Homemade ghillie suit

I disagree about this whole "ghille suit 'wanna be snipers' get unloaded on".  I think that's way to over-generalized. 

No, its not. I have seen it time and again at many scenario games. It happens quite frequently.

I have played with many people using ghillie suits and never before have I seen or heard of someone cheating by claiming they 'didnt feel the hit'.

You haven't played very long have you? I see that or someone using a ghillie suit to make balls bounce more at every scenario game I have been to.

I think if it was a REAL ghillie suit this could be a problem as they have many, many layers of different fabrics and textures.  However, a ghillie suit made of burlap and fish-net? You'd feel it though burlap no problem, unless you're planning on wearing a whole lot of layers.

Just because someone claims that they couldn't feel the hits doesn't mean they didn't feel them...

I say go for it.  If it does happen you're bonous balled to an extreme extent for the reason of wearing a ghillie suit then that field has more problems than just over-dressed players and should consider more/better refs to keep an eye on things.  Just my 2 cents.

At large scenerio games a ref cannot be everywhere at once. Besides that most refs could care less about wanna be "ub3r 1337 5n1p3r5"

And to suggest that people who wear a ghillie suit are 'wanna be snipers' etc etc is quite ignorant. 

No, it is not. There are only two kinds of people that really try to wear a ghillie suit on a field, sniper wannabes or cheaters. Sometimes they are both.

Ghillie suits, much like normal camo BDU's and clothing of that sort can be used by any player, whether they think they are 'snipers' or not.  If used properly ghillie

The vast majority of players have not been trained in the proper use of a ghillie, so therefore they cannot use one properly or effectively. The fact of the matter is that ghillies are not designed with situations like paintball in mind. Ghillie suits are not designed for close range combat, they are designed to camouflage at medium range where the outline of the wearer is broken up by the surrounding environment. I have never seen a bust shaped like a ghillie suit and anyone with a half trained eye can tell the difference.

and you wear a ghillie that matches the environment you are playing in it can hide you very nicely and help you set up ambushes and/or remain hidden to give you an advantage over others.

The problem is that the environment that you work in changes from season to season, and from field to field. This would require you to change your ghillie almost every time you played on a particular field, and everytime you go to a different field. It would also require that you scouted the field before you palyed it so you know what colors you need to use in your ghillie that day. This is simply impractical to do in paintball and a waste of time.

To each their own snake.

Agreed.

I guess 4-5 years isn't very long in the long run. 

How many large scenarios have you played? What type of experience do you have outside of the realm of paintball? Have you ever been trained in the proper use of one?

I think it very low if some wears a ghillie suit to make balls bounce and for that reason alone.  If they wear it becuase they think it gives them an advantage, fine.  If they cheat, then it says something about them and that should be closure enough.  If one feels the need to bonus ball them to get them out, fine.  I know I wouldn't do either and I expect those on my team wouldn't either.  If you see it done, you should say something to the player.

Agreed. But you are missing something. There is a HUGE difference between unloading on a player until he calls himself out, and bonus balling. You have obviously never played tournaments, otherwise you would know this. If it takes 5 rounds for a player to call himself out, fine. If it takes 50, fine. Either way most people are not going to stop shooting until he shows some sign of surrender. Bonus balling is when you continue firing on a player after he has clearly called himself out.  Anyone who fires a couple of rounds in the direction of the threat and then looks away is an idiot.

And this forum sure has something against the aspect of paintball 'snipers'.  Obviously the range and ballistics advantage does not exist, but similar aspects of sniping can be adopted (if done properly) to give one an advantage on the paintball field.

Of course we have something against it, sniping is not physically possible in paintball so we will refute all arguments to the contrary with a cold hard injection of fact. What would you do if someone came up to you and told you the earth was flat even though all science proves differently?

Oh, and Cobra A5 you have a PM