Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-28773666-20170423212535/@comment-27306930-20170425020952

Predating my Nerf experience, and being a complete Dart Tag newb, it seems to me there were some inherent problem with the DT format.

First, it appears difficult to get a reliable high capacity blaster due to the design of the Tagger Darts. The bulbous heads apparently weren't conducive to high cap drums or magazines/clips/clipazines. The few Dart Tag blasters that boasted higher capacities were often plagued by jamming problems, or were super bulky as a result of that limitation. Or so it seems. That's problem #1.

Problem #2 is the vests/jerseys. You gotta have one. They're fairly expensive in comparison to the blasters, and they're "one-size-fits-all" which translates to "no size fits anyone", and not color keyed to identify teams. Bottom line, friend of foe, they all look the same, and fit badly.

Problem #3 - Moore's Law. Velcro is so 1960's. Lasers, GPS, RFID, and SmartPhone technology is much more 21st century. In the age of Pokémon Go  who wants to revert to hook 'n loop technology to figure out who hit whom. There's way better ways these days.

My conclusion, albeit as a newb, is that Dart Tag is to Nerf as mimeograph is to laser printer. I believe the correct term is "outdated".