SK Moscow have again really made an effort in getting high quality material of CPL games. Absolutely fantastic stuff, they seem to be getting more and more cameras to each event and the editing makes sure everything worth seeing is captured on tape. Memory card. Whatever. Great stuff anyway!
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The guys designing the Millennium layouts have been quite creative this year providing us one symmetrical layout, which wasn’t that much fun after all and the Paris layout that seems to offer countless variations off the bat (seems in present tense, as the next SPBL is played on that). The layout for Basildon seems to have some resemblance to the paris design, but it has a lot less effective lanes off the bat and a lot of the cross-field shots from (and to) the snake are blocked by the pins. The center also seems to have more weight than on the Paris layout, but the tent-side has potential for carnage. Nice to see how the field actually plays out, but it seems really interesting!
The layout for 2011 Millennium Series Bitburg was published. Have to say that this looks quite interesting and FAST.
The holidays are here, so time to post some nice pass-time videos. Check out the great footage SK Moscow posted from the Millennium season-opener held at Paris Longchamps racetrack, top notch! Spring is coming and these will get you in the mood!
SK Moscow – London Nexus (prelim)
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The Millennium Series has had a pow-wow to decide on what to do with the changes the PSP announced a rough month ago. They posted a press release for that. Groovy, let’s check ‘em out!
For 2011 we are pleased to announce the following alterations to be in effect at Millennium events.
- Revoking Spotter Privileges / No spectator side “Coaching”.
- Improved Game Format for Division 3
- Field Size Adjustment (this is the thing)
- Extra Competitions for Nation Teams in Three Categories
So yeah, some of the changes sound quite the like the ones made by the PSP. There are some really substantial differences if we look at the changes in more detail:
A lot of discussion has been going on all over the internet with the rule changes PSP announced recently. While the initial reactions were strongly against all the changes, positive opinions of the changes have also started to come up across the internet. Mikko Huttunen posted some well-formulated thoughts on the positive side, and those are difficult to refute. I personally do love the current (MS) version of the format, so I am leaning a bit against the changes still… But then again, we will need to wait and see what (if anything) comes over the pond to the MS. And this is what leads me to the actual point of this post: How will the changes actually carry over and to what extent?
After speculations started going around the web about 2011 PSP format changes PSP released following information today:
Adjustments to PSP RaceTo Format and 2011 Season
The PSP is taking steps to make it possible for talented players of all sizes, ages and pay grades to compete nationally. Currently, smaller and wealthier players have an edge in the PSP. The field layouts have not been friendly to larger players, and the teams with heavy financial backing can afford to practice the field layout every weekend. It’s time to make sure the most talented players are the ones excelling in the PSP, not just the most fortunate.
After speaking with many current and past players of the PSP as well as our Master Sponsors, we have decided to make the following changes:
· Lengthen the field 10 feet per side (Total size will now be 120 x 170 feet)
· Eliminate Pit-side coaching and communication
· Field Layouts will not be released prior to the events
· Adjust position of bunkers to better suit a wider variety of players
· Adjust classification system for D1 – Pro, now that the Semi-Pro division is absentWe’re taking the game in a direction that will include more players, as opposed to excluding them as has been done in the past. We need to make sure players can still compete when they turn 30 or are not in a financial position to practice every weekend. We feel this is the right thing to do for our customers and our business as well as the sport and industry.
The PSP is here for the long run. These steps are in an effort to include more people in the game, while still making sure the ones with the best paintball skills win. More information on the 2011 season will be released in the weeks to come at http://www.pspevents.com !
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A series of storage media related problems delayed publishing these pictures almost half a year.. Ah well, what could be better in the darkening nights of fall than to enjoy memories from the sunny German Millennennium 2010 in Bitburg! The picture takes you to the gallery by BullitProof Monkey, enjoy!
We’ve stumbled upon a wealth of videos of the Paris event, it seems that there were plenty of keen videographers at the event – nice, since the games on the layout were fast-paced and a lot of fun to watch. We decided to share them for your Friday entertainment while waiting for the proper write-up of our trip to Paris. Check them out, and subscribe to the channels they’re from, good stuff!
To start Saturday we had one victory in and one tight loss in our pocket. We were anticipating a tight game against our good friends the Amsterdam Sabotage 2 so we changed our strategy so that we would push way harder from the midfield and M-side to compensate the lack of aggression seen in our games on Friday. The winner would secure a spot on Sunday so the stakes were high.
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