Paintball in 10 years?
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Topic: Paintball in 10 years?
Posted By: SSOK
Subject: Paintball in 10 years?
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 6:54pm
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Not shure what category this should be in, but oh well. Anyways Where do you think paintball will be in ten years? Paintball originally was a few people(One of which is Charles Gaines if you know him) running around a field with cattle markers playing capture the flag. It then evolved into a Woodsball war with stock class markers, and eventually into a pump-only game and blah blah blah...... Anyways It eventually became the "War" Between Woodsball And Speedball with some of the old-schoolers using Stock class and or pump only games Where do you think it will be in ten years? All woods? All speed? Or will paintball just completely split into two different games? OR It could Paintball be just as popular and accepted as Baseball? Who knows........ ------------- 
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Posted By: cadet_sergeant
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 6:56pm
| im hoping it will regress to pump in the woods like when my dad and uncle used to play. |
Posted By: oreomann33
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 6:58pm
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Illegal.
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Posted By: ETRNL2
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 7:00pm
i have a feeling that it will unfortunately die off and airsoft/laser tag will take over.... ------------- "so u say your Japanese?? We Converted..." "Live for something rather than die for nothing."-George Patton http://www.WWIJAA.com - http://www.WWIJAA.com |
Posted By: lester98c
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 7:05pm
| only god knows |
Posted By: V.I.Lenin
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 7:09pm
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It will be a glorious sport played by comrades in socialist brotherhood. And the paint will always be red. ------------- “If it were necessary to give the briefest possible definition of imperialism, we should have to say that imperialism is the monopoly stage of capitalism.” -Me |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 7:14pm
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Nice, Sadly that is a great possibility, We just need to ship all the renegade twelve year olds that shoot houses, to mexico -------------
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oreomann33 wrote:Posted By: bravecoward
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 7:15pm
| It won't be banned or illegalized. |
Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 7:16pm
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I'd like to see more pump play. It's the only kind of paintball I'm remotely interested in at the moment.
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Posted By: 98God
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 8:01pm
After playing pump I'll never go back. |
Posted By: Ho Chi Minh
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 8:12pm
| The elitist god-gun pigs shall be sent to work camps. Everyone shall play with the same markers and same amount of paint. The standard uniform shall be black pajamas with sandals. You will not be able to buy fire superiority. It shall be state sponsored. Smart Parts executives shall be executed for crimes against the people. It shall truly be a sport of the people. |
Posted By: Wildgoat
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 8:14pm
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It will progress into a popular sport(speedball tournaments). There will always be scenario and woodsball fields. Amatures will always get together for private games. It will progress just like the BMX and skateboarding(X Games). Snowboarding is in the olympics. Poker is even on ESPN. The more popularity this sport gets. The more media coverage it will receive. Long live the revolution of paintball! ------------- 
Hitler of the 21st century!!! |
Posted By: bravecoward
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 8:21pm
| I hope wild goat is wrong. |
Posted By: dodan44
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 8:24pm
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Posted By: Tae Kwon Do
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 8:53pm
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I hope it dies off an proves only to be a fad.
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Posted By: Cheetos3254
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 9:04pm
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Hopefully..It will get more attention and will be seen on TV more often ------------- 
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Posted By: tecumseh
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 9:09pm
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i really dont hope it gets to much puplicity, because then to many people would be playing it then ------------- what? |
Posted By: BARREL BREAK
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 9:21pm
| Dead. |
Posted By: sniperscout15
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 9:49pm
| people will be playn in their birthday suits. |
Posted By: lester98c
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 9:51pm
sure he is, he post all the time on here |
Posted By: cadet_sergeant
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 9:57pm
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Posted By: Da Hui
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 9:59pm
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Wont exist. ------------- 
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Posted By: Pump Scout
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 10:01pm
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Major tournaments will be controlled by an entity other than the paintball industry. An investor, someone with REAL money, will step in, and the result will be technology caps. More equipment used for competition will be "spec": hoppers, circuit boards and programs, paint amounts. The days of unlimited technology will draw to a close on the tournament field, and things like ramping, full auto, and being able to walk into a game with a case of paint will become something only seen at scenario games and in outlaw ball. This will all be brought about by a death or crippling injury at a major tournament.
Paintball will finally make it onto TV, but only at strange hours of the night, and not on any major channels. Pump play will continue to be the chosen method for players who really care for the game. Tippmann will be considering doing an SL-68III. Paint will still be the weak link in our gear. Goggles will all come with protection that covers the top and back of the head, as well as better ear coverage. Chin straps will come on all goggles. Again, these changes will come about due to an injury or death at a major tournament. ------------- http://www.geocities.com/limitedpump - Limited Pump Paintball |
Posted By: cadet_sergeant
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 10:06pm
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already got the paintball helmet... who died? http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00083DEXO.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg - http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00083DEXO.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_ .jpg |
Posted By: Pump Scout
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 10:27pm
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Some come with chin straps now... I'm thinking that's pre-emptive against the inevitible. Many do not have that feature. Even the ones that come with the straps see a lot of users cutting them off.
And the full-head protection is only available on one or two chassis right now. I foresee it being standard on new goggles at some point, and kits being made to add to existing goggles. ------------- http://www.geocities.com/limitedpump - Limited Pump Paintball |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 22 February 2006 at 11:51am
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Someone dieng is a really good point.... Its alaways been like that with...everything. Bikes-Some kid dies, Helmets until your 14. Skateboarding, Someone gets hurt and it turns into an almost-illegal hated thing. Hockey(Cut me some slack, Im a hockey fan), a player falls back and cracks his head, Helmets mandatory -------------
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Posted By: lilkiller
Date Posted: 22 February 2006 at 11:56am
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I hope it doesnt get too big because then it will be more in demand and feilds will become crowded, and prices will raise ------------- "Whaffles are pancakes with syrup traps" - Mitch Hedberg may he rest in peace |
Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 22 February 2006 at 12:14pm
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I don't really see anything earth shattering happening. What I predict, is that you will see a sharp decline in recreational play for a while. Alot of the kids who have gotten into it now, will move on. And it'll take a while, but a new crew will come into it......it'll take a while though.Tournament play and such will continue to grow however, and you'll see a lot more on these types of games. I think you'll see more indoor fields to cater to winter play and such too. Technology will continue to improve as will safety regulations. Prices, I think will go down. I think that as the sport continues to grow, production companies will be tempted to spend money on R&D, and markers, paint and safety equipment production prices will go down, resulting in lower comsumer prices. I don't really think there will be any long range earth shattering changes. We are a sport that many people dismiss as barbaric, violent and dangerous, so I don't see its popularity skyrocketing in the near future, so My safe wager is that you'll never see it in the olympics. That being said, I don't see it outlawed generally. Specific town ordinances may wish to limit or outlaw the game, but alot of rural places just won't care. Again, no serious changes.
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Posted By: Tolgak
Date Posted: 22 February 2006 at 1:38pm
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I think at the very least it will end up on TV as regular programming.
Producers will find new camera techniques to make it easier to film in
a way that entertains the masses. I'm thinking helmet/gun cams and
combat cameramen who will follow squads into scenario games and stuff.
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Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 22 February 2006 at 1:57pm
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most/all of the mager companys have been aiming there gear towards woods/secnairo players...
gameface has milsim markers and uncovered stocks of the pgp2k smart parts has a milsim ion AGD has the tac one and brought back the sydearm wgp has the VF um... thats not including the companies that are 100% deadacated to milsim play... ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
Posted By: -ProDigY-
Date Posted: 22 February 2006 at 1:58pm
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warfare techniques. Within the next ten years, in fact, I foresee that actual guns will not even exist, as they will be replaced with paintball guns, and empires will rise and fall with ten man X-Ball. ------------- 
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Posted By: Lambert.
Date Posted: 22 February 2006 at 4:35pm
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Paintball is already on tv...
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Posted By: CHiKUN PiMP
Date Posted: 22 February 2006 at 5:16pm
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Maybe my new playing style will become more popular, if anyone doesn't know what I'm talking about I'm getting a game together where everyone can use a pump or pistol(10 round clip only for pistols), 1/10th can use a stingray(with a 15 round clip and no barrel upgrades), and a 1/10th can use a Light Machine Gun (can be any semi or full auto gun, but requires a funnel style open topped hopper, a bipod or tripod, and the air source is not allowed to be mounted to anything(including harnesses) which will hopefully keep them from running and gunning and keep them stationary. So far I've got 60 people down to do this. w00t! ------------- www.TexasPumpAndPistolGame.com www.pettyPb.com MCB:Chickun |
Posted By: mattie5960
Date Posted: 22 February 2006 at 5:32pm
well, paintball could go either way...but I dont think it will ever completely be over-run by airsoft. I think that it will probably get more popular by 6 year olds watching it on tv and then buying a gun when theyre like 11 or 12...and besides, how many people do we know that have switched from paintball to airsoft??? paintball is too addicting for that 
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Posted By: curby972
Date Posted: 22 February 2006 at 6:18pm
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i think C3 technology will take over in the paintball industry and it will become cheaper for people to play. Guns will be advanced enough to hook them up to your computer and tweek them and make it just how u like it. and it will grow maybe enough to come on ESPN often ------------- ya thats right im from KY |
Posted By: hoginds24
Date Posted: 22 February 2006 at 6:39pm
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No offense, but I believe their is no point in woodsball. It would make much more sense to use those laser tag things from a while back. This way it would be a war reenactment with range and cosmetics. I do believe paintball will survive untill the next best thing... ------------- [IMG]http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/6924/willproducsv6.jpg"> |
Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 22 February 2006 at 7:02pm
What's the point of speedball? More people play woodsball than speedball. Most people don't like going through 2 cases of paint every time they play. People have different preferences. ------------- irc.esper.net #paintball |
Posted By: Ashdawg
Date Posted: 22 February 2006 at 7:34pm
I am going to have to side with Benjichang! I love woodsball.
Personally, I don't see the point to speedball, but I am not going
impose my views on someone that likes speedball. Play whatever you
like. As long as you see a point in what you do you should be
happy, am I right? So long for now...
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Posted By: the_blade
Date Posted: 22 February 2006 at 10:17pm
I think it will become more of a "underground" type game again. At the
rate that its going its falling apart with all this dishonesty. not
even on the players sides but many of the compainies as well just think
of what veiwloader used to be like actually decent products now you go
out and buy a 50 dollar hopper and the neck breaks off of it. its
turning into a sport where compainies arent doing it for the game there
in it because they know its a big money making buiesness ------------- 95 base neon 3.0 cai, knifedged crankshaft 60 mill throttle body,14 crane cam crane springs/retainers eagle rods port matched/ polished intake p&p head shaved .015 phantom grip diff dohc exuast |
Posted By: impulse!
Date Posted: 22 February 2006 at 11:35pm
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Ding ding ding. Spec games will be the future. Truly testing skill and teamwork. ------------- 
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Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 23 February 2006 at 10:13am
I am beginning to see this around here now. Most people want to play tournaments. I don't see as many people on the field on any given day that arent on teams. I have gone and literally played with like 4 other kids. Big Games are growing. I have been going to the same fields big games twice a year for 4 years. They are getting bigger every time and they evev added a third big game. they now get at least 600 people( more like 800) three times a year to play the same game. First time I went they had 450. ------------- Que pasa? 
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Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 23 February 2006 at 12:27pm
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No point to woodsball? Then what exactly is the point of speedball? sling as much paint in as little time as possible? Look, all these games we play, no matter WHAT form they take have the same point, and if you can't figure out what it is....take up something else, cause you're in this game for the wrong reasons. ------------- ? |