What pissses you off in paintball
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Inexperienced refs are fine, everyone is when they start, but it's just a big ballache when the organizer can't find enough good refs and ends up putting 2 experienced and 3 bad/new refs on a field. I'm all for helping someone improve and helping them out if they're keen to get better, but when there's more bad, than good refs on a field, you end up doing their work for them, and missing things yourself. And the player loses out!
I didn't play because of money, but I don't really want to get back into playing now, because I've seen the other side of the coin at some of these events, and I feel bad for the paying customer sometimes.
People who chat **** about me, when I've done nothing to them.
And people who believe said ****, when I thought they knew me a lot better than that.
But to be honest, whatever happens during the day, I always come away happy. I don't regret a single second of hours spent on trains or in cars, or in the rain or frost, and I can never wait for the next chance to see the people I know & love who've been there with me for years.
(It's Jabba I think) and no I haven't heard and neither have the other guys (James, John, etc) who have asked.
I didn't play because of money, but I don't really want to get back into playing now, because I've seen the other side of the coin at some of these events, and I feel bad for the paying customer sometimes.
People who chat **** about me, when I've done nothing to them.
And people who believe said ****, when I thought they knew me a lot better than that.
But to be honest, whatever happens during the day, I always come away happy. I don't regret a single second of hours spent on trains or in cars, or in the rain or frost, and I can never wait for the next chance to see the people I know & love who've been there with me for years.
Ditto, me too.
(It's Jabba I think) and no I haven't heard and neither have the other guys (James, John, etc) who have asked.
Your opinion, free country.
My comment stands though, although maybe on reflection I should amend it to ion hating, as it aint intended to be personal to anyone.
My comment stands though, although maybe on reflection I should amend it to ion hating, as it aint intended to be personal to anyone.
Ion's have been good starter markers. If your new to paintball, and either don't have a lot of money or maybe don't want to spend a lot of money on a marker, these things will do 15bps straight out of the box for about £120 new, or about £80 used.
It 's easy to say Ego's or Dye's or whatever are better markers, but bloody hell of course they are cos you spend more flipping money on them.
I started on an ion, and now own a PMR and soon to have a PM6 delivered. The ion served it's purpose and allowed me to start in paintball by not spending a lot of money, just to see if it is really something I would enjoy and would want to do.
So as you can see I'm not the 'sort' who has a sponsorship. or the 'sort' to throw money away, quite the opposite in fact. Mate.
Again ion hating isnt justified. Normally ion owners are the ones to hate.
Not owning an Ion myself just tried, I can say their reasonable for the price. What I can't understand, is that daft little things like the feedneck and switch were kak from the box and S.P. never changed the design. I can't think why as the upgrades to Ion are not all patented to S.P. so their not making more money on spares.Ion's have been good starter markers. If your new to paintball, and either don't have a lot of money or maybe don't want to spend a lot of money on a marker, these things will do 15bps straight out of the box for about £120 new, or about £80 used.
It 's easy to say Ego's or Dye's or whatever are better markers, but bloody hell of course they are cos you spend more flipping money on them.
I started on an ion, and now own a PMR and soon to have a PM6 delivered. The ion served it's purpose and allowed me to start in paintball by not spending a lot of money, just to see if it is really something I would enjoy and would want to do.
So as you can see I'm not the 'sort' who has a sponsorship. or the 'sort' to throw money away, quite the opposite in fact. Mate.
Again ion hating isnt justified. Normally ion owners are the ones to hate.