Read this today on warpig. It proably won't do much to effect cheating RIGHT now. But in the future I can see it playing a large role in the big tournies.
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In addition to the game action on field, other moves were afoot in the NXL. Through the event, NXL Commissioner Mike Ratko successfully field-tested a system to isolate the sound of a single paintgun firing on the field from the scoring tower. A highly directional parabolic microphone homed in on the sound, while a computer based programmable parametric equalizer removed frequencies that carried background noise. The result was a clear and clean signal of individual guns firing.
Having proved the concept sound (pun intended,) Ratko plans to incorporate it with a real-time counting and timing system to soon be able to read a player’s rate of fire in game as easily as sighting them with the microphone. This would represent a significant step forward in enforcing the on-field rate of fire limit used in both the NXL and PSP. The present enforcement method involves a referee holding an acoustic timer just below the barrel of the suspect paintgun. When referees are able to spot check players remotely, the players won’t know when they are being monitored, making the chance of activating a rate of fire cheat much more risky. According to Ratko, he expects to have the new equipment fully operational in time for the next event.
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How crazy is that. I love it! No more illegal ramping. Now they will have to find other ways to cheat.
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In addition to the game action on field, other moves were afoot in the NXL. Through the event, NXL Commissioner Mike Ratko successfully field-tested a system to isolate the sound of a single paintgun firing on the field from the scoring tower. A highly directional parabolic microphone homed in on the sound, while a computer based programmable parametric equalizer removed frequencies that carried background noise. The result was a clear and clean signal of individual guns firing.
Having proved the concept sound (pun intended,) Ratko plans to incorporate it with a real-time counting and timing system to soon be able to read a player’s rate of fire in game as easily as sighting them with the microphone. This would represent a significant step forward in enforcing the on-field rate of fire limit used in both the NXL and PSP. The present enforcement method involves a referee holding an acoustic timer just below the barrel of the suspect paintgun. When referees are able to spot check players remotely, the players won’t know when they are being monitored, making the chance of activating a rate of fire cheat much more risky. According to Ratko, he expects to have the new equipment fully operational in time for the next event.
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How crazy is that. I love it! No more illegal ramping. Now they will have to find other ways to cheat.
