What would you like to see in a paintball field?

[TeamNausea]

I think he just said it all....

[Mag Master 04]

GAHH

Dryden: now that i have read your version of the bible i dont think i will ever wonder what could happen on a paintball field again...

[Dryden]

Yes, but I didn't mention anything about how (or how much) someone would actually pay to build such a thing!!! Although, it's not exactly rocket science to build a large box or pool barn.

Here's a question for tourny level pb'ers. If such a field were built, would you pay an annual fee? Say, for example, it were $25/day admission fee to play - possibly all day air - FPO with a good number of choices. If you went to the field twice a month, you'll end up spending $600 in admission fees over the course of the year. Would you pay something like $499 for unlimited annual attendance (kinda like a paintball country club)? If so, a commitment from 10 10-man teams nets the field owner $50,000, and ties up the top teams in the area to go to the owners' field - why go anywhere else, you already paid in January to play at field X?

After that up front take, there's still paint sales, pro shop receipts, rec baller admission fees, rentals, etc.

What would you pay for unlimited annual attendance at paintball shangri-la? Would you volunteer to ref 12 dates a year (once a month) for a $100 discount on dues?

I think such a site would also have a huge draw in a well populated metro area, because the facilities would attract businesses who are looking for activities for company outings/team building exercises. If Bank One were planning an employee day, where do you think they would go? A real paintball park or Joe Schmoe's airball field he built in his backyard?

[ShooterJM]

Originally posted by Dryden
If you went to the field twice a month, you'll end up spending $600 in admission fees over the course of the year. Would you pay something like $499 for unlimited annual attendance (kinda like a paintball country club)? If so, a commitment from 10 10-man teams nets the field owner $50,000, and ties up the top teams in the area to go to the owners' field -

What would you pay for unlimited annual attendance at paintball shangri-la? Would you volunteer to ref 12 dates a year (once a month) for a $100 discount on dues?

Yeah I'd be up for an annual fee. $500 would be around my max up front. Now, at this price and FPO I don't expect to pay $75 for a case of blaze though.

[yaddatrance]

I would like one which open during the week after
work hours and stays open late and serves coffee
I'm never really "in the mood" to go paintballing
during the weekend, but I'm always aching to go during
the week.

I'd like a small pro shop onsite which carries the
little things like elbows, o-rings, etc...

I want 4500 fills, but with all day air this is less
of an issue. It's just a nice feeling going home at
the end of the day with a full tank to tune and tinker
with your gun

I want a membership card which does *not* cost me $500!
Maybe a $YY card which confers a XX% discount on field
prices?

I'd want it conveniently close to me

[steveo356]

Well ya ask me id say :

playing surface;indoors sumthing soft i lik ethem rubber thigns but they can get slippery from paintball oil jus nething but sand and suth that can mess up the internals of sum ones guns

paints; a good array from the rec ballers who buy the cheap n dun no wut the dif between good n bad paint are so theyt get the cheap 1 to a few of the high lvl rps that we all know n love

retals; more then 1 choice like tip 98s and efishes jus so theres a choice

bunkers; supair ball change it aorund every month or so i like exploiting new field setups now n then

staging area: all day air at a fair price secure lockers like sum 1 said above good techys knwoing most guns from pro to the newbs jus so no 1 need to be poopin off the back of there beloved makes n boom there goes springs n carriers all over the floor.

facilitys should be sum what clean ya n leave sumthin for the old farts to do maybe sum vending machines in the back nothings worse then playin wen ur dehydrated

and my fave part is hanging around in proshops (n watchin what the newer people are buying gives me an idea of the market trend not that i need to know at 16 but tehy dont sell my beloved agd guns so i spend have my time soliciting them to the owner on why he should carry them)

ya n leave a place to watch games sumtimes thats as much fun as playin on tourny nights when people do the superman dives int them bunks

[acropilot19]

Hey Flyboy
Wheres he thinkin of opening it at?
I'd be interested in gettin involved with it cause I've been thinkin of doin same.

[tribalman]

first, i'd say open it in the chicago area. then, if the field is indoor i'd stay 4pm open till midnight every day ur open. also, if ur in the chicago area. please be open almost every day. i say this cause after work sometimes i wanna paintball but nowhere is open. and other times i just get the urge to not sleep and play paintball

[rkjunior303]

What about, if BYOP is an issue, having a special entrance fee for 'ballers with their own paint. Sure $15 w/ rental buy your paint etc. But why not say $25 for BYOP. SOmething like that. Allows the field to make up the paintloss but still affordable than $85-100 cases to your players bringing their own eqp/paint.

[Bulldog]

Some definate good ideas here, I'd want toplay at a place like that. The problem with that $500 membership fee is if the field goes out of business, I'd either want my money back, or my years worth of play.