[TheReaper]

First off, I do enjoy and like the Positions but too many times people will read those position descriptions and they become law. If you think about it everyone is a Sabre really. When you are on the field there is never a set task that you do. You always have to change your gameplan and playstyle. So instead of being just one position you become all of them as you need to do what needs to be done rather than what you want or what your position is to do.

[ks~gunner]

I thought that is what the Sabre did is step up and fill in all the positions. For example if they need some paint laied down, then the sabre steps up and dose it, if they need someone to flank then the Sabre can do that, IMO the sabre is your do anything guy.

[Philipp122]

Reaper, you hit the nail on the head. You understand what really makes a good player. The positions are useful only if you know how to use them, and that is with flexibilty. I can't stand it when people ask what gun they need to play Dagger, if they can flank or not as a Broadsword, etc.

The sniper is the only guy who should stick to a relatively indifferent playing style. The rest should play as a team where they are needed and set themselves up to play as a good team by dividing the team into offense and defense and playing from there. Broadswords have good firepower, so they are good support guys. But if there are already three or more guys laying support fire and no one at the flanks, he better not say, "It's not my job, I'm a broadsword!".

[shadow_772]

Well, as I always say, stay flexible. The positions are GUIDELINES or less. Do whats needed or what you want.

[C9H13NO3]

I agree. Your Specops "position" should not define you or your playing style. Too many people see it as law

[JackRock]

How can you guys POSSIBLY say that? After all, there's NO WAY a sniper could lay down suppressive fire. Impossible. Can't happen. And a commander?! Don't get me started. He sticks on his radio and barks orders at people he can't even see. What a load of crap. You guys know it's simply not possible to use tactics outside of the position.




























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[E Z]

uhhhh??? what?

[Tora]

AMEN!!!!

[shadow_772]

JackRock, on Oct 13 2007, 06:23 PM, said:

How can you guys POSSIBLY say that? After all, there's NO WAY a sniper could lay down suppressive fire. Impossible. Can't happen. And a commander?! Don't get me started. He sticks on his radio and barks orders at people he can't even see. What a load of crap. You guys know it's simply not possible to use tactics outside of the position.

Lol..

[ks~gunner]

Ok a couple of positions have some flexablity such as; dagger, sabre, and heavy rifleman. For example you can have your Sabre flank instead of your dagger, you also could have your dagger lay down surpressoin if you realy need to. Other position such as a sniper and Commander dont have as much flexablity.

This is the way i see the positions: dagger-glanker, sabre- stepup and do anything player, heavy rifleman- surpression guy, sniper- ambush guy. That is the guidelines i go by when i log my guy.

[magnadoid]

JackRock, on Oct 13 2007, 09:23 PM, said:

How can you guys POSSIBLY say that? After all, there's NO WAY a sniper could lay down suppressive fire. Impossible. Can't happen. And a commander?! Don't get me started. He sticks on his radio and barks orders at people he can't even see. What a load of crap. You guys know it's simply not possible to use tactics outside of the position.

MY AFRICAN AMERICAN BUDDY you best not get on the same field as me, cause a real sniper, like my self, can shoot one round and you will be in the corner crying for your moma for the rest of the game. A sniper can often hold up an entire time (even in massive scenario games) from advancing if they have good skills, that is considered suppersive fire. Not all commanders sit in the back and bark orders into a radio, I am also a Co-team commander, myself and the other commander get on the front lines and blast the enemy into tiny little bits (it is what we do)

[Jackson]

magnadoid, on Oct 15 2007, 08:23 PM, said:

JackRock, on Oct 13 2007, 09:23 PM, said:

How can you guys POSSIBLY say that? After all, there's NO WAY a sniper could lay down suppressive fire. Impossible. Can't happen. And a commander?! Don't get me started. He sticks on his radio and barks orders at people he can't even see. What a load of crap. You guys know it's simply not possible to use tactics outside of the position.

MY AFRICAN AMERICAN BUDDY you best not get on the same field as me, cause a real sniper, like my self, can shoot one round and you will be in the corner crying for your moma for the rest of the game. A sniper can often hold up an entire time (even in massive scenario games) from advancing if they have good skills, that is considered suppersive fire. Not all commanders sit in the back and bark orders into a radio, I am also a Co-team commander, myself and the other commander get on the front lines and blast the enemy into tiny little bits (it is what we do)

Perhaps you might want to see the "Sarcasm" note he put at the end of his post before you start making threats, pal.

Couldn't agree more with the thread starter.

[magnadoid]

Sorry, did not see that. I have just seen and heard so many people dis the sniper that I guess I jumped in with two feet before I finished reading what you said. me bad.

How was what I said a threat, it was a "you on the same field as me, one of us spendin a lot of time in the dead box, and it is not me" piece of information. (JK) I did it to try and grab your attention

This post has been edited by magnadoid: 15 October 2007 - 05:38 PM

[TheReaper]

I think paintball snipers are all a matter of opinion really. Personally, I don't really believe in them because they can't really "reach out and touch someone" any better than I could with a well placed shot. And if you want to go by a literal definition then every player is a sniper really, we all try to conceal ourselves and fire from a concealed location.

[Marauder_Pilot]

magnadoid, on Oct 15 2007, 05:23 PM, said:

JackRock, on Oct 13 2007, 09:23 PM, said:

How can you guys POSSIBLY say that? After all, there's NO WAY a sniper could lay down suppressive fire. Impossible. Can't happen. And a commander?! Don't get me started. He sticks on his radio and barks orders at people he can't even see. What a load of crap. You guys know it's simply not possible to use tactics outside of the position.

MY AFRICAN AMERICAN BUDDY you best not get on the same field as me, cause a real sniper, like my self, can shoot one round and you will be in the corner crying for your moma for the rest of the game. A sniper can often hold up an entire time (even in massive scenario games) from advancing if they have good skills, that is considered suppersive fire. Not all commanders sit in the back and bark orders into a radio, I am also a Co-team commander, myself and the other commander get on the front lines and blast the enemy into tiny little bits (it is what we do)

BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Yehahahaha!
*Tear*
Oh my god, he think's he's bad(butt) on the internets. Aww, man.
*Giggle*

Anyways. This is exactly what I've been preaching for my entire paintball 'career'. The positions are kinda fun and cute, yeah, but this isn't Battlefield 2 or something-everybody starts out equally-equipped, really, and can be expected to do whatever is required of them at any given time.