tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post3808738447036858059..comments2024-01-19T00:21:36.058-05:00Comments on View from the Deadbox: MAO: In The Rearview MirrorBaca Locohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13014510414015288907noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-1632923094954691082014-10-03T21:17:03.972-04:002014-10-03T21:17:03.972-04:00This one is a great thought I've been looking ...This one is a great thought I've been looking for something like this for a while now. Thank you for sharing.<br /><br />www.triciajoy.com<br /> olafhttp://www.triciajoy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-90297251640046820372014-05-13T05:16:11.299-04:002014-05-13T05:16:11.299-04:00@NTran Millennium has 30 seconds between points th...@NTran Millennium has 30 seconds between points that starts when the point is given.K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-48493662358345405692014-05-12T19:05:03.665-04:002014-05-12T19:05:03.665-04:00Thinking about it from year to year...wouldn't...Thinking about it from year to year...wouldn't some paintball sponsors considering dropping/drastically reducing budgets for a team who gets demoted at the end of the year? (Almost no webcast time in challengers)<br />This would mostly apply to smaller companies.. Or who knows, maybe the larger ones would be tired of some peoples shit and they'd drop them for being relegated as an excuse! Lolbigbob21https://www.blogger.com/profile/14042708963448728482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-73289673860276752742014-05-09T20:01:20.409-04:002014-05-09T20:01:20.409-04:00relegation should be year to year, not event to ev...relegation should be year to year, not event to event. At the very least, top 2 Challengers play bottom to champions to decide movement.<br /><br />Paintball is finicky enough and with xball out of the equation with its variable elimination, one event should not make or break a pro team. <br /><br />"St.Louis Cardinals demoted to triple AAA after month one of MLB"NewPronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-89717269439793732232014-05-09T16:24:17.725-04:002014-05-09T16:24:17.725-04:00@sdawg the real perfect example of the thin line b...@sdawg the real perfect example of the thin line between semi's and relegation was shown by Vicious.<br /><br />With the Vicioux/X-factor match in overtime, there were three completely distinct possibilities as to where each team could land.<br /><br />If vicious had won the overtime point, they would have moved on to semi's over Damage due to a higher point margin(they tied in their head to head). X-Factor would go to relegation matches.<br /><br />If the point had ended on time and the teams drawn, Vicious would have sat as the 3rd seeded team in their bracket, while X-Factor played the relegation match.<br /><br />BUT since X-Factor beat Vicious in the overtime point, X-factor took the 3rd seed in their bracket, while Vicious played for relegation.<br /><br /><br />It's crazy how one point can be so crucial to a team's success or demise.plovellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-57090745218824630912014-05-08T21:12:23.173-04:002014-05-08T21:12:23.173-04:00Doesn't Millenium give teams 1 minute between ...Doesn't Millenium give teams 1 minute between points?<br /><br />PSP had 30 seconds between points.NTranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563598223408981833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-7439480530277743102014-05-08T19:57:02.675-04:002014-05-08T19:57:02.675-04:00Race to Maxx, surprised that it didn't work ou...Race to Maxx, surprised that it didn't work out so well, as has been said, it works foe Millennium, with some teething problems admittedly, but not on the scale you allude to. It is the future as far as maximising field use goes, but some have said they don't like it as spectators as it makes the sequence of a game harder to follow. And, yes it is hard for the pod runners.<br /><br />Webcast payment, I paid on Thursday, when I checked I'd actually made £0.03 profit on the refund due to exchange rates, suppose I'll have to declare that on my tax return. I hope this gets sorted out for Chicago, if the old system was so foolproof why was it changed? the $20 charge is a pittance for a potential 24hrs+ of paintball, try comparing that to other pay per view events!! <br /><br />Fullborehttp://www.facebook.com/fullboreimagesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-60734776502832707302014-05-08T09:42:47.696-04:002014-05-08T09:42:47.696-04:00Baca - few things a fan noticed from watching the ...Baca - few things a fan noticed from watching the webacast...<br /><br />Water on the Champions field - it did make an impact...which one could argue is nullified due to switching sides ...it'd be interesting to see how often the team in the mud lost...Why couldn't the PSP buy a shopvac and tons of absorbent? When I played baseball in college we were a small school and had to fix our field when it rained prior to start. Obviously that had to be done to play at all, but for a few hundred this problem could have been minimized and maintained. <br /><br />Webcast Issues - I'll complain-I have high standards. You charge $20, it doesn't work smoothly and your sharing with the social network world is poor. It's 2014, PBA could easily drop a tweet, facebook status, and a PBN post in 5 minutues outlining technical difficulties, and that would have calmed some people down. The decision to take the webcast free on Friday wasn't a "nice" move it was the ONLY move. As for your comment earlier that it was free before, sure I personally didn't pay, but was PBA not taking my click to watch and attempting to turn it into ad revenue? Don't most apps start out free on your phone? To grow the user base...before somehow figuring out a way to charge consumers? Bottomline - yes, as you said, that needs to be flawless at Chicago. There only saving grace is well - paintball webcasts don't really ever occur.<br /><br />The Slow Field - Enjoyed watching it, ever time a body dropped there was that "oooh/ahhh" because you saw the significance and it happened rarely. <br /><br />Race to Maxxx - Hopefully this isn't a challenge for the teams...not only does the Millenium operate this way...but the NPPL did for a couple years. :O<br /><br />splatkid10noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-18299232857779872552014-05-08T08:03:25.622-04:002014-05-08T08:03:25.622-04:00Race to maxxxx:
Our team had 7 guys with little to...Race to maxxxx:<br />Our team had 7 guys with little to no pit staff and we pulled it off just fine.<br /><br />With the exception of our very first point, only having about 9 seconds to run across the field (PSP admitted an error there and we did not replay the point) everything else went fine.<br /><br />Usually we had about 30 seconds to get to the starting box, which required you to stand at the net ready with mask on to jog onto the field on time. Other times we had about a minute because the previous teams' point went quick...<br /><br />Baca's right, Saturday went off with little to no problems...<br /><br />Maybe it would be easier to just give the teams a standard of one minute and if they get to the box and tag up, just ask for verbal readiness and then adjust the clock to ten seconds?<br /><br />I don't know, I felt the "new" format works well. I don't recall millennium guys having to run to their start boxes...or am I missing something? It's just an adjustment for the players.... However, the pod runners have a really hard time. Picking up pods in less than 30 seconds and managing not to get shot was a challenge, as literally every team would agree with me...<br /><br />I'm sure it'll get sorted out in Chicago.bigbob21https://www.blogger.com/profile/14042708963448728482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-71245283000165587832014-05-08T05:03:14.457-04:002014-05-08T05:03:14.457-04:00Maybe pros need some sort of tournament system tha...Maybe pros need some sort of tournament system that runs throughout the year and have some form of play-offs at world cup.K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-66201374401327421492014-05-08T04:23:48.082-04:002014-05-08T04:23:48.082-04:00Making pros and challengers play off every event, ...Making pros and challengers play off every event, for spots in next events pro division, is great for the pros.<br /><br />However, while the present system clearly shows challengers improving steadily, as they get more and more games against the "real pros" under their belts, when they get their shot in the show - changing it to what you suggest, might very well create a situation where it is rare for challengers to make it into the pro division.<br /><br />I think this is a difficult issue that has to be thought about carefully, before being changed, as it might very well return us to what we saw in past years, with fresh blood in the pro division being a rarity.<br /><br />My gut feeling is the present system is better for the development of the league, but not better for the pro teams.Nick Brockdorffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058065730404049908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-65185453674237149302014-05-08T03:31:28.991-04:002014-05-08T03:31:28.991-04:00I could tell this layout was going to be slow, usi...I could tell this layout was going to be slow, using what I think I've learned from VFTD over the years:<br />* the snake is slow because it is not in a "zipper" design of yesteryear<br />* the doritos are not all in a column, which means back lines could control movement more effectively<br />* there were (finally?) big bunkers in the back line, encouraging teams to put multiple shooters off the break, making getting wide even more difficult.<br /><br />Infamous had been in a couple of relegation matches since the beginning of last season, so getting knocked down to the minors just seemed inevitable. Art Chaos was a genuine surprise after stomping the Challengers. I was expecting the Russian Dream Team to be an almost shoe-in to win the event.<br /><br />X-factor is a perfect example of what a thin line the champion's division has become. Whether they were in a relegation match, made Sunday, or were left sitting in the middle came down to a few points. That's sports, but I wonder if there is still discussion around the idea of having the bottom two champions play the top two challengers to decide relegation/advancement. If another "marquee" team is relegated this season (which seems inevitable), I can't see how that would not become a serious discussion.sdawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323770608334563797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-79765306817436373642014-05-08T03:31:18.481-04:002014-05-08T03:31:18.481-04:00I could tell this layout was going to be slow, usi...I could tell this layout was going to be slow, using what I think I've learned from VFTD over the years:<br />* the snake is slow because it is not in a "zipper" design of yesteryear<br />* the doritos are not all in a column, which means back lines could control movement more effectively<br />* there were (finally?) big bunkers in the back line, encouraging teams to put multiple shooters off the break, making getting wide even more difficult.<br /><br />Infamous had been in a couple of relegation matches since the beginning of last season, so getting knocked down to the minors just seemed inevitable. Art Chaos was a genuine surprise after stomping the Challengers. I was expecting the Russian Dream Team to be an almost shoe-in to win the event.<br /><br />X-factor is a perfect example of what a thin line the champion's division has become. Whether they were in a relegation match, made Sunday, or were left sitting in the middle came down to a few points. That's sports, but I wonder if there is still discussion around the idea of having the bottom two champions play the top two challengers to decide relegation/advancement. If another "marquee" team is relegated this season (which seems inevitable), I can't see how that would not become a serious discussion.sdawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323770608334563797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-89692454166830326532014-05-08T02:36:30.946-04:002014-05-08T02:36:30.946-04:00Yes, it was obvious to see paint made a huge diffe...Yes, it was obvious to see paint made a huge difference this event.... though few will say it and put their name to it.... it's never P/C to blame your sponsors ;)<br /><br />And Baca, when people are shooting clouds of spray and paint is flying left and right because barrels are full of broken paint, and teams STILL decide to sit, the layout is most definitely off.<br /><br />I'd be more than happy to make some suggestions for layouts for you, for the next event, if you give me the tools to do so :)Nick Brockdorffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058065730404049908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-78850945778222383592014-05-08T01:31:44.095-04:002014-05-08T01:31:44.095-04:00In Chicago Vicious and 187 will be relegated, assu...In Chicago Vicious and 187 will be relegated, assuming they end up in separate brackets. If not, we'll see Aftershock relegated.<br /><br />For promotion, I'm guessing that AC will make it up, but Infamous won't.<br /><br />And of course, more rain, combined with high humidity and heat. Make sure you've got your golf cart charged!<br /><br />For the layout, I like how you forced play up the middle and made it actually possible to play the center of the field. Please keep that option open.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-2254725283776089952014-05-08T00:11:00.605-04:002014-05-08T00:11:00.605-04:00I enjoyed the event, no ref complaints here, OXC...I enjoyed the event, no ref complaints here, OXCC staff was fantastic, and we managed to swindle a pro shop parking spot every day so no parking complaints either. All in all despite the half muddy pro field it was a well run event.<br /><br /> Art chaos had to run down the field in desperation against aftershock, they were running through guns so I wouldn't say they were playing the layout a way you could've played it. That way would've simply resulted in a lot of penalties.<br /><br />Feel bad for infamous kind of simply because their paint was sooo horrible. Aftershock match it was the worst. You can't win anything with a spray paint gun.<br /><br />Also aftershock, I like how their core has developed, and how the small but perfect additions like Sosine, tholey, and hot Carl have solidified their roster. The best part is, they are a real family, a real group of friends and not just a bought roster masquerading as one. That's how dynasty did it and still does, it's the only way it should be done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com