What type of player are you?

Team games don’t come much tougher than paintball, why is why it’s essential you assemble a team that’s ready to do whatever it takes to win. Picking the perfect team isn’t as easy as chucking a few mates together though. You need a mix of paintball personalities to battle your way to victory against the best teams, but which type of player are you?

The General

Some people are born to lead and others just love an excuse be bossy. We’re not sure which camp The General falls in to, but you can’t help but admire their enthusiasm. OK, so you might not understand all The General’s secret hand signals, and it’s probably not necessary to mark every elimination with a moments silence, but when the chips are down and all else is lost, it’s The General who will rally the troops and lead the charge.

The Assassin

The Assassin’s ability to eliminate opponents with deadly accuracy makes them the MVP in any paintball team. When they’re not pinging players from range they’re taking names and ending games with the kind of efficiency most players can only ever dream of, and their ninja-like movement means you can never be sure where exactly they are. They could be up a tree, they could be in the undergrowth – we just don’t know! What we do know is we pray to the paintball gods that The Assassins on our team.

The Rookie

Not everybody’s a natural when it comes to playing paintball and for every Assassin there’s always a Rookie. In a straight choice between fight and flight The Rookie always chooses the later, and once they’ve found a decent hiding place that’s usually the last you see of them. Rookies do have their uses though. If you’re playing a game of capture the flag they’re the perfect candidate to hang back and guard the base. There’s no danger of The Rookie eliminating anybody, but their relentless blind fire might just be enough to hold off the opposition until reinforcements arrive.

The Rambo 

The Rambo likes to take things to the next level. Not only have they seen all the movies they’ve memorised all the lines, and despite their age andcrumbling physique they genuinely believe they’re Sly Stallone. After kitting up with enough paintballs and pyrotechnics to wage war with a small army, The Rambo charges into battle with the sole intention of eliminating anything that moves.

The Statistician

In life and in paintball The Statistician doesn’t leave anything to chance. Days before heading into battle they will have spent hours studying detailed maps of the different game zones and formulating a plan of action. The Statistician’s research will also encompass a detailed look at the weather forecast, a thorough search of all paintball forums and probably a look at this blog. Chances are they won’t like the next bit though.. 94% of statisticians are eliminated within 60 seconds of the marshal’s first whistle. Ouch.

Recognise anybody? Tag your mates in the comments below to let them know what type of player they are.