Electros bad for futur of sport u can get them so cheap that newbi can get them

[E-Mag man]

I agree with trenon he has a good point. And why does everyone copy my name?
I got it first you cant have it j/k

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force it, if it breaks it
needed to be replaced
anyway

[woody 2]

yeah i think its kind of bad...but remember it is Inevitable... and it will contual at the growth rate untill guns cease to run off of nitro/c02...im tlaking about guns that are completely ran off of electronics...pop some big old D size batteries and the suction tube loader that is strapped to your back and youll be ready to spit 30BPS... and why do you do it? because everyone else does it and you dont want to have your butt smeared all over the place beacause your marker cant keep up...yes its very hypothetical but i actually see this as the future. i bet people from the past never thoght they would see ana ngel, or e-mag... and certainly not a warp feed. LOL they be appauled that we had to get warp feeds because our 12v revies alone could not keep up .... or we had to sell our 12 and 9v's for evoltuiions because we need the secusrity of the 18 bps...cuz some guns can almost do it

[woody 2]

yee i know i am a horrible typer

[C�borg]

I love electros, but occasionaly at the field I play at, the owner does a pump only day, it's the only time I can goggle someone or be goggled from the full distance of the field, I notice I just take more time aiming and try to make every shot count, I just wish I was patient enough with my e-mag to do that.

[Meric]

I've been playing PB since 1993 and I must admit that the game has changed. I see very few pumps on the field. People are always drooling over the electro markers and wishing they had one. In a sense I feel that the skill of playing PB has turned for the worse. The semis came around and everyone had to have it. Even if it meant less gas efficiency and accuracy. People talk of ROF and how great it is, but forget that the more paint you shot the more you have to pay for paint and 100+ rounds to take out one guy just doesn't take any skill. There was a guy I met once at SC Village that had a pump. He's been playing since the 80s, so he has seen the changes in PB. This guy played with a pump, 100 round hopper, and a 7oz tank. He tells me that he doesn't shot more then 200 rounds for the entire day. I watch him play and was just amazed. I was his back if he comes across a large group of semis. He shots only when he's ready and sure. This guy was the one to watch out for in the field. If he sees you before you see him, you'll be out within three shots. And most of the time, the person he hit never saw it coming. Pump guns must be the quietest marker around. He got more people out in one day then I or anybody I know would have in a month. His skills in PB helped changed my way of playing. I have a lot of respect for pump players.

As for Electros being bad for the future of our sport... I say no and yes. No because technology is always advancing and makes our markers that much more fun to play with. More fun = more players. And our sport will continue to grow because of it. Who knows, maybe E-markers might become safer in the future.

Why, yes? The fact that the marker can fire at such a high rate can be dangerous. In the wrong hands, a marker can cause a lot of damage. It's is important that we teach the new players (and sometimes old) the rights and wrongs of the game and their marker. Safety is always a priority and should be enforced by everyone. Not just the refs. And for those of you who have E-markers and think that your "All that" because of your equipment, just remember there are guys out there who can hit you with a single shot with a pump gun that cost less the 1/10 of your E-markers. The game is about skill.

-Meric-

[Hasty8]

I think that this inevitably happens to all sports. I am sure that the skateboarding or baseball purists, those who struggled to get the sport recognized would be upset with the way it is today.

You have to realize that in order for the game to become more accepted it will have to metamorphisize. That is without a doubt the key to the games success.

As for which markers I use. I use 2 non-electro semis and an Emag. Depending on the mood I am in and the location I am playing will dictate the marker I use. Tonight, for example, I am heading to High Velocity, an indoor field near my house. Even though I could probably range across the entire field with my Flatline 98 I will most definately use my Emag. My brother and his friend will be using the Flatlines.

[bryceeden]

First I know this is a huge thread resurection but I was reading it and thought. What do you think people back then would say about the high speed of lower end markers of today? Interesting thought anywyay.

[shorty24]

I think the guy who started the thread would've instigated WW3 here with his horrendous spelling, grammar, and all around munched together and impossible to read post...

[warbeak2099]

I think I might of read this if:

1) The thread starter had a valid, lucid point.
2) I could read whatever foriegn language he/she was typing in.
3) I didn't feel like I was reading a 10yos diary.

Opinions are wonderful if they are well thought out and presented in an intelligent manner. Otherwise they are useless.

[Dark Side]

I've seen plebty of people with $1000+ guns get taken by a Phantom, and then promtly sell off their $1000+ marker to pick up a pump. Sure there might be problems with some people but you just need policing by the majority to set things straight.

[Russ]

I think I might of read this if:

1) The thread starter had a valid, lucid point.
2) I could read whatever foriegn language he/she was typing in.
3) I didn't feel like I was reading a 10yos diary.

Opinions are wonderful if they are well thought out and presented in an intelligent manner. Otherwise they are useless.

Damn!

thing is, I agree 100%. It's sad to see America's youth unable and unwilling to absorb and utilize their education. I wonder if E=Mag MAN ever got an edgikashun?

[bryceeden]

Damn!

thing is, I agree 100%. It's sad to see America's youth unable and unwilling to absorb and utilize their education. I wonder if E=Mag MAN ever got an edgikashun?

After six years I hope so. But anyway my point was simply its funny that back then people where worried about an E-spyder that was capped at 13bps. Now every one and thier dog can get an Ion and beat that(at least until the board fries and/or it starts leaking out of everywhere ) times have definatly changed.

[gunslinger7]

Man, I wish we could all go back to the 80's. It was all so much simpler then.

If you had more than 15 rounds in your feedtube, you were considered god.

[skife]

man, this post is before i was on this forum.... wow

[FlawleZ]

man, this post is before i was on this forum.... wow

Well that's not too shocking as the forums has been around since ~2000 or so.