Do you think tournament paintball in the united States is going towards limited paint?





Raney Stanczak of Edmonton Impact

Like everyone when I heard about limited paint, I was a bit skeptical. But then I remember when I started playing paintball they had hopper ball for a local league called Pan Am (also called Great Western). It made sense to have locals tournaments use limited paint to make it more affordable for the younger teams. Our game hasn't really messed around with the limited paint idea until now. I think it is getting out of hand with 12-13 pods and just taking away from the game. We had to set a cap for rate of fire, why not paint?







Tim Montressor of Tampa Bay Damage and Five Star Lleida

Limited paint was a surprise to me. I thought I would really hate it. But after playing it for a week in Spain and practicing it in France. I'm not opposed to it. I do think it makes the game better in that it eliminates the "bounce" shots that are often random luck and it helps to reduce stagnant points in the game where people shoot lanes for 10 pods, creating no opportunities for movement.







Axel Gaudin of TonTons and Russian Legion

If the US goes to limited paint, I hope they will do it the same as we have in Europe to finally get the same rules everywhere. This 1st year of limited paint in Europe will give us all a good picture of what it is like with 500 paintballs (2 pods + big loader), and i think (continuing to dial it in) it will be open for discussion. But in my opinion, the amount of paint we have at the moment in Europe is perfectly fine for a good intense match of paintball.







Bobby Aviles of the LA Ironmen and Dornbirn Daltons

I enjoy shooting my marker so for me unlimited is ideal. Although I really enjoyed playing in the Millennium event with the 2 pod rule.







Ryan Smith from Houston Heat and Five Star Lleida

Noooooo idea, but I hope so! Millennium was nice being able move and shake, NOT just shoot bounce shots and zones. Playing games is fun, having comebacks is fun, not these 1-2 point games that have 7-10min long points. Hockey would be boring if they said “no body checks”… LET THE BOYS PLAY! People want fast aggressive action.







Chad "Yaya" Bouchez of Houston Heat

Yes, it will eventually. Give or take 2-3 years.







Blake Yarber of San Diego Dynasty and Ramstein Instinct

The U.S. Is the only country that i have notice unlimited data on phones.... So no.







Marcello Margott of San Diego Dynasty and Rangers Warsaw

Yes, I have heard that is the plan.







Kyle Spicka of San Diego Dynasty and the ML Kings

Ya as much as i don’t think that paintball should head that way i feel like the league owners will motion towards that.







Greg Siewers of Houston Heat

I don’t think US paintball will go to the limited paint format. I don’t think the benefits would out weigh the desire or ability of the sport to change. Everything in the industry would require a complete overhaul (packs, pods, loaders, paint, etc.) Besides, like I said before, shooting your gun is one of the most fun parts of paintball. Why would we take that away from people?







Chad George from Houston Heat

I honestly can't say for sure if we will adopt limited paint in the US. I think having the millennium trying it out this year is great to see if it will help or hurt the flow of the game.







Ryan Moorhead of Houston Heat

I would say that the US leagues are obviously keeping an eye on the ongoing experiment in the Millennium series, but I don't think that there have been any solid decision on that matter yet.







Zachary Yachimec of Edmonton Impact

I think it's an idea to be flirted with. The point of limited paint is to make the game more accessible to more players, which is key to grow the sport. However, I think there are other ways to make the game more accessible right now. For example, creating a better system of regional tournaments where teams don't have to travel as much. I believe travel costs (hotels, rental cars, and flights) are a huge expense for a lot of teams.







Ryan Greenspan of San Diego Dynasty and ML Kings

The limited paint thing is also tricky. Is it beneficial? That is hard to say right now because we are still testing the waters. There has only been one major tournament in Europe that has implemented the format and a handful of regional events. This will have to take some time to test more. I do know that teams will shoot approximately 30% less paint per event, which is good for the teams. However, the tournament operators and the subsequent paint sales are going to be affected quite a bit if they are taking a cut in sales of 30%+.



In the Millennium series, they have subsidized that decrease in paint sales by increasing the entry fee. So while you think you are saving money on the paint consumption side of things, you are still spending a bit more on the entry fee. Which actually affects every player more, rather than just the teams who consume more paint. Again, that benefits only one group of people, the tournament organizers. Time will have to tell on this subject as well.







Brandon Cornell of the LA Ironmen and Comin at Ya

I do think the U.S. is heading towards a limited paint system. I believe the Millennium Series was a trial run for the rest of the leagues.







Fabrice Colombo of Tontons and Russian Legion

I think the US need to apply the limited paint for two main reasons.

First of all the bounces shots. It’s not playing Paintball to shoot 5 pods on a bunker because you can shoot a guy with the bounces shots. There is any technical talent or fun to do that. Limited paint erase that huge negative point!



Secondary, no more players leaving with 9 pods in the back and shooting in a windows in cross to hold a line. This is also a huge step to improve the game to stop this.



And just because of these two big weak points, the limited paint has to come in US. The games will be faster and nice to watch. Like everyone when I heard about limited paint, I was a bit skeptical. But then I remember when I started playing paintball they had hopper ball for a local league called Pan Am (also called Great Western). It made sense to have locals tournaments use limited paint to make it more affordable for the younger teams. Our game hasn't really messed around with the limited paint idea until now. I think it is getting out of hand with 12-13 pods and just taking away from the game. We had to set a cap for rate of fire, why not paint?Limited paint was a surprise to me. I thought I would really hate it. But after playing it for a week in Spain and practicing it in France. I'm not opposed to it. I do think it makes the game better in that it eliminates the "bounce" shots that are often random luck and it helps to reduce stagnant points in the game where people shoot lanes for 10 pods, creating no opportunities for movement.If the US goes to limited paint, I hope they will do it the same as we have in Europe to finally get the same rules everywhere. This 1st year of limited paint in Europe will give us all a good picture of what it is like with 500 paintballs (2 pods + big loader), and i think (continuing to dial it in) it will be open for discussion. But in my opinion, the amount of paint we have at the moment in Europe is perfectly fine for a good intense match of paintball.I enjoy shooting my marker so for me unlimited is ideal. Although I really enjoyed playing in the Millennium event with the 2 pod rule.Noooooo idea, but I hope so! Millennium was nice being able move and shake, NOT just shoot bounce shots and zones. Playing games is fun, having comebacks is fun, not these 1-2 point games that have 7-10min long points. Hockey would be boring if they said “no body checks”… LET THE BOYS PLAY! People want fast aggressive action.Yes, it will eventually. Give or take 2-3 years.The U.S. Is the only country that i have notice unlimited data on phones.... So no.Yes, I have heard that is the plan.Ya as much as i don’t think that paintball should head that way i feel like the league owners will motion towards that.I don’t think US paintball will go to the limited paint format. I don’t think the benefits would out weigh the desire or ability of the sport to change. Everything in the industry would require a complete overhaul (packs, pods, loaders, paint, etc.) Besides, like I said before, shooting your gun is one of the most fun parts of paintball. Why would we take that away from people?I honestly can't say for sure if we will adopt limited paint in the US. I think having the millennium trying it out this year is great to see if it will help or hurt the flow of the game.I would say that the US leagues are obviously keeping an eye on the ongoing experiment in the Millennium series, but I don't think that there have been any solid decision on that matter yet.I think it's an idea to be flirted with. The point of limited paint is to make the game more accessible to more players, which is key to grow the sport. However, I think there are other ways to make the game more accessible right now. For example, creating a better system of regional tournaments where teams don't have to travel as much. I believe travel costs (hotels, rental cars, and flights) are a huge expense for a lot of teams.The limited paint thing is also tricky. Is it beneficial? That is hard to say right now because we are still testing the waters. There has only been one major tournament in Europe that has implemented the format and a handful of regional events. This will have to take some time to test more. I do know that teams will shoot approximately 30% less paint per event, which is good for the teams. However, the tournament operators and the subsequent paint sales are going to be affected quite a bit if they are taking a cut in sales of 30%+.In the Millennium series, they have subsidized that decrease in paint sales by increasing the entry fee. So while you think you are saving money on the paint consumption side of things, you are still spending a bit more on the entry fee. Which actually affects every player more, rather than just the teams who consume more paint. Again, that benefits only one group of people, the tournament organizers. Time will have to tell on this subject as well.I do think the U.S. is heading towards a limited paint system. I believe the Millennium Series was a trial run for the rest of the leagues.I think the US need to apply the limited paint for two main reasons.First of all the bounces shots. It’s not playing Paintball to shoot 5 pods on a bunker because you can shoot a guy with the bounces shots. There is any technical talent or fun to do that. Limited paint erase that huge negative point!Secondary, no more players leaving with 9 pods in the back and shooting in a windows in cross to hold a line. This is also a huge step to improve the game to stop this.And just because of these two big weak points, the limited paint has to come in US. The games will be faster and nice to watch.

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