Thanks for all the welcomes and advice, would loved to of gone the event today but currently have a knee injury and trying not to make it worse.
Got some gear in mind, thinking of going for Dye - Pro I3 mask and a Tippmann A-5, the marker based on its reviews, the rental places i have been before i am sure used the 98's and they swore by Tippmann for a lot of the reasons i keep hearing mirrored. If this is a crazy idea then do let me know
then maybe a simple upgrade of the barrel to a flatline or something once i have a standard of play in the field.
I am going to delve into woods ball first and scenarios as it is what i am used to then maybe look at the other side of tournament style play say after a couple of years if nothing is stopping me.