In the years I've played airsoft so far, I've played in three indoor fields and three outdoor fields and I've started to notice a few things. It seems like players at outdoor fields do not take things as seriously as players at indoor fields. This isn't necessarily a bad thing; some players take the game way too seriously and they spoil the game for everyone.
I suspect that there are two reasons for this. First, since the engagement ranges are larger at outdoor fields people are not as upset when they're hit. At close range things become hairy with minimum engagement distances, bang rules, and more painful hits. At outdoor fields, being hit isn't painful and M.E.D. problems are rarely a concern.
Second, it appears as though indoor fields attract the polarstar welding teenage dudebros and other such malcontents. I'm not sure why this is the case though; I'll need to think about that more. However I've witnessed far more arguments and near fights at indoor fields than outdoor fields.
Am I the only one who noticed this? Does this make sense?
