The Gun or The Man

 I feel that when it comes to paintball the player is what makes the game and what wins the game but my brother and some of my friends feel that it's the amount of firepower that wins the game. After months of heated debate I decided to ask more people about their opinons. So what is it the gun or the man?

Quite a few players believe that firepower compensates for a lack of skill , and trying to convince them of their ignorance is like trying to teach a dog french . It only serves to irritate the dog , and frustrate you .

Practice your drills , keeping tight , and such , soon enough you will be able to demonstrate the concept for them , err on them

90% player, 10% gun/equipment.

To use an exchange from Conan the Barbarian:

Conan: The riddle...of steel.
Thulsa Doom: Yes! You know what it is don't you boy. Shall I tell you? It's the least I can do. Steel isn't strong boy, flesh is stronger! Look around you. There, on the rocks; that beautiful girl. Come to me my child ... That is strength boy! That is power! What is steel compared to the hand that wields it? Look at the strength in your body, the desire in your heart, I gave you this! Such a waste. Contemplate this on the tree of woe. Crucify him!

Edited by hwayhzrd

Shadowminion's got it. There's a whole lot of players out there (and I use the term loosely) who think that overwhelming firepower is the only way to play. What happens to them is typically that they burn out on paintball in short order, either because they can no longer afford to sling four cases of paint in a day, or because it's no fun to put blisters on your fingers from speed shooting, or whatever. Basically, there's no fun in the game doing it that way. Let 'em think their way of playing is the way to do it, and take them to school with a slower/older/pump-action marker by nailing them every time.

It's almost all the player.  If you're really good, you can even win a game without a gun...

Trogdor2 wrote: It's almost all the player.  If you're really good, you can even win a game without a gun...

Speaking of......a few days ago me, my brother, and a bunch of people he knew were playing woodsball at my bros friends house.

We played a game that they made up, one person has a gun and is on a team by himself....everyone else is on the other team and has sticks as weapons. I was the only person that was able to get close enought to hit him with the stick (and i did)

So ha!

Its more of the player than anything else, but the gun does help.

in woods its like 90% player 10% equip (4 fire fights) but speed i think its like 75(player)/25(gun) just cause if ur getting 30 bps at u can u can shoot 1 /sec ur a dead man still i think its like this : a bad guitarest with a great guitar is still a bad guitarest and a bad pber with a great gun is still a bad pber

i acually agree with vitamin makes even more sence than wut i said b4

ya its all skill, lets give dynasty phantoms and blades and my team timmys and i bet dynasty would win, cuz like pimptaskit said to theres skill, guns, and intimadation.