Paintball isn't that expensive.

[hAppy]

It's not that paintball is expensive. It's just that it's not anywhere near worth the trade-off. You pay $40 for a case of paint, which can be used up in a 2 rounds or a day, that is up to you. The average day costs like $70 to play, and the day is roughly 8 hours tops. Now say you spend $70 for a car part, or computer part, you are getting a good hard merchandise which could last as long as you do. No one ever said cars weren't expensive, I haven't met a guy NOT complain about gas prices.

Partially it's not that paintball is expensive, it's just the fact that it seems like a rip off. I don't understand why a barrel could be worth as much as $100, or a pair of pants could go up to $150 and other small misc parts.

And if you really think about it, paintball isn't as fun as $70.

[Target Practice]

I don't care if a person drops 1400 dollars. It's if they complain about it afterwards.

Like I said, it's expensive if you want it to be. But have you ever noticed that it's the people who have the super-expensive setups that inhale paint that complain that paintball is so expensive?

[PsychoBaller]

What happened to holding any sort of sentimental value for your gun for freaking years and such... The one thas always been tru to ya.

Not like today... "oh i must have the fastest newest thing.. every season... trade in trade out... buy buy buy, sell"....

What happened to that favorite pair of BDU's u started with... torn... ripped, prickers from bushes and such, blood, sweat, tears..... And even one step up... the first Team Jersey you put on... getting your picture taken during games for the first time and printed by the end of the day for you to glorify forever, or even having pics put up on some online forum/news site to further your LOVE for the game, the Glory.

"Life passes most people by as they are making grand plans for it"... as in stop worrying about what is the newest gun on teh market you must have... build a gun from scratch, or make a project gun that will always be with you... Commercialism is the death of us all.

-da "chivalry is dead" baller

bAcK tO tHe WoOds MoVeMeNt 05'

[shartley]

[ryan_1215]

learn to snap shoot

a few very important words: LEARN TO SNAP SHOOT!!!!! I played for about an hour and a half last week with the other refs after hours at the field with a hopper and like a pod or two. learn to come out of your bunker and make your shots count. Practice without paint at home just hold your marker and pick a target in the room and close your eyes and try to line up on the target and pretend to squeeze off a few rounds. invest in a good barrel and learn how to use it so u dun have to sling so much paint. thats a good way to save some money in the long run, you just have your inital marker costs and some paint.

[MAGS_R_COOL]

I dont mind the price, I just think that newer players dont understand the amount of money. And plus, if you pay 1k for a gun your getting a gun thats VERY nice. I think the money for my DM5 is worth it because I know it will never let me down, and it hasnt for about 7 months. (except things that were easily fixable ex. wires breaking). And plus its the best shooting gun I've shot. I just think there is a big misunderstanding of why we spend so much.

[OneEyedPimp]

I understand where you're coming from. In that vein, imagine that I own a .50BMG, and I hand load it with only the finest AP boattails, using the highest grade, fastest, and cleanest-burning powder, all lovingly assembled on my $1000 press. Then I go and shoot it off as fast as I can.

Then I go to the range, and piss and moan and complain about how expensive the sport is, while the kid with the Taurus pump .22 is having the time of his life AND keeping his groups in the X ring.

I hear you. I was just trying to point out that in both sports, you can drop thousands into, or just $300 for a .22 and 10000 rounds

[JoshK]

The title of this thread makes me laugh.

[Target Practice]

The title of this thread makes me laugh.

What's the matter, seeing something sensible on AO get to you?

[JoshK]

The fact is, paintball could be made to be not expensive. It just depends who you surround yourself with. If you surround yourself with pumpers you are also going to get a pump, and it will be cheaper for you...but it will still be atleast $20 or so dollars. But not that many people play pump or stock class. Most people buy the expensive, paint slinging beasts, and you have to buy something that can atleast throw out alittle paint. Usually that thing is going to be atleast $200, and then you are going to shoot more like a case instead of those 200 balls you would have shot with a pump.

Of course you could buy a pump and go against those paint slingers, but have you ever seen that? I have...the people usually don't have a chance.

The price in my opinion is way too much for what you get. That's why I'm taking a break and coming back when I have a job.


-Josh

[St Elmo's Fire]

I'll be honest. If you want paintball to be reasonably priced, invest a bit in some equipment for the mass storage of CO2 and compressed air (a big tank)... if you think you could do it... you might consider talking to the local fire service, and see if they could help you out with compressed air. They use it for their SCBA tanks. Also invest in chronographs. Now, go out in the woods, and play some woodsball. It's not entirely legal, but it's a lot cheaper.

[Maggot6]

Hmm...I don't play any other sports, lets take something like football... How much does it cost to play? Like, all the padding and everything? I think it would easily run into the hundreds...

[firebanex]

OR, keep your nice markers for tourneys, and just use the pump at practice, i have been having fun doing that lately

edit- or, just dont shoot that much, i played all day last weekend with HALF a case (had a tourney the next day, so couldnt afford alot of paint) just threw on the revvy, and didnt shoot alot, i think i only used a pod once, and thats when the revvy opened up during a slide spilling all my paint out

Thats exaclty what I do. I have an ir3 angel but I don't use it except for tournys. I have a phantom for every thing else.

but I can play an entire day on a single pod with my phantom no problem. and I do decently against any one else who is playing. sure its hard when they can shoot so much its like "dude he's just shot more paint than I'm carrying in the first few second of the game" I don't realy care its your choice to play the way you do and I'm not gonna try and force you to change. or anthing really, just keep playing thats all that matters.

[slade]

Hahaha

I would probably do it too... that's the sad thing.

But really that's how I do things, I'll find a good deal, or get something I know I can make profit off of, and get it!

Here's a rediculous story...

Bought a cyborg brand new for 980$, You're thinking, how can you possibly make money off that?

I use it for 2 months, then decide to trade for an A4 Fly... or what I thought was a Fly... apparently it was just an A4 (Worth about 200$ less), so I was like WTF, he was like OH NOEZ, and sent me a BKO to compensate. I sold the BKO for $250. I was using the A4 at the field and a guy on Cartel (10man Pro last year, they missed 1st at world cup by 2 points) was like holy crap that's sweet, I'll trade you, I'm getting a dm5 soon (He got kicked off cartel haha) so I get a Dm4, used by him, beat up, ugly, and ya... I put it up on AO and get offered an Angel Speed, 45/45, 3 stiffi barrels, and an RT Mag. I sell the Speed for $525, the Stiffis for $150, the tank for $125, and the RT for $400. add that ontop of the $250 from the BKO... I just made $1450 out of $980 in a matter of 3-4 months.

Yeah... I don't know how I do it either... I traded a phantom I paid $200 for locally for an RT Mag, I attempt to trade it for a shocker, he tries to rip me off, I threaten mail-fraud, comes back to me, and he lets me keep the shocker. I sold both for $600...

And I already told the 05 Dragon Story... but ya for the most part I make money off my deals.

i hate you blaze...

thats really cool that you can make money like that buying and selling, and actually use what you know about the sport to afford to play the sport.

i wish i could do that, but actually ive done fairly well in buying and selling. i bought my first marker, an electro piranha, tank, mask, etc. on ebay for $200, then bought a pipe for it ($100+) and a few other misc upgrades. i sold it for $500 shipped, then bought my mag brand new for $490 shipped. so i essentially traded an upped spyder for a really nice, brand new mag. and recently i bought a freestyle for $460 shipped, which i think was a pretty damn good deal. and i dont know what you were complaining about with your freestyle blaze, i love mine

back on topic though, i sort of agree with you TP. ive actually considered buying a pump to just try it out for the hell of it, even though i can afford playing the way i do. and i will, if i find a nice deal on one.

[Fallout-]

i played all day last weekend with HALF a case

I do this almost every time I play...