New paint company: Ryvl

[iamthelazerviking]

A dude who's been around pro paintball and other companies, started Ryvl. They're focusing on making quality paint. They own their own building, equipment etc. No rebranding or in debt to anyone else, so let's hope these guys actually make QUALITY paint that with readily available.

[acrewofone]

.62 caliber?

[1snowridr]

I look forward to seeing his balls 😄

[Chuck E Ducky]

If they can produce and ship a consistent quality ball they will be highly successful.

The biggest issue with the industry is the paint. If they can fix that issue and do it better then the current market. Awesome I wish them luck.

Question is, is that possible with today’s way of manufacturing and shipping paintballs.

[JohnB]

Anything 689 consistently and close to Dye /Proto paint and they will sell out consistently

[scottieb]

I'm hopeful and excited.

This is what is so crazy today, though, and lacking in many areas of commerce - simply do a good job and you will be successful. For some time now doing quality work or providing a quality service seems like it's a new invention, something never thought of before.

[vijil]

Starting a paint company in 2026, up against established companies who will be happy to take a temporary loss to put them out of business, in an arguably shrinking market...

It's a bold strategy Cotton. Really just comes down to how deep pockets the backers have.

[DocsMachine]

The reason we get crappy paint is because, to be frank, we don't want to pay for the good stuff.

Yeah, that "we" is players in general. Sure, MCB wants big, round paint, but the average player- the bread-and-butter of any field- wants cheap. Cheap first, cheap second, and quality just has to be "doesn't blow up in the gun".

These guys could produce the best paint in the world, but if it's so much as a penny a ball more than "just okay" paint, they'll be lucky to still be in the biz in a year.

And yeah, the market is so tight, I'll guarantee you they're going to run into exclusive contracts- the dealer can only carry X paint, this field can only sell Y paint, etc.

Don't get me wrong, I hope like hell the group succeeds. But there's market realities out there that are stacking the deck against him.

Doc.