([wzb]James_) I'd like to congratulate you on being picked player of the week.

(rise^equIs) thank you

([wzb]James_) I wanted to start off with some questions about your match, GI is a fairly strong team with players like PHO and graffik, yet their cal record of 0-2 shows them as a weak lower tier main team. Was rise worried about this match, or were you fairly confident that you could pull out a good win?

(rise^equIs) We were confident even though we knew they would have very skilled players on both sides of the map, with PHO on bridge and TwisT in plaza but we were preparing the whole week scrimming preparing for this match.

([wzb]James_) Playing bridge is a tough thing to do on allies, yet you managed to pull out an cool 32 frags. How did you manage to do this, and do you have any tips for other players who have to play bridge?

(rise^equIs) I just played very smart on bridge and as for tips just dont rush out just stay back.

([wzb]James_) Now, your team is a well skilled team with quite a bit of experience under your belts, how do you think rise will end this season, and do you have any hopes on playoffs?

(rise^equIs) I think rise will end up with a good 6-2 or 5-3. as for playoffs Im confident that we can do it and make them.

([wzb]James_) Another question that I would like to ask just about everyone in the DoD community is, what do you feel about CAL’s decision to combine intermediate teams with the Main division, and how dose it feel to know that you guys didn't have to work so hard in preseason to get moved up?

(rise^equIs) I think rise above got moved up before the cal im / m merge and that it was a bad decision to merge the two divisions because of the major skill level difference.

([wzb]James_) Little off topic, but I was wondering what is your position on DoD:source, and gloins DoD:C? Does rise have any thoughts of moving fully over to either of the games, and what do you feel about efforts of Dave, Gloin, and other people who are working hard to get DoD:C big?

(rise^equIs) well ive tried source and I dont like it. Ive played dod:promod once and it felt like 1.3 wich was good and im happy to see what gloin and dave are doing for the community. I dont think rise will move to either games but if we had to choose i would go for gloin's mod.

([wzb]James_) A while back I remember your past team ghost breaking up, what happened with ghost, and is Rise pretty much ghost with a new name, or is there something more behind it?

(rise^equIs) well with ghost broke up due to roster issues and rise is pretty much ghost with some new players like Jared aka ploofer he's bad though.

([wzb]James_) It's not nice to call your own players bad, but I know Jared is pretty much awful at Counter-Strike

([wzb]James_) Thanks for taking some time to do this interview, best of luck to you and rise this season.

(rise^equIs) thank you for having me and jared knows i love him :)

([wzb]James_) Almost forgot, any shout outs you would like to give?

(rise^equIs) shoutouts - all of rise above and jared , jackson,stealth,sharp,kirk,and the whole Dod community

(rise^equIs) holla back yo!