Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-34044677-20170228213404/@comment-27306930-20170301025726

The Stampede is great, but they're getting old and brittle now, so there's only so much you can do with them these days. Remove the AR, put in better batteries, pad the plunger, maybe a slight spring improvement. But if you go all gonzo on it, you'll just break the plunger or crack the plunger tube.

Alpha Trooper is okay too. Elite Alpha Trooper is even better. Unfortunately the OWM Stage 1 and 2 kits for the AT/EAT are both discontinued. So let me remind you, that AT will be outclassed by even cheap Elite N-Strike blasters like FireStrikes and Jolts. Just sayin’

The Regulator on the other hand is probably going to be a "Stryfe-like" flywheel blaster. It'll be just okay out of the box, I'm sure. Good news. There are three levels of motor upgrades, battery upgrades, and undoubtedly forthcoming pusher upgrades. Plus, let’s face it, the burst mode will be awesome if it works as advertised.

Okay, enough pontificating. Wait for a Regulator Brony. It’ll be way better than a pile of pre-Elite blasters. And by extension, you’ll be happier. And isn’t that what really matters ?