Predictions for 2004?

[demonguy8]

Originally posted by tony3


What the hell? Who? I heard some talk of Klamper moving, I really hope it wasn't to wone.

Wone 2k4


Or for the lazy

"Here are the players for the 2004 Season for Team Wone.

Doug Goeckel (team owner)
John Iannucci (Captain)
Mike Bruno
Ron Simpkins
Roland Issaacs
Dino Yario
Markus Neilson
Mark Sarko
Chris Midkiff

See you all on the field!"

[tony3]

Well, 2004 is almost over, so who's predictions were the closest?

[LittlePaintballBoy]

I think you mean 2k4

Most of mine were pretty on target, except a few.

Dynasty will take it all, as stated before they picked up Yosh and Todd onto an already great team.

XBall will get to be a huge league, with more teams in it.

Nppl and PSP will start to not make as much money with XBall being around.

AGD will have some kind of trick up their sleeves, perhaps air efficency or something.


Not too bad

[tony3]

Shhh, no one will know

I was almost right with aftershock taking it, they got 3rd in the end.

To all the dye haters, and how they would ruin the matrix, I think they were wrong

[demonguy8]

Pro wise: Dynasty picked up Todd martinez and Yosh Rau to an already dominating team... They are probably unstoppable in the NPPL (with a posibble hope of Russian Legion Stepping up, but dont bet on it), Div 1 Xball is no contest for them as well (lets face it, they have NO competition there), As far as millenium series goes same as NPPL.

-Wone Concepts will continue to get rocked (jumping to NPPL pro for a first year team was a BIG mistake....HOWEVER If they stick with it for another year or two tho I think theyll start competing)

-NXL Id like to think Aftershock would take it, but they wont. No prediction on who takes it all.

-As far as leagues go I predict the NPPL will start to fade out when people get to see both on TV and realize that Xball is 10x as entertaining to watch.

-Millions of little follower tools are gonna start buying shocker03s because dynasty shoots them now. Im gonna beat someone to death when they confuse me for one of those posers because I bought a 2k3 shocker before it was cool.

-WDPs sales will drop tremendously with no major label backing them and no real innovations since I dont even remember when

-AGDs sales will be up, but I think the price change is too significant and will drive their overall profits down.
Im still waiting for production to ramp up on Xmags so the price drops.... I could possibly see milled slugg emags being for sale soon direct from agd.

-Dye will run the matrix into the ground with a ban on aftermarket parts and no LOWCOST MODEL... (its DYE LCD or DM4!) For shame, it was a great gun.

-Ima finally stop talking about getting back into tournament paintball and actually do it... in 2k5

-DYE will realize its $135 c4 pants arent selling, so they will reduce costs to unload their inventory and have a $200 2k4.5 model by june.

-Corruption in leagues will not be affected.

-The qloader will be released and fail miserably

-Was will realize that 2k3 shockers are the next big thing ala intimidators the past few years and come out with the ultra cool l33t cheater board. Did i say cheater board? I meant board that uses super incrypted logic algorythms that magically make any retard that picks one up outshoot his halob.

-The pro leagues will add more pointless and half enforced rules relating to trigger use...

-13 bps full auto would never be allowed to happen because its still safer to have 20bps bursts.

-Illinois State will DOMINATE the college leagues this year (going into their 5th semester as a team)Edging out Purdont (cough bam cough) and finally being the first team to win college nationals other than UofI (provided Raehl isnt the ultimate ref again... anyone who saw last years finals knows what im talking about)

-CPX will increase its available tank filling pressure to 2500 of the advertised 4500 they claim to be able to fill. To compensate, They invent a paint cheaper and worse than the fecal matter they use now. And they will buy a third airball field and place it next to the other two.. because "they actually exist" (I smell embezzlment)

-The number of falling deaths from the floors at country club and tri city paintball will drop this year as there is now PBshooters offering a case of paint for only $35 cheaper on an indoor but still !GASP! dirtfloor.

-Wretched 7 will continue to manufacter its night paintballs and UV hoppers... Sooner or later this is gonna hit those scenario guys bigtime.

-Hired booth bunny chix ala smart parts girls will become much more common... Cuties that actually know what a paintball is and have actually played a game or two (ala clair, keely, and bea youngs) wont grow in large numbers but at least have some respect going for them.

Thats all I got

JEEBUS... I'm like 4 for 30 here!...

All I got right was: 1. Booth babes becoming more common @ events.
2. (kinda) I mentioned that legion might step it up and they did but the overall prediction was wrong
3. Im still only TALKING about playing paintball
4. Millions of tools are indeed now proud owners of shockers..

[nastymag]

1 in 4 ....


i still dont shoot a shocker