Not only did I really start to get a much clearer picture
in my head about the game, but I also felt very welcomed by the Mator family.
Matt and Debbie were both there when we arrived (unfortunately John was away
the weekend I was in town). Matt showed us around and this is where the
importance of the divided arena really started to gel in my mind. I walked
through the arena first, which gave me an opportunity to appreciate how the
layout works and how to try to access the bases.
The divided arena makes such a difference and now I can
really appreciate how true it is that we're playing an altered form of the game
when the system is imported into other arenas intended for different systems.
Not being able to cross the barriers means that you have very different
dynamics with how the players interact.
Once I realized where I had to go to try to tag the base
I had a much clearer objective.
I have to give props to Logan for defending while I shot
the base multiple times (which I didn't realize he had been doing until
afterwards). You can pretty much tag the base as many times as possible so long
as you aren't tagged out in the process. If you are tagged out then it's a long
trek back through the maze to get to a recharge station.
I thought things went pretty well the first game.
I looked at my accuracy and said I probably wouldn't post
this because 10.24% accuracy was WAY below my norm (says the woman who always
claims not to care about accuracy). However, Matt told me that in Laser Storm
anything over 10 percent is actually very good. Well...ok, if he says so. I'm
sure he would know based on all the tournament hardware this site has
accumulated.
Something interesting about Laser Storm is that their
national tournament is one of the longest continuously running laser tag
tournaments in the United States. And there are regional Storm tournaments that
continue to take place as well.
Matt gave me some helpful tips as well, suggesting that I
point my index finger down the side of the phaser to help control my aim. This
seemed to work well. The next game my accuracy was fairly close to the first
round, but rather than make a run for the base I found a spot in the red corner
where I was arm's length from the energizer and had a good position for tagging
players en route to the base. The other team basically came to me, so this seemed
like a sweet spot that served me pretty well.
Before calling it a night I had one more very important
thing to accomplish here...shopping! I loved that they had so much tag swag for
sale so I could take home some awesome Laser Storm souvenirs.
I had such a great time playing at Laser Storm
Pittsburgh. I appreciate Logan and Matt helping me to learn and navigate this
system. I think I'll have a much better go around with it the next time I get
to play, which will either be at a site I've just learned about in
Franklinville or at the next Armageddon, but either way, I'm very excited to
play Laser Storm again.
Comments or Questions?
Contact: tivia@tiviachickloveslasertag.com
Websites: www.tiviachickloveslasertag.com and
www.photonforever.com
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