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why I think Tippmanns are the best marker

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    Posted: 24 February 2005 at 9:56pm

This is my opinion. I would be glad to hear yours, but please reinforce your opinion and don't just type one sentence that doesn't describe why you think I'm wrong.

I think Tippmanns, overall, are the best guns you can buy.

Now you might be saying, "Wtf is wrong with you? The new Dye DM28 and my own Angel FruitFly can fire at 58 bps! No Tippy can compare!"
And I say, It doesn't matter how fast you shoot. Why anyone would possibly want to be able to fire past 5 bps is beyond me. There really isn't much point to firing that fast either. Unless of course you happen to enjoy practically shooting money out of your marker (waste of money for paint).

So now you say "Well, theres a lot of Tippmanns out there, and they are all the same black bland color. My new "insert generic high-end marker here" is rare and unique, intimidating my opponents with a gun that they have never once laid eyes on before!"
I say, Sure, everyone wants to be unique and one-of-a-kind. Lets not forget the fact that Tippmanns are the most customizable paintball markers on the face of this planet. You can do anything you want to do to your marker. Some upgrades are as easy as taking apart your gun and putting it back together, while the hardcore people will absolutely destroy a gun attempting to create the ultimate Tippmann powered beast machine. The limit is just how much money and time you are willing to spend on your Tippmann.

But you still might be wondering why I truly believe I think Tippmanns are the best markers you can buy.
Long after any other gun has ceased to function correctly, a Tippmann will still keep on going. You can take your Tippmann anywhere, anytime, in the rain, or in the snow, in the mud, or in the desert. You can drop it on the rocks, you can fling it at your opponents, go swimming with it, you really don't even have to properly maintain it or oil it, and it will still work. Tippmanns are the toughest markers you can buy, and long after your mediocre walmart guns and "high-end" electronic markers have broken down, fallen apart, and are no longer functioning, the Tippmann still works like the day you got it.

You can spend $1200 bucks on a gun with useless features that will need fixing every time you play, or you can spend $200 on one that will never fail you and you can trust. I choose the $200 option.

I'm sure there are people who will disagree on me with this. If you do disagree and wish to post here, make sure to explain why in great detail.
I don't want to sift through worthless posts and look for the ones that have interesting opinions and responses.

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I agree 110%
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i just worked for 10 hours, so im not gonna read it, but i agree with what you said, because tippmann's are the best

 

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Originally posted by You Wont See Me You Wont See Me wrote:

I agree 110%

Make that 200%

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I Agree also Wildfire.

If I didn't think Tippmann was the best why did I just spend $600 on a 98c?  there not even worth that much. But EXACTLY what you pointed out... whats the point of going more then 5pbs(I'm ganna bump this up to 12<sorry, I'm a Rec/Speed Freak>)

I belive that these "FruitFly" Markers are basically all the same, the only diffrence is; is who's name is on it, who has spent more on Advertising, and etc...

I'm Hopping that my E98c may make it till 2008, in which I will <sigh> buy one of these "Fruitfly" markers. Thats if I'm still into paintballing.
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i agree but i think 14bps is better cuz when sum1 is layin down 20 on one side of ur bunker u need sum paint to get them down so u can move up
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Originally posted by Wildfire Wildfire wrote:

Now you might be saying, "Wtf is wrong with you? The new Dye DM28 and my own Angel FruitFly can fire at 58 bps! No Tippy can compare!"
And I say, It doesn't matter how fast you shoot.



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The way I see it is this: I'm no expert player, but I do like to play as much as possible. I don't want a gun that will hold me back, but I also don't want a gun that simply "does too much."

All I need is for my gun to shoot reliably and accurately. Since paintball guns are basically all the same in the accuracy department, I go for reliability.

Tippmann is the topdog in this department. Plus the guns are affordable, look cool, and can be upgraded to do "more stuff."

I don't need a gun to give me an advantage, I just want it to work. That's why I shoot Tippmann paintguns.

Plus, if you really want to rip an A5RT gives you the best of all worlds.
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Ugh. First off, you can't go over 100%. You sound like one of those ignorant deadbeats on daytime TV saying "I'm 100000000% sure I ain't dat baby's daddy cuz she's a ho!" Second, define "best". Tippmanns aren't the fastest firing markers out there, the easiest to field strip, the most upgradable(there are definatly more upgrades for cocker's, which are upgraded sniper pumpsanyways) or the most efficient. So they aren't "best" at any of those things. However, I will say they're reliable as heck, modestly priced and overall pretty good. They're probably he best guns outtherefor ME.
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Originally posted by Zesty Zesty wrote:

The way I see it is this: I'm no expert player, but I do like to play as much as possible. I don't want a gun that will hold me back, but I also don't want a gun that simply "does too much."

All I need is for my gun to shoot reliably and accurately. Since paintball guns are basically all the same in the accuracy department, I go for reliability.

Tippmann is the topdog in this department. Plus the guns are affordable, look cool, and can be upgraded to do "more stuff."

I don't need a gun to give me an advantage, I just want it to work. That's why I shoot Tippmann paintguns.

Plus, if you really want to rip an A5RT gives you the best of all worlds.

Agreed.

However, I am surprised no one has completely disagreed with me yet.

I mean, I go to my field and have all these kids that say "TIPPMANNS SUCK!" when they either don't own a marker, or have some Walmart Brass Eag
le that falls apart after a month of play.

As for having someone shoot paint at you by the cases, I rely on my teammates to distract, then I run for another bunker, vice-versa, rinse, repeat.
I don't need to shoot a whole hopper at someone to keep them down, maybe 2 or 3 shots every few seconds to let them know that I'm still watching.

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i dont really think there is a best brand of markers because most brands have 1 thing better thatn the other brands weither its speed,acc or whatever
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Originally posted by rednekk98 rednekk98 wrote:

Tippmanns aren't the fastest firing markers out there, the easiest to field strip, the most upgradable(there are definatly more upgrades for cocker's, which are upgraded sniper pumpsanyways) or the most efficient. So they aren't "best" at any of those things. However, I will say they're reliable as heck, modestly priced and overall pretty good. They're probably the best guns out therefor ME.

Plus, when you spend time modding and customizing your marker, you know it is much more different than any out of the box marker. Mine is just mechanical, but is still plenty fast for me.

While we are on durabilty, beat this 98 with your $1200 marker:

This marker was dropped in the sand multiple times, left in the rain several times, had a jug of anti-freeze spilled into it in the back of a truck, and wasn't cleaned for at least 6 months. It also was ran over by a four wheeler once and fell out of my truck (dirt road, only ~20 mph). When it was brought to me for cleaning, the bolts were completely rusted in. It had some nasty sand/paint mix all over the trigger assembly and was generally filthy. I couldn't believe it still worked.

 



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Originally posted by mousewilliams99 mousewilliams99 wrote:

i dont really think there is a best brand of markers because most brands have 1 thing better thatn the other brands weither its speed,acc or whatever

Sure, but would you rather have a gun that shoots 100 bps and falls apart every time you play, or one that doesnt shoot so fast but will never fail you.

I don't care how fast a marker can shoot. If it falls apart, breaks down, or need maintainence everyday, then its not a good marker IMO.

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Originally posted by You Wont See Me You Wont See Me wrote:

I agree 110%

Make that 200%



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I would have to agree with you on that one.  The great thing about Tippmann's is that they are reliable, yes, but they are also fast if you upgrade them.  The upgrades list is outstanding.  To make it shoot faster you can also buy the e-grip or the e-bolt.  Overall Tippmann's are #1 in my book.  You will also notice with your answers that many new players will say that Tippmann's suck because they don't shoot fast.  With that statement you made you nailed it.  Great post.
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You cannot define "best marker" because its all an opinion and preference. I personnally like tippmanns, but I like my mech cocker better. Some people just dont like tippmanns. Some people don't mind tweaking there marker(probably not after everygame I mean like 1 time in a day of play). My cocker breaks down rarely because I take good care of it and dont mind taking care of it.

What I am trying to say is that I am not dissagreeing with you but that you can not define the "best marker" because thats an opinion.

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Originally posted by Ariakon_Eagle Ariakon_Eagle wrote:

What I am trying to say is that I am not dissagreeing with you but that you can not define the "best marker" because thats an opinion.

Well sure. Several times I stated that Tippmanns being the best were just my opinion, and the topic title even says "why I think" they are the best. I'm not saying they are the best, just saying thats what I believe.

Everyone has their own thoughts, opinions and styles. Each to his own.

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no but it the truth i have an old 98c and afters going to the extreme with it in woods ball meaning it was dropt in rocks, water,swamps and all the sickest places you think a paintballer could hide to get a good kill!!! well it takes it witought probs. (by the way im a woodsball freak) i specialyse in sneaking up to a kill and sneak back out one shot is all i need!!! (NO IM NOT A SNIPER FOR ALL YOU NWB!!!!)

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