It sucks getting falsely accused for wiping

[FalconGuy016]

Originally posted by Meph
Hmmmmmm. I have 2 ideas of why he thought that. But I'll ask this first.


What paint was used? Did they happen to be using RPS paint that day?

If so, their Advantage shell might be to blame. If he shot you say.... on the hopper. What Adv shell has been known for is say it hits your hopper on the seam of the paintball. The ball will actually break on the OTHER side, cup around, and make all the paint spray up and OVER the hopper. So no paint or very little actually will be left on the hopper. However from a distance it looks exactly like a direct hit until closer inspection when no paint can be found.

Either that, or the guy hit the bunker you were at. And it sprayed from there, yet the hit was so close to you and your equipment that to the far ref it seemed like YOU were hit.

Thats interesting I didnt like that paint when I used it. So many bouncers

[-=Squid=-]

this one time at practice, our sister team game down to practice with us. Well, kid makes a bunkering move, and our sister team (well, one person) flips out claiming he shot him and started yelling, and threw his mask and pods and stuff at him. So immature.

[i like tictacs]

theres nothing like the sideline ref.


the game starts, i run into the right 40 standup. when i run i put my hand in front of my head so that hopefully the balls bounce. what do you know i get a bouncer off my head. mind you i wear a beanie and a hat. so im running in with my hand by my head and thers a guy on the sidelines screaming at me to get out. i had a ref come over and everything. no paint, he's still screaming. "GET OUT PLAY HONEST" blah blah blah. i guess running with a hand up in front of your face makes you a cheater nowadays. the sideline ref needs to stfu.

[Recon by Fire]

About the ref not believing him or the other ref:

My whole point is that it is not for you to argue or try to convince the accusing ref. Simply tell him he is wrong, no wiping happened, and refer anything further to the ref who was right there! Then remove yourself from the discussion and let him fume over it with the other ref. If he is wrong, who cares what he thinks!

[FalconGuy016]

Originally posted by Recon by Fire
About the ref not believing him or the other ref:

My whole point is that it is not for you to argue or try to convince the accusing ref. Simply tell him he is wrong, no wiping happened, and refer anything further to the ref who was right there! Then remove yourself from the discussion and let him fume over it with the other ref. If he is wrong, who cares what he thinks!

We left immediatly after, im assuming thats what he did

[BobTheCow]

Hmmmmmm. I have 2 ideas of why he thought that. But I'll ask this first.


What paint was used? Did they happen to be using RPS paint that day?

If so, their Advantage shell might be to blame. If he shot you say.... on the hopper. What Adv shell has been known for is say it hits your hopper on the seam of the paintball. The ball will actually break on the OTHER side, cup around, and make all the paint spray up and OVER the hopper. So no paint or very little actually will be left on the hopper. However from a distance it looks exactly like a direct hit until closer inspection when no paint can be found.

Either that, or the guy hit the bunker you were at. And it sprayed from there, yet the hit was so close to you and your equipment that to the far ref it seemed like YOU were hit.

Actually, there wasn't even SPLATTER on my hopper, gun, mask... absolutely no paint to be found, other than reminents inside the screwholes of the HALO.

About the ref not believing him or the other ref:

My whole point is that it is not for you to argue or try to convince the accusing ref. Simply tell him he is wrong, no wiping happened, and refer anything further to the ref who was right there! Then remove yourself from the discussion and let him fume over it with the other ref. If he is wrong, who cares what he thinks!

Yeah that's basically what I did... I told him I wasn't wiping, this other ref here saw me, they talked for a second, and I decided I should probably just leave... which I did.

ARGH!!!!

Normally I really wouldn't care, I'd just shrug something like this off... but I REALLY REALLY REALLY don't want our team (the only people there w/ yellow jerseys, so easily remembered) to get a reputation of cheating. Especially w/ this tourney coming up in a few weeks. We'll see...

[mrbrutal]

How does that rule go.....?

The farther you are away from the action the better your eyesight is?

Sorry Bob but I would have to agree with the far ref. His field of vision was much better than the ref standing right next to you.