DYE DMC Myth

[Codekevin0403]

thanks for your input felony...

[inerwolf]

first off if dye was to make one i would consider it. second i do not belive they ever will. dye is strongly focused on the elite marker group. if they were not then they would not have come out with a 1600++marker close to the time smartparts came out with a sub 300. dye is focused on being the elite name in paintball and for the most part they are or they would not have been around so long and have such a large range of products. this brings to mind proto . proto was brought about by dye to be there less expensive brand with out hurtung the dye name. so if there was ever even a thought of a lower end marker it would be a proto and not dye. they are owned by the same company but are two entirely diffrent entities. sorry to ramble. great thought though.

[Codekevin0403]

i definitley think what you are saying inerwolf, cause when i first heard that DYE was making a 300$ marker i knew it was b.s. because, i mean, even their backpacks are overpriced! (okay, maybe not for you, but 80$ is too much for just a backpack) Also, that wouldn't be a smart business marketing move because that would just bring the value of their DM4/5/C's down. I was just wondering IF that happened, how many people would buy em.

[felony]

thanks for your input felony...

i honestly think these guys still dont get it.

but for what it is worth, if dye were to make a low cost competitor i would definatly stick with dye, as I have stated before.

dan

[inerwolf]

hey i just bought an ion and if some one anyone including dye came out with a gun equal or better than the ion for the same price id probally buy it but then again im a gun w****

[Codekevin0403]

haha inerwolf.

Used to be a gun w**** but i changed my ways..

and yes felony, i think that they just don't get it, do they?

[gc82000]

Inerwolf you took words right out of my mouth.

I think if DYE were to have a budget based marker it would be under the Proto label. Take example the rest of their products, masks the Proto Switch v. DYE Invision both great masks but there is a 20 dollar price difference in the mask. Not to mention the fact that the Invision has faded frames which brings the price up even more.

Proto is for the budget minded PB consumer DYE is for the more exuberant players.

[inerwolf]

well as i posted in both my other post i do get it !! just put some info on why i didnt think it would happen.

[felony]

Inerwolf you took words right out of my mouth.

I think if DYE were to have a budget based marker it would be under the Proto label. Take example the rest of their products, masks the Proto Switch v. DYE Invision both great masks but there is a 20 dollar price difference in the mask. Not to mention the fact that the Invision has faded frames which brings the price up even more.

Proto is for the budget minded PB consumer DYE is for the more exuberant players.

that is silly from a business standpoint in my opinion..

I dont wanna touch proto gear. I have been playing paintball long enough to understand that equipment is generally the same and markers are pretty dang close.. but I have also been around long enough to know that dye puts their name on something because it is quality.

Yeah yeah proto is a division of dye. i buy quality products with a quality name. not quality products with new name cause I am on a budget.

If dye wants to make money, they need to make a marker that competes with the ion in every way, including price.

A cheap proto = corners cut, rushed to production
A cheap dye = looked at, cut the fat'n trimmings, good release.

my opinions anyway.

dan

[Codekevin0403]

u know, for about, i'd say maybe uh 60% of the pb population, they'd think that even though the proto is for the budget minded consumer, it's still overpriced. A lot of people just don't have 950$ to dish out on a proto matrix.

[magman007]

who in gods/alahs/buddahs name would buy a 1700 dollar paintball gun. That is
STUPID.

tons of people did... remember the dye ironman angel? that sold for 1700 and sold out completely..

also, tons of people baught mamba angels/ir3/fly4's

all retailing for a cool 1700

please, insert foot into mouth

[alouba]

i have heard from reliable source that dye IS developing a mid-range electro although the dmc is a 1700 marker

[felony]

yeah and I agree.

like SP, dye could make BANK if they made a quality low priced marker. Something that lacked key features to the dm4/5 series, but something that dye could produce on a mass scale, and literally make bank

my opinions

[Codekevin0403]

so you guys would buy it, wouldn't you?

[player4]

heck no