Roleplayers Seek Removal of Nerf Gun Ban

An anonymous reader writes "LARP fans at Bowling Green State University may have to contend with a crippled game of Humans vs. Zombies after the University banned Nerf guns on campus. In the live-action game, players are either humans or zombies. The goal of the game is to change all the humans into zombies, or for the humans to evade capture by zombies for a certain amount of time. To defend themselves against zombies, humans may use Nerf guns. Players (most likely the human ones) are petitioning the University to lift the ban. The game had troubles back in 2006, when participating students were arrested. That issue has since been cleared up."

Re:Stupid ban

[M. Baranczak]

Nerf guns don't kill people; hordes of undead flesh-eating zombies do.

OK, your turn.

Re:Urban Dead cosplaying?

[deopmix]

I need a +1 Introspective Mod.

Re:Urban Dead cosplaying?

[compro01]

hey, they're up and running around. they're doing their part to fight the looming obesity crisis, in addition to training to combat the looming undead crisis. =D

Nerf Guns

[zippthorne]

Wouldn't roleplayers support a ban on nerfing guns?

There're too many double negatives in that headline.

Re:Title revision suggestion:

[bennomatic]

no... University Students Seek Mooooore Braiiiiins!

Re:The wussification of a people is complete....

[StarvingSE]

Can you even Nerf a Nerf gun????

*brain asplodes*

I have a funny story about a similar Nerf game...

[AcidPenguin9873]

called Assassin that some frats and/or dorms play at UIUC. A guy locked himself in his room to avoid an assassin, who then camped right outside his door, ready to strike the instant he opened the door. Supposedly, the guy really had to do #2, but rather than open the door and lose, he crapped out his 2nd floor window.

Do you feel lucky?

[coren2000]

I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire 10 nerf darts or only nine?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a Nerf Dart Tag Magstrike the most powerful nerfgun in the world, and would tickle your nose with a perfect shot, you've got to ask yourself a question:

Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?

http://www.hasbro.com/nerf/default.cfm?page=viewproduct&product_id=17890 [hasbro.com]

Re:The wussification of a people is complete....

[davolfman]

I dunno. If they're viral alien critters invading the North pole with a nerf allergy there's reason to be afraid.

Re:Stupid ban

[calebt3]

Nerf guns don't kill people; hordes of undead flesh-eating zombies do.

+4, Informative

That is sooo wrong...

Re:Stupid ban

[dlanod]

Typical roleplaying games... always wanting to Nerf undead.

Re:Stupid ban

[Fireshadow]

Two.

1)When nerf guns are outlawed, then only outlaws will have nerf guns.
2)I've seen a picture of a rack of shotguns with the caption "The damn zombies aren't going to kill themselves."

Good night!

I know why they're banned

[tooler]

The only explanation is that campus administrators are zombies. The cheating bastards want to make sure nothing stops them from eating more brains.

Re:The wussification of a people is complete....

[Gideon Fubar]

+1 Obscure Web Comic Reference

Re:parents complaining?

[chromatic]

I still haven't figured out why parents want to treat college students like they are still in middle school, and why colleges are willing to go along with it!

If parents are paying for expensive babysitters, why not oblige them?

Re:Stupid ban

[DKlineburg]

So, let's recap :

The undead were nerfed by the GM's,
Innocent bystanders submitted a report of greifing to the game server (University),
The humans in turn are nerfed by the game server,
Thus causing the humans to be ganked by the undead.

Yep, sounds like typical PVP role-playing MMIRL.

Re:Urban Dead cosplaying?

[fermion]

How else can a geek hope to get embroiled in a international conspiracy which takes him to Germany, where he loses his virginity to a women who is only using him, and, though sheer heroics, proves himself to the woman he lost his virginity to as more than a convenient pigeon. Take away the nerf guns, and you condemn an entire generation to their parents basement, alone and loveless.

Re:Title revision suggestion:

[laejoh]

Uh, try the physics [xkcd.com] lab next door.

Re:They're not being unreasonable

[DKlineburg]

I don't know. It is all fun and games untill you break a leg and shoot yourself so you don't become a zombie. Doesn't that happen in all the movies? It must be real.

Re:WTF?

[Bazman]

The Nerf Rifle Association?

Re:Why?

[MrNaz]

You've obviously never dropped a baseball bat from an aircraft. I did. Oops.

Re:What do we want? BRRRAAAIIIIIINNNSSSS!!!!

[demallien2]

Exactly

I just want to know who was the genius zombie that decided to attack the University admin block first. Getting nerf guns banned = sure sign that the zombies are gaming the system :-)

Re:The wussification of a people is complete....

[Anonymous Coward]

"No one would EVER mistake one of those oversized cartoon-color toys for any sort of real weapon."

Umm, these are Americans we're talking about, so, yes, some idiot will claim they looked too realistic and call in the stormtroopers.

Re:Title revision suggestion:

[redxxx]

I'm shocked, shocked, to hear it implied that there are LARPers who aren't getting any.

Re:Why?

[Himring]

News report:
A convenient store clerk was killed late yesterday during an armed robbery. The assailants were using nerf bats. The slaying took approximately 9 hours....

Re:Stupid ban

[Minwee]

Nerf guns don't kill people; hordes of undead flesh-eating zombies do.

That is sooo wrong...

Well, what do _you_ think that hordes of undead flesh-eating zombies do? Save you 15% on your insurance?

What??? You talking about???

[PortHaven]

Responsibility or something?

Raising a child to be responsible?

You stupid or something...??? Don't you know you're supposed to let your TV raise your child. So you can blame everything bad that your child does on some TV show, video game, or anything else you can think of - enabling you to be sue happy and blame someone else for the fact the failure to teach responsibility to your child.

What you're advocating will make your child safer, smarter, and more responsible. Leaving you with no one to sue but yourself.

Responsibility = bad...puts lawyers out of business!

Re:I have a funny story about a similar Nerf game.

[Zero__Kelvin]

Good thing he didn't go to Bowling Green U. He'd have been arrested for dropping bombs!

Re:Why?

[Anonymous Coward]

...Never, ever, point it to another person or animal, no matter what.

Except, apparently, chickens.

Re:Why?

[ckaminski]

Grumble Grumble... steve balmer... grumble <duck> grumble...

Undead Discrimination

[Dareth]

While some people claim the undead just hate the living and need to be nerfed and dismembered, this is not always the case.

Many undead were just done with the rat race we call "life" and them BAM! (Apologies to Emeril) they are the walking dead. Some abuse this status and give the others a bad name. Most are just glad to have this second chance and just want to be left alone.

So enters the arrogant nerf toting lifers (griefers) who won't leave these poor undead alone. They just want to nerf them left and right indiscriminately. This is so wrong. The undead could be reintegrated into society. They could be used in slaughter houses to find cows with Mad Cow Disease, swiss brains are a zombie delicacy after all.

Well enough of a rant, time to go hide from the Evil Day Star.

Re:Stupid ban

[fm6]

I'm sorry, I just can't take a wimpy zombie seriously. Stopped by nerf guns? What's next? "Excuse me, sir, do you mind if I eat your brain?"