Creed of the Good Paintballer

[teufelhunden]

The only paintballers who are athletes are X-Ballers. The rest have as much claim to being athletes as olympic divers.. sure, both take skill, but neither require the wide expanse of skills and athleticism, as, say, a basketball player.




I lost all respect for you right there. Saying being a basketball player is easier than being a basketballplayer is just plain ignorant; Divers have to be is as good shape as anyone. They have to be strong, and at the same time swift and fluid. It also requires getting over the fear of hitting the water at a pretty high speed, and no matter how you land it hurts.

Before you knock diving, I suggest you try it. Basketball is a freaking joke.

(I am not a diver, BTW)

I'm not disputing that diving takes a certain level of skill, the same way paintball and basketball both take a certain level of skill. But to put divers, who jump off a platform and do a trick for 4 seconds, in the same category [athletes] of [to keep it aquatic] 2000m swimmers is a far cry. Both have their own skillset, but swimming requires more. The same way that playing ice hockey is considered a sport, as it takes a wide variety of skills and athletic traits, whereas paintball is not-- most paintballers walk thru the woods and then every few minutes shoot/duck/dive. Not athletics.

[MadPSIence]

i think there's some confusion here between the athletic requirement and abilities of paintball players; and the amout of respect the overall morale of the sport really has these days.

[RogueFactoryKid]

I am an athele, not a "balla"

Nor are you a spelling bee champion.

I own a paintball marker, not a "gat"

Ever call your automobile a car? It's a term people use because it doesnt sound lame.

Louis Vuitton and Gucci were made for rich old people in bollywood,
Not paintball players

Well Actually it is made for paintball players. Do you think every kid with a LV headband made it himself? If it looks good why not wear it?

Pink is for ballerina's, not paintball guns or apparel,
My marker is not agg, sick, or l337

Somebody isn't comfortable with their sexuality if they can't shoot a pink gun. I'm sure you shoot the best most upgraded tippmann on the block.

I can't pull 20bps, and neither can you

It's not what you can pull, it's what you can shoot.

I play by an honor system, not by a win system

Then you aren't a good paintball player, name a pro team that doesnt or hasnt cheated.

[TAW]

My Three rules.

1) If you have nothing nice to say then SHUT THE UP.

2) Play by the rules.

3) Reread rule 1 and 2.

[MadPSIence]

My Three rules.

1) If you have nothing nice to say then SHUT THE UP.

2) Play by the rules.

3) Reread rule 1 and 2.

^ Good enough for me

[SCpoloRicker]

To the argument of "You're living in the past / the game has advanced / thats the way it is now" arguments:

AO is not the new, cutting edge of the sport. Its a forum, and a set of players, most of whom don't enjoy or cannot persue the bleeding edge of the sport.

A lot of us tend to view some (not all) of the outside influences of the cutting edge of tourney play as a detriment to the recreational style that the majority of us play.

So, we aren't all going to be into high-end status equipment, win-at-all-cost attitude towards games, and the negative attitude that has become associated with (fairly or not) the tournament scene.

Athletics: paintball can considered a sport in my book. But only if the commitment level is as high as in any other sport.

And, speaking as a former dual AA water polo player/swimmer; diving takes huge amounts of commitment and practice. Lets see you jump off a four story building and do some flips...

[bound for glory]

remember when lohman asked "why paintball is in the toilet", or words to that effect? when idiots say things like " cheating is a viewpoint". without naming names( start from the beginning of the thread, you'll find him) , you sir, are a moron. heres an idea, go play airsoft. you can cheat all you want over there.

[Jaan]

The last time I played I saw a lot of these little children in their color coordinated super 1337 monkey clothes with their hella expensive gats that mommy and daddy bought for them as a substitute for real emotional connections wiping their hits constantly. It's nice to know that these cheating posers will pretend their way through life ... until they're expected to actually accomplish something to justify the paycheck they're getting from the job they lied on their resume to get hired for. Then life will smack them down hard, and they'll spend the rest of their miserable lives asking me "do you want fries with that?" (c:

[minimag03]

I think your creed should be...

Don't Cheat

The whole AGG thing is here to stay. I have never really wanted to be AGG, and I'm going to be. I would shoot a pink "gat", but it would be because I like pink. teufelhunden is right when he said paintball is more skill than anything (although diving is harder than it looks).

[MadPSIence]

The last time I played I saw a lot of these little children in their color coordinated super 1337 monkey clothes with their hella expensive gats that mommy and daddy bought for them as a substitute for real emotional connections wiping their hits constantly. It's nice to know that these cheating posers will pretend their way through life ... until they're expected to actually accomplish something to justify the paycheck they're getting from the job they lied on their resume to get hired for. Then life will smack them down hard, and they'll spend the rest of their miserable lives asking me "do you want fries with that?" (c:

that's kind of extreme as much as those type of players bother me.

[Codekevin0403]

i like this thread.

[Army]

Teuf, fantasize for a moment if you will::::

$1,000,000 on the line, winner take all. You shoot me and I wipe. I shoot you and you wipe. We both stand up and empty all our pods at each other, then wipe it all off at the same time.

Are you telling me that the winner of the million dollars should be the first to clean himself off? This is good? Why play if you don't follow the rules? Why have rules? If wiping is OK, then full auto at 400fps is OK, right? Where do you draw the line at NOT following the rules?

I'll bet it's when they cheat and win against you.

In your basketball, pushing off is "part of the game". But what about when you are going for the game winning 3 pointer at the buzzer for the world championship, and I push you...being "part of the game", you should accept that my cheating lost you the game...right?

Hey, why play in the first place! Let's all meet at the field, get our gear ready, then go home declaring each other the winner because you guys cheated...or we cheated...or what?

Are we still fantasizing, or is this the only way you have to win? I hate cheaters. When one cheats/wipes against me, then I have no problem bonus balling the hell out of them, since they apparantly prefer dishonest and poor sportsmanship. Heck, I'll shoot at them until they leave the tapeline.

Play honest, play straight, or why bother?


(Oh yeah...#2 CIF in Diving, '77-'78)

[CaptainNeeda]

WOOT, I love a good flame war... wait, no I dont...

[Duzzy]

Quote:
Originally Posted by MadPSIence
I play by an honor system, not by a win system

Then you aren't a good paintball player, name a pro team that doesnt or hasnt cheated.

Quote:
Originally Posted by MadPSIence
Pink is for ballerina's, not paintball guns or apparel,
My marker is not agg, sick, or l337

Somebody isn't comfortable with their sexuality if they can't shoot a pink gun. I'm sure you shoot the best most upgraded tippmann on the block.

I'm not disputing that diving takes a certain level of skill, the same way paintball and basketball both take a certain level of skill. But to put divers, who jump off a platform and do a trick for 4 seconds, in the same category [athletes] of [to keep it aquatic] 2000m swimmers is a far cry. Both have their own skillset, but swimming requires more. The same way that playing ice hockey is considered a sport, as it takes a wide variety of skills and athletic traits, whereas paintball is not-- most paintballers walk thru the woods and then every few minutes shoot/duck/dive. Not athletics.

For some odd reason I think that while something may look un-atheletic it actually might be... Tell me ballerinas are not atheletic. Please, someone tell me that. Then take an athelete and see if they can compete. Same with diving. I think it would be a lot easier to swim a little over a mile than to learn how to control my body the way they do with the level of control they do.

I am done for now, good night from Denmark.

In general most of the responses have not impressed me but make an intelligent unoffensive reply to this and I will be impressed.

[minimag03]

When one cheats/wipes against me, then I have no problem bonus balling the hell out of them, since they apparantly prefer dishonest and poor sportsmanship.

Shoot them faster than they can wipe, eventually they will get the idea .