speedball idea
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Topic: speedball idea
Posted By: bigomondis105
Subject: speedball idea
Date Posted: 25 October 2005 at 12:04pm
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i was just thinking one day and thought like how hyperball uses tubing and stuff like that, so i was why not get like some plexi glass thick enough to stop paintballs. the bunkers would be clear so you know where everyone is and i either think this would make the game move quicker or make it more strategic.
ne thoughts?? ------------- 98 custom e-bolt low pressure dye drop foward CP 10" barrel halo B HPA double finger trigger lighter trigger pull (awesome!) can out shoot an egg thats y i have the halo b |
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Posted By: aGUYnamedLARRY
Date Posted: 25 October 2005 at 12:15pm
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Someone already made this exact thread like 2 weeks ago. ------------- In a world where everyone has gone mad, only the lunatic is truly sane. |
Posted By: bigomondis105
Date Posted: 25 October 2005 at 12:37pm
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really?
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Posted By: fishsticks
Date Posted: 25 October 2005 at 12:53pm
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one of the fields i play at has a speedball field like that. The bunkers are made of pvc frames with netting wrapped around them. It is a really fun field to play on. ------------- A gun is not a weapon... It's a tool. Like a butcher knife, or a harpoon, or...uh, a...an alligator. |
Posted By: bigomondis105
Date Posted: 25 October 2005 at 1:02pm
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sweet well i thought it was original, but oh well. can you see where everyone is at the field you go to fishsticks? ------------- 98 custom e-bolt low pressure dye drop foward CP 10" barrel halo B HPA double finger trigger lighter trigger pull (awesome!) can out shoot an egg thats y i have the halo b |
Posted By: fishsticks
Date Posted: 25 October 2005 at 2:02pm
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yes you can ------------- A gun is not a weapon... It's a tool. Like a butcher knife, or a harpoon, or...uh, a...an alligator. |
Posted By: TruePaintballer
Date Posted: 25 October 2005 at 10:57pm
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its fairly old...but i think it would be fun to play a couple of times...it would never get huge tho ------------- http://www.freewebs.com/outlawspaintball/index.htm - Outlaws *Sponsors* http://www.abrika.ca - Abrika |
Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 25 October 2005 at 11:15pm
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i think being able to see your opponent would actually kill the strategic value and not make it as fun. opinion though. ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell" 
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Posted By: sneaky_sniper
Date Posted: 26 October 2005 at 12:21am
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ya i gotta agree here, my favorite move in speedball even tho i hate it is to get one guy to shoot like mad at the guy shooten at u, and while ur covered run to the snake and take people out sneekily(dont think this is actually a word) when u get there, with netting and plexiglass that couldnt b done ------------- [IMG]http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c128/sneaky_sniper/Invader_Zim.jpg"> |
DeTrevni wrote:Posted By: bigomondis105
Date Posted: 26 October 2005 at 9:44am
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i kinda see it as, im not trying to get all smart here, but like you know where your opponent is but do you know where he will be next?
what if it was modified as to where half the field was plexi-glass and the other half would b like soild bunkers, like plywood? these would be spread out randomly through out the field.
now thinking about it. it would kinda kill the strategic value, but you would know when and where someone is shooting at you from, so it would some how increase your speed. ------------- 98 custom e-bolt low pressure dye drop foward CP 10" barrel halo B HPA double finger trigger lighter trigger pull (awesome!) can out shoot an egg thats y i have the halo b |
Posted By: aGUYnamedLARRY
Date Posted: 26 October 2005 at 1:32pm
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Hey it sounds awesome to me. Make sure you don't play with any newbies though, they'll sit in the back and "spray and pray" cause they know where you are the whole time. I say think of it as a game of chess. In chess, you can see all the opponents pieces the whole time. You just have to out manuever him. This could really call for serious game planning before getting out on the field you know ------------- In a world where everyone has gone mad, only the lunatic is truly sane. |
Posted By: bigomondis105
Date Posted: 26 October 2005 at 3:10pm
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your right it would
id like to see some of the pro teams play this way. ------------- 98 custom e-bolt low pressure dye drop foward CP 10" barrel halo B HPA double finger trigger lighter trigger pull (awesome!) can out shoot an egg thats y i have the halo b |
Posted By: Styro Folme
Date Posted: 26 October 2005 at 11:35pm
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it would be interesting... ------------- X |
Posted By: Mr. Heckler
Date Posted: 28 October 2005 at 10:12pm
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It would be very interesting. I think you may be on to something here. Ask your local field what they think. ------------- The Tippmann Forums.....My Anti-Drug. -98Custom -Flatline -6-Position Collapsible Stock -32 Degrees Remote Hose -Crossman Red Dot |
Posted By: bigomondis105
Date Posted: 28 October 2005 at 11:20pm
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i did have a local feild/pro shop but they went out of business, but there is this feild close by to where it use to be that would probably cling to this idea big time. so ya ill go there when it gets warmer, in this frigid michigan weather.
could anyone help with the rules
here what i have so far, 1) speedball rules - get shot your out (obviously) 2) capture/center flag 3) shoot everyone out
there has to be some sort of difference like how x-ball is like speedball but it has its originalities.
any help? ------------- 98 custom e-bolt low pressure dye drop foward CP 10" barrel halo B HPA double finger trigger lighter trigger pull (awesome!) can out shoot an egg thats y i have the halo b |
Posted By: dbldeodorant989
Date Posted: 28 October 2005 at 11:31pm
where in michigan do u live? Im from around huron county. |
Posted By: County
Date Posted: 29 October 2005 at 9:36am
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Clear bunkers would just lead to a lot of "blind firing". Since people can see through, they don't have to stick their heads out to see where people are. They'd just hold their gun over the top and fire.
Would turn into a very boring game in my opinion. It would also lead to less movement. Most people move when the other team is tucked in and can't see them break. That would never happen with clear bunkers. ------------- http://www.EZOfficePool.com - Free NXL and NPPL Office Pools, pw: 'gogged' http://www.CountySports.com/shop/news.php - Newsletter - Coupons |
Posted By: aGUYnamedLARRY
Date Posted: 29 October 2005 at 1:10pm
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this guy ^^^ has got a great point But think of it this way, if you've got the right guys out there, ya know the guys who've been playing a while, the honorable type of guy who will work as a team, who will move up the field, the aggressive type then you'd be ok. If you have NOOBS on the other hand, then yes, you'll have LOTS of blind firing and practicaly no movement. It's a good idea, you just have to get the right people to play it. ------------- In a world where everyone has gone mad, only the lunatic is truly sane. |
Posted By: bigomondis105
Date Posted: 29 October 2005 at 4:38pm
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any ideas on how to improve this idea? ------------- 98 custom e-bolt low pressure dye drop foward CP 10" barrel halo B HPA double finger trigger lighter trigger pull (awesome!) can out shoot an egg thats y i have the halo b |
Posted By: sporx
Date Posted: 29 October 2005 at 4:56pm
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Maybe if you have one plexi glass shield at one end of the field. One person could stand behind it to distract/sacrifice himself for his players to move around and get theire opponents. Once the opposite team is shooting at the guy behind the plexi, everyone else on the team is able to see where the shots are coming from and able to move and hit them. ------------- 
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Posted By: bigomondis105
Date Posted: 29 October 2005 at 5:54pm
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or mayb after reading your post sporx like have 2 plexi glass bunkers mirroring each other at the 50, and if it is center flag the other team would know if someone is going to grab the flag so they would have to plan around this delema. ------------- 98 custom e-bolt low pressure dye drop foward CP 10" barrel halo B HPA double finger trigger lighter trigger pull (awesome!) can out shoot an egg thats y i have the halo b |
Posted By: Hairball!!!
Date Posted: 30 October 2005 at 6:04pm
Nobody would grab the flag. Once a team saw an opponent about to grab it, they'd just dump paint at it. |
Posted By: bigomondis105
Date Posted: 31 October 2005 at 2:57pm
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ya true ^^
just throwing out some ideas
ne more ideas to improve apon this idea? ------------- 98 custom e-bolt low pressure dye drop foward CP 10" barrel halo B HPA double finger trigger lighter trigger pull (awesome!) can out shoot an egg thats y i have the halo b |
Posted By: skarshnik
Date Posted: 02 November 2005 at 12:17pm
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plexiglass is really easily scratched, might be difficult to keep it clear. ------------- Currently first in the chase to find the last happy cloud... |
Posted By: County
Date Posted: 02 November 2005 at 6:54pm
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You'll also see people wasting a lot of paint trying to cover the plexiglass in ooze so you can't see through it anymore. Could definitely lead to a lot of paint wasting.
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