The NPPL Huntington Beach event just ended March 29th. Congratulations to X-factor for winning 1st place. Who's talking now Dynasty and Ironmen? Below you will find the score results for every division, as well as the prize money each team went home with. Also, I posted two videos that One4one.tv released after covering the entire event. Enjoy.
PROFESSIONAL
1) San Antonio X-Factor ($15,000)
2) St. Louis Avalanche ($5,000)
3) San Diego Dynasty ($2,000)
4) Golden State Ironmen ($1,000)
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
1) Arsenal Evolution ($10,000)
2) Method of Destruction ($5,000)
3) Impact ($2,500)
4) Avalanche Army ($1,250)
DIVISION I
1) Aftermath II ($8,000)
2) Hollywood HK ($4,000)
3) Splat Kids ($2,000)
4) All or Nothing ($1,000)
DIVISION II
1) L.A. Endurance ($6,000)
2) Miami Rage ($3,000)
3) DC Arsenal Predators ($1,500)
4) Aftermath Factory ($750)
DIVISION III
1) CS Union ($4,000)
2) NV ($2,000)
3) Rockstar Factory Red ($1,000)
4) Black Cell ($500)
Click here for all the results.
Posted in NPPL, News | 4 Comments »Smart Parts released a few more paintball guns into their 2008 product line. The Ion XE, EOS, Vibe, and SP-1 are all now part of the Smart Parts family. I put together a small Smart Parts paintball gun comparison table with information pulled from SmartParts.com. The table depicts the differences in specifications between the markers, from weight to operating pressure. I figure it will help some people out in deciding which Smart Parts paintball gun is right for them.
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Planet Eclipse Ego 8
The much anticipated Ego 8 by Planet Eclipse has been announced. There have been some small and major changes from the Ego 7.
One of the main features of the Ego8 that has enabled the reduction in body/frame profile and allowed the rear of the frame to come closer to the barrel axis is the development of a completely new QEV assembly. - Planet Eclipse
Basically this means that Planet Eclipse made the Ego 8 more air efficient - a major plus to the gun.
There have been many "borrowed" technologies from their SL74 that are being used in the Ego 8. This isn't bad necessarily. Maybe they received positive feedback from their SL74 customers saying they were pleased with its technology? Or maybe PE just got lazy and didn't want to change anything.
Not many forumers have been saying positive things about the Ego 8 so far.
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We'd like to celebrate the new style with a new addition to PaintballGuns.net... VIDEOS! We will update 5 new paintball videos every day in our videos page.
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Posted in News | No Comments »"If you want my OPINION as an experienced player (5 years) and an online paintball product reviewer, the Smart Parts Ion is my favorite paintball gun for beginners to novice players. The Ion has everything you need to count on in a competitive tournament, but without the huge price tag that you expect." - Kyle, PaintballGuns.net
So what defines a good paintball gun? There are thousands of requests every month asking "What is the best paintball gun out there?". First of all, there is no best paintball gun. "Best" is all relative to each and every person - the manufacturers know they can't please every person, so they tend to target a certain age group by improving their latest gun model's feature to the maximum.
Is this the best paintball gun?
Take Tippmann, for example. Notice how they're one of the leading paintball manufacturers on the market today - and they have yet to release a "high-end" paintball gun. Why is this, are they stupid? No. Tippmann markers are targeted more towards the Beginners and Scenario paintball players. Tippmann focuses more on its reliability; since their guns usually take more of a beating.
So, to answer our original question of what makes the best paintball gun; we will never really know. Even if a company makes a paintball marker with the best accuracy, best reliability, and the best upgrade-ability, there will always be a group of players that just don't like the looks, or they had a bad experience with it, or they just think it's too expensive.
When deciding which gun you'll want to buy in the near future, do a little research (read reviews, watch videos, etc) on the markers that interest you most. Determine what kind of paintball game you will be playing - whether it's speedball, woodsball, or scenerio; look into the top 3 best rated paintball guns and then see which one is best for you.
Things to consider and research when buying a new paintball gun:
Accuracy
Gas-efficiency
Upgrade Ability
Value (how much will it resell for used?)
Don't let any manufacturer's marketing allow you to believe that they have created the "best paintball gun ever". Good luck on the field.
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