Need some hopper advice... Or at least some sharing of experiences.

[drg]

I guess I just thought that unless it was force feed, it would have the same problems that, for example, my Revy does - I get blowback into the feed tube and it makes me misfire and/or the hopper doesn't gravity feed fast enough for quick bursts.

Sorting cup technology solved this issue, in fact many of the fastest loaders were not true force fed, like the Pulse.

[Shirow]

Sorting cup technology solved this issue, in fact many of the fastest loaders were not true force fed, like the Pulse.

Interesting, guess a lot has changed since last time I was playing

[CatoRockwell]

eventually I want a Rotor, low profile and the new snakeskin camo is sexxy.

But if cost is an issue, I bought an invert halo too at dday because the combination of JT's crappy paint and humidity did not work well with my qloader (which although it is a fast loader has a ton of disadvantages).

This invert too has been great, I mainly want the rotor for the easy take apart and sexiness, but the invert too has worked amazing considering the price.

[DevilMan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4RpklaSSTQ&feature=related

Pretty thorough run through of the 3 loaders side by side...

DM

[Shirow]

Even after that Youtube video I'm really torn. The rip drive on the Prophecy is tempting.. I like the battery life and nose on the Pinokio and everyone I've spoken to says the Rotor is really solid and works great.

PBgear.com has Pinokio's for 114.95 which is what has been pushing me in that direction but if the Rotor is a lot better, $35 isn't much in the long run.

Argh!

[Stayhuge]

Even after that Youtube video I'm really torn. The rip drive on the Prophecy is tempting.. I like the battery life and nose on the Pinokio and everyone I've spoken to says the Rotor is really solid and works great.

PBgear.com has Pinokio's for 114.95 which is what has been pushing me in that direction but if the Rotor is a lot better, $35 isn't much in the long run.

Argh!

I got a Prophecy for 99 shipped brand new off ebay. Link
However, I don't klnow if he is selling for that price anymore. I got it. Seems pretty good so far. Easy to take apart.

[Shirow]

I got a Prophecy for 99 shipped brand new off ebay. Link
However, I don't klnow if he is selling for that price anymore. I got it. Seems pretty good so far. Easy to take apart.

Yeah, I saw that. Looks like the auction ended. Prophecy is probably bottom of my list right now but I would definitely consider one for $100. I'm half thinking about just getting a Magna or a Halo Too even but I don't know for sure.

[jade_monkey07]

For those people suggesting a Pinokio, the fasta is the exact same thing but cheaper i have had 3 in the past few years. got my first one at dday 07. sold one and rebuilt one broken one that fell out of a 20 ft sniper tower lol both the ones i have still rock. simple design and the "squishy paddle" mod makes it even better on paint then it already was.

[Shirow]

I'm actually really thinking about an Halo Too right now.. $70 and it seems to fill my needs. Just be curious to know if anyone has used one long term.

[wimag]

I am a huge fan of the Velocity. light, fast, serves me well. I have a Reloader, Halo and revvy still but after picking up a velocity i was sold on it.

[CatoRockwell]

the Halo Too

it's relatively new, but I've had mine since June of this year, have not had any issues. It works great considering the price, you aren't going to be dropping 30bps, as if anyone ever does in a real game, but it will keep up with you. I too am planning on upgrading to the Rotor, but for now it has served my purposes well and it will be my loaner in the future.

The only downside is disembly which is obviously not as easy as the new top of the line hoppers.

[alooney11]

Pinokio

If you are looking for the best real world performance get the pinokio.

Battery life.
Capacity.
Light weight.
Never jams.
Easy operation.

You cant beat it, and you might use the nose more than you think. Its kinda nice playing a scenario and not using a pod pack!

[Shirow]

If you are looking for the best real world performance get the pinokio.

Battery life.
Capacity.
Light weight.
Never jams.
Easy operation.

You cant beat it, and you might use the nose more than you think. Its kinda nice playing a scenario and not using a pod pack!

This is my other thought, ActionVillage has them for $115 so only $45 more than the Halo Too..

[Stayhuge]

It really depends on what your price range is. $30 here, $20 there. Consider how much you spend on your marker, packs, masks, it really doesn't pay to skimp $50 on a hopper, which is the supplier of your paint. That is the beginning of your game right there. Then your marker, then your barrel. Everything else really doesn't affect performance.

Just an example, I have a few revies as backups and also for my Blazer. Last time I played, the batteries that I have, I didn't charge long enough, I guess. My revy went dead in the first game. No problems with the marker, but that really but a damper on the first two games of the day, cause the shake and bake limited me to 3 shots at a time, then nothing. After that, I will never make the mistake of having partially charged batteries before the day. I know that this story is about the batteries, and not the loader, but if you think about it, you really want to make sure that you are using a loader that is not going to crap out. Also, knowing tha tyou can disassemble it without tools is a hugh pluis. To me, that is worth an extra $40-50. Like I said, I lucked out, and got the Prophecy for a good price. The pinokio was my next choice, because of the price. But I have had halos before, and the disassembly alone, is reason enough for me not to get them again. I could have picked one up for $50 or so, but would say that I would easily spend double, for the tool less hopper.

Another thing is that I now prefer sound activated, rather than eyes. I don;t know much about the Halo too. Is that eyes? One thing that I found was I had broken paint in the chamber a few times, and it splattered up and messed up the eyes. Just some more food for thought

/End Rant

[Shirow]

It really depends on what your price range is. $30 here, $20 there. Consider how much you spend on your marker, packs, masks, it really doesn't pay to skimp $50 on a hopper, which is the supplier of your paint. That is the beginning of your game right there. Then your marker, then your barrel. Everything else really doesn't affect performance.

Just an example, I have a few revies as backups and also for my Blazer. Last time I played, the batteries that I have, I didn't charge long enough, I guess. My revy went dead in the first game. No problems with the marker, but that really but a damper on the first two games of the day, cause the shake and bake limited me to 3 shots at a time, then nothing. After that, I will never make the mistake of having partially charged batteries before the day. I know that this story is about the batteries, and not the loader, but if you think about it, you really want to make sure that you are using a loader that is not going to crap out. Also, knowing tha tyou can disassemble it without tools is a hugh pluis. To me, that is worth an extra $40-50. Like I said, I lucked out, and got the Prophecy for a good price. The pinokio was my next choice, because of the price. But I have had halos before, and the disassembly alone, is reason enough for me not to get them again. I could have picked one up for $50 or so, but would say that I would easily spend double, for the tool less hopper.

Another thing is that I now prefer sound activated, rather than eyes. I don;t know much about the Halo too. Is that eyes? One thing that I found was I had broken paint in the chamber a few times, and it splattered up and messed up the eyes. Just some more food for thought

/End Rant

Yeah, I hear you for sure - it's just easy to $40 here, $40 there and next thing you know, you're rocking a Rotor

I think my real issue is I've never used anything other than a warp feed or a revy so all this jammed balls/broken paint in the hopper etc is foreign to me. Is it something that happens a lot with newer hoppers?