Paintball

[WELT Magazine]

Originally Posted by palerider

I am not familiar with the "old NPPL rules" or format. I know it was in the woods but how was the game played. Why did they leave the woods?

Sorry to cut in and cannot, obviously, answer for Legion, but I would guess he's talking about 10-man NPPL in the woods, two flag-stations, points for flag pull and first pull (because, yes, there were plenty of times where a player from each team was scrambling for the flag at the same time), points for hang, points for eliminations. A lot of us old-timers have fond memories of those days though I think if some of us remembered how spry and full of energy we were back then we'd probably realize that young(er) us would have enjoyed duking it out on the "concept" fields a bit more.

Saying that, I personally miss looking for crawling lanes while walking fields, or the challenge of making the best out of the "bad" side of a field at the loss of the coin-flip... but then again, when I really sit down and think about it, I really don't miss the challenge of trying to make the best out of the crap side of a lopsided field while having the luck (usually bad for me) of the coin-toss determine how horrible my upcoming game would be. Ah, yes, and let's not forget how difficult it is to referee anything in the woods. You must constantly walk the line between bird-dogging a player while also keeping a hawk's eye on them in an attempt to discern an authentic hit from the copious amounts of spray covering them once the gunfights begin.

Anyway, the above reasons helped WDP when they introduced Hyperball as an alternative to playing in the sticks. It made for a more fair game all around, not to mention much easier to capture on film, or, say, squish into a stadium to give it a chance to be a little more spectator friendly.

[palerider]

Thank you

[raehl]

Originally Posted by palerider

I am not familiar with the "old NPPL rules" or format. I know it was in the woods but how was the game played. Why did they leave the woods?

Because playing in the woods:

- Is inherently unfair. One side doesn't match the other side and the reffing is horrendously difficult.
- Is expensive. Games take a lot longer, which means your costs are split up over fewer teams.
- Generally necessitates your events being in the boonies (as you need a lot of woods). There's something to be said for mom and dad being able to drive less than 30 minutes and not have to encounter any unpaved roads.
- For many people, is unnecessarily messy. I like playing in the woods for fun. But when I want to COMPETE, I'm not really looking to be crawling around in the mud.

- Chris

[S.T.P.L.]

The S.T.P.L. Has changed It's name to Woodsball Tournament League. Too many scenario players were saying it has nothing to do with scenario, more like the old days of woodsball. Our new site is Woodsball Tournament League. Same game, different name. Again, Thanks for helping us make this a great Tournament, We could not have done it without everyone's input. May the best team win. David Justin W.T.L.