[Hebiki]

Originally Posted by Kork Tac

We will be at ASG Saturday Feb the 2nd if anybody wants to Scrim some points hit us up

Kork...we'll scrimmage with you guys on Sat. 2/2.

[rudz]

Looking at the entry fees and winning payouts, it doesn't make sense to play NPPL now, you barely make your entry fee back, what about the paint? Not to mention IDs, hotels and everything else? Looks like were only playing RPL, WCCPL, and probably a PSP event.

[Ninj-ew]

From a D4 prospective it's hard to justify not making enough money back to pay the bills that it took to get you there.
But in my opinion the experience and potential for growth can be worth it. Most of us aren't playing to make money. A lot of players play small local events with nothing more at stake than a trophy.

Winning an NPPL event isn't easy to do so in most cases you wouldn't get your money back to begin with. But if the sport is something you want to grow into and you don't want to just play D3 and D4 for the rest of your life but you want to try to one day make it to the pro-level it's worth the money to play.

You'll get the Nation experience that higher level teams are after and if you do place well and show that your team has the ability to stick together and grow for the whole season, it will make it that much easier to get quality sponsors that help reduce the cost of playing.

It really just comes down to what you want. A lot of players don't have those goals to play at the highest level. And if that's the case then you're right it's probably not worth it.

You can also look at it like this. People take vacations that cost $1000's and the only thing they walk away with at the end of the day is an experience and a memory (I mean unless you pick up some crazy STD from a local), yet many strive to take those trips. It all comes down to how important is the memory to you?

[Kork Tac]

Originally Posted by Ninj-ew

From a D4 prospective it's hard to justify not making enough money back to pay the bills that it took to get you there.
But in my opinion the experience and potential for growth can be worth it. Most of us aren't playing to make money. A lot of players play small local events with nothing more at stake than a trophy.

Winning an NPPL event isn't easy to do so in most cases you wouldn't get your money back to begin with. But if the sport is something you want to grow into and you don't want to just play D3 and D4 for the rest of your life but you want to try to one day make it to the pro-level it's worth the money to play.

You'll get the Nation experience that higher level teams are after and if you do place well and show that your team has the ability to stick together and grow for the whole season, it will make it that much easier to get quality sponsors that help reduce the cost of playing.

It really just comes down to what you want. A lot of players don't have those goals to play at the highest level. And if that's the case then you're right it's probably not worth it.

You can also look at it like this. People take vacations that cost $1000's and the only thing they walk away with at the end of the day is an experience and a memory (I mean unless you pick up some crazy STD from a local), yet many strive to take those trips. It all comes down to how important is the memory to you?

Well Said J well said

[Kork Tac]

Originally Posted by Hebiki

Kork...we'll scrimmage with you guys on Sat. 2/2.

For sure man been trying to get out there on sat theres only field and the 5 man clinic thou canwe get some time in ?

[JD9940]

Rudz you ought to know by now that paintball is not something we play to make money.
playing HB is for the experience of it all. do you think the thousands of players that make the flight to World Cup every year do so because they plan on winning all their expenses back? they go to experience the World Cup just like you should go experience HB

[rudz]

I've already played HB, lol.

[Kork Tac]

Ill be out at ASG event 1 to film get at me if u want alittle exrta coverage of ur team

[Funny Old Guy]

Originally Posted by Ninj-ew

From a D4 prospective it's hard to justify not making enough money back to pay the bills that it took to get you there.
But in my opinion the experience and potential for growth can be worth it. Most of us aren't playing to make money. A lot of players play small local events with nothing more at stake than a trophy.

Winning an NPPL event isn't easy to do so in most cases you wouldn't get your money back to begin with. But if the sport is something you want to grow into and you don't want to just play D3 and D4 for the rest of your life but you want to try to one day make it to the pro-level it's worth the money to play.

You'll get the Nation experience that higher level teams are after and if you do place well and show that your team has the ability to stick together and grow for the whole season, it will make it that much easier to get quality sponsors that help reduce the cost of playing.

It really just comes down to what you want. A lot of players don't have those goals to play at the highest level. And if that's the case then you're right it's probably not worth it.

You can also look at it like this. People take vacations that cost $1000's and the only thing they walk away with at the end of the day is an experience and a memory (I mean unless you pick up some crazy STD from a local), yet many strive to take those trips. It all comes down to how important is the memory to you?

I like your perspective.

The thought of making money at this expensive hobby never occurred to me. It's taken me to Vegas a couple times, World Cup a couple times and local fields all over SoCal. I don't even wanna know how much I spent but I will always remember the experiences and the people I have met.

My only regret is I didn't even know about this stuff until just a few years ago. Wish I coulda got onboard 10 years ago. Even 5.

[phant0m0]

Originally Posted by Funny Old Guy

I like your perspective.

The thought of making money at this expensive hobby never occurred to me. It's taken me to Vegas a couple times, World Cup a couple times and local fields all over SoCal. I don't even wanna know how much I spent but I will always remember the experiences and the people I have met.

My only regret is I didn't even know about this stuff until just a few years ago. Wish I coulda got onboard 10 years ago. Even 5.

Amen. Got into this a little late. Now I have to play until I am dead from it, or the wife leaves, which ever comes first.

Looking forward to seeing ambush playing 7 man at RPL. Should be fun.

[jamesrc1243]

i saw that guy james on your team killing everyone man he is a hitman. where did this guy come from

[Kork Tac]

Good driils and Practice yesterday at ASG had some good matches with the Hitmen ty everybody that was out there HHH

[PBFR33K187]

Ambush all day errday

[Kork Tac]

We will be playing IEPL this saturday at ASG to show r support to r boys at Addicts paintball should be fun come check it out and play event Two with us HHH

[rudz]

Originally Posted by Kork Tac

We will be playing IEPL this saturday at ASG to show r support to r boys at Addicts paintball should be fun come check it out and play event Two with us HHH

Thanks guys

[Funny Old Guy]

Originally Posted by Kork Tac

We will be playing IEPL this saturday at ASG to show r support to r boys at Addicts paintball should be fun come check it out and play event Two with us HHH

Let's Grind!

[jamesrc1243]

Gonna be out there with a infamous victory rare color and its for sale

[rudz]

Good seeing you boys at the IEPL,

Addix wants to schedule a scrimmage for our RPL d4 squad, hows 3/10 @ASG sound?

[Kork Tac]

Originally Posted by rudz

Good seeing you boys at the IEPL,

Addix wants to schedule a scrimmage for our RPL d4 squad, hows 3/10 @ASG sound?

I will have tocheck with Coach I will let u know tomorrow orthe next and it was a fun event ty for having us

[Kork Tac]

Heres a Link to the photos Fluffy from dailyGrind took forus at the IEPL this last weekend ty Fluff
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...45105&type =1

[rudz]

Trying to get Remedy out there as well since all 3 of us are playing RPL