CFS 2016 Supporter – 2nd mission
CF Talent
Find professional CROSSFIRE teams/players and put them on the spot.
It’s August and this month it’s all about analyzing famous and well known crossfire players. In order to analyze a player I’m going to take a look on general facts which I’m going to list. Besides that I’m trying to figure out specific play methods, character trades and individual strategies. Therefore I’ve investigated various platforms like Youtube which is my main source and furthermore I try to behold social media like Instagram or Facebook.
Today’s analysis is about the American crossfire player “Brando”, known from team Carbon.
General facts
Name: Brandon Micheal “Brando” Parker
Date of birth: 15/10/1993
Age: (2016) 22
Origin: Tucson, Arizona, USA
Crossfire: Crossfire NA (North America)
Crosshair type: Type C, yellow
Resolution: 1024x768
Preferred weapons: AK47 (previous main Sniper)
Teams: Trio, LifeLine, HammerTime and Carbon
Along with his long time team mate "xfam0usx" Brando is one of the most well known crossfire players all over the world and furthermore the most subscribed crossfire player on youtube. This achievement didn't come from nowhere, he started playing competitive games in 2011 and gained a lot of popularity within the american crossfire scene where he accomplished some national successes due the time. Apparently he wasn't able to win a major international tournament yet so we're looking forward to see how the story of "Brando" will continue.
I’m going to analyze video content from which it’s always hard to precisely tell how a player acts, simply because of the fact that most clips are ingame highlights. Therefore I’m going to distinguish between some public clips and cup/CFS content.
I’ve chosen different video content by Brando
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VT53IqY_2Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni3Sdm0u2dg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL5Qwv6tbKc
Analysis
Brandon "Brando" Parker is the type of player who is essentially needed within a team and I'm going to explain that from my personal perspective. First of all he's of course an excellent aimer and crossfire player what he proves so often in his videos and clips. But furthermore Brando is a player who influences the team play in various aspects and in such a great fashion. What I mean is that he gained a lot of experience since he started playing crossfire and that pays off within the matches as he functions as a strategy caller for his team. That means that the whole team depends and also relies on decisions made by him. Talking about that, it's an enormous responsibility to deal with and Brando is always calm and cool - wearing his gaming shades and just trying to lead the team to success. Wether his methods work in the end or not Brando is indispensable within his team. Due to his variety when it comes to weapon decision and tactics, you can't tell which weapon he prefers the most. The only thing we know is that Brando was known for being the teams Sniper for such a long time and he done a really great job. Since team Carbon has "15oL" in the team he switched and plays the order role with his AK47 from now on, but still his skill with the AWM is still present and always a key to success. Although Brando couldn't achieve any major win yet I'd say he's definitely happy about his career and in my opinion he's a winner for the crossfire community who's able to teach and impress the people and players. I admire his personality and serenity which reflects within his plays. By looking at his youtube content you'll see how unique Brando as a player is, simply because of his abilities to play with every weapon in an amazing way as well as his knowledge of the game. I saw him playing in multiple matches and I can truly say that Brando comes up with important and deciding frags and he's most certainly on top of the scoreboard. Another interesting and decisive aspect is his steady patience and focus in the game which he keeps in every situation in order to secure the best result. All in all Brandon "Brando" Parker is an all-round-talent and as well the ideal type of a team player. Everything mentioned above describes him from my personal perspective and this is what makes him so unique.
Tom Stöwesand, CFS 2016 Supporter :)
August, 16th, 2016
