Starter paintball gun?

Even though you said you probably wouldn't get the Tippman I would recommend it for 2 reasons, 1: I hear people complain about their Spyders and Azodins all the time at my local field and 2: I own an A5 and if it wasn't for it's not a speedball gun I would never want another paintball gun just because it's one of the best paintball gun's I've used.