The giggityness is strong with this one. The way it should be. Excellent way to start off the new year of videos. Welcome back Coop! I hope you're doing well!
Breach weapons have never been practical but I think the Fate is a first for Nerf. You're running around the battlefield with Rival rounds all over the place, and if you have the muscle memory down for loading the Fate then you don't have to stress over picking up a random round and putting it in the chamber the right way. Also it's tiny and super well-shaped so it can fit in a pocket. Great weapon!
@@thefreakhouse it is, but it's a little more annoying to use, it just feels very confused. It is not a very practical blaster, as the jolt makes a lot more sense, but it still feels like it's trying to be normal. The Fate embraces it's weirdness and just lets itself go, that's why it's a better blaster. Also the t-bar priming system in the Fate is way better.
Using the rival fate makes me feel like some kind of bounty hunter right out of Star Wars or something. It has such a cool vibe to it, and I'm so glad I picked it up at Target yesterday!
I love the Pathfinder! With some fairly minimal upgrades it performs exceptionally well. Right now mine has the OOD upgrade spring and the Apex kit from Foam Pro Shop.
@@e90baby Im actually considering returning mine, after firing a ton of offbrand headshot rounds, the mag has hiccups while feeding, it seems like it will only work consistently with the new (pricier) rounds i havent modded my old mags with shims yet but theres a note for you guys
@@puvaaneswaranpathmanathan8111 but if he did change the word the reviews would be less funny. But you do get kinda tired of the same joke in every single Rival blaster.
Bro I agree I sadly wasn’t able to pick up the fate but the pathfinder and bison are really cool and honestly the pathfinder has probably become one of my favorite blasters
Great to see you're back! You showed yourself using standard Rival mags but so many other reviewers couldn't get it to feed consistently using the old mags. Did you do anything, like get the mag adapter from Thingiverse?
I got a pathfinder and tried it with old clear mags. The mags fit just fine, but it wouldn't feed. Checking the older mags vs the orange one, I found the older clear mags lack these extra bits just under the lip that seat the mag properly. I glued some extra bits to the area and now they set fine, but if you have older gear, double check your stuff
I have all 3 and without a doubt the Vision is by far the most accurate, I don't do Nerf games just plink around at home so the Vision is my go too, I gave the Fate to my son as it's totally off putting by shooting far too high with sights adjusted to the lowest setting and by moving the targets way out further by then they've curved off. The Pathfinder is just down right beautiful to behold but when we set up targets the Vision kills em, I'm a real shooter though and these Nerf Rivals are just the ticket for setting up for backyard plinking. But hey we all see different qualities in each as we all have different needs. As to the grip, the Vision's is a replica of one of the most famous handguns ever made the Luger and virtually angled the same so to me it's a thumbs up for the Vision.
I got a pathfinder and tried it with old clear mags. The mags fit just fine, but it wouldn't feed. Checking the older mags vs the orange one, I found the older clear mags lack these extra bits just under the lip that seat the mag properly. I glued some extra bits to the area and now they set fine, but if you have older gear, double check your stuff
Depends on the clear mags, they're not all the same. I have a mag I got with a Hera that fails to feed, but two I bought on their own (Nerf brand) feed just fine. 7 round clear mags and the Finisher mag are hit or miss.
Yeah I swapped mags with my friend who had newer ones and I bought ones I found were older, they worked with his blaster no problem, and his worked for my Pathfinder, I do think any recent rival mags (assumption is around the release of Phantom Corps blasters) will work just fine for the Pathfinder
I remember when I used to watch these videos as a kid I would get so needlessly upset that he says "painted clear" but now as an adult thats the only way I refer to clear plastic because of Coop lol Great video as always my guy! ❤
I've done my own testing, and I can confirm, these new ones aren't any more accurate, but they do look a little cooler in my opinion. I just really like the color they chose. The only downside is that it's a little harder to find in the grass than the bright and yellow ones. Heck, even the edge rounds were pretty easy to find.
A point about the pathfinder: it doesn’t work with old rival mags. They don’t seat high enough to actually load rounds in. It can be fixed by adding some small bits of plastic to the mag though
It seems we're getting more and more away from the original intention of Rival (battle-effective blasters with accurate ammo) and into the "gimmick zone" of Nerf Elite or Zombie Strike. Not disappointed, just interesting
Maybe it's just my point of view, but it looks to me the blue balls do shoot straighter. If not more, they maintain a straighter trajectory for a longer distance.
I’m not gonna lie, I think I saw a slight difference in accuracy between the two rounds. Either way I love the pathfinder. It just looks really really cool
Good to see you up n runnin’, dudebro. Been struggling with physical health myself these days, but all that being said, it’s encouraging to see you still doing your thing. Stay tacti-cool!
Anyone else love how no matter what coop always gives honest to god reviews? Like even when nerf sends him stuff for free he is always super honest and knows what to look for in a good blaster. Thanks Coop!!
I can't help but think that the new dimpling on the accu-rival rounds MIGHT make a difference....if not for the Nerf and Rival logos and the seam line. Maybe not, but those cannot be helping lol. Anyway I dig this line, they all look really slick and clean! Shame the Vision is a bit awkward to hold, because I do love the look it gets making the grip and magazine parallel like that. And somehow I've not seen people really compare the Fate to the Knockout. It's just a Knockout with a back prime instead of in-grip, and removing the extra step of manually opening the breach by adding that to the prime action. I'm just curious if it'll have the mod potential that the Knockout did!
The vision is similar to the xshot meteor in form factor, which has a internal magazine in the bottom, and they kinda look the same, Happy that coop is back, welcome back dudebro!
Just a reminder for anybody wanting to buy the pathfinder, you will have to do some modding to your old mags for them to fit into the blaster, the new mag has steps with make it about a centimeter taller
my guess on the rubber ring on the bottom of the pathfinder mag is it's meant to emulate a kinda speedpul/magpul grip you see on the bottom of some tacticool rifle mags
it could be possible to mod the fate to have like a 2 or 3 rnd mag, not 10 or 20 bc that takes away from the uniqueness, but a 2-3 rnd mag would be cool
I hope nerf gets back to producing blasters like the Titan, the Mastodon, Prometheus, Nemesis, Perses, and Khaos. Such cool looking blasters which are actually very fun and (depending on situation) practicool to use.
The firing demo is interesting because it shows the compatibility between the pathfinder and older rival mag. Maybe hasbro secretly fixed the issue or there are different versions of pathfinder.
There's different versions of the clear mags. The 12 round mag I got with my Hera won't feed, but the two extras I have that I purchased on their own feed just fine. They have different feed tabs as well, the Hera mag has a flat bit vs the other two being more pointed.
7:17 it’s funny when he says if that’s not obvious enough you need better glasses when he holds it at the one angle that we can’t see if it’s primed or not
Damn how such would it be if they tweaked the back spin of the accu bawls. Like an air powered blaster that added range and accuracy due to the backspin. I mean that would be more realistic to shoot I guess
A word of caution to anyone looking to buy a pathfinder, it is NOT compatible with any of the normal rival clear mags. This can be easily fixed with some plastic spacers, but if you don’t have a 3D printer you will not be able to use your old rival mags in it.
Looks cool like a cyber punk 2077 look! The color scheme is fabulous. Thanks, Coop for helping me get back into nerfing! Just getting back into Nerf as a grown ass woman. This along with MMA is a lot more fun than traditional exersize. I don't care how foolish I look, it sure is a hell of a lot more fun than just doing "grown up" exersize. For our anniversary I got my guy and I nerf guns. A Kronos and Takedown for each of us. He was so happy! They are both sort of the same capability wise but we both really like the pump action of the Takedown. He bought himself a new blaster, not telling me what it is and is planning a suprise attack. Meanwhile I just got myself the Adventure Force Sportsman. I found a Zombie Strike Flipfury at the thrift store and we are in love with it. We also have Alpha Strike Claws and jolts. Cheap, but really fun. We play Jenga by shooting the blocks down. Now these new cyberpunk-esque blasters are really friggen rad but we need good primaries. Thinking for my guys birthday getting him a Hades cause he's so tall it will work perfect for him!...Unless that's the blaster he already got while he's planning to do black ops on me!
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It's a good Saturday morning when Coop uploads. Welcome back!
did you find any darts btw
2nd reply! Hey Out of Darts!
I don't often like before watching, but I will today
Can we have an Out of Darts Collab with Coop?
@Tiger Grower noone asked but ok ig
The giggityness is strong with this one. The way it should be. Excellent way to start off the new year of videos. Welcome back Coop! I hope you're doing well!
That a Cascades NPCU?
@@NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast Yep. Old F40.
@@MultiPurposeReviewer very nice. Cool seeing you here lol
Did he say paint clear
"It is factually impossible to talk about length and girth without giggling."
- Coop772, 2022
I laughed too
Ah yes, another clip for coop out of context
agreed
Unfortunately he didn't use the fan term "Girth Dart" for Mega XL.
@@GresSimJa missed opportunity is now revealed.
Breach weapons have never been practical but I think the Fate is a first for Nerf. You're running around the battlefield with Rival rounds all over the place, and if you have the muscle memory down for loading the Fate then you don't have to stress over picking up a random round and putting it in the chamber the right way.
Also it's tiny and super well-shaped so it can fit in a pocket. Great weapon!
The flex is very similar though.
Knockout is also like the fate
Won't call it tiny for a one-shot blaster.
@@alanchou88 yeah that’s the jolts place in the plastic food chain😝
@@thefreakhouse it is, but it's a little more annoying to use, it just feels very confused. It is not a very practical blaster, as the jolt makes a lot more sense, but it still feels like it's trying to be normal. The Fate embraces it's weirdness and just lets itself go, that's why it's a better blaster. Also the t-bar priming system in the Fate is way better.
Using the rival fate makes me feel like some kind of bounty hunter right out of Star Wars or something. It has such a cool vibe to it, and I'm so glad I picked it up at Target yesterday!
Jango fett
@@diddydrizzy yeah, someone awesome like Jango Fett or Cad Bane.
This is the way
@@CostcoComrade This is the way
Yeah it's dope. Got a short dart kit coming for it in the mail
I like how little excessive plastic there is. Some of the past blasters have a ton of excess stuff on them, these are nicely streamlined
Someone at Nerf actually thought about practicallity for once🥺.
“Bawls” gets me every time 😂
same i came down to read if anyone had mentioned this, the amount of times he said it
🤨
Lol
Same every single time he says balls I always say it again like it's weird lol
lol
I love the Pathfinder! With some fairly minimal upgrades it performs exceptionally well. Right now mine has the OOD upgrade spring and the Apex kit from Foam Pro Shop.
Do you know what fps its hitting at? also does it maintain a decent level of accuracy with the spring mod?
I love the way the path finder looks, could we know the fps of yours?
@@e90baby I saw from another youtuber the OOD spring hits 115-125
@@thesodathief that’s not too bad. If you can make this thing shoot as hard as a nexus pro then I’ll consider buying it
@@e90baby Im actually considering returning mine, after firing a ton of offbrand headshot rounds, the mag has hiccups while feeding, it seems like it will only work consistently with the new (pricier) rounds i havent modded my old mags with shims yet but theres a note for you guys
The man himself is back!!
Yes
Did he ever leave?
Been ages
Yeah Les gooooooooooooooooooooo
Nerf has not been that interesting and in my opinion that’s why we have lost a lot of RUclipsrs that focus on nerf
I can assure that we wouldn't have coop laughing if he said rounds instead of balls.
i know right!
@@puvaaneswaranpathmanathan8111 but if he did change the word the reviews would be less funny. But you do get kinda tired of the same joke in every single Rival blaster.
@@thedipermontshow ye it is getting kinda old
@@puvaaneswaranpathmanathan8111 yeah :/
GROUP REVIEW BABY
I love these blasters, especially the Fate is fun to mess around with. Firestrike-type blasters never disappoint.
Bro I agree I sadly wasn’t able to pick up the fate but the pathfinder and bison are really cool and honestly the pathfinder has probably become one of my favorite blasters
Agreed
@@spideravengermiller3920 yeah the fate is a good blaster to play around with
@@weirdpringleschip yeah that’s what I have heard I was sad that it wasn’t in target when I picked up the other two
Great to see you're back! You showed yourself using standard Rival mags but so many other reviewers couldn't get it to feed consistently using the old mags. Did you do anything, like get the mag adapter from Thingiverse?
I got a pathfinder and tried it with old clear mags. The mags fit just fine, but it wouldn't feed. Checking the older mags vs the orange one, I found the older clear mags lack these extra bits just under the lip that seat the mag properly. I glued some extra bits to the area and now they set fine, but if you have older gear, double check your stuff
Sharing very important information about the incompatibility of N-Strike barrel attachments. Thanks again, Coop!
I have all 3 and without a doubt the Vision is by far the most accurate, I don't do Nerf games just plink around at home so the Vision is my go too, I gave the Fate to my son as it's totally off putting by shooting far too high with sights adjusted to the lowest setting and by moving the targets way out further by then they've curved off. The Pathfinder is just down right beautiful to behold but when we set up targets the Vision kills em, I'm a real shooter though and these Nerf Rivals are just the ticket for setting up for backyard plinking. But hey we all see different qualities in each as we all have different needs. As to the grip, the Vision's is a replica of one of the most famous handguns ever made the Luger and virtually angled the same so to me it's a thumbs up for the Vision.
THE KING OF NERF REVIEWS RETURNS! Great to have you back Coop! Hope you’re feeling better!
0:46 it is impossible to at least not smirk right here 😂
Great review Coop! You’ve only gotten better over the years.
I got a pathfinder and tried it with old clear mags. The mags fit just fine, but it wouldn't feed. Checking the older mags vs the orange one, I found the older clear mags lack these extra bits just under the lip that seat the mag properly. I glued some extra bits to the area and now they set fine, but if you have older gear, double check your stuff
Depends on the clear mags, they're not all the same. I have a mag I got with a Hera that fails to feed, but two I bought on their own (Nerf brand) feed just fine. 7 round clear mags and the Finisher mag are hit or miss.
Yeah I swapped mags with my friend who had newer ones and I bought ones I found were older, they worked with his blaster no problem, and his worked for my Pathfinder, I do think any recent rival mags (assumption is around the release of Phantom Corps blasters) will work just fine for the Pathfinder
4:03
"Then you can just push your balls in"
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Makes me laugh every time!
Oh yeah I have the nerf Vision and I think it's op lol
I need a compilation of every time he has ever said balls in his videos
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Tip: Switching to your Coop is always faster than reloading
I remember when I used to watch these videos as a kid I would get so needlessly upset that he says "painted clear" but now as an adult thats the only way I refer to clear plastic because of Coop lol
Great video as always my guy! ❤
I love how Coop actually is honest and doesn't get caught up in the hype, people say the new rounds ARE more accurate, but again, it's just the hype
Try them in a different brand like adventure force or x-shot. You might be surprised.
I've done my own testing, and I can confirm, these new ones aren't any more accurate, but they do look a little cooler in my opinion. I just really like the color they chose. The only downside is that it's a little harder to find in the grass than the bright and yellow ones. Heck, even the edge rounds were pretty easy to find.
The “There’s no N-Strike barrel lug” joke should be around forever.
A point about the pathfinder: it doesn’t work with old rival mags. They don’t seat high enough to actually load rounds in. It can be fixed by adding some small bits of plastic to the mag though
Apparently coop's pathfinder works fine with other mags unlike most pathfinders on sale... how odd.
8:20 "and time for the blue balls" me: bro...
It seems we're getting more and more away from the original intention of Rival (battle-effective blasters with accurate ammo) and into the "gimmick zone" of Nerf Elite or Zombie Strike. Not disappointed, just interesting
and tbh, i think the gimmicks in these rival lineups are still quite battle effective
Yeah, and both the Pathfinder and the Fate would have a place in Rival loadouts.
When the nerf community needed him most, he is back!
Maybe it's just my point of view, but it looks to me the blue balls do shoot straighter. If not more, they maintain a straighter trajectory for a longer distance.
I see a tighter group with the new rounds from my pov. And they do shoot more straight
That's what she said
Blue balls *giggling*
giggity
Glad you're back Coop!
I’m not gonna lie, I think I saw a slight difference in accuracy between the two rounds. Either way I love the pathfinder. It just looks really really cool
Good to see you up n runnin’, dudebro. Been struggling with physical health myself these days, but all that being said, it’s encouraging to see you still doing your thing. Stay tacti-cool!
LET’S GO Coop’s back!
i always watch Coop’s reviews for any nerf blasters. he gives details that no other youtubers give
Anyone else love how no matter what coop always gives honest to god reviews? Like even when nerf sends him stuff for free he is always super honest and knows what to look for in a good blaster. Thanks Coop!!
I just hate starting with blue balls. Always a relief to get that out of the way.
Honestly the new rival colors look awesome!
I love that you still say painted clear
Who else is like 20yrs old and still watching this guy review nerf guns
Person: hey could I get a Big Mac?
Coop: no, this is a rival blaster
I can't help but think that the new dimpling on the accu-rival rounds MIGHT make a difference....if not for the Nerf and Rival logos and the seam line. Maybe not, but those cannot be helping lol.
Anyway I dig this line, they all look really slick and clean! Shame the Vision is a bit awkward to hold, because I do love the look it gets making the grip and magazine parallel like that.
And somehow I've not seen people really compare the Fate to the Knockout. It's just a Knockout with a back prime instead of in-grip, and removing the extra step of manually opening the breach by adding that to the prime action. I'm just curious if it'll have the mod potential that the Knockout did!
The way he says “bAlls” is the best part of the video
The vision is similar to the xshot meteor in form factor, which has a internal magazine in the bottom, and they kinda look the same, Happy that coop is back, welcome back dudebro!
I will be putting the pathfinder and fate on my Christmas Wishlist
I do believe I can see the difference in accuracy here, the regular ones flew off to the sides sometimes. The blue ones didn’t seem to do that
Just a reminder for anybody wanting to buy the pathfinder, you will have to do some modding to your old mags for them to fit into the blaster, the new mag has steps with make it about a centimeter taller
Oddly enough, both the VISION and the FATE can be front-loaded, you just need to stick the round far enough for the blaster to propel it
Got to love that FATE.
Thank you for the excellent review.
The tacti-cool guy is back
my guess on the rubber ring on the bottom of the pathfinder mag is it's meant to emulate a kinda speedpul/magpul grip you see on the bottom of some tacticool rifle mags
Also I'm pretty sure it is for team flags to clip on but idk
Welcome back, its interesting to see that you didn't have feeding issues with the older Rival Magazines where a lot of other reviewers did.
it could be possible to mod the fate to have like a 2 or 3 rnd mag, not 10 or 20 bc that takes away from the uniqueness, but a 2-3 rnd mag would be cool
Group Review Time Stamp:
*Introduction* : 0:00
*PathFinder* : 0:57, 8:20
*Vision* : 3:25, 9:05
*Fate* : 5:41, 9:45
*Blaster Experience* : 11:09
*Chronograph* : 12:06
*Personal Opinion* : 12:55
Coop looking good recently! Keep up the hard work, love your videos! Hope you’ve been well my man!
Included with the blaster BALLS an d instructions
I hope nerf gets back to producing blasters like the Titan, the Mastodon, Prometheus, Nemesis, Perses, and Khaos. Such cool looking blasters which are actually very fun and (depending on situation) practicool to use.
Included is the blaster BALLS and a mag
Hey frank, WHERE'S THE VULCAN
I'd love to see the vulcan with like 10 chains connected
@@madnessforever2356 yeah dude
7:16 "If that's not obvious enough, get some new glasses"...
Coop holds it up to the black background so you can't see it.
Some deep trolling there 🤣
I never thought we'd be talking about how Hasbro gave us blue balls.
Anyway, curious what the play experience of the Fate is compared to the Knockout.
Hasbro once gave us some blue balls when they released the Overwatc Soldier 76 blaster
Missed you Coop!! You do the best honest reviews of foam slingers dude!! Keep going bro!!
Man, the design of the Pathfinder speaks to me. Reminds me of the PPS-41c. Gotta get myself one.
Now that i take a look at it it does look like the PPS-41c
Fax
@@say-ef it reminds me of the mp5, the mag, the stock,
I wonder if you could AK reload it.
@@Burntpotatoracing 🤔
during the unboxing he was probally holding back his laugh
I've been waiting for this one, I do want to buy one.
Edit: was able to get the pathfinder and it looks amazing.
Bro, where the heck have you been? I missed your videos so much and am glad to see that you’re posting again
The firing demo is interesting because it shows the compatibility between the pathfinder and older rival mag. Maybe hasbro secretly fixed the issue or there are different versions of pathfinder.
There's different versions of the clear mags. The 12 round mag I got with my Hera won't feed, but the two extras I have that I purchased on their own feed just fine. They have different feed tabs as well, the Hera mag has a flat bit vs the other two being more pointed.
@@Sintacs I see, thanks for the info. I'm going to check my mags later.
7:17 it’s funny when he says if that’s not obvious enough you need better glasses when he holds it at the one angle that we can’t see if it’s primed or not
Nerf rival accu darts are actually better than the original nerf rival Darts accu darts are more painful and they're not as squishy.
Missed opportunity to say *’blue balls’* when unboxing
Damn how such would it be if they tweaked the back spin of the accu bawls. Like an air powered blaster that added range and accuracy due to the backspin. I mean that would be more realistic to shoot I guess
Excellent review outline and delivery!! No fluff, no long drawn out explanations. Just straight to the point and objective! Keep up the great work!
The real question is: *Can you AK reload the Pathfinder?*
I’ve been PUMPED for a new review! Finally! Thank you so much Coop!
He's back boys
A GROUP REVIW WITH ALL THE BALLZ FOR DAYZ!
Welcome Back Coop! Here's to salvaging some good out of 2022!
Viewer: how many more nerf guns do you need?
coop: YES
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A word of caution to anyone looking to buy a pathfinder, it is NOT compatible with any of the normal rival clear mags. This can be easily fixed with some plastic spacers, but if you don’t have a 3D printer you will not be able to use your old rival mags in it.
i found the accu rounds to not veer of in a random direction.
I can see a use for the Carbine version as a primary, and the internal mag pistol as a secondary if you use other ammo types.
The legends back boys
Yessirrr
@@adamnuqman4402 sheeeeesh
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BALLS
I can hear coop trying his best not to laugh when he says 'balls'
me too coop
Looks cool like a cyber punk 2077 look! The color scheme is fabulous. Thanks, Coop for helping me get back into nerfing!
Just getting back into Nerf as a grown ass woman. This along with MMA is a lot more fun than traditional exersize. I don't care how foolish I look, it sure is a hell of a lot more fun than just doing "grown up" exersize.
For our anniversary I got my guy and I nerf guns. A Kronos and Takedown for each of us. He was so happy! They are both sort of the same capability wise but we both really like the pump action of the Takedown. He bought himself a new blaster, not telling me what it is and is planning a suprise attack. Meanwhile I just got myself the Adventure Force Sportsman.
I found a Zombie Strike Flipfury at the thrift store and we are in love with it. We also have Alpha Strike Claws and jolts. Cheap, but really fun. We play Jenga by shooting the blocks down.
Now these new cyberpunk-esque blasters are really friggen rad but we need good primaries. Thinking for my guys birthday getting him a Hades cause he's so tall it will work perfect for him!...Unless that's the blaster he already got while he's planning to do black ops on me!
Smh g0rls don't exist on the internet.
I am a big ass grown man but this series is fantastic. Picking them up.
I'm surprissed you didn't laugh when you said "blue balls"
Wish you could find these in stores!! I found the Vision and that's it!!
woo!
Everybody gangster till they put the Pathfinder in the sideswip together
They look cool but the color choice is horrible
coop is BACK!
GLAD YOUR BACK!!!!
These rivals looks like APEX LEGENDS skins, i like them a lot, thanks Coop
i love how these guns look. they look like something from Apex Legends
The rubber part in the grip is to optimise the feeding of the ammo. It adjusts the feeding of the last ball to parallel to the barrel.
I love this dudes channel, it’s so organised so I can just find what video I want pretty easily
Coop:I thought you were dead
Rival:I always come back
Coop:nani?!?!
0:37 "magazine, balls," Coop, that just sounds wrong.
Real great to see you back, Coop!!!
Glad to see you back :D
How about doing an Alpha Strike series overview? There is a bunch of them now, a review would be awesome!