Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-26431461-20200119174214/@comment-27306930-20200119232758

I haven't heard any solid intel, but I have my own reservations that it will be a flywheel blaster. Here's why. The MK-1 shoots approximately 160 FPS. That's before doing any upgrades. And 150 FPS was their advertised benchmark for the Pro series.

To achieve similar speeds with flywheels will require high torque, high current, extremely high crush flywheels. By comparison, I have several high torque, medium crush blasters that only get ≈130 FPS. To get that extra boost will require things like LiPo batteries, multiple stages, and really good motors.

For example, here's an insane triple stage brushless flywheel blaster. Even with all that mech/tech, it only achieves 200 FPS. Delivering a Dart Zone Flywheel blaster that matches the MK-1's 160 FPS will require a great deal of engineering. I think it would be very difficult to deliver something like that for under $200. And even if Dart Zone did, that's where the Worker Swordfish is already at.

I don't know what they've got up their sleeves, but I'm thinking the next blaster will be another springer in the 150+ FPS range to complement the MK-1 and establish a full series in this performance range. That's what I'd do anyway.