Five years ago, I never ran into any poseurs, but I just ran into a half dozen of them last Friday.
A bunch of young teenagers were talking trash for a good hour before they actually got onto the field to play. If they figured their guns out at least.
One kid in particular had an apparent obsession with the back-corner bunker. Every single game, he stayed in the first bunker he could get to.
In one particular game, he was talking about taking the snake. I see him run for the snake, so I make my way up to the snake. As he is camping the very end of the snake, I casually walk up the snake with my gun up and firing at ~10bps. If he sticks even a finger out, he's going to get hit. He's tucked into the snake into a fetal position, so as I turn to shoot him, I let up and yell 'Surrender' to which he replies with 6 or 7 rounds into me. The kid is probably 10, and I didn't feel like bunkering him and offered the surrender.
I was pissed, and just told him to be careful with his overshooting, to which he just shrugged off and laughed. The remainder of the day consisted of me easily eliminating him each game. I was amazed at how he could justify using 400 paintballs for 3 vs 3 games that lasted only minutes. In addition to blind firing (exposing only his gun with no sense of aim or of his surroundings). I guess a lot of kids find entertainment in just pulling their trigger fast? When we were done playing, I overheard him talking about how he pulled an awesome move and lit me up. But he omitted talking about every single time I got him out.
I've never done any sort of head-hunting or anything of the sort until just this past weekend. No bonus-balling though, just good old fashined schooling.
On a positive note, his older brother was not a poseur and I fixed his Spyder for him.
I'm thinking from here on out, I will shoot any fool no matter their frailty, age, sex, immaturity, disability, stupidity, etc. I cannot stand playing paintball with these poseurs who lack sportsmanship and humility. No to mention a lack of skills. I do no want to spend my hard earned money in order to play by the rules to only be called a pussy.
With this so-called decline in paintball growth, I believe is from this trend in recreational play. Why should any new player want to return, when all they do is get overshot and bunkered? It is only recreational play. Why should any regular player want to continue playing with cheaters?
I will no longer go to the field with the notion of playing paintball and shrugging off any negative play. I will stop playing and begin hunting.
From here on out, if you are a little kid that wears any combination of the letters D, Y, or E, I will give you no mercy. I will only give you pain and humiliation.
(Disclaimer: Not all kids are douchebags, but all twibs are. No bonus-balling will be used. Only skill.)
A bunch of young teenagers were talking trash for a good hour before they actually got onto the field to play. If they figured their guns out at least.
One kid in particular had an apparent obsession with the back-corner bunker. Every single game, he stayed in the first bunker he could get to.
In one particular game, he was talking about taking the snake. I see him run for the snake, so I make my way up to the snake. As he is camping the very end of the snake, I casually walk up the snake with my gun up and firing at ~10bps. If he sticks even a finger out, he's going to get hit. He's tucked into the snake into a fetal position, so as I turn to shoot him, I let up and yell 'Surrender' to which he replies with 6 or 7 rounds into me. The kid is probably 10, and I didn't feel like bunkering him and offered the surrender.
I was pissed, and just told him to be careful with his overshooting, to which he just shrugged off and laughed. The remainder of the day consisted of me easily eliminating him each game. I was amazed at how he could justify using 400 paintballs for 3 vs 3 games that lasted only minutes. In addition to blind firing (exposing only his gun with no sense of aim or of his surroundings). I guess a lot of kids find entertainment in just pulling their trigger fast? When we were done playing, I overheard him talking about how he pulled an awesome move and lit me up. But he omitted talking about every single time I got him out.
I've never done any sort of head-hunting or anything of the sort until just this past weekend. No bonus-balling though, just good old fashined schooling.
On a positive note, his older brother was not a poseur and I fixed his Spyder for him.
I'm thinking from here on out, I will shoot any fool no matter their frailty, age, sex, immaturity, disability, stupidity, etc. I cannot stand playing paintball with these poseurs who lack sportsmanship and humility. No to mention a lack of skills. I do no want to spend my hard earned money in order to play by the rules to only be called a pussy.
With this so-called decline in paintball growth, I believe is from this trend in recreational play. Why should any new player want to return, when all they do is get overshot and bunkered? It is only recreational play. Why should any regular player want to continue playing with cheaters?
I will no longer go to the field with the notion of playing paintball and shrugging off any negative play. I will stop playing and begin hunting.
From here on out, if you are a little kid that wears any combination of the letters D, Y, or E, I will give you no mercy. I will only give you pain and humiliation.
(Disclaimer: Not all kids are douchebags, but all twibs are. No bonus-balling will be used. Only skill.)
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