What the hell is going on here? It seems I have just found the PGi Literary Club (all this is getting way too deep - even for me
).
Anyway, back to the threads topic 'Fightclub'...
Interesting choice of name - considering people in the paintball world (of most flavours) are trying to get away from the whole 'war' genre. Just a thought.
As for the x-ball vs. 7-man debate - surely they can co-exist (just like tourney and woods). I agree that a lot of people will give the x-ball format a try - decide whether they can commit to/play/afford it and some will no doubt go back to the 7-man format (or 5/3/10 etc), just as some try tourney - realise it's too expensive a hobby for them - and go back to the woods.
As for 'the way forward and the future' - only time will tell. Hopefully, with the advent of a structured UK x-ball league, maybe we can be more competitive against our US of A brothers and sisters (and also the Russians, Swedes etc).
UK paintball NEEDS something new and, more importantly, something 'spectator friendly'. There is no point trying to sell paintball to paintballers - sell it to the general public - and you're on to a winner
.
Good luck to 'fightclub' (even if I think the name is wrong).
I'm just hoping for a tournament based around the Manchester area now (why are these things always 'darn souf'
?).
PS - Robbo, I don't get Jerico's post either. I think it was a very thin attempt at humour - so subtle, that no-one 'got it'