@@mazzDroid That's not the reason, if they were worried about it making elites look worse then they would have made elite 2.0 accustrike darts, the real problem was it made Ultra look bad.
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
They said it was for tanks. They said i couldn’t make it smaller, more accurate........ *ZAP* They were wrong. Edit: correct me if I’m wrong this is off the top of my head.
I'd just like to point out that the inaccuracy on those elite darts is dangerous. If a child aims their blaster at their friend's torso, they shouldn't run the risk of the dart spiraling into their friend's eye or face. Thank you Dart Zone for these accurate darts and blasters.
@@moothman82 when i was a kid nerf made eye protection and included it with certain blasters.. Hasbro is more concerned about profits these days than safety I guess.
"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
Every bit as good as I hoped. As a game organiser with a 100fps limit, the fact that it's hitting that stock is awesome. Now we just need them in the UK!
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)
BodyInspector Fair enough. How long will you be able to get a stryfe though? Thanks to 2.0, are they even going to continue manufacturing them? Is it worth paying double or triple the MSRP or better ergo and attachments, then still having to pay for kits to get the performance that spectrum has out of box? Hence “stryfe killer”.
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.
Drac you have taught me so much in 4 or so years. Youve basically taught me how to kod, and always keep me updated with the new best blaster or gear. Thank you
I think ever since the pro series has come out, AF has started to make their blaster attachment's more compatable with their other blasters and im seeing more tac rails latley U might not rlly see much in this change but i see this as a challenge to nerf or AF proving they could beat nerf (AF is basically beating nerf so this could be counted as overkill)
I managed to feed them with the nexus adaptor pretty well but it takes a dozen or so trigger pulls to push the dary into the flywheels, I glued a piece of broken hanger to make it shoot half lengths just fine.
So I got the nexus. Absolutely love it. Now I’m gonna have to pick this one up as well. It won’t be my “size” til Drac gets the foregrip and shoulder stock figured out. But it will take what... 2 days tops. Lol. Keep “blasting” Drac. Side question.. how long do you think it will take companies like worker to get in on the dart zone band wagon?
A mod guide for this would be great. I'd love to see it painted up real well. Only thing I don't like about this blaster is the general aesthetic. I wish the green was a little broken up with some paint or something, and I wish the muzzle was less goofy.
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.
Yet another great video, I've been waiting for this blaster ever since I saw it announced but more importantly I was waiting for your review. GREAT JOB, can't wait to see the mod guide and what you come up with on Next Level Nerf for it, I ordered some of Nexus Pro accessories you made and can't wait.
So drac You can also rev without the mag in You can fingerbang out if the box 18 round mags and older mags with a bump on it won't fit, so you might wanna make room for the 18 stick mags And the villanator stock works
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.
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
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?
"Obviously aimed at a somewhat younger audience"
Says the vampire
Anonymous Panda we can’t change the likes
Shoots 100 fps
You should shoot some fresh elites and accustrikes through the chrony to add insult to injury to Hasbro, using their own darts.
@Shelton Rasmussen I wouldn't be surprised, it made Elite darts look bad (worse).
@@mazzDroid That's not the reason, if they were worried about it making elites look worse then they would have made elite 2.0 accustrike darts, the real problem was it made Ultra look bad.
@@giorgitsiklauri1283 To be fair, Ultra made Ultra look bad.
@Shelton Rasmussen Wait, they still making the darts, right? Only the guns are discontinued?
200th like ayy
The fact that Drac said "...blast on." instead of "...Nerf on." at the end there proves that "Nerf" isn't the coolest name on the block anymore.
Nerf aint the kool kid on da block anymore.
NERF IS DEAD NOW BRUH
No, nerf is already laying in a coffin already being brought to it's funeral
@@kingofsomething3250 no, nerf is already thrown in a pit of snakes
Its a decomposing corpse.
Dart Zone: actually evolving with the rest of society
Nerf: It’s fake news
XD
Sounds like trump with the rest of the world
Laughs in Foamblast
200th like
@@reasonableraisin3366 Found the news watcher.
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
Dartzone: absolutely destroying everything nerf has achieved
The community:
They said it could not be done
Yep
Dart Zone be wildin' while Nerf be clownin'.
Jager reference. His intro vid in R6 Siege.
They said it was for tanks. They said i couldn’t make it smaller, more accurate........
*ZAP*
They were wrong.
Edit: correct me if I’m wrong this is off the top of my head.
ill still get the stryfe because the vector kit but the spectrum ill get after
I'd just like to point out that the inaccuracy on those elite darts is dangerous. If a child aims their blaster at their friend's torso, they shouldn't run the risk of the dart spiraling into their friend's eye or face. Thank you Dart Zone for these accurate darts and blasters.
Thank you foam Gods
I never thought about that... Dart Zone really is the current best dart blaster company.
Ah, but what if a child aims at another child's heads and it's too accurate?
@@HexagonThatReallyLikesVinegar Let’s just hope a kids don’t aim at peoples eyes
@@moothman82 when i was a kid nerf made eye protection and included it with certain blasters.. Hasbro is more concerned about profits these days than safety I guess.
Nerf: nooo, you can't make better blasters that the population wants
Adventure force and nexus pro: ha ha we care about what the population wants
Haha...flywheels go BRRRRRTTTTT
Haha half darts to BRRRRRRRR
@@tomfoolery3142 Prime Time Toys money printer goes BRRRRTTTTT 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hasbro really "nerfed" their foam blasters 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Haha, darts go wheeeeee
Capitalism go brrrrrr
Nerf: “Here’s some unmoddable, horrible, reskinned blasters that none of you wanted”
Dart Zone: “Laughs in listening to the community”
Let's see how long it takes before Worker starts making aftermarket kits for the spectrum
The Drac pog when the first shot leaves the blaster and reads 97.
I feel like Dart Zone blasters at this point are just Drac pog generators.
10:26 btw
"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
Every bit as good as I hoped. As a game organiser with a 100fps limit, the fact that it's hitting that stock is awesome. Now we just need them in the UK!
Yes! we need them out of Walmart or Walmart to ship internationally.
Now we need to see what a dart zone pro flywheeler will look like.
hell ya
Officially engineered Lipo battery for nerf usage. Also it’s rechargeable.
the mk3 is coming.
@@HexagonThatReallyLikesVinegar yup. So happy about it
remember the days when he dubbed the Desolator the "Stryfe Killer"
good days
im planning to mod tf out of a deso
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)
Nerf: "Don't they know I'm busy spoiling myself?"
Dart Zone/Adventure Force: (Drops by)
The hobby: Hey hasbro! Make a good blaster for good price.
Hasbro: *We don’t do that here*
Dartzone: He_l yeah bro. Let’s do it.
@Akari Akaza did you seriously censor the word "hell"
Will W fAmIlY fRiEnDlY pG cLeAn
The regulator was 50 usd with a bunch of attachments and select fire also came with two 12 round stick mags which was reasonably price
Will W I would have left it uncensored lmao. But I felt a lot of kids what these videos so I decided to censor it ;-;
@@willw5868 yes, yes he did I am not smiling because of this
RIP Stryfe, potentially, RIP Hasbro. Might want to stop shipping boxes with that “#1 blaster brand” sticker.
Stryfe has better ergonomics and more attachments, if you want performance just mod it
BodyInspector Fair enough. How long will you be able to get a stryfe though? Thanks to 2.0, are they even going to continue manufacturing them? Is it worth paying double or triple the MSRP or better ergo and attachments, then still having to pay for kits to get the performance that spectrum has out of box? Hence “stryfe killer”.
@@optimus362436 fair enought, is jus a matter if time till buying a stryfe will be inviable
@@bodyinspector2775 you cannot get strife anymore it’s 40 dollars and spectrum is 20 haha
@@sirifjfjdjsjdufjdjdjdcjcjd3157 i do actually lol
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
Any one else notice that Drac said "blast on" instead of "Nerf on" at the end of the video? It's a nice touch.
He could have said dart on
2:10 that editing is so freakin clean 😂👌
With each new Dart Zone blaster comes another nail in Hasbro’s coffin.
Dartzone: PLEASE LISTEN TO ME, I AM NOT THE MESSIAH!
Community: HE IS THE MESSIAH!
FWOW him to the GWOWND!!!
Just look on the bright side of life :D
@@grayeaglej Ah well. At least three of us are Python fans lol
@@timothycampbell495 We are all OLD. O.o Im ancient.
I love watching Drac on dart zone/adventure force videos. You can almost see his cold undead heart beating.
Mod guide mode guide mod guide mod guide! Body mods too! This think could take some cool new shapes.
Drac you have taught me so much in 4 or so years. Youve basically taught me how to kod, and always keep me updated with the new best blaster or gear. Thank you
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
I think ever since the pro series has come out, AF has started to make their blaster attachment's more compatable with their other blasters and im seeing more tac rails latley
U might not rlly see much in this change but i see this as a challenge to nerf or AF proving they could beat nerf
(AF is basically beating nerf so this could be counted as overkill)
You call out notification squad for likes as if we don't smash that like button before the video even starts playing.
Long live dart zone the DEATH DEALER to nerf
But does it take the Adventure Force half-lengths?
If it does, with just an adaptor, then daaaaaaamn
That mag well looks very similar to the Nexus Pro ... just sayin'!
Highly doubt it, it would need an extra long pusher. However if it doesn’t it would be pretty simple to modify it to be able to
No...Foam From Above (a really small Nerf channel) did a review and showed that it doesn't work
Can this take the half-length darts? That would be so freaking cool!
As I'm not a modder or an avid consumer of dart blasters, don't take my word for it, but I doubt it, save perhaps modding the blaster a bit.
I managed to feed them with the nexus adaptor pretty well but it takes a dozen or so trigger pulls to push the dary into the flywheels, I glued a piece of broken hanger to make it shoot half lengths just fine.
I enjoyed the freeing of the blaster from its cardboard prison
Drac: sees it hit over 100, immediately loses his mind about how much better this is than nerf
1k likes already. Hacksaw to the muzzle, shorten that down
So I got the nexus. Absolutely love it. Now I’m gonna have to pick this one up as well. It won’t be my “size” til Drac gets the foregrip and shoulder stock figured out. But it will take what... 2 days tops. Lol. Keep “blasting” Drac. Side question.. how long do you think it will take companies like worker to get in on the dart zone band wagon?
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
It's Dart Zone or Nothing?!
Get in the Dart zone
Random nerf enthusiast: it’s nerf or nothing
Us who watch Drac: well no but actually no
2:18 dangit Drac, this is why we cant have nice things XD
My favorite part is, since it takes 6 batteries, there's totally room to put a 9v battery and 4 AA's
I'll save this one for my lunch break at work
_Curse you life responsibilities!_
But if you are at work..
Then how are you on UA-cam?
@@Agua-hd4jh *Waiting for my shift to begin*
And downloading the video with Premium so that I can watch it when my 30min break starts
Appreciate all your hard work drac. Thanks for the info.
A mod guide for this would be great. I'd love to see it painted up real well. Only thing I don't like about this blaster is the general aesthetic. I wish the green was a little broken up with some paint or something, and I wish the muzzle was less goofy.
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.
Hasbro: Corporate Lies.
DartZone: Corporate Understatement.
Thanks Drac! 'Looking forward to seeing what's underneath the hood here.
That transition was smooth lol
Nerf: it’s nerf or nothing. Dart zone: laughs in dart zone
you know, before the pro, dart zone had never made a mag-fed blaster, interesting. Dart zone just gets better and better, love `em
Love the ''slashing transition'' film work!!
Sweet high rev hum and numbers to back it up - thanks Drac!
Just let me know when you start printing buffer tubes for it.
Love seeing you so jazzed about a blaster, Drac. Makes me smile :j
Loved the blast on at the end , should be your new permanent outro phrase
I'm getting one eventually, this dethroned the stryfe in every way, without being modified!
Nerf: What?! you can’t just make a good FPS flywheel gun!
AF: HAHA FLYWHEELS GO VRRR
Was not ready for the donut media crossover. I just lost half my coffee
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
The trigger is smiling because it knows that the stryfe now has a solid rival
Jokes aside, that unboxing was SLICK!
I can't remember the last time a Nerf blaster warranted a thumbs up review. Maybe the Motostryke? Keep up the great work Drac. Stay Happy and Healthy
14:30
wait, hasn't dart zone already been doing flywheels? at least with the rival platform.
Lol! The Donut "mo powah, babeh!" insert got me. Just came here from that channel.
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.
What a difference two batteries make! Thanks buddy!
Nobody:
Dart Zone when nerf started going downhill: lol time to kill off nerf forever
i love the mood change after the chronograph
simply amazing i loved the look of shock from the numbers
That packaging transition though!
I love the channel so much please keep doing what you do drac!
You have become my go to review guy, keep up the good work
The subtle change to your outro goes a long way... blast on indeed
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
2:09 Please, do more jumpcuts like that.
Who will be the first to print flywheel cages and a stock that can hold a big lipo?
Anyone?
Please?
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?
@@user-un5xj1wl6p 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
@@user-un5xj1wl6p 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.
🤣😂🤣😂🤣 The look on your face at the first FPS reading...I’m still laughing.
It may be the stryfe killer, but the stryfe will always be in my heart and it’s AWSOME
I loved that MO POWA BABEH reference!
6:56 I was very surprised to see this here, donut media are one of my favourite channels on UA-cam
thx for the online order link been waiting for that.
I like the donut media reference
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
I like how it says it blasts up to 80 feet but realistically it probably shoots further
That foregrip at 10:20 must have been a lemon. I thought I wouldnt like it but my hand naturally goes to it when I pick up the spectrum
Yet another great video, I've been waiting for this blaster ever since I saw it announced but more importantly I was waiting for your review. GREAT JOB, can't wait to see the mod guide and what you come up with on Next Level Nerf for it, I ordered some of Nexus Pro accessories you made and can't wait.
Ordered mine today! Can't wait to get it. It's DZ or nothing.
So drac
You can also rev without the mag in
You can fingerbang out if the box
18 round mags and older mags with a bump on it won't fit, so you might wanna make room for the 18 stick mags
And the villanator stock works
I was skeptical about the stock, but I really kinda dig the pistol brace feel of it.
2:10 nice transition
Can't wait to see what you can do with this little beast!
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.
How did I miss that "More powah baby" reference