im in a mess please help

Uhhh... so what's the problem again?

If the problem is that you can't make up your mind as to what gun you want... I doubt any of us here can help you with that. Only you can decide what you prefer.

all of my friends have once had 98c, now they have impulses, ions and rats

dont have second thought you did the right thing.  Tippman > spyder

rossy11223 wrote: So you have the 98c now and not the spyder? Don't have second thoughts. Tippys are great guns. I have had friends that all they used was Spyders and they traded them in for 98 customs. It is very durrable and if if you take care of it, it will last you a very long time.

Actually, it'll probably last for ever. Thee is not a part that cannot be repaired or replaced. And very inexpensively.

MeanMan wrote: all of my friends have once had 98c, now they have impulses, ions and rats

and what does that explain?

detroitmafia366 wrote: nothing at all. i was kinda asking like is there other guns that are better than a Ion that cost about in the 350 range? or is ion like a perfect gun that will kick ass for 300$?

Ion is the best gun $300 can buy.  Next one up is probably the Defiant 2, or Cyborg, which you can get for around $650.  Proto is next, $750.  Stock Vision Shockers are alright, but upped ones like Dynasty and Ton Ton Shockers are around $1000, and they pwn.  Then you get up into all the other high end guns (Timmies, Matrices, Upped Shockers, Egos and the like) around $1000+.  That's how I run it down.

anarchy..uh..i have all the upgraded parts on my tippmann i got the empire barrel kit that was like 135, response trigger, double trigger, that external gas thing i forgot whats it was called but ya i jsut think its time for me to switch to something else and i talked to this guy at a paintball shop hes tight as hell but he said the ion is sick he said that gun is F'ing awesome for its proce and all you gotta do to make it better is buy No2 and this part that makes it shoot 24 balls per second insted of 17 or what ever..i mean thats pretty damn good if you ask me..but anyway im keeping my tippmann i love that gun i learned a lot from it but im givin it to my g/f so she can play paintball with me cuz she thinks it looks reallly fun. lol i told her that till i shoot her in the ass about 200 times with my ion before she can shoot me 20 times with the tippmann lol

take em both in for ccredit and buy a better gun

Personal preference, entirely. You may like the looks of a spyder more, but you might like the durability and reliability of the 98 custom. You might want a gun that performs more quickly, regardless of quality, or you might want a gun that will last for 12 generations of players.

Think of everything you want in a gun, and can afford in a gun, and see which gun fits the description.