THE NEWCOMER
Crim is such a welcomed addtion to TTL as he has a great spirit, he is intelligent and just a pleasure to game with. He has mad skills and to be quiet honest…he is a kick bootie Defender of our Bases! You can rest assured that with him laying back to Guard our base…there will rarely ever be a Flag captured or a Bomb planted.
Crim is very respectful to other gamers and reps TTL with nothing but class. You wear your Gunbelt with great pride and it shows.
Now let’s get down to this interview. I hope you all enjoy this as much as I did.
Enjoy
~TTL Venus~
How did you chose your gamer tag?
- That’s easy, it’s actually just my last name which I’ve gone by among friends for a long time. My first name is Matthew and that was a popular name in the 80s, so in school a bunch of us Matts started going by last names.
How did you find TTL?
- I ran into a group of Gunslingers in BTB matchmaking, and was equally impressed by their teamwork skills and game behavior. As the rest of my random team quit, leaving me to be slaughtered alone, I thought to myself “There has to be a better way to play this game, and these TTL guys seem to have figured it out.” I checked out the website, was entertained by the blog, and decided to hit up the forum. It was all good games from there on out.
Do you enjoy any other games other than Halo?
- Oh yeah, I like a wide variety depending on my mood. I’ve favored FPS games since PC Doom, but I also enjoy RTS games like Command and Conquer and Starcraft. I just hooked up my old Super Nintendo in the guest room at my house, so I’ve been playing a bunch of sweet old platform games like Super Metriod and Megaman X. I actually have a old console archive of sorts, I’m only missing a few of the weirder ones. All of them are functional, because unlike the xbox of today those old cartridge machines were built like tanks!
Are you a bumper jumper, default or boxer guy?
- Default all the way, I never even changed my sensitivity in any Halo game until recently. I can see the benefits of Bumper Jumper but I’ve already got an effective system down, why mess with something new?
Do you have a goal that you strive to achieve in Halo other than being kickazz Honor Guard?
- Not specifically, I really just play to have fun. I stopped playing for rank a long time ago, I’m just in it for the action now. I do really like to see my teammates win, hopefully with my assistance, that’s my only general goal. I’m certainly not the best player out there, but I’m comfortable with my skill set in that I usually make a constructive difference in my team’s games. There is one other goal that I have – I try to provide a positive example for others on live, which is the spirit of TTL, so that the community as a whole will improve the treatment of it’s members.
What is your favorite memory so far while being in Tied the Leader?
- Stealing the majority of Utopia’s kills over the course of several games…wait that’s just my favorite memory from last night! And it wasn’t stealing, it was just team shooting, honest!! Though it’s not from one specific instance, I love participating in our big team rushes. There’s something undeniably epic about a convoy speeding through a hail of bullets and explosions to deliver punishment to an enemy’s door. That coordination was apparent in the first game that led me to TTL, and I’m thrilled that I now get to participate instead of just being a victim!
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On a more personal note…
What do you do for a living?
- I’m a freelance photographer, currently specializing in youth sports pictures.
Do you attend school? If so, what are you majoring?
- I’m not currently in school, though I’m seriously considering going back to finish my degree. I attended the VCU School of Art for 3 years, but I got very frustrated with the whole ‘art scene’ and dropped out to pursue photography and play in a band. I did get an Associates Degree of Social Sciences (whatever that means) recently.
Where do you see yourself in 2 years?
- I’ll be here, in good old Richmond. I like it around these parts, so much that I bought a house last year in laid back neighborhood right outside the city. I’ll definitely be taking photograph too, though of what I can’t be sure.
What is your favorite ice cream?
- Any of the cold kinds. I eat’em all.
Anything out of the ordinary that you would like your TTL family to know about you?
- Hmmm. I’ve had classical music training and I play several musical instruments. I used to write Sci-fi short stories in elementary school. I go hiking and camping periodically in the Blue Ridge mountains. I’ve studied woodworking and furniture design and occasionally make things that I need. I love to read books and have many favorite authors. I remember almost everything that I read, books or otherwise. I’m a dog person, I have 2 that are my bestest buddies. I like to paint but I’m pretty terrible at it. I like getting tattoos. I hate running but love swimming. I don’t know which of those things are out of the ordinary, so I figured I’d just list
some stuff!!!
Crim with his best bud, Tyco
Crim in San Diego