Editing Decay of Nations 8

'''Decay of Nations 8''', also promoted as '''Decay of Nations VIII''', was the eighth edition of the American [[scenario paintball]] event [[Decay of Nations]], held from 19 to 21 September 2014 at [[SC Village]] in Chino, California.[1]

The event continued the annual series of large-scale scenario games organised at SC Village and featured a science-fiction storyline incorporating alien characters, paintball tanks and organised battlefield assaults.[2]

== Event ==

Decay of Nations 8 took place over the weekend of 19–21 September 2014. The event was advertised through the Tippmann Sports forum, which identified SC Village in Chino as the venue.[1]

The scenario incorporated an alien-themed storyline, with participants portraying extraterrestrial characters on the playing field.

A contemporary participant report published on Reddit on 27 September 2014 described an assault involving a player known as Wolf and a paintball tank operated by the opposing force. The account was accompanied by gameplay footage recorded during the event.[2]

== Participating teams ==

The Southern California scenario team [[Knuckle Draggerz]] documented its participation through a photographic album titled ''Decay of Nations 8'', featuring photographs credited to Gary Baum of PaintballPhotography.com.[3]

The [[Psycho Clown Posse]] scenario team also reported participating in every edition of Decay of Nations through 2018, which includes the 2014 event.[4]

== Results ==

The event's winning faction, final score and complete list of commanders have not been established from the available contemporary records.

== See also ==

* [[Decay of Nations]]
* [[Decay of Nations 7]]
* [[Decay of Nations 9]]
* [[SC Village]]
* [[Scenario paintball]]

== References ==

# [https://tippmannsports.com/wwf77a/forum_topics.asp?FID=4&OB=desc&PN=3&SO=V&title=upcoming-events Tippmann Sports Forum – Upcoming Events, listing Decay of Nations 8, 19–21 September 2014]
# [https://www.reddit.com/r/paintball/comments/2hmuvi/decay_of_nations_wolf_got_taken_out_early_tank/ Reddit r/paintball – Decay of Nations: Wolf got taken out early, tank died in front of us, participant report, 27 September 2014]
# [https://www.facebook.com/KnuckleDraggerz/albums/10152734041644763/ Knuckle Draggerz – Decay of Nations 8, historical photographic album]
# [https://psychoclownposse.com/accomplishments/ Psycho Clown Posse – Accomplishments, historical event participation records]

[[Category:Scenario paintball events]]
[[Category:Paintball events in the United States]]