Board Thread:Rumor discussion/@comment-38565009-20200615015308/@comment-25234510-20200723011634

Elliottw wrote: Thinkbui wrote: Bigshock1134 wrote: The original FireStrike fired elite average, what do you mean? Don't smaller blasters generally shoot softer than primary blasters? Was the FireStrike one of these? I'm basically wondering if Hasbro is justified in claiming increased ranges for Elite 2.0 even if they are exaggerated or if it is Elite XD all over again. Pardon me Thinkbui, by "old FireStrike" do you mean the original Dart Tag Firestrike, or are you talking about the N-Strike/Elite Firestrike? Because that significantly changes the response.

Assuming you meant the N-Strike Firestrike, the average velocity is almost exactly 70 FPS. Typically somewhere between 70 and 71 FPS is normal for that blaster. Certain ammo types may increase or decrease that by one or two FPS.

But no, smaller blasters don't generally shoot softer than primary blasters. For Nerf™ blasters, 70 FPS is the norm whether they're full sized primaries or smaller secondaries. (For all you toy geeks, it has to do with the Underwriter's ASTM F963-16 safety specs) For instance, a stock ZS Longshot shoots about 70 FPS. So does a Quadrot. And so does a Revoltinator.

And because of these safety standards, it is highly unlikely that Elite 2.0 will perform any different from Elite or Elite-XD as far as FPS, range, or consistency goes. Sorry if I'm being a party pooper. Well, it's not really pooping on a party and even so, it would be Hasbro doing it. Given the par over the last few years, it wouldn't surprise me if only the Echo shot harder and they used that to claim that all 2.0 blasters shoot harder.

And yeah, I meant the Elite FireStrike, since 2.0 is making everything under the N-Strike "old".

I guess I'm going to hold onto my money and older blasters for a little while longer. I still hold hope that the Turbine gets HyperFire-like performance without the annoying grip or weight distribution, but other than that, I'll wait until they're thoroughly reviewed.