What is the biggest "gimmick" in paintball?

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  • Jackel411
    East Coast Anarchy...WHAT!
    • Jan 2003
    • 882

    #31
    To me the latest gimmicks??

    Mil-Sim , cheater boards , and the PB as Fashion thing
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    • Lohman446
      Useful posts: 7
      • Jun 2003
      • 9315

      #32
      Originally posted by TheTramp
      Do you guys (other than rkjunior303 who I know was kidding) really believe that the L10 is a "gimmick?"

      Why'll it's not the most perfect thing ever created for paintball, it does work well and can hardly be called a gimmick. I mean come on, it allows high rates of fire in a gun without eyes for god sake. When it came out it made a lot of our (mag users) paintball lives better.
      Do I beleive that AO overrates it? Yes
      Does it function well most of the time for most of the people? Yes
      Not a gimmick, but not what AO (or some of AO) makes it out to be either.
      "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. Its not" - Dr Suess

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      • NinjaoftheNight79
        Registered User
        • Dec 2005
        • 89

        #33
        Originally posted by TheTramp
        Do you guys (other than rkjunior303 who I know was kidding) really believe that the L10 is a "gimmick?"

        Why'll it's not the most perfect thing ever created for paintball, it does work well and can hardly be called a gimmick. I mean come on, it allows high rates of fire in a gun without eyes for god sake. When it came out it made a lot of our (mag users) paintball lives better.
        Exactly. Plus did you see the video on the LVL 10 disc of the test they did on the low impact of it? They trust that anti-chop enough to put a little metal piece in the marker, and a man's tongue (obviously still part of his body), in the open chamber of an E-Mag. They actually shot the marker with his tongue in the way. They shot it quite a few times, and it did no damage to his tongue. If it will wont smash a mans tongue, it wont (easily) chop a paintball. The lvl 10 is not a gimmick. No form of anti-chop is a gimmick. It is a true piece of genious for mag owners.

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        • lather
          Registered User
          • Jul 2004
          • 591

          #34
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          Originally posted by NinjaoftheNight79
          As I do respect your opinion, I cannot quite say its a gimmick. A gimmick would be pure BS. Spec Ops products aren't BS. They are just another line of scenario gear that have a bit better function that others. They make air-through stocks (as opposed to people making them, for some people wouldn't even know where to start). I have an A-5 with some Spec Ops stuff for it, and their products are really pretty good. As far as the Longbow, I cannot say it improves the Tac-One, but I can say if thats what one wanted for their style of play, than its a good product. A lot of people enjoy the longbow. Its all about what one wants for their style of play.
          I said some of their items are gimmicks, not all. Actually they are very clever in their marketing of woodsball products.

          The Longbow is marketed as a sniper type weapon correct? It is a 21 round magazine fitted on a RT valved gun (tac one). A classic valved longbow would be much better suited for it and much less expensive then the RT equipped longbow.

          Think about this, you have 21 rounds--why would you need an RT valve? Also by the very nature of properly chronoing a RT you would be at a velocity/range disadvantage by taking slow shots spread over a long period of time. A classic valve would be superior performer in this case. If someone wants a longbow that is fine with me, but using an RT valved marker as a 21 round sniper rifle is a waste of money.

          I have an A5 too, and I have some Specops items on it and they work well, but in the case of a the Longbow- poorly executed and needlessly expensive choice of gunplatform---a gimmick imo. Maybe thats why they came out with the Q-bow soon after.
          Last edited by lather; 12-28-2005, 02:41 PM.
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          • WARPED1
            I'm a pirate, ARRRRRRRRRR!
            • Nov 2001
            • 7458

            #35
            Originally posted by BD_Paintball
            have to go with the obvious, lvl 10 does not chop
            The tagline for LX should've been "Level 10, it'll make your mag leak like mad until you spend all your playing time adjusting it."
            Is it perfect? No, does it work most of the time as advertised? Yes.
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            • wimag
              BEZERKERS
              • Aug 2001
              • 1334

              #36
              Originally posted by WARPED1
              The tagline for LX should've been "Level 10, it'll make your mag leak like mad until you spend all your playing time adjusting it."
              Is it perfect? No, does it work most of the time as advertised? Yes.
              tuned mine from when it was Beta and never touched it since, Too bad you were not mechanically inclined enough to figure it out. oh almost forgot
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              • WARPED1
                I'm a pirate, ARRRRRRRRRR!
                • Nov 2001
                • 7458

                #37
                Originally posted by wimag
                tuned mine from when it was Beta and never touched it since, Too bad you were not mechanically inclined enough to figure it out. oh almost forgot
                I got my Emag LX tuned, after missing many games. Sold the E before I had to tune it again. Is it worth buying for any mag? Yes.
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                • Carbon
                  Word!
                  • Jan 2003
                  • 1589

                  #38
                  Whoa ok good stuff.

                  keep 'em coming

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                  • BD_Paintball
                    UW-Whitewater Paintball
                    • May 2003
                    • 2268

                    #39
                    Originally posted by wimag
                    tuned mine from when it was Beta and never touched it since, Too bad you were not mechanically inclined enough to figure it out. oh almost forgot
                    i guess the AGD techs are also not mechanically inclined enough to tune mine when i had it . i took it to them 2 times and it still chopped when i got it home and shot it. it does not always work and its not that good. unless you like to mess with the lvl10 instead of playing in games, then its great
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                    • Cow hunter
                      300fps=204.54mph
                      • Aug 2005
                      • 1521

                      #40
                      from what some people said here, im going to come to the conclusion that pro players are the biggest gimmik.....according to most of the people in this thread the biggest gimmiks are;
                      Team specific guns.
                      Chris Lasoya's pony tail....
                      Paintball specific shoes.
                      LPR's for shockers, Delrin triggers,self cleaning eyes
                      marker speed
                      paintball socks made by Dye
                      The biggest gimmick in paintball today is the whole mindset of being 'agg'. New players see these guys with $2000 markers, and HK Support painted all over their equipment, then go out there and get bonus balled, and dont wanna play anymore.
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                      Selling guns tha can shoot 20+ and 30+ BPS, when most tournys cap it at 15
                      barrels
                      and where do we find these things most commonly? PRO PLAYERS
                      so are they the biggest gimmiks? or maybe just the people who use these gimmiks....

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                      • hitech
                        Not a shedder of vortices
                        • Nov 2001
                        • 4775

                        #41
                        Originally posted by Cow hunter
                        ...I'm going to come to the conclusion that pro players are the biggest gimmik.....
                        You know, you have a point there.... :spit_take


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                        • TheTramp
                          Registered User
                          • Jan 2001
                          • 4019

                          #42
                          Originally posted by Cow hunter
                          PRO PLAYERS
                          so are they the biggest gimmiks? or maybe just the people who use these gimmiks....
                          Well, they are being paid to sell the latest gimmick so.....
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                          • Carbon
                            Word!
                            • Jan 2003
                            • 1589

                            #43
                            HAHAHA i just reposted this topic on PBN. sooo amusing. epople get sooo defensive, man...

                            ...ever in the continual search of time dilation.

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                            • SpitFire1299
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                              • Jun 2004
                              • 1765

                              #44
                              Originally posted by rkjunior303
                              "Level 10 doesn't chop"
                              It doesnt chop.

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                              • Carbon
                                Word!
                                • Jan 2003
                                • 1589

                                #45
                                Originally posted by Cow hunter
                                from what some people said here, im going to come to the conclusion that pro players are the biggest gimmik.....according to most of the people in this thread the biggest gimmiks are;

                                and where do we find these things most commonly? PRO PLAYERS
                                so are they the biggest gimmiks? or maybe just the people who use these gimmiks....
                                well, maybe the players themselves arent the gimmick but, the lifestyle that is marketed and advertised is def. a gimmick. I mean, if you think about it. All the pro players really want to do is just play paintball and be the best at it. they just want to compete. Then you have a group of marketing people dictating to younger players that to be the best you have to have Brand X doohickey to even get your foot in the door.

                                ...ever in the continual search of time dilation.

                                Emag 4.0 "I love the way you turn me on"

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