_____________________________________________________________INTERVIEW

[LadyGamers]: You are apart of PXR's Medal of Honor and Battlefield 1942 squads.  Both games are pretty hardcore, especially BF1942. Please explain your action genre background. How did you get into these type of games. What led you to compete in clan matches? 

[RayRay]:  I still consider myself a newbie to online gaming. I think it would be almost two years that I started playing computer games. Well I first started playing Quake II - Weapons Factory Mod online and from then on I was pretty much hooked. I then started playing Tribes 2. That's when I became part of the Royal Dragoons (RDS) Siege Clan and where they basically took me on and taught me everything I know now (Thanks Silvers_Revenge and Crew :D )  I competed with them in T2.

When I became a PxR Member, I wanted to be a part of their other squads as well, BF42 and Mohaa. It was so much different than T2, but after ALOT of practice, I began to enjoy it. Also since my husband was playing them I had a chance to watch him play and get a feel for it myself. He's basically been the driving force behind my online gaming. Probably so he could get more playing time in. [LOL] Competition is so much different than just pubbing, but its taught me to be more of a team player. I enjoy competing with my PxR peeps. 

[LadyGamers]:  PhoenixRage by far has a very informative clan website. Some clans update their site once a year and are still active, even if it wouldn't seem they are. What do you feel about clans who don't keep active content on their websites? Does it show the clan has little or no interest for any outsiders visiting their site?

[RayRay]:  Well being a web designer myself, I know how important keeping website content up-to-date weekly, bimonthly, and even monthly. Keeping information updated brings people wanting to come back to read more, to see what's new, and most importantly to show that Phoenixrage is still an active clan, competing in the various leagues and ladders out there. It would be a shame if a clan didn't update their content, especially when you have so many potential recruits as Phoenix Rage does. For PxR, the site is a way of communication between PxR Members and recruits - a way to get to know each other via our forums and also our IRC chat room. You would be doing the clan an disservice if you didn't keep it up-to-date.

[LadyGamers]: What attracted you to join the Phoenix Rage clan? Was it the robust game guys, skilled players, or something else?

[RayRay]: Hahaha, Well hmmmm. I used to hate it when my husband, PxR|Knglou would be on for hours, so yes I know what most wives and girlfriends have gone through. At the time, he was in PxR, I was with RDS, and we'd have conversations about the silly things going on with PxR, so I introduced myself on their forums and they were so warm and inviting, I felt like I was already part of the clan. When I decided to move on from RDS, I wanted to be a part of PxR because they are a friendly, welcoming bunch. That's the kind of people I wanted to play with. People who knew how to have fun but also people that would treat me with respect and take me as a serious girl gamer. It also brought PxR|Knglou and myself closer together because we have much more in common now. I guess if you cant beat 'em, join 'em ;)

[LadyGamers]:   Can you talk a little about what happened when you joined the clan? Was there a type of celebration? How were you treated by your new clan mates and other gamers who found out about your exciting news?

[RayRay]:  Well PxR, has a recruiting procedure that I had to go through. First they wanted to get to know me more so I just hung out in the irc chat room and made posts on the forums when I could. Two sponsors then later sponsored me and about a month and a half later, I became a full member.

Our initiations are pretty well-thought out and secret....but it was very exciting. My initiation was very special to me because I was the last member to get initiated into the clan under our Tribes 2 squad...so that made it even more special. Of course my husband was happy for me and it gives us alot more to talk about. :)  PxR is definitely a class act, hard to find such great camaraderie in a clan these days. I am fortunate to be a part of PxR. PxR|Backstabber said it perfectly when he said "I'd rather spend a lifetime getting my a$$ kicked with friends, than a single day winning with a$$holes"

[LadyGamers]:  It seems that you have fell into the same trap as myself concerning Orlando Bloom and the Lord of the Rings series. Orlando's Elf character can really make a girl weak in the knees. What did you think when you found out he really wasn't a handsome blue eyed, blonde guy? Did you feel he was just as attractive having brown hair with brown eyes?

[RayRay]:  Well my best friend got me into the roleplaying game genre and introduced me to the Lord of the Ring books and such, so when I went to watch the movie, I instantly fell in love with Orlando's Character. There's nothing more that turns a girl on than a guy that knows how to handle his bow and arrow. [LOL]  I thought many times how I'd look with pointy ears. Oh yes, he's just as, if not more attractive with his brown hair and brown eyes, but it was his sexy British accent that got me hooked. *wink*

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