vBall
Let's face it, speedball is broken. The sport is dying and the formats available right now aren't particularly exciting to watch. They are also very difficult to film and lack tactical variety or enough "big moments". This is an idea for a format I've been throwing around that aims to address most of the problems with tournament paintball formats these days. As I haven't playtested it it's hard to say how successful it could be, so I'm putting it up online in case anyone wants to have a go at it. Bear in mind this is an extremely rough first draft. It should ideally have the following effects on gameplay: More aggressive. You can't win by sitting back and shooting ropes. More athletic. You don't get much of a break when you're hit. More of a focal point – the players at the front will take this role as they are the ones who will score. Scoring will always happen in the face of opposition, expect insane dives for the line an...