Wow, someone's easily upset.
How did you help him exactly? By giving him your own personal recommendation? Which incedentally could have him wasting money on an outmatched/obsolete marker.
By the way, four people posted apart from yourself....... Le-Pig and John gave him some good info and I've invited him to a practice and am in regular communication by E-mail.......... so what are you talking about exactly?
So, again, IT DEPENDS ON THE TOURNAMENT. Get involved with a team before you spend any money..... no point wasting £200 on an impy if you get onto a sponsored squad two months later and have to leave it in your kit bag.
Come meet us, have a go with our stuff, you'll even get to have a go at a tourney before you're expected to buy a marker. No point blowing big money if you find out you hate sup-air tournament on your first try.
Oh, and don't buy a marker until you know what you're doing, paintball is full of first time buyers who've been ripped off.