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[BigOldSkool]

Originally Posted by Murph

So long as you don't get thigh highs... ...ewww ;-)

I may but then I would have to wear stripper shorts too hehe... ew..

Actually.. I may get something to go with my supervillan alter ego costume I may rock for this game...

But fear not me... fear my team mate in the winnie the pooh suit hehe

[Kindred]

Originally Posted by HP_Lovecraft

How far is the "Dead Zone" from the action?

DEFENDERS DEAD ZONE:
Attached to the castle, defenders re-insert through the castle walls into the courtyard.

ATTACKERS:
Deadzone about 75 yards away, and down hill from the castle.
That's a "line of sight" measurement, assuming you took the shortest route, straight up the hill into blazing defensive fire.

*note*
Map added to the "official info" thread over in "Events"

[BlindeSeher]

Originally Posted by Morgenstern

Here's to a Mudfest at EMR! Anyone who thinks a dryspell could clear it up in time is in denial.

A dry spell wouldn't mean much, anyhow. As it turns out, the Castle is situated over a large natural spring. Water flows forth at tremendous rates, and you will never be free of the mud. Learn to love it.

[Drum]

Originally Posted by HP_Lovecraft

At times, it was absolute BEDLAM. Especially if your group is being recycled into a zone controlled by the other side!! (That doesnt seem to be an issue for the Castle game though)

nick

Actually, that pretty well describes the final moments of nearly every Castle defense (except when the defenders win of course)...

First ones out the door are the sacrificial grenadiers... they clear the first few rooms on either side of the deadzone at the expense of elimination. They are followed by a screaming, painted, bloodied and action-frenzied mob of defenders, into the very muzzles of the attackers, to carve another few rooms from the attackers possession. Then, as the defender reinsertion wave ebbs, the few survivors will bunker down and hold out like Japanese Marines in these recovered rooms until they are eliminated one by one by corkscrew and blowtorch (and, once upon a time... with orange chemical smoke)


So, yeah... it's pretty much like that. I forgot to mention the "2 minute insertion window" that allows some would be wildmen (and women) the opportunity to insert, get shot and then run back and reinsert again (and of course shot again) sometimes 3-4 times, depending on the progress of the attackers inside the Castle.

Good, unclean fun.



Edit: As for dry spells and mud, while one of my favorite places on it, EMR is one of those very rare spots on the planet where you can slip on mud and choke on dust at the very same moment.

[HP_Lovecraft]

Its spring after all and Mud is Mud.

I'm bringing shorts and sandals!

[CamoJester]

Our first trip to Emr should be a heck of a game. CANT WAIT!

[Murph]

Only trip to EMR for me this year. After this, my money's prioritized for playing with High Defiance.

[Phantom Mikey]

Originally Posted by BigOldSkool

I may but then I would have to wear stripper shorts too hehe... ew..

Actually.. I may get something to go with my supervillan alter ego costume I may rock for this game...

But fear not me... fear my team mate in the winnie the pooh suit hehe

A supervillain stripper alter ego? Oh, I am definately going to Castle!

[Chappy]

Originally Posted by Phantom Mikey

So I guess being 2 hours away and not going is out of the question.

Never been to Castle- are there a lot of pump players? It seems like more firepower might be desirable.

I'd say the extra firepower will be more than desirable. We played against a handful of guys from one of the defending teams at March Meltdown, and, unfortunately, it takes more than one ball to send some of those guys to the dead zone

[HP_Lovecraft]

Originally Posted by Chappy

I'd say the extra firepower will be more than desirable.

Part of the fun of "large format" games is it doesnt really matter what gun you use, since one extra pump player.... on a team of a 1,000 players, will not make much of a difference in the "grand scheme".

NOTE:
Just read on emrpaintball that do to overwhelming demand, they are expanding the campsites to make room for many more players.

So, I have a question:
If I am camping, where do I park? Can I just park IN my campsite?

Nick