This is the first instalment of the "Player Focus" series which is an idea stolen from AFO-Thndr's blog from 2015. I've lined up a slam dunk of a first Player Focus as the player with the best forehead in Red Alert takes the spotlight. Meet the poker predator, the one and only self-proclaimed "fastest clicker in Red Alert", [GOD]OldPr0 (answers in bold):
1. Tell us a little about yourself, and which year did you start playing RA online?
I'm a 34 year old from Montreal. I used to play red alert as a little kid skirmish's for fun. but then put the game away to play other consoles. n64 etc. but then later in life i got back into red alert online, only to take another big break. only to come back again probably around 2015.
2. Why Red Alert? Do you play other games online?
I always liked red alert because it is strategy and logical based. as a child i was a chess prodigy master. so anything in that area i enjoy. chess, backgammon, red alert. no i dont play other games online. not even playstation anymore.
3. Who do you consider to be your biggest rival(s) in your time playing on cncnet?
i dont really have a rival, because i dont really give a fuk about this game. yea it is frustrating and i do show emotion for wins or losses sometimes. but in reality, i cudnt care less. if you want to talk about my skillset, im a builder mainly. so of course my rivals would be the best builders. (beast, hezb, kikn, dany) but i like them all personally so not really rivals.
4. What is your most memorable game?
hmmm thats a tough one. i smoke too much weed so i forget, but it probably was around 4 years ago when I played a lot with super good players like lauta sol3man etc. a lot on p4 and would mostly lose. at some point i started holding my own playing with them so that must have been a turning point for me.
5. Who is your favourite RA Youtuber/Streamer?
To learn from id say beast and ford. most stuff ill already know but theres always here and there stuff i can learn. hezb is up there too but i already know what he does, hes just a good fast player to watch. of course theres yuzgen ill watch here and there. i can say ive learned some money management skills from him. Of course breakdown for entertainment purposes (until I cant take his shitty music anymore and have to close it)
6. What is the single best tip you would give to other players?
everything starts with knowing what to do, and then doing it. until you are 100% confident in what you should do, what youre doing, and then executing it, you cant become a good player. once youve achieved that, then you can incorporate mid-game decisions to adapt to what your opponent is doing in order to win.
7. What is your favourite map and why?
it's obviously p4 for many reasons. that happens to be the map i enjoy most when it is 4 pros, because it incorporates all of the skills like every other map, except it adds "speed and endurance". yes the money part of that map isnt as important as others, but it is a great map to learn on. as well, there arent many maps where i can say germany and ukraine both have equal merit. Additionally, the timing of the map is great. the rush vs the defend, the cy vs the helis etc.
8. Are there any changes you would make to Red Alert?
sure. cncnet lobby is obviously VERY outdated visually. im grateful we have it, but it could use a face lift. as well, i would enjoy a lot of stats, rankings, etc. about games and players and teams etc. analytics are cool and just make everything for fun. a cool feature to add also would be the "random map" feature for 1v1 2v2 3v3 4v4...it would even make bo9 that much more exciting.as for the game itself? no...dont change anything...just enforce the hell out of people who are cheating. i just wish there was somehow a new influx of players. maybe from remaster, im not sure. the problem is new players see the out-dated cncnet lobby and cringe. a facelift of that would entice new people to be more than just a one and done.
9. Do you want to give a shoutout to anyone?
i would like to thank crush for being the voice of this dead game. apparently RC fell off a singaporean boat. so we got crush now =)
10. Any final comments?
steamrolled. gg.
Thanks for reading! Stay tuned for the next instalment of "Player Focus with Uncle Crushy". Don't forget to follow!