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Cheating in Paintball
As long as someone has a vested interest in the wins and losses of the game, there will always be cheating in paintball. Cheating in paintball would be considered any activity in the game that specifically compromises player activity in the game that specifically compromises player safety, or any tactic that is specifically against the rules of the game. A game referee may observe some events in the game that are blatantly against player rules, and some may be more subtle. While referees on the field will observe the majority of game infractions, it is ultimately up to the paintball community to play within the rules and maintain a high level of player conduct and integrity. If the community at large maintains a reputable level of contacting games, in the spirit of fair play, it will encourage others to play the game, and the sport will grow. As the sport grows, it will encourage more sponsorship from national manufactures, and growth in the industry that will inspire better quality fields and new products that will improve the game. Below is a partial list of paintball shooting tactics.
Picture os a paintball player continuing to play after he knows that he was hit
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Every paintball game has specific boundaries, and it is illegal to shoot at a player when you are outside the boundary lines.
Wiping is an offense that is prohibited, but not always caught by the referee. Wiping is a maneuver where you are hit while diving behind the bunker or point of cover. While you are sliding and diving behind the bunker, you wipe paint off. Or it can involve specifically diving on the area that you are hit to specifically wipe the paint off. Often the case will be rubbed off by the time the referees close enough to inspect your uniform, and the cheater gets away with it. Another method that is clearly cheating if caught is the bunker white. A bunker wipe is when you use the bunker to wipe off the paint. For instance, if you get hit in the back, you slide your back against the bunker to wipe off the impact. The most flagrant form of this maneuver is the hand white. The hand wipers when you flagrantly wiped off the paintball splatter with your hand. Hand wiping might not just involve your own elimination, but may get your whole team disqualified from the match.
Any modifications to your paintball gun before during the game and push your marker velocity past the speed limit is disrespectful and field cheating. Your marker velocity should be checked before games with the chronograph. Also, every player must know their equipment, and have a knowledge of all their paintball guns and gear. All the equipment that they may use in the game should be tested prior to observe how they will affect the velocity of their marker. Your marker may test under the speed limit before the start of the game, but changing gun barrels, power supply of paintballs during the game may increase the velocities over the limit. When rotating equipment during a game, you should retest your marker velocity, and always stay within the rules.
Playing on is when you get hit and continue to play. Playing on is obviously outlawed. A player is expected to put his barrel plug in as soon as he is hit.
Taking off is when you get hit and immediately make a move down the field either to get a kill or cause a distraction.
Cheating Grey Areas in Paintball
While moves such as wiping and shooting someone from 5 feet out is a clear violation of game rules, there are some gray areas, depending on the rules of the venue of the field you are playing on. In general, it is discouraged from players shooting someone that is cleaning their goggles, but there are often no specific rules prohibiting someone from employing this shady maneuver.
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