Editing Decay of Nations (section)

=== Development during the 2010s ===

By 2011, Decay of Nations had reached its fifth edition.

That year's event was included in the Great American Paintball Tour promoted by [[Tippmann Sports]], alongside several other major American recreational paintball events.

The fifth edition took place on 27–28 August 2011, with surviving records identifying General Toklas and members of Psycho Clown Posse among the command staff.[4]

The sixth edition, held on 13–14 October 2012, was promoted under the title ''The World Is Yours''.

Its fictional storyline involved the Ekron Corporation and United North Americas competing for control of advanced technology and dwindling resources.

Contemporary promotional material described participation by more than 1,000 players, vendors and representatives of the paintball industry.[5]

The series continued to grow during the middle of the decade.

The ninth edition, held in September 2015, featured the storyline ''Third World Power'', which incorporated extraterrestrial technology, resource conflicts and political infiltration.[6]

Contemporary participant coverage estimated attendance at more than 2,000 players during the 2015 event.[7]

The tenth edition took place in September 2016, marking ten numbered Decay of Nations events.