In-The-Scope: Paint

The man at the helm of the NA side of the new CSGO division is Paint. This long time TAW member has had his hand in just about every role TAW offers south of the CC. The newsletter team took a few minutes of his time to spread the word about this veteran of TAW. 

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First, tell us a bit about yourself.

My callsign is Paint but My Real first name is Ryan. I like Cars and computers which is horrible 

for my wallet but great fun. I live in Georgia in Forsyth County. I am A IT tier 2 support 

technition. I drive a 2003 Mazda miata, and would not trade it for the world.

You are pretty vocal about your interest in cars, any particular favorites? 

Well I guess it would be something like Any miata from 1989-2005, Toyota FRS, Anything thats 

actually fun to drive. I prefer Rear Wheel Drive instead of all wheel or front wheel. If anyone 

ever has car questions dont hesitate to ask the magic Paint! I have worked more on the side at 

many performance shops, and dealerships since i was 13.

What about other hobbies or interests? Other than gaming, what occupies your time? 

If im not playing CSGO, LoL, or Minecraft, you can find me driving my car. I autocross it, and 

have for now 2 years. I placed 3rd overall in my class last season. I am always doing upgrades to 

the car, and changing perimeters of my suspension or re-tuning the engine to get the most out of 

it, and make it do what i need it to do. I also have a wonderful wife, that i spend time with 

when not in game. 

What are some of your all time favorite games? 

Starcraft is one of my most fondest games from growing up. Also Red Alert 2, Counter Strike 

Source, God of War series, and Killzone series. I enjoy a lot of games, I mainly like FPS though, 

just because if you play a good one, the skill of the player always outweighs someone being 

"feed" or playing cheaply in another game type. I love being able to put my skills to the test 

and see just how far i can push myself. 

You moved into the CSGO Spin Up Team at its inception, then three months later took over as Spin 

Up Leader, what challenges did the Spin Up Team face early on and how did you handle them when 

you took the reins?

Well when i stepped into the SUL role, Our biggest issue was just getting those inital members. 

Because building a good base is always the best way to move forward and get the game off the 

ground. Members like Toast, Jankles, Dapeople, and RougeOp paved the way for our game being 

successful. Getting members was difficult though because in CSGO if you do NOT have a server, your 

nobody. And the forums were a solution to recruiting, as CSGO has thousands of servers up at any 

time. Forums are still one of our most useful tools for recruiting new members in CSGO. Plus when 

ekis was the SUL lots of Dog pictures ensued with any email sent out by him, haha.

What is it about CSGO that you feel will make it an enduring division in TAW?

Well Honestly any division has the same chance of enduring time here in TAW. At the end of the 

day its our members, and the visions we instill in them as officers is what makes this place so 

different than just about anywhere else in the gaming world. I feel we have some great members 

here in CSGO and hope that we last as long as quake wars. :P  

You have been in TAW a long time and played a lot of different games. You have also been a part 

of two different spin-ups. What where some your more challenging roles and what were some of your 

fondest memories?

The SUL position was so much fun, but was a very stressful position esp. when we were having 

issues with the EU division not having any officers, im sure myself and a few of my officers lost 

a few hours of sleep over it in one way or another. The SUL position was very Challenging but you 

are rewarded two fold when you work hard at it. I have have a few fond memories.... 

One of them would have to be CSS or the Half life division which CSS and TF2 shared. I miss 

members like Gump, SSDC, THawk, destroyer, and many more i could name but are no longer here. I 

have fond memories in LoL as both the SO and CO last year, and i am making all kinds of fun 

memories here in CSGO. But all of my fondest memories of this place are connected to the special 

people here in TAW who make it really somewhere that is different than anywhere else. 

Any parting words for the rest of TAW? 

Stay frosty, dont give up or let down. Work hard, and together we can make memories and history. 

I hope that some of you remember these things with me, and we continue to make this place the 

best ever. 

GL HF 

Paint