EVERYONE READ!!! Welcome a new Pro player to AO

[FF7_SD_Masamune]

Congrats, man!!!!

[Little Matt]

awsome man good luck, I'll be sure to keep up with you guys. I pay attention to pro paintball like most people watch college footballs. so i'll be sure to root for ya.

later,

[puckmaster]

My team just got a sponsorship. But its not like yours AT ALL! I'm freakin jealous.

[i-luv-my-rt]

Also congrats to the123 on his new pro team. I hope we all play very well this year.

[Thordic]

the123 left Swarm?

[alkafluence]

Originally posted by Thordic
the123 left Swarm?

He went to that tryout at Country Club (just south of Chicago) for Wone One Concepts and made the team. Now as for leaving Swarm, I don't know if he did that too?

Perhaps he will enlighten us if he reads this?

[ben_JD]

I thought Lockout shot Freeflow RaceCockers? A friend of mine, Blake Pruitt, plays for Lockout (or the old Lockout) and I thought that is what they were shooting as of Cup.

I guess these things change pretty quickly.

[magman007]

feel the rt, congrats, i think....


Good luck i think...


THe problem is, you are a player, who made ti to those ranks, using the tricks in the grey area, and that bothers me. but what ever, have fun, sorry to rain on your party, but you know, i cant respect some one like that, especially some one who is representing my sport

[Scooter/Cootie]

Originally posted by magman007
feel the rt, congrats, i think....


Good luck i think...


THe problem is, you are a player, who made ti to those ranks, using the tricks in the grey area, and that bothers me.

Whoa, where are you coming from Magman? What tricks?

i cant respect some one like that, especially some one who is representing my sport

Kinda harsh dont you think?

[i-luv-my-rt]

Lockout shot the FF races last year but then they took a vote for this year and now have decided to shoot matrix's. We can still shoot the cockers if we want, but i like my trix's .


Magman- Believe whatever you want to. JT would not be fully sponsoring us if we werent good enough. Harsh is an understatement, be as jelous as you want but this is my sport also. I've worked prolly twice as hard and spent twice as much money as many of you to finish my dream and now i have so dont ever question my love for this sport. It's alright i'm not gonna let people like you try to put me down.

OO and dont worry magman I'll be sure to send you pics of every trophy, prize and all the magazines i will be in.

[jah871]

congrats!! good luck this season!

[845]

Congrats.....that is so awesome. Where is newfane?

[Ityl]

Newfane is north of Buffalo on Lake Ontario.

I guess that because someone has worked hard and got the chance to play pro means that they cheat. Instead of pulling things out of your behind, why not say "congrats" and "Help promote fair sportsmanship". Anyone that knows my brother knows that he doesn't wipe, and follows the rules. That's how he was on teams that finished 3rd at IAO and 6th at World Cup. While I don't play anymore, we have always promoted fair play, and tried to make a difference in the game. We also promoted Mags. We sported an all mag team at many tourneys and turned heads on what mags could do. So next time, before you stereotype others, why not think that some people are trying to make a difference.

[davidb]

Originally posted by i-luv-my-rt on 6-19-02
I guess i'll by the loser here and say sometimes yes i do cheat. I play at Nppl or huge tourney level. Think about it this way.

You make a sick move to the 50, turn to your right, an opposing player doesnt see you, you lay a stream on him watch 2 break maybe more he ducks away, refs go in there and call him clean.

I play front, watching this back guy playing sloppy, rock his hopper about 3 times in hyperball, he rubs his hopper up against the bunker and when the refs goes in yells "no it was off the bunker it didnt hit me blah blah blah" Ref calls him clean.

I dont care what any of you say after watching all these pro events and practing with even Amatuer A teams people cheat. There is alot of skill in the upper divisions but cheating helps them out alot. It is an unfair advantage to all of us who never used to cheat. I'm just trying to even up the field and make it fair. I know it's not right but what am i supposed to do, not cheat get beat, or cheat here and there and even up the game and have our team beat them out by skill. Think about it, it just makes sense.

Somehow I don't think that Magman's comment was based so much on stereotype as on statements like this one...

His only mistake was assuming that the rest of us would remember as well. I-luv-my-rt has never been shy about admitting to playing in the gray areas, so it's a little disappointing to me to see everyone jump all over magman when he points that out. This is almost as bad as the people in the "friendly" corner throwing around accusations of racism when people branded some rediculous car upgrade (and I use that term in the loosest sense) as being "ghetto".

With that said, I am very glad for i-luv-my-rt, and I offer my congrats, and hope and expect that he will help promote fair sportsmanship. I will be rooting for you.

[CRog075]

Originally posted by i-luv-my-rt

OO and dont worry magman I'll be sure to send you pics of every trophy, prize and all the magazines i will be in.

I hate people that brag.......