Now let’s rewind.
Virgil Frey, the owner of BlastCamp, has dedicated his
investments to his field and amplifies its positive effect on
the games and individuals. The former Nike missile base
is a pretty intriguing place to play at with top-notch refs
and operators. These people offer friendly assistance,
sporadic chrono checks, and most importantly, keen eyes
for elimination breaks on players.
From the beginning of the live rounds firing over our
players as a salute to our service men and women, to
the final round fired at end of the game , it is all fun and
passion. The war was evenly balanced. Both sides were
pushing each other’s defensive lines like an Audio wave
back and forth. Day one had players rushing left and right
trying to push lines and avoid tanks. One tank demolished
a number of runners until someone nerfed the tank. It
stopped moving and then someone nerfed the lady
gunner. While I was running across the road to make a
push for my team, I saw splashes off masks, rounds flying
in two directions, and medics running chaotically. The
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war was going down! You must lead by example for your
comrades to be able to lose their hesitation and back you
up. There is no room for second-guessing in paintball.
You make a move with all your training, focus, and react
on instinct. It makes the difference between your dead
box or theirs. More importantly, it keeps your allies alive,
even if you sacrifice yourself for them to realize where the
enemy fire is coming from.
Night games commenced, and night vision was in action.
Afterwards, camping fun began. Camping is a chance for
all of the allies and enemies to unite with laughter and
stories. Day two begins at 9am, sides are switched, and
the war continues. People sneaking around barracks
like its nobodies business. Players behind the tree lines,
blazing out rounds with rapid-fire echoes. The heat and
firepower did not stop for anyone. The battlefield had
an array of marksmen equipped with; electro markers,
rentals, pump guns, magfed rifles, pistols, and even
barrels. The beauty of the fusion between the varieties
of markers is something you can only smile at, before you
get ‘gogged’. Don’t lose focus! Your team is depending