Tadao "Knight Rider" Ego board

[Lovetone]

Egos have a FSDO parameter on the board from Planet to combat that so you probably wouldnt have ever noticed FSDO

 

[Beaker]

Broz - no pics, but there are vids on pbnation which show it, and imagine that with red LED's in a G4H Nexus

jahlad - thanks for the offer, but I'll pass

Olly - acceptance is the first of 12 steps...

 

[Ben Frain]

Breakout modes

Can't help wondering how long it will be before every where has to go full auto as anything else is becoming increasingly impossible to police.

Will/should the NPPL ban the use of these boards?

Does 'semi' even exist anywhere anymore?

Questions for another thread no doubt but are there any aftermarket boards that don't have 'naughty' modes anymore?

 

[Beaker]

Originally posted by Ben Frain
Breakout modes

Can't help wondering how long it will be before every where has to go full auto as anything else is becoming increasingly impossible to police.

Will/should the NPPL ban the use of these boards?

Does 'semi' even exist anywhere anymore?

Questions for another thread no doubt but are there any aftermarket boards that don't have 'naughty' modes anymore?

Aha - but the breakout modes are easy to catch.

They activate on the first, second or third pull.

So what's the test for breakout mode?

Just turn the gun off, back on, hold the trigger down long enough for the first 3 times and you'll see if it's in breakout mode. With the Virtue board breakout is only ever the first shot.

So yes it's there, but any ref or scrutineer will be able to find / prove it easy as pie. It still amazes me that the leagues don't have proper scrutineers who do find out / know these things, they aren't all that difficult to keep up with (yet)

I don't blame the players, the manuals are freely avaiable, these aren't hidden modes, any ref can find these things out.

The leagues need to have on field refs and tech refs. Let the refs on the field judge the calls and dedicated, trained and knowledgable refs make the equipment calls. This goes from everything from watching breakouts for modes to proper chorno procedure.

Sorry rant over

 

[Ben Frain]

Originally posted by Beaker
Aha - but the breakout modes are easy to catch.

They activate on the first, second or third pull.

So what's the test for breakout mode?

Just turn the gun off, back on, hold the trigger down long enough for the first 3 times and you'll see if it's in breakout mode. With the Virtue board breakout is only ever the first shot.

So yes it's there, but any ref or scrutineer will be able to find / prove it easy as pie. It still amazes me that the leagues don't have proper scrutineers who do find out / know these things, they aren't all that difficult to keep up with (yet)

I don't blame the players, the manuals are freely avaiable, these aren't hidden modes, any ref can find these things out.

The leagues need to have on field refs and tech refs. Let the refs on the field judge the calls and dedicated, trained and knowledgable refs make the equipment calls. This goes from everything from watching breakouts for modes to proper chorno procedure.

Sorry rant over

True but if no one made them (and I realise that's asking for a degree of integrity from manufacturers that is rare as rocking horse poo) then you wouldn't need umpteen different tests that the refs are expected to go through on every marker before every game of paintball.

 

[Beaker]

Originally posted by Ben Frain
True but if no one made them (and I realise that's asking for a degree of integrity from manufacturers that is rare as rocking horse poo) then you wouldn't need umpteen different tests that the refs are expected to go through on every marker before every game of paintball.

I agree to a point,

But we are in a sport where our equipment gives us a direct advantage on the result. So we should have that kid of enforcement levels.

Tennis has rules about the weight and power etc of the rackets, same for golf. they have scrutineers that are dedicated to the equipment side of the game. The guy waving the flag in F1 doesn't check to see if a plank of wood on the underside is the right thickness.

Technology is always going to be around, I am actually happier that these are more commonplace because it *should* force the leagues to get serious with their equipment rules. They make overtures with Pro refs etc, but they need to take things to a whole nother level, especially with the likes of a $50K cheque on the line

 

[Stan]

Originally posted by Ben Frain
True but if no one made them (and I realise that's asking for a degree of integrity from manufacturers that is rare as rocking horse poo) then you wouldn't need umpteen different tests that the refs are expected to go through on every marker before every game of paintball.

Ok - you can counter the following argument by saying that boards shouldn't be made adjustable but!!! There's a few programmers on here who are able to programme boards to do pretty much whatever they want so it's not just the manufacturers who need a dose of integrity. I realise that this is the exception rather than the rule but there ya go...

(Slightly off topic but i just got my KnightRider DVD Complete Series Set and have just watched the pilot/first episode. Awesome!!! The scene where the Hoff first sees Kitt is so cheesy it's cool!)

 

[Beaker]

Well chaps.

Used it in anger at the weekend and have to say I like it.

The menu system is a piece of pi$$ to work through, no more difficult than the Infamous board.

Only downsides are that the microswitch housing sticks up about 2mm too high from the frame, so it pushed out the side of the grip. No problem with battery connectors either. Only other thing is that in daylight you really want some smoked plastic over the screen to hide the white LED housing to get the full Knight Rider effect.

But otherwise, it does what it says on the tin.

 

[Skeet]

Originally posted by ollytheosteo
Lies, all lies. I stick to sheep shagging as a more socially acceptable alternative.

An English ventriloquist visiting Wales walks into a small village
and sees a local sitting on his porch patting his dog.
He figures he'll have some fun, so he says to the Welshman

"Can I talk to your dog?"

Villager: "The dog doesn't talk, you stupid git"

Ventriloquist: "Hello dog, how's it going mate?

Dog: "Doin' alright"

Villager: (Look of extreme shock)

Ventriloquist: "Is this villager your owner?" (Pointing at the villager)

Dog: "Yep"

Ventriloquist: "How does he treat you?"

Dog: "Real good. He walks me twice a day, feeds me great food and
takes me to the lake once a week to play"

Villager: (Look of disbelief)

Ventriloquist: "Mind if I talk to your horse?"

Villager: "Uh, the horse doesn't talk either. I think"

Ventriloquist: "Hey horse, how's it going?"

Horse: "Cool"

Villager: (Absolutely dumfounded)

Ventriloquist: "Is this your owner?" (Pointing to the villager)

Horse: "Yep"

Ventriloquist: "How does he treat you?"

Horse: "Pretty good, thanks for asking. He rides me regularly,
brushes me down often and keeps me in the barn to protect me from the
elements"

Villager: (Total look of amazement)

Ventriloquist: "Mind if I talk to your sheep?"

Villager: (in a panic) "The sheep's a f*ckin' liar !! "