Paintball Interview

MY SHORT INTERVIEW WITH A LOCAL PAINTBALLER EXPERT

DARREN: What is your preference between Xball and Woodsball?

AKUMA: I prefer woodsball of coz.

DARREN: And Y is that?

AKUMA: Woodsball is more fun for me coz when I started to play paintball I started as a woodsballer.I like the feeling of a Hunter looking for its Prey...Haha

DARREN: How is Xball to you?

AKUMA: The thing between Xball and woodsball is that, Xball marker shoots more than 20 paintballs in one trigger pressed. 20 shots on one target, you will sure on target. All I am saying is Xball do not need much of accuracy but it needs more agility and speed, stamina.

DARREN: Can u tell me more of you Woodsball experience?

AKUMA: It is fun! I still remember the first time when I played my first game, after the game-master whistle. I was like do not know where to run or hide. It was so fast for me. I can’t see my target. I remembered I ended up squatting behind a barrel when all my opponents are shooting at me and I can’t raise my head coz I am too scared of being shot. All I heard was the sound-the sound which was created by the paintball hitting on the metal container. TING!! TONG!!! It makes me even scarier to lift up my head.

DARREN: After that what happened?

AKUMA: I shoot point blank... (We both laugh) I was shooting at every direction. I don’t care who and where I’m shooting. I just do not want to get shot and sent out before I can even fire my first shot. It was a cool experience.

DARREN: Did you ‘die’ fast during your first game?

AKUMA: Nope.My team mates were covering me so that I can change my hiding place.

DARREN: What did u where at you first game?

AKUMA: I wore a normal jeans and long t-shirt.

DARREN: Did it feel good after your first game?

AKUMA: Yup, it really does feel good! That’s when I got addicted by it ..haha

DARREN: Why do you say so?

AKUMA: You see after my first game, I went home, the next day I went to do research on vest, mask, goggles, Markers..Etc.

DARREN: Did you buy it?

AKUMA: Yup I bought a vest, one helmet, gloves, knee guards, and a Tippmann Marker…and some paintballs.

DARREN: Why is the knee guard for?

AKUMA: Unlike paintball, in Woodsball sometime you need to squat very long and wait for you prey.

DARREN: What about gloves?

AKUMA: It was a Dye. The reason of wearing gloves in Woodsball is when you are running fast and you needed to grab something to stop your momentum, it protects you hands from cuts and other injuries.

DARREN: So you really a fanatic huh?

AKUMA: Yeap! that is correct. I played every week without fail even though feeling tired after work.

DARREN: What do you know of Marker Modification?

AKUMA: Woodsball marker is different from Xball paintguns. One single shot in every single time you press the trigger. You can modify it by putting an e-trigger or response trigger into it.

DARREN: What is a response trigger do?

AKUMA: A response trigger makes you trigger stay long when u press it. So once it stays long you paintball will come out like non-stop.

DARREN: Have u every heard of sniper marker?

AKUMA: From what I know, what will make your paintball shoot far and accurate is to change you barrel in to a 16 inch. Not longer than that.

DARREN: Why is that?

AKUMA: This is because you paintball will burst inside before it can come out from the marker due to the pressure of the Co2 tank. Sometime the paintball why fly out of the direction you aim. Which means it will not be accurate anymore, unless you can stabilize it with an AIR REGULATOR.

DARREN: How about strategies?

AKUMA: Hmm, That’s not much as a routine strategy unlike Xball due to the different ‘nature set-up’ of the field scenario, from what I know. The basic strategy is to press forward to your opponent’s side. Once you team mate covers you, you must run forward to get a place where you won’t get spotted so easily. Then you cover for your team mates to move up. Once a team mate being shot and eliminated, you must make sure someone fill up that empty space to avoid you opponent dominate that area. The beginning of the game Is also the very important- Finding a good spot to hide. By doing this the advantage is on your side.

DARREN: Well I Think that is all for now. Thanks for you time spent with me. I have learned a lot today .I really appreciate it. I hope one day I can play on the field together with you.

AKUMA: You are most welcome brother! Yup sure why not (Laugh together)