Paintball

[CrazyBoy78]

I guess the biggest point is that even if you've got a crappy gun, a skilled player will quickly realize its limitations and adapt his/her game to use the crappy/lesser gun to its fullest.

[Lohman446]

I walked onto the field one day with a lot of new players. I had snagged a rental marker - after all I had not intended to play when I had gone - and stuffed a pod into the back pocket of my jeans.

The teams were being picked and I was very near the bottom. The other player who new me there was snickering - you can take a guess at the outcome. Equipment seldom matters much - to a point. As others have noted equipment failure can cause a problem.

[Dave-D]

"Does having a more expensive gun mean you are better???"

Absolutely!!!

I have all older low cost guns......Therefore I suck!

[FeedTheDogg]

All i care about as far as equipment is reliability. one time me and my friend were playing pump and i was using anAGS unibody nelson of some sort he had, and i broke about 10 balls trying to hit him at near point blank range, he was reloading at the time so he didn't shoot me back.

Anyways, the most important things are your marker shoots paintballs, and doesn't break while you use it, I don't care about anything else. I am very picky however about making sure I have a mask on that doesn't fog....anyways, its about 99%, skill 1% equipment.

[PhileyOFish]

Originally Posted by halfblockcocker

i have a half block but alll the rich dudes that have ego9 or sl94
always say they are better
now i think that its the user of the gun that makes the diference??

Well, the gun plays a part as well. If you give one guy a pump and one guy an electro and they are both in the same skill area, I'd put my money on the guy with the electro more often than not.

[Hammy of Socal]

Great Example----

I shot a person with a 09ego with my buddies splastmaster, right between the eyes. But he bunkered me the next round

Skill always levels out gear, but good gear can still help.

[Goldberg13]

Good gear def helps. Having a psp capable board is almost a necessity, having a light gun is a necessity, and having a comfortable gun is necessary. When I play woodsball every once in a while, I don't take advantage of my gun being able to shoot 16+ balls per second. If im in a gun fight with a dude with a pump, I usually play along, only shooting 1 or 2 balls at a time. Its def more fun than running at his bunker laying paint all around it not even giving someone a chance. But if some kid has their sl8r on full auto with their dye rotor shooting 25+ balls a second, you're sure as hell that I will unload right back on them. I don't like spending a lot of paintball gear. If you look at it, what can a Luxe do (besides talk) that an ion can't do. Same arguement goes for cars. Why do people get Bentlys when you can get a Chrysler 300. Its somewhat of a status symbol. On a side note, if someone with a pump ever comes up to me after a game and says "guess how much my gun cost that I shot you with", i will hunt them down and bunker them in a soft spot the next game, even if I take 9-10 shots after doing so. Thats just plain arrogance saying that to someone.

[Deuce]

Originally Posted by aheg1220

But, you have to remember quality. The gun doesn't make the player, but if you buy a crappy $15 dollar brass eagle gun you are definitely going to be miserable compared to if you buy a good, solid, reliable gun.

In conclusion, expensive guns do not make you better, but a reliable gun will definitely help.

I've never had a single BE marker fail me, the exception being the time my pump handle snapped off on my first Talon. They should have machined that out of aluminum...


Gear doesn't make the player plain and simple. My buds still talk about the ridiculous shots I made with that Talon

[Goldberg13]

Originally Posted by Dirty Deuce

I've never had a single BE marker fail me, the exception being the time my pump handle snapped off on my first Talon. They should have machined that out of aluminum...


Gear doesn't make the player plain and simple. My buds still talk about the ridiculous shots I made with that Talon

So if the ironmen played dynasty, the ironmen had DM9's and dynasty had to use talons, the outcome of the game would not change at all?

[bryceeden]

Originally Posted by Goldberg13

So if the ironmen played dynasty, the ironmen had DM9's and dynasty had to use talons, the outcome of the game would not change at all?

Maybe maybe not, ask the LA Hitmen how much some of thier players using pumps has hindered them. But your example is such an extreme that its pretty much rendered pointless to everyone here.