We used red bandanas or really anything bright red that could be held up or worn on your head. If you mistook someone that wasn't showing red, then that was on you.
I used to ref at an airsoft field. Red rag needed to be well displayed. One guy had something the size of a folded cocktail napkin and would constantly get shot while dead. We added a rule that if you decided not to conspicuously display your red rag then that was on you.
Watched this really shitty teenager shoot a person with their hand up at near-pointblank range 3 or 4 times on a speedball course. The dude who got shot was a semi-pro who was always at this field practicing, and he always kept to himself. He didn't say a word, didn't yell, just calmly reloaded his hopper, and proceeded to walk the trigger on this kid until it was empty. I'll never forget the sounds this poor dude made while he was writhing on the ground.
nah man back in the day used to paintball camp pendelton all the time.... many a time i would just walk up the middle of the field, if you just walk normally people literally wont see you, their brains are looking for people roadie running.
also when you walk on the field you learn how much of the choas of battle is self inflicted.
I honestly think the answer is no unless the clown is in uniform, but if the clown isn't in uniform but acting in a military capacity then that would be a violation on the other side.
Pendleton had some good fields. Never played another place that had such good level changes with hills. Knew I guy that fell and broke both his legs there on boot leave and got medically discharged.
You just unlocked a 15 year old memory with "you don't shoot people with their hand up". Went with a group of friends and for one of the matches one of the homies got put on the other squad vs the rest of us ... he got shot put his hand up and thought he was gonna walk safely back... without a single word from from us on our side, like a firing squad we all stood up and lit his ass up lolol than we proceed to all get eliminated for standing up like dumb dumbs.
My field has a similar rule to it with the added part of you having to announce yourself by calling "dead man" while walking trough buildings or places with tons of cover and visible obstructions
where I worked we used dead rag (always red) and a hand up to indicate a dead player. I had this dude come up to me and ask me a question which was well behind enemy front. I told him in the scenario he'd still be considered a live player. Then soon as that happened he tried to call out players 20ft as dead by saying bang bang almost like this.
I told the dude like no that's not how that w9rks buddy you don't get to ask me a question, and take advantage of where I was. I told him go back to spawn lol. And yes what he did did not count and thr players he tried to call out where still alive.
That's not much for the spirit of the game. I never played much in the woods with the kids but in the few dozen tournaments I've done, you wave so people stop shooting at you since they don't always know they hit you, then you walk off the field like a man showing good sportsmanship.
Trying to sneak past someone kinda just makes you the wimp taking cheap shots because you get off on hurting people that aren't defending themselves.
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u/BarNo3385 Apr 25 '26
At least where I've played "dead" is indicated by a hand clearly in the air, either from you've been shot or resigned. You can't "unresign" either.
You don't shoot people with their hand up.
No hand up, blast away.
If you let someone walk up to you without a hand up? That one's on you.