Homemade ghillie suit

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 bmax wrote:

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

The issue is not so much “not feeling the hit,” as it is the
fact that ghillie makes breaks much less likely.  This is why many fields dictate that any hit
on a ghillie suited player is an elimination irregardless of breakage. 

 bmax wrote:

And the balls not breaking issue is probably related to the
type of ghillie suit worn.

Definitely, but it is much easier for fields to make a
blanket rule than something excessively complicated that spells out the rule
for each and every type of ghillie suit. 

Oh, and I can attest that I have also seen ghillie suited
players take advantage of the bounce factor to remain in when they should have
been out. 

 bmax wrote:

That's my point exactly... you can use [some] real world
sniper tactics on the paintball field to give you an advantage..would you care
to relate what is false about that statement? I agree there's no such thing as
a sniper, but there's such a thing as utilizing and adopting appropriate sniper
tactics for the paintball field and that's all I was trying to say.

The countering point that is being offered/supported by the
militarily experienced members is that the “sniper” tactics the supposed “paintball
snipers” use are not sniping tactics at all. 
Instead they are standard basic infantry skills. 

Additionally, using a ghillie is not a skill.  Using it correctly takes skill, but the
ghillie itself is just a piece of equipment. 
One that by its nature not only has very limited use for paintball but
also has the potential to facilitate cheating. 

Edited by Mack - 30 January 2008 at 12:34pm