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Old 12-15-2006, 08:57 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Bluetooth cheating?

This is an interesting topic on PBN:

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Here is the scenario.

Dude in the stands with a laptop, connects to DM6's on the field using blue tooth. Cranks up the dwell on the guns, that were set extra low, and increases FPS on the field. Then clicks just clicks a button once the game is over. Repeat through NXL match...

This is not a could be scenario. This is a scenario that is happening right now, by pro teams. Next PSP you attend keep an eye out for the dude sitting at the top of the grandstands alone with a little laptop with a blue tooth antenna in his wireless card slot...

If any of you guys have a palm pilot, you can sometimes get some strange bluetooth signals in the stands. This is why.

Crazy, isn't it.
Apparently an article was written about this in Facefull magazine, too. He also claims that software can be loaded into Pulse hoppers to interact with the gun board settings through the RF chip. Even if this isn't happening, it's very possible. With the right boards and wireless connections, someone in the stands could easily manipulate gun settings on the fly. I think it's high time to enact an all-out ban on batteries in paintball, that or leagues will have to start giving out stock boards/hoppers.
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