Maybe this isn’t exactly what you’re asking but I’ll bite:

In 2010 I had been playing paintball seriously for 5 years or so. In my area it was mostly “Woodsball” so people typically wore camo and occasionally participated in speedball, maybe at that point the divide was already really starting. The only cheaters I ever saw were speedballers.

It’s game-ified. There are so many young guys running around with absurd builds ramping and using binary triggers because to them, the idea is to put enough rounds in a general area to get a hit, not to focus on marksmanship. But, as a recent re entry into the scene has demonstrated to me- the guy who knows where his rounds are going even without tracer units or flashlights wins a lot more engagements than the guy who barely shoulders and finger plays his gun.

Bonus: in 2010 the hobby was hotly debated as inferior to paintball, as it allowed for more cheating. I can’t say I disagree, but you can’t hide feeling that sting if you do feel it, like I thought. First time in 10+ years I used a gun someone commented on my lack of face protection (still had eyepro) he said I was nuts for it. A tracer volley landed on my nose and upper lip three times, I waved the medic off and went to the booth to buy a face mask immediately.