I think the first few EGO's had a bps part built into the software, and it seemed to me it was measuring the fastest time between two shots and not an average.
Is Ramping on its way out?
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Oh yeah, just like on Angel LCDs where they only counted the two closest cycles.
Oh, 20bps you say? With that intelifeed VL? I'm so very impressed...
Oh, 20bps you say? With that intelifeed VL? I'm so very impressed...
It is all a bit "mine's bigger than yours". When I played the NSPL KoTH division, the gun rules were semi only, uncapped, with limited paint. I shot an 06 Alias and nicked a pot each off my teamates. With the trigger on that thing, I dread to think what RoF I was hitting, but it wasn't just my fingers doing that. Ramping and RoF levels the playing field and makes it easier to police...
Besides, trigger speed is one of the smaller skills these days - where, how and when you shoot the paint is far more important...
Besides, trigger speed is one of the smaller skills these days - where, how and when you shoot the paint is far more important...
You are not allowed in even Div 4 talking like that! Bluey will relegate you to Div 5!
It's the same in every sport as well - everyone harks back to the "golden" days and mourns the loss of skill resulting... in the angling world, there are now remote control boats to deliver your bait for you - and loads loathe them for removing the skill, forgetting that the real skill is to know where to put your rigs,,,
When I stopped playing in 2007, I believe (if memory serves) the ramping cap was 15.4. Out of interest, what were the reasons for it dropping?
Also (while I'm at it) are all leagues standardised now to 10bps, with a 5 bps requirement before ramping starts, with first 3 semi? I thought I'd read somewhere that the lower divs of something were 12bps? Have I got that wrong?
Also, wouldn't it be much fairer to both teams to use guns provided by tourney organisers? You run into probs with the race to format, and with guns going down on the field, but they're hardly insurmountable problems. It would never happen, of course, but - for bigger leagues at least, would be easy. Settings provided in advance, and then if you want to buy that gun to practice with at home, you can set it up like that. The ultimate levelling of playing fields..?
Also (while I'm at it) are all leagues standardised now to 10bps, with a 5 bps requirement before ramping starts, with first 3 semi? I thought I'd read somewhere that the lower divs of something were 12bps? Have I got that wrong?
Also, wouldn't it be much fairer to both teams to use guns provided by tourney organisers? You run into probs with the race to format, and with guns going down on the field, but they're hardly insurmountable problems. It would never happen, of course, but - for bigger leagues at least, would be easy. Settings provided in advance, and then if you want to buy that gun to practice with at home, you can set it up like that. The ultimate levelling of playing fields..?
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Totally agree on 15bps, but then I preferred 7 man on bigger fields or true X ball to this new x ball lite mallarcy!