Owning a high end gun sucks!

[adam shannon]

i actually saw the reverse of this...newb "i dont care what your shooting" no fear. only 4 people showed up to play one night...it was the fields first evening game since they installed the lights on the hyperball court so nobody showed except 2 guys from the fields team and 2 newbs...now granted they were late 20's and not little kids, but they had no fear about going out there with rentals against an angel speed and an ir3 for their very first PB experience...we offered to split em up but they wanted to play on the same side. they did say something about they now understand why people buy thousand dollar markers after being on the receiving end of the fusilade. but they kept coming back for more and were actually having fun and trying to hold their own.

these guys didnt know one marker from the next...i think they had been spared the hype associated with this marker or that so they didnt have any fear or awe about what marker the oposition was shooting. gotta love paintball mags...they make a player scary based on what gear he owns and marker he shoots and kids still come into the shop asking for the worst JT barrels cuz of the ad hype.

[Recon by Fire]

The marker hype is ridiculous. If you are playing and having fun, it doesn't matter what you are holding. I was a victim recently of the "marker is what it's about" syndrome, I was picked first for teams because I was holding an X-mag (obvious when they call you by your marker type). I just walked onto the filed and hadn't played one game yet, there were lots of other players already there who showed off their game.

[Quickling]

I kinda had a funny twist to my usual.. I desided to retire my cocker for one month... for the month of June it is nothin but me and my PGP.....

well I go out.. the normal refs smile, they have been around and know PGPs well.

One kid thinks Im crazy and then theres two first timers who have no clue... Kinda fun, 2 on 2.. the field is setup straight out of a stock classers wet dream. Takes little effort to make the 50. From there I had great shots on everyone.

Well then this group of old schoolers show up sporting a vector, an SL68 II and one experienced renter.

They took one look at my PGP and harness and where like.." Whoa... that dude knows how to play."

Fortunately my skills and the field where very kind to me that day and I was able to live up to my "hype".

I did feel like such a newbie when I snap shot a gun full out running. I cried out in delight as I saw my ball smash on his hopper, thus preventing him from bunkering a teammate. All with one shot

[Catch22]

LOL. I play in dirty tan shorts and an office depot Tee. I don't even wear a pack. Just my hopper. Everyobdy is like, Wow that kid is so gay. He's gonna get wooped.

Noob.

Then when they get beat they realize that baggy jerzeys and paintball parafanlia just slows you down.