Why do people think paintball is dead or dying?

[stoffa15]

what is it then????

So there are so many different points of view here. I'm pretty sure its safe to say that everyone here isn't a immature piss head, that bashes noobes on the field and tries to take people's heads of with a stream of paint. If you were you probably wouldn't be playing paintball with a "outdated" marker.Paintball isn't the problem!!!!!!!!!!!! The problem is this generation of people.Have you ever looked on youtube or the nation??? Its that 11-17 year old bashing everyone and everything. If its not my gun its crap attitude.If you don't play with a DYE,ANGEL,Etc you shouldn't be playing.I would pwn you... you cant walk a trigger for s#%$.

This is the problem, our youth not paintball itself.I have no kids myself but I have watched my nephew and niece grow up and I must say they don't appreciate a damn thing. Society has changed from being personal to having your kids being baby sat for 8 hours at school and to be occupied for their remainder of time with T.V. and the internet.If I don't dress this way they won't like me,if I don't have the newest sneakers I'm a herb, and If I'm different I'm an outcast.

I remember when I was young, Every weekend I would be outside with the rest of the team playing sports,riding bikes,playing manhunt.When was the last time you saw that on a regular???? Look at America's past time, 48% of major league players are from outside of the country.The youth of America are ZOMBIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Guys just stop saying that paintball is dying,The American way of life is dying instead. I started playing paintball when I was 17 years old. I bought A brass eagle Talon with my own money and got pwned by Mag owners that didn't make fun of my plastic gun.Your knowledge of the sport and life is the key.I bought a Mag soon after cause some guy was really nice to me and lent me his Mag when the pump handle broke on the Talon.Stop *****ing about things and Make A difference, or your just part of the problem.



I'm sorry for the rant guys, I just love this sport and I will stop playing it when I have no more air in my lungs and I'll still be shooting my MAG

[chafnerjr]

I just love this sport and I will stop playing it when I have no more air in my lungs and I'll still be shooting my MAG

Well said!

[M98Punk]

I agree.... very well said! Of course when I play next I think I'm going to leave my mag aside for the day let one of the newbies use it while I try my hand at being a pistolista with my USP

[corwin_160]

I concur like Mike Phillips from Tech PB said Ill be playing paintball when Im a f#$%ing wheelchair!

[M98Punk]

dude give the motor some mad ups and strap a mag on either side (warp fed of course) and you have yourself a lean mean wheelchair ballin' machine!!!!!

[Beemer]

I concur like Mike Phillips from Tech PB said Ill be playing paintball when Im a f#$%ing wheelchair!

We have a smilie for that.

[skife]

i havn't played in about 2 years.

I havn't played at a field in about 3.


reasons why;

1. Nobody to play with
2. Its expensive
3. The "Fun" factor was lost


Everyone needs the latest and greatest of guns, i have 2 guns.

Both of the designs are around 20 years old
I shoot a classic valved mini mag with intelli or a mixed breed autococker.

[maniacmechanic]

So there are so many different points of view here. I'm pretty sure its safe to say that everyone here isn't a immature piss head, that bashes noobes on the field and tries to take people's heads of with a stream of paint. If you were you probably wouldn't be playing paintball with a "outdated" marker.Paintball isn't the problem!!!!!!!!!!!! The problem is this generation of people.Have you ever looked on youtube or the nation??? Its that 11-17 year old bashing everyone and everything. If its not my gun its crap attitude.If you don't play with a DYE,ANGEL,Etc you shouldn't be playing.I would pwn you... you cant walk a trigger for s#%$.

This is the problem, our youth not paintball itself.I have no kids myself but I have watched my nephew and niece grow up and I must say they don't appreciate a damn thing. Society has changed from being personal to having your kids being baby sat for 8 hours at school and to be occupied for their remainder of time with T.V. and the internet.If I don't dress this way they won't like me,if I don't have the newest sneakers I'm a herb, and If I'm different I'm an outcast.

I remember when I was young, Every weekend I would be outside with the rest of the team playing sports,riding bikes,playing manhunt.When was the last time you saw that on a regular???? Look at America's past time, 48% of major league players are from outside of the country.The youth of America are ZOMBIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Guys just stop saying that paintball is dying,The American way of life is dying instead. I started playing paintball when I was 17 years old. I bought A brass eagle Talon with my own money and got pwned by Mag owners that didn't make fun of my plastic gun.Your knowledge of the sport and life is the key.I bought a Mag soon after cause some guy was really nice to me and lent me his Mag when the pump handle broke on the Talon.Stop *****ing about things and Make A difference, or your just part of the problem.



I'm sorry for the rant guys, I just love this sport and I will stop playing it when I have no more air in my lungs and I'll still be shooting my MAG

somebody finnaly wrote down what I been thinking

[Konigballer]

Seems like there is very little sense of 'ownership' with the younger crop of players today, either with the sport of paintball itself or their own equipment. Some, not all, of these younger players seem to show little respect for either.

Paintball is just something they get into for a few years an trash, until they find something they like better. Same with their gear, alot didn't actually buy their own gear, their parents gave it to them. Therfore they feel no sense of ownership over it. No pride for what their using and how they use it on the field, no matter how humble their marker may be. They never had to work to attain it in the first place, so they only enjoy it untill they see someone with something 'better' than them. To be fair, many of this younger generation's parents are not much better. They live beyond their means on credit, always trying to attain the life of the rich people, and celebrities, they constatnly watch on TV. Makes for poor role-models..

I had to WORK for my first gun in highschool, a Prolite. Then I had to work to get good with it so I wouldn't be slaughtered by mag and cocker guys. It made me appreciate both my gun, and paintball.

[M98Punk]

I completely agree! I remember skimping and saving for my first tippmann and how I lovingly saved and skimped for every upgrade.....and then later when I got my micro I spent a good year getting everything that I want for it....even if I haven't instaled the pnue for it yet.

They aren't quite family but they are definatly like pets to me,

[corwin_160]

To arms my brothers to arms!!!

I had to WORK for my first gun in highschool, a Prolite. Then I had to work to get good with it so I wouldn't be slaughtered by mag and cocker guys. It made me appreciate both my gun, and paintball.

The prolite was my first marker too I love that thing still have it too. I don't use it as much as the E Mag though. Still ill never get rid of it ill have to pull it out this sumer and show these kid's that it is the player.

[Don Carnage]

Paintball is going through it's rough time for a ton of reasons, but my personal opinion as far as a big one is that we're not getting enough new blood.

Cheap fast guns did a lot of it. Kids that show up to play on their first day who are carying their field rental Tippmanns and get lit up by the players sporting the latest super-gun are not going to have fun and are not too likely to come back

My first game I ever played was horrible by most accounts. Gun didn't work, crappy rental mask fogged to the point I couldnt see anything, etc... but I never got lit up. Had that first game included some guy nailing me 15+ times in a second, I might never have come back and now a days, new players are getting 'pwned' by morons sporting stupid-fast guns at a walk-on games every single weekend. The end result is that we're not getting new blood.

Think about how much money comes from new blood. I have all my gear, what little gear I buy is hardly enough to help the community. New players who need a mask, gun, tank, gearbag, harness, clothes, hopper, barrel, etc... those are the ones keeping to shops and manufacturers alive. And we've done our best and chasing off the 'noobs' by blasting them with our super ramped-up guns at 20bps.

Why do you think the surviving leauge has dropped their bps to 12? It's not because they are stupid jerks that want to ruin your day, but because they're wrangling in the biggest detrement to paintball. If the leauges are not shooting faster than 12 bps, then many new guns won't need to shoot much faster. Players won't need to get paintball hoses and now this opens the door for those seeds of new players to take root, grow, and continue the survival of our game.

Here's a question for you old players. Is playing now any less fun than it was back in the day when you went out and played with VM68's and Tippmann Prolites, laughed and shot your friends, and then all went out together, shared war stories and compared bruises? If it isn't as fun now as it was then, then lets turn down the ROF's and see if we can get that back.

[chafnerjr]

Why do you think the surviving leauge has dropped their bps to 12? It's not because they are stupid jerks that want to ruin your day, but because they're wrangling in the biggest detrement to paintball. If the leauges are not shooting faster than 12 bps, then many new guns won't need to shoot much faster. Players won't need to get paintball hoses and now this opens the door for those seeds of new players to take root, grow, and continue the survival of our game.

I like it!

Here's a question for you old players. Is playing now any less fun than it was back in the day when you went out and played with VM68's and Tippmann Prolites, laughed and shot your friends, and then all went out together, shared war stories and compared bruises? If it isn't as fun now as it was then, then lets turn down the ROF's and see if we can get that back.

For me, playing now is just different. Like everyone else my I saved to buy my first marker. It was $350 for a Tippmann 68 Carbine which I still have (sans velocity screw). However, my stepfather started a "private field" (with rentals) for friends and family once my brother and I got interested in paintball. Every damned Sunday in the summer we'd play from 11am until we couldn't see a damn thing anymore. Hell Corwin_160 was there! I'm not sure that I can compare that to anything as it was a major part of my youth.

It's just much different now without our own field. My local field is great, their refs are great, and the people are pretty good. It's not the same but it's still a great time. It just seems to be a mixed bag for people.

[halB]

When are these tiberius rounds coming out? Don't you people understand? Paintball is a phoenix, and it will rise from the ashes. The guns you own now will be worthless. We will probably re-do the whole evolution, just in fast forward.

New pumps
New Semis
New electros.

My god! I cannot wait for the most expensive thing there is in a day of paintball to be the food!

These will save paintball.

//how can I get my hands on these?

[chafnerjr]

My god! I cannot wait for the most expensive thing there is in a day of paintball to be the food!

I would love that to be the case... with that said I must have missing something. When those tiberius rounds come out they will be likel ~32 to 33 times as expensive as the current rounds... unless thats what you meant and were just making a joke. They are marketing the new tierius rounds as being just under $1/ "slug"?!?!? or has that changed?

It will make me want to buy a pistol that can fire them though.