Hola Guys!
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Hey Jordan, welcome to the P8ntballer world!
I'm also new here (been "properly" ballin' since september) so welcome from another newbie!
As for your questions (not the best person to tell you but hey)
1) Loaders are a personal choice. 90% on here will swear by the Dye Rotor (~£80? on the For Sale section). I have a Rotor, Halo (old starter, bought it for £20) and a brand spanking new Pinokio. (Christmas bonus for the win!) I'll be trying them out over the next few months, but everyone else I go with has a Rotor. I mean EVERYONE!
Air tanks are again a personal choice, but from what I've been told there are a few guidelines: If you're shorter or want a tight set up, go for a "peanut" tank. Otherwise, a 68/4500 (68 cubic inch capacity (also know as 1.1L), 4500 PSI rating - means you can accept a bigger fill if its there) is a pretty safe bet. Carbon fibre is also the way to go (lighter and smaller)
2/3) <--- They're essentially the same question... anyhows, if you're planning to play speedball, (I'll stick with CPPS, cause I kinda know that one) - it is 10.5 Balls Per Second (BPS) ramping. This means a maximim fire rate of 10.5 balls coming out of yer barrel every second. Ramping is subjective. I'm not a fan of it but here is the short version of it: you can set your board up so that when your fingers pull the trigger a certian number of times in a second (e.g. 5), it kicks up the firing rate automatically up to your cap - in this case, 10.5 Balls Per Second. (does this sound partronising? my sincere apologies if it is!)
In Q3, it you say "10.5BPS Semi Capped" - this means no ramping! Set your board at a cap (max rate of fire) of 10.5 BPS, and so that 1 trigger pull = 1 ball coming out of the barrel. Simples! (i would do the weird squeak thing but I don't know how to type that!)
As for having a firefight eith the guys from Uni - form a Uni Club!! Ta da! It's what I'm in
Also: ask to join this - http://www.facebook.com/groups/101889846538193/
Tis the student paintballers group and is full of occasionally useful people.
Anything else, ask someone with 500+ posts - they generally can be relied on to be right, or "start a conversation" with me. I can always have a reckon....
Rob
P.s. where are you located?
I'm also new here (been "properly" ballin' since september) so welcome from another newbie!
As for your questions (not the best person to tell you but hey)
1) Loaders are a personal choice. 90% on here will swear by the Dye Rotor (~£80? on the For Sale section). I have a Rotor, Halo (old starter, bought it for £20) and a brand spanking new Pinokio. (Christmas bonus for the win!) I'll be trying them out over the next few months, but everyone else I go with has a Rotor. I mean EVERYONE!
Air tanks are again a personal choice, but from what I've been told there are a few guidelines: If you're shorter or want a tight set up, go for a "peanut" tank. Otherwise, a 68/4500 (68 cubic inch capacity (also know as 1.1L), 4500 PSI rating - means you can accept a bigger fill if its there) is a pretty safe bet. Carbon fibre is also the way to go (lighter and smaller)
2/3) <--- They're essentially the same question... anyhows, if you're planning to play speedball, (I'll stick with CPPS, cause I kinda know that one) - it is 10.5 Balls Per Second (BPS) ramping. This means a maximim fire rate of 10.5 balls coming out of yer barrel every second. Ramping is subjective. I'm not a fan of it but here is the short version of it: you can set your board up so that when your fingers pull the trigger a certian number of times in a second (e.g. 5), it kicks up the firing rate automatically up to your cap - in this case, 10.5 Balls Per Second. (does this sound partronising? my sincere apologies if it is!)
In Q3, it you say "10.5BPS Semi Capped" - this means no ramping! Set your board at a cap (max rate of fire) of 10.5 BPS, and so that 1 trigger pull = 1 ball coming out of the barrel. Simples! (i would do the weird squeak thing but I don't know how to type that!)
As for having a firefight eith the guys from Uni - form a Uni Club!! Ta da! It's what I'm in
Also: ask to join this - http://www.facebook.com/groups/101889846538193/
Tis the student paintballers group and is full of occasionally useful people.
Anything else, ask someone with 500+ posts - they generally can be relied on to be right, or "start a conversation" with me. I can always have a reckon....
Rob
P.s. where are you located?
Hello and welcome to paintballer.
Some answers to your questions.
1. I would say go with a rotor, I have 2 You cant go wrong with them you can use it playing scenario or on a tourny field. You will find we will all have our likes and dislikes have a read through the threads to get an idea. All I would say if you can spend a bit more money or you have to wait a week or 2 to get that slightly better loader, it will save you money in the long run.
2. Have a read of your ETEK manual from about page 27 for set up and modes..
http://files.planeteclipseb2b.com/etek/ETEK3-MANUAL-EN.pdf
If you are playing Tourny depending on what the rules are PSP 10/12 NPPL and MS.
PSP10 means capped at 10bps PSP 12 means capped at 12 balls a second.
For ramping what EMISUNG says..... Normally you have to pull the trigger 3 times before for you start the rapping and then depending on how the ramping is set depends on how many balls will be released with each trigger pull. Then to maintain the ramping you have to maintain the number of trigger pulls. But once you get to the capped rate thats it you will only get that 10/12. You also have un-capped means the gun will fire as fast as you can pull the trigger.
3. 10.5 bps means even if you pull the trigger 15 times a second the gun will only fire 10.5bps.
Some sites may have their on rules on what they would like or they may mix you in with the rental players This stopped people lighting other players up, intimidating players with over shooting etc etc.
As for you last question.
You have to think about where you are going to play, if its a farmers field do you have permission, Noise, (will you wind up people living near by) how far are you from a road, will a dog walker walk passed (stray balls). Rights of way. The what if.... If a stray ball hits some one and injured some one.. We are in a suing culture.
If you have a look at paint ball site they have netting all the way around or at strategic points for safety.
And the if you do find a place phone the local police and say we are playing paintball here. It may stop the guys in black turning up with an MP5/or carbine and sticking it in your face. You may say thats a bit silly but from a distance some one that doesnt know their guns will phone the police say they see 5 guys running across the fields trying to shoot each other. (my brother-in-law does a lot of pest control across their fields and always calls to say when and where and always calls to say they have finished to stop any unnessessary attention)
Regards
Anthony
Some answers to your questions.
1. I would say go with a rotor, I have 2 You cant go wrong with them you can use it playing scenario or on a tourny field. You will find we will all have our likes and dislikes have a read through the threads to get an idea. All I would say if you can spend a bit more money or you have to wait a week or 2 to get that slightly better loader, it will save you money in the long run.
2. Have a read of your ETEK manual from about page 27 for set up and modes..
http://files.planeteclipseb2b.com/etek/ETEK3-MANUAL-EN.pdf
If you are playing Tourny depending on what the rules are PSP 10/12 NPPL and MS.
PSP10 means capped at 10bps PSP 12 means capped at 12 balls a second.
For ramping what EMISUNG says..... Normally you have to pull the trigger 3 times before for you start the rapping and then depending on how the ramping is set depends on how many balls will be released with each trigger pull. Then to maintain the ramping you have to maintain the number of trigger pulls. But once you get to the capped rate thats it you will only get that 10/12. You also have un-capped means the gun will fire as fast as you can pull the trigger.
3. 10.5 bps means even if you pull the trigger 15 times a second the gun will only fire 10.5bps.
Some sites may have their on rules on what they would like or they may mix you in with the rental players This stopped people lighting other players up, intimidating players with over shooting etc etc.
As for you last question.
You have to think about where you are going to play, if its a farmers field do you have permission, Noise, (will you wind up people living near by) how far are you from a road, will a dog walker walk passed (stray balls). Rights of way. The what if.... If a stray ball hits some one and injured some one.. We are in a suing culture.
If you have a look at paint ball site they have netting all the way around or at strategic points for safety.
And the if you do find a place phone the local police and say we are playing paintball here. It may stop the guys in black turning up with an MP5/or carbine and sticking it in your face. You may say thats a bit silly but from a distance some one that doesnt know their guns will phone the police say they see 5 guys running across the fields trying to shoot each other. (my brother-in-law does a lot of pest control across their fields and always calls to say when and where and always calls to say they have finished to stop any unnessessary attention)
Regards
Anthony
Ooooooh hello. You'll let the police know?
No. Do not play outside of a paintball site / field.
Just to make sure you read that right:
No. Do not play outside of a paintball site / field.
You'll suddenly have a lot of men with big guns shouting words such as "Get down on the floor, do it now"
No. Do not play outside of a paintball site / field.
Just to make sure you read that right:
No. Do not play outside of a paintball site / field.
You'll suddenly have a lot of men with big guns shouting words such as "Get down on the floor, do it now"
Hello Bacon
Yes you can and there are no law's against it as long as you do it in the right place and as mentioned above there can be a lot of pit falls.
Ant
Insurance
Safety
The whole police issue
Basically it's all a recipe for disaster. You're not the first person and you won't be the last to come on these forums saying it's fine, it's private land, we have permission from the land owner, it's miles from anyone who may be strolling by.... No. Doesn't matter. There's still the risk, and something could easily go horribly wrong.
Just be safe and play at a site. There's dozens of walk ons around up and down the country - stick to them. Everyone who's been in this game for a while will be able to tell you the exact same.
Safety
The whole police issue
Basically it's all a recipe for disaster. You're not the first person and you won't be the last to come on these forums saying it's fine, it's private land, we have permission from the land owner, it's miles from anyone who may be strolling by.... No. Doesn't matter. There's still the risk, and something could easily go horribly wrong.
Just be safe and play at a site. There's dozens of walk ons around up and down the country - stick to them. Everyone who's been in this game for a while will be able to tell you the exact same.