Official Deadlywind hAir trigger update

[nicad]

Sorry to keep everyone waiting, but here is an update on our hAir trigger
product.

As some of you have heard, our progress has been slowed by some legal
hurdles. The problem we ran into is that Pro-Team Products was recently
granted a patent on assisted trigger mechanisms for paintball markers.
Pro-Team insists that we are infringing this patent, and although we
disagree with them, we have tried to cooperate so we can get the product
released. We've been advised that our remaining options are expensive ones,
and since we have already overspent resources in the development of this
product, we have decided to shelve it for now and focus on our other
projects.

Again, we apologize for keeping everyone waiting on this. We do hope to revive this in the future, either when we can again justify allocating resources, or once we form partnerships that enable us to do so.

Colin Moritz
Deadlywind

[danoxide]

awwwwww man...so is proteams going to release there verson of the hAir?

[hitech]

Sorry to hear that. I assume that the patent application was denied?

[BigBadBeDDy]

i'm a sad panda

[teufelhunden]

Sorry to hear that. I assume that the patent application was denied?

Yes, obviously, since one very similiar was already issued to PTP.

Well, hopefully now something can hit the market. While it sucks for Colin and DW, the consumer won't care, because their slow gun will now go fast.

[Vanced]

* Hears taps quietly being played in the background*

[barrel break]

aaaaaawwww
This was gonna be my reason to save for a mag.
well, good luck on the other projects!

[XbeasleyX]

..

I have been expecting this sort of news.

[252]

*cries*

[Eric Cartman]

I'm sorry to hear that. I just ordered a B2K4 and I was sure that action would result in the imminent release of the hAir. Too bad it went the other way.

We do hope to revive this in the future, either when we can again justify allocating resources, or once we form partnerships that enable us to do so

Good luck with that!

[Magaman]

Things will work out for you in the end... Thanks for the update bud...

[Boski51]

.....As the game slowly starts to die, the patent wars heats up. Soon the companies will start buying up each other and the "business" of paintball will replace the "sport" of paintball. Players will become consumers or target demo groups whos disposible income will be duly disposed of.

The business of paintball will sell its soul to TV and insurance companies and the business of paintball will be big, flashy and soul-less..... As the game continues to die, we will be encouraged to buy the fastest, hottest, sexyest markers that can waste paint at wallet destroying speeds. A hotter or better marker will be released the following month to keep the cash flowing from the consumers to the businesses. The consumers will start focusing on sponsership to help pay for the rediculously expensive paint and the $1,700 sexy spyders and will loose focus on things like rules, responsibility and fair play.

The great game that was born in the woods will die in the boardroom and what is sad is only a few will ever notice.....

OK, I am off my soap box. Let the flame throwing begin!

[danoxide]

.....As the game slowly starts to die, the patent wars heats up. Soon the companies will start buying up each other and the "business" of paintball will replace the "sport" of paintball. Players will become consumers or target demo groups whos disposible income will be duly disposed of.

The business of paintball will sell its soul to TV and insurance companies and the business of paintball will be big, flashy and soul-less..... As the game continues to die, we will be encouraged to buy the fastest, hottest, sexyest markers that can waste paint at wallet destroying speeds. A hotter or better marker will be released the following month to keep the cash flowing from the consumers to the businesses. The consumers will start focusing on sponsership to help pay for the rediculously expensive paint and the $1,700 sexy spyders and will loose focus on things like rules, responsibility and fair play.

The great game that was born in the woods will die in the boardroom and what is sad is only a few will ever notice.....

OK, I am off my soap box. Let the flame throwing begin!

not guna flame, but i am going to say this....isn't that taking it alittle to far?

[hitech]

...isn't that taking it alittle to far?

No, not really. Other than the color commentary, isn't that what is happening?

[teufelhunden]

.....As the game slowly starts to die, the patent wars heats up. Soon the companies will start buying up each other and the "business" of paintball will replace the "sport" of paintball. Players will become consumers or target demo groups whos disposible income will be duly disposed of.

The business of paintball will sell its soul to TV and insurance companies and the business of paintball will be big, flashy and soul-less..... As the game continues to die, we will be encouraged to buy the fastest, hottest, sexyest markers that can waste paint at wallet destroying speeds. A hotter or better marker will be released the following month to keep the cash flowing from the consumers to the businesses. The consumers will start focusing on sponsership to help pay for the rediculously expensive paint and the $1,700 sexy spyders and will loose focus on things like rules, responsibility and fair play.

The great game that was born in the woods will die in the boardroom and what is sad is only a few will ever notice.....

OK, I am off my soap box. Let the flame throwing begin!

I've said it before, and will say it again. I'm sure I've said it better at some point, but this will suffice"

It's the same people who want[ed] paintball to get big and popular and on TV that are now complaining of the side effects, namely, the fact that the paintball business got big and big business followed.

Can't have it both ways. Shut up and play, or have a hissy fit and don't play. Can't have it both ways.