Welcome To P8ntballer.com
The Home Of European Paintball
Sign Up & Join In

is this the future of paintball?

titoburito

Old dog - old tricks
Jul 19, 2005
304
0
26
35
North West
i agree. I think this might give paintball the image that it is staged and gimicy(sp?) like wrestling. We all know there is rivalry between teams but like someone above said, when paintballers are seen having a go at each other and imploring that they're going to "open up a can of whoopass", then we seriously limit the prospect of large numbers of new players. It'll turn into Bravo's(a low budget game show channel in the UK for all those that don't know) hit show "Extreme Dodgeball", trade the Dye playin kit for cops and robbers costumes and hey presto, recognition as a propper sport is down the pan. It looks like it could be good but needs some major adjustments. Isn't paintball fast enough and exciting enough to watch as it is? An indoor televised version could be cool but at the minuite plenty of people(especially myself) get shot out in the first few mins or even seconds of the game (MYSELF INCLUDED), so compress the playing area,reduce the number of players and you'll have games with max lengths of around 5 mins. Not only making repetitive viewing, but may put off some prospective players, especially those making the recball transition. Personally i don't think its a good option to take but as it has been said, it is in the early stages. Look forward to any developments
 

ChiZZerS

Well-Known Member
i dont get it!.
wouldnt it be FAR !better! and !cheaper! just to take a load
of filming equipment to a proper torni ffs. :mad: rather than faffing about with this kind of rubbish?

i take back my 1st comment about it looking fun...
it looks naff... espechily with smoke and lights...
like some of you said WWF stylle!
 

NRG Nation

New Member
Jan 3, 2006
4
0
0
Visit site
WPL is a made for TV show that is about tournament paintball in a 3 man format at the pro level.

Tonight was show one which covers the West conference with teams like Dynasty and XSV competiting.

I dont think your average couch potato does not care to follow regular tournaments especially those with formats that are long and boring to watch.

The research showed that short and fast games based around some regular TV hype and show stuff would sell.

Time will tell if they were right or wrong but either way its the next step for paintball to get more play on TV.

I personnally dont think its the final answer but its another piece of the puzzel.