It is not painful. It is a momentary thing and then the endorphins are released.
If it's the first time you're playing, you'll be scared at first because you haven't been hit yet. I adjusted myself to the pain by shooting myself. After you get shot, you're not as scared and it gets really fun.
This is what I tell women about paintball. There are more painful things out there, such as bikini waxes.
I got hooked to it in high school. I joined up, started as a private, overshot somebody so I got sent to a firing squad as punishment. Eventually (like 8 months), I made it to Captain because I'm able to quickly change strategies in the middle of a battle, kinda like Peyton Manning.
It does hurt when you get shot in the neck LOL, but I wouldn't know about the pain of a bikini wax, never had the pleasure of that experience 😱
