How to beat people better than you?

[dinger]

[Sparq]

If it starts to look bad...do something unexpected, insane, irrational, unconventional, etc. You just may suprise then and get lucky.

[AutomagRT1483]

Nail them in the junk a few times.. j/k...lol Just play to the best of your ability out there, thats the way to beat them. Wait for them to make a mistake, however small it may be, and capitalize on it. Dont be intimidated, if that happens..its all over.


Good luck and kick some arse out there

[Clare]

Don't be intimidated by what type of marker they're shooting. You can't base their skill off of that at all. Worrying about it too much will end up hurting you on the field...just have fun.

Anyway, communication is extremely important. Don't underestimate it. Having 2 people shooting off the break usually works well. Don't be overanxious to run up to the front all the time. If one of your teammates gets shot out, try to cross up your paint stream with your other teammate to prevent getting bunkered.

[OfficerGoat]

This is somewhat of a dirty trick.. but every now and again it works.

Get REALLY loud barrels. You heared me loud. Pro Team armison, pref 10" or shorter, anything like that that makes a horendus racquet. Personaly I like the proteams because they shoot well at short to mid range, which this will be since its 3 man and airball.

Why would I recomend something so silly you ask.... well its a mental thing.... normaly when you hear the stucko of a paintgun shooting in another lane or whatever you tend to drown it out..... when you hear bang bang bang bang bang from something really loud like that your instict is to play tight and to duck.... this will even out the mental advantage that haveing all that firepower handy gives them and should give you a fairer firefight.

And yes... I said mental advantage... having a Timmy DOES NOT make you a better player, all it does is give you a firepower advantage over an equil player with a lessor gun. Remember this.. its important.

In fact .. if you can get over your gun fear you can proboly use this to your advantage... think about it... in their head they are going we got firepower... we are going to roll these guys. What happens when off the break all hell breaks loose? That overconfidence is going to kick them in the ***. This is the bigest tool you have... use it.

[FooTemps]

Originally posted by OfficerGoat
This is somewhat of a dirty trick.. but every now and again it works.

Get REALLY loud barrels. You heared me loud. Pro Team armison, pref 10" or shorter, anything like that that makes a horendus racquet. Personaly I like the proteams because they shoot well at short to mid range, which this will be since its 3 man and airball.

Why would I recomend something so silly you ask.... well its a mental thing.... normaly when you hear the stucko of a paintgun shooting in another lane or whatever you tend to drown it out..... when you hear bang bang bang bang bang from something really loud like that your instict is to play tight and to duck.... this will even out the mental advantage that haveing all that firepower handy gives them and should give you a fairer firefight.

And yes... I said mental advantage... having a Timmy DOES NOT make you a better player, all it does is give you a firepower advantage over an equil player with a lessor gun. Remember this.. its important.

In fact .. if you can get over your gun fear you can proboly use this to your advantage... think about it... in their head they are going we got firepower... we are going to roll these guys. What happens when off the break all hell breaks loose? That overconfidence is going to kick them in the ***. This is the bigest tool you have... use it.

... DUDE, I USE A 3" BARREL! THAT WAS MY TRICK FOR SPEEDBALL!!!

[Quickling]

what should we do to beat them.

step 1- Find out where they live.
step 2- Get dark cothing.
step 3- Get heavy blunt object.
step 4- Put on dark clothing, grab heavy blunt object.
step 5- Go to their homes. At dark. HIDING! <- this element is very important

step 6- Wait until they leave their homes
step 7- Jump out of bushes.
step 8- Practise physics homework by observing the laws of motion and force as heavy blunt object comes in contact with soft brittle shins.

step 9- run.

step 10- play tournament blistfully knowing that your betters will not be there.

If caught blame TV and the corruption that the news coverage of the Tania Harding/Nancey Caregen case did to your young mind.

PS THIS IS A JOKE! I refuse to be held accoutable for anyone not realising this is to be taken in jest.

[xadamx]

Originally posted by Quickling

PS THIS IS A JOKE! I refuse to be held accoutable for anyone not realising this is to be taken in jest.

LOL nice job covering your butt!

anyway:
TALK!!! make sure your fat back player talks his rear off. he can still speak normally after the tourni then he didnt do his job.

shoot shoot shoot paint all over the place. this is important.

dont do what you are doing right now, which is telling yourself that you cant beat them just because they have timmies and angels. my old 3 man team(all mags, all classic valve mags) beat pleanty of teams shooting timmies, angels, trixies, cockers, whatever. dont worry about their guns. tell yourself tat youre going to win but dont get cocky. when you think that nobody on earth can beat you a no account team shooting stingrays will blow your butt outta the water.

smoke a cig right before the games(this helps me, dont start if you havent already, its a bad habit)

talk(we already covered this)

have the two guys that can shoot the fastest burn off the break and have one guy rip up the center to the 50.

dead men dont talk. remember that. you can get another guy pulled for talking after your shot out. loosing 2 guys from one paintball is never ever good.

be crazy

remember, its just a game and you are there to have fun. this aint the pros and you dont have much riding on this game(i doubt anyway)

good luck

PS-always have a backup marker or two because right before your big game your mag will explode in a ball of fire. happens every time to everybody and every gun. thanks a lot murphy and your damned laws

[Albinonewt]

To quote a Knight's Tale

"How would you beat him?"

"With a stick, while he slept"

[No sKiLLz]

R they noobish? Watch them play. If they post and rain then start the match without shooting. Off the break, they have the advantage, so don't lane. Book it for your bunkers. If you have some time before the tourney, practice sliding so you're up right away for the shot. If they are already in their bunkers, wait. Keep peeking out and talk it up. Don't shoot at them unless they move or get close enough to snap. Go man for man and get in a snap shoot war. If they post, you have the upper hand. It's up to your fat kid to make sure Timmy guy doesn't bunker you.

Snap from random positions. Pop out and shoot 2 shots, then drop to your knee and do it a split second later. Shange your shot intervals. Count 1 (shot shot) count 1,2,3 (drop to knee and then shot, shot). You can't overpower them, but if they are postmen (hee hee) and you do this, it will give you a leg up. Practice snapshots with your teammates. And give fat kid a lot of paint, because you never want him to duck back in his bunker.

Good luck.

[Jeffy-CanCon]

There is a lot of good advice here.

Don't be intimidated by the fact that your opponents have more expensive equipment. At the same time, don't be underestimating other teams because their stuff isn't as nice as yours. All it means is that someone had more or less money to spend. It says nothing about skill or experience.

Observation, communication, and staying calm are your best strategies. Picking good but un-obvious bunkers is also highly recommended. Your opponents will likely try streaming paint into the most obvious choices off the break.

In my experience, quick reactions are key. By this I mean both snap-shooting, and reacting to changes in the game. When you go up or down a player, react to the situation faster than your opponents. You will be able to catch them off-balance for a bit, and should be able to take a player out either way.

PS - I've done the super loud barrel thing before. It does make people take notice, but I don't know how much it affects the games, if at all. I don't know what kind of barrel I have - I picked it up second hand from a parts-bin. I'll post a pic of it someday and ask.

[~WarpedRT#2~]

like I've said to COUNTLESS people, read this thread I wrote a while back.

http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=84264

scroll down until you see a big map. It explains it all.

[Mango]

Who cares what markers they have? That is irrelevant. Just play your best game and if you win or lose, always take something positive from it. If you worry about beating them it will distract you. Just make sure you team is focused and ready. And don't be hard on yourselves. If you stop having fun with the game then stop playing.

[dansim]

Originally posted by Albinonewt
To quote a Knight's Tale

"How would you beat him?"

"With a stick, while he slept"

exactly what i was gonna say lol

[LittlePaintballBoy]

whyd you go to your other SN?