One of my colleagues is going to have a birthday paintball
session at TAG at Orchid Country Club - she has never played
paintball before so she asked me for "tips on how to play
paintball".
It got me to thinking what sort of "advice" I was going to give a
newbie player like her.
Whenever I teach people how to play paintball- I tell them
"whatever I teach you- when they yell 'game on'- you will forget
everything I tell you".
The first thing I would tell her is to wear long sleeve top and
pants and don't be terrified about getting hit- you will get hit
and it'll smart for a bit but your adrenaline would be pumping you
wouldn't feel it.
Ok lets break it down to 5 easy points to try to "remember"
1. RUN (dont walk) TO YOUR BUNKERS when the game starts. Run as far
forward and as FAST as possible. Because you don't want to start
all the way from the back when the other side starts shooting. Then
it'll be harder to move up. The more ground you own the better
chance of you winning the game.
2. Which leads me to the next thing which is to MOVE UP. All
newbies will stay in their bunkers and firefight and waste pellets.
You have to move up because sitting all the way at the back means
you wont be able to shoot anything. DONT STAY AND GUN FIGHT with
people you can't kill- you're wasting time and valuable
pellets.
MOVE when you can- run to the next bunker when you can the more you
and your team move up- the better chances you can kill somebody and
win the game.
3. TALK- communicate - something which is drilled into every
tournament player. All newbies will sit and keep their mouths shut.
You have to communicate - tell your team where the other side is
and where you guys are and co-ordinate your movements. Keeping your
mouth shut will result is someone coming up and shooting everyone
of you in the back without anyone knowing about it.
4. DONT STICK YOUR GUN OUT OF THE BUNKER. I friggin hate this
because everyone does this after I specifically tell I tell them
not to.
Any part of you gets hit- that includes your marker and your hopper
- means that you're out. Sticking your gun out is invitation for
people like me to shoot it. Come out - shoot and get yourself and
your marker back into the bunker. Don't stay out long and don't
come out at the same spot every time or you'll be come predictable
and easy prey.
5. Lastly- BE USEFUL to your team. You are a valuable asset to your
team. If you die - your friends will die and you'll all lose the
game. Each and everyone of you have to BE USEFUL to your team. You
have to either be shooting to kill, shooting to surpress the enemy,
providing cover fire - or communicating to your team mates - make
yourself useful. If you sit far at the back and don't shoot or are
too far back to make any kills or provide cover fire- you're
useless to your team. The guys up front will get killed and the
otherside is going to come and bunker your ass - run up and shoot
you point blank in your bunker.
