IF you could change one thing . . .

[olinar]

well, what is there to improve when you only play with good friends. last time i played there was really only 2 issues but my teamates were friends that just recently started playing. if you are out call yourself out, yell it regardless if everyone knows your out. if you have to check yourself call "time" and do so. jeez this got me so pissed that day because were were playin outlaw ball and we only had 5 people. since 2 of them were noobies i took them on my team. i was maybe 10 feet from them in a concealed area behined a tree and they were side by side unloading like there was no tomorrow on only 1 person! and then somehow they both get hit and instead of calling themselves out they walk towards the guy who shot em out and that guy does the same then they proceed to check for markings. all 3 were gathered on the side so i took it as all 3 of them were out. so i proceed to stalk my prey when the player from the other team(that i thought had gotten out) comes up behind me ans says,"Im still in" and shoots me!i get that theyre new but theyre not new to common sense(as i would hope)it seems like every new player has to either waste all his paintballs without getting anyone out or theyre walking to the starting area and hold their gone straight up and the hopper lids opens and well, there they go. next time i go im gettin my own case and i dont even use a bag no matter how lo0ng we play. newbies are expesive.

the other thing is that people are so worried about what their teamates are doing and they completely lose track of whet theyre doing. i was sittin behind some brush while the opponent (again it was my 3 vs their 2) was creepin closer and closer towards my teamates who as usual were throwing everything they had at him. they had no clear shot but this didnt stop em, i however wouldve had an amazingly clear shot had my opponent walked another 3 feet or so but my teamate yells,"What the are you doing?hes right there" i stay quiet hoping the oppenent didnt catch my teamates performance but before i knew it he was running back to cover and i was sitting there contemplating on whether or not i should go rogue and take my own teamate out.

/im thirsty now

[02vertcocker]

Not a thing.

Evolve or die.

[gus13]

less drama between teams/individuals
more play- where I play you show up at noon play one game by 2 talk about that one game for about an hour talk some more talk anohter hour so in an 8 hr day we may get about 4 games in.
cheaper paint (free would be best! )
no cheating(or at least more structured/stricter rules aginst it)

[neppo1345]

Not a thing.

Evolve or die.

Agreed.

[behemoth]

Not a thing.

Evolve or die.

Agreed.

Pansies.

[Empyreal Rogue]

Maturity

that takes my vote. I guess it might be along the way of attitude, but in its own rank. stop having these brats come out and wave their weight (attitude) and money around. I use this phrase alot with this issue and it's all out dorky: "with great power, come great responcibility." If they can't control their gun and not respect the game and people, take it away.

Like there's a guy at my local field who has a stupid fast E-cocker, awesome guy and will appoligise if he hits you more then once and can make every new player welcome. one the flip side ther is a kid who is the equle and exact opposite whith his daddys dollars in toys. pretty much every week I have to get on to him about something that isn't even a stupid mistake/thing, it's him being... language I can't use here... and the manager turned him away once. take his DMC away, and all the people like him.

That's exactly what I would change.

I'm tired of going out to play and listening to kids brag about how awesome/uber/god-like/1337 they are. Even if they get rocked in some games, they come up with excuses for what happened. There's a huge lack of maturity in paintball nowadays, and this is what also gives the sport a bad name.

I'd also like to input that there's a lack of honesty and respect in the game. Thankfully I have not experienced any disrespect while playing. But I read quite often and watch games where someone is obviously cheating but somehow gets away with it. It's not fair to those of us who are respectful and honest players.

[Lee]

i would like to see fields supply a large block of valium, similar to a salt lick, that overly aggressive knuckle heads are required to sample on an hourly basis.

[blizpaintball42]

One of the things I'm noticing here is the expense of paintball. I run a field, and have to tell you, paint for 30 a case just isn't possible, unless you want to shoot thirds. This isn't our fault, it's the distributor's. We sell our field paint for 45 a case (for quality paint, not trash), and charge 15 for entry with all day air or CO2 if you own your own equipment.

I do have to agree though, I'm sick of playing with kids who's parents support their paintball habit, shoot Egos, DMs, PMs and such. They think they are God's gift to the sport and they whine like 6 year old girls when you burn them on the break.

Another thing that gets on my nerves is when these little jerks guns go down, and they bring it to you and expect you to not only know how to fix it, but have the parts and the time to do so. I don't mind helping someone out if they need it, but they are like "hey, you look like you know what you're doing, fix my gun".

[Arstron]

The only thing I would change (this would go for tourneys to), any mode of fire other then full auto is acceptable, but a 10 bps cap limit.

[hurleyhonda22]

first of all ... i really could care either way i still have fun on my typical day of play...

but i could see the benefeits of a limited ROF for walk on games ... or the different groups ... a couple of the fields i visit seperates new players, intermediate, and advanced players ...

so something like

new players 8bps pure semi
intermediate 15 pure semi
advanced 15 anything goes as far as ramping and modes ...

or just make everyone play with gravity fed hoppers to limit eveyones ROF for fields that don't seperate the groups...

I disagree I think that limiting what players could do would just turn people away from the sport. Paintball is an artform for players to freely play how they like

[ta2maki]

How 'bout more hot chicks. Everytime I go, it's a sausagefest. And the few girls that are there aren't that cute or there with their boyfriends...

Ok seriously, The thing that bothers me is the attitude some of these guys have, they aren't there to have fun. It seems like people are there just to shoot someone as much as they can before they call themselves out. Sometimes going up against these rampers is fun, but when you see a bunch of them squid bashing the beginners. It's pretty lame.

[Irish Deth]

Ban Smart Parts Products

This will get pulled. But I'd ban Smart Parts products. No need for Lawyer-happy people to benefit from our sport.

[Zone Drifter]

If i could change one thing, it would be organization. I like playing outside and on seemingly simple constructed fields, but it gets old. I wish that someone would actually build a complex that housed playing for all types of styles. For example, think the Complex map from goldeneye, now have designated ammo spots for each team. ok, allow each team either a pistol or pump, each using limited ammo (the regular that pistols and pumps can hold, no hoppers) and air cartrages. you would pay for the air and paint, but thats it. then organize it and have a real sweet scenario.

Coolest part about that, is you dont need camo or high bps, you just need skill, some corners to hide behind and low fps so that you dont kill the other person at close range.

I dont mind electo guns, they can be fun, but if its electro, then i think it should stay semi on fields and have them play in their own class. same goes with semi-auto mech markers.

All i would like to see, is a bit more oranization. I know paintball started outside with people who used the honor system, but i think a very impressive complex would get people worked up and want to play.