It just clear at this point that Nerf doesn't want to make high performance dart blasters, not that they can't do it. And with the Ultra Line hitting over 100 fps, it's clearly not toy laws, it's a lack of creativity or desire to make good products
They could make the Nexus Pro and make it even cheaper. They don’t care. Hasbro should divert their funding to tripling their GI Joe Classified production.
@@Midnight890 they don't seem too afraid of the high power darts due to Ultra tho. Most of the ultra Springers hit at or a tad over 100 and the ultra dart is a larger projectile than an elite dart. They just seem unwilling to adapt at this point. Dart Zone has to follow all the same toy laws and they don't seem afraid
"If you had told me ten years ago that the best 'nerf' blasters would not be made by Hasbro, I never would've believed it, but, uh, here we are." -Drac, 2020
Knowing dart zone, the muzzle is a separate piece that should be easy to remove and replace with a 3d printed part. The stock attachment lug could be remedied by some old school modding. If the community is willing to invest in stocks made for that lug, then it should stay. I'll most likely do some cutting and solvent weld integration work to convert one to nstrike lugs.
It feels a little weird seeing the Stryfe dethroned as the go-to flywheel blaster (though holding that title for so long is still impressive, and the Stryfe remains a solid blaster even with the Spectrum on the market). I got a Stryfe on Black Friday, and I love it, but I'm also happy to see Dart Zone giving Hasbro some really stiff competition. Side note, wrist check request? I'll guess it's a Seiko. (Looking at the watch you happen to be wearing is honestly a big part of the fun for me, so I appreciate your humoring me with these)
I'm sorry, but while he ranged tested I decided to look at comments and thats when I saw this one, and i remembered commenting this exact comment. you used slightly diferent words.
Nerf lies to make their blasters look good. AF lies so their blasters seem "believable" to the average Nerfer that's too used to Hasbro's crappy blasters' performance. Because, you know? Who would believe a stock blaster can hit 100 fps when they're so used to 70 fps.
@@captsomeguy1 it's actually really cool that AF Undersells their blasters a little. just incase of unseen shit like the wind not playing nice or the dart not being the best. but the average still exceed their claims by about 20fps, where Nerf oversells their range claims to a comical degree and never delivers.
@@bodyinspector2775 Crappy performance is Crappy performance. If you actually looked into the internals of Nerf blasters, then you will notice that Hasbro have been stifling the performance of their Nerf blasters on purpose for years. Doesn't matter if they are the biggest name out there. All that meant is that Hasbro had a good marketing and legal team. They could have given us really good high-performance blaster from the start, but their greed and meddling lawyers held back their engineers' innovations. As a result, foam dart blasters were never taken seriously by any over the age of 10. If you want proof then continue reading what I wrote below. Otherwise, continue being an ignorant fanboy. ================================ For example, they had direct plunger blasters well before the yellow N-Strike line in 2003, yet they chose to go with the inferior indirect plunger system for the majority of their blasters in that line until the Elite blasters came out in 2012. Only then, did they go back to the direct plunger system. Only a few pre-Elite blasters like Longshot and Firefly had direct plungers. Interestingly enough, plunger tubes got smaller after the Longshot came out. Some even have holes put in them on purpose by Hasbro. When you patch the holes up with tape, you get a noticeable boost in performance. Not only that, very few Nerf brand dart blasters when modded can reach the fps range of a modded Longshot. Basically, they could have easily given us Rival level performance any time they wanted, but they chose to trickle out their products to milk our wallets. It's called Planned Obsolescence. This year's Elite 2.0 line is even worst. None of them were innovative and used the same design from the past, but with vastly inferior plastic. Maybe you should do some research before mindlessly defending some greedy corporation.
This blaster is so awesome. Thanks again for the video. This is actually the second time I’ve watched it. I’m excited to see what you do with the Spectrum.
I just found a nib battle camo stryfe for $29.99 at my local Marshall's store. Couldn't resist getting it. Now nerf wars with my kids are a little more fun.
Honestly it's sad how the only thing Nerf has over Dart Zone is the fact that Nerf has the best plastic quality, like it doesn't have the creaky, cheap feeling that off brand blasters have, but yet they hit harder. So if Nerf has any hope left they need to create blasters that aren't corporate lies, have good performance, and have their higher quality plastic
I’m pretty sure that nerf is in serious trouble when it comes to blaster performance and value, I hope that they either decide to compete or dig in their heels and continue with fun, themed, and gimmicky blasters
I want the Spektrum, My only criticisms is its chunkier and the huge orange barrel. Performance is excellent and it has no locks. Mag release is beautiful. My Evader shoots nice ~80fps but not 100.
Bruh... I Keep watching this video. Can't wait for this and the nexus pro to show up in Canada. Only got in the hobby a couple years back (grown ass man here) but so many interesting things going on.
Can't believe I had to scroll this far down just to find someone that also noticed this. Practically all their flywheelers hit 90-100 fps even the newer ones like the Savage Spin, Double Trouble, Light Command, etc. Except for the V-Twin, that one is an odd ball.
I wish the nexus pro was on sale at Asda, but the only adventure force products are 2 of the other blasters. If I want to get the nexus pro, I have to pay an additional 35 pound sterling for shipping, bringing the cost to 80 pounds.
Im surprised he didn't get the red and black one. Maybe it wasn't available in georgia at that time idk but I must say the red and black aesthetic on mine is very pleasing ngl
I'd love to see something smooth and comfortable to rest your hand on instead of that crappy foregrip and rail. Also perhaps a nexus pro style muzzle break to use after chopping the weird front end off
printed m4 buffer tube for that attachment point and a shortened muzzle printed or not would be nice. also werid to think a 2s lipo would be under volting the stock motors
@drac I did the smart thing to my chrono, it now has a 9v buck converter into it, and now mine runs on any of my 3s lipos so my chroro will run on any of my blasters batteries for days on end!
Really digging this blaster! I’ll definitely be buying it when it hits shelves. With all the extra power these stock motors have, the big question for me is, can they take a lipo without burning out like the old school barricade could?
Well yea, but I doubt having 2 extra batteries than a Stryfe alone is enough to achieve the power this thing has. I have a feeling these motors are quite different from the Stryfe to handle this much power, the fact they sound different is another.
DF thats fair, they could sound different because the shell of the spectrum is thinner and it has vented areas for the motors which allows more sound to escape
For the price of an aeon pro, you could get this beast, and honestly I’d choose this over the aeon because I can actually shoot this at people without them screaming
When will the Nerf/Adventure Force industry come up with a flywheel that's built for half darts and that shoots with the same velocity of Nexus Pro straight off the shelf?
![[REVIEW] Adventure Force Spectrum | "Dart Zone Stryfe"](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Sw3o55-9QWM/mqdefault.jpg)
The look on his face when he saw that 97 was absolutely priceless. Screw Nerf or Nothing, get in the Dart Zone.
Dang right screw Nerf or nothing Nerf is nothing
It's dart zone or fart zone
KingReptarAlmighty - Isaiah Graves more like nerf is nothing
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@@elsieghouli661 👏preach
"Obviously aimed at a somewhat younger audience"
Says the vampire
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Shoots 100 fps
It just clear at this point that Nerf doesn't want to make high performance dart blasters, not that they can't do it. And with the Ultra Line hitting over 100 fps, it's clearly not toy laws, it's a lack of creativity or desire to make good products
They could make the Nexus Pro and make it even cheaper. They don’t care. Hasbro should divert their funding to tripling their GI Joe Classified production.
@@TheBigGSN5 G.I. Joe nerf blasters!
Probably scared of potential lawsuits. Or wanna reel in money from kids rather than make products people want
The nerf product design team we need bigger springs nerf executives but then we would have to pay more
@@Midnight890 they don't seem too afraid of the high power darts due to Ultra tho. Most of the ultra Springers hit at or a tad over 100 and the ultra dart is a larger projectile than an elite dart. They just seem unwilling to adapt at this point. Dart Zone has to follow all the same toy laws and they don't seem afraid
The Villanator's stock is compatible with this blaster...
Cool
You beat me to it.
0o0
Why the ellipses?
Is the spectrum scope compatible with the villainator rail?
"If you had told me ten years ago that the best 'nerf' blasters would not be made by Hasbro, I never would've believed it, but, uh, here we are." -Drac, 2020
Let's see how long it takes before Worker starts making aftermarket kits for the spectrum
Knowing dart zone, the muzzle is a separate piece that should be easy to remove and replace with a 3d printed part. The stock attachment lug could be remedied by some old school modding. If the community is willing to invest in stocks made for that lug, then it should stay. I'll most likely do some cutting and solvent weld integration work to convert one to nstrike lugs.
It feels a little weird seeing the Stryfe dethroned as the go-to flywheel blaster (though holding that title for so long is still impressive, and the Stryfe remains a solid blaster even with the Spectrum on the market). I got a Stryfe on Black Friday, and I love it, but I'm also happy to see Dart Zone giving Hasbro some really stiff competition.
Side note, wrist check request? I'll guess it's a Seiko. (Looking at the watch you happen to be wearing is honestly a big part of the fun for me, so I appreciate your humoring me with these)
It's nothing, as you'd rather have it over the garbage by Nerf, or Nerf.
*Get in the Dart Zone.*
I'm sorry, but while he ranged tested I decided to look at comments and thats when I saw this one, and i remembered commenting this exact comment. you used slightly diferent words.
I WAS EVEN THE HIGHLIGHTED REPLY< BOI
Hey, i liked the ring of it lmao
when nerf says a blaster shoots up to 120 feet, it's more like...60-70
when Adventure Force says 80 ft, it's more like 100.
oof.
Nerf lies to make their blasters look good. AF lies so their blasters seem "believable" to the average Nerfer that's too used to Hasbro's crappy blasters' performance. Because, you know? Who would believe a stock blaster can hit 100 fps when they're so used to 70 fps.
Dart Zone wants to make sure that even their lemons hit the range claims on the box
@@captsomeguy1 it's actually really cool that AF Undersells their blasters a little. just incase of unseen shit like the wind not playing nice or the dart not being the best.
but the average still exceed their claims by about 20fps, where Nerf oversells their range claims to a comical degree and never delivers.
@@captsomeguy1 so "crappy" that nerf basically created the market of blaster and is the biggest out there
@@bodyinspector2775 Crappy performance is Crappy performance. If you actually looked into the internals of Nerf blasters, then you will notice that Hasbro have been stifling the performance of their Nerf blasters on purpose for years.
Doesn't matter if they are the biggest name out there. All that meant is that Hasbro had a good marketing and legal team. They could have given us really good high-performance blaster from the start, but their greed and meddling lawyers held back their engineers' innovations. As a result, foam dart blasters were never taken seriously by any over the age of 10.
If you want proof then continue reading what I wrote below. Otherwise, continue being an ignorant fanboy.
================================
For example, they had direct plunger blasters well before the yellow N-Strike line in 2003, yet they chose to go with the inferior indirect plunger system for the majority of their blasters in that line until the Elite blasters came out in 2012. Only then, did they go back to the direct plunger system. Only a few pre-Elite blasters like Longshot and Firefly had direct plungers.
Interestingly enough, plunger tubes got smaller after the Longshot came out. Some even have holes put in them on purpose by Hasbro. When you patch the holes up with tape, you get a noticeable boost in performance. Not only that, very few Nerf brand dart blasters when modded can reach the fps range of a modded Longshot.
Basically, they could have easily given us Rival level performance any time they wanted, but they chose to trickle out their products to milk our wallets. It's called Planned Obsolescence.
This year's Elite 2.0 line is even worst. None of them were innovative and used the same design from the past, but with vastly inferior plastic.
Maybe you should do some research before mindlessly defending some greedy corporation.
The Villainator stock is also compatible with the spectrum
Just snagged a Villainator earlier and you can BET I'm using the stock on that bad boy for the Spectrum
Mod guide mode guide mod guide mod guide! Body mods too! This think could take some cool new shapes.
Nerf: NOOOOOO YOU CAN’T JUST MAKE BETTER AND CHEAPER BLASTERS! WE’VE BEEN KINGS FOR YEARS! ITS NERF OR NOTHINGGGGG
DartZone: haha dart go nyooooom
You call out notification squad for likes as if we don't smash that like button before the video even starts playing.
Drac: sees it hit over 100, immediately loses his mind about how much better this is than nerf
My favorite part is, since it takes 6 batteries, there's totally room to put a 9v battery and 4 AA's
I enjoyed the freeing of the blaster from its cardboard prison
I love how you left James in from donut media lol, y’all don’t even have the same fan bases but you still add him in 😂 great Easter egg
Hasbro: Corporate Lies.
DartZone: Corporate Understatement.
Thanks Drac! 'Looking forward to seeing what's underneath the hood here.
you know, before the pro, dart zone had never made a mag-fed blaster, interesting. Dart zone just gets better and better, love `em
This blaster is so awesome. Thanks again for the video. This is actually the second time I’ve watched it. I’m excited to see what you do with the Spectrum.
Random nerf enthusiast: it’s nerf or nothing
Us who watch Drac: well no but actually no
Appreciate all your hard work drac. Thanks for the info.
I believe I saw a comment on the nexus pro video saying that they were waiting for a Stryfe killer. If so then they got it
6:56 I was very surprised to see this here, donut media are one of my favourite channels on TH-cam
Who will be the first to print flywheel cages and a stock that can hold a big lipo?
Anyone?
Please?
It's kinda cool to see this change in the proverbial guard as its happening
When you realise an un-modded dart shooting blaster shoots harder than a rival blaster.
Try to modify a need ultra 3 to make it shoot hard and not hurt your hand
It's like making a darn deploy mod or an okd battlescout mod no, no and no who the hell would to that? And why?
@@CreativeUsernameHere-r1k I just want to see the gun in a not so useless form
@@that_red_08_ranger why? What is keeping you from accepting it's trash, uf the design is liked by you I'll give it to you that it could be remastered
@@CreativeUsernameHere-r1k yeah good point I just wanted to give nerf a chance
That internal mag is hideous. Chop it off and make a tube feeder, the Ultra darts are stiff enough to load end to end.
Why r u wearing 2 pairs of glasses
Double protection from the sun so he doesn’t burn
sunglasses and regular glasses. To you know...
see
Lol! The Donut "mo powah, babeh!" insert got me. Just came here from that channel.
What a difference two batteries make! Thanks buddy!
I like how it says it blasts up to 80 feet but realistically it probably shoots further
I loved that MO POWA BABEH reference!
Okay now I'm convinced that it's "dart zone or nothing"
2:10 nice transition
How did I miss that "More powah baby" reference
I love the channel so much please keep doing what you do drac!
simply amazing i loved the look of shock from the numbers
Loving the new AFDZ Line!!
You have become my go to review guy, keep up the good work
I just found a nib battle camo stryfe for $29.99 at my local Marshall's store. Couldn't resist getting it. Now nerf wars with my kids are a little more fun.
Hasbro had their time. But now is the dawn of the age of dartzone! The king is dead, long live the king.
Idk this blaster is pretty ugly
Pastaa_Masta a little bit but it’s 25 bucks for a 100fps mag fed flywheeler
@@clydemightbe6190 oh yeah it's totally better I'm just saying the muzzle is too cartoony for me
*Stock Fly Wheel from Major Company hits 100 Fps out of the box*
"There were those who said this day would never come. What have they to say now?"
Looking forwards to that mod guide!
Can't wait to see what you can do with this little beast!
Solid review, another compelling offering from Adventure Force.
Spectrum MK II, the new standard flywheeler ( the new and better stryfe)
It’s always interesting to see how drac reacts to the new dart zone blasters and your reactions do not disappoint
Honestly it's sad how the only thing Nerf has over Dart Zone is the fact that Nerf has the best plastic quality, like it doesn't have the creaky, cheap feeling that off brand blasters have, but yet they hit harder. So if Nerf has any hope left they need to create blasters that aren't corporate lies, have good performance, and have their higher quality plastic
I’m pretty sure that nerf is in serious trouble when it comes to blaster performance and value, I hope that they either decide to compete or dig in their heels and continue with fun, themed, and gimmicky blasters
I want the Spektrum, My only criticisms is its chunkier and the huge orange barrel. Performance is excellent and it has no locks. Mag release is beautiful. My Evader shoots nice ~80fps but not 100.
6:57 donut media not included
Bruh... I Keep watching this video. Can't wait for this and the nexus pro to show up in Canada. Only got in the hobby a couple years back (grown ass man here) but so many interesting things going on.
It's just like the old dart zone blasters. The chain fed scorpion and enforcer were getting that kind of power.
Can't believe I had to scroll this far down just to find someone that also noticed this. Practically all their flywheelers hit 90-100 fps even the newer ones like the Savage Spin, Double Trouble, Light Command, etc. Except for the V-Twin, that one is an odd ball.
I wish the nexus pro was on sale at Asda, but the only adventure force products are 2 of the other blasters. If I want to get the nexus pro, I have to pay an additional 35 pound sterling for shipping, bringing the cost to 80 pounds.
Im surprised he didn't get the red and black one. Maybe it wasn't available in georgia at that time idk but I must say the red and black aesthetic on mine is very pleasing ngl
The original one was green. That is the one he had.
I’ve been subbed to this channel for 8 years now, let’s hope for 8 more years of growth ❤️
I'd love to see something smooth and comfortable to rest your hand on instead of that crappy foregrip and rail. Also perhaps a nexus pro style muzzle break to use after chopping the weird front end off
I love the Donut Media reference
You should review the adventure force Rebel Mech, comes with a 30 round drum
Could you put the nexus Pro muzzle on the spectrum
MO POWA BABY
I appreciate the donut media reference
Stryfe killer? More like the Nerf Killer.
Drac also you can rev the blaster without the mag
I’m a nerf loyalist and I can’t seem to help myself. I don’t like the new stuff but the stock Perses and modded stryfe will always be my favorites.
printed m4 buffer tube for that attachment point and a shortened muzzle printed or not would be nice. also werid to think a 2s lipo would be under volting the stock motors
Any idea why this is sold out online and not in stores, or when it'll be available again?
pretty cool baster. I wonder if the nexus pro mag adapter works well with this to fire away half darts
@drac I did the smart thing to my chrono, it now has a 9v buck converter into it, and now mine runs on any of my 3s lipos so my chroro will run on any of my blasters batteries for days on end!
I hate the fact that it isnt available in my country
2:09 Samurai Style
Yeah that muzzle was the deal breaker for me, found one at Walmart in BC Canada for 26 bucks
Nice job Drac!
The look on his face when he saw the first 97 is priceless
stolen comment but ok
@@ex0spher_e how is this stolen it's just me saying it's funny
Really digging this blaster! I’ll definitely be buying it when it hits shelves. With all the extra power these stock motors have, the big question for me is, can they take a lipo without burning out like the old school barricade could?
I believe the extra power is coming from the 6 batteries more so than the motors
Well yea, but I doubt having 2 extra batteries than a Stryfe alone is enough to achieve the power this thing has. I have a feeling these motors are quite different from the Stryfe to handle this much power, the fact they sound different is another.
DF thats fair, they could sound different because the shell of the spectrum is thinner and it has vented areas for the motors which allows more sound to escape
I want to see a review for the adventure force double fire
For the price of an aeon pro, you could get this beast, and honestly I’d choose this over the aeon because I can actually shoot this at people without them screaming
10:39
His face be like *"DA PHUQE!?"*
i bought one, but the motor won't rev up when I press the rev trigger?
I hope they make a Pro flywheeler
Looks great! Now ... are the magazines/clips of nerf compatible ?
Everything but 18s
The year is 2023. Adventure force has taken over after the release of the nerf ultra 45.
Can I use Worker 22 clip? Or is there another clip you’d recommend as back up magazine?
This is a lot better then what nerf has pushed out recently
25 bucks for a stryfe that shoots 100 feet/s...dude. Put a LiPo on that thing ON THE DOUBLE you got my thumbs up
When will the Nerf/Adventure Force industry come up with a flywheel that's built for half darts and that shoots with the same velocity of Nexus Pro straight off the shelf?
How do I get a stock adapter so I can use my nerf stocks on this?
The dart stood up 2:14
Much love , (BLAST ON???) , Dac out. Hmmm,,, poor NERF 🤔
Dart zone overperforming when Nerf starts making blasters that are poorly made?
Impossible, they're smart!
Love your vids bro
2:10 nice 'cut' :P
10:24 Second best part of this video. The Spectrum being the best part.
(2:08 is the third best part.)
drac's face when it goes from 97 to 101 fps
i was gonna get a new stryfe but i think i might get this now
6:57 MORE POWER BABY lol!
Why Foam Blast getting called out on the patch wall?
Come to the dart side!