HV wrote:
> Somebody who was attempting to market a very cool-looking armored car-
> like vehicle with paintball gun for paintball games. The film clip
> showed the vehicle running down a road chasing some guys in camo and
> paintball gear.
There are definitely vehicles (of all kinds) used in paintball scenario
games, but they are used sparingly and are required to travel very
slowly for safety reasons. Typically, humans are not allowed to be
within 20 feet of any vehicle and a set of referees are required to walk
in a circle around the vehicle to enforce that safety rule. Mixing
vehicles with infantry is a major safety issue (as it was in real battles).
Scaling up a paintball tank hobby to semi-human scale (1:3 say) would be
technically doable, but I think you'll find that it would be even harder
to get and hold members in such a hobby for the following reasons:
1) The vehicles will be larger and therefore will cost more to build,
maintain and transport.
2) Sturdy suspensions will be essential in order to move around a
battlefield without hurting the driver ... more complexity, more cost.
3) Given the size of the tanks and the human occupants, it will be very
important to prevent collisions at all times. This isn't easy in a
life-action combat game in which the goal is to out-maneuver the
opposition and adrenaline is running high.
4) Given the size of the tanks and the human occupants, it will be very
important to keep speeds low to prevent serious injuries from collisions
or overturned vehicles.
5) It will be very difficult for the driver to confirm when/if they have
received a hit, because they won't be able to see most of their vehicle.
This will require either a set of referees or a completely different
type of scoring system.
6) The size of the vehicles combined with the accuracy of paintball
markers will make it easier for combatants to score hits at medium
range. This will naturally force the combatants to stay further away
from each other, creating some extremely boring battling strategies.
Anyone who attempts to close the distance will probably be destroyed.
Since all vehicles will basically be going the same speed, the "sit,
spin and shoot at long range" tactic will dominate the hobby.
7) Few people will want to build a supply vehicle in that scale, so it
will be a simple run and gun hobby which may attract some members, but
it won't be challenging enough to hold their interest for years and years.
Just some food for thought.
Frank P.
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