Call of Duty Vanguard pros can\u2019t understand CDL\u2019s 2022 ban list ActivisionThe upcoming 2022 CDL season will be played on Call of Duty: Vanguard and pros are less than happy about the ruleset. Looking at the weapon, attachment, and map bans, players seem absolutely puzzled. Vanguard released on November 5 and, within days, it was obvious that certain elements of the game weren\u2019t ideal for competitive play. Some issues, like the messy spawn system, require studio intervention, while others, like the STG 44\u2019s damage mags, can simply be banned in competitive play. Professional Call of Duty has a long history of the latter case, agreeing to remove certain items from pro play, and this season will be no exception. Unfortunately, the Call of Duty League\u2019s initial ruleset left much to be desired \u2014 in pros\u2019 eyes. There was immediate backlash, as the esport\u2019s officials failed to ban any damage mags and made some controversial map decisions. Now, players are getting ready to institute their own bans. Vanguard pros call for GAs after CDL 2022 ruleset While the CDL bans certain items, players have long decided on their own bans. It seems that 2022 will be no exception, as the Paris Legion\u2019s head coach Dylan \u2018Theory\u2019 McGee immediately brought up the topic of Gentlemen\u2019s Agreements (GAs). Theory instantly complained about Vital and damage mags being allowed, expressing utter shock at the decision. Both have already been GA\u2019d by pros in offseason tournaments, noting how broken they make the MP40 and aforementioned STG. As for pros, players like the 2021 champion Atlanta FaZe\u2019s Alec \u2018Arcitys\u2019 Sanderson and Tyler \u2018aBeZy\u2019 Pharris were quick to react as well. Both simply laughed at the decision to allow Desert Siege in the map pool. How have they left Vital and Damage Mags in the competitive settings?? Also Streaks being retained on SND?? People wonder why players have had to create GAs for 10 years \u2014 Dylan (@DMTheory) November 19, 2021 Vanguard pros butt heads over ban decisions While the New York Subliners\u2019 James \u2018Clayster\u2019 Eubanks tried to get his peers to \u201ccalm\u201d down, others have been reluctant to. Challengers competitor Christopher \u2018Parasite\u2019 Duarte responded colorfully: \u201cNeed to calm down? Maybe hold the people in charge of this s**t show accountable \u2026 Makes this scene look like a complete joke.\u201d Similarly, the Los Angeles Thieves\u2019 Austin \u2018SlasheR\u2019 Liddicoat wasn\u2019t keen on relaxing, either. The veteran described the rules as \u201ca f**king joke.\u201d Some\u2026 spirited discussion already happening in the pro scene. @Clayster says to keep calm, while @Parasite isn\u2019t so convinced \ud83d\udc40 pic.twitter.com\/R6aQONoXz9 \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) November 19, 2021 There has been no response by the league to this backlash, but Clayster is correct that the actual rules will likely change. The first Challengers competition is in two weeks, by which point pros are expected to come to their own GAs, separate from the league\u2019s ruleset.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Call of Duty Vanguard pros can\u2019t understand CDL\u2019s 2022 ban list ActivisionThe upcoming 2022 CDL season will be played on Call of Duty: Vanguard and pros are less than happy about the ruleset. Looking at the weapon, attachment, and map bans, players seem absolutely puzzled. Vanguard released on November 5 and, within days, it was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24267\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}