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Wacky Warriors Paintball (Illinois) Paintball Field
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Mine Haul Road
Millstadt, Illinois 62260
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ptlm60 |
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Monday, April 21st, 2008 |
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April 12th, 2008 |
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Paintball
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1 year |
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I had played paintball only a few times over the last year or so, thought it was fun, but not enough to get into the sport heavy.
After going to this field and playing once i fell in love with the game. The refs are fun to play with, they aren't the most active in the game, but we aren't playing pro ball, so no big deal.
I love the fields and how many different ways you can play them. When I started I was a total novice at paintball. Just by talking to the refs, they helped me out tremendously. They showed me how to play the game like the best and it has paid off.
In the last couple months I have done nothing but wait for Saturday just to go out and play. I've spent god knows how much money upgrading my gear to keep up with some of the good caliber players.
This field is awesome. If people wipe off paint because the refs can't see them.. Shoot em in the face, it's not the refs fault people cheat. Paint is a little more expensive, but its great paint, no dimples. Rental guns are a little dirty, but tipmans can fire through anything. If you have a problem with your gun, they will fix it.
Overall, great field. Get to know some of the players out there and the refs, and you'll know what I'm talking about.
10-10
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lvas |
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Wednesday, March 14th, 2007 |
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February 10th, 2007 |
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Paintball
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3 years |
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Other Fields
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xtreme, gateway, wildcat, bushwackers |
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open play on Sat is suited for rec or beginner players. Sunday open play is more competive. some good woodball fields, a castle and one they call brickyard (yep its bricks). they also have a old supair - but its usally not aired up. overall the fields are ok. paint prices are crazy - like $70 a case. service is fine - airfills are quick. staff is avg. all in all I would rate it 5 out of 10. Its a avg place - good for rec/woods but thats about it. |
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December 8th, 2005 |
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Paintball
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More than 5 years |
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Other Fields
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Xtreme Paintball, The Colosseum |
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Wacky Warriors is a decent field to play at. I've seen better, and I've seen a lot worse. There are a lot of fields to play during open play that keeps the games interesting. The Brickyard is interesting, though it's hard on your gear especially if you play hard like a lot of us do. Overall, the fields are fun to play and it is kinda tricky to get to the first time but well worth the drive. |
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| Last There: |
November 12th, 2005 |
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Paintball
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2 years |
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Other Fields
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Xtreme (better refs) |
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Wacky is my home field, so my review will be a little biases. Thats just human nature. I'll try to keep it as accurate as possible.
The Service:
The staff at Wacky are all very friendly. If you have a problem, they will all help you. If you're a newb, they will snow you the ropes.
The Refs:
The refs are good, but not great. They keep everything safe, goggles on field, barrel plugs when off. During games, they will roam the field and keep an eye on everything, but they don't get super involed. A few people get away with wiping, but not often.
Chrono:
You have to shoot under 300 fps. No exceptions. If you are acussed of shooting too fast, you will be chronoed. I believe the rule it you get one warning, and only one. The second violation, you will be sent home.
Prices:
$10 Open play
$5 All day air
$65 Case
$40(aprrox.) 1/2 Case
$20(approx.) 500 Rds
Fields:
Very good woodsball. I think there are about 4 woodsball fields, 2 mixed, and 2 speedball fields. The speedball fields are both really fun. The first, the brickyard, is an incredible field. All of the bunkers are made from giant cement blocks in different arrangements. I think the blocks are 5ftx3ftx3ft (estimates are probably a little small). The second speedball field is a ballon course. This field is much smaller than the brickyard, and these games are much more fast paced. the multiple woodsball fields are all great, so its hard to name and describe them all. Take my word for it, they are all worth playing.
Over all, this is a great field. Play it if you can. |
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N/A |
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Paintball
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2 years |
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Other Fields
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Xtreme-No comparison. |
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The couple times that i first started going there with my Sypder 2000 (yuk), i really enjoyed the playability of the fields. The brickyard was a blast, we kept on bugging the refs to go back to that same field over and over. The castle is pretty fun too, need to try being out next time, seems like every time i am in we lose. The refs are pretty nice, wouldnt say "professional", but what can you expect. I wouldnt want some ref hunkering over my shoulder staring at me for every move i make. The more wooded areas of the park are enjoyable by far, it makes for a more realistic experience. I sold my spyder, then a few months ago bought a WGP Tac Tril cocker, very nice gun, the compact size works nicely at Wacky. I would recommend it to anyone, dont expect them to be attentive 24/7, but they are ok. Overall the park is a great value $10+$5 all day air. |
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Metzger |
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Wednesday, September 21st, 2005 |
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N/A |
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Paintball
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2 years |
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Other Fields
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Extreme and Scott AFB |
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At first I thought the feild was great when I first started but the more I've played paintball I became more aware of the bad qualities. Some refs are real loud mouths and some just don't interact that much with other players. Thier rentals jam quite often, thier paint is expensive, and thier refs and staff are sometimes unaware of what they are saying around players including using profanity around young children. About the only thing that I liked was the brick yard and their woodsball feild is ok. |
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N/A |
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Paintball
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More than 5 years |
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Other Fields
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Xtreme other fields in the Metro STL area. |
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Illinois location. The Ref was a jerkface rude. I paid money not to hear a ref boss me around. Customer Service sucked. Ref laughed at people that shot and injured a racoon. Fields suck. No fun. Wate for the APG article or co2 mail about the racoon. I know alot of fields that are better and better customer service. I dont really see what my friend was talking about when he said it was a good field. I'm disipointed and will not be returning. |
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N/A |
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Paintball
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2 years |
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Other Fields
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Gateway, Xtreme (awesome XBALL!), wacky in wentsville, bushwackers (great scenario) |
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So I went there today and it was okay. The other players there are so awesome to talk to. I went by myself and i made alot of new friends. Back to the feild
-Safety. Wow these guys dont even have a chrono. No one chronoed what so ever. Their only concern is the goggles majorly and barrel plug. They allow full auto too.
- Feilds- The brickyard is nice but Wentsvilles is alot better. The brickyard is basically the only field you play. The castle is fun is you have good players in the castle unlike the group I had. The other fields are pretty good too but I olny played the brick.
I recomend going to Xtreme. Wacky is still good though |
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crix |
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Monday, March 7th, 2005 |
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N/A |
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Paintball
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2 years |
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Other Fields
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Xtreme Paintball Park - ive been here and i liked it. |
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Overall rating: 4 / 10
The good:
- nice woodball fields
- brickyard is a blast
- friendly refs
The bad:
- Overfills on co2 (they didnt use a scale the 2 times i got my tanks filled there)
- some fields are messy
- some minor and major safety issues:
* section of safety netting was missing last 2 times i was there
* many players using full auto and no one says anything
* small safety hazards on some fields (i saw small stumps and plexi glass shards)
ok, i found out that a group of friends of mine goes to this place every 2 weeks, and i had never been there, so i decided to go. i brought a friend with me, and it was his first time paintballing. when my friend got his rental equipment, it looked as if it had never been cleaned. there was mud, paint, grease, and dirt, all over the gun and mask (the tank looked new). the goggles were so dirty, he had to rinse them off with the spray bottle, since there is no running water at this place. i bought all day air and had my tank filled. i noticed that they didnt use a scale, but i thought nothing of it. we go out to get our guns chronographed, and i find that there is only ONE chronograph at the entire field. after waiting for a few people who were in front of us, we tested our guns out. another friend of mine couldnt get his gun below 317, but the ref didnt say anything over it. 300+ is enough to break lenses on goggles. the rest of the people in my group didnt even bother testing their guns, and the ref didnt say anything. i was shooting hot, but i shot one shot at 290 or something and the ref said it was fine. i adjusted it a quarter turn down and me and my friend took to the fields.
the fields are okay. i really like their vietnam field in the back and their brickyard speedball field. a big problem when i was there were cheaters, but every place has them. the field are so big that the refs cant watch over everyone at a time. also, dont be surprised when you see people going full auto in open play. they say they dont allow it, but they didnt seem to care much. the fields are also a bit messy. i saw large pieces of shattered plexiglass all over a bunker at one of their fields. they should also do a better job at cleaning the small stumps out of the ground, because it gives a lot to trip on. a friend of mine said that he tripped and ripped a ligament in his knee and had to go to the hospital.
we all played for a few hours and then before we went home i got my tank filled; i paid for all day air, i might as well get my moneys worth. besides, i like to play with my friends in the woods. when i began cleaning all of my gear. i started cleaning the mud off of my c02 cylinder when the burst disk blew, and the tank froze to my hand. i had to go to the hospital, and it turned out to be 2nd and 3rd degree thermal burns. i couldnt feel my hand for a day (that was actually a good thing) . i couldnt bend it or write with it for a week, since i had blisters all down my fingers. i had extreme pain for a week. i now have nerve damage in some places on my hand, and cannot feel the skin (was told it may never heal). that alone kind of bugs me.
i told my friend this and he convinced me that it was a freak accident, so i gave the place a second chance and went with them after my hand healed. while i was there, someone stole some of my paint while i was playing and shot up a car next to me. i reported it, and the guy at the front desk seemed concerned about it and i think he reported it to the owner of the vehicle. we played all day and i got my tank filled. this was a brand new never before used tank. when i brought it home and set it in the basement (65*F temp), the burst disk exploded 15 minutes later while no one was in the room. that now is 2 tanks whixh need to be repaired before i can use them again. i talked to some people i know in the compressed gas cylinder business and they said that the tanks were most likely overfilled, which doesnt surprise me since they didnt measure how much they filled it up with. i asked an employee at wacky warriors if they would replace my disk for free, but he refused since he thought it wasnt their fault. he said that i probably had heated the cylinder past its max temperature (which happens to be 130*F). i dont think the people who fill the tanks are "trained personnel" as they say they are, but i may be mistaken. i just kind of gave up on them after that and decided to let it go. i dont think i will be going back there, based on my bad experience.
in spite of all that happenned i did have a good time while i was there, i just dont like the safety issues. most people dont mind a small amount of neglegence, just as long as their having a good time. well its all fun and games until someone gets hurt. i give it a 4 becaue of the safety issues, but i still had a good time at the fields.
if you go here, dont get your tanks filled by them, and park your car close to the registration booth. if you are a parent, i would go to the field along with your child even if you dont intend to play.| Last edited on Monday, March 7th, 2005 at 3:09 pm PST |
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3 months |
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Meramac Challenge |
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Wacky is great I went their with my football team and had an excellent experience. It had great woodsball and o.k. speedball.
Best attributes: WOODSBALL and how the refs pay attention to the game and who gets shoot and who doesn't.
Worst: Their paint is very expensive and the rental guns jam alot for being Tippman '98 Custom. |
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