Another newbie that needs help if poss

[chrizwheatley]

I've seen a lot of these basic set ups give more trouble than they're worth. If it's just rec-ball you're playing then invest in a good set of goggles and use the site guns.

100% agree the goggles are the main thing, in fairness and with all due respect "most the people on this and other forums will recomend or advise top of the range markers, i am also new, and found this, to be totally honest it dont matter what marker you get you will never "shoot ropes" right from day one. And comon sence says why buy for exapme a top of the range pc when all you want to do is type a document in a word processor! A type writer can do that! Dont waste ya money kidda no matter what people tell you, wait and see what "comes". Like someone said previously look at the for sale in the fornums and pick up a cheap bargain somewhere down the line, play with it a little bit and get annoyed coz your out firing it then you know your ready to move on and really want to play.

I myself was going to spend a few hundred on a set up similar to what you described with "everything included"it really isnt worth it mate! Picture this..... you buy a brand new top of the range sports car after passing your test just to find out you not really bothered about driving or its to quick for you, your lass ends up "up the stick" and you need a little run of the mill put put to goto the shops and back.

Like the top quote says get a decent mask and take it from there, anyone and i mean anyone can shoot out a pro with the top of the range marker even with a site marker! For example i played today with a cheap second hand marker (£35 off this formum) same as i did last week at a big game and shot plenty of people out even tho they had the top of the range stuff! Yes its nice to be able to "shoot ropes" but its only 1 paintball thanks puts somone of the game!

Hope this helps mate and good luck

Chriz

 

[CAMDENELECTRIC]

Chriz I disagree!
Look tiestonnova If you buy a cheap 'all inclusive package' then 9 out of 10 times you will be dissapointed.
I started with an Icon LED and although it is 'better' than the Icon X it still let me down big time! It survived about three walkons then I sold almost half of the stuff in my room and bought an Ion when it came out. The Ion still couldn't really stand the sup air that I had started playing so I sold that and bought a second hand Shocker SFT. I got on with it quite well and it was really fast but I didn't really enjoy shooting it so I traded for an Etek.
Seriously if you buy cheap you will lose big amounts of money. You are better off going to a few walkons and trying other peoples guns, then you can decide what marker to get for yourself. Get a mask and some other basic playing gear like some pants, gloves e.t.c. and go to a few walkons, use the site guns for the day but make sure you try as many different guns as possible.

If you can't be bothered to try other peoples markers the you are better off getting a good second hand marker from these forums. My advice, don't buy new unless you really know what you want and intend to keep it for a long time.

If you need any more help then you can PM me.

Good luck.

James

 

[jamess]

Yeah, its a horrible feeling when you have a Icon x, and you see people with second ions thats only a little bit more money then you have spent, fireiing balls 3 times faster then you can
good luck buying mate, there a lot of people on these forums that will help you

 

[Game]

2nd hand pm5 or pm6 the former you can pick up for close to 100 and dye will do a life time warrenty in the uk

 

[Aza0193]

Hi people
As you can see if new in to paintball, and really need some help in getting a marker.
Ive been looking around at marker packages and found a few.
Ive found the the icon x package, also the bt-4 combat pacakge and two other which are the vl traid and hanger 18 eros.
i just really need some help in telling me in which marker to go for or advice.Cheers for your time
Gazza

get an ion, or iff you have the money an ego 05

 

[RobSJ]

Hey mate hows things, now i know it does depend on what you wanna play either woodland or sup-air. But i made the mistake of thinking it would be a good idea to get all my gear new including an ion, which admitedly was upped when i bought it new. The thing is i didnt know about the forums if i had then i could have saved myself some serious money got a decent 2nd marker from off here and started playing, the only thing i would advise you buy new is your mask as its the most important bit of kit. Others are right in saying try other people;s markers at walk ons, as long as you have a mask which is not fogging up every ten minutes then its all good, when do buy one btw make sure it is a thermal lense. As far as markers go, you want to be looking at either maybe an Ion or a PMR, what you have got to bear in mind esp now is that the new 08 range of everything is out so all previous kit is going to start to drop in price. I am going to make one last point, i have had an Ion for a year and a bit and i was originally going to sell it but to be honest it has never let me down yet and is fun for either sup-air or playing woodsball with, i did the Time Wars walk on at campaign and had loads of fun, even though i was going up against guys running on fast ramped and better markers than me it was still an awesome day. The end of the day as long as you have fun playing that is all that matters.

 

[Scrumpy]

if you've got the extra go for a 2nd hand PMR. Probably the best starter marker available, and it WILL keep up with the big boys! They're going resonably cheap aswell (bout £160) Best thing i could suggest is get a decent set of goggs then get your self along to a walk on. There will always be people there willing to let you have a play with their gear and try things out.

 

[tiffer]

You are getting sound advice m8,most of have been there done that..I bought a crap "starter" marker which I am too ashamed to name.
"Starter" markers are a false economy,they will rarely even match site guns.
The best way I think we could help is by listing makes/models WORTH considering,from cheap up:
Tippmann-mech/cheap/reliable.
Cocker- "" "" "" "" "" "".
Also both available as elctro step-ups and frankly the only two mech's worth considering,the cocker being better but I would use either against any rental marker electro or not.
Then you get to the popular electro's for walk-ons(not in any specific order);
EGO/ANGEL/DM/ELECTRO COCKER/ELECTRO TIPPMANN/ION/TIMMY
These can vary from as little as £100,all very upgradable and mostly easy to maintain ....if you read the manuals.
There's a wealth of knowledge for all these markers on here ask any questions before buying(wish I had),in the end it will come down to your budget and personal choice.

(Yes I know i've forgot some but it's only to give him a rough idea).
Good luck...

 

[evoonline]

youve gotta think about a few factors in buying a marker.

DEFINATELY BUY GOGGLES. Site ones suck.

are you playing supair or woodland?
does your local site use air or co2?
will your local site allow you to use your own marker?
will it be used enough to make a purchase worth while?

i agree with tomallen and he is definately someone in the know. buy goggles and save your cash on all else. instead of buying a pooh marker which will never get used or break on the 1st outing perhaps invest in some quality gloves, knee and arm pads. nothing worse than falling or sliding onto an exposed root.

like tiffer i spent £180 on a marker which got used twice then broke on me. it now sits under my bed in a box in bits definately false economy

save yer cash.. spend it on porn

 

[Hard Jeremy]

Hi people
As you can see if new in to paintball, and really need some help in getting a marker.
Ive been looking around at marker packages and found a few.
Ive found the the icon x package, also the bt-4 combat pacakge and two other which are the vl traid and hanger 18 eros.
i just really need some help in telling me in which marker to go for or advice.Cheers for your time
Gazza

best place i found for a marker is www.justpaintball.com i got my marker from them and if you ring up you can find out about more stock and even get the price down