NPPL Super 7 taking a step back.....

[graycie]

Today I went to Englishtown to check out NPPL Super 7 event number 4. I was really disappointed when I got there, and from just speaking to a few people I wasn't the only one that felt that way. It totally reminded me of NPPL venues before the split last year, it was in the middle of nowhere, and totally a step back from the direction NPPL was going so far this year. Parking was weird, if you were allowed to park next to the field/vendor area it looked like you were parking at a field for a scenario, or you had to park across the road next to the racetracks.

The humidity wasn't a real comfort either, since it also brought on the bugs. Two of the fields didn't have general access since it was in the players area. Vendor selection wasn't that bad but most of them were enclosed in small ez-up tents. I heard the reffing wasn't so great either, and I actually witnessed it during the Dynasty and I think Bad Company game.

Its like what the heck happened NPPL was doing so well with the venues up until this point. Now I'm really looking forward to PSP next week and do the comparison.

[Kaiser Bob]

Well, Dynasty and Bad Company didnt play each other, but I am curious as to what bad reffing you had seen take place and at what field.

As far as the weather, thats something you really cant blame on an event, blame it on the armpit of the nation And yes the parking is iffy and the mud dosent help things, but I think they are doing a good job, considering its in NJ.

Added an example, comparing HB to most anywhere is Jersey is like comparing paradise to well, hell i.e. Jersey

[graycie]

The Dynasty game that I saw was on the Chronic field, like I said before I think it was against BC but I guess I was wrong.

[Woogie12]

Umm...I don't know what you're talking about, you could get to all of the fields. You just had to go all the way around (around the NPPL field) to get from one side to the other.

[graycie]

The Chronic field was at the far corner facing the road.

[Ultimator]

So what happened with the bad reffing?

[IanR]

I think this was a bad venue even without the rain/humidity.

They should have gotten something in New York state like 20 min north of the city or something. If your gonna have something in Jersey have it near one of the decent shore points...

oh well PSP PHILLY STYLE!

[graycie]

All I'm going to say is that a Dynasty player really needed a paintcheck before he rolled it into the dirt.

[Curly]

Originally posted by graycie
All I'm going to say is that a Dynasty player really needed a paintcheck before he rolled it into the dirt.

Welcome to competition paintball...

[DiRTyBuNNy]

Originally posted by Curly


Welcome to competition paintball...

Well, you may want to ask Graycie..but I think she's been playing competitive paintball for quite a few years...most people wouldn't have even noticed that..

[Curly]

I know that. My point, which I should have explained, is that unless you start treating the refs real good (IE good pay, breaks, etc) there is still going to be a lot of cheating. Yes it sucks, but thats the reality of the sport.

[SyntaxError]

I totally agree, the event was horrible. The location was worse than Egg Harbor last year- the NPPL should stop taking money from people and pick out their own locations next time. Also, the reffing was ridiculously biased towards many (ie, JT flagship) teams. I mean, I watched VL and Lockout players wiping on the show wire side of the NPPL field, with refs in full view...

It smelled like crap, was muddy as hell, and was, for all intents and purposes, in a cow pasture in the middle of nowhere...

So much for bringing PB into the mainstream

I'm gonna go play PSP, thank you.

[graycie]

I guess all the sandy-ness of the 4H club was replaced by the poopy smelling mud of the raceway grounds.

The only decent venue was the old racetrack in 2001, but after they booked it for the next year it was sold to someone else so they had to find a new venue which led to the 4H club. Everyone knew it sucked, so it baffles me why they would book a similar type of venue for this year.

IMHO, NPPL and PSP should just stay away from Jersey when looking for venues.

As for the reffing, I'll be the first to admit reffing sucks major donkey especially with the conditions present at this event but it shouldn't be an excuse to overlook obvious penalties. Seems like the crowds were calling out more hits than the refs were, but those calls don't count for diddly.

[Rmarks]

I was excited that the event was in NJ, but when I got there I felt like I was let down. The weather in NJ has been absolutely crappy the last week. I thought the Venue absolutely sucked. Hopefully next year it will be somewhere that's nice.

How were the crowds on sat/sun? I went on Friday around 1 and it seemed absolutely dead.

[Woogie12]

I went on saturday and there was a good amount of people there.