Scenario Players???? Poll

[Tyger]

Originally posted by shartley

Wel, it depends on who you ask. A lot of skatebaorders are really angry that their fun activity being ruined by a bunch of yabos who look the part but don't have a clue. That at their "Bad Boy" image being ruined by soccer moms droppign kids off at a skate park for a day.

I snowboard, I've been doing that for, wow, 17 years or so. I watched the sport change, slightly, over teh years. Acceptance and mainstreaming are two totally diffrent things. I still get sneers for being a "Knuckle Dragger" at some hills, and there are at least a dozen resorts that do not allow 'boards.

Personally, I'm not worried about paintball going big time. I welcome it. Problem is that paintball players are not quite ready to be thrust into the limelight. The words "MEdia Coach" comes to mind.

The so-called "Suits" are in it for the money, don't kid yourself. It's no diffrent than anyone else's buisness. I can't fault them for making a living.

IMHO : Paintball isn't ready for "Mainstreaming", it's being rushed into the public media. It will be, but just not now. We need to grow up a lot first.

-Tyger

[Bigzamboni]

In March I believe.. EMR is having some sort of Mafia-based scenario.. I heard that Tom may be attending, and having a 'family' of his own... Can anyone verify this? If true.. I think we should have a mag-based Family..

[magnj]

I think if a kid shoots a car it is because we as experianced players have failed to show how paintball markers should be treated. I can also promise that if a car is shot it is with a talon or tippmann or somthing like that not an angel.

The people who are shooting cars and unsuspecting people dont care. Most of them have no idea how big paintball realy is and have no respect. Also I have heard many stories of kids with angels ans such doing drive by's on the highway. Im just saying thatI think the sport should be heading in more of a speedball type game where people dont go into their backyards and play. If we start playing at more established fields and less outlaw ball maybe we will be respected and actualy become a popular sport. Im not saying I dont want our sport be popular and respect.

[bryceeden]

I agree that people who shoot cars don't care, but I don't think a kid who has played, knows the sport, and has been treated well by more experianced players will go "crazy" out of nowhere and start shooting up their town and if we make paintball known enough and bring it into the main stream that type of behavior will be passed over as much as crimes with baseball bats. Also I have never seen any misuse of high end guns and I am very closly affiliated with the Vernal City Police Department, it is usually the walmart specials. I think alot of the paintball horror stories are nothing more than urban legends I have tried to research several of the more grusom ones and can not find case numbers, perpitrators, or victim names. Don't get me wrong there are problems with people doing stupid things with paintball markers, but alot of what is commonly used against paintball didn't actually happen or didn't happen how it is told. I have had arguments with people who have heard of a kid who had his eye shot out with a paintball gun, but even the kid says it was a rock out of a sling shot. If you hear paintball horror stories do your homework and find out what really happened and make sure the story stays with what actually happened. I think it is more exagerations and rumors that are hurting our sport than actual events.

Bryce Eden-Team captain of Dyslexia

[magnj]

yea I agree that mostly stuff liek that is done by walmart guns and such but I have heard stories, but again the kids who would say somehting liek that would also lie so, probably just BS

[nippinout]

djbea,

I don't write articles for anyone, I'm just a shmoe on the internet.

I sometimes write long winded posts when something bugs me. I wouldn't say that I write with anger, but more of when I have a great distaste or passion for something. Maybe a bad thing, I guess.

Maybe I should look into writing in a super happy happy style?

My father is a writer. He has a couple of books published in Korea. It's too bad that I can't read them. Well, I can read them, I just can't comprehend what I am reading.

djbea, perhaps I'll look into writing. It certainly is a thing that I enjoy.

For some reason, I am tired of this name 'nippinout.' I came up with it in high school. I'm not saying that I'm too mature or too old for it. It just isn't me anymore.

Back to paintball!!!

I love rec ball. I love having fun. Where else could I play speedball without a gun.

I think for the AO Super-Ultra-Megameet 2003, we should have a AO Scenario/Big game. But with the logistics of a project that big, and a possible Shatnerball II...

It certainly would be fun though. I do believe that if it were AO only, it would turn into a paint fest. I might as well take a case of paint and throw it in the garbage.

[Sinistarr]

Originally posted by Blev
I am a big tourney player but after the Toys For Tots game
3 weeks ago at my feild in Dalton GA I think the big games are super fun and the guys from {24hourgames.com} put on a wonderful game also we raised around $5000 dollars worth of toys for the tft and my self,(bob)theangelguy,scott and a few more team mates got to shoot up a bunch of people
that allways funnn

This scenerio game at Regulators Outpost was the first scenerio I was able to play in. My wife and I had a blast!! There is nothing better than helping out a great cause like TFT, but to get to play paintball for 24 hours too!

This year I have been introduced to both tourney style and scenerio games. My first tourney I got lucky and got picked up by a team needing a 3rd player, we managed second in a pickup mini-3man. I don't expect to do that well again any time soon without some serious practice. I proved that recently, being picked up again by a team needing a 3rd. I promptly got shot off the field first each game. (though I did manage to take someone with me on 2 of the 4 games)

I was also lucky enough to have a scenerio game hosted near me at regs. We played that game and loved it too. I like the target-rich environment of scenerios. It is a real rush to ambush 8 players and take them all out before getting eliminated yourself! But the challenge to be a better tourney player, getting faster, and improving my snap-shooting playing speedball, along with the fast pace of the games, is also something I enjoy.

I think money for money, we will play more scenerio, and woods ball right now. We are hoping to be able to attend all of the big games and scenerios that Regulators Outpost will host. I am going to try to make some of the other scenerios in the area close to us also.

According to the 24hourgames.com site, the next scenerio at Regs field is March 15-16th 2003. We are going to try to be there!

G

[SilverFox]

I play 3 or 4 a year with my team (mostly MXS games)but would do it more if there were any at all closer to central KY as it is we have to DRIVE about 8 hours to get a good scenerio.

[saltydog]

My Asian Brotha!

Nippinout, my Asian Brotha, what's your new nick going to be?

If you do get any articles written, let me know, and I will see what I can do to try to get your article into a magazine or online somewhere. I would be more than happy to open the door for you. And that goes for anyone interested. SHartley, you too, man. You have much to say and with great interest, most importantly...

Be safe and have fun New Year's Eve!

God Bless.
Sincerely,
Bea

[MagDog68]

Re: My Asian Brotha!

Originally posted by saltydog
Nippinout, my Asian Brotha, what's your new nick going to be?

If you do get any articles written, let me know, and I will see what I can do to try to get your article into a magazine or online somewhere. I would be more than happy to open the door for you. And that goes for anyone interested. SHartley, you too, man. You have much to say and with great interest, most importantly...

Be safe and have fun New Year's Eve!

God Bless.
Sincerely,
Bea

Is this Bea Youngs??? My Asian Brotha? Yow...

~Fred

[logamus]

why does eveyone complain about the language used in tournys? in other sports f-bombs are not causes for penalties and are not looked at with the shock and horror that some on this and other sites do. i have never played in a major tourament but i have played in some very intense football games and even the refs used "salty" language. cheating is certainly something to be mad at, and perhaps even language used not in the playing field, but someone venting frustration during the course of a major game should be given the slack to drop an f-bomb if the need arises.

[manike]

Originally posted by logamus
why does eveyone complain about the language used in tournys? in other sports f-bombs are not causes for penalties and are not looked at with the shock and horror that some on this and other sites do.

They are in Rugby. If you swear you get warned, and then penalised by 10 metre's lost ground at a time.

With Rugby, you see fans of both teams sat next to each other in the crowd. You see them with their young families. And you see them drinking alchohol but there is never any trouble.

Lead by example on the pitch and then see how the rest will follow.

I think there are many lessons to be learned from Rugby

manike

[Thordic]

Cursing is also illegal in Lacrosse, it'll get you a penalty.

Also, in professional hockey you can get fined depending on the circumstances. Most curses obviously wouldn't be heard since there's glass in the way and such, but players have been fined for "unprofessional conduct" and such.

[logamus]

thordic, i have never in my life seen a hocey player penalized for using foul language during a game. i have been penalized for using foul language directed a at a linesman but thats a different story. as far as rugby and lacrosse, i am not familiar with either but i still think enforcement of the physical rules (cheating) is far more important that enforcemet of foul language.

[shartley]

Originally posted by logamus
as far as rugby and lacrosse, i am not familiar with either but i still think enforcement of the physical rules (cheating) is far more important that enforcemet of foul language.