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Infiltrator
01-04-2004, 09:58 AM
I came to this field that was run by the church and I loved it. The field fee and the paint was cheap for a sup airball field. At the time there was bunkering allowed and there was no rule for bonus balling cheaters. Now unfortunately there is a 10 foot rule on bunkering people. I had to stay out one game because of my instinct to shoot the guy that I was trying to bunker as he was shooting me. Yesterday, this tournament team got in trouble (sort of) for bunkering people. One of the guys that was on my team kept moaning about how he hit the guy that bunkered him first before he was lit up. I told him that he shouldn't moan about it anyways because he could take being bunkered anyday. It's really fun playing a tournament team and I would like to play them everyday. Even though they play on past hits and cheat, (mainly because the refs are ultra slow and inexperienced; tourney players are used to the refs pulling them out) they are still excellent players to gain experience from.

Well one of the benchwarmers, who never plays paintball, but is as rabid as a diobolical, madman, football coach came on the field and started preaching to everyone how they (the tournament team) would be kicked out, if they continued to disobey the newbie rules. He went on to point out how all the other fields inforce these newbie rules and all the other fields are field paint only. Basicly he wanted the field to be the same as all the other crap fields that became newbie theme parks. The cool thing about this field was that it was spread by word of mouth. In other words, only paintball players were actually told where this field is at. It is very hard to get to.

THE REASON I CHOSE the field was because it wasn't like all THE OTHER FIELDS. I thought that this was a field that the bigboys could play on without people on the sidelines yelling down thier throats to keep thier aggression down. THAT was what ATTRACTED the tournament team to play on the field in the first place. I didn't care if they all wanted to be on the same team. I just wanted to keep playing them until the regulars consistently beat them. The regulars would all have tourney potential then. We would practically be a pool for people to pick from. But NOOOOOOoo. Bigshot wants to protect the little newbies and screams with his most powerful voice to conform to the rules that stop tourney players from being tourney players.

Instead of forcing the bigboys to conform to newbies, why not force all the newbies to conform to the bigboys. I have seen newbies get bunkered. Most of them just moan about how it stung and then play again. After they get hardened to the aggressive style of play, they don't worry about it anymore. The tourney players are the ones that are paying for the field, not the newbies. If you would of just seen the field yesterday, you would see what I mean. Everyone that wanted to play against the RNT team didn't care about being bunkered. We all were paintball proofed. We all had the latest gear. Except for the one newbie's Dad that took control of the entire field that day. One spectator. I guess a non-profit paintball field has no power. I think we might of come to our apex of skill level yesterday. We were so aggressive that the spectators thought it was too violent.

This Dad must be power hungry. Major supportive of his son. You have seen the type. I think he was the one that convinced the field owner to enforce a bunker rule. They always seem to deposit themselves as one of the leaders of the organization, even though they don't know anything about it. He was one of those guys that get adrenaline from just talking about something. The ones that freak you out, because you can see all the veins in thier necks.

How do you stop these people from taking control of another great field? Does anyone have a rec paintball field with no bunker rules? Is anyone in the same situation? How do I convince the owners to lift the rules?

LAMANTEthePBguy
01-04-2004, 01:13 PM
If you have enough people on your level, ask the feild owner if you can reserve a day for only you guys. If you can get enough people, im sure he wouldnt mind. That way you would be sure that there werent any newbies, and you can all decide on rules that you like.

ythpstr2000
01-04-2004, 02:30 PM
You go on a rec day, usually saturday, you should expect not being able to bunker. Its all abot insurance and lawsuits. Try to go on a Sunday. Usually only tourny teams show and practice. The skill level will jump and will make you better, plus all tourney players are for bunkering because if they are playing by rec rules they will not get the experience of bunkering or being bunkered during the practice. Pulling a few superman style bunkers during practice makes it easier and better looking during a game. If you want to bunker though, your going to have to play with the big boys. There should be days that most teams play at the other fields. I would guess that since most teams practice on sundays, and this is a church affiliated field, the teams would go to other fields.

On the guy that likes to talk alot, challenge him. Either he will own you and continue to talk smack, or youll shut him up.

Infiltrator
01-04-2004, 03:32 PM
Why do you suppose most teams practice on Sunday?

The church field cannot open on Sunday. The field usually has free pizza with devotionals around 12:00. Sometimes they skip it though. That day was the day they didn't have a pastor or evangelist to talk about stuff. You know it's almost impossible not to bunker with all that paint flying around. I guess what always bothered me was the 10-20 foot bunker rule. What do you do when you are almost to the bunker and the guy's head pops out? Usually you just light it up, but with the 10 foot bunker rule I guess you just get lit up? I might get sued someday. Last week they didn't even enforce the bunker rule. The evangelist rapper that spoke that day got capped in the groin 5 feet away. I guess that's what attracted the tourney teams. They thought they could play rough on the field and get free pizza too. Oh well:(.

bdaniel08
01-04-2004, 04:49 PM
sounds like a nice field, i wish my church would build something like that. Although the older people at my church would probably think that paintball is "unchristian":(

Raptorz922
01-04-2004, 04:55 PM
Originally posted by bdaniel08
sounds like a nice field, i wish my church would build something like that. Although the older people at my church would probably think that paintball is "unchristian":(


www.christianpaintball.com

bdaniel08
01-04-2004, 04:56 PM
:nod: heard of it, might join

ythpstr2000
01-04-2004, 07:36 PM
Originally posted by Infiltrator
Why do you suppose most teams practice on Sunday?

Because thats how it is in my area. Most tourney teams don't want to play with newbs because it doesn't challenge them enough. Thats part of the dilemma I am facing. Note the screen name. I am a youth pastor. One guy on my team is the Pastors grandson, the other is a fellow board member (I am also on the board...). If we have to man a 5 man then we have a missionary and either one other missionary or my wife. We are COMPLETELY a Christian team. Every time we play a tourney we miss church. :( If we want decent practices we need to leave church ASAP and change clothes and ready our markers. That though is when the real players show up in my area. Newbs are out on Saturday.

Originally posted by bdaniel08
:nod: heard of it, might join
You should. If your a follower of Christ Jesus and love paintball then come on in. Love it there. We are about to have a national gathering soon. The guys there are awesome. Its like an online church of paint-ballers!:D