PaintballX3 Magazine January 2014 | Page 33

33 Darryl Trent has paid his dues in paintball both as a player and member of the industry. As an early member o f the original Ironmen that won more tournaments than you can count without a calculator and then as a member of the powerhouse all Americans team in the late 90s and 2000s, Darryl was a player at the highest level for a long time. Likewise his contributions to the game at Smart Parts and Luxe over the years have also left their mark. We caught up to Darryl for a few minutes to ask him how things were going with Luxe and to see if we could steal a nugget or two about the new Luxe OLED. Darryl, what can you tell us about the new DLX Luxe OLED? The Luxe OLED will be very similar to the 2.0 Luxe with a few changes. The OLED will have a new frame to accommodate the new OLED board and power button, giving the customer the option to use the joy stick configuration we are known for, or making changes on the fly by using the standard trigger mode sets used on most guns with LCDand OLED screens. projects along with listening to our customer base on things they would like to see in the future. So it’s going well. How many teams are you now sponsoring? DLX is proud to sponsor PSP Pro teams such as Houston Heat, Art Chaos and Seattle Thunder, along with teaming up with GI sports promoting their Platinum program, supporting several lower division teams throughout the league. What are you most looking forward to in 2014? It’s going to be a great year in 2014. Some key things we look forward to seeing are Art Chaos brining their talent from Europe to the US and competing in the PSP. And we are very excited to see Houston Heat’s new roster as they have brought in some very familiar faces and some very good talent. It will also now come with a new zipper style hard case for easier storage and provide four Freak inserts , allowing the player to have a better selection on their bore sizes. How are things going in general with the Luxe and the company? DLX has been busy working on several new WWW.PAINTBALLX3.COM