Board Thread:Rumor discussion/@comment-38565009-20200615015308/@comment-27306930-20200727012323

I prefer them both, each for its own purpose. Choosing the right blaster depends on the game, the terrain, and your role. From a modding perspective, there's a relatively low FPS ceiling on flywheel blasters. And real accuracy simply isn't achievable. There's also a significant investment to build a good flywheel blaster. But for sheer speed and adrenaline there's nothing like a high ROF dart hose. They are SO much fun !

If range and accuracy is your thing (or you fancy yourself a sniper) then a springer is the way to go. They're also easier and less expensive to mod. But you're not going to get any significant rate of fire, and you're not going to get any cool features like burst mode or speed-load. There was a member, Hogan Milligan, who posted a video getting out of his Alpha Trooper. Amazing, but not practical. Or sustainable. (Sorry, youtube video is unavailable now)

With the advent of blasters like the Adventure Force Nexus Pro, the role of flywheel blasters is going to be greatly diminished. A heavily modded LiPo blaster isn't going to be able to compete with a $50 Nexus that can shoot a couple rounds a second at 145+ FPS with excellent consistency. The $200± flywheeler simply isn't going to be able to get close enough to leverage its superior ROF and capacity, IMHO. We'll see.