The National Professional Paintball League (NPPL) was once the crown jewel of professional paintball, but its rise to prominence was marred by internal struggles, shady business dealings, and eventual bankruptcy.
In 1995, paintball experienced a revolution with the debut of electronic guns, starting with the Shocker. This gun, along with later models like the Angel LED and Intimidator, transformed the game with their ability to shoot very high rates of fire. However, early loaders couldn’t keep up, leading to inconsistent shooting and broken paintballs. This problem was resolved with the introduction of the Halo hopper, enabling high-speed firing without issues.As these electronic guns became more…
I really enjoy seven-man matches; it suits me best among all formats. I can be stealthy, which fits well in seven-man or 10-man games more than in five-man matches.
Possibly some good news to come out of yesterdays cancelation of the first NPPL event? NPPL Press Release – Lane Wright to become Chief Operations Officer The NPPL is proud to announce that Lane Wright has accepted a position with the NPPL as its Chief Operations Officer. Lane started playing back in 1990. Teams: Bad Attitude, Crape Diem, Team Xtreme, All Americans, Team Image, Bad Company, and Ground Zero. Managed Paintball Atlanta from 1994-1996 and…
Not that this is surprising, but the NPPL has canceled their first event that was scheduled for March. Late last year the NPPL announced that they would be making a comeback, not in its recent 7-Man style, but rather a mash up of woodsball, speedball and other various concept fields. The league was also going to institute new divisions: Pro, Amateur A, and Amateur B. With only three teams confirmed for the first event, the league…
Paintball news for the week of January the 23rd. ohhh yeah..Dalton went to Impact. Oops. NXL Mechanical Division – https://paintballruinedmylife.com/2017/01/23/nxl-mechanical-division-weird/ Fedorov Head to Breakout Spa – https://paintballruinedmylife.com/2017/01/28/fedorov-heads-breakout-spa/ Archie Montemayor to the TonTons – https://paintballruinedmylife.com/2017/01/24/archie-montemayor-tontons/ Eddie Painter Joins AC Dallas – https://paintballruinedmylife.com/2017/01/23/eddie-painter-joins-ac-dallas/
UPDATE 2/21/17: NPPL Cancel First Tournament The NPPL news keeps rolling in, this time we have some dates, locations and some field/layout updates. The first NPPL event of 2017 will be held April 7th – 9th, just outside of Sacramento at West Coast Adventure Park. If the West Coast names sounds familiar, it’s because they just hosted the Dead Legends big games back in October. The field dimension will be 180ft x 100ft just like we reported two weeks…