How much gear is overkill?

[Demlockian]

Okay, next question.  Right now as I may have already said I only want to invest $600 - $700 into this sport to start.  No point dropping down tons of cash at first...but I do want to get into it well equipped.  This means I am only allowing into my budget one set of camo.  Of the sets below what is best for overall Arizona play?

http://www.airsoftpost.com/product_info.php?cPath=30_745_747&products_id=34107
Basic old fashioned desert camo

http://www.airsoftpost.com/product_info.php?cPath=30_745_747&products_id=34102
Digital desert camo

http://www.airsoftpost.com/product_info.php?cPath=30_745_747&products_id=31775
Standard issue ACU.  I pick the standard issue ACU as my favorite because of the built in padding.  But if the pattern is horrible (very well may be...) then I don't want it.

If you have a better idea please post it!

[vibora]

Of the patterns on your list ACU < tri-color desert < desert marpat.  However, the best pattern I can think of for Arizona is desert DPM.  I have run all kinds of patterns (MC, solids, woodland, tri-color desert) but DDPM was the first camo that I was complimented on by the other team for its effectiveness.  If you are lucky enough to get your hands on some, buy it.  For it's rarity, it's actually not much different in price from domestically available patterns (definitely cheaper then Multicam).  If you want, you can get some on Ebay, but the make sure to get that janky UK sizing right.

[Rockit]

I'd recommend heading to the army surplus stores around town. Also if you can't find what you want used, evike.com has a %15 off sale this month.

[deathbydanish]

Okay, next question.  Right now as I may have already said I only want to invest $600 - $700 into this sport to start.  No point dropping down tons of cash at first...but I do want to get into it well equipped.  This means I am only allowing into my budget one set of camo.  Of the sets below what is best for overall Arizona play?

http://www.airsoftpost.com/product_info.php?cPath=30_745_747&products_id=34107
Basic old fashioned desert camo

http://www.airsoftpost.com/product_info.php?cPath=30_745_747&products_id=34102
Digital desert camo

http://www.airsoftpost.com/product_info.php?cPath=30_745_747&products_id=31775
Standard issue ACU.  I pick the standard issue ACU as my favorite because of the built in padding.  But if the pattern is horrible (very well may be...) then I don't want it.

If you have a better idea please post it!

Camo can be helpful but this isn't real combat, the reason stuff like multicam works so well is because its meant to hide you when your opponents are like 200 yards away. But given that most initial contact in airsoft happens at < 100 feet and often even closer than that, then camo + you moving around will mean you will be spotted.  Don't go in with the mindset that a particular camo pattern will make you invisible to your opponents, because at the usual engagement distances, it won't. I believe MAD_SARGE put it best, the uniforms and their camo patterns are meant for identification more for than for concealment. There is a practical reason why we divide up into two teams, tan and green.

With that, I would recommend that you get ACU or multicam, since in most organized games with tan and green teams, ACU/multicam is considered a universal pattern and they are usually assigned to fill in gaps whenever the teams get uneven.