Why are people jerks at the paintball field

[hAppy]

I think the mad people are the people that aren't winning. They look for any reason to blaim their loss.

In other words, butthurt?

[tyrion2323]

I love paintball. It's the players I can't stand.

[Blennidae]

I don't really know why some players are like that. I think you did the right thing.

Next time you can always try a subtle dig like "If beating up on newbies makes you feel like a big man, thats your problem. I prefer to let the newbies enjoy the game." I'm sure if there was a parent or field owner in earshot of your comment, you would be thanked for it.

[Mighty Mike]

He might have thought you were asking the lady about the opposing teams positions, which is a in rec and tournaments (well..nppl, i don't know about the other leagues?) but that doesn't give him the right to scream and yell like a jackarse. You did the right thing in explaining your reason. Unfortunately, some people are clueless in regards to sportsmanship and have to be told directly. If teams are going to be split up between noobs and advance players it's up to the referees or field owner to clearly lay out the rules and maybe enforce "no bunkering" type games.

[covadsucks]

Maybe just didn't like you or the look on your face any and wanted to punk you to see if you'd take it.


Sometimes it's the simple reasons that motivate us as a species. You know the "Alpha Male Syndrome" or "Small Man's Complex"...

[Mighty Mike]

I don't really know why some players are like that. I think you did the right thing.

Next time you can always try a subtle dig like "If beating up on newbies makes you feel like a big man, thats your problem. I prefer to let the newbies enjoy the game." I'm sure if there was a parent or field owner in earshot of your comment, you would be thanked for it.

I'm still trying to figure out why there are some jerks that come up behind you and still shoot you 6 times when they clearly have the easy kill....right blennidae.

[p8ntball72]

at what point do the rules of the game blur?
Dead men dont talk.. no sideline coaching. that is a rule right?

my main problem with walk on play is the playing on. Refs want these "new guys" to get game time in so they let them slide. so now my field has bread a slew of people that think its ok to play on.
by letting or Participating in the "bending" of any basic rules, you are creating the bad sportsmenship that we all hate.

I can understand "coaching" a friend when you are among friends {priv group}, but "coaching" durring a "walk on" rec game is a . and to have a Ref coaching would blow my gaskets.

[ICOM]

i cant stand half the ppl i play against/with, they piss me off

[shartley]

Here's an honest reply. Most of the paintball players are these big losers at school, they abuse the privilege of being a so called advanced player, well just because they think they're advanced, they believe they're the big bad tough guys on the field. Seriously, they're just a bunch of shunned out losers at school. Either that or they are truly "punk kids" that play gun games.

[Blennidae]

I'm still trying to figure out why there are some jerks that come up behind you and still shoot you 6 times when they clearly have the easy kill....right blennidae.

You are never an easy kill, yeah that's the ticket... I said I was sorry, everyone heard me.

[Raven001]

Ok, so today was pretty hot, there were not a ton of people at the field so we mixed groups with advanced and new players. There is an understanding in such a situation that you snap shoot single balls at new players, and play harder against advanced. It tends to work pretty well actually, giving the new players a good chance, and improving skills of others.

Its late in a game, I make a desperate run into the snake, dive in hard and loose my glasses in the process. Now i have less than 20/400 vision without them, so I am basically blind shooting to me teammates calls. This is actually a new experience and I think I might practice some like this, it really does help you learn to listen. Anyways.. when I had hit hard one of the other players wife was standing outside, and asked me if I was ok, because I had tried to superman slide but had just kinda hit instead, and had a good mark on my head. She also looked back to make sure my glasses were out of the way. So the game got close to time, and I figured on a dramatic move to open it up. I knew there were players two bunkers outside of the other end of the snake, which I was in the middle of. I knew I could make it to them and bunker them I asked her if they were new players or not, and she told me new... so I didn't - letting time run out.

As I'm coming off the field one of the guys who has brought two tournament players approaches me. He has already been yelling at the lady I was talking to. He tells me "in a tournament I would make sure you were thrown out for that." I, being the non-confrontational person that I am (did anyone here beleive that line LOL), reminded him this was not a tournament. After he berated me about cheating for a few minutes, threatened to go to the owner (I was kinda hoping he would) I finally looked at him and told him to some extent "I asked her if they were experienced or new players in the angle. If they were expereienced I was going to bunker both of them. And if this was a tournament I would have. However, this is rec day, and I think it would be rather inconsiderate of me to play as hard as I can against everyone on the field out there. If you want to do things that way, we can do it that way the rest of teh day". It didn't go over well, but it pretty well shut him up.

Why do people think that every day is tournament practice day? The kids he was coaching (and not sideline coaching, but showing pointers here and there) were not that great. Had the advanced players (and there were a lot there) gone all out, these kids would have got very little play time. What is up with the attitudes at the fields today? I mean, the guy wasn't even on the field and he feels the need to berate me for something that was none of his business?

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Two ideas on this one.

First, newbies should never be mixed in with players that feel they are "experienced". These mostly male players have a small penis and no girlfriend and tend to make up for these shortcommings by acting like jerks. One of the fields I used to go to back in the 90's used to put all the newbies on one field and gave them pumps. No overshooting and they had fun.
Equipment owners (read experienced) played against each other and any rentals that wanted to could but were warned to beware the newbie hunters

Second. When I used to play tournaments, the teams that I played with would arrange with other teams to practice against. That didn't end arguments but at least they were between fellow jerks

[hAppy]

at what point do the rules of the game blur?
Dead men dont talk.. no sideline coaching. that is a rule right?

my main problem with walk on play is the playing on. Refs want these "new guys" to get game time in so they let them slide. so now my field has bread a slew of people that think its ok to play on.
by letting or Participating in the "bending" of any basic rules, you are creating the bad sportsmenship that we all hate.

I can understand "coaching" a friend when you are among friends {priv group}, but "coaching" durring a "walk on" rec game is a . and to have a Ref coaching would blow my gaskets.

You gotta give the newbies a warm welcome into the sport. I know at one point you were a newbie hiding behind a bunker, completely clueless of what to do next. When I was in this position, a ref was kind enough to just simply tell me to keep moving, that was good enough coaching to keep me well in the game.

[p8ntball72]

I'm all for helping a newb if he on my team and we are both "live" players. If a ref or observer is coaching, that gives a player a tactical advantage over the rest on the field and that my friend is cheating.

[Lohman446]

I'm all for helping a newb if he on my team and we are both "live" players. If a ref or observer is coaching, that gives a player a tactical advantage over the rest on the field and that my friend is cheating.

The question becomes, what is more important. Making sure everyone has a good time (even if it involves bending the rules some) or winning. On rec day you can guess what one I think is more important, especially in scenarios where players of vastly different skill levels are mixed. I guess I don't have to win at all costs and regardless if the other people enjoy playing or not.

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[p8ntball72]

Winning isnt everything, but by helping one you are screwing another.
I find that playing by the rules helps everyone have a good time.