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Photos and article by Jason “foolybear” Lineberger Rather that present game coverage, a play-by-play, or a thoughtful piece on the state of modern paintball, here’s a top 5 from Team Capital Offense’s recent season-opening full squad scenario, Rise of Empire, at Splatbrothers Paintball in Hopewell, VA. 5.   The Looooong Sweep For the past few scenario events we’ve attended at Splatbrothers, they’ve blocked off two major trails that divide the field.   These become “rivers” that are only passable at designated “bridges.” As a result, the closest bridge to each base becomes an instant bottleneck, and while fighting through a bottleneck can be fun, it’s a low-percentage move.   Combine that with the crazy cardio of certain team members and you have the tapeline-skirting, full field crossing, bushwhacking, long sweep.   It starts with David and Jiggs taking off through the woods, and it ends, eventually, with the more experienced team members arriving a...

Congratulations to Baltimore Revo who recently made the awesome leap from Div1 to the Challengers Division in PSP. We're real happy for these guys who've been part of the Emortal Army for some time now, so to see their progression is fantastic. Good luck in Chicago. We'll be watching!! When asked about their recent promotion, the team sent us this message: What a great adventure! Baltimore REVO is now in the PSP Pro Challengers Division. On behalf of Baltimore REVO, we would sincerely like to thank Planet Eclipse for their sponsorship the last three years that they provided the best equipment on the market for our team. Thanks to Baltimore REVO's owner and coach, Rick Hartman, we were able to achieve numerous Regional and National Championships including the 2009-EPL Series Championships, 2011-PSP D3 and 2012-PSP D2 Championships. Planet Eclipse's support and generous contribution has helped our team to enable us to participate in tournaments across the ...

I can remember when I started playing Paintball, the rental marker you got were not the best.. You always want more fire power and more and more fields are choosing Planet Eclipse markers as there standard rental markers. Two such fields in the Mid West (USA) have upgraded their rental fleet with Planet Eclipse ETEK markers, Air Assault Minneapolis & PB Explosion in Chicago. The Planet Eclipse Etek has an amazing reputation of being a work house in the Planet Eclipse range and for fields around the world to choose these marker above all over to use as there field rental markers is an amazing testament to the build quality & reliability of the ETEK. When you’re playing out west make sure you are shooting an Etek!! http://www.pbbomb.com/ http://www.airassaultpaintball.com/splatball-mn/    If you’re a field owner and want to talk about upgrading your rental fleet please contact your Planet Eclipse rep for more details. www.plan...

Article and photos by Jason “foolybear” Lineberg The Great War changed everything that mankind once new about life through devastating nuclear fires, but not even a holocaust can destroy the faults of man. Since the days of the Great War the darker sides of mankind have taken precedent, none more so than Greed. Individual wealth and power have become the base for everything in the wasteland. Some obtain it through hard work, but the larger percentage use physical force to take what they desire. Set in a post-apocalyptic chaotic, war-torn world, Fallout: Gold Rush was a return to scenario play at North Carolina’s Boss Paintball field.   The minds behind the adventures at Boss Paintball have always pushed against the boundaries of traditional scenario games, and in their Fallout event they took things in a new direction. What sets a memorable event apart?   The details.   Fallout: Gold Rush, based on the popular video game series, pitted the Miner’s Militia again...

Before anyone starts... It's not our fault EBay will not allow us to list or ship these anywhere but the USA. The Link for the above 'PUNK' GSL is: http://www.ebay.com/itm/261487104843?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 You are bidding for a USED Planet Eclipse GSL. It was used by (but not exclusively) Ryan Greenspan at the 2013 World Cup. The original SL Barrel kit that the marker came with has been lost (or is still at the bottom of Ryan’s Bag) so you will be getting a brand new 14” Tip, 16” Tip, .681 Back and .689 Back. All in Black and are standard Shaft4 barrels (NOT SL Versions).  THIS GSL IS NOT NEW. The picture are of the current state of the marker !! Serial Number # 006 The Link for the above Naked GSL is : http://www.ebay.com/itm/261487129864?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 This is your chance to own something very special. GSL’s sold out 48 hours after launch and this is the last one we...

Charity Paintball Game: Shooting for $100,000 Challenge for Children’s raises money for Children’s Hospitals of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN - Fight with your heart to save one at the 6th Annual Challenge for Children’s Event on Sunday, June 1st 2014. Join 700+ players in an epic big game at MN Pro Paintball’s park in Lakeville, MN. All profits from this event benefit Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. Challenge for Children’s is proud to sponsor the new simulation center at Children’s. This state-of-the-art room will help surgeons both learn and prepare for surgery. This year’s event will feature Nick Slowiak and Colt Roberts as Generals, the Tippmann and GI Sportz trailer, and some of the best raffle prizes around including a full custom DLX Luxe 2.0 set-up . Children’s Hospitals’ mobile simulation center will be on-site, where hospital staff can re-create realistic, pediatric situations. With the focus on Children’s Cardiac Unit, Memorial Blood Center...

1st, 2nd and 3rd in the Pro's pretty much says it all :-)

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We eagerly await the gunshot that begins the game.   Heart rates are soaring. Sweat dripping down our tautly drawn faces. Blood racing through our veins as we stand at the ready.   Trying to visualize a plan, the taped off areas look inviting because it would be so much faster to just run through there.   But we know we would “drown” without a boat. The shot finally rings through the woods, and we take off across the bridge to hold our positions to keep the Germans from advancing across the Rhine River.   If we are shot, we must walk the long distance to Eindhoven unless we recapture our base at Antwerp.   For thirty minutes, we hold off the advancing force until we have to make that walk. Once again at an MPP event, we experienced the evil genius that is Ben and Bonnie Torricelli.   As with many of their games, this was a scenario based on an event in history.   “A Bridge Too Far” was based on a battle that took place during WWII in 1944; ...