Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-45526953-20200708215649/@comment-27306930-20200710210836

I've never liked the performance pages. Using the Maverick performance page as an example-

The Compatible Ammunition section is arbitrary. It's not practical to list every type of ammo a blaster is compatible with. The Maverick's list should include AccuStrikes, BattleCamo, DoomLands, Elite, Fortnite, GlowStrike, Star Wars, Suction, and Zombie Strike darts. But to be accurate, it should include another 11 discontinued dart types including Taggers and Whistlers.

There's no consistency between the ✗ symbol and N/A. The Mav's Stock storage capacity is N/A, but its barrel extension compatibility is ✗ . I'm not exactly sure what ✗ is supposed to mean - here in the US it typically means "yes" or "included" like a check mark. But they should both be N/A because the Mav's storage capacity and barrel extension are Not Applicable.

There's an unlabeled text area between Features and Internals where a list of arbitrary features appears. Sometimes it includes the standard features listed on the box, other times not. For instance, the Strongarm lists integrated Iron Sights, but the Mav doesn't.

The FPS is rarely identified. Arguably, this is one of the most important indicators of how a blaster actually performs.

The Flat and Angled ranges are not reliable scientific. Are they measured inside or out, with or without a headwind ? How tall was the reviewer ? I'm 6'7" and when I hold a blaster level, I could be holding it two feet higher than the average 10 year old. And that might affect the range.

And angled - angled by how much ? 30°, 45°, 50° ???  And how exactly are they measuring that, by eye ? Is more angle better, or worse ? Or is less angle worse ? And how much worse ? Plus, how is it that the Mav's angled range is known, but the flat range isn't ? Did the reviewer not bother to NOT tilt his Maverick during the tests ??? Were they in a hurry ??? Was mom calling for dinner ? Or were they just having a problem figuring out what "zero" degrees is  🤦‍♂️

My point is, the performance section of the blaster articles has little meaning. It's well intentioned at best, and erroneous at worst. It might be a total coincidence, but the most popular blasters like the Jolt have no Performance page.