Tournaments based around fair competition, and less about prizes

[hitech]

I think it would increase attendance. In addition, I think a hybrid of this format tournament and a league would work well. Formats other than the existing one-size-fits-all type of tournament would probably attract a number of players. If it's just a little more expensive than a days play...Why not?

Heck, I'd be all over an inexpensive old school in the woods tournament.

[Aslan]

You play against roaming 9 year olds? Interesting. No wonder you are having such a problem with paintball.

My only "problem with paintball" is not having enough time or money to play more often...but doesn't everyone over the age or 17 have that problem?

[Aslan]

Awesome

I think it would increase attendance. In addition, I think a hybrid of this format tournament and a league would work well. Formats other than the existing one-size-fits-all type of tournament would probably attract a number of players. If it's just a little more expensive than a days play...Why not?

Heck, I'd be all over an inexpensive old school in the woods tournament.

I agree! A woodsball/scenario tourney...6-21 players per team depending on your field size...GREAT!

The only problem with a "woodsball" tourney is Woodsball game usually take longer. Half of woodsball games, even if it's capture the flag, end up being elimination games and elimination tends to take longer in woodsball than X-Ball. But I still think it would be fun.

[aaron_mag]

I agree! A woodsball/scenario tourney...6-21 players per team depending on your field size...GREAT!

The only problem with a "woodsball" tourney is Woodsball game usually take longer. Half of woodsball games, even if it's capture the flag, end up being elimination games and elimination tends to take longer in woodsball than X-Ball. But I still think it would be fun.

As long as we're dreaming...

I'd love to see hopperball make a comeback. The constant shooting and shooting is just plain boring to me.

And of course I'd like to play a woodsball tourney too.

[Lohman446]

I love speedball tournaments, and I would love woodsball tournaments. The competetion, the chaos of organization, the chatting with the other teams. I'm just looking at less prizes being less entrance fee to me... very very seldom do we win enough to even cover entry fees, by the time you add gas and dinner in there expensive. I play because I like to play, not because I expect to win. Less prizes to me = less entrance fees needed. Less money I loose.

I think it would also help with sandbagging. Teams would want bragging rights for the upper divisions, so would quit sandbagging down to make finals. And it would make the competition far more fun, and far more even, for those of us without mad paintball skillz

[JRingold]

This was a good question... it deserves it own thread, because I think this may the answer that a lot of people are looking for. I can basically know that when I go to a tournament we are not going to win, and basically we are paying high entrance fees for the chance to compete. I ask this, how much would it influence paintball at the local level if this is what the tournaments were about, even at mid levels. This is not to say to do away with the cash bashes as they are, but what would this change?
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Hmm, sounds like the usual Pump tourney.

[68magOwner]

as a person who wins, or at least places in most of the tournaments i play in, i like having the prizes because that allows us to sell those to afford the next tournament. I think having a league that is very cheap without prizes would be good, espicially for beginning teams, but, i wouldnt do away with prizes in every league by any means