Invasion of Normandy 2007

druidsdecendant wrote: that's because 10 teams on the GWM walked off the field in protest of lack of safety on Saturday around 1530 hours and never returned Sunday ...

Ouch, 10 teams? Did they make the staff aware of their "protest"? If so then it's likely that Skirmish will make some changes. Otherwise, they just wasted their money.

my response/suggestion to Skirmish would be to advertise for ref's the moment you announce an event.  maybe ask individuals to voluteer for X amount of hours and give them free admission to the event itself. 

its good to hear they had some sort of system and tried but I guess they see it now that it wasnt enough.

NotDaveEllis wrote: PaintballkidEPS wrote: ^^You were in the PB nation tent?. I was the kid wearing the suit on saturday, on sunday i just had my dress pants, shirt and tie. I got a hit on the privates that welted nice but there is something i need to say about the germans and their fps, there was no way that you were all shooting 280, i couldn't even reach the german lines and then they were zipping past my head, no possible way it was 280, and apparently they cought a few germans using reball's? One guy also got arrested saturday night for shooting marbles. It's people like this who make it less fun to play. I was in the PBNation tent, I saw a group of kids wearing suits so I probably saw you. I think there was some nasty stuff going on with both sides, its impossible to ref everybody. The marble and reball stuff disgusts me personally there were alot of families out there and its just repulsive to think that people would do that. I agree totally, it sucks to think those people were my "team mates." But I had tons of fun, did you by chance see our group pb dad, there was a PBN logo on the front of the black jerseys, and a german eagle with the german flag colors in it, we also had a tent off the main road.

To be honest with you. Since this was my very first tournament event, it was like being a kid at a carnival.  I have no other events to compare it to so I would not personally know if this was better or worse than others.  My only complaints are the wiping or just not leaving when hit scenarios.  Lack or refrees.  I would not know how many is needed but knew what was there seemed sparse.  the Co2 fills and that long walk in the heat. 

We were camped right by the German insertion point in the corner also near the chrono station.  I saw alot of teams.  got goosebumps watching some of you go into the game like a bunch of Rambo's.  At 38 I felt like a teenager till my body said Whoa by Sat night.  despite the constant water supply I drank.  I didnt particapate on Sunday for that fact and wanting to pack up the camp site and let my teenage son blow the remainder box of paint by himself. 

I had such a great time I look forward to next year and me, my son  and his friends want to be Germans again.  I had so much fun, I'll look into the October event (Battle for Berlin).