Team Pandemic's Prank: World's best CoD2 player?
In BASH episode 32, CoD2 professional gamer and fellow Torontonian, Rob Kennedy (a.k.a. rob-wiz) waxed on about the state of professional gaming and about CoD2 competition specifically.
This uber-confident, some would say cocky, shotgun-wielding midfielder went on to discuss his team, Team Pandemic and his fellow teammates.
You could tell that he was genuinely appreciative of the skill of his colleagues; in fact, he took the time to especially single out one individual: Justin "Prank" DeMara.
DeMara is the team's sniper. Sniper on a 5v5 S%D team is the tactical equivalent of the catcher in baseball, or the middle-linebacker on a football team.
According to Rob, Prank is the best player in the game...the best.
That's high praise indeed from someone who is as supremely confident in their abilities as Mr. Kennedy.
Generally considered as the #2 Sniper in the world up to now (2nd only to the legendary eSuba Czech player luckeRR), his performance at the World Series of Video Games in Dallas may have put him over the top.
His shot making was *unreal*.
The demos can be found here: Pandemic demos of WSVG 2007
As far as I'm concerned, in a game full of automatic weapons - you have be the best overall when you and the chambered round in your sniper rifle manage to survive against the salvos coming back at ya. I had heard many people say they were the god of Cod before, so I held off my decision on Prank ...until I saw the demos. Have a look. After seeing him in action - if he's not the god of Cod - then, I want my donation to his church refunded!