I went on sunday for the first time in 10 years... it hasnt moved on much.
still expensive as fook!
still full of cheats who rub the paint off when they get shot and carry on
(i imagine its is alot more fun when its played a bit more serious and not with hungover knob ends on a stag :wink:)
does anybody know if they have actually invented a new modern day 'lazer tag'????
As a paintball site manager, I'd say make sure you wear decent boots, clothes you don't mind getting mucky (mud etc will soak through overalls) and a hat.
Your gogglwwes will steam up, most sites use single layer lenses which are cheap, but a bit rubbish. Take them off as sooon as you're back into the Safezone, dry the rubber bits, and use the spray provided (washing up liquid & water usually) to clean the lens. Make sure they are as tight as possible, with the strap running across the 'flat' bit on your crown not the back of your head to get as good a seal as possible around your eyes.
Average spend on paint at my site is £48 for a half day, £80 for a full day. To be brutally honest, take as much cash as you can afford. Paintball games are designed for the customers to use as much paint as possible, since that's where the site makes their money.
Follow the flight of the balls and adjust aim accordingly rather than 'aiming'.
When behind cover, stay a foot or so back, to make it easier to bring your marker to bear.
Be friendly and polite to the marshals, and don't be a prat, they will be much more likely to help you out. Simply ask them how to win that particular game, mose will give good advice, they see the same game run over and over again.
Take great pleasure in shooting the 'Rambo' type who is guaranteed to be there, and remember it's supposed to be a laugh. Don't take it too seriously!
Airsoft is the fiture, my airsoft site, in a WW2 underground bunker, is far busier these days than the paintball site. It's cheaper, not as painful and the games tend to be much more immersive, rather than simple 'capture the flag' affairs.
Oh, for 'modern laserquest', check Warfighters out. Pretty slick operation with an amazing site. (Not as good as mine, of course!)
Cant really add much more to what others have said, dont take it too seriously and have fun. When you reload make sure your hopper is closed properly.
kids on your team make good expendable cannon fodder and can be used as decoys or to draw the enemy out
wiping off paint is not cheating, not if you don't get caught
Lummox which team did you play for?
Outdoor lazer tag is becoming way better with much better equipment. Check out mayhem Essex, they are one of the longest established and professionally run sites in the country for paintball or lazer tag.
I always thought the airsoft thing went beyond a laugh into the realms of NATO potatos.
lol @
mtb gloves with padded knuckles are very useful
basically dont be a pussy
oh and start off by executing the over enthusiastic, "I'm telling you what to do and where to go cos I'm going to take charge", SAS wanabees. There's at least one in every group.
spot on. Very first thing that should happen when this numpty walks forward and gives his first hand signals is that at least 4 paintballs should converge on the back of his head.
i played my first game years back and ran off at a sprint to CTF. I realized when everyone started shooting back that i'd rattled the pellets about so much they had broken in the hopper and jamed the gun - not ideal. i ended up turning the gun on its side and let a volley of air out - makes roughly the same noise and folk dont seem to notice that nothing is coming towards them!
so keep the gun level and steady rather than swinging it about as you run. also watch because some hoppers aren't that good a fit on the gun and come off, depositing your life savers and heartbbreakers all over the forest floor...
sorry, marker - gun isn't the correct term.
If you run out of paint, it's more than acceptable to use the butt of your marker to subdue your enemy.
If you playing against other virgins charge at them firing off shots, they usually panic miss or run off so you shoot them in the arse. Failing that flank them so many people get target fixation you just around the outskirts of the zone and pick them off.
If you run out of paint, it's more than acceptable to use the butt of your marker to subdue your enemy.
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So this guy would be out?
The marshal would've thrown him out anyway for removing his mask. 
Brilliant!
you can picture the scenario:
"put your hands up, you're under arrest. wait, you're not jimmy's kid, surely? naw, it can't be. WTF have you got marker all over your face for? no way, you didn't think, no, come on....."
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