Splat Magazine Josh Leuther
Inside: An epic story about a paintball Featuring a brand new Top Ten list of the best markers.
legend! A poster to hang up on your wall.
1. The Paintballer
2. A Paintball Poster
3. A Paintball Marker Top Ten List.
THE PAINTBALLER By Josh Leuther ! I was a paintballer. I was one of the best out there, but nothing prepared me for what was to come. There is a time in every paintballer’s career where they reach their full potential. When they do something crazy happens. ! My parents always wanted me to achieve my goals and I finally got my chance. I followed in my dad’s footsteps. He used to play paintball when he was younger. ! We, my team and I, were on our way to a tournament. “So Troy, you think it’s gonna happen?” Ollie, our captain, asked me. We all knew what he meant because they would always ask me before a tournament. I was the only one on my team who hadn’t reached their full potential. It was the first game of the tournament and the match was about to start. I played Snake, the long bunker on the side of the field. We all got in our position at the gate. ! “3!!!! 2!!!! 1!!!! GO!!! *whistle!!!!*” The referee shouted. I bolted for the Snake, taking a peek as I sprinted. I saw their Snake player running for it. I dove into cover and heard the balls break on the bunker. I snapped a quick glance down the side of the Snake and saw the assaulter. I prepared myself. 3…2… 1... snap! I popped out and fired roughly 20 balls at him. I heard the player yell HIT!!! ! “Troy! BACK, RIGHT DORITO!” yelled my teammate. ! “K mate.” I yell back.
! Dorito is a term we use for the triangle bunkers. Similarly, the long bunker is the Snake and the cylinder is just bunker. It doesn’t really have a special name. ! It was 5 vs. 3, and we were winning. After another one got out, two were left. I decided to make my move, and I sprinted down the lane, a line of site. I came up on a guy from the other team, and I slid just spraying my gun at him. I didn’t stop there. I used my momentum from the slide to get back up, sprint around, and spray the man who was in the back-right corner. “GAME!!!” NEXT GAME !
We were in our starting spots at the gate. “3…2…1…GO!”
! I ran for the Snake. My heart was pounding. I slid into cover. I looked around the corner and fired down the lane, spraying paint all over the guy at the other end. Ollie finished off the rest of the other team. ! Games passed by, and we kept winning. Nothing could stop us. ! It was the semi-finals, and we were at the gate, waiting for the whistle. The match started, and this time I was not sliding into cover. I just kept running down the lane, eliminating everyone I saw. I missed one, so I got out. My teammate quickly disposed of him, and it was over.
! Then, it was the last match until the finals. This time we just rushed them. All of us sprinted down the lanes, bunkering each of our opponents. We rushed up on each person behind a bunker and sprayed them as we pass by. ! “Troy, I got a feeling about this.” Says Ollie as we got ready for the final match. I pulled on my arm guards. ! “Ollie, my man, me too.” I responded after a bit of thinking. ! When we started the final match, I was in my spot in the Snake. It was an 8v8 match, and I was pinned down. I snuck up to the next spot in the Snake and lied there waiting for the right moment. After a moment, I was off. I hopped over the Snake and sprinted to the left side of the field. I didn’t stop there. I turned to the right and fired down the lane, completely filling the players mask with paint. I got this dizzy feeling in my head. Then, it changed into a sort of power flooding through me, spreading all the way to my fingers and my toes. I no longer saw like a normal person, I saw like a true paintballer. ! “Ah, god, it’s happening!” Ollie yells. The crowd started to cheer. My gun transformed into a god weapon. My fingers were moving faster than light. I sprinted… I gave a cry of exhilaration… I took out their team, and I realized I became a legend! I yelled, my voice booming, as I challenged the paintballers watching, to face me all at once in the woods.
They were like a horde massing at their base, ready to charge. The referee blew the whistle and the horde came charging. I didn’t waste any time. I sprinted at them, running past the paintballs as they came. Time slowed. I shot a guy as I ran up a fallen tree. I launched my self, spraying at the guys below me. I landed and sprinted to a valley to catch my breath. ! While I was catching my breath, I found myself thinking about my past and how my future would be now because of my evolving. I wouldn’t be playing in the minor leagues. I knew I would be playing with the pros. I hoped to become one, too. ~~~~~~ ! I heard some footsteps to my left. I knew somebody must’ve found the valley. I waited for him to get closer, so I knew I wouldn’t miss. He took a few more steps and paused as if to listen. Then I had my chance. I slowly got into a low stance and fired one paintball at the guy. The rest of the team probably heard the shot, and the guy said, “hit.” I ran up the hill. As I was nearing the top of the hill, I saw a group of guys come over the brow of the hill on the other side. I sprinted for the hill, hearing the sounds of their paintball guns firing behind. After, I made it over the hill, I turned to the right to attempt to flank them. ! It was a few minutes later, and I had just about flanked them. I stopped to listen. I heard the three men’s footsteps. I took a peek, and I saw them lying there. I stepped out of cover and fired three shots, one for each. ! ! The sounds of my paintball shots were soft against the sound of the forest. I headed back to the main battlefield to finish
the battle. As I jogged over a hill, the battle has turned into a free for all. I wonder how it was going to end. ! I went over a hill, and I saw a group of people who were working together. I can tell it’s my team. I ran over to my team and joined them. I greeted them with a hello, and we got to work eliminating everyone else. No one could stop us. As it neared night time, there were a few people left in the forest. The rest had either fled or been eliminated. My team and I did one final sweep. Eliminating anybody else left in the forest. Then, we headed home. On the way home, I called my parents. I told them that my team won the tournament. ! When I got home I was met with a hug from my mom and a firm handshake from my dad.
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9. Proto 09 PMR Matrix Rail This gun is an intermediate/beginner.
8. Azodin Kaos!!
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7. Empire ER3! !
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6. Empire Sniper Pump! !
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5. MacDev Droid!
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4. Etek 3! !
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3. Empire Invert Mini! This gun is for advanced pros.
2. DL6 Luxe!
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1. Planet Eclipse Ego 11 This gun is for advanced pros.
TOP ALL-AROUND PAINTBALL MARKERS 1. Planet Eclipse Ego 11 is probably the best out there if you want a marker to rely on this is the one because it’s efficient, fast, lightweight and probably the quietest marker you’ll find. 2. DL6 Luxe is just as good the Planet Eclipse Ego 11 except it sounds a little bit louder but other than that it’s equal. 3. Etek 3 and the reason this is better than the Empire Invert Mini is because it’s won’t jam as much as the Invert
! This guide has been made to inform people on what marker to buy if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re experienced or not and or if they have money to spend or not. In the Weight measurement 5 stars means it is not heavy. In the Loudness measurement 5 stars means it is loud. Efficiency means that it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t break the paintballs. The speed means how fast you can fire the paintballs without jamming the gun or breaking the paintballs. Cool fact! Some paintball markers cost over 1,000 dollars and sometimes over 2,000 dollars!