i dont personally use a remote but 2 of my fmaily members do and 3 of my friends do.
if you plan on getting a remote, go with a coiled remote, ordinary remotes usually get tangled and twisted up
the problems with remotes is if you play recball it can get caught on trees and in bushes.
i remember one time i was playing at pinelands paintball and this guy was using a remote, he forgot he had a remote on and putit gun down on the bench and walked away, marker fell onto the floor and he dragged it a couple of feed
good thing it was a tippman