Why do people shoot so much paint?

[A.T.S]

[Havoc_online]

"Accuracy by volume has been and will remain the best way to score eliminations." -Tom Kaye

[Jack & Coke]

SPRAY & PRAY!

That's how the paintball industry wants you to play paintball...

See how exciting it is?!

The more you spray, the more $$$ for them.

such is life

I like the idea of limited paint tournaments....

[Tyger]

Bah.

Paintball will never be taken seriously as a sport as long as players are allowed to purchase victories. It doesn't matter if they do it ON the field in paint, or OFF the field in bribes. (Don't flame me, I know it's happened...)

Until a format is adopted to show SOME skill other than credit card munching, nobody will take it seriously.

-Tyger

[Nomad]

Like it was said. Limited paint games.

[Mag pusher]

You guys have a point, but I don't agree. Iy is still the skills of the individual and the team that creates victory. Both teams are equals until they hit the field, and then its all about hitting and moving fast. At the Campaign Cup in London the paint (Zap chronic) was priced at 35 USD, making it available to all.

[Brak]

i think they should limit paint to like 500 shots per game. it still allowa back players to shoot (back players' JOB is to shoot A LOT of paint, so giving them 50 round hoppers wont cut it), but still, it wont let poeople continuosly shoot at your bunker while another one goes and bunkers you while you are crapping your pants.

[Orange Crush]

Originally posted by Havoc_online
"Accuracy by volume has been and will remain the best way to score eliminations." -Tom Kaye

If you have accuracy, volume is not necessary.

[Kevmaster]

thats the thing: paintguns dont have accuracy...if theres a guy at the back left and im in the back right on my side, and he has his foot sticking out, id LOVE to take one shot and have him gone. however, its not gunna happen...if it take 30 shots adn he doesnt notice his foot is out until one hits it...then thats what ill do!

its all about logistics.



oh, and Pan Am limits to 1 pod and a hopper dont they??
i think thats a great way to play

[SlartyBartFast]

I find it amusing that Paintball players will argue for hours about the increase in accuracy from questionable products and theories. Yet when it comes to palying the game they adopt bad shooting stances, hold their guns in ways that do not create balanced or stable shooting platforms, and whail on the trigger in a way that will not have any hope of producing accurate fire.

I mean whats the point is spending a fortune for tiny little gains is accuracy and then using a playing style that negates any and all gains that may have been made?

Overshooting of paint is only one of the things that keeps me from being even remotely interested in competing in tournaments.

[seizurepants]

well i thin the reason that people have the money ang the guns to go out and shoot 500 rounds a game and don't care that they miss 1 out of 15 shots

[beam]

Actually, I WANT the tourney players to shoot a lot of paint. High demand for paint = increased supply = lower cost.

[hitech]

Originally posted by SlartyBartFast

I mean whats the point is spending a fortune for tiny little gains is accuracy and then using a playing style that negates any and all gains that may have been made?

I couldn't have said it better myself. Paintball players are amazing, aren't we?

[JEDI]

In my opinion, you guys got it all wrong. It's not spray and pray, OR accuracy by volume. It's called filling the lane. Not hitting some one can be just as important as hitting them some times. If I fill a lane with 200 balls, and you run into it, that's not luck, I anticipated your move, and you fell for it.

If I'm a back guy trying to insert my front guy to the snake, hitting your bunker with 300 rounds is gonna keep your head down. You dont have that effect plinking away at a half inch of body part, with 3 or fall balls. Now if I see you in the open some how, SURE, I can hit you with maybe 3 shots. Thats not when high volume is useful though.

These are paintball markers. They're not rifles, and we're not hunting. You can't consider them in the same regard. It's speedball. No ones hiding from you, they're just blocked from site. The concept of the "Wood Ball Sniper" doesn't work here. Its a different game, and it has nothing to do with Paintball companies trying to make money off paint. I doubt Tom Kaye, or any other manufacturer said "Yeah, if we make the guns shoot REALLY fast, they'll HAVE to shoot more paint. No, a high rate of fire is a nessecity.

I guess you can disagree, but then I would question whether or not you really know speedball.--Oh, and limited round or one hopper games are just rediculous. Speedball has one goal, and thats elimination. Paint is not a concern.

[A.T.S]