EVENT REPORT
LIVE AND
LET DYE!
SPEEDSOFT - -TAIWAN
TAIWAN
MARCH 1ST 2020 MARKED THE START OF A NEW MONTH AND THE START OF A NEW ERA IN
THE TAIWANESE AIRSOFT SCENE AND FOLLOWING A FEW MONTHS ORGANISATIONAL EFFORT
IN CONJUNCTION WITH LOCAL INDOOR SITE, ACTION BUNKER IN EAST TAIPEI, THE INAUGURAL
SPEEDSOFT TAIWAN EVENT WAS HELD AND OUR “LEGIONNAIRE IN TAIWAN”, STEWBACCA, BRINGS
US THE SCOOP!
I
nitially I sought to provide a new
regular game time, or space for the
more speedsoft-oriented elements of
our growing TaiWan Anglophone Team,
to get their gaming fix with like-minded
players from other local teams without
causing as much of the friction (which is
apparently an unfortunate universal truth
throughout the world) since “Speedsoft”,
or “SpeedQB” began gaining traction from
its origins in Southern California and has
evidently ruffled the feathers of the “Old
Guard” or more traditional MilSim players
in many areas, Taiwan being no exception.
From initial discussions with Steve,
the co-owner of Action Bunker, about
ideas to grow the player base and provide
a “Home Field” to develop the play
style and competitions (Action Bunker
being ideal due to its indoor nature and
excellent facilities and having already held
similar events in the past with the likes
of the renowned “Umbrella Corp Airsoft
Team of Hong Kong), we soon realised
there was growing interest from even
well-established traditional teams who
wanted to dabble in speedsofting, having
encountered some of our team playing
against them in that style during standard
open day games there.
Luckily, alongside my own compatriots,
we soon found a friend in Khann, who
runs the n00b_soft YouTube channel and
has had dealings with local Taiwanese
organisations and experience with regard
to previous 5v5 outdoor events and how
they played out and what elements to
retain or develop for our first indoor
offering. As well as becoming increasingly
prevalent within the local Taiwanese airsoft
community and the wider international
viewer base, he also has good contact with
the teams who eventually participated -
and also lacks the language barriers I have
with such things, being an American with
Taiwanese heritage.
Thus, with his excellent efforts and the
enthusiastic support and participation of
many of the local players and even some
industry insider sponsorship (in the form
of prize money or other winnings) to be
had, the stage was set to break out the
play style which seems to be growing
in popularity in all theatres. Essentially
a nexus point of paintball and airsoft
communities, with a lilt towards athleticism
and outlandish gear, usually HPA gas tank-
fed GBB pistols or AEGs like OPS - On Point
Squad; the eventual victors consisting of
n00b_soft and the more SpeedQB oriented
TWAT members - tend to run. These high
speed setups reduce the need for reloading
and accent the colourful outfits and
streamlined tactical gear with tracer units
for the added “indoor disco warzone”
visual effect.
BUILD A LONGER TABLE
Prior to the wider formalisation of the
event and within the last year or so
where Speedsoft and SpeedQB branded
equipment have been growing in
prevalence but still used alongside more
MilSim oriented equipment and players
there, has been the inevitable push back
and community in-fighting, speculation
and derision that seems to be encountered
everywhere.
Despite the fact it seems that much
of the player base in Taiwan is somewhat
“…WITH A LILT TOWARDS ATHLETICISM AND OUTLANDISH GEAR, USUALLY HPA GAS
TANK-FED GBB PISTOLS OR AEGS... THESE HIGH-SPEED SETUPS REDUCE THE NEED
FOR RELOADING AND ACCENT THE COLOURFUL OUTFITS AND STREAMLINED TACTICAL
GEAR WITH TRACER UNITS FOR THE ADDED “INDOOR DISCO WARZONE” VISUAL
EFFECT.”
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