Really why Diablo became Draxxus

[RKL]

Fashion.

Image you’re a senior Diablo Rep or Distributor. What have you been wearing for the last few years? That Black and Red Melton jacket.

Meanwhile, every player in the world has been changing his or her jersey every 2 months. You, Mr / Ms Diablo, are feeling left out in the paintball fashion parade.

Enough of you bitch to Richmond, himself a style-conscious Montrealler, and voila, a new name.

New name = New clothes.

 

[Kieran - Thunder]

As far as I understood Diablo is still Diablo but they are markerting just their tounament paint for big tourneys as Draxxus. So your local site would still be selling Diablo.

 

[Robbo]

Originally posted by RKL
Fashion.
Image you’re a senior Diablo Rep or Distributor. What have you been wearing for the last few years? That Black and Red Melton jacket.
Meanwhile, every player in the world has been changing his or her jersey every 2 months. You, Mr / Ms Diablo, are feeling left out in the paintball fashion parade.
Enough of you bitch to Richmond, himself a style-conscious Montrealler, and voila, a new name.
New name = New clothes.

Not even close RKL !!!

 

[Beaker]

but it did sound good

And Diablo are now in bed with National (owner of original Diablo name) which means that they will be even bigger than they were before.

Robbo - i thought National were Zap (or PMI - can't remember) do you know what the score is with that?

 

[Robbo]

Originally posted by Beaker
but it did sound good
And Diablo are now in bed with National (owner of original Diablo name) which means that they will be even bigger than they were before.
Robbo - i thought National were Zap (or PMI - can't remember) do you know what the score is with that?

Gino Postorivo, owner of Natoinal Paintball Supplies has for years been affiliated with Acucaps, the makers of Zap who make Proball for NPS.
PMI, on the the other hand, is owned by Jeff Perlmutter and RP have traditionally supplied them.

Gino and Richmond are now 'co-operating' with the company Diablo Direct which deals with the distribution of paint made by Richmond's company, Procaps, makers of Draxxuus, imperial, Diablo whatever.

Basically, I think Gino needed to secure distribution and supply of paint for the future of his company's customers.

That's about it !!!
Robbo

 

[Beaker]

Cheers for the explaination.

I can never follow who owns who and what goes where - I am just a lowly paintball player

Don't fancy helping out with this one do you?

Thanks mate

 

[Buddha 3]

Hang on!
Richmond ITALIA...Gino POSTORIVO...That all sounds awfully Italian. I bet it's a mob thing. Don't mess with the family and all that.

Seriously, I know some of the story (due to ties with distributors and all), and what Robbo says is true. Also it involves lawsuits.
C'mon, the stupidest thing Diablo could do is change the company name. It is at the moment probably the best known brand name in paintball. It would be like Nike changing it's name to something else. At one time though it seemed that Diablo didn't have a choice (the lawsuit thing), but all turned out well after all.

 

[RKL]

Originally posted by Robbo



Not even close RKL !!!

Another of my attempts at humour goes sadly awry. I guess it's like they say "It's not the joke, it's how you tell them". Or is that write them?

 

[Robbo]

Re: Re: Really why Diablo became Draxxus

Originally posted by RKL

Another of my attempts at humour goes sadly awry. I guess it's like they say "It's not the joke, it's how you tell them". Or is that write them?

Oh come on RKL, it's an occupational hazard writing stuff with a 'tongue in cheek' on these boards.

One man's joke is another man's 'put down'.
One man's irony is another man's cyniscism.
One man's ambiguity is another man's definition.

U get my point I hope because I have on many occasion fallen foul of all of these at one time or another....it's life....it's paintball.....it's frustrating


But I tell you what RKL, misinterpretations or not, it don't half lead to some good threads

Robbo

 

[TJ Lambini]

Draxxus is tha name of

Baphomet's lieutenant in hell, so I kinda doubt it...

peace