The single biggest improvement in paintball is the demise of the tube for the hopper. Think of the paint sales and it's effect on the rest of the industry. God bless Mr Hopper.
Advancements in paintball
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It has to be Sup' Air Fields which enabled paintball to divorce itself from the para-militaristic asoociations that so plagued our sport in the beginning.
The open format game also enabled us to eventually throw away those God-forsaken cammos and embrace 'extreme' design gear we all now wear.
And let's face it, the open format game allows so many more wenches to see me play....whatever could be greater progress than that ?
Robbo
The open format game also enabled us to eventually throw away those God-forsaken cammos and embrace 'extreme' design gear we all now wear.
And let's face it, the open format game allows so many more wenches to see me play....whatever could be greater progress than that ?
Robbo
Sup air is bollox. All skill is lost, it's just who's got the biggest budget. The games are all the same and monotonous. Ban it. Concept fields is where the future is. You need some dirtbike kinda setup - open, specatatable, exciting but combines the best of woodland with speedball. You know, in a few years time people'll be saying, 'that Rancid had a point you know.... let's worship him'.
Mark my words, there's trouble ahead. We're all doomed, doomed I tell you.
Mark my words, there's trouble ahead. We're all doomed, doomed I tell you.
The Real World
You know, in a few years time, we'll all be saying, 'that Rancid had a point of view you know....let's incarcerate him'.
Robbo
You know, in a few years time, we'll all be saying, 'that Rancid had a point of view you know....let's incarcerate him'.
Robbo
Supair...major impact
1st thing, Rancid......your scary and im never going near essex.
2nd, the single thing which has had the greatest impact on paintball is the introduction of supair/hyperball concept fields. This is because, supair has bought with it, or helped to speed up, many other developments in the game which may have taken a long time to happen had someone not thought of it.
Supair has developed paintball in to a sport, which is fast paced, fun to watch and play and can (most importantly) appeal to a much wider audience. This is a major change because if paintball can appeal to a wider audience, then the sport and the industry will growand growth will mean more competition making the sport cheaper and easier to access.
From just the players perspective, supair has also developed the technical side of the game. By technical im not just talking about electro markers and better paint, im talking team tactics, individual skills, communication, the lot-they've all become much more important because concept fields like supair make NO allowances for teams which cant develope them, especially at pro level.
Ok im gonna stop now, ive said my bit...
1st thing, Rancid......your scary and im never going near essex.
2nd, the single thing which has had the greatest impact on paintball is the introduction of supair/hyperball concept fields. This is because, supair has bought with it, or helped to speed up, many other developments in the game which may have taken a long time to happen had someone not thought of it.
Supair has developed paintball in to a sport, which is fast paced, fun to watch and play and can (most importantly) appeal to a much wider audience. This is a major change because if paintball can appeal to a wider audience, then the sport and the industry will growand growth will mean more competition making the sport cheaper and easier to access.
From just the players perspective, supair has also developed the technical side of the game. By technical im not just talking about electro markers and better paint, im talking team tactics, individual skills, communication, the lot-they've all become much more important because concept fields like supair make NO allowances for teams which cant develope them, especially at pro level.
Ok im gonna stop now, ive said my bit...
I don't feel that Sup and concept are different dude, the style of play on both is very similar and wholly different to that of woodland.
However, my vote would be that it's the attitude of the 'ballers. Now you seem to have a lot more people at the grass roots being enthusiastic about the sports progression. Look at the "cool", "sweet" etc reactions to the proposition of playing at Crystal Palace. 'ballers now want things bigger and better.
When I first started a lot of people were just - that's the way paintball is, why mess?
However, my vote would be that it's the attitude of the 'ballers. Now you seem to have a lot more people at the grass roots being enthusiastic about the sports progression. Look at the "cool", "sweet" etc reactions to the proposition of playing at Crystal Palace. 'ballers now want things bigger and better.
When I first started a lot of people were just - that's the way paintball is, why mess?
Don't worry - judging by the times we typed them together.
I meant I didn't agree with Rancid's assertion that supair was bollox while concept was great - i.e. they are different.
I meant I didn't agree with Rancid's assertion that supair was bollox while concept was great - i.e. they are different.
mmmmmmm...... you do that matski
I reckon the guns and, from some of the stories i've heard barrels that are round and not square
I reckon the guns and, from some of the stories i've heard barrels that are round and not square