the ion will most likely bring down the pice of higher end tourney markers.... if enough people buy it that is...
smartparts ion in the market!
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Market issues now?
2 thoughts...
Firstly, the much-hyped Wrath/Ion showdown never happened. It's not quite the 2k bug thing - more the PS2 vs Xbox showdown. The 6 months following the release are critical to establish market superiority. The wrath has an almost impossible challenge to strike back - not least because of SP's budget and distribution nodes.
Secondly, for many players without preconceptions they represent an extraordinary deal - a cultural shift in paintball, where everything unnecessary was stripped away and CRITICALLY you're not charged for it.
There is, however, a scepticism amongst people who own higher end markers that it CAN'T be that good. I presume this is bitterness at them having paid too much for their own marker? Who knows? Still, this scepticism manifests in 4 or more ways -
(1) It will not last and will break in 6 months,
(2) It's a toy, not a real gun,
(3) The 17 bps cap is a problem,
(4) The lack of a field-strippable bolt is a problem
Whilst such 'criticisms' are levelled by people who have never played with the gun and are therefore based on ignorance, the Ion will find it hard to break into it's secondary market which is as a back up gat for high end players.
2 thoughts...
Firstly, the much-hyped Wrath/Ion showdown never happened. It's not quite the 2k bug thing - more the PS2 vs Xbox showdown. The 6 months following the release are critical to establish market superiority. The wrath has an almost impossible challenge to strike back - not least because of SP's budget and distribution nodes.
Secondly, for many players without preconceptions they represent an extraordinary deal - a cultural shift in paintball, where everything unnecessary was stripped away and CRITICALLY you're not charged for it.
There is, however, a scepticism amongst people who own higher end markers that it CAN'T be that good. I presume this is bitterness at them having paid too much for their own marker? Who knows? Still, this scepticism manifests in 4 or more ways -
(1) It will not last and will break in 6 months,
(2) It's a toy, not a real gun,
(3) The 17 bps cap is a problem,
(4) The lack of a field-strippable bolt is a problem
Whilst such 'criticisms' are levelled by people who have never played with the gun and are therefore based on ignorance, the Ion will find it hard to break into it's secondary market which is as a back up gat for high end players.
You hold an ion next to a £800 marker and you then know why they're only £200! They're made cheap, simple as that and we all know what happens to cheaply made stuff.
But an ideal budget starter marker.
The only problem is to get people to get into the tourny scene, now,everyone i talk to about paintball thinks i run around in the woods in camo before i have to go through the whole sup air talk.
I think people will buy one to get into the tourny scene and see the awesome markers they could have and want one of them.
But an ideal budget starter marker.
The only problem is to get people to get into the tourny scene, now,everyone i talk to about paintball thinks i run around in the woods in camo before i have to go through the whole sup air talk.
I think people will buy one to get into the tourny scene and see the awesome markers they could have and want one of them.
The ion is the ford fiesta of the paintball marker world
problem is you get all the chavs wanting to mod it!
Seriously tho, £200 for a marker that competes with something 3 or 4 times it's price, they've had a masterstroke. even with a few ups they're still dirt cheap!
A.B
(shooting ego and dm4, not in any way sponsered or influenced)
problem is you get all the chavs wanting to mod it!
Seriously tho, £200 for a marker that competes with something 3 or 4 times it's price, they've had a masterstroke. even with a few ups they're still dirt cheap!
A.B
(shooting ego and dm4, not in any way sponsered or influenced)
I think the ion is a fantastic bit of kit.
Before as a newbie, you bought a "spyder" clone and as you moved up to tourney play, you sold that, and bought a secondhand ex tournie players 2 year old marker, then as the bug really took hold, you tried to sell that,(or kept it as a back up) and bought the latest top spec "super" marker.
Now just buy the ion, and laugh at all the cash you have saved!!
How many times have we all heard the question..."What marker should I buy??" from someone just starting out!!
Now they can get a marker that will let them play "recball" and "tournie ball" all in one. Even if you start upgrading it, its still bloody cheaper and will last longer as your first marker.
As for Smartparts.......Hate the legal crap, love the products!!
(now shooting an Angel again, guess what will be my backup marker really soon??)
Before as a newbie, you bought a "spyder" clone and as you moved up to tourney play, you sold that, and bought a secondhand ex tournie players 2 year old marker, then as the bug really took hold, you tried to sell that,(or kept it as a back up) and bought the latest top spec "super" marker.
Now just buy the ion, and laugh at all the cash you have saved!!
How many times have we all heard the question..."What marker should I buy??" from someone just starting out!!
Now they can get a marker that will let them play "recball" and "tournie ball" all in one. Even if you start upgrading it, its still bloody cheaper and will last longer as your first marker.
As for Smartparts.......Hate the legal crap, love the products!!
(now shooting an Angel again, guess what will be my backup marker really soon??)