I really don't think the issue is that the parents are buying their kids $1k setups, I think the issue is that they have no respect for thier possesions/their parents money. I know if my dad would have bought me something that expensive, and I would have thrown it, he would have beat me, I don't care how much money you have, it's still wrong to just beat up stuff like that.
Someone also said that they have kids with $1k setups and they didn't play well, and that's not right. Well, I strongly disagree with that. I'll use myself for an example. I have $1600 tied up in my Micro emag, and probably well over $2k in all my paintball gear. I'm not near the best player on the field, not even one of the best on my team, but who cares. So what if I have a nice gun but not a ton of skill. I say it's better to have a nice and fast marker after your comfortable playing, so you can build your skill with your marker and learn how to use it properly. You won't know your true skill until you have a fast marker that shoots well. Fact is, rate of fire is now a huge part of the game (my flame suit is on) and anyone who disagrees is either playing rec or is just blind to the fact. As ROF goes up, it makes the game harder and faster. Believe me, it's much harder to be on a field with someone shooting 16bps vs 5bps. Lets just end with, if two people have played for 3 years, one has a model 98, other, an emag, and the guy with the model 98 goes to play ever weekend, and the guy with the emag playes every other weekend, but he does tournies, which one will you bet on? I've got my bet on the guy with the emag, because i know i cant' afford to lose money.
Also, think of this situation: a 14 year old has been playing since he was 10, and wants to do tournies with a team, but the team says he needs a nice gun, and all he has is a spyder. He's not old enough to get a job, and any jobs he can do will not ever pay for paintball, by the time he has $1000, he;ll be old enough to get a real job. Then, his parents see that he's ready for the marker, and they are a pretty well off family, so they decide to suprise their son one day and buy him a brand new Matrix LCD with a HALO B and a Mac Dev conquest. Now, he goes out and plays tournies with a team, and he does quite well, respect his gear, thanks his parents, and now everyone is happy? No, not everyone, because there are some jealous people out there that can't be happy for someone getting a setup like that, and start talking crap about how the kid didn't deserve it, and he should have worked for it. I agree that they shouldn't have an angel as their first gun, but if a well seasoned player gets a gun from his parents, doesn't disrespect it, and is thankful, how is that wrong? If the kid doesn't have enough respect for his things and throws his gun, fine, he breaks it on purpose from mistreating it, he pays for it.
Someone also said that they have kids with $1k setups and they didn't play well, and that's not right. Well, I strongly disagree with that. I'll use myself for an example. I have $1600 tied up in my Micro emag, and probably well over $2k in all my paintball gear. I'm not near the best player on the field, not even one of the best on my team, but who cares. So what if I have a nice gun but not a ton of skill. I say it's better to have a nice and fast marker after your comfortable playing, so you can build your skill with your marker and learn how to use it properly. You won't know your true skill until you have a fast marker that shoots well. Fact is, rate of fire is now a huge part of the game (my flame suit is on) and anyone who disagrees is either playing rec or is just blind to the fact. As ROF goes up, it makes the game harder and faster. Believe me, it's much harder to be on a field with someone shooting 16bps vs 5bps. Lets just end with, if two people have played for 3 years, one has a model 98, other, an emag, and the guy with the model 98 goes to play ever weekend, and the guy with the emag playes every other weekend, but he does tournies, which one will you bet on? I've got my bet on the guy with the emag, because i know i cant' afford to lose money.
Also, think of this situation: a 14 year old has been playing since he was 10, and wants to do tournies with a team, but the team says he needs a nice gun, and all he has is a spyder. He's not old enough to get a job, and any jobs he can do will not ever pay for paintball, by the time he has $1000, he;ll be old enough to get a real job. Then, his parents see that he's ready for the marker, and they are a pretty well off family, so they decide to suprise their son one day and buy him a brand new Matrix LCD with a HALO B and a Mac Dev conquest. Now, he goes out and plays tournies with a team, and he does quite well, respect his gear, thanks his parents, and now everyone is happy? No, not everyone, because there are some jealous people out there that can't be happy for someone getting a setup like that, and start talking crap about how the kid didn't deserve it, and he should have worked for it. I agree that they shouldn't have an angel as their first gun, but if a well seasoned player gets a gun from his parents, doesn't disrespect it, and is thankful, how is that wrong? If the kid doesn't have enough respect for his things and throws his gun, fine, he breaks it on purpose from mistreating it, he pays for it.
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