Dont mean to cry about it, but is anyone else feeling the same?

[MANN]

And I've got this email from some polite fellow in Nigeria that seems to have some high value potential!

Man you are so lucky. If he needs other people to send the money to please lmk. I would love to help him out. I can send my ss# and DOB to verify my bank acct number.

Stuff cost money. Either work to make it so you can have it, or dont complain.

[BigTrucker]

Ya man dont worrie about it. play with what you have now and get all up in those books. Trust me when i say that 30 something will be upon you before you know it. Then you'll look back and say "where did the last 14 or 15 years go??" The older you get the more money the toys cost. Im sure you dont want to drive a truck like me, it sucks the life right out of you. hang in their.

[bryceeden]

Just get what you can and be happy with it. I had to sell my E-mag(Alot of people in this thread seem to have that problem) and just settle for a classic RT, but as long as you can still play have fun and get what you can. Like was said earlier once you hit higher education your disposable income decreases greatly.

[mr doo doo]

thanks guys, i appreciate your opinions.

tl;dr - get a job.

a job? just like every respectable asian, my family owns a business, and THAT is my job. payment? i live under a roof with plenty of food and needs . Other than that, my parents pay for my field + paint cost since i work on the weekdays for around 4 hours total, before and after school, and 12 hours on the weekends. They dont really mind unless i do good in school, but i have been taking advantage of that, and i feel like a spoiled kid at the moment.

Get a credit card.

yea, good luck mr! i have a debit card, but i only use to to order stuff only or pay for my SAT's.

Get your education now!

yea, i have taken that point into cosideration, but still, that pump kit is all i can think of... yes, o, yes, no, yes, no...

Either work to make it so you can have it, or dont complain.

exactly! that is what i live by in my life: not to cry about anything unimportant, but i just felt maybe other people were to be in my position and see what they did/are doing about it.

Well, i guess all i can say is i'll just have to see what happens. Still dont have a decision down; yes, school first, but then again, a pump kit, especially on a mag, is a mighty cool thing to have 10 years from now.

[LinearGoose]

Get a pump, it will pay for itself. I used a pod and a half a day. Which beat me using a case a day.

[mr doo doo]

WOW, a pod and a half all day? geez, that sounds like great! but you see, my fear is will i have fun playing stock class when im so used to semi? i mean, im down to play stock, but i dont know if ill do good against OTHER semis...

see, now that makes me want to get a pump kit. :)

[LinearGoose]

Well I used to play semi all the time. Thats what I first started on, but I decided to give pump a try and got me a phantom. Never looked back at that day and love it. Ill recomend it to anyone. It made me feel like I was playing paintball for the first time again and the plus side is I can play every week if i choose. Not once a month but anyways its up to you.

[Ninjeff]

WOW, a pod and a half all day? geez, that sounds like great! but you see, my fear is will i have fun playing stock class when im so used to semi? i mean, im down to play stock, but i dont know if ill do good against OTHER semis...

see, now that makes me want to get a pump kit. :)

I was worried about the transition also. Ive been playing semi for YEARS. But my roomate plays pump exclusively, and he has developed one wicked snap shot. So, combined with the lower paint cost i decided to give it a try.

It WILL make you a better player (playing pump) and it teaches you NOT to rely on your firepower, but your skills at shooting, moving, thinking, pacing, etc. So when you DO go back to semi for a game or two you will see a noted improvement on your game. At least, i have

[teufelhunden]

Wow, you guys are all extra dumb today if you couldn't see the sarcasm if not in my first post, then certainly the second...

Not that I'd expect any of you to have checked, but my about me does list my occupation as one who works in financial services... [obviously, it doesn't guarantee intelligence, but it puts me a leg up on someone who paints murals for a living, money wise.]

[SR_matt]

Ya man dont worrie about it. play with what you have now and get all up in those books. Trust me when i say that 30 something will be upon you before you know it. Then you'll look back and say "where did the last 14 or 15 years go??" The older you get the more money the toys cost. Im sure you dont want to drive a truck like me, it sucks the life right out of you. hang in their.

ya im only 18 and i already am saying "dang i did what ever 4 years ago? wow" or "wow i was in this place 8 years ago and now im here, dang"



about pump, heck ya, its so much fun and you get much better, i still can draw and shoot better with my mag (which i got well after my pump) but the pump has helped me a lot and not only is it a blast to play with but it gets some great comments and looks, especially "your using co2, you need to upgrade to hpa" with a response of "i have 3 hpa tanks but i get more shots out of my co2 for the size/weight and i have +/-2 fps when its jumpy

-matt

[DaFin]

/morans

Who is Morans?

And now to help you out for the next time, read below.

Moron was originally a scientific term, coined by psychologist Henry H. Goddard from the Greek word moros meaning "dull" (as opposed to sharp) and used to describe a person with a mental age between 8 and 12 on the Binet scale. It was also once applied to people with an IQ of 51-70 and was a step up from "imbecile" (IQ of 26-50) and two steps up from "idiot" (IQ of 0-25). The word moron, along with "retarded" and "feeble-minded" (among others), was once considered a valid descriptor in the psychological community, though these words have all now passed into common slang use, exclusively in a detrimental context.

[SCpoloRicker]

Who is Morans?

PM'd. :)

/Hi Beemer!

[mr doo doo]

^^ haha.

I was worried about the transition also. Ive been playing semi for YEARS. But my roomate plays pump exclusively, and he has developed one wicked snap shot. So, combined with the lower paint cost i decided to give it a try.

It WILL make you a better player (playing pump) and it teaches you NOT to rely on your firepower, but your skills at shooting, moving, thinking, pacing, etc. So when you DO go back to semi for a game or two you will see a noted improvement on your game. At least, i have

yea, that was a pretty convincing statement there, and since i have a friend who is really thinking about picking up a sniper, i have made (actually, begged) some extra money for a pump kit...that is if mr jay will let me back in :)

and yes, i hear it will make ya a better player and all, which is one of the main reasons why i considered it, second to paint. i wish it will be fun!

[Jaan]

I've been in your situation and here's my humble advice...

You don't need any of this stuff.

You described all the pre-orders available as "irresistible". Why? It's just stuff. It's nice stuff, but just stuff. You know what's really irresistible? When you're hungry, flat broke, it's 2 days until your next paycheck, and all you have to eat in your apartment is a couple of slices of bologna, and a box of popsicles.

Once you reach the zen of knowing deep down inside that you can actually resist this stuff, then you're in control. You can just chill out and let the universe come to you...

...I've noticed something interesting that's happened to me time and time again over the years; when I've wanted something, and couldn't really afford it at the moment I just waited and eventually I would run across a deal or something and would get it for free, or almost nothing. You can get stuff on sale, at flea markets, from other guys who were stupid and got themselves into trouble and need to sell their paintball guns like right now...there are lots of ways to get what you want without spending a ton of money. All you have to do is have some self control and be patient.

[turbo chicken]

there was a pump preorder???

dangit ... and i just decided to try out a sniper ....

*searches or pump preorder*