Sorry for being a dick about this...i'm just pissed i got shot point blank with a sniper rifle, and then as i was walking away in frustration because of no one getting out even though some of them were shot by me, i got shot in the back by two other guys.
I agree again. I would be mad if I got shot point blank with a sniper as well. I would like to see AA start having sniper qualifications in order to use sniper rifles to stop new players from using them in an irresponsible way.
The problem is you are confusing Rebel Union with AA. I think the last AA game I went to (60ish people IIRC) had 2 people with a bolt action rifle on a huge field (4 peaks). The last RU game I went to (20ish people) also had 2 people with bolt action rifles on a small field. The fact that snipers are WAY overrated in airsoft is moot. Unless RU is playing on a different field than last time (entirely possible) it's a far too small a field to need "snipers". Unfortunately I missed this particular game, but I've already heard complaints from two other people that did go that there were guns shooting far too hot for that field. That's why many organized events chrono guns before hand. Most also have an enforced MED.
I respect that RU wants a laid back feel to their events. I have no problem with that in the slightest, it's your choice how you want to run your games. But the bigger you guys get, the more problems like this you are going to have. Unless you are playing on a much bigger field than before (once again you may be), you need to start enforcing chrono's. At the very least on sniper rifles and/or spot checks on questionable guns.
Getting shot in the back when you are out is a fact of life in airsoft. It sucks, but it happens. But when it's happening with guns shooting far too hot and from far too close that's when fights are going to break out. If somebodies shooting someone point blank with a sniper rifle, he needs to be removed from the game. Period. That's bad for the game, bad for the group, bad for the sport. It's one thing when it's just a small group of friends, it's another thing when you have other people there.
That's my thought anyways.
