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Originally Posted by Trbo323
so heres what i think tippman should really do, come out with a new 98c, same name, new beast, shorten it, make it faster and much easier to work on, ditch the clam shell in favor of milled aluminum. give it roufghly the same apperance but redesign everything inside. i think that would really help them as the technology for the current 98 just gets older and older
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Kind of like a BT4? Tippmann just released the 98C Platinum that addressed a lot of the problem of the 98 Custom there isn't much else you can do to tweak the inline blowback design it is just going to be longer but some players like that.
As for the C3 Critique:
The C3 was the most innovative marker produced in a long time most markers sold today are rehashes of old technology no matter how the anno looks or how many bps the manufacturers can squeeze out there are very few revolutionary ideas in paintball. Take a look at a Spyder today and then look at a VM68 the design may have been refined but it isn't anything new. Innovative doesn't always mean commercial success either and commercial success doesn't always go to the best ideas or most advanced technology. I'll give Tippmann props for daring to be different if more companies would be willing to take a risk who knows how much better markers could get? In the meantime I guess we'll have to settle for an Ego that is 1/3 of an ounce lighter than the last model.
