I was asked an interesting question the other day about getting paintchecks & playing on, & realised I couldn't really answer it as, as far as I could see, it mainly came down to the view of an individual marshall.
OK, say you think you may have taken a hit, but really, honestly & genuinely aren't sure (this isn't as unlikely as it sounds if you play woodland). It's in a place you can't see, e.g. pack or somewhere else on your back. You call the marshall for a check & try to get as tight in as possible while waiting for him/her to come over but meanwhile are coming under fire. You know you can get the other player if only you could fire on them, but you really aren't sure whether you are still in or not. However, despite your yells for a check developing a note of desperation there is no sign of a marshall to give you that all-important check. Should you just sit tight & wait for the mug to take you out (as happened to the friend who asked me the question), or should you carry on playing & take the risk of being 1-4-1ed for playing on? Bear in mind that the person who asked me the question has an impeccable reputation for clean play & would be mortified if anyone thought they had cheated in any way. But this incident probably lost them the game so again something that left the player rather unhappy, especially as the original possible hit turned out not to have been one.
So lets have your views on what the player should have done, especially from those who marshall regularly. Please note this isn't a dig at marshalls either at that event or in general, as having done the thankless task I know it can be impossible to cover the whole field all the time.
OK, say you think you may have taken a hit, but really, honestly & genuinely aren't sure (this isn't as unlikely as it sounds if you play woodland). It's in a place you can't see, e.g. pack or somewhere else on your back. You call the marshall for a check & try to get as tight in as possible while waiting for him/her to come over but meanwhile are coming under fire. You know you can get the other player if only you could fire on them, but you really aren't sure whether you are still in or not. However, despite your yells for a check developing a note of desperation there is no sign of a marshall to give you that all-important check. Should you just sit tight & wait for the mug to take you out (as happened to the friend who asked me the question), or should you carry on playing & take the risk of being 1-4-1ed for playing on? Bear in mind that the person who asked me the question has an impeccable reputation for clean play & would be mortified if anyone thought they had cheated in any way. But this incident probably lost them the game so again something that left the player rather unhappy, especially as the original possible hit turned out not to have been one.
So lets have your views on what the player should have done, especially from those who marshall regularly. Please note this isn't a dig at marshalls either at that event or in general, as having done the thankless task I know it can be impossible to cover the whole field all the time.
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