Nick,
what you are asking for is what I've been trying to do. Preserve the 'flavor' of paintball but do those things that will make it attractive for broadcast as well.
The real reason we have flags (and the scoring system we do) is because the guys who invented paintball had no clue about how to make a game. Someone said, 'capture the flag' and they went for it.
I have no problem with the idea of getting rid of flags - what I have a problem with is a set of rules that doesn't promote camping, doesn't devolve into a slugfest and something that will give the camera enough to watch to fill up at least a half hour time slot.
Have you guys settled for in-the-can productions? I've figured that live broadcast was the ultimate goal, since if it works for that, you can always still tape it.
First guy across the goal line scores the point will lead to camping - especially in the latter half of games where that point decides the winner and loser. Teams will pick pick pick and then try a run. Same old problem.
Nick, forget the flags. Its the physicality of the format that shines for the camera.
In AMERICAN Football, when the whistle blows, play is dead. Action may still continue, but nothing counts.
And, Nick, I'm not trying to turn it into football; there are equal amounts of hockey, basketball, paintball and football all mixed in there. I borrowed from existing models that provided the things I was looking for. Ultimately, it was the, make it like other sports, but keep it paintball, that was the design criteria
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