Barcode711

General rules are that a player is eliminated when a splatter by a direct or indirect paintball (bounced off of something, broke when it bounced and hit the player) leaves a quarter-sized or larger mark on a player. However, if the judge witnesses the indirect splatter, the player is not eliminated.
If somehow a player were marked from the paint of a barrel break, would it count as a direct hit under the rules?

kenny_1491

as in someone shooting your barrel? or your gun breaking paint in the barrel? If it is a shot to the barrel, then yes that is part of your equipment, if from you barrel breaking paint no you are not considered eliminated. Just swab your gun n go.

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Barcode711

No, I mean as in if my paint breaks in my barrel, then proceeds to spraypaint an opponent by at least a quarter size. Ref sees it, so if it counts as indirect, the player isn't out.
My question is: is it indirect or direct?

DarkTamer

I can't really imagine a situation where that would realistically happen. If you're that close, just unload on him; you're bound to get a handful out of the barrel intact. I don't really know if that would count, splatter doesn't normally count but it's still coming out of a barrel; my best guess is that it would be up to ref discretion.

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kenny_1491

truff^.

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Barcode711

Well, if it's going to cause mass confusion, I might as well cancel my custom project.
I was going to make a shotgun out of a paint pistol, the idea being that a small profile and ability to cover a big area with spray from a paintball would make a good defensive weapon in case of bunkering.
My thinking?
Opponent runs down side. You know he's coming for a bunker. You just stick out the paint pistol. He can't hit it because it's too small of a target compared to a full marker with a big hopper, but you can hit him because you don't need to look down the gun to aim spray.

I might buy a paint pistol this summer anyway if this defensive strategy would work...it's definitely not practical, but if it can work...why not?
For that matter...what do you guys think?

DarkTamer

They wouldn't allow that in a tourney; even if they did, you can only carry one setup a time. That would be kind of silly to have a gun that's only useful within a couple feet. Plus, it's a whole lot simpler to just... shoot them normally.

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Barcode711

I see.
Never mind, then. Thanks for clearing this up.
Thought it was a good idea...