Team AO Socal--name change--->CHILL FACTOR practice date!

[Bonx0007]

HungSolo you are totally right and if we do come up short on people that would be great to have you step in. Could you come to our next practice. I like your attitude and I think you might be an asset to the team but I definatly want to get some experience playing with you on the team. Thats all. thanks for understanding.

[gibby]

June 2nd eh? Well, I for one know how hard it is to try to field enough players for some sort of match(led a top ranked online gaming team for some time). Yes, I am the nerd I claim to be!

Just having "enough" players isn't enough. Like with anything in life, things come up and players are forced to change schedules at the last minute. It wasn't easy to find someone to fill in the virtual world, nor do I think it's any easier in the real world. I would say we'd need at least 6 or 7 people who are willing to commit for such an event.

I can definitely try to be at the next practice and trying to play in our first tourney would be sweet. But the worst we can do is commit ourselves to something this big and fall short in the player department. We're a tight knit group and if we allow moral to drop because of one tourney, that sort of takes the fun away from why we started playing together in the first place.

As eager as we are to play and see how we fair against the other teams, we shouldn't be in any real rush. Mark, I would say wait another week for responses, and if you don't get 6 or 7 players committed, I wouldn't mind letting this opportunity pass us by.

But to answer your question, as of now, June 2nd sounds cool with me. Hope we can gather enough players and have a fun time. Keep me posted guys!

[HungSolo]

If the next practice is the one at Impact Zone on the 12th, I will be there. If I can buy a case of paint from somebody, that would be great. My shop doesn't have any white right now...

[clanger]

I'm gonna come to the practice and play with you guys. Btw if you need a backup player for the tourney let me know. I can be 6th or 7th man just in case of an emergency. Let me know. Looking forward to having some fun and helping you guys practice this upcoming meeting.


Chris

[Bonx0007]

Well we are looking like we will be strong this practice. I was contacted by a gentleman named Tony who will be attending our practice with hopes to join or at least practice. Rey, you are right in pointing out my quickness to calling off the whole thing. Aside from Dave lets all promise to keep June 2nd open. I want to do well, thats all and I get anxious when close to competition. i will work on this. I just want to play so whoever whatever. As long as we play.

Anyway...

Dave, That is;
1 case for me
1 case for my friend jennifer
1 case for tony (Hungsolo)

[staklikdat]

paint

whats up guys.

ok, here we go again. i can get as much white paint as anyone needs. Everyone, please let me know now who needs paint for impact zone on the 12th. if we buy a total of 6 cases or more, it would be $40 a case, 5 cases or less, it would be $47. This is diablo blaze white paint, so its good stuff. Anyone who really needs paint and orders from me, please dont flake, because i have to pay for this stuff ahead of time, and that would suck if you decide not to show up.

ok, the paint count is now at 3 cases - mark, jen, tony. please let me know ASAP who else needs paint. Bob, Rey, do you need paint?

Below are the details for the tombstone tourney. I definatley suggest the if you guys decide to play, you start practicing there.


Thanks

[Bonx0007]

Looks good. I agree that we need to practice there from now till the tourny.

[gibby]

I had the opportunity to play at Tombstone last Saturday. I've seen the fields already and if my guess is right, there were only a few fields that could be used for tournament play. Those fields consisted mostly of concreat bunkers and stand ups. I'm not sure if they plan on moving that stuff around but I do agree, finding time to go out and practice there would be beneficial.

The playing fields wasn't SC but it was cool. They have this one field called "foxhole" which consisted of wooden barriers with screened windows to look through. This allowed the players to see everything that was happening on the field. However, be careful because the smart player will shoot at the screen and cover your mask with spray.

Also, I don't believe the set up was symetrical so being able to give names to the various spots on the field will help us with communication.

So Mark, you mentioned going there for practice more often before the tourney? Does that mean we should schedule our May 12th practice there too? It would be nice to get 2 chances to play there so we get used to the fields.

Dave, don't worry about me and the paint this coming practice. Thanks for the offer!

[Bad_Knees]

Tombstone layout

I have to agree with Gibby there are about 3-4 fields that may be used for tournament action. There are two fields that I hope they don't use for the tournament. Foxholes with the large wire spools. ON this field he who can lay paint with good coverage down either line can hold this field....also he who can lob paint accurately can nail the back line easily...just ask me! And the Foxhole with screens field is another one I hope is not used for tourney play. Although it's nice to have a screen to view movement you get pretty much isolated to one side of the field where coverage is better. I have included a link to the side of the field I'm referring to

Foxholes with screens

It was fun playing with Gibby but I was the recepient of the paintspray behind the screens. A practice would be needed to get used to those fields, especially the fields where cover is kind of lopsided. But what we did see was a hard initial push always determined who succeeds in the match!

[Bonx0007]

Ok this team practice is moved to tombstone!!! to make sure that everyone can do this please post that you understand that we changed locations and you will still be coming. I will pm everyone that does not post by tonight. So:

Location Change!!!

Practice will now be changed to Tombstone Paintball Park

Day and Time are still the same. I doubt we will have many objections to this change seeing how we need to practice on that field to get used to it. However if this change is too hard for someone maybe we can carpool or something. LMK Thanks.

[gibby]

Count me in for this coming practice! Tombstone it is!

[staklikdat]

tombstone

John and I are always in. You could change practice to some san fran field and we'll still go. Oh wait, nevermind, the benz probably wont make it that far, especially up that hill at the grapevine. its gonna be fricken hot, so bring alot of water.

[Minimag4me]

Tombstone is fine with me, gives me more paint selection. Ill see you guys there.

[Bonx0007]

Brad are you able to go to the tourny??? Haven't seen you in a while. How did the whole licence thing go?I hope you got it dude.

[HungSolo]

I'll be there. Can someone tell me where it is? Temecula? Is there a website?? Thanks for your hospitality guys.

Never mind, I found the website. It says that we can only use their paint, is that correct?