Oregon Airsoft Arena

[Viper [TFW-W07]]

i realize this topic is dead, but whatever

Im coming down to portland in august for a while, i was curious how much $ it would cost to rent out the arena for 3 plus hours? just the arena, no guns or gear or bbs..... thanks, and im pretty sure this is better than tac ops.. thanks

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[Slowgun]

This place is awesome! Played there all day today and they had great service, a great arena, and lots of competition. I'm definetly going to play here again. It's way cheaper than tac ops, I paid $20 to play all day instead of paying the same price for 50 minutes at tac ops. Not to mention their field is way bigger. The owner is a great guy as well, and they had wonderful customer service. I highly recommend this arena to anyone who is going to be in the portland area and is ready to play!

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[Junto]

Pics of the improvements or they never happened.

[Orwell]

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[Matt]

[Viper [TFW-W07]]

do they allow thunder b's or tornado impact grenades?

[Mongrol]

tornado grenades are allowed. Thunder B's only during private party b/c some kids drop and break rentals. Also, to clear up the apparent confusion, safety kills are for only when you're SNEAKING around and come up either BEHIND or out of someones sight. Emphasis on the sneaking and behind b/c it seems everyone thinks that you are required to safety kill at a certain range. Safety kills are an act of kindness. You dont have to. You are allowed and encouraged to shoot people at close range if you're face to face with them and charging up. Shoot and keep moving. If you're sneaking around, be nice about it and safety kill people instead of shooting them from behind when there's no need to do so.

[Soldier G65434-2]

Well, seems like they've made a few changes to the place since I was last there, both to the actual arena and the store. Seems to be a pretty decent store now, actually. Maybe I'll have to stop by again, and school just got out, so there will be a lot of kids to shoot.

[Icepick]

I'm gonna visit OAA this weekend while I shoot the shit and play Diablo 3.

I'll come back with a full report for this thread.

And since I might not make it back alive through the slew of children, wish me luck.

[Viper [TFW-W07]]

i think its hella funny that a kid would drop a rental m4 gun after a loud sound went off, and its even more funny if it'd break from a 2 foot fall.... but thats just me

[Icepick]

Well, I took a visit to this place for the first time in a while.

Overall, I would give Oregon Airsoft Arena a 1/10. Why would it score that low? First of all, 75% of the crowd is kids younger than 12, and the rest of the crowd... Well, I'll get to them. These little kids wouldn't be a problem if they weren't so damn annoying, and would actually play instead of standing in the spawn crying for mommy. Next off, the field is so damn small it makes me want to scream and they even drew a line in the middle of it which your team cannot cross. There are no gameplay dynamics, and you will literally run 20 feet (yes, 20 feet) and be shot, or shoot somebody else and then get shot by the same person after they respawn. It's the same routine for EVERY gameplay scenario.

Now, to the most annoying part, the other 25% of the crowd. They are people that I've seen around for a while and they seem pretty nice until they get onto the field. It's a father and two sons, the Goo family if I remember correctly. And these guys DO NOT TAKE HITS. So... What's worse than people who don't take hits? MORE PEOPLE THAT DON'T TAKE HITS! They have gathered a following of little kids, who dress in half-assed Marpat loadouts. There were about 12 of them there on Saturday, all on the same team, and all through the hour that I played our whole team had something to say about these guys not taking hits. I even saw on numerous accounts my bb's hitting them 5 to 6 times on the chest, back, or helmet, and them staying in cover until they turned and shot me. This is 100% bullshit, and is the exact reason why I would highly recommend you to stay away from this place. And these aren't even the only people that don't take their hits either.

The reason my rating is a 1/10 is because it is simply an unenjoyable experience to be there. There is absolutely no fun to be found at that arena anymore, and the people that don't take their hits have exponentially grown in numbers. Which in turn makes airsoft impossible to play there.



On another note:
Have they improved the arena? Yes. The arena has grown a lot in size since S4, and they seem to make decent use of the space.

Have they improved the pro shop? Yes. I would even buy from them myself if it wasn't such a trip out there. Their prices are fair and they have a lot of inventory.

Are the people that work there nice? Yes. In fact the guy that owns the place, Terry, is great and has helped me out many times. The other employees are all good people as well.

My hat's off to them for actually fixing up the place, and making it look nice. But other than that, the place is a joke and has practically turned airsoft into laser tag. Do not visit OAA to play there, and do not bestow any hope you have left for CQB in it for you will only leave pissed off and wishing for your time and money back.

[Mongrol]