Tournament Series Idea.....anyone step in

[Lee]

got to ya didn't i?

[Muzikman]

EDIT: I may as well throw this in there again. I think that this would be a blast. It's a great idea. However, you must face the facts that you will have a hard time getting people to show up. Recplayers aren't looking for tournaments, and tournament players aren't looking for tournaments like this.

Personally I think you are wrong on both accounts. I think this would be a great event for the non tournament player to play a tournament and a place for the "typical" tournament player to have fun. Hell, with your attitude the Owners Group Division at IAO should not have been a success, but it was.

[-=Squid=-]

Yes you did get to me, because you aren't comprehending what I am saying.

The owners group idea is NOTHING LIKE THIS AT ALL. The ENTIRE reason I don't think it will be a success is because they will have to set down there markers for other, very low end markers.

- Goro

[TheDuelist]

I'll weigh in on this. It is a very intriguing idea and it is definitely appealing. The only way to see what kind of turnout you would get would be to hold an event. Its probably not going to be a huge hit in the beginning but over time it could definitely grow. Imagine if the first players of paintball said "Hey lets have a tournament to see who's number one." Some guys comes along and says "Nah. No one would show up. Why bother." Where would we be as a sport?

[Muzikman]

Well, then I'll compare it to the AM-P Pump tournament at the first Shatnerball. Granted people were there for the big game and not the pump tournament, but it still got a great turn out and everyone had fun.

Yes you did get to me, because you aren't comprehending what I am saying.

The owners group idea is NOTHING LIKE THIS AT ALL. The ENTIRE reason I don't think it will be a success is because they will have to set down there markers for other, very low end markers.

- Goro

[Muzikman]

Seriously, look at the local tournament scene. How many of those teams are what you would call "Tournament Players"? I bet not many. I bet a lot are rec ballers who just want to play in a tournament.

Again, I don't think Bob is trying to compete with the NPPL or PSP with this type of event. But I seriously think it will fit a nitch that is missing in the paintball world.

[Kaiser Bob]

A fair amount of twibs in the local scene... mostly in young guns though, the stickball movie says it all. I would call the average person at a local tournament a 'casual tournament player'. Plays the locals, maybe an NPPL or PSP when it comes nearby, maybe World Cup, IAO and/or Skyball* depending on team funds.

*The casual tournament player goes to Skyball to get trashed and see strippers moreso then the actual tournament, especially if under 21.

Anyway, I think only the hardcore, classist tourney player would be closed off to a format like this. Someone has to be bored of playing the same type of tournament style all the time.

[SlartyBartFast]

*The casual tournament player goes to Skyball to get trashed and see strippers moreso then the actual tournament, especially if under 21.

Then my idea back in the old Skyball thread really is a good one. If it's bars and strippers you want, Montreal outclasses TO.

[Doobie]

Heck, I'm down! To steal a line from a team I respect (Total Gief) "Any gun, any game, any time!"

Where's the start box, dude?

[Thunder Bunny]

Sounds like a good idea... Till noone shows up. Sorry to be negative, but that's just how this sort of thing goes. You won't get any tourney players at all.

- Goro

I hate to agree, but....

If you go look around on Stockclasspaintball.com you'll read stories of how people tried to put on stock/pump events and while there was a bit of interest, few committed and even less showed up.

Maybe you could have it as a charity/exhibition thing during a tourney or something.

Get ahold of Blue at EMR and see if he can help you out.

[hitech]

Even recballers don't like to give up there precious blowbacks for rentals, or what have you.

And you don't think you sound elitist? Only tounry players can have "high end" markers.


You a legend in your own mind...

[-=Squid=-]

And you don't think you sound elitist? Only tounry players can have "high end" markers.


You a legend in your own mind...

No I don't.

MOST recballers have low end guns, and vice versa. Of course tourney players have low end guns (ive seen it) and of course recballers have high end guns (ive seen it). You KNOW that this is the case, and if you disagree here I bet you are the type who still thinks women don't have equal rights.

I would think that because half of the people against my argument are adults, they would have a little more freaking common sense.

AO used to be cool.

- Goro

[hitech]

MOST recballers have low end guns, and vice versa.

We must play at completely different fields. Most BEGINING players have lower end markers.

...I bet you are the type who still thinks women don't have equal rights.

And I'd guess you think that they do.

You come across as very elitist whether you can see it or not. The rest of us can see it. You can choose to change how you communicate here, or you can continue to appear elitist to those you are attempting to communicate with. It's entirely up to you.

[-=Squid=-]

We must play at completely different fields. Most BEGINING players have lower end markers.



And I'd guess you think that they do.

You come across as very elitist whether you can see it or not. The rest of us can see it. You can choose to change how you communicate here, or you can continue to appear elitist to those you are attempting to communicate with. It's entirely up to you.

Woman do have equal rights, but that is a completely different topic.

Guess what's funny... Most beginning players are recballers. When people play longer, they usually step into the tourney scene. Not always, but often.

In what way am I even almost elitist? Because im not so blind that I will just tell it how it is without a sugar coat? Pfft... I would have that you to have more common sense.

I'm glad I quit paintball, it allows for a great cop-out of a retarded argument like this.

- Goro

[Kaiser Bob]

I havent been out of the recball scene for a while, but last i remember, out of the people that would play at the fields weekly that had their own gear, only 30 percent or so had blowback markers, everything else mid to high end... just because someone isnt in the tournament scene dosent mean they dont know anything about gear and dont have the same opinions about what sucks and whats cool. A regular recballer dosent want his gear to suck any more then a tourney player.

The career recballer does exsist! :)