[LoneWolf90]

I recently got into paintball after playing a few games of back yard paintball with a friend and I am thinking about trying a few fields nearest me. What is it that a lot of you experienced players look for in a paintball field before and after you walk onto the field? What do you find to be the best layout as far as the terrain and obsticles?

[dps093]

I am a Speedball player, so I make sure the field has a regulation speedball field that is PSP. I look for safety, fair prices, good competition, and a welcoming and helpful staff.

[Zethis]

http://www.pbnation.com/fields/

In no particular order:
1. Price
2. Location
3. Actual bathrooms vs portapotties
4. FPO and/or BYOP
5. Indoor or outdoor
6. Woodsball and/or speedball fields
7. Customer service
8. Offers HPA and/or CO2 refills.
9. Food
10. Good Refs

[Soul06]

Originally Posted by Zethis

http://www.pbnation.com/fields/

In no particular order:
1. Price
2. Location
3. Actual bathrooms vs portapotties
4. FPO and/or BYOP
5. Indoor or outdoor
6. Woodsball and/or speedball fields
7. Customer service
8. Offers HPA and/or CO2 refills.
9. Food
10. Good Refs

All good points. So instead of re-writing I will just elaborate.
I don't mind paying higher prices if the facilities justify the cost. I'm not paying above average FPO prices if you only offer poorly put together rec fields. I personally like urban assault fields (I'm more woodsball than speedball). Refs that actually are active in the game is important too. I hate refs that just sit on the side and do nothing.

[Darko9989]

Most important to me is a great staff. Then what the other guys said.

[Waters]

mixture of things and a strongly compitive field

[2nwyka]

Hmm...
Increasingly, I look for a mixture between speedball and woodsball. I'm a woodsball player by trade, but I do play speedball when I can. I also look at entry fee and BYOP options. Some fields have BYOP days at the end of the month. After that I look at staffing, field safety, player dynamic, and driving distance.
Noah

[KYhillbilly]

Around here having people to play with is key. A field needs to have enough business to keep you playing.

Also having decent fields to play on is critical but most do and I am not picky. But if you like woodsball you may not like a field that only has speedball.

Also matching your style of play is important sometimes. If you shoot a bare bones semi and your playing in a little netted in field where most of the other guys are ramping it may not be much fun.

[Xdanisx]

As long as it's cheap and I'm with my friends I don't care.

[Gemini00]

That you could get in quick games and not have to walk a mile to the next field.

[archerpb2013]

quality refs and fields. Price!!! and BYOP/ FPO price

[Danny96211]

What i look for: (in order)
-price
-friendly and helpful staff
-fields
-location

Although its an easy decision for me, being that the closest field is a 15 min drive and the next closest field is a 40 min drive along with bridge and highway tolls.

[spicy Chicken]

the quality of the people playing at the field is high on my list

[doomsday57]

fair prices, well maintained ( I dont want to play at a field that is falling apart) , helpful staff that is friendly ( Nothing pisses me off more then when I spend money and the people act like I am bothering them), and some good competition

[firefighter26]

I they have a good staff, also the attention to the customers...

[Lts]

Originally Posted by doomsday57

fair prices, well maintained ( I dont want to play at a field that is falling apart) , helpful staff that is friendly ( Nothing pisses me off more then when I spend money and the people act like I am bothering them), and some good competition

^ omg if i spend a ton of money at your store, you better tell me to have a nice day or thank you for your support. Cause its fact that whatever i bought at your field i could have got it cheaper somewhere else. SOOO helpful and friendly staff #1 a close 2nd people that like to play paintball

[Nobody609]

i look for a field that the staff actually cares about. if the people there working don't give a ****, then why should i even be there.

everything else is secondary, except HPA(if a modern field doesn't have HPA, then they really don't care about anything). when the staff/owners care then you'll have good paint, good maintained fields, good facilities, good refs, good experience.

its as simple as that.

[Dep]

The amount of people that show up and play at the field
Its not much fun playing paintball alone or with invisible friends....

[ShoopDaWhoop900]

More than anything i look for at a field would be staff that are responsible. After that i would look at fair prices for paint as well as the quality of the turf and bunkers