We need to reclaim our attention

Re:We need to reclaim our attention by gnicholas on Sunday January 02, 2022 @12:42PM (#29771159)

I’ve never gone spear hunting but I did play paintball once. It was thrilling, and when I woke up the next day I was more sore that I’d ever been in my life (including playing varsity sports). I realized that’s because it was the closest I’d ever come to ‘running for my life’.

FPS mimic the pleasure of this experience, but without the physical engagement. It’s like the refined carbs version of hunting.

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Re:We need to reclaim our attention by seanp2k2 on Sunday January 02, 2022 @01:06PM (#29771544)

Really wish CQB paintball was more popular in the US. I’d love to play the equivalent of SWAT or Rainbow Six with paintball, but most of it these days seems to be “spray thousands of balls at large inflatable barriers on a tennis court hoping to mark a bit of your opponent’s elbow”. The CTF events seem fun, but I want something more like a Battlefield round if it’s going to be like that.

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Re:We need to reclaim our attention by acrobatsunfish on Sunday January 02, 2022 @02:00PM (#29772269)

Try playing with one hopper of ammo a round. You can't create Lanes of fire and denial without an obscene amount of paint.

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