NPPL Super Seven Series
- Thread starter TJ Lambini
- Start date
with all the US pros playing psp events (and yes 95% are) then you euros can come over and whip up perhaps.
I wonder if the first place $ is winner take all.
I wonder if the first place $ is winner take all.
I'm sure that you can cite a poll that's been taken, or? If only 5% of all the US pros attend the new NPPL series then you've got a point. Let's go over and get some prize money and enjoy some quality events with the usual American hospitality.
Steve
Here a few words from Jerry Braun via the Force of Nature Web site:
_______________________________
NOTEWe contacted Jerry Braun of the PSP to get more info earlier this week on their direction. The following info is what Jerry has to give us at this time.
PSP events will be, as before, standard five man center flag and 10 man two flag play. Franchise teams (8 to 10) will play all X Ball. In addition, PSP events will offer the X Ball alternative to all the other category teams that chooses to play, but space is limited and if more want to play than the space allows, the 2002 rankings will dictate.
When I asked more about this I was told to check back early December so I would expect much more detail to come from PSP around that time. Jerry has been very helpful and forthcoming with information so I am sure as soon as it is settled we will be allowed to share it with our readers.
________________________________
FYI
Steve
_______________________________
NOTEWe contacted Jerry Braun of the PSP to get more info earlier this week on their direction. The following info is what Jerry has to give us at this time.
PSP events will be, as before, standard five man center flag and 10 man two flag play. Franchise teams (8 to 10) will play all X Ball. In addition, PSP events will offer the X Ball alternative to all the other category teams that chooses to play, but space is limited and if more want to play than the space allows, the 2002 rankings will dictate.
When I asked more about this I was told to check back early December so I would expect much more detail to come from PSP around that time. Jerry has been very helpful and forthcoming with information so I am sure as soon as it is settled we will be allowed to share it with our readers.
________________________________
FYI
Steve
We're still at the stage where every answer still requires 5 more questions. With limited "other category team" doing X-Ball how will a decent series work? It's not in my nature to pose such questions this early, but WTF?
My suspicion is growing stronger that I'm going to have a hard time blocking off vacation time very much in advance and that what I hoped to be well-shopped-for air tickets will end up being last minute affairs. And to think all of this stuff up in the air is causing Millennium to play wait-and-see before they release some news or schedules. And I pick this coming season to jump back into things!
R
raehl
Guest
Well...
The better officiating and venues is something absolutely necessary to bring the sport forward. We need these things, and if Chuck can bring them, this is excellent. There should never be another Vegas again, ever.
But we also need a different format. I'm sorry, but 50+ team tournaments once every 1.5 to 3 months held on multiple fields where games only last 10 minutes will *NEVER* get us to TV or serious corporate involvement. It is just way too confusing for the spectator. We need something like X Ball, and I, the college league, and you have a vested interest in seeing X Ball succeed.
There are two problems. One, you can't start playing paintball by playing X Ball. We are going to need to maintain 3, 5 and 7-man leagues to develop the talent for X Ball leagues. Two, we also need those leagues to finance X Ball. I don't mean by having other leagues subsidize X Ball, but having X Ball events in the same locations as regular events reduces costs to everyone and provides spectators, which increases your ability to attract both in- and out-of-industry sponsors.
Which leaves us with one very big problem: What if Chuck et. al. succeed at NPPL 7-man, and most of the players play that, and PSP et. al. succeed at X Ball? Now we've got the pay-to-play players (and best spectators) in one spot, with good officiating and venues; and the right format, X Ball, in another location, without the support of the average players necessary to secure good venues (and spectator support), at least in the short term.
Neither side has everything we need to get the job done. Both pieces of progress are good, but both pieces of progress done separately are not worth much.
- Chris
The better officiating and venues is something absolutely necessary to bring the sport forward. We need these things, and if Chuck can bring them, this is excellent. There should never be another Vegas again, ever.
But we also need a different format. I'm sorry, but 50+ team tournaments once every 1.5 to 3 months held on multiple fields where games only last 10 minutes will *NEVER* get us to TV or serious corporate involvement. It is just way too confusing for the spectator. We need something like X Ball, and I, the college league, and you have a vested interest in seeing X Ball succeed.
There are two problems. One, you can't start playing paintball by playing X Ball. We are going to need to maintain 3, 5 and 7-man leagues to develop the talent for X Ball leagues. Two, we also need those leagues to finance X Ball. I don't mean by having other leagues subsidize X Ball, but having X Ball events in the same locations as regular events reduces costs to everyone and provides spectators, which increases your ability to attract both in- and out-of-industry sponsors.
Which leaves us with one very big problem: What if Chuck et. al. succeed at NPPL 7-man, and most of the players play that, and PSP et. al. succeed at X Ball? Now we've got the pay-to-play players (and best spectators) in one spot, with good officiating and venues; and the right format, X Ball, in another location, without the support of the average players necessary to secure good venues (and spectator support), at least in the short term.
Neither side has everything we need to get the job done. Both pieces of progress are good, but both pieces of progress done separately are not worth much.
- Chris
What's the deal?? I leave and you guys and you get a bigger paint deal?Originally posted by matski
Bring it Chip!! We just got a big paint deal dude!
Im definately gonna make the diablo cup btw so ill cya there bud
See ya at the cup.