[lazyscranton92]

Hey. I'm trying to decide what gun to get. It will be my first one. I play speedball. I am not going to be playing in tournaments, just on weekends with my friends. My question is do I need an e-gun?I will be playing a lot. I think I'll either get an xtra if I don't want an electric, or a vs2 if I do. Someone needs to convince me on what to get. I have honestly no idea.

[tlmiller]

Do you NEED one? No. You can go out and play speedball with a pump and if you're good enough you'll still win. That said, it's a LOT easier with an electro, and some days you just don't want to use skill, and on those days being able to lay a nice wall of paint is certainly helpful. You can always single shot an electro if you don't wanna waste paint...but with a mech, you can only get it to shoot so fast.

[Crawdaddy]

The problem with speedball is that most people are shooting electronic markers and they aren't going to go easier on you because you aren't.

[2.0]

For weekends with friends it doesn't matter if it's electronic or not. As tmiller said, you can play speedball with a pump if you like, won't make much difference. But indeed, if you want to keep up with the constant spraying, you'll need electronic.