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Drad has become one of the best players out there. Drad is very aggressive.. he's probably never seen a spike he didn't like. He supports his spikes well, so they're effective, but his aggressiveness can sometimes cause problems in a 2x2 if his ally doesn't support him on the other front, allowing the opponents to double his early spikes. (OK, I was that ally, I admit it)... Drad is a natural offensive player, but he is also quite effective on the defensive. He shoots men well, and manuvers pills well. He's tough to play against. He loves the quick vulture. Drad plants deep spikes with his first pills with reckless disregard for his man... His gift for seizing the initiative makes these tactics mystifyingly successful, especially when lag complicates builder-shooting. Keep a very close eye on the first pill you attack, because Drad will often be there to try to grab it, wax you, and spike. On the other hand, he can be vulnerable to the vulture himself... it has worked fabulously on several occasions.

Reportedly Drad has been playing a lot of DevilBol--err, WinBolo lately. Picking on the helpless, always fun, heh.

of all the players i've played against, drad surprises me the most. i have never seen someone go from newbie to bolo god in such a short time. drad has an amazing sense of the game. his most obvious strength is pill taking. 9 out of 10 times, he will be the first person to take down a pill. And you can be sure that every time, he will spike with that pill. However, he is intelligent about his spikes and can usually have another pill ready to spike even before you can remove his first spike. His ability to spike and support so quickly makes drad one of the best players in the game. If there are weaknesses to his game, they would be that he is predictable in how he starts each game; he will spike. But for some reason, players still cannot adjust to his aggressiveness so rarely does drad get in trouble for his early spikes. I have also noticed that the longer the game goes, the weaker drad gets. Dont get me wrong, he is an excellent player throughout, but he is at his best at the beginning of each game.