Of all the fields you have gone to....

[d4m4don3]

Most of the choices in socal are pathetic. Surprisingly Camp Pendleton's paintball park now has the most professional referees that I've encountered. Their courteous respectful and they listen for once instead of some punk kid mouthing off all the time. Heck I was amazed at how the speedball field was run. At 1st they had a teams only session for a few hours in the morning, then they announced walk-on pick up games were now occuring at the speedball field. The ref there was amazing, he coached the players pointing out their mistakes, giving them tips on how to utilize the bunkers and encouraged newbie's into advancing. They run a tight operation there and I wouldn't mind going there if it wasn't a long drive for me.

[druid]

Think back on places you have played paintball over the years.
What things that you experienced at the field that were within the owner/managers control made it a good experience?
They kept PB alive
What things made it bad?
Their inattentiveness to safety or inability to see beyond the dollar bill
What do you look for in a field?
Fair play and THEN reasonable prices
What attracts you to certain fields?
see above
Why do you avoid certain fields?
see above - add to that, opinionated little aggletts that have a year experience but are going to crack smack on my Ion
What pricing point do you find fair in field fees for a day of play? Air fee? Paint?
Air is always going to be the cheapest thing to "purchase" on a field.
Do you feel that a field that allows BYOP is justified in charging a slightly higher price?

yes I do. $10 for air is still cheaper than $100/case ::cough SKIRMISH cough::

[Sundown]

here is my answer. I could say much more, but it would be to long for nothing

made it a good experience?
Friendly owner and staff. I am going there to have a good time
Good refs are important. By good I mean a ref that looks out for our safety and has a certain ''control'' of the games and not let a game out of wack
I liked it when the Owners/refs ask what kind of day we want to have. (more of this.. more of that)
Staff who show us a good time
What things made it bad?
An owner who only wants our money. bad staff that simply don't care
What do you look for in a field?
As for a woodsball Field, I like variety of fields to play during the day.
I also like it when some games can be played in more than one field at the same time.
A mixe of woods and made up bunkers are really fun.
What attracts you to certain fields?
Well a mix of everything really: Staff, prices, people that play there, the field itself, ownership. Somewhere I can have fun and be safe.
Why do you avoid certain fields?
High prices, bad staff, nobody to play with.
What pricing point do you find fair in field fees for a day of play? Air fee? Paint?
Well it always depends on where you play. I usually play at 2 fields.
-One field that I pay 20$ for entry fee with free air and its BYOP
-Another field where I paid 100$ for membership for free entry and air all year and 100$ a box of paint.. or 25$ a bag of paint.
I love them both. But above 100$ a box of paint is a lot.
Do you feel that a field that allows BYOP is justified in charging a slightly higher price?
Slightly higher price is ok with BYOP. I buy paint somewhere else and I don't mind paying more for entry because in the long run I save$.
But like I said above, I have 2 fields I usually play at. If I want to shoot 2000 balls during a day, I go with BYOP. If I want to play in a ''nicer'' field I go to the 100$/box field.