There seems to be 4 types of woodsballers.
First type is your camper, or n00b. These guys will typically not move from their position and just fire away in hopes you’ll slip up and they get lucky. These guys will hide behind the biggest tree they can find, and are normally very easy to spot. They typically can’t hide very well, and end up firing at the wrong times giving away their position. I love these guys, easy kills.
Second type is your less aggressive, more tactical player. These guys will tend to hide in the oddest places, sometimes with minimal cover, and spring out and ambush you. They’re very sneaky, very hard to deal with. They wait till they know they can hit you, and they do precisely that. These guys are fun, once you learn their style, you can learn to deal with them, but they can often hold up the opposing team if positioned correctly.
Third type is your mindless aggressive players. Often I find these players to have speedball routes. They tend to have this idea that everyone is hiding behind a bunker or tree and run up to it thinking they can get the jump on someone. This often causes them to be exposed and very easily dealt with. This by no means has anything to do with lack of skill, it’s just woodsball requires a different mind set and a different skill set.
Last, but not least, is the fourth type, your aggressive tactical woodsballer. These guys are a pain in the butt. They’re aggressive enough, but also tactically advanced enough to know how to get the jump on you. You really need the second type of player to deal with the fourth type.
That’s my view of woodsball. The “hardcore ballers” tend to turn woodsball into more of a fast paced game. If you get good enough, you’ll be able to size people up before they even set foot on the field. It’s a great ability to have, just don’t lean entirely on it. You never know, Little Billy the n00b might get the jump on ya!
- Brian
