I suppose that all makes sense. I've never played or been shot by any airsoft gun from any distance so I can't say I understand the sensation.
Though if I had more people to play with, I'd probably get some myself.
I've also been wanting to try this nerf gun game where there are survivors and there are zombies all in a form of tag. It's like Left 4 Dead in a sense, survivors have nerf guns, and zombies when hit by nerf pellets have to stand down for 5 minutes. A survivor when "bitten" then drops his weapons and becomes part of the zombie team. The last standing survivor(s) wins. The neat thing is when a zombie drops his weapons after being "bitten" you are free to pick them up and use them.
Anyone ever play that game? I'm sure you could do it with airsoft too. Just a thought, might want to try it with your friends. Though, to play effectively you need at least ten members on each team.
The guy who told me about said he played with his entire fraternity and other fraternity's on his college campus. That is a lot of people. He's one of the best survivors.