Buying Paintballs at an event?

[Darrin]

For players, what is more important when it comes to buying paintball at an event?

[jimy]

qaulity and cost of paint.

[Thalion]

A balance between quality and cost.

Not too expensive, not too poor a quality.

[badmoon]

quality all the way, if the paint sucks the event will suck. breakin balls all day will suck if every ones brakin balls all day its a sh*ty day.

[Darrin]

So you would rather have a higher quality paint with a dark shell and dark fill then a med quality paint that had a bright shell and a bright fill?

[Mustangman]

absolutely Darrin, as long as the fill is visible from a decent distance, color doesn't matter. i just remember DDay 2 yrs ago when the paint was ****, everyone was complaining about the paint because it broke before it even had a chance to leave the gun. so yes quality is priority over price for me.

[AKA]

I know when given a choice on fill color, I do choose the brighter fill. The shell color makes no differance to me though. We know there is paint out there that gives us the (all the above) vote, we just have to find it, use it, and never run out of it./AKA

[Oldest Sage]

1. Quality
2. Price
3. My paint on Darrin....priceless.:character0080:

[Badger]

We all must admit, we're spoiled to live near Darrin. Throughout my travels, I've seen it all. In Pennsylvania, you must spend nearly $100 on a case of paint to play at Skirmish. In Oklahoma, you must spend nearly $70 to play with their paint at D-Day. In Texas, you have to drop $100 for paint, registration, tshirt at Tacticalpaintball's field. Darrin is one of the ONLY fields where you get to bring your own paint.

We're spoiled, people.

If Darrin had to change his policy and do "field paint only", we'd have to succumb to his demands. However, for the most part, Darrin allows us to bring our own paint.

Whatever Darrin decides to do at his field, we have to follow suit. Whether it be high price, quality paint, or sh!tty paint fill, at least he can always expect me to show up. I'm glad he allows us to bring our own, since we know what goes through our guns the best. But, if push comes to shove, and he has to force us to use his paint only, well then so be it. I'll buy his paint. I just never want him to close his doors, because the alternatives are terrible.

We love you, Darrin!!

Badger

[Edgar]

Well spoken Brother!!!

[Edgar]

OHH,and
Yellow EVIL!!!!!

[Thalion]

Whatever Darrin decides to do at his field, we have to follow suit. Whether it be high price, quality paint, or sh!tty paint fill, at least he can always expect me to show up. I'm glad he allows us to bring our own, since we know what goes through our guns the best. But, if push comes to shove, and he has to force us to use his paint only, well then so be it. I'll buy his paint. I just never want him to close his doors, because the alternatives are terrible.



100% Agreed. Never meant to suggest anything less.

I'd almost suggest that if FPO was to happen, that there'd be two grades of paint. The "rec" stuff and the "tourney / high end" stuff. Not all of us can afford to shoot Evil paint consistantly.

[Goat]

i would have to say the quality is more of a issue then the price just because i dont want broken paint in my gun when im running around that just dosnt fly well with me or the gun laughing:) also i was reading up on the nation and a few company's have raised their price on paint like 5% i think it said do u think that is enough to change the cost of paint for the fields? or is this information even true?

[Foster]

I am a little biased as I tend to shoot <100 balls a day & prefer the biggest balls I can get my hands on. tongue:)

#1 Fresh. Everyone loves fresh!
#2 Big. I hate roll outs!
#3 Brite color shell.
#4 Price...Because if 1-3 are there, I dont mind the price.

I am a big fan of BYOP, not because I am cheap, not because I like people velocity ramping by mixed paint & NOT because I would rather give my paint money to anyone besided Darrin. I like to BMOP so I can fit it to my fixed barrel guns. Personally I would prefer to buy all my paint from SplatTag, even if it costs me more. The reason I dont always but from SplatTag is simply that I am never 100% sure what will be on the menu any given Sunday.

[*mess*Chain_gang]

i would have to agree with badger

[badmoon]

i need bright shell visible fill, or if its a ****** fill a hard enough shell for the player to not even think about not calling out, whether or not the ball broke. personally i don't like to shoot the second choice.but cost a side note to quality. the better it is the more im willing to pay. their is a limit to how much i will pay thou. d lol

[Sinner]

i would have to say quality of paint. is the most important thing. breaking paint all day sucks makes for a bad day. and thanks darrin for letting us BYOP.

[Delta Echo]

Our team buys paint in bulk so we tend to lean towards brand/label (RPS/PMI/Evil).
I think the most important choice is quality.
However, If you can find good quality paint that is consistantly of good quality, thats what usually makes a good brand/label, so there is a definite correlation.

Speaking of Consistancy which should have been included on the list as another measure of paintballs, Freshness and Storage conditions are also important factors. You can (and we have in the distant past) purchased paint from reputable companies that should be great paint, but it isn't fresh (older than 6-12 months), or has not been rotated or flipped during long term storage, or has not been stored in climate / humidity control environment. What you end up with is paint that is:
-Out of Round (or oblong)
-Inconsistant in size
-Balls w/ flat spots
-Shells that are either too brittle or not soft (causing breaks in the barrel or bounces on your target).

Most all of the problems our team has experienced w/ paint has been at FPO road events, and more often than not, it was decent paint to begin w/, but was either not fresh and/or was not stored/transported propely.

Paint Tips for Newbies:

1) If your paint came in a tub or bucket, its probably not such a great deal if you can't hit anyone with it, or it keeps breaking in your hopper.

2) When buying a case at a store, demand to open the box and check all 4 bags for broken balls BEFORE you buy it. If a store refuses to allow you to do this, take your business elsewhere.

3) Don't try and use paint you found on the ground that someone else shot.

4) You usually get what you pay for w/ paintballs.

5) You shouldn't ever have to pay more than $60 for a great quality case of paint unless you really want to attend an event that is FPO (in which case they usually jack the price up).

6) Not all paint is created equally. Research and choose paint that is most ideal for your play style and equipment. Most mid-range priced (rec grade) paint has a thicker shell that cuts through brush better and doesn't break in most rec guns / hoppers. High-end (tourney grade) paint has a thinner more brittle shell that breaks easier, and works better in low pressure guns or those with longer/adjustable dwell. settings such as most tourney markers.

Hope this helps.

[Rogue]

I would agree with Badger on the glory of BYOP, but if EZD want to go to FPO, then Quality is king. While out at an event at CPX, the field paint was chopping like mad, and not just for me. Climate control is important as well, I think that paint may have frozen overnight and in the morning.:mad:

I also like a bright fill for those that refuse to call themselves out even when they are florescent.bangh:)

[Saint]

I think Darrin could get away with an FPO rule if he were to do this :


- Offer multiple grades of paint, such as a "low grade rec. paint" which would cost $38-45, a mid-grade "premium" paint $45-$55, and a high grade paint, $55-$70.

- Offer people to be able to bring their own paint for a small fee.


The most important thing about FPO being able to accommodate a variety of players. Not everyone wants to shell out that $65 for the high-grade paint; while not everyone else wants to pay cheap to get ****** paint. With the BYOP fee; he'd make money off the players who wanted to bring their own stuff -- while keeping picky paint users happy.

[CHAOSFTW]

I think for some of the younger players and some of the players with a really tight budget will leen more towards the cheaper cost of paint just so they can go out and play. but quality is also a good thing you dont want bad paint that will give them a hard time while playin. so if there was a way to get some decent paint for cheap that would be best.

I remember in the past i think that splat tag had 2 different brands one cheaper one was a little more. do we still have that?

[Delta Echo]

I remember in the past i think that splat tag had 2 different brands one cheaper one was a little more. do we still have that?
Splat Tag standard rec paint for last year was RPS Rampage, but I'm pretty sure that at some events like the GBGs, you could upgrade and pay a little more for either Premium or Marballizer (don't remember which). Don't know if he will be continuing to do that this year, but I don't see why not cause they are all RPS/PMI products, and it's a nice for players to have a little selection at some of the bigger events.

[Nethemas]

Hopefully I'm not too far off topic but I had a question regarding the Marballizers. Various online shops show the them as having a marbled blackish-blue-green opaque shell. Last year I snagged some from a shop in Eau Claire only to discover too late that in the box was this mostly transluscent stuff with magenta-blue marbling and magenta fill. Of which I confirmed played mischief with the eyes on my loader. Did I just get a box full of something else or is everyone that's bragging up the stuff running blind manuals?

[Rogue]

They actually come in a couple of colors. Green/Black is kind of the 'stock' photo. On the RPS website, they also show the blue/magenta combo I think you were refering to.

[Nethemas]

They actually come in a couple of colors. Green/Black is kind of the 'stock' photo. On the RPS website, they also show the blue/magenta combo I think you were refering to.

I saw the magenta/blue thing a while back as well on their site (though no where else) but if you look at it, it looks pretty opaque to me. The ones I got were about 50% translucent shell and the rest a pinkish/blue. You could easily see the magenta fill inside as though you were looking through dirty glass. Unless the ball happened to be oriented just right in the feed neck it wouldn't break the beam and my loader would just keep churning.

Are the Marballizers actually supposed to be see-through?

[UPDATE:3-31-2008] You know it just occurred to me... I know that on many balls the shell is thin brittle and plastic-like. These if memory serves these were no different. Could the fill itself have just separated into parts as a clear liquid and the magenta dye? The balls themselves didn't appear to be afflicted with age/poor storage but perhaps that's my naive eye being tricked by the lack of the obvious--out of round, dimpled.

[Coulda]

I had some of the magenta and blue marbs last year. When I first bought them the whole shell appeared to be colored but after letting them sit for a couple months over the winter, i noticed that they appeared to have separated inside and half the shell appeared clear. They didn't show any signs of sitting around that I could tell the only difference I notices was the change in shell appearance.

[slumlord]

i need bright shell visible fill, or if its a ****** fill a hard enough shell for the player to not even think about not calling out, whether or not the ball broke. personally i don't like to shoot the second choice.but cost a side note to quality. the better it is the more im willing to pay. their is a limit to how much i will pay thou. d lol



You have to hit something before you can worry about calling them out. DOH!

I'm a fan of weapons grade and elixir, it's a good mix of quality and price. I would ban all nelson and big ball's from field. they are **** and you can't even tell when you were hit except the pain of getting hit by a marble.

[*mess*Chain_gang]

Monster balls suck same with hot spots. If you get shot in the neck,head, or that other place you will be out for a game or two just getting back together