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Idea for ROF/trigger bounce regulation.

Booya39

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I think this falls into the category of forcing people to use non-force fed loaders (and I'm not going to touch the issue of what is technically considered force fed). You're trying to tell people that the hardware that they use is not allowable for whatever reason. It is much easier to flash some boards/chips to make them fit within new standars but to make people buy new hoppers or in this case, new grip frames, seems overkill.
 

Gyroscope

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Sure, Booya, but the NPPL does this sorta thing almost casually. No clear hoppers, no orange anno, no feather boas. I am betting that some people bought Advantage chips before the announcement that they were banned (though that was clearly with intent to cheat existing rules). It could be as simple as saying single triggers by May, single trigger guards by November.

Would it make it eaier to enforce semi-only rules? Would it make for more exciting games? Would it make the guns safer? I think so.
 

Booya39

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I think using the reason of 'It makes the games more interesting/fun/exciting/whatever' is not really a good reason. It's like saying 'just because' because the words interesting, exciting, and fun are very subjective.

I don't know what the robot consists of or how much it would cost to acquire about...uh... 6 more, but I think the solution to the problem is for the nppl to stop giving into certain manufacturers and to put a robot at each field for a much quicker test.

Refering to the no clear hopper and orange whatever... A small percentage of players have these. I would venture that close to 95% of players use guns with double triggers. Also, hopper shells are things that you have to replace occasionally... I don't think I've ever been forced to change a grip frame because parts of it cracked.

I think the cap is the easiest thing to enforce but I hate it because I now have to play with a gun that I know i can shoot faster.
 

Gyroscope

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Yeah, you are right about the subjectivity of the terms I chose. I will try to be more clear on that score.

I mean that I think paintball would be more fun to watch if half the shots were being taken. I think so because players would be more likely to move more, rather than staying in place until they have numerical advantage on the opponent. I think that mvoes by players would be what determines outcomes, much more than gunfights. I think that gunfights make for dull spectating, compared to bunker runs and aggressive movement into 50 and beyond bunkers. I should be specific in saying that the benefits are mostly to those who watch; I think that the excitement is there for those who play either way.

The robot can only catch cheats that take place on the robot; it is easy enough to have a cheat time out after a long enough period of non-use. I think that catching gun-cheats mid game is far more worthwhile, if it can be done.

I'd say more than 95% of players have double triggers. But I would also guess that a majority of players have after market triggers. I would also guess that a majority of players (in national leagues) get a new gun more often than once a year. Further, a lot of guns could be easily altered (ie Timmies have removeable trigger guards).