| For the paintball enthusiast, there are many different | | | | (i.e. most traditional) form of the sport. The thought |
| paintball fields from which to play. Part of this is the | | | | behind this is that these fields are more like real-world |
| enormous popularity the sport has managed to garner | | | | combat. Players have to learn to use stealth, to work |
| for itself. A simple search typed in any internet search | | | | as a team, and often times when the paintball field is in |
| engine for "paintball fields" will bring up fields in virtually | | | | the woods, fighting tends to break out spontaneously |
| every state in the United States. This gives people | | | | when one group fires on another from a cover |
| many different options as to where to play and when. | | | | position. |
| There are several types of paintball fields. While some | | | | Another popular form is by having the paintball field at |
| are indoors, most are based in the great outdoors. | | | | a "scenario field." Which is an area that is designed |
| One of the most interesting things about the sport of | | | | similar to an urban assault and often has fake or basic |
| paintball is the places where it can be played. While | | | | buildings. The most advanced ones are even |
| you should only play where it is safe, and where you | | | | multi-story, and cover seems natural like in a city. This |
| have permission from any landowners, that really | | | | type of game leads to really fast action and sudden |
| doesn't limit your various options. There are literally | | | | dramatic turns in who is winning and who is losing. This |
| hundreds, if not thousands of places to play. This isn't | | | | would be almost the complete opposite of a "speedball |
| only true of the outdoors, where finding a paintball field | | | | field" which is a very generic term used to describe |
| isn't hard at all, but it is also true of cities and towns, | | | | fields with bunkers, haystacks, or just random |
| many of which will have their own indoor arenas that | | | | obstacles across and otherwise open playing area. |
| are used for paintball. | | | | Indoor paintball fields offer a very different experience |
| There are many types of outdoor paintball fields, and | | | | from outdoor play. The first thing many new players |
| the terrain can vary from wooded areas, to relatively | | | | notice when coming indoors is that paintball guns inside |
| open fields, to paintball fields decked out with props like | | | | can be very loud. Because of limited space, play at an |
| fake buildings, old cars, haystack walls, jerry-rigged | | | | indoor arena is fast and furious, and will give you a |
| forts, and whatever else the creative and active mind | | | | massive adrenaline rush. |
| can conjure up. The variety often amazes beginners. | | | | There are as many different types of paintball fields |
| The woods are a natural and exciting place to play | | | | as there are players, and finding your best game in |
| paintball. To many paintball players, the perfect paintball | | | | paintball might be just as easy as finding your |
| field is in the woods. In their minds this is the "purest" | | | | preferred paintball field. |