Gravity League- final results

Fluff · 07-11-2009, 09:24 PM

I want to thank every body who came and played or otherwise showed support. The day was a resounding success. An amazing time was had by all and I hope to be able to do bigger and better in the future.
Without further ado the final standings are

first place- Mass Destruction
second place- NH Blizzard
third place- Brass Brigade
fourth place- Poo Fighters
fifth place- Jon Gault

The real winners though were all who played, witnessed, or was involved in the effort. I am humbled at all the support received.

To all who were there, please feel free to share stories, critiques, comments, or anything else here. this would not have been possible without every one of you. Thank You again

Murph · 07-11-2009, 09:36 PM

I had an absolute blast and can't wait for the next one. My only issue with the games was the field size. What was it? Seventy by thirty five feet? Somewhere in that area? That's tiny for 1 on 1 let alone three man IMO. Maybe I've just been playing rec too long but once you hit your primary bunker there was hardly any room to maneuver. I personally believe the limited paint format works best when movement is encouraged rather than hampered. There also should be a lot more work involved in getting those twenty first grab points than it needed on fields that size. Two of the five games I was on the fifty line in less than ten seconds, the only reason I didn't go for first grab every game was that it wouldn't carry us to the next round and it'd be stupid to just let myself get shot out. The one I did get was to guarantee us some points so we wouldn't have a goose egg on the scoreboard.

jk_6109 · 07-11-2009, 09:49 PM

^i agree with the field size. I like playing pump on a size bigger than it should be (playing 3man on a 5man field, 5man on a 7man field,...). Thats what it was like when OSC went around with the NPPL. It would be interesting to try.
But even with the smaller size it want too bad moving around.

MassDestruction00 · 07-11-2009, 09:53 PM

I Had a great time!
The reffing staff was great.
The competition was strong and most importantly everybody played with honor.
Days like today remind why I spent most of my free time and money over the last twenty years on this sport.

we need to do our best to promote this league.
the west coast gets to have all the fun with the OSC ... this is the east coasts chance
lets make this blow up!!!

I think the field could have been a bit larger
and we should not have tried the run thorough in the second to last game

splattttttt · 07-11-2009, 10:17 PM

My team worked real hard for that fouth spot. Didn't think we'd ever get that far.
I'm sure the hot sun had allot to do with my lack of energy. What a terible time for my umbrella girl calling in sick

Thanks for doing this Mark. Keep up the good work.

C5TEK · 07-11-2009, 10:31 PM

Today was just plain awesome. I had a grand 'ol time even though I did not walk away with the first place prize of Bubba cola... I had to settle for second place prize which was Mountain Holler! Which I'm enjoying now as I type this. Thanks to Fluff for getting this going and to AG for hosting the event!

Funwitagun69 · 07-11-2009, 11:19 PM

the small size helped me! with me shooting at like 180 fps for most of the day it wasnt TOO bad, until one of the last games where i said **** it, and got the RF out

ChaplainBane · 07-12-2009, 01:02 AM

I had an absolute blast today. Great games, alot of great gunfights. And an entire tournament full of great sportsmen. None of the attitude that I'm so used to seeing in electro tournaments. Thanks to Fluff, Carter, the lovely Mrs. Carter, AG for hosting, and all of my fellow Players.

In addition to the field size, it would be nice to have bunkers that didn't fall over in the midst of a gunfight

Also, more teams are a definite need, since I berely had time to wipe down my glasses and reload my tubes between matchups.

RCasna · 07-12-2009, 04:24 PM

The "real" size of a 3 man field is 50x100. Our field was 60x90. We made it 10 feet wider and 10 feet shorter than a "normal" field. There were several reasons for this. 1) The field was still soggy down the unused end and would have made for messy play/bad for the field.
2) We wanted to give people the full view from the "50" so both teams could be seen. 3) I was thinking we would keep running out of paint if the field looked more like a 5 man field as far as dimensions and bunkers. Maybe we will try that next time and see what happens.

Thanks to everyone for coming out.

07-11-2009, 09:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Fluff Red=mod, but not Schmitti Join Date: Mar 2006	Gravity League- final results I want to thank every body who came and played or otherwise showed support. The day was a resounding success. An amazing time was had by all and I hope to be able to do bigger and better in the future. Without further ado the final standings are first place- Mass Destruction second place- NH Blizzard third place- Brass Brigade fourth place- Poo Fighters fifth place- Jon Gault The real winners though were all who played, witnessed, or was involved in the effort. I am humbled at all the support received. To all who were there, please feel free to share stories, critiques, comments, or anything else here. this would not have been possible without every one of you. Thank You again __________________ http://askafreemason.org/ Great spirits always encounter violent opposition from mediocre minds-Albert Einstein PM me for info about The Gravity League. New Englands fastest growing pump tournament series "No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up." ~ Lily Tomlin

07-11-2009, 09:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
jk_6109 MCB Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northboro/Amherst, MA	^i agree with the field size. I like playing pump on a size bigger than it should be (playing 3man on a 5man field, 5man on a 7man field,...). Thats what it was like when OSC went around with the NPPL. It would be interesting to try. But even with the smaller size it want too bad moving around. __________________ ~ UMass Paintball ~ NCPA ~ NH Origin ~ NEPL Pump ~ MARQ 6 FS/T Check out my brother's band, Skull Hammer.

07-11-2009, 09:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
MassDestruction00 MCB Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Easthampton, Ma	I Had a great time! The reffing staff was great. The competition was strong and most importantly everybody played with honor. Days like today remind why I spent most of my free time and money over the last twenty years on this sport. we need to do our best to promote this league. the west coast gets to have all the fun with the OSC ... this is the east coasts chance lets make this blow up!!! I think the field could have been a bit larger and we should not have tried the run thorough in the second to last game __________________ My feedback http://www.mcarterbrown.com/forums/f...tml#post322596

07-11-2009, 10:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
splattttttt Russel's sweeten it up... Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bean Town, U.S.A.	My team worked real hard for that fouth spot. Didn't think we'd ever get that far. I'm sure the hot sun had allot to do with my lack of energy. What a terible time for my umbrella girl calling in sick Thanks for doing this Mark. Keep up the good work. __________________ My Feed Back my MCB album and my youtube channel ((( watch this PUMP DOCUMENTARY ))) hot links *"Democracy is the worst form of government except for all the others which have been tried." Winston Churchill*

07-11-2009, 11:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
Funwitagun69 Active Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sboro, MA	the small size helped me! with me shooting at like 180 fps for most of the day it wasnt TOO bad, until one of the last games where i said **** it, and got the RF out __________________

07-12-2009, 01:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
ChaplainBane ^Doesn't wear a white hat Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Title Town USA	I had an absolute blast today. Great games, alot of great gunfights. And an entire tournament full of great sportsmen. None of the attitude that I'm so used to seeing in electro tournaments. Thanks to Fluff, Carter, the lovely Mrs. Carter, AG for hosting, and all of my fellow Players. In addition to the field size, it would be nice to have bunkers that didn't fall over in the midst of a gunfight Also, more teams are a definite need, since I berely had time to wipe down my glasses and reload my tubes between matchups. __________________ -Bane Harlock Assistant Captain Steeel Reserve Sposored by Valken Sports and PnL Paintball __________________________________________________ My wife came out of the closet as a furry to me, so I Divorced her, what would you do? "I have alot of filthy habits. Most of which I find enjoyable" -Willie Nelson as Doc Holliday __________________________________________________ Blazer #003 Typhoon #579

07-12-2009, 04:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
RCasna a.k.a. Kazzy Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Keene, NH	The "real" size of a 3 man field is 50x100. Our field was 60x90. We made it 10 feet wider and 10 feet shorter than a "normal" field. There were several reasons for this. 1) The field was still soggy down the unused end and would have made for messy play/bad for the field. 2) We wanted to give people the full view from the "50" so both teams could be seen. 3) I was thinking we would keep running out of paint if the field looked more like a 5 man field as far as dimensions and bunkers. Maybe we will try that next time and see what happens. Thanks to everyone for coming out. __________________ MCB Feedback! Ebay Feedback

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