| For the paintball enthusiast, there are many | | | | minds this is the "purest" (i.e. most traditional) |
| different paintball fields from which to play. Part of | | | | form of the sport. The thought behind this is that |
| this is the enormous popularity the sport has | | | | these fields are more like real-world combat. |
| managed to garner for itself. A simple search | | | | Players have to learn to use stealth, to work as a |
| typed in any internet search engine for "paintball | | | | team, and often times when the paintball field is in |
| fields" will bring up fields in virtually every state in | | | | the woods, fighting tends to break out |
| the United States. This gives people many | | | | spontaneously when one group fires on another |
| different options as to where to play and when. | | | | from a cover position. |
| There are several types of paintball fields. While | | | | Another popular form is by having the paintball |
| some are indoors, most are based in the great | | | | field at a "scenario field." Which is an area that is |
| outdoors. One of the most interesting things | | | | designed similar to an urban assault and often has |
| about the sport of paintball is the places where it | | | | fake or basic buildings. The most advanced ones |
| can be played. While you should only play where it | | | | are even multi-story, and cover seems natural like |
| is safe, and where you have permission from any | | | | in a city. This type of game leads to really fast |
| landowners, that really doesn't limit your various | | | | action and sudden dramatic turns in who is winning |
| options. There are literally hundreds, if not | | | | and who is losing. This would be almost the |
| thousands of places to play. This isn't only true of | | | | complete opposite of a "speedball field" which is a |
| the outdoors, where finding a paintball field isn't | | | | very generic term used to describe fields with |
| hard at all, but it is also true of cities and towns, | | | | bunkers, haystacks, or just random obstacles |
| many of which will have their own indoor arenas | | | | across and otherwise open playing area. |
| that are used for paintball. | | | | Indoor paintball fields offer a very different |
| There are many types of outdoor paintball fields, | | | | experience from outdoor play. The first thing |
| and the terrain can vary from wooded areas, to | | | | many new players notice when coming indoors is |
| relatively open fields, to paintball fields decked out | | | | that paintball guns inside can be very loud. |
| with props like fake buildings, old cars, haystack | | | | Because of limited space, play at an indoor arena |
| walls, jerry-rigged forts, and whatever else the | | | | is fast and furious, and will give you a massive |
| creative and active mind can conjure up. The | | | | adrenaline rush. |
| variety often amazes beginners. | | | | There are as many different types of paintball |
| The woods are a natural and exciting place to | | | | fields as there are players, and finding your best |
| play paintball. To many paintball players, the | | | | game in paintball might be just as easy as finding |
| perfect paintball field is in the woods. In their | | | | your preferred paintball field. |