QUICK 5 POINTER

1.When the opposite player is making a “run” between bunkers/obstacles don’t fire directly at him. Fire a rapid line in front of him so that he actually runs into your paintballs instead of you trailing behind him.


2.When playing in a team, form the “v” arrangement.  Keep the back end of the “v” continuously firing. Let him the “heavy” draw the attention of the opposite team. Keep the two front ends silent and only make use of a “double shots” when firing. It’s simple keep the noise at the back and the actual shots that count in the front. By doing  this you will find it easy to move up the field.


3.Use a double shot when shooting and only when you are in range. Use the first shot to aim and the second to correct. Some players “shoot loud” and the noise give their position away.


4.When you find yourself alone when you lost all your team mates around you, start moving backwards. Also make use of sideways movements and move in circles. It may sound funny but by keeping one position the opponents quickly move up on you. If you are not moving you will soon find a few barrels pointing in your face. It is not wrong falling back.


5.Last try not to use low bunkers/obstacles.  When you are on your knees or flat down you have a limited view of the field. Opponents can easily move up without you noticing. Rather go for areas where you can stand up and see what is happening in front of you.

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MSP players are moving over to "SPEEDBALL" guns..

More and more MSP Players are moving over to Speedball type guns. Why? When you compare the two the one looks old and the other well new, modern and better.


We all like new stuff. The Tippmann A5 still looks exactly the same as a few years back except for the minor upgrades to fix various problems. Bottom line it looks still the same. We buy new cars from time to time because we like to have new improved better functioned cars. Nothing wrong with the old one we just like the new one more. Car dealers don’t just sell the name they twist your mind into buying by selling you all the added features.


We can add mods to the Tippmann or BT guns but to be honest, it makes little change to the performance of the gun. It is just dead weight. 


Example - take a fake magazine, butt stock, red dot sight, flashlights, barrel shroud and the list goes on. None of these add-ons make the gun perform better. It just looks mean and nubes feel intimidated by the look.
You can upgrade to response or e-trigger but still it feels and look old. It’s the same as adding a turbo to an old car. It’s faster but still old.


Players like to invest in there paintball playing. Players want to “renew” their gear. The gun designers are missing a valuable point. All major leading retail brands change their image. The shops so every three four years are renovated so customers have a new shopping experience although it’s still the same brand and the same products.


You can probably look in the finer detail between the new and the old A5. Maybe there you would find something interesting, but still nothing really to get excited about.


Now take the Eclipse Etek with some of its features -  24+bps rates of fire, 1700+ shot efficiency, New lighter body,  BBSS (Break Beam Sensor System), Five adjustable firing modes, Trigger-pull programming, Integrated valve and rammer housing ,etc. Just reading through Etek reviews you want one. Why? Because we like new stuff.


I do like my A5 with my added non-functioning mods. I play with a response Trigger.  My skill level is different to a speed blasting electronic gun player. I like the army look and it suits my style of playing. 


I don’t really care what gun I use - I play MSP paintball.