PaintballX3 Magazine Paintball X3 Magazine March 2014 | Page 60

60 When the Luxe was first introduced, it turned heads, emptied wallets and maxed credit cards thanks to its sleek, swooping design, long list of standard features and the fact that it actually spoke to its user. Yes, the Luxe actually talks and the Luxe OLED still does. Immediately picked up by teams like Dynasty and the Philadelphia Americans, the Luxe experienced early success and weathered the storm of the economic down-turn in the paintball world while other companies merged, stumbled and fell. A spool valve marker complete with all the bells and whistles, the Luxe was intended to be a one-swipe ticket to the world of high-end, ultra-luxury tournament paintball guns and this it became, with resale values that stood the test of time and a MAP price that has held the line, season after season, year after year. The Luxe OLED has only added to that marker’s already impressive list of standard features and brings this tried-and-true design even with newer, more recently released markers that, until now, might have had a technological edge over it. Currently used at the professional level by teams including Houston Heat, Art Chaos Moscow and Seattle Thunder, the Luxe OLED saw action most recently at the PSP Dallas Open, where Art Chaos made their PSP debut in the Challengers division, where they dropped the hammer on everyone they faced, earning a spot in the Champions division for the upcoming Mid-Atlantic Open. Top players currently doing battle armed with the March 2014 February 2014