tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1177041349686874527.post6743407754498927476..comments2023-04-11T10:45:37.943-03:00Comments on Tippinators.com: Where Did All the Speedballers Go?Tippinatorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02816518151023950491noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1177041349686874527.post-45576327184132241922018-07-16T17:34:02.620-03:002018-07-16T17:34:02.620-03:00Um, appendix A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK...Um, appendix A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK3nQhVZiC4&t=5sVijilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16981790115639852707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1177041349686874527.post-91227900588120905132018-07-16T17:26:33.835-03:002018-07-16T17:26:33.835-03:00I kindof agree, but the problem is that anything w...I kindof agree, but the problem is that anything where the solution is "we all need to..." - aint gonna happen. People will do good things in dribs and drabs, but the odds of enough people deciding to do it all at once is extremely statistically unlikely short of some enormous event (like, I dunno, Uber buying the NXL and throwing $1B at it).<br /><br />I think the real underlying issue is 1: the GFC, which has had long lasting effects and is part of why we lost a generation that would have just been starting out at that point on their parents money which evaporated. 2: video games - it used to be the case that the best way to get the rush of multiplayer shooty sports was paintball, especially for the competition aspect. Now, that aspect is filled by computer games and in particular esports. So that generation we lost in the GFC played games instead, and now the itch for professional shootingpeople competition is being scratched by games. Sure, paintball is more fun/better/real, but they don't know that.<br /><br />So how to get them back?<br /><br />We don't. Paintball as it is wont take off again. We're just no longer competitive with all the inherent faults of PB (perceived pain, cost, cheating, infrastructure, overshooting, unwatchability).<br /><br />The best thing paintball companies can do is look to the future. Think Magic Leap, Hololens, etc. - we have an innate advantage in that we understand game design and merchandising for real world Ranged Tag Sports better than anyone else, and the gaming industry is moving that direction rapidly. A lot of paintball gear will translate well to AR versions of paintball whicch are still played on physical fields. <br /><br />Yes, it's a decade away from becoming mainstream, but the smart money is thinking that far out.Vijilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16981790115639852707noreply@blogger.com