| In the previous article of The Sport of
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| | optimize your sport experience, but I
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| Airsoft vs. The Sport of Paintball, we
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| | don't think a sport should solely rely on
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| established one of the major differences
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| | having the best equipment. It takes the
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| between the two sports is the actual
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| | fun out of the game and sooner or later
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| guns, and not necessarily the cost. I
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| | it takes the strategy out as well.
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| would now like to turn to the conditions
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| | Personally, I would much rather be
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| of each sport and what they entail.
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| | holding a sniper rifle with a long range
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| I have recently seen more and more
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| | scope, backing my team up from an
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| professional Paintball games being played
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| | elevated level several hundred feet
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| and broadcasted on Television. I watch
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| | behind them and making sure that their
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| the teams compete and the strategy they
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| | every move is safe. Or posted on the
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| import to the playing fields. With no
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| | flank while skirmishing through a thick
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| offense towards these Paintball teams, I
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| | set of woods holding an M16
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| have to say I don't see much strategy
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| | fully-automatic machine gun, backed up
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| used, especially in "SpeedBall."
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| | with a 9milimeeter strapped to my ankle
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| It always seems to come down to the same
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| | incase I needed it for some close combat.
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| thing and same strategy for every team.
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| | Gaming can take place in an open field
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| Get your sprinters to get in close,
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| | with no barriers or a 100-yard field full
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| making sure the first line is spread out
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| | of trees, brush, and bushes. This all
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| while the back field players shoot as
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| | happens while talking on the radio,
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| much and as fast as they can. Now, I know
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| | knowing every location my team is in.
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| that most people think that this is
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| | This makes for some extreme planning and
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| strategy, but in my experience any Joe
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| | strategy, not to mention some extreme
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| Blow who can move their index and middle
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| | fun.
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| finger fast enough can get into the
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| | So what sport is emerging and what sport
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| sport.
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| | is becoming the 'equipment war' rather
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| When I first started participating in
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| | than a sport? When it comes to The Sport
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| Paintball games I had a rental gun that
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| | of Airsoft versus The Sport of Paintball
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| wasn't so accurate or effective from a
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| | I would have to choose Airsoft, and not
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| long distance. I remember that a guy on
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| | just because of the costs or the clean
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| the other team had a great gun with a
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| | up, but simply because of the realistic
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| double tap trigger and stood in the very
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| | features and adventures involved. From
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| back of the field shooting tons of paint
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| | the guns to the gaming it makes more
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| towards our team. I understand that he
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| | sense to have fun in a realistic game of
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| was using the only strategy that he knew
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| | warfare without the death part.
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| to work, but to me that contradicts the
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| | In any case, when it comes to sport, I
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| game.
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| | would have to say crawling on the ground
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| In that specific case there is no sport
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| | under brush or posting yourself 35 feet
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| involved, it has everything to do with
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| | in the air decked out in camouflage
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| equipment. I could only imagine if they
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| | sniping people from an elevated position
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| had five other people standing back there
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| | is more sport than standing in the back
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| doing the same thing. How much fun would
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| | of a field loading and shooting, loading
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| that be?
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| | and shooting as fast as you can. In other
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| So is strategy involved in Airsoft, or a
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| | words I think it is evident which sport
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| better strategy that involves more than
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| | is actually emerging and unfortunately
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| just equipment? I want to make a note
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| | which equipment race is on its way out.
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| that better equipment will definitely
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