Aches lashes out at new Black Ops 4 CWL Format for saving OpTic Gaming The Black Ops 4 competitive reveal had a lot of big announcements, but Patrick \u2018Aches\u2019 Price isn\u2019t happy about one of them. Amid a variety of changes to the format of the season it was announced that for the first event, CWL Vegas on December 7-9, automatic qualification for pool play will be given to the top-12 teams from CWL Pro League Stage 2 during WWII. Four more will be determined by a play-off between the top-eight teams by Pro Point ranking in WWII. The rule is a departure from previous seasons, in which it was placement at the CWL Championship \u2013 the final and biggest event of the year \u2013 that determined which teams would carry a pool play spot into the first event of the new title. Read more: New Path to Pro system announced for upcoming CWL season \u2013 Amateur Circuit, National Qualifiers, and more – The change means teams that placed well at the CWL Championship might miss out on a chance at pool play, while some that failed to perform on the game\u2019s biggest stage will not suffer for that shortcoming. In the former category, the likes of Elevate, Team Vitality, and Lightning Pandas will miss out on a guaranteed pool play slot that would have been theirs in previous years. Meanwhile, OpTic Gaming, Rise Nation, and Echo Fox \u2013 big names that crashed out of Champs early \u2013 will qualify based on their Stage 2 result. Read more: Full Format for Black Ops 4 2019 CWL Season and Pro League \u2013 pool play, qualification, and roster rules – Aches, who won the WWII CWL Championship with Evil Geniuses, was quick to denounce the change, highlighting OpTic in particular as beneficiaries. MLG\u2019s Adam Apicella responded, stating that they felt that using Pro League results was fairer overall. A pool play spot at the first event of the season will be more significant than ever for Black Ops 4, as further changes to the format mean that teams must reach the top-32 for a shot at a place in the Pro League, which this year will be just a single, extended season. Automatically qualifying for pool play therefore guarantees a chance at making the Pro League, as a minimum placement from pools is top-24. Teams that don\u2019t automatically qualify will instead run the gauntlet of the open bracket, running the risk of setting back their entire season in the notoriously fickle best-of-three matches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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