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Minimum Temperature for a water war.

Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 11:51 pm
by captianfear
I have recreational inter-squad wars and I am hoping to start in may. I live in Eastern Ontario and I was just wondering what would be the lowest possible temperature to have a water war in you opinion. We would not want to be wearing warm clothes, It would have to be warm enough for shorts and bathing suits. I know it has to be sunny but I was wondering if something like 20 Degrees Celsius (68 F) would be a good minimum. I am just asking for insight.

Thanks,
Fear

Re: Minimum Temperature for a water war.

Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:22 am
by martianshark
My minimum is 75 F. For very small skirmishes and Assasin games, my minimum is much less - about 65 F.

Re: Minimum Temperature for a water war.

Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 12:57 pm
by captianfear
Would your wars be when its sunny though or do you have wars when it is cloudy?

Re: Minimum Temperature for a water war.

Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:14 pm
by ncog
It all depends on other factors such as wind chill as well....When organising a daytime waterfight I generally shoot for at least 18 degrees (64.4F)...obviously something in the 20s is preferable but since you run a lot in a waterfight most people are fine if it's not too warm, as long as it's not raining and they don't stay in their wet clothes for too long after it finishes.

I've had two night waterfights, with a temperature of around 10 degrees (50 F) which was also fine....since everyone wears warm clothes and is running around it gets very warm very quickly in spite of getting wet.

For your specific situation fear, a minimum of 18 degrees (64.4 F) would be fine I'd say, that's about the temperature of my large waterfight a few months ago and was perfect. The hotter the better but you'll get away with 18 easily as long as the war is active (with lots of running) rather than slower with more hiding/waiting.

Re: Minimum Temperature for a water war.

Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 6:27 pm
by C-A_99
Good to see you around, Fear.

Our minimum temperature is generally 70° F, but we might be able to go down to 65° if it's night time and light soakers only. Temperature is the only factor regarded; we war just the same when it's a sun burning 95° and when there's a torrential downpour of rain. However, if there's a tornado or something we will definitely cancel.

This summer we'll be tinkering with nighttime wars which we haven't done yet. If it gets below 70° I may have to restrict to lower end water weaponry.

Re: Minimum Temperature for a water war.

Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 9:20 pm
by zeda.beta
70 to 100, depending on the wind chill.
-Zeda

Re: Minimum Temperature for a water war.

Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 9:20 pm
by cantab
Air temperature alone is not the only factor. If it's sunny it will feel much warmer than if it's overcast. If it's windy it'll feel cold.

It depends on weaponry and rules. A CPS soakfest is only for warm weather. Play one-hit-kills with XP-class weaponry only (maximum about a 2-3x stream), and there's really no problem with battling in temperatures of 5-10 C (40-50 F).

However, in that case most people would be wearing jackets, unless it's a war that involves a lot of running, like say Capture The Flag on a large area. For what you describe, 20+ C would be ideal, but you could maybe go down to 15 C, provided it's sunny and calm.

Since weather forecasts everywhere suck, I would advise you use weaponry restrictions and favour OHK when appropriate. Probably better than cancelling.

Re: Minimum Temperature for a water war.

Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 9:24 pm
by captianfear
We were going to war today and its below 20 C right now but there wasn't enough interest. We were going to use small arms only.

Re: Minimum Temperature for a water war.

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 2:40 pm
by DX
Depends on ages too. Older participants tend to be more willing to play in lower temperatures. Waterbridge and the Ridgewood Militia set 50 degrees F as our threshold. In general, scoring and killing games work best at a lower temp, while soaking games tend to work better in high temps. You don't want to be soaked at 50 degrees, nor do you want to be running a tough, tactical battle at 100.

Re: Minimum Temperature for a water war.

Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:59 pm
by steelboot
I usually soak when the temperature is 15-20 degrees Celsius or higher, but it depends on interest. Most people, especially inexperienced players, will only really want to play in temperatures like 25 to 30 degrees Celsius.

Re: Minimum Temperature for a water war.

Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:02 pm
by cantab
I dare say tolerance depends on the weather you expect. Live in California or Australia and there's no problem refusing to play when it's below 25 C or cloudy. Live in England or Canada waiting for such weather means you'll hardly ever play.

Re: Minimum Temperature for a water war.

Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 10:36 am
by Comrade117
Well, I play when it is 20-35 C. Temperature here is not a problem, but wind is. When it is not windy here, temperature is usually from 20 to 35 C.