Third EyE Vision aka 3EV, A place to learn and discuss the Vision!

First post...will it be the only post? who knows. anyways so i'm going to try to use this post to talk about who/what 3EV are and what we stand for.

3EV is an organization formed around a common bond...Pump Play. Many of us only play pump, others dabble in both semi/electro; either way the common bond is there.

Thru the many travels of 3EV in it's many forms we've learned one truth in paintball-most pumpers have some common bond, a kind of respect for the game that for some reason permeates thru most pumpers. Whether rec, scenario, tourny, any style seems to carry with it a specific aura shared by the majority. We at 3EV embraced that energy that is "the pumper" and use that as our gateway to our organization.

3EV is all about a good time, we take ourselves very lightly in that we stress only a few things with seriousness:

1. Have Fun! 'nuff said. Smiles for miles, b/c win or lose we make sure that we are having a ball. We play our game to the best of our abilities but keep having fun as a priority over all other concerns.

2. Play with honor and integrity. If you wear the 3EV logo in any shape or form, you best represent a fair and safe way of play, regardless of what may "be at stake". There are always controversial calls at tournies, but we stress letting refs handle their business and taking the refs word as the truth. Discussion is best left to the captains and head refs in the appropriate time.

Third EyE Vision is an organization first and foremost, we've got no dues, no fees, and no minimal requirements for being present at a certain amount of events. We have formed a competitive "team" to represent the organization in a competitive format.

Being based out the Middle Tn region, our travels have had a focus on our region. With many travels into KY. and IN. under our belt we've enjoyed the competition of the respected regions. But we've also dabbled in a bit of travel here and there outside of our region. With representatives present at 3 of the last 4 Pump Pandemoniums and Team that has represented the organization at the NSA Nationals in 06 in Anaheim CA. and the Mid West OSC's in St. Louis MO. We feel that we've played against some of the best pumpers in the country and win or lose we came back from every event stoked. We've also locally hit up some semi/electro tournies and have done surprisingly well. For whatever reason when we play pump on electro we play like beasts... :bang:


Ever since the invention of the semi automatic paintball marker, i'm sure the term "Pump Revolution" has been around. But we at 3EV have kind of taken that simple term and rallied around it. We think it's simplicity is in of essence what we stand for. We are not militant in our approach to pump play, and rarely will you see us "actively" pushing pump play as the way of elite. However the "Pump Revolution" is not about forcing our view point on the masses, the "Pump Revolution" is an observance of ours in which we've witnessed change. We've witnessed unthinkable support and dedication to the pump genre and it is indeed inspiring, something we're willing to battle for and stand behind.


The Revolution was here before 3EV and will continue well after 3EV is just a name spoken by a few in memory and stories; but we think that what we are witnessing is indeed a Revolution, and we are all about bringing it to the masses. Subtely in a guerilla type manner the Revolution as witnessed thru the Vision of the 3rd EyE will be present in T-Shirts and gear available to those feeling the Revolution and Seeing the Vision, don't be afraid to ask what we've got and don't be afraid to embrace some crazy gear hittin the streets soon. B)

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Pump Revolution! :D


STL

Viva la revolution!

B)

A revolution, you say? I'm in! ;)

The British are coming.. The British are coming? :D


STL

Wow...

The only team I've ever played for? :huh:

What a bunch... :lol:

Jay

yeah, i bet you were second guessing us when we stumbled into the staging area hungover like mofos :wacko: and then after the event too... :)

regardless, you rocked well and by the 5man the groove was established pho sho!

goodtimes!

Alright fellas, as the first piece of official news in this thread...

The XPPL is planning it's first event in February the 24th. It's in Louisville, on a Sunday.

that means that we'll rock out on saturday at some point, get settled and go from there. then leave on sunday.

i need to know who is a definite (as in can at some point give a non refundable entry type deposit) and who is is a possible. if we can get 6 we can roll 2 tight crews so lets see what we can do.

this will probably be our first pump tourny of the season and since it's indoors it should be comfy and protected from the elements. Those that went last year know that the competition will be tough, so bring your A game and bigboy pants.

lets represent the Vision and the Revolution doing how we do!

I'm in, who else...

Put me down as a possible. I know that's canned, but that's how life is right now.

I'm in!! :bang:

Oh wait...

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Yeah, wait. You'll be a target! ;)

Alright, so we've got a possible for the XPPL, which is a good start but it's going to be here before we know it. so let me know.



Also bigger news is the thought of travelling to where the fight is. I feel the essence of an unofficial championship in the works on a National Level. very cool.

Pumpenstein, the Hitmen, Flipped Out and others look to be gathering for some kind of rumble. Sounds good and sounds cool, another way for us to grind our teeth in experience. For those that may not know, those 3 teams probably represent the cream of the crop in the Pump Tourney scene. For those that battled in the NSA's i shouldn't have to say anything, for those not there...let me tell you a quick story:

Flipped Out rocked us so hard it took x2 games for my eyes to stop spinning. it involved some bunkering and probably me crying. The Hitmen? beat us in about 45 seconds to a minute, all of our players being shot out by the snake guy. with the gnarly move of sending one of their players up the middle to grab the flag and land in the my 40 bunker-----off the break! Pumpenstein we battled with playing well in a losing effort, but they are the current title holders of the National Pump scene as they won the only "National" pump tournament ever played so props are theirs with no question.

I'm down for this, Terd quickly said he's down (lunar juice influence? maybe), so we need about 3-4 others. This will likely involve some serious travelling to Texas or possibly SoCal again. Need to know who this appeals to, and how serious people are about not wanting to do this, but being able to do this.

We've got strong players on our roster and think we could put together some serious competition. But our roster isn't necessarily bursting at the seams. The few we have right now our quality ballers and i couldn't ask for a better bunch but we're limited in numbers.

if we plan for this and people start backing out, it's going to be pretty rough to salvage, so serious inquiries only.

This is where the big kids are playing this year, and i'm hungry. That being said, i don't want to go to lose and would like to have some pracitices and maybe work out some scrimmages with someone else on a 5 man pump level. The practices will be informal and not mandatory but i've got some serious kinks i need to work out. Jessie will be standing on a bucket practicing his snapshots but other than that it will be low key, but productive so be prepared.

let me know folks!

Total Greif would love to get together with you guys for a scrimmage sometime this spring/summer. Hopefully we can work something out.

3DSteve, that would be great as ya'll have the right stuff. at the OSC's i saw a level play from ya'll that showed that ya'll have a solid squad with great individual skilled coupled with excellent teamwork, it would be super cool to work something out. I'm sure we could convince the guys from BangGang and MCG to hop on board.

perhaps we might be able to do a scrimmage in the sping and one in the summer, ya'll host one and we'll host the other? idk, but it's something to think about, our field just purchased an XBall field that is hella clean, it'd be nice to rock it out with ya'll again.



This post has been edited by the underdog on Jan 22 2008, 07:22 PM

Let me do some negotiating with the mrs. about the xppl. Been wanting to play that ever since last year. When are ya'll ballin next? I need to see if I still can play after last times fiasco. A meeting of the best tourny pump players in the US. Hmmm, sounds fun. With the right amount of planning, and the proper time allowed this could happen for me as well. Once again back to the negotiating table......till then
thunder cloud metallic forever, and jeff is a gaf. hehe

Whoa! Matty is still alive? Hey 3EV, next Sunday (2/10) is another team practice day at GAS. We need to get our butts out there and represent. Last time was a little rough, but it was the beginning of the season, and we had gun probs etc. We'll show them what for this time around. Who's in?

Yeah I'm hanging by a thread but I'm still here. I'm in for next weekend. Jeff told me about it and I want a piece of that action.

Cha. Shooting mugs is just what the Doc ordered.

We have a really strong team, with Jeff, Jessie, you, Dan (Sheazer), and Daniel. I hope we can get some serious tourney action in this season.