OK DDay 2009 June 13, 2009

[Mustangman]

yeah I know, I'm starting already. but, nothing would make me prouder than playing alongside hundreds of my fellow MN paintballers. Also, as of today, it is official, I am a commanding general in the Axis forces.

http://www.ddayadventurepark.com/forum/index.php?topic=12169.0

[nchittendon]

I have wanted to get to this for the last couple years, and I think I will try to get there next year. I'll have to start planning it into my schedule NOW.

Ok, now I can't wait........

[Mustangman]

anyone looking to go their first year, this is a great unit to join. we start the day defending 2 objectives and then we go kick the allies *** all over the field. don't believe me ask Frycook or Air force they were both with me and it was their first year.

[Vander]

Also, as of today, it is official, I am a commanding general in the Axis forces.

http://www.ddayadventurepark.com/forum/index.php?topic=12169.0

Congratulations, man! Sounds like a real good time...

Now all I have to decide on is, Graduate School or Oklahoma D-Day... 300a:)

We'll see...

[marnius]

Im gonna try to register as soon as possible. I wont be able to go down early this year since Ill be graduating, but Im still going to try to make it for the big game.

[nchittendon]

So there are lots of guys from Minnesota/Wisconsin that go down?

Is there usually a convoy or something..? I'd be down for a group cruise down there.

[Thalion]

So there are lots of guys from Minnesota/Wisconsin that go down?

Is there usually a convoy or something..? I'd be down for a group cruise down there.


There's usually several group convoys of varying size leaving from our area.

Definetly look into the 716th. We're some of the craziest Germans out there (for example, we saw action over the whole field in '08, including fighting at all three beaches).

Oh, and we have our good sense of humor too. Morale is almost always high with the 716th.

[nchittendon]

Humor.......I'm in. Laughter cures all........well, except obesity, but I'm working on that! haha I've got a group of about 5 people that are all very loose and like to have fun and we have been itching to do this game for the last couple years, but our schedules have not allowed us to.........09 will be different.

[Mustangman]

would like to welcome nchittendon and his merry band to the 716th. I believe that we will be able to make your first DDay experience a most memorable one. thank you for your committment and look forward to meeting you in person sometime this summer.

[marnius]

Mustang do you have any ideas for regiment commanders yet?

[TeaBuffalo]

Pretty good chance I'll be going down again. No gaurantees that I'll have any of my crew with though. I'll definitely be registering with Mustang again this year. As soon as fall rolls around I will start stashing money away again.

[Mustangman]

Thanks Buffalo, if you need help getting your guys convinced, give me a call. I'll try to make it up that way for a game.

[Mustangman]

Marnius, I do have regimental commanders picked out and they are pending approval and final acceptance.

[kyle925]

I'm down for 09'. I'm going to make sure this would be the year I GO! Can't wait to shoot some vids. . I might even do less play,and more of following our guys. Can't wait to capture it thru my lenses.Got to buy extra cam batteries to last the whole week of intense action in 09'. Congrats on being the general Mustang.

[Mustangman]

kyle925, you should give me a call. if I can determine what you need electricity wise for your battery chargers, I may be able to make some accomodations. also the Bunker has requested a courtesy copy of any footage you get while there, applies to any photog or videographer. sent you my number in a pm.

[pbpancho]

I'm down for 09'. I'm going to make sure this would be the year I GO! Can't wait to shoot some vids. . I might even do less play,and more of following our guys. Can't wait to capture it thru my lenses.Got to buy extra cam batteries to last the whole week of intense action in 09'. Congrats on being the general Mustang.

Most of the vendors have power you can leech off if you are nice as well. Thats what I did.

[Thalion]

also the Bunker has requested a courtesy copy of any footage you get while there, applies to any photog or videographer.

Would that also apply to "helmet cameras" of players?

I'll have to keep that in mind... may need to figure out a way to get the footage to them.

My goal is to have footage of every event I play at in '09.

[jimy]

I'll mention it to the team on our next meet about heading down next year. Could be intersting and fun.

[Royalfork]

My son and I were there in 07 as Americans at Omaha...Guess what? We would love to play for the Germans next time! Imagine that...

Thalion gave us the heads up regarding this unit and our plan is to attend in 09.

Thanks

[Thalion]

Sent you a PM Royalfork.

The 716th is were the fun is.

[Mustangman]

also, Royalfork, you can pm me if you have any questions. thanks for your commitment, I will be in touch soon.

[marnius]

Matt, are you going to battle for serenity valley at splat tag? If so Ill talk to you about going to 09 there.

[Thalion]

Matt, are you going to battle for serenity valley at splat tag? If so Ill talk to you about going to 09 there.

He better be, he's the Browncoat general.

[marnius]

>.< would make sense. Im pulling this thread off topic, I should PM people.

[Mustangman]

Yeah, I'll be at BSV. this goes for anyone on this forum, if you want to talk to me personally, pm me and we can chat thru there or my YIM is pbllr4life2002.

[Thalion]

I tried going to the 716th website today, but it's down.

Is this going to be permenant until closer to gametime? Where should I direct the people I recruit (I just recommended to three people yesterday to check into our unit's website)?

Thanks,

[Mustangman]

Sorry, I am working on getting things switched over to my control as JR has asked. I am also started a new job and don't have the spare time i have had recently due to being unemployed, so please bear with me as I work through this transition. The forum will be back up as soon as possible. in the mean time if you have recruits with question please give them my email address.

pbllr4life2002@yahoo.com

Thanks for everyone's patience.

[Mustangman]

wanted to refresh this thread. while I realize that next june is a long way off on the calendar, in reality it arrives very quickly. this is s trip that requires a lot of planning and forethought. If you ar einterested in going and need help gettingready to go, please contact me, I am more than willing to help anyone out with any questions they might have.

[pbpancho]

Did you get a chance to grab your photos off my site?

[Mustangman]

yeah, thought I sent you an email telling you that. sorry if I didn't. thanks again and if you wanna go again next year, just let me know, would be more than happy to have you stay with us again, hopefully have better conditions next year.

[TeaBuffalo]

Hey guys,

Just wanted to drop a line here. 2008 was my first year at D-Day. I had a bunch of friends that said they would go, and we were all set. One by one they crapped out on me. I found Mustang on here and ended up going with his group. It was a little intimidating heading to such a big event without anyone I knew, but I had a awesome time.

Mustang answered a million questions for me before I went and gave me TONS of great ideas about things to bring and how to pack in general. Anyone looking to go to D-Day, do not hesitate to give Mustang a shout. It is a warm group he travels with, and it didn't even take the trip down for me to realize I wasn't going to be playing without friends.

If you love paintball. GO TO THIS EVENT. Period. You will not regret it.

I'll see ya there in '09.

[braddoc]

I am definitely considering going down to OK DDay this time.

I have been trying to organize my friends to go the last two years and couldn't get it together. but I really think that I will be going this year.

[Thalion]

I am definitely considering going down to OK DDay this time.

I have been trying to organize my friends to go the last two years and couldn't get it together. but I really think that I will be going this year.

Consider the 716th Infantry. We'll be happy to have you guys run with the unit, and we promise action from "game on" to the last battle.

[braddoc]

Consider the 716th Infantry. We'll be happy to have you guys run with the unit, and we promise action from "game on" to the last battle.

if I go, I'd love to join you guys. I'll try and get everything squared away soon and make the plans so we can't break them

[Mustangman]

remember, once you register, there are no refunds, so that might be the key to making plans you can't/don't want to break. braddoc, if you have questions, feel free to email me or drop me a pm and I'll send you my phone number.

[nchittendon]

Hey Mustang, what can you tell me about RV parking? I have a school bus that is being retro-fitted for sleeping in and by the looks of it, I won't be allowed anywhere but the RV area........

I checked the Ddayadventurepark.com site, but it's kind of vague.....

[braddoc]

well it looks like I got at least 2 friends to make the road trip. I am now going to try and get them to gather their funds so we can register soon. lock it in:)

[Mustangman]

Chitt, you can park it anywhere you want, you just won't have access to electricity or water hook-ups. you can use a generator until 10pm though.

braddoc. sounds good, keep me posted and LMK if you have questions or need any assistance with anything.

[braddoc]

Hey Mustang, 4 people, myself included, are thinking about coming down. Is there still room to sign up? I hope so.

I see the dates say June 8th - 14th. do you guys go down there for that entire period of time? granted the 8th - 12th are all mini scenarios and the like, I was just curious.

also, I see that Wednesday says : All players must register today

but Friday says : Registration opens early/ends late

is that on site registration only?? meaning if you registered online earlier you can just show up on Saturday to play?

[Sarge]

If I play my cards right I'll be going with Baddmoon, Bizarre, Shaman this year!

[Thalion]

Right now, I'm expecting 5 Sentinels (5 have expressed significant interest). Realistically, 3-4 will be able to show up. If I can get more than 5 people in our car pool (Sentinels and non-Sentinels), we'll have to expand to a second vehicle. My minivan died, so I had to move to a new vehicle - it's an upgrade overall but the passenger capacity isn't as high (and I'll never get stuck at the Frostbuster again :) )

Hey Mustang, 4 people, myself included, are thinking about coming down. Is there still room to sign up? I hope so.

Yes, there is still room. Most registrations haven't come in yet I imagine.


is that on site registration only?? meaning if you registered online earlier you can just show up on Saturday to play?

You must check-in on site on Friday. There's simply not enough time in the morning to register, get air/paint, chrono, and get out on the field on-time.

We're going to come on Wednesday or Thursday, depending on if I can get enough time off (still hunting for a new job and I don't know if I'll have earned enough days off).

[Mustangman]

would love to have the Aces playing with me @ DDay, I have a particularly fiendish place to use your talents if your up for the challenge. pm me if interested. Braddoc, hopefully Thalion answered your questions if you have any more feel free to ask.

[braddoc]

yup, he answered them.

we discussed it a lot yesterday and are aiming at arriving on Thursday. looks like it would be 3 or 4 of my friends, my brother and one or two of his friends, and I. (theoretically anyway. of course it will always be changing)

my brother was looking at Hotel rooms, rather than camping out. I imagine they probably fill up fairly early?

as far as registration is concerned. when you register do you register for the specific unit? as in the 716th? or is like- you register for the event and people organize their own units upon arrival?

I thought I remembered reading someplace that you have to register for the specific unit you are interested in. which seems more likely, but I didn't remember off the top of my head, and my browser wont load the webpage at the moment.. for whatever reason..

[Mustangman]

yes, you would need to register for the 716th, and then we hhave three regiments to organize into once we have nuimbers the week of the event.

[Drachen]

When is this game?

[Mustangman]

OK DDay is June 8-14 with the big game being on the 13th.

[Bunker Busters]

so how is this game played? do they open up the entire field and everyone roams around where ever they want doing missions and stuff or do they break the field into smaller fields with objectives that need to be met before moving to the next field? as far as paint and air refilling do you buy tickets and the turn them in at a fill station or is there one main staging area that it is all done at?

[Mustangman]

so how is this game played? do they open up the entire field and everyone roams around where ever they want doing missions and stuff or do they break the field into smaller fields with objectives that need to be met before moving to the next field?

no, field is played as a whole, just like a battlefield would be. the objectives are on a timetable and that helps determine when and where were are needed. as far as missions are concerned, there really aren't a lot of "special missions" handed out, we just go where the game dictates that we are needed. that's how the 716th became the first unit to help defend all three beaches in the same game last year. we were also largely responsible for taking back Colleville from the allied AB last year. you will here that it was the special forces, but don't be fooled, if we hadn't gone over those walls 3 tmes before they did, they would have never made it.


as far as paint and air refilling do you buy tickets and the turn them in at a fill station or is there one main staging area that it is all done at?

as far as paint and air is concerned, paint is acquired by redeeming tickets, 4 per box. air is available at different areas on and off the field and is available whenever you need it.

[evolkers2003]

so how is this game played? do they open up the entire field and everyone roams around where ever they want doing missions and stuff or do they break the field into smaller fields with objectives that need to be met before moving to the next field? as far as paint and air refilling do you buy tickets and the turn them in at a fill station or is there one main staging area that it is all done at?

Usually your squad is assigned to a certain location. I know i was put on Utah beach last year and that was a blast. As far as missions i was far too into shooting mass amounts of people at the time, and i had the misfortune of having to leave early.

A little thing im doing next time i go is waiting till the night before the scenario to get paint tickets. I bought paint then i had people coming up and offering me half price paint tickets cause they had to leave.

[JJohnson]

A little thing im doing next time i go is waiting till the night before the scenario to get paint tickets. I bought paint then i had people coming up and offering me half price paint tickets cause they had to leave.

Yeah Jake and I picked up a couple cases of blaze for $30 bucks each on Saturday night too, brought them home with us and used them at scenarios around here.:D

[Bunker Busters]

A little thing im doing next time i go is waiting till the night before the scenario to get paint tickets. I bought paint then i had people coming up and offering me half price paint tickets cause they had to leave.

thanks for the heads up, i'll keep my eyes open

[Mustangman]

yeah, there are always sweet deals to be had around the campground, just gotta be willing to spend some time to find them.

[evolkers2003]

yeah, there are always sweet deals to be had around the campground, just gotta be willing to spend some time to find them.

best deal i found was invert pants for $25 a peice. I should have picked like 10 pairs up and sold em for double that. although i did get some grillz for $55 too.

[JJohnson]

Anyone know when DDay usually come out with the video of the previous year? I want to pick up an 08' video when they come out.

[Mustangman]

there isn't an "official" DDay film this year. there will be one out in 2010 for the '08 by some guys called Soldiers of Paint.

[JJohnson]

there isn't an "official" DDay film this year. there will be one out in 2010 for the '08 by some guys called Soldiers of Paint.

Yeah I know about that one, and hope to pick one of those up too:), but I thought that DDay Adventure Park put out a vid every year too?

[Mustangman]

they don't anymore, cost them too much up front.

[JJohnson]

they don't anymore, cost them too much up front.

Oh, darn. Enough people didn't buy them or something?

[Mustangman]

nope, and with all of his other costs growing, Dewayne cut that out.

[Bunker Busters]

do you all get a camping spot close to each other or is it first come first serve

[Mustangman]

each unit has their own camping area so we are able to camp relatively close to each other.

[JJohnson]

do you all get a camping spot close to each other or is it first come first serve

From what I saw, it's pretty much first come, first serve. And your supposed to camp kinda with the unit you sign up to be in. Each unit has an assigned camping area, last year we wanted to camp by the woods though, so we camped between two other units.:p They were pretty close to our actually unit though.

[Mustangman]

I will be there Mon either morning or afternoon not sure yet, either way, will do what I can to keep some camping space clear for everyone.

on another note, we still need bodies so if you have friends interested, now is the time to get them hooked. am also looking for someone who is interested in running a DT on the Beach. I will provide a case or 2 on top of what ever you are willing to provide. you would be responsible for the weapon and for returning it to me after the game.

[Bunker Busters]

would it be possible to start a list of people who are going and if they need a ride or have empty spots in their vehicles. it might be a little early for this to but just an idea.

[Mustangman]

it's actually a great idea. what I recommend is solidifying your groups plans and see what each group has available or needs. we usually have a seat or two available and if there is a person who wants to leave early they can ride down with me.

[Mustangman]

want to keep this fresh. also, a reminder, that if you wait too long, registration goes up the first week of May, from $70 to $100. paint is the JT Fluid series this year, all paint will be $65 this year, no "premium" available.also there are quite a few groups and individuals going from MN/WI this year, we should all try to coordinate to help keep the cost down for everyone. makes the game more affordable and enjoyable for everyone.

[JJohnson]

Draxxus isn't supplying the paint this year? I was under the impression that they did almost every year.

[Mustangman]

too many complaints and JT has a manufacturing facility for their paint in Neosho, which is just 30 minutes from the field.

[evolkers2003]

Meh, IMO draxxus makes the best paint in the business. This JT stuff is supposed to be pretty decent but their track record with paint would show other wise.

[Mustangman]

I agree, I love Draxxus paint. this really comes down to $$$$$ for Dewayne;) with JT producing the paint in Neosho, his shipping costs are considerably less.

[Coulda]

I guess we will see this year how JT does. I am sure if they would fail miserably they won't be supplying paint for DDay any more.

[frycook]

haha sry i wasnt on for a while somthing came up deshelmet:)
im not sure if i will be able to get leave from the 8th till the 15th it will be close. i really wish i am able to go this year because i would be a bit more help i believe.sniper:) but from my point of view it doesnt look like i will be able to make it....... but i will check with CoC soon about it

[Thalion]

I'm going to take as many days off work as I can get away with for this event. If I'm lucky, I can get the full week.

[Mustangman]

awesome frycook, lmk if you need to be p/u @ the airport or anything.

[frycook]

well i found out that it will be a little bit after we get back from deployment before we get leave, which is better so that will put leave somtime between early june to middle of june

but i have 5 months still to plan and see what happens, i got buddies planning on going

and if we do go which unit should we plan on being in? 716th again or what we can go where needed to.

[Mustangman]

absolutely join the 716th. wouldl love to have you or any of your friends. I think you know they will be treated well. will be a lot like last year. runnin' and gunnin' :D

[Thalion]

we still need bodies so if you have friends interested, now is the time to get them hooked. am also looking for someone who is interested in running a DT on the Beach. I will provide a case or 2 on top of what ever you are willing to provide. you would be responsible for the weapon and for returning it to me after the game.

Mustang already knows this because of our conversation today, but on a related note to this, the Sentinels are willing to bring the quad as a heavy weapon setup.

Not sure yet how much paint is prudent for the beast...

[frycook]

sounds good, hopefully the first ten minutes of the game will go better this year, i mean really cmon that was just stupid,

well ill keep doing research

later

[Coulda]

I totally agree, that first ten minutes was a bit ridiculous. I think we can figure out something a bit better this year and maybe not get shot right when the game starts.

[Bunker Busters]

what happened the first 10 min?

[Mustangman]

25 vs 130... get the picture:scared0012::scared0012::scared0012:help:)

[JJohnson]

25 vs 130... get the picture:scared0012::scared0012::scared0012:help:)

Germans from the 716th were a little tired on Saturday morning huh?

[Mustangman]

Germans from the 716th were a little tired on Saturday morning huh?

nope, sat evening. :D by the way JJ are you gonna play with the rest of the MN players this year or are you going 709th again?

[JJohnson]

Unfortuately I can't make it down this year due to lack of $bh:), but a few friends and I are aiming for 2010. We are starting to save $ for that right now.:D And in 2010, we are plannin on joining the 716th with you guys. Btw, is it Omaha beach the 716th defends?

[Mustangman]

nope we defend Sword, Caen and Pegasus bridge.

[JJohnson]

nope we defend Sword, Caen and Pegasus bridge.

You get to defend the bridge, nice. So you guys go against several allied units then, the beach units and some airborne units. How did you guys hold out last year? We lost Utah after a couple hours or so.

[Mustangman]

GHC had us withdraw with ten minutes to go for points. we were pissed. actually they pulled our reinforcments and left us to the wolves so to speak. we got steam rolled by the 82nd, CW AB, CW tanks, CW infantry. was fun though. one of my guys actually took paint for me so I could keep yelling orders on the field. was awesome.:D

[Bunker Busters]

25 vs 130... get the picture:scared0012::scared0012::scared0012:help:)
sounds like fun!!! how much paint did you burn trough?

[frycook]

well my regiment started like 10 feet from the british airborne drop, so we got rolled, and when they were supposed to spawn back at the drops they reinserted straight into Caen, the refs stepped on their crank but they got better through out the day

[Coulda]

I didn't even have a chance to pull up and shoot at them when the game started, I just ducked for cover hoping not to get shot up too bad right away. Luckily I think I only got hit twice when the game started.

[Mustangman]

I think I was the last one of our group shot out, it wasn't pleasant. but it wasn't difficult for them, the ref brought them into the game thru our position so they knew where we were before the game even got started. but yeah, they dropped some of them so close to my guys that some of us didn't even have a chance to shoot before they were overwhelmed. it was a great day though. wwe fought on every beach and helped take back Colleville at the end of the day.

[JJohnson]

I think I was the last one of our group shot out, it wasn't pleasant. but it wasn't difficult for them, the ref brought them into the game thru our position so they knew where we were before the game even got started. but yeah, they dropped some of them so close to my guys that some of us didn't even have a chance to shoot before they were overwhelmed. it was a great day though. wwe fought on every beach and helped take back Colleville at the end of the day.

Are you talking about the final battle at Colleville? Man that was something, the final battle was both pure madness and pure awesomness. Thousands of players in Colleville sounds and looks like madness, but it was awesome!

[Mustangman]

yeah me and a large group of the 716th went over the wall 3 times to help take it back. as usual though. the Fallies were there after we cleaned up to to get the credit.:mad: me, frycook and his 2 buddies were at the base of the flag berm for a while. talk about intense.

[JJohnson]

Yeah I know what you mean intense. Right before the end of the game I got up behind one of those concrete culverts just past the flag berm. Got to shoot out probably 10 guys before the figured out I was there. But when they did figure out I was there....oh man...they weren't happy:scared0012::scared0012::scared0012:

[Mustangman]

looks like maybe they have fixed the air issues this year. let us hope so.

http://www.ddayadventurepark.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2984#post2984

[frycook]

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looks like maybe they have fixed the air issues this year. let us hope so.
the dreaded line for air to fill up your tank a quarter of the way full, awsomness

[evolkers2003]

all i know is last year when the allies hit utah the german front lines ended up scattering and we never really gained our composure, the first half an hour was kind of messy. Too bad we lost it right at the end.


Oh, and heres a tip of you have to leave early: Dont take the greyhound back, drive back yourself. It will save you a horrifying trip back. I would rather to a kamikaze charge right up allie lines than ride that bus back again.

[Coulda]

Awesome news about the air situation, I have been waiting to hear good news like that for a while. It brought one big smile to my face.

[EZD]

Let me know how the Air is this year!

That is one of the main reasons why I am not going back to OK DDAY.

Two years in a row I have had very bad air refills. :character0051: 2006 and 2007.

Getting HP fills only to 2000-2200psi with 200+ targets in front of me drool:) is to frustrating for me. 5 minutes of air and 20-25 minute wait to get back in the game just to get air. :mad: I cant do that over and over again in one day.

I really hope they fixed it and can keep it going to the end of the game for both teams. Air for 4000 players is tough.

Looking forward to feedback from this upcaming game. :)

Darrin

[spock]

I agree the air thing really pissed me off and killed it for me.
I dont think I'll ever go back...unless it's resolved.

[JJohnson]

I agree the air thing really pissed me off and killed it for me.
I dont think I'll ever go back...unless it's resolved.

It was pretty good in 08' I think the lowest fill I got was 3.5k. Although it was a long wait to get air, probably at least 15-20 mins.

[Mustangman]

all of the air problems are supposed to be ironed out. according to what I have been told there will be more DZs with air, more fill stations and the potential to move those stations to field center as the game collpases.

[spock]

yea, standing in line at 20 min. a pop, for a game that is only 8 hours long.
and short fills......yea no thanks.

[evolkers2003]

i dont even remember waiting more than 15 min personally, and i always got a 3.5 k fill at least. I did see it get backed up, hopefully with the new changes the game will run smoother.

[JJohnson]

i dont even remember waiting more than 15 min personally, and i always got a 3.5 k fill at least. I did see it get backed up, hopefully with the new changes the game will run smoother.

It did get backed up after you left. Especially for the final battle at Coleville.

[evolkers2003]

It did get backed up after you left. Especially for the final battle at Coleville.

Oh yea i suppose. I was like, why is everyone mad but i forgot i only played the speedball stuff and half of sat before i left.

[Mustangman]

just want to encourage everyone planning on going to get registered. sooner the better. also, if my team or I can help with travel arrangements please let me know. I personally am looking for someone to ride down with me on Sun. will be there all week. good opportunity for someone looking spend the whole week but don't want to drive.

[frycook]

me if i could get a solid date

[Mustangman]

DDay is June 8-13 this year.

[nchittendon]

Monday to Saturday?

[Thalion]

Monday to Saturday?

Yep. The main game is on Saturday. There will be other events during the week, including speedball, mini-scenarios (a few hours, not small number of players), the "civil war" game, the night game, a few mini-tournaments, etc.

[EZD]

The actual OK DDAY Scenario game is on Saturday June 13.

There are mainly other cool paintball events there all week but each is a separate game.

60-80% of the players show up on Thursday, check-in and shop on Friday, then play all of Saturday. The years I went there was another event on Sunday but 90% of the players including my group headed home Sunday morning. No energy after Saturday. We played until we dropped. ;)

[brycelarson]

yea, standing in line at 20 min. a pop, for a game that is only 8 hours long.
and short fills......yea no thanks.

bring the phantom, problem solved :)

I'm excited - first time for me this year. Looking foward to it. I'm finalizing ride situations - but I may be looking for a carpool wed night / thurs morning.

[*mess*Chain_gang]

Little off topic here im sry, Brycelarson are you a mod on the techpb fourms?

[brycelarson]

Little off topic here im sry, Brycelarson are you a mod on the techpb fourms?

yup, hit me via PM if you need something.

[*mess*Chain_gang]

It's fine I just look at the punkworks fourms all the time

[brycelarson]

yup, PunkWorks is me and CockerPunk

We are the punks I guess.

[Thalion]

I've got a D-Day question, even though I've been there twice now (guess it was never an issue for me before):

Can you buy paint/paint tickets in the deadzones, or do you have to exit the field to do so?

I'm having trouble gauging/planning the paint budget our heavy weapon will be consuming and don't want to run out of paint, but at the same time be sitting on way too much paint surplus either.

[Mustangman]

Tim, give me a call this weekend, we can talk about what to expect and what we need to plan for.

[Thalion]

Sounds good, I'll probably give you a call Friday evening.

[frycook]

from what i hear, my leave starts on the 12th so im pretty sure i wont make it this year. guess i have to find other means of fun for leave

[Killer]

I just found out about this forum. I'd like to shed a little "light" as it seems there is more than enough of the "darkside" here already!:eek: If anyone would like to join the Allied side, (especially The Big Red One) feel free to contact me!

As I've stated on the BB forum, what we really need is more honorable players on BOTH sides!

[MondoMor]

Welcome to the forum, Killer!

[Mustangman]

welcome Killer, unfortunately, you are working against stacked odds here. Glad to have you here, maybe you can make it out fot the Hunt.

[Killer]

Mustangman,
I'm well aware that the odds are against me, recruiting wise. But that's alright.:cool:

We are definately headed out for the Hunt! Of course as luck would have it, we are playing on the Merc side. I know you are playing coalition. We are going to be camping nearby, how about you? If you are, we will have to look each other up!

[Mustangman]

no camping for us, we'll be up the day of the game. just ask, there are enough people who know me, they can point me out.

[Bunker Busters]

I cant remember if I asked this already but how many guys did the 716th have last year? and how many do you expect this year?

[Mustangman]

we had 140 last year, hoping for more this year.:D

[Hydrohawk]

Just read today that if you want to select a particular unit for D-Day, the deadline is tomorrow, March 31st. After that, you can still choose your side, but not your unit as it is assigned by the organizers. So if you've been think about joining certain unit, now is the time!

PS: Go German!

[Mustangman]

for anyone not yet registered, continue to register for the 716th. we have one of the largest allotments on the field and as long as you register for the 716th, they will assign you to our unit.

[Coulda]

I guess it is about time I get registered... I have put it off long enough.

[marnius]

Idk if Ill be going this year, my graduation is late on the 10th and that's usually the last day people are leaving, so getting down there in time is going to be a trick.

[Coulda]

Just Registered... Also Registered Dicdar. We should have just made the deadline.

[Bunker Busters]

Scott (xSHOOTERx) and I got our registration sent in last night to!

[Mustangman]

awesome guys. keep them coming!

[xSH00TERx]

Andy and I are debating on wether or not to take the car or the SUV. We thought we would ask if anyone needed a ride down to help make the decision. We could fit 2 more with plenty of comfort and all the gear. We are planning on leaving early Thursday morning and coming back sometime Sunday. We will just split the gas cost, estimated at 300$ round trip (4 ways would be 75 per person). Side note... we would be leaving from Pine Island.

[Mustangman]

I know someone who might be interested, I'll find out and let you know.

[brycelarson]

I'll be looking for a carpool early Thursday from the cities. Anyone headed down on that schedule?

[Mustangman]

actually Bryce, I was going to call you and suggest that you call the guys from Roch. if you could make it down that far I am sure they wouldn't mind having you along. Andy is a good guy. not sure about Shooter yet, haven't met him.:D

[xSH00TERx]

Andy is a good guy. not sure about Shooter yet, haven't met him.:D

Ok, a little about myself... Picture Harry.... but more like Lloyd.
But I don't have a van dressed like a sheep dog..... not yet anyway!!
I have been to Aspen, but I don't know anyone named Sampsonite. laughing:)

[Bunker Busters]

so I got my paper saying I was drafted yesterday.......my wife started to get a little worried until she got about 2/3 the way trough and saw it said something about paintball.laughing:)

[Mustangman]

I would like to ask that anyone who might be at the Hunt that is planning to go to OK please make sure you find me @ the hunt for a few minutes. nothing major, just want to catch up and make sure things are going well for everyone. also answer any questions any of you may have.

[Mustangman]

anyone planning on going to DDay needs to contact me ASAP. have some info for all of you and need to pass some thing along, if you don't have my number please pm me or post asking for it. those of you that do have it please call me. those of you that I have talked to please remain quiet for the time being.

[xSH00TERx]

We now canceled our trip, will be going to GBG instead.

[Thalion]

We now canceled our trip, will be going to GBG instead.

Midwest Alliance I presume?

[braddoc]

I'm bummed I have to miss OK Dday again this year (and GBG :()

I am going to play PSP Chicago and just don't have the funds for both.

I'll have to come out with you guys next year, because OK dday is something I truly want to experience for myself sooner rather than later.

[Bunker Busters]

is there anyone going who has not paid their entry yet??

[Krutsie]

I haven't registered yet.. oh wait ,I'm sorry you ment for DDay. not GBG.

[Ravenwood]

I realy want to get to D day one of these years it looks like a must do :) would have to get a few people together for it, maybe next year.

[Hydrohawk]

Just a quick note...Side choice ends this Friday, so if you're planning on going to D-Day and still want to choose a side, now's the time to registar.

[Hawk]

I realy want to get to D day one of these years it looks like a must do :)

same here, i'll probably go next year. i just cant make it out for this one :(

[Mustangman]

hopefully there will be a next year. not so sure after the way things have gone this year. and with registrations being so low, i question whether the promoter will make back the money he invested in field improvements this year. I will give a thorough AAR after the game.

[Thalion]

hopefully there will be a next year. not so sure after the way things have gone this year. and with registrations being so low, i question whether the promoter will make back the money he invested in field improvements this year. I will give a thorough AAR after the game.

I knew it was bad, but is it really that bad?

I had no idea. :(

[Mustangman]

put it this way, right now, registrations are HALF of what they were last year.:(

[Ravenwood]

I realy hope this event is not shut down next year. I havnt been able to make it to one of these I feel its a must at least once. Maybe they will have a last minuet serge of people sign up, fingers crossed.

[Mustangman]

like I said I will post a lengthy, detailed AAR after the event so that everyone who wants to go will have a better understanding of what to expect and what the future may hold for OK DDay. there are many things, outside of even the economy affecting this game.

[Killer]

there are many things, outside of even the economy affecting this game.

Ain't that the truth!! If this year turns out to be a royal cluster...There will probably be a game next year, but it's on it's death bed IMO.

[Mustangman]

well, last I heard, total registrations are just under or right at 2000, which 3 weeks before the game is bad news. I dunno, I have been more and more pleased with the games @ ST and the level of competition is just as high, without all of the whining and BS. I spoke to D about possibly hosting an Axis/Allies game @ ST next year, we'll have to see if I can get the details worked out with him, would be more of a scenario game vs the giant CTF that OK DDay is.

[Killer]

We are planning on going to Living Legends 3 at CPX next year. Closer to home and looks like a great game!

Keep us posted about the Splat Tag games too! I know Sully-Sr always goes to The Battle of Bocage in Ettric Wis. every year and he's been trying to get me to go there as well. The economy has killed my playing money, so I doubt I will go this year!

[Thalion]

I have been more and more pleased with the games @ ST and the level of competition is just as high, without all of the whining and BS.

Have to agree here.

The only thing OK D-Day really has going for it (for us anyway) is the sheer size of the game being played and the chance to meet people from across the globe.

Aside from that, it plays out fairly similarly in principle to a massive Giant Big Game (certain things are open for points at certain times) with different special units.

[Cpt. Patches]

How much more detailed can you get with a scenario of that size though?

and I thought ok dday was really organized when it came to troop division and such, i guess not?

[Mustangman]

How much more detailed can you get with a scenario of that size though?
There are a lot of things that could be done to make the game more interesting and challenging. for instance, there could be actual missions given out every hour as well as the objectives. this would require more strategy be employed. missions could be simple and with the space available there is ample opportunity for this kind of thing.
and I thought ok dday was really organized when it came to troop division and such, i guess not?

units are largely organized by the participants. this requires a lot more participation from commanders thru out the year. for the most part most of the organization and administration duties are handled by unit commanders.

[Mustangman]

German victory again, score was roughly 2700-1800. Allies were so defeated they left the field 20 minutes before the final objective was scored.

[Thalion]

German victory again, score was roughly 2700-1800. Allies were so defeated they left the field 20 minutes before the final objective was scored.

Did we get the points for Sword in the end?

I want to say I'm sorry that we didn't fulfill our challenge goal set out from the beginning. In a way, I feel like we let you, the commanding officer, down. Perhaps if we had done better, we could have kept the whole "sword dispute" from happening.

That said, I am glad we were able to win, despite some things I have already spoken to you about.

Thanks again for a good year, and it was an honor,

[MondoMor]

Looking forward to the AAR!

I've decided to go next year if it looks worth the trip.

[Thalion]

I think I'll let Mustangman make the AAR for now.

I have thoughts on it, but as a unit general he likely got a bigger picture of what all transpired that day and would be better able to paint a real picture.

For example, from my perceptions of what I saw alone, I thought it would be a close game, with the Allies maybe even winning. Only after I left the field at 4:35 or so (eliminated after last insertion, oh well), arriving in the staging area around quarter to or so, did I learn that it was that big of a point margin. Could have fooled me, easily.

I do not yet know if I will be returning or not. There are several variables that await resolution first.

[Mustangman]

I will post a complete AAR as well as comments shortly, needs some time to recover adn to spend with the kids.

[MondoMor]

Not a rush at all. :) Family comes first!

[Thalion]

Two things I'll bring up in the AAR are the air fills and paint.

I never had an overly backed up airfill line, and I really did get 4500 the first fill.

I got ~4200 on subsequent fills throughout the day.

In that sense, the D-Day staff got something significantly improved. :)

On to the paint... well, that wasn't so good. JT Hydro paint apparently has been used with success at other events. Not so much with D-Day weather: the heat and humidity made short work of this field paint, turning it into a major fiasco.

Hopefully, JT learns and cooks up a new mix for next year, as they have a multi-year contract.


As far as the gameplay/flow/staffing itself went, I leave it to Mustangman.

[Mustangman]

vid from end of game, I am the crazy fool with the giant pirate flag.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2deywNi-gI

[Mustangman]

2009 AAR- in brief

for those of you intersted in the events of this year. we had a great turn out of upper midwest players(MN, IA, WI) Akkadian, Sentinels, Working Class Heroes, and a large number of unaffiliated players. weather was decent for a change, rained a little bit but was clear and hot for game day. the game itself was a good old fashioned butt stomping. Germans destroyed the allies for the second year in a row. 2750-1750. on top of that the allies left the field early. I won't bore you with all the details of the game, any one who has specific questions just ask. I'll answer them to the best of my knowledge. will begin active recruiting for next year soon, so if you are interested, LMK or anyone else who went will be more than happy to answer your questions.

[Thalion]

I have one question -- do we have any idea what JT's plans are for improving field paint?

I know a lot of people had trouble with the paint after 30min-1hr.

[nchittendon]

Oh, I don't know what you mean!? The paint was just fine......


after being in a pod for apprx 1.5 hours:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j184/nchittendon/Paintball/Dday%202009/goodJTpaintballs.jpg

[nchittendon]

Some more pics:

Mustangman in a screenshot of the video he was referring to:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j184/nchittendon/Paintball/Dday%202009/mustangflagpic.jpg

The start of the day....716th heading onto Sword beach to prepare for the battle:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j184/nchittendon/Paintball/Dday%202009/neilatdday.jpg

Mustangman giving his pre-game speech:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j184/nchittendon/Paintball/Dday%202009/mustangmangivingaspeech.jpg

Team Akkadian with our 716th commander, Mustangman:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j184/nchittendon/Paintball/Dday%202009/teamakkadian.jpg

One of the ladies at Engler's booth:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j184/nchittendon/Paintball/Dday%202009/Englermodel.jpg

[Mustangman]

wish I could see these @ work:(

[nchittendon]

Just got your text Mustang, can you still not see them? I will email them to you if you like.

[Mustangman]

I was at work last night, I can see them from home. would still like them emailed to me, I try to put any and all pics of WCH on our website.

[Senator]

Hey, I am entered in this year's D-Day video contest and one of the criteria they are using to determine the Grand Prize winner is the number of video views. My entry is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFDZ9E36_HY

If you have 6 minutes to check it out, I would appreciate it. It shows many of the various aspects of the D-Day experience (the night game, some of the paintball tanks, the actual boat beach landings and the opening explosions).

Check it out when you can, each view increases my odds of winning the grand prize. Thanks!