Board Thread:Questions and answers/@comment-37595644-20181229151053/@comment-35070608-20190103112531

Elliottw wrote: Hah ! Yes, I believe I am the oldest Nerfer here. In fact I might be the oldest active Nerfer in the NIC. But remember, you're as young as you feel.

So I've got bad news, good news, and better news. The bad news is once you're out of school, the number of people still into Nerf drops dramatically and the opportunities to battle evaporate pretty quickly. Plus there'll be a thousand distractions like jobs, high maintenance girlfriends, and eventually ... kids.

The good news is many of you will eventually have your own kids, and they're gonna love Nerf too. So you'll get a second opportunity to have fun with cooler, more advanced blasters, and maybe organize your own Nerf wars.

The other good news is adults LOVE Nerf guns. People beg me to bring them to parties and holiday get togethers. And in some professions like mine, we have Nerf fights at work. So some of you might get lucky that way.

But the best news is that once you get a little older, your Nerf budget will increase quite dramatically. Caliburn, Prometheus, TerraScout, FDL, it's all on the table. Plus, some of you will find out that you'll get really good at modding. And more confident. Want a Full-Auto Stryfe ? Go build one. Repainted LongShot ? Pick a color. Convert a Caliburn to RIVAL ? Add to cart.

Plus you've got progress on your side. As Nerf evolves and 3D printing becomes the norm, the kinds of blasters you're going to have available will continue to blow you away.

Bottom line, you'll have plenty of opportunities to discover and rediscover Nerf. And if you're curious like me, you'll discover something cool every day.

Nerf on my friends ! What is the NIC?