WGP has been bought out

[bulzeye]

K2 purchased WGP today. this comes just a few months after purchasing BE

www.pbstar.com www.worr.com under the news

[Zujin]

2 things i gots to say
1: :eek: THAT WAS UNEXPECTED
and
2: I wonder how this effects things....

[PeYToN-SS]

Woah


Who knows how WGP and BE will rub off on each other...

[mcbunker]

hopefully wgp will up the quality of BE a lot

[Ebonclaw]

Well, no more cocker toting kids making fun of the newbies with the BEs anymore.

WGP probably SOLD out as opposed to being bought out. Probably for some added legal protection if Smart Parts ever comes after them.

[DShadow]

WGP was my favorite company, next to evil

[Schwa]

Wow, who is K2?

What products do they make?

[PeYToN-SS]

There not just a paintball company. The paintball companies they own are Brass Eagle, JT-USA, Viewloader, and now WGP. Im not sure what non-paintball companies they own.

[PMI_Guy]

Originally posted by PeYToN-SS
Woah


Who knows how WGP and BE will rub off on each other...


Plastic Cockers and Metal Talons w/ pneus. :D

[timmyfreaker]

Were probably going to see a few more models of the rainmaker.
Originally posted by Ebonclaw
Well, no more cocker toting kids making fun of the newbies with the BEs anymore.
Theyll still make fun of the BE kids, but when we tell them that both markers are from the same company we get to see a bunch of rich noobs cry. :laugh:

[PeYToN-SS]

Originally posted by PMI_Guy



Plastic Cockers and Metal Talons w/ pneus. :D


Hahaha :laugh:

[SharkaThon]

K2 makes skates, skiing (I think), snowboarding stuff. Also, this is going to be an interesting year in new stuff to come. VL/BE and WGP being bought out by K2, hmmmmmmm, maybe some interesting products will come out of this.

[ptysell]

Who really cares, it is not like i have actually bought an actual WGP cocker for a while now.....

[Samrog777]

I don't think this will be a good thing. Just because I don't want $50 plastic "tournament grade" autocockers.

[Rav3n]

Umm I really dont think they will start mixing their products together like you guys are saying. The companies have just merged WGP will still make the same things they always have.

[da-smurf-e1]

that is unexpected. But i am not suprised for this may be a promotion for K2. Or it could be the total down fall of the most accuarte tounament gun there is. One of the companies that revolutionized paintball falls to its lower than scum competitor.
that does make me mad:pissed:

[puckscantpassme]

I'm scared out of my mind! wat if BE f*u*c*k*s up WGP's guns. Sorry bout the lanuage but I dont no what else to say. I was thinking about buying a super stock auto cocker but i dont want to if its gona come from BE. Also why? How did BE buy out WGP i thought WGP was doing good, after all they made cockers. If anyone can assure me that cockers wont be changed by BE then pm me fast b/c i dont no what the H*E*L*L to do.

[Prine_Dog]

Auto cockers (don't get me wrong I have a suped up on i still play with) Just can't compete with todays electro-markers, Angles, Bob Long Timmy's, Smart-Parts <---SUCKS and so on. The electronic cockers are nice and very sweet, I have rarely seen them being used by the pro's at tournaments. All I see are Timmy's and angels.
You could also look at it this way, go on,take the money and run. (selling out, quit why your ahead type of thing):D

[korned]

These posts are rediculous. The companies are not JOINED. they have been bought out buy a larger organization, it's a parent company. It is exactly the same as General Motors is the parent company to Kia. GM cars don't get worse, and Kia cars don't get better. They will continue to make the same products they always did, with the same quality they have always had. BE will not be next years favourite tournament gun and WGP will not make $50 plastic guns. Nothing will change except that whoever owns K2 makes the profit insted of whoever used to own WGP and BE.

[Prine_Dog]

Korned should get "Korned" again

[tippmannweekend]

karnavors seem to outshoot pretty much anything so i don't see how they are not competitive