Paintball

[Talfuchre]

Originally Posted by rathbaster

I always find it odd that discussions about stock class paintball always start with something about the style of play and then devolve into a long list of allowed and not allowed equipment.

If instead of:


We say:

A limitation on equipment used in play which:
-restricts the potential rate of fire
-restricts the amount of paint carried on gun
-restricts the amount of air carried on gun

I think we would be more honest.

The basic 'style' description you use neglects the fact that ANY good player is going to be using fundamental skills (Movement-Angles-Teamwork) regardless his or her technology.

-rath

This is a wonderful post. Rath is essentially saying that without a purpose (Telos in greek) built into the playing style - it just devolves into a bunch of rules.

This what I think harmed the NSA this year - no purpose - just rules. Winchesters and BE Pocket hoppers were in - but Sportshots were out... why - a arbitrary choice on the limit of how many paintballs you can carry.

I don't mind rules - tourney's need them - but they must have a purpose. I play open class pump in a PSP mode world for the purposes Rath mentioned above - I play stock class when I am forced to play recreationally for the same purpose. I care little about the rest of the rules.

Thanks Rath for clarifying this for me.

Originally Posted by Milky Spore

If we all followed the rules of true SC play, we'd all be using PGPs.

I agree - Stock Class tourneys are dominated by CCI's and Carters... neither are legal... some of these rules are lame and simply reflect a time frame and not a inherant goal to be obtained.

It is like someone wrote them and said - let's make rules that were like when I played in 1986 or something.

TF

[Milky Spore]

Maybe PMI made the rules to sell more PGPs for SC tournies back in the day?