When people ask you.....

[WicKeD_WaYz]

When your friends/coworkers/girlfriends who dont play ask you "Does it hurt?" What do you tell them?

getting shot that is....

[White_Noise]

i tell them(and i have other witnesses) that i once saw 6 girls around the age of 15 come to play while i was reffing. they were all wearing spaghetti strap tank tops and very short shorts. not a single one rented one of the jumpsuits that we have available. when asked how they wanted to play, they said they wanted to play paint game(aka Pain game), ie shooting each other until out of paint regardless of how many times they were shot. so we put them 3 on 3 to start. they ran right at each other, and just lit each other up from about 15-20 feet away from each other. i didnt see a single one complain or anything about getting shot, and each one got shot atleast 10 times.

i wish i would have had a video camera that day as proof that it actually happened.

sometimes i just tell people about the adrenaline rush and how it makes me not feel the balls. but in most cases, i end up telling this story just to give a clear example of how little it hurts.

[can'tthink of1]

I say its like getting hit with a small rock thrown really fast... I weed out the pussy's.

[Koosh]

"If you FOCUS on the pain when you first get shot, its about as bad as a bee sting... for about 5 seconds, then fades away and you have a nice lookin bruise. You usually only notice a "dull thump" when you get hit because of the adrenaline and such"

Thats my usual speech...

[Skoad]

i just say its similar to being snapped with a towel.

[xXHavokXx]

Working at a store, I get asked that all the time.

My answer:

Yes.

[Timmee]

i just say its similar to being snapped with a towel.

I usually say that too (adding that getting hit in certain spots will hurt more than that). Then I relay the story of the first time I played paintball, where in the first game, I got tagged right in the neck.

[mag88888]

the more you think about it the more it will hurt. but when your running and shooting people and having a adrenaline rush you might not even feel it. its like getting snapped with a towel as someone said above me. different parts of the body hurt more than others. obviousl its gonna hrt moreif you get shot in the nuts or the neck than the shin.

[chaos lichen]

Yes, it feels like getting snapped with a large rubberband. The more you play the less you feel it until getting bunkered hurts your ego more than you body.

[Chronobreak]

i tell them its not hirrible paint but you will usualy know if your hit

[FireITup14]

i tell them you get used to it becuse now that i have been playing for a couple years it doesnt hurt at all really. Maybe getting bunkered a couple times would be a wake up to the pain, but its not as painful as it used to be.

[moz]

when asked that question, i usually answer : just get hit once and you'll know why everybody runs so fast in this game

[MonsterMag]

I tell them hold still and I will try to only shoot you once
Like a smal bee sting or insect bite

[Lohman446]

Its a lot like a bee sting, in fact the other day I was stung by a bee - ok it was a couple months ago, and I instinctly looked up to see who shot me... frigging bee

[TDonovan]

I show them a welt since ideally I have a bunch on me at all times (that means I'm playing enough)

Other than that, I say that it's the sting that makes the game fun. If it hurt any less it would be dissapointing.