So, is paint usage getting excessive

[LudavicoSoldier]

I dont see how not having a paint limit makes any tourney a fair shot for any good team. They should give each team a certain number of cases a game, period. You could also break down the amount of paint by division. Technically, if you are the best team on the face of the planet, shouldnt you be able to win with the same ammount of paint as your opponent? Seems only fair. The way it is now, the team with the biggest paint sponsorship/budget would have a fairly large advantage... Yet another reason I dont like tourny ball...

[felony]

if they'd have shot 100 they would have won...spend-thrifts.
-durty

ahhahahaha.. aint that the truth.

[GoatBoy]

The limited paint thing has been discussed before, and it's a rather unpopular idea, even with me.

Instead of trying to kill it, I prefer to let the problem kill itself.

I say:

1. Allow full auto.
2. Remove all bunkers from the start area and force a 3-4 second full sprint before you even get to a bunker; large enough bunker in the middle (a la big X) to prevent straight shooting across the field at start of the game.
3. Reduce back bunker size.
4. Keep statistics on in-game paint expenditure to cross reference against actual game outcome. Make these statistics available for all to see.




I personally would also like to see paint sponsorships end, but that's really unlikely.

[wobbles82]

I could see the 70 cases in X-Ball easily, you play so many games so fast that you gotta shoot and be able to kill. 30 cases for 5-man..maybe a bit too much, but definately not way overkill. I guess we shot about 20 some cases in Tampa, which was actually good in terms of usage, but you have to learn not to care. Players today will move if you are trying to oneball them, they move, they get to the 50 faster, you die.

Try shooting hopperball with Dynasty, see if Ollie will stay in his bunker because your one shot went to the left side and scared him to death, now try shooting 20 balls at all angles to lock it, and maybe he will attempt a snap shot, maybe. That goes for any team nowadays, any good team knows you move whenever you can, less paint you get shot with, more you move. I think keeping the guns semi and letting things fold out will work, eventually im sure max speeds will be reached, but markers will be even faster for snap shooting etc. All in all, its not as bad as you think, and if its too costly you need some more connections or something.

[RenagadeOfFunk]

...if it is excessive i wouldn't mind taking one off your hands ...

[Won Hunglo]

One case one kill. Yea baby!

[coolcatpete]

well I was playing some games when it was this kid and me, and we both had markers and hoppers that would only allow us to shoot under 3bps. Well we took teams larger that us that had firepower. If you know how to move you dont need as much paint. By the way that day I played 7 games on 2 hoppers.
Pete

[flyinasian016]

Look at Infamous, their fronts are carrying 8 pods and shooting them all as well.

A front guy with 8 pods!?! Thats ridiculous, i play front and take 2-3 pods with me tops. I dont usually shoot but 1-2 per game. I cant see a front guy shooting 8 pods in one game. I know i couldnt do it even if you gave me a uber fast gat with loads of bounce. Eight 140rd pods is 1120 paintballs per game, purely insane. PLUS the 140 in their hopper to start out with. Thats 1260 balls per game. As a front player, that is way to much, and it says a lot for their skill level..

I think the paint limitation is a good idea. But instead of limiting how many cases a team can buy/shoot they should limit how many cases a position can buy/shoot. Like a back guy can buy/shoot more then the mids, and the mids more than the fronts.

[tranzformer]

they should just give each team X amount of boxes of paint. then the teams can decide themselves how to split the paint. This will cause them to be cautious with the paint, because they know this is all they have for the tournament. if they waste too much on the first few rounds, they'll be in trouble when they run low later on.

[divballer]

There are a few circuits that limit paint, mostly local, but they don't have as many teams. It would be nice to have more like that so some of us poor college kids could play more.

[Jeffy-CanCon]

"one case one kill" are you kidding me? that means they will only play four games top. and i highly doubt that.

No, it means they will only WIN four-to-six games. Which is about right, since they don't expect to move on past the prelims.