In paintball today, the cutting edge is producing equipment which is
faster, cheaper and lighter. As we've seen by the new releases of
markers at the recent PSP World Cup, the newest products from Tippmann
and TechT, Dye and Planet Eclipse, are all huge steps forward in these
realms. Certainly, light and fast aren't always ideal qualities. I'm a
huge fan of gorgeous brass sheridan-valved pump markers. But when you
are looking to squeeze every bit of performance out of what you've
got, lighter and faster is the way to go.

Unfortunately, the changing times have hit the paintball industry
hard, and RECON has not been immune to this. RECON has always been a
labor of love, not a money-maker, and as such, the "ship of state" has
finally scraped up against financial shoals, far sooner than we had
hoped. Due to these financial difficulties, RECON will soon be moving
to a free, all-online format, to be called RECON Online. We'll
continue providing informative and useful articles, and great
paintball photos, now at the touch of your keyboard (how's that for
fast?).

Obviously, this was a hard move to make. It's tough to beat the feel
of a great woodsball picture in a glossy magazine. However, this is
the manner in which we at RECON feel we can best serve you.

Of course, we won't leave subscribers hanging out to dry. Our close
friends at Special Ops Paintball have very generously agreed to issue
to each subscriber a gift certificate of greater value than the
currently remaining balance on your subscription. Details for these
will follow.

Thank you all again for your support of RECON magazine, and we look
forward to continuing to serve the woodsball community in our new
online venue!

Ian "Lo" Ebersole
Editor-in-Chief
RECON Magazine
RECONeditor@gmail.com