Board Thread:Rumor discussion/@comment-29595756-20160921005510/@comment-27923854-20160922020420

Elliottw wrote:

But as for darts, Elites, Zombie Strikes, Doomlands, Secret Message, Glow-in-the-Dark, and all those Collectibles are just different colored Elites. They're all designed to perform poorly. Meanwhile in China, they're doing their homework and coming up with a half dozen dart designs that all outperform Nerfs. And way cheaper.

So my opinion isn't necessarily negative, it's based on historical data, prevailing trends, and current events. Odds are, these Accustrike darts will suck just as much as every other dart Hasbro has produced since 2012. HIRs and Suctions excused 😉 I'm not entirely sure that Elites are designed to perform poorly, I would say if there is a scheme behind it, it would look like this:

elites are designed to maximize range. not effective range, just power. That was heavily advertised as "elite ranges". then they swerve into the woods and their gone. but dad can just blame it on the strange magic behind nerf that  makes darts vanish, and he buys more at sstupid high prices. but he says, "no more shooting them outside", in order to reduce the amount of money spent on darts. so then the rotten head design of the darts kick in and the foam gets worn out from bending where the head is connected to the foam, thus causing a jam and ruining the darts.

If there is not a scheme, it looks like this:

elites are designed to maximise range for marketing purposes, without requiring a huge performance upgrade for the blasters. but unfortunatly increased range comes at the cost of accuracy and durability, so pretty soon all the darts are lost and the blasters put in the attic to collect dust until the kids foret them and they are sold at a yard sale.