each others' honesty to admit to being hit, because
unlike paintball, the plastic pellets in airsoft do not leave a surface mark
distinguishable at a distance.
Depending on the muzzle velocity of the
airsoft guns and distance from which a person is shooting, the person on the
receiving end of the shot will usually feel the impact, but the pellets may
sometimes not be felt by a player at very long ranges, when distracted, or
when running strenuously, hence the importance of marshals or referees.
However, honest admission of hits is still required in airsoft game, because no one can
monitor what happens to every player on the playing field.
To avoid unnecessary
disputes that disrupt the airsoft game, players are discouraged from calling out
hits on their opponent but are expected to signal a marshal to judge how
effectively they can hit their opponents.
Players are prohibited
from firing blindly when not able to see their target, especially around
corners. Players should avoid excessive shooting of an opponent who has
already admitted being hit, known as "overkill". Harsh language and forceful
physical contact between players in airsoft game is strongly discouraged and even penalized.
All airsoft players
are required and expected to acknowledge being hit even if they are in
doubt. Those who acknowledge being hit are expected to do the following:
(1) shout "I'm hit" loudly;
(2) Raise their hand or gun high; and display a "hit
indicator" while walking back to the safe zone.
Due to the nature of the Honor System,
many players have the opinion that Airsoft is a better sport than
paintball, because airsoft requires high moral values and gentlemanly ethics
to play well, without the need for distinguishing hit marks or strict
marshal's calls. This, however, is a matter of personal preference.
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