[madsnipes]

So i was just thinking...
What does a customer look for when buying a hopper?
- Speed
- Reliability
- Easy to clean
- Capacity
- Won't jam
- Low profile
- Speed feed quality
- Visual appeal
- price

And to be honest, with the exception of price all the high end loaders offer pretty much everything you need in a hopper.
So what else is left for companies to improve on?
Is there anywhere they can go from here?
Or do you think all the companies making hoppers will just be like dye and release new color schemes each year with no actual changes?

[paintballguy2255]

I think that capacity is something that is not looked at by most super loaders.I think it would be nice/funny to see a rotor-shaped hopper that holds about 300 rounds.

[andrewthewookie]

The mechanics of loaders are pretty much at the peak, I'd like to see some innovation on the position of the hopper on the setup; something below/inline/etc, to essentially get that giant blimp off the top of the gun.

[bigx]

consistency and gentleness. I want something that will put out a consistent stream of 12.5 and not turn my paint into a blender.

[Master_Chief]

bigx, on 22 December 2012 - 11:46 PM, said:

consistency and gentleness. I want something that will put out a consistent stream of 12.5 and not turn my paint into a blender.

I second this. It will also help if its light and it actually looks good

[NBTIppy]

I'd say yes, anything new will be frills. Loaders are meant to put paintballs into your gun. Thats what they do.

[Schuppert3]

Nothing is ever at its peak. That goes with anything. Lol who remembers when these were the best things around?



Lol I remember we had one in our basement and I thought we were the shit. Haha I didn't see how it could get any better than that.

Now they have 3D 100 inch plasmas.



Same thing goes with PB. If you would of asked somebody when the halo came out what more they could do everybody would of said the halo was the best of the best.

This post has been edited by Schuppert3: 23 December 2012 - 12:55 AM

[misterkyle]

Schuppert3, on 23 December 2012 - 12:53 AM, said:

Nothing is ever at its peak. That goes with anything. Lol who remembers when these were the best things around?



Lol I remember we had one in our basement and I thought we were the shit. Haha I didn't see how it could get any better than that.

Now they have 3D 100 inch plasmas.



Same thing goes with PB. If you would of asked somebody when the halo came out what more they could do everybody would of said the halo was the best of the best.

gotta agree with you on this. Tho not much can be done unless we make a first strike capable hopper that aligns the ball with the breech, that would be cool

[PREDATOR 47]

I think one of the big reasons paintball isn't progressing as much would have to be the economy. Companies just aren't willing to put all the money it takes to design and put out some drastic new technology just for the product to tank. Failures like that can put companies under, and I think most want to play it safe with traditional setups until they can afford to take a gamble like that.

There's always going to be innovators in this industry, like Tom Kaye and all the crazy awesome shit he did with AGD, but I think they are just holding back for financial reasons.

[slinkyaroo]

The last great break through was easy clean. Some thought it was RF but that didn't prove necessary if the hopper was quality. After that it went to light weight easy clean. Original easy clean like the pulse was heavy.

Of course today patents and getting economical licenses for them are an issue.

[iStansbury77]

Schuppert3, on 23 December 2012 - 12:53 AM, said:

Nothing is ever at its peak. That goes with anything. Lol who remembers when these were the best things around?



Lol I remember we had one in our basement and I thought we were the shit. Haha I didn't see how it could get any better than that.

Now they have 3D 100 inch plasmas.



Same thing goes with PB. If you would of asked somebody when the halo came out what more they could do everybody would of said the halo was the best of the best.

Well if you look at the picture its a 150 inch plasma (;. And yea. i want a lower profile hopper

[recreationalpb]

a hopper integrated into the gun to be able to take off the feed neck which would take a few inches off the top.

[get.lit.up!]

The main thing companies should focus now is on battery efficentcy. That is honestly the main thing they can really improve on

[asthmaticrhino]

Now all that I think is gonna happen is the motor and internals will get smaller and smaller, and the capacity will go up, they will figure out how to make hoppers lower and lower profile.

[NBTIppy]

Schuppert3, on 23 December 2012 - 12:53 AM, said:

Nothing is ever at its peak. That goes with anything. Lol who remembers when these were the best things around?



Lol I remember we had one in our basement and I thought we were the shit. Haha I didn't see how it could get any better than that.

Now they have 3D 100 inch plasmas.



Same thing goes with PB. If you would of asked somebody when the halo came out what more they could do everybody would of said the halo was the best of the best.

This is like comparing the first electro loader to a current high end. Of course there was room for improvement. A more accurate example would be a current TV to a 3D tv. Same thing, same picture quality, just more fancy.

[plan_b]

i would like to see some progress from something like these.

[Pump Player]

Brass eagle is ahead of the game with that integrated hopper!

[Jawz]

Innovation is never ending, someone will think of something somewhere!

[sonicx059]

Loader attachment that transforms any gun into a mag fed one.

[MrBk]

Really there isn't much for improvements besides weight and battery life, so IMO, I think the improvements won't come from the hoppers yet but the paint and .50 cal was good in a way imagine it caught on as standard now a rotor going from it's 180 (I believe) to around 250 (approx) because of .50 cal. Same weight same speed same design just a higher capacity.