New Macdev XDR

CAOL_98 · 03-11-2021, 06:21 AM

Looks pretty awesome! I was pleasantly surprised to find this as a mid range offering! There are some pretty amazing features for the price imho! Very cool!

Paint_hore · 03-20-2021, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by insixdays777

Not sure the poppy loud infinity drive is what I want to be hearing if I chose to shoot mech.... I will be happy when Macdev moves away from the infinity drive.... I'll beat the dead horse again... BRING BACK THE DROID/CLONE GT DRIVE.... and another cyborg would be nice...however the XDR looks nice, just not my cup of tea. Hope Macdev makes bank on it and uses that money to bring back the Droid drive....

Not only that, they are way overpriced. XTS should be 999 and this gun 549. Nobody in their right mind is gonna buy macdev at PE pricing. The GT was their last reliable marker....other than the dreadful screens burning out.

WillyW0nka · 03-21-2021, 12:17 AM

I was considering this too, but like others side they’ve priced me out of wanting it. Not a fan of their anodizing either, it looks cheap.

xmc1146 · 03-28-2021, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by viking002

First thought. Why didn't they put a thumbwheel on the feedneck?

I like that they are in the mech game now though! Excited to see how these perform.

They dont want to pay for more rights. Dangerous still owns the patent for the the clamping feedback and the "thumb wheel". Ever wonder why DP seems dead? Because every manufacturer uses their patent, so they dont need a new gun every year. Even now DLX uses their raps design and other manufacturers too.

$balla · 03-28-2021, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by xmc1146

They dont want to pay for more rights. Dangerous still owns the patent for the the clamping feedback and the "thumb wheel".

Lol what? How can I can read up on this???

Paul77 · 03-28-2021, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by $balla

Lol what? How can I can read up on this???

yes its 100% true, go back 10 years and youll see lots about it.

but DP probably has royalties of like 0.25 cents per. so their take on feednecks isnt much.

xmc1146 · 03-29-2021, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul77

yes its 100% true, go back 10 years and youll see lots about it.

but DP probably has royalties of like 0.25 cents per. so their take on feednecks isnt much.

I doubt its .25 of a dollar. May be 30 cents, lol

imped4now · 03-29-2021, 11:21 AM

I'm curious if DP is still collecting royalties now that they've left the market.

I confirmed they did.

$balla · 03-29-2021, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul77

yes its 100% true, go back 10 years and youll see lots about it.

but DP probably has royalties of like 0.25 cents per. so their take on feednecks isnt much.

Wild. And even still, not bad for money for revenue that just sort of comes in, no production resources needed.

Paul77 · 03-29-2021, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by imped4now

I'm curious if DP is still collecting royalties now that they've left the market.

I confirmed they did.

they did? they are no longer involved in PB?

as long as they own the patent theyll collect the money.

(dr) · 03-29-2021, 09:00 PM

Macdev is one of those companies that makes cool stuff and I've heard all sorts of positive stuff second hand, but I'll never buy one.

I just don't ever see anyone use them or get a chance to use one. It's always been that way with them vs the rest of the market and I imagine it's only worse now with damn near everyone using PE, Dye or Luxe.

xmc1146 · 03-30-2021, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by (dr)

Macdev is one of those companies that makes cool stuff and I've heard all sorts of positive stuff second hand, but I'll never buy one.

I just don't ever see anyone use them or get a chance to use one. It's always been that way with them vs the rest of the market and I imagine it's only worse now with damn near everyone using PE, Dye or Luxe.

2nd smoothest gun I ever shot was a Macdev next to the 2012 Vanguard Demon. Smoother than the Luxe or Dye. Anyone that shot a Demon or owned will attest to my statement, bar none will come close to the smoothness of the the Demon. But also the worst gun to own! LoL

imped4now · 03-30-2021, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by (dr)

Macdev is one of those companies that makes cool stuff and I've heard all sorts of positive stuff second hand, but I'll never buy one.

I just don't ever see anyone use them or get a chance to use one. It's always been that way with them vs the rest of the market and I imagine it's only worse now with damn near everyone using PE, Dye or Luxe.

Sounds like good reasons to buy one...

natexcarr · 03-30-2021, 08:20 AM

As someone who owned multiple Clone VX's circa 2011ish, I can attest that (at the time) it had one of the better shots among markers I had my hands on regularly. My only real gripe I've ever had with Macdev is that the triggers left A LOT to be desired. If they could work that out (or you can overlook it) it's a good marker.

imped4now · 03-30-2021, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by natexcarr

As someone who owned multiple Clone VX's circa 2011ish, I can attest that (at the time) it had one of the better shots among markers I had my hands on regularly. My only real gripe I've ever had with Macdev is that the triggers left A LOT to be desired. If they could work that out (or you can overlook it) it's a good marker.

A Violent trigger on that era of MD markers (Droid, Clone, CyRX) completely and utterly solves that. Still one of my favorite feeling triggers ever.

The Prime trigger/carrier design is outstanding and can be setup to feel excellent, and I'm a trigger snob. I expect the same design to be carried over to the XDR.

paintballmw · 04-02-2021, 11:18 AM

I really like the way the primes feel and shoot, but the gt drive is still the smoothest shooting engine I have shot. Hope the xdr does well. A new cyborg would be cool need more poppits on the market.

bracer028 · 04-03-2021, 06:40 PM

Had macdev continued with those cyborgs, they would have beat those egos. But their down fall was sub contracting those tadao boards that lead to burn outs. Because of that, they got that reputation for being unreliable

f8al · 04-04-2021, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by bracer028

Had macdev continued with those cyborgs, they would have beat those egos. But their down fall was sub contracting those tadao boards that lead to burn outs. Because of that, they got that reputation for being unreliable

The sensor boards on the C6's didn't help that reputation either. That gun would have been so much better without sensors...

imped4now · 04-04-2021, 09:29 PM

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The sensor boards on the C6's didn't help that reputation either. That gun would have been so much better without sensors...

Fortunately, the sensors have zero bearing on functionality.

tweeter4 · 04-05-2021, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by imped4now

Fortunately, the sensors have zero bearing on functionality.

It had a major bearing on value though. That issue killed the resale market on those because it seeded a fear of deeper issues with the marker.

imped4now · 04-05-2021, 09:44 AM

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It had a major bearing on value though. That issue killed the resale market on those because it seeded a fear of deeper issues with the marker.

And more recently, we've seen the market start to shrug it off, as C6 values have rebounded pretty healthily.