There hasn't been a Player Focus interview for a while. Long overdue! What a way to resume the series by interviewing the current Brazilian number 1, Santi!
Santi started out on CnCNet as a soviet builder on P4 but he has quickly risen up the ranks and has now become one of the strongest tankers in all of Red Alert. It's also very encouraging to see him playing the 1v1 Ladder and his 1v1 game has improved rapidly in the last few months and he is getting the results to show for it! Hard work pays off! So without further ado let's interview the Ronaldinho of Red Alert:
[Player answers in bold]
1) Tell us a little about yourself and when did you start playing Red Alert?
I'm a 27 year old Brazilian, I'm calm in everything, I just want to have good games in my free time. The first time I played was in 2001/2002, I was 7/8 years old and my brother had PS1 and we played. I believe that in December 2015 I started playing online games on CnCNet.
2) Do you play any other games online?
I currently only play Red Alert 1, when I had a good computer I liked to play PUBG and GTA5.
3) Who do you consider to be your biggest rival(s) in your time playing on CnCNet?
I have no rivals in Red Alert 1, but I liked to play with Fury [top level Brazilian player] 1v1. He was better than me so it was my goal to beat him.
4) What is your favourite map and why?
P4 2v2 for being a fair map and Rasta NC Aron 1v1 as it's the favourite of the Brazilians. I've always played it 1v1.
5) What is your most memorable game or favourite victory? And why?
There was a game that Fury and I were representing Brazil. We played against 2 representatives from Germany. I think it was Faust and Soul (I think it was them, I remember they were strong). It was a tournament that Commander was hosting - it was called 'The World Cup of RA' - they were stronger than us, no doubt about it. I was still a rookie and Fury managed to do helis and chrono fast so we won - 1 or 2 minutes more and we would have lost. I have the link to this tournament, but it's already off the page. This game was amazing to me, because I thought it was a lost game.
6) Who is your favourite Red Alert YouTube/Twitch streamer, and why?
I liked to watch the NC Lauta, at the time I was a noob and watched him play to learn something but nowadays I like to watch the OP Beast because he is the best. And sometimes I watch the noob AK47.
7) Who is the strongest player (s) you ever played?
Mega Tocaia! Of course lol
8) Tell us a little about BR clan and why did you decide to join Nasty?
The BR clan was the same as the UFF clan (known for being the lag clan lol), we just changed the name to do something different and include non-brazilians. It was a clan I shared a lot of things with, we had some good players. Unfortunately most of them don't like to explore the game and play only P4, Rasta and other Infinite Ore maps. I wanted to explore more so I accepted Lordy's invitation to go to the TA clan which was a very strong clan. After a while the clan had no active members and I decided to join Nasty because I believed it would help me learn even more. I'm sure this was the right decision - we have great players including NastyNate who I think is the best apart from Beast. I learn a lot from these guys.
9) Are there any changes you would make to Red Alert or CnCNet?
No, the game is amazing. We just need more pro players.
10) Would you like to give any shoutouts?
To all of the players who collaborate and help to keep this great game alive.
11) Any final comments?
More professional players and less toxicity. Leaving egos aside and collaborating with the community can help a lot. Hoping for players to be honest and no cheating. Thank you Crush for the opportunity to be interviewed.
Tocaia is the best of all time! Ak47 is a newbie! Go go Brazil! Go Go Favela!!!!!
Thanks for reading. Stay tuned for more.