12-01-2008, 03:49 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Hell
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Originally Posted by venice empire77
ive been watching intently and didnt see it, what post number was it? or just say it again
and my parents dont fund anything for me,like u said you saw me buy a ion right? my parents hate the fact that i play this sport,im surprised that they even drive me to my local pro shop to hangout with my friends
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2 pages back...and id love to see when you dont watch "intently" ionboy
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12-01-2008, 03:49 PM
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#359
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Sweep the leg Johnny
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: So California
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Originally Posted by 810Chad810
Anyone who says that it is bad you don't really understand paintball, where it's been and where it's going.
For there two be 1 league it legitimizes the sport. How many national Pro Basketball leagues are there besides the NBA?
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Pro football coincided with two leagues for a period of time, MMA, Wrestling, Hockey, Rugby, and many other sports all seemed to do well with multiple formats.
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Originally Posted by 810Chad810
Does anyone remember prior to 2003? Probably not cause you probably didn't play back then nor did you know what tournament paintball was. The sport evolved from out of the woods, out of hyper and into airball all within one league. The game got faster as one league and the competition got better as one league.
You seem to forget the way it was before this time period as well. I remember the same promoters in Vegas asking us to play on shale, rocks, outrageous heat, not providing any public water, I also remember the same promoters looking the other way as teams pre practiced on fields prior to a tournament with minimal impact (I believe a fine that was not collected) and the year ending with the league completely seperating into two formats based on the need to get it on TV. I believe the league for and about the players was the one that brought it out of the woods and onto the beach forcing the other league to begin conforming.
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Originally Posted by 810Chad810
It makes it easier on teams that played both leagues. You concentrate on one format and that's it.
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No one forced teams to play both leauges in fact I believe when it came down to it, more teams choose to play NPPL than NXL or PSP- look at the drop out rate over the years. PSP/NXL forced the decision based on the travel costs/paint costs/practice costs/squad costs for more competitive teams than in any other time in paintball.
For that matter the teams playing both leagues over the entire history of two leagues didn't seem to have a problem cross adapting their styles- those that were able to master this competed and did well. Those that didn't adapt either dropped out or made a choice based on finances.
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Originally Posted by 810Chad810
The 7man NPPL did not turn a profit in all of its years in operation. They thought they could just be the cooler league with the glitz and glamor and hopefully people would be attracted to that. In the end hosting tournaments at national stadiums did nothing but dig the hole deeper.
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What I don't understand. First you openly welcome the retreat from the woods and into the public eye, and now its the reason the league has gone under? Hopefully people would be attracted to it? XSV, Infamous thought the league was attractive enough to break ranks. Bob Long and LTZ both thought enough of the league to embrace it...
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Originally Posted by 810Chad810
Face it the better league has survived. If it didn't then why is one bankrupt. .
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Deeper pockets and a vested interest in company survival ensure that this league will continue. No one company survives because of acceptance, they survive on bankroll alone- a venture capital company with no vested interest in a format or sport can easily walk away, thats why they are venture capitalists. A manufacturer in the sport will continue to throw money at the problem to ensure he's got a job.
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Originally Posted by 810Chad810
The other leagues aren't really important. What ever happened to just local tournaments?.
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I believe Chris Rhael would beg to differ, the XPSL, the OSC, Millenium, and many many other leagues would beg to differ. The support has to come and start at the regional level. We sustain competitive paintball in a structured regional effort with a young guns league through to the college years and only then can promote a true national proffesional image. Its done all over in some of the very sports you've compared paintball to.
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Originally Posted by 810Chad810
THAT BEING SAID PSP BRING BACK 10man
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And your entire post boils down to the one intelligent sentence in the entire argument. If you want more people to play, more gear to be sold, more paint to be shot, and more revenue this is the answer. As a big man its about the only format I can still play these days. But it won't happen- they want things to go bigger, faster, and tv friendly.
Look its a good thing this consolodation is happening. As long as the players continue to have a voice, lest we forget the infamous "I can put any monkey with a gun on the field, its about the league and not about the players comment from a well known promoter". Regionally we need to have a strong series of feeders unified under one heading. We need an id tracking system from the ground up, and we need to ensure that competition exists. Forcing me to wear a promoters product because he owns the league or I don't play shouldn't be an option. Options and voice are always a good thing.
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12-01-2008, 03:49 PM
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#360
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LiM-O: Please start capitalizing the word "I", it's beginning to bother me.
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12-01-2008, 03:49 PM
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#361
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: texas
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Originally Posted by rkblitz56
This is all Obama's fault...
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12-01-2008, 03:50 PM
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#362
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Hell
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Originally Posted by jzpaintballa69
lets please stay on topic??? lol stop argueing with the guy
this is veryy sad to see...if HB doesnt happen this year...i might cry =[
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agreed i was so pumped for HB
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12-01-2008, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by cavemanchaz
best news ive heard in paintball in a minute
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umm this is actualy really bad hopefully some1 actualy knows why and will explain i dont feel like it and i hope some1 buys the nppl and continues it as nppl did!!!!!
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12-01-2008, 03:53 PM
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CFP
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Port Orange, FL
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Damn...
Maybe this means PSP will have a new 7-man format?
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12-01-2008, 03:53 PM
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#365
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: PA
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Originally Posted by venice empire77
that most people on pbn dont buy ions if they have been playing for 5 years? thats one reason and not a reason at all for why it would be a bad gun,reason for buying a ion,great gun and was just getting into airball
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i know peeople who can't afford better guns than an ion but they stiill wreck
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12-01-2008, 03:54 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Hell
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Originally Posted by venice empire77
that most people on pbn dont buy ions if they have been playing for 5 years? thats one reason and not a reason at all for why it would be a bad gun,reason for buying a ion,great gun and was just getting into airball
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im sorry the second half of your post made little or no sense..stop arguing here you have nothing meaningfull to say leave this thread unless you have somthing constructive to say which im almost convinced you do not
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12-01-2008, 03:55 PM
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GWC 30
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Ontario, Canada
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As much as i hate to see the NPPL go, and its really a scary thing to see how fast the paintball world can change overnight with the econ.
But i think they will be a good thing. With the the econ is going, spliting up players/sponsors/money between two leagues just isnt gonna work.
I think this will not only put more funds and money into PSP, but more sponsors at major events, more teams, more money. I think it will make the sport look alot more professional overall.
Hopefully the NXL opens up and adds more teams.
Only time will tell.
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12-01-2008, 03:55 PM
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OneLoveOneLifeOneChance
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: 914-SoNY
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Originally Posted by CiCeRo
LiM-O: Please start capitalizing the word "I", it's beginning to bother me.
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Just a word of advice. I wouldn't mess with mikey.
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12-01-2008, 03:56 PM
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Chase "Space" Fowler
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Williston, FL
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Originally Posted by LiM-O
wtf do you do? you probably still live with your mom and dad. you don't manage insurance, bills, living and food expenses, juggling your financial aid check so you can choose which classes are deemed more important so you can afford your textbooks...
did you even get your GED? i bet you failed that too.
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No I haven't gotten my GED, I'm still in high school.
You're right, I do live with my parents still because I live in a small town and there's nowhere to go.
And no I'm not juggling financial aid checks because in Florida we have a scholarship for people who are going somewhere in life that pays for you.
But I'm getting tired of arguing, never thought the Nppl would go out like this, I thought they would prolly try to make one last stand at HB
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12-01-2008, 03:57 PM
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The Hindu Hammer
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: americas wang
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Hopefully psp capitalizes on this.
Having a regional series like the NCPA and the AXBL/CXBL would be great.
Honestly i think psp is more spectator friendly, and its survived for a reason.
Im sure something will be arranged to copensate for the lack of NPPL...hopefully
Time shall tell
reading these 19 pages sucked. half of them were arguements. i want my 45 minutes back. jeez.
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12-01-2008, 03:58 PM
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Valar Morghulis
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Stone Ridge, VA
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Meh good riddance. This is what happens when you run the businesses as poorly as some of them have been run.
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12-01-2008, 03:59 PM
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#372
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D2X
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Originally Posted by kai83
Coaching is PSP...
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Baha!
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12-01-2008, 03:59 PM
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Detroit Action Kidz
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Westland, MI
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I came into this thread feeling upset about the NPPL no longer being a league. After reading the past few pages, Im just pissed. The immaturity in this thread is amazing. How about we quit flaming about other peoples markers and skill levels that we know nothing about and try to keep it on topic. As for years playing, I know guys that have been playing for 15 years and still couldnt play speedball for their life. On the other hand, I have a cousin who started playing a year and a half ago and he was going to be playing D2 NPPL in 09. Years playing has almost nothing to do with your skill level and deffinitely nothing to do with the type of marker you're allowed to buy. Im going to go to Kmart and buy a brass eagle pump, if everything people have been saying is true, this will automatically make my years of experience and skill level go down significantly.
With that said, hopefully some top guys in a few businesses will get together and start another major tournament paintball league. I'd hate to see the whole 7man format go down the drain within the next few years.
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12-01-2008, 04:01 PM
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#374
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D2X
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Originally Posted by omenpballer52
Years playing has almost nothing to do with your skill level
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Wait..what?
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12-01-2008, 04:03 PM
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#375
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: PA
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i dont understand how we can spend so much money a year on this sport but the consumers file bankrupcy? They where on ESPN, FOX sports and versus but there filing bankrupcy?! Im pissed.
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12-01-2008, 04:04 PM
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#376
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Detroit Action Kidz
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Westland, MI
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Originally Posted by Buddha k
Wait..what?
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Yeah, note the almost. I know that someone whose never played before isnt going to come in and be able to play nationally. But I know people who have only been playing a year and are ranked. And as I said before, I know people who have been playing for more years than I have that couldnt play well a tournament to save their life.
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12-01-2008, 04:05 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Hell
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Originally Posted by Buddha k
Wait..what?
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hahah
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12-01-2008, 04:05 PM
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#378
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: 219
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Originally Posted by Hobbyhorse
Pro football coincided with two leagues for a period of time, MMA, Wrestling, Hockey, Rugby, and many other sports all seemed to do well with multiple formats.
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If you haven't noticed MMA just lost one of it's larger leagues just the past month, Elite XC with Affliction close behind. Wrestling? I really hope you're not talking about the sports entertainment and actually greco roman types. But wrestling and rugby are not that large of sports in america, what is being said is a single league is needed for large growth. Hockey has the NHL and the AHL which is considered a minor leagues, kind of like baseballs, only people actually like watching it. Just as time goes on, feeder/minor leagues will continue to exist however from a nation stage stand point a single league gives a point of focus and growth to a sport.
Think of it this way, If you're a spectator that wants to start watching a sport but there are three leagues and each one has different rules, it becomes much harder for the causal observer to become interested due to the fact that they'll just think it's too confusing. Hell i play and it took a little while to figure out all the NPPL, NXL, PSP, XBall Millennium when i first started.
I know this is a big blow to a lot of people but this is a good thing for paintball in the long run as a whole. And yeah we lost a magazine, but all magazines and print media is having trouble competing with the interenet, just look at newspaper subscriptions. And I wouldn't be surprised if PSP expanded and added an event or two, maybe not the 09 season but the 10 season if NPPL doesn't come back in some form.
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