Just a reminder, not all tourney players

[phantomhitman]

i thnk this thread came out of people complaining about the "tourney scene". the fast guns, the wasting of paint, the need to shoot that fast, the "arrogance" of "tourney players" that is seen at their field.

it is very stupid to lump everyone under that "tourney player" umbrella. some people are idiots, i have played with and against them in every form of paintball. if you go up to any tourney team they wold be more than willing to help you out with anything you need. i guess only the bad apple are seen though.......

[Carbon]

I understand behavior on the field doesnt necessarily transfer off the field. But, sometimes you can just tell. Sometimes its the difference between yelling, "you're gone you're gone, get out, ref check him reff, on his hopper and feedneck" or "you're gone your're gone, get the F out, get the f outta here, mother F'er get the f out"

you know what i mean.

[tippmannsniper-]

pretty much all the teenagers (16 and 17) i meet at woodsball and tourny ball are jerks

[BD_Paintball]

pretty much all the teenagers (16 and 17) i meet at woodsball and tourny ball are jerks

im a nice guy. but i guess i dont fall in that group since im 20

[JaredMeier]

I agree with the post that said "the jerkiest tourney players are teenagers who learned from jerky older players."

[WenULiVeUdiE]

One field near me is nothing like that. The owner has done alot to pick great players with great attitudes. Everytime I go there everyone is watching out for eachother. Giving eachother advice, picking up other people's garbage or lost parts.

[bull]

Theres good players and bad player in all the ways we play, woods, tourney, scenario, rec, etc. The one thing I have found is the way the field is run is whats sets the tone. There is a major field near us that just has a bad rep, and when their players come to our field they bring it with them. I just play the best ball I can.

[Carbon]

Theres good players and bad player in all the ways we play, woods, tourney, scenario, rec, etc. The one thing I have found is the way the field is run is whats sets the tone. There is a major field near us that just has a bad rep, and when their players come to our field they bring it with them. I just play the best ball I can.

WHOAH! that is so true. Ive heard people play at the field i play on and say "man, everyone is nice around here, its well worth the drive"

Also our field owner is a pretty mellow yet, an enthusiastic fella. This goes for the staff roster as well. Not to get all existentiall and hippe on ya but, the cool vibes are definately there. Also, the tournament players, although they segregate themself from the walkons (as they should) are genereally very nice.

Its kinda cool when you hear and newer kids say, "i wanna play with tourny guys".

[xXHavokXx]

but tourney players shoot fast and i cant use my vietnam era chuch hatchock snipering techniques and hand to hand jungle fighting style.

[Lohman446]

but tourney players shoot fast and i cant use my vietnam era chuch hatchock snipering techniques and hand to hand jungle fighting style.

You know how negatively some people respond to hand to hand combat in paintball. I do

[Carbon]

hehehe. i have a paintbrush and magic marker for all those up close and personal/wet work eliminations.

[phantomhitman]

but tourney players shoot fast and i cant use my vietnam era chuch hatchock snipering techniques and hand to hand jungle fighting style.

LMAO, GREAT ONE.
/hidesintheshadows

[Maggot6]

I find it interesting, due to my schools nature (and everyone elses probably) I am not to friendly to random people I do not know. But after I went paintballing, and saw the "tourney" jerks I saw how I was. And now When I go to paintball, I am always trying to talk to kids, and give them tips, and help them, as well encourage them and the like. As well, I like talking to the paintball parents so that they don't feel their kid is in a harmful environment. So I give them an idea that we are good people...And of course, when the noobs spit help in my face I make sure to bunker them...

[FSU_Paintball]

The one thing I have found is the way the field is run is whats sets the tone.

I never thought about it before, but I think you are absolutely correct. It makes a huge difference.

A little OT, but here's my story of revenge on wipers for the week:

I was at a 3-man tourney this weekend. Off the break I hit a bunker at the 50, came over the top, shot one man, turned right and shot a second guy as he shot me. I saw the paint break on him clear as day (I was only about 20 feet away and he was open to me). It was definitely a mutual so I walked off the field. Imagine my anger as I realized that the other guy was still playing. Since I was dead the refs weren't paying a single bit of attention to me.

Well, the wiper's teammate went down, and suddenly it was 2 on 1... one of my teammates got around him and shot him... the kid turned and shot my teammate.

Now, my teammate Matt is a tough dude. Getting hit doesn't phase him much. So he decided to keep firing until the other guy quit playing on.

So he did... he put quite a beating on the wiper. Eventually the wiper couldn't take it any more and quit firing, so Matt quit shooting him. At this point, the wiper was hurting quite a bit and fell backwards onto his butt... and straight into a HUGE line of fire coming from my OTHER teammate.

It was SO worth him playing on just to see the revenge exacted upon him.

[tippmannsniper-]

im a nice guy. but i guess i dont fall in that group since im 20

ya you are, but the others you hang out with their are


(especially the guy with the matrix and green mag, dont tell him i said so though )