TOM KAYE (AGD FOUNDER) RETIRED
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Topic: TOM KAYE (AGD FOUNDER) RETIRED
Posted By: BearClaw
Subject: TOM KAYE (AGD FOUNDER) RETIRED
Date Posted: 08 December 2004 at 6:42pm
WHAT???? Tom Kaye the founder of AGD (Automags, Warps) is
retiering and AGD will be under new management (His vice president of
the company). This is truly a somewhat sad day as it marks the
end of an era in Paintball. HE was one of if not the LAst real
founders of the game and will now be leaveing  . I wonder what this means for AGD (Dang it i just got my MINI MAG TOO) I think things shoul be fine as a man that has been Toms Right hand and has seen what it took to bring the company to it sucess is now runing the show so HOPEFULLY thing shuld go along as they always have just sort of seems sad. ------------- AGD 68 Automag Azodin KPII Sheridan PGP2K Tippmann Crossover XVR Tippmann ProCarbine Tippmann SL68-II Tippmann TiPX |
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Posted By: paintballu
Date Posted: 08 December 2004 at 6:43pm
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already posted
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my xchat died...... no more irc :( |
Posted By: Pariel
Date Posted: 08 December 2004 at 6:43pm
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Well, this truly ends the first "era" of paintball. Lots of things changing:
-WGP starts hitting low end markets, practically backs out of the professional field (1 gun left there) -AKA is gone -Supposedly Glenn Palmer is leaving/left(not sure) -Tippmann now controlled by huge company; my bet says it's shifting to more money-making ventures than its current low end line -Tom Kaye ends his paintball career -Odyssey (the maker of the Halo B and Halo TSA loaders) is on the brink of bankruptcy, the end of which could bring some serious high bidding on those loaders' patents. -Smart Parts is sueing everyone for all their worth(not sure the current level this is at, last thing I heard was the WDP case many moons ago) Basically, I see a huge change in market strategy that's saying "Big companies rule, little guys, leave". This could get ugly... |
Posted By: VTpaintballer
Date Posted: 08 December 2004 at 6:43pm
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ok now there is 2 topics about this? |
Posted By: VTpaintballer
Date Posted: 08 December 2004 at 6:44pm
| hahahhahahahha i like this! |
Posted By: Multi-Colored J
Date Posted: 08 December 2004 at 6:45pm
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There should be 2 topics like this, this is a big deal. ------------- X |
Posted By: :ShockeR_ratm:
Date Posted: 08 December 2004 at 6:45pm
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wow you guys suck...he made this thread like a minute later than the other kid but with the whole AGD dealy...yea it does suck...you never know though...maybe things can turn out for the better ------------- 
Nobody ever suspects the fun police! 
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Posted By: Ilovepaintball1
Date Posted: 08 December 2004 at 6:46pm
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^^^^^^ Edit instead on double posting ------------- 
Props to my Dogg BLAND |
Posted By: VTpaintballer
Date Posted: 08 December 2004 at 6:51pm
| ^ i'm to lazy to do that |
Posted By: BARREL BREAK
Date Posted: 08 December 2004 at 7:02pm
| I just saw the AO thread on this where tom actually announced it, links are always better: http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?t=160739 - http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?t=160739 very sad, and now paintball is just another big sport, as it will continue to be, screw it, i dont **edited**ing want acceptance and "mainstream" |
Posted By: VTpaintballer
Date Posted: 08 December 2004 at 7:05pm
ya its sorta like what happened to tippmann 
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Posted By: BARREL BREAK
Date Posted: 08 December 2004 at 7:07pm
| no, its not, Tom Kaye was a rock on which paintball climbed, tippmann just got bought, Tom is retiring, he's the man who introduced HPA, first use of electronic frame, did so much for the sport. |
Posted By: boomstick
Date Posted: 08 December 2004 at 7:19pm
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This is a sad day for paintball.
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Posted By: VTpaintballer
Date Posted: 08 December 2004 at 7:24pm
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ya your right^^ man that guy was awesome he was smart too... he really helped bring paintball to another level, ya this blows
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Posted By: Panda Man
Date Posted: 08 December 2004 at 7:40pm
This is like a Low Blow to the Entire sport...
I wonder if this has to do with Smart Parts in any sort of Way...? ------------- 
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Tom Kaye wrote:Posted By: VTpaintballer
Date Posted: 08 December 2004 at 7:44pm
| ya everything bad about paintball has to do with smart parts no offense to people that like smart parts... i like the impulse but i still hate smart parts |
Posted By: nforcer4
Date Posted: 08 December 2004 at 8:29pm
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and ripdrives, regulators (i think) at least first one to come built in a gun, blow forward, power feed body's, made the first non lethal marker for the military training and only one, only one of 3 serviving companys from the 1980's, first all stainless body for a paintball marker, SLUGGO first body made for the player to mill it from scratch, the y and z grips, first reactive trigger system, first constant air system for 12 gram co2, twist lock barrel. |