Does ramping encourage movement?

[RRfireblade]

no, i don't think rate of fire promotes movement.
i see a lot more movement in pump games than i do in tournies.

Oh heck yeah.

[Lohman446]

i see a lot more movement in pump games than i do in tournies.

Agreed... but I dont think in this case the ultra extreme example really works.

[Z-man]

How did the old Saying go, Zak?
'Because it is my duty to shoot nine pods and a hopper.'

yep! that was from my old Team ESP section. I love playing a backman. I honestly just want to stand there and shoot at stuff even if there is nothing to shoot at. I learned it from TV!

DRINK BLAZING ELECTRIC DEATH!!!!

http://www.zakvetter.com/paintball_videos/z-man_paintball.mov

I aspyre to that... honestly. (except the ending part... I would win because i carry more ammo)

[peewee]

Oh heck yeah.

oh yea. Much more movement when playing pump. semi guys get locked up way to easy.

[68magOwner]

oh yea. Much more movement when playing pump. semi guys get locked up way to easy.

ok, be resonable, sure, when you can run in the wide open and actually dodge the 1 shot that comes at you, then yes, you will move (because, thats what i do when i play pump, i literally dont play a bunker, just play dodgeball with oncommming paint, because, its that easy in comparison to avoiding a constant 15bps) But, obviously, thats not what is being discussed here, i believe lohman is comparing tournament style play, with and without ramping.

And, from my personal experiences, people get alot more caught up in gunfights when playing semi, and then with ramping, they move more.

Also, for the "i like ramping because i bunker people when theyre reloading comment"- you claim to be playing with a pro and semi pro crowd, if that is really the case, then i know those guys can/do shoot while loading, that is a skill easily attainable by your average rookie tournament player who is using ramping, heck, its not that tough to shoot while reloading in semi either. SO, i dont see that being a valid point at all.

[NoForts4Me]

at Z-Man!

You remind me of a buddy I've played with for years. His saying is "I don't need cover. I'll create my own cover!"

While I have yet to play with ramping, it does not bother me at all to play against ramping markers. I don't feel unsafe, and have not felt out-gunned yet. I have not been playing with an electronic marker for very long, and want to master "walking" the trigger. Plus, I'm too cheap to drop $100+ for something to feed paintballs to my marker!

[RRfireblade]

Also, for the "i like ramping because i bunker people when theyre reloading comment"- you claim to be playing with a pro and semi pro crowd, if that is really the case, then i know those guys can/do shoot while loading, that is a skill easily attainable by your average rookie tournament player who is using ramping, heck, its not that tough to shoot while reloading in semi either. SO, i dont see that being a valid point at all.

Funny how you decieded to just make up a quote from a random assortment of words. Next time do us a favor and check out the proper use for that type of punctuation. While your there also look into 'Paraphrasing' and why you shouldn't do it with out an understanding of said statement.


Fact is there is more reloading when there is more shooting. I don't know about you and your 'master' skills but the vast majority of the paintball world is somewhat vulernable when they have a marker in one hand , shooting with one finger and their other hand either behind their back or fist full 'o tube.

Now with that all cleared up.....

Carry on.

[Beemer]

I found when I played this weekend that I would cover my own moves, run and gun far more, and use ramping to actually encourage my own movement

Go back and review and tell me what is fundamentally wrong here.

The point is, I only need a half second of getting you in to break down a tape, keeping a stream on you, and finding a new bunker. Without ramping this is not as readily done.

Maybe for an unskilled player. I would argue I could do it with out ramping.

It was likely not related to my level of aggressiveness - which my team often refers to at the level of stupid

Theres that word.

Oh the other hand, since I still refuse to ramp against the ramper

Ya me too The Force was not strong enough in young Lu I mean Lohman.

I'm playing the odds that nothing bad will happen. I like to think I am more responsible,

All of Paintball is playing the odds. Only two people got killed in a year[from a known risk] in the last fifteen and one that is open for debate in the UK. So ya those are good odds I suppose. The question you have to ask is, do you know what the known risks are?

Ya I could trust YOU on the field but what about the other guy?

Beemer would call it the stupid paintball player syndrome, stick your head in the dirt and ignore the risks. Its not that simplistic.

Got a link where I said that? If I recall I said I.A.D.S.P.B.P.[I'm a dumb sh paint ball player] Ya it used to be two words and ya I have my patch to prove I belong.

Paintball at the level I used to play is stupid now. We had it headed down the right road but it took a wrong turn when the dollars mattered more then the Game.

I typically have an easier time outshooting most others during snap shooting

Shh, dont tell them they have to have a skill, it wont sell.

Z-man...... posts like yours keeps me off the meds.


Peace Out
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