When you buy gear, what's more important?

[Tyger]

Yep, stirring it up again. Just asking what's more important when you go out and buy gear. Such are questions that I get when I *still* can't play. (On the bright side, I've been told in Feb I can go snowboarding, so if I can go snowboarding, that means paintball is a go. w00t!) Just curious...

-Tyger

[Target Practice]

Mask. You can go cheap with every other piece of equipment, just don't go cheap on the mask.

[Tyger]

Mask. You can go cheap with every other piece of equipment, just don't go cheap on the mask.

...you replied while I was typing in the poll... Dang... THAT'S fast!

[Target Practice]

...you replied while I was typing in the poll... Dang... THAT'S fast!

Got nothing better to do at a quarter to two in the morning... :)

[Heretic]

With no local proshop I always buy onlne so before I do I always read everything possible, woot tyger is almost ready to start up again. My thursdays suck with out a little new webdog.

[Enemy]

ill admit it i buy my the brand but more on personal experience use and knowlegde of the product if i aint heard of the company making it then i aint buying it!!!

[RRfireblade]

Should have allowed for multiple choices.Depending on the item there are different criteria for the purchase, IMO.

[Pump Scout]

Performance, followed closely by need of item. I hate buying things twice if I can avoid it, so I always try to buy quality. OK, I'm cheap, too. Gotta recognize a quality product when you're as cheap as I am!

[Trina]

Hey Tyger!! I always go looks first, then quality, and function...but I will never buy something that looks good, but is made crappy. It's always been a challenge finding paintball gear that looks good on a girl.

[LaW]

Well women will always go with how the item looks... color is always a factor!

But anyhow I would say that it has to be able to do what I expect it to do all the time. But I would say I just buy what I need when I need it. I guess the two go hand-in-hand for me. I have never been one to buy into any hype, buy anything because its made by a certain company, or a so-called "Pro" player is shooting it so it must be good kind of person.

[meshaq]

When buying a product, I usually read up on what other people have experienced with it.
Just so I know I'm not buying a piece of junk.
When I look for gear, this is how I look for it:
performance-so I know its going to work
brand name-so I know what to expect as far as quality and customer service
style- ya gotta look good

[aovboy]

I want function over form, but looks are a close second. It's fifty percent what you've got, and fifty percent of what people think you've got, right?

[FireITup14]

i look at the price. am i the only cheap person here? but money is usually a major factor when i purchase new equipment.

[WenULiVeUdiE]

I'm cheap. But if spending an extra $40 means I get something I like and will last long, I'll do it. But most of what you listed in the poll does matter to me. I want it to perform well, but dont want it to look bad either. Brand name does matter to me, as long as the name means quality.

[bballe336]

the first three matter to me so i bought a dye invision mask and full dye gear.