There are a ton of folks who had a great time at the last 2 Outbreak:Omegas. One thing a lot of people forget is that it's not technically a competition and isn't billed as one. It's a Fun Shoot designed to give the average Joe an opportunity to come out to a large event, mingle with like minded gun enthusiasts, take out some zombies and win some pretty sweet prizes for their efforts. All in a loosely 3 gun style format.
Nothing is based on how you shoot. Someone could be the absolute best shooter in the entire country and come away with a t-shirt and a shot glass while the gal who just took the price tag off of her first gun ends up winning a $1900 rifle. This was done intentionally to entice new shooters to come out to get a taste of what's available in 3 gun competitions. The hope is that they'll have a good enough time shooting and talking to other more experienced shooters to get involved at local competitions/ranges. That in turn grows the sport and brings in new competitors who just maybe knock the top 10 guys (who always win everything, every time) off their pedestals.
That being said, we did have some issues at the last shoot that we think have been addressed. We're adding new steel targets for the rifle bays that will give you a report on whether you're hitting the zombie brainbox. We've also added more stages and an extra day to try to cut down on the wait times.
As for the Rapid Fire Rule (one round per second max), as long as shooters are safely and accurately engaging targets, it's pretty much a non issue. Double tapping zombie heads in the pistol and rifle bays is absolutely fine. Nobody is going to stand behind a shooter counting "one mississippi, two mississippi", but if someone were to launch a round over a berm while bump firing an AR or trying to go "super tactical rapid fire", they'd be going home early. The rule is in place for safety's sake because the majority of shooters simply cannot engage a target (especially at any significant range) any faster than about 1 round per second safely and accurately.