CDL pros support claim that Vanguard \u201cspits in the face\u201d of Call of Duty esports CDLOpTic Texas creative director Davis \u2018Hitch\u2019 Edwards has blasted Call of Duty: Vanguard, calling it a \u201cspit in the face\u201d of CoD\u2019s esport scene \u2014 and the pros are struggling to disagree. A little over a month after Vanguard\u2019s release, it\u2019s clear that much of the Call of Duty community holds little love for the game. The esports community, in particular, seems to hold tangible disdain for the latest entry in the franchise. While many members of the pro scene have voiced their lack of enthusiasm for Vanguard, Hitch has taken criticism up a notch, blasting the game on Twitter. Calling Vanguard a \u201cspit in the face\u201d of the game\u2019s esport community, he lamented the apparent disregard for the competitive scene by the publisher, Activision. \u201cI\u2019d much rather have an official press release from Activision explaining how little they care about the future of the esport,\u201d Hitch\u2019s tweet read. vanguard so far has been a complete spit in the face to competitive Call of Duty. i\u2019d much rather have an official press release from activision explaining how little they care about the future of the esport. most watched console esport in the world at one point.. sad \u2014 OpTic Hitch (@hitchariide) December 8, 2021 Hitch has long been a member of the Call of the Duty scene, starting as a content creator for UMG in January 2014 before joining OpTic in November of that year. As part of the Vanguard cycle, Hitch\u2019s involvement has largely been centered on the merger between OpTic Gaming and Envy to create OpTic Texas. He also hosted a $70k tournament alongside his Team Summertime compatriots. Read More: Why 2022 is the CDL\u2019s make or break season – The problems that the pro scene has had with the game are only mounting. Challengers has been delayed, and Control, the third game mode, was only revealed on December 7, over a month after the game\u2019s release. CDL pros & personalities agree Hitch\u2019s bold statement lead to various messages of solidarity from various players around the league. LA Thieves starter Sam \u2018Octane\u2019 Larew commented that he shared Hitch\u2019s sentiment, but couldn\u2019t tweet it for fear of receiving a fine from the Call of Duty League. I\u2019d tweet this but they got my bank on speed dial \u2014 Sam \u201cOctane\u201d Larew (@OctaneSam) December 8, 2021 Former pro and current FaZe Clan content creator Thomas \u2018ZooMaa\u2019 Paparatto had a one-word response. ZooMaa\u2019s comment was seconded by LA Thieves head coach Jordan \u2018JKap\u2019 Kaplan. Days before Hitch\u2019s statement, FaZe starter Tyler \u2018aBeZy\u2019 Pharris had shared his own thoughts on Vanguard, echoing a similar sentiment that other pros have shared over the course of the game\u2019s short lifecycle so far. https:\/\/twitter.com\/aBeZy\/status\/1465846351963561990?s=20 The Call of Duty League\u2019s third season is due to begin at some point in early 2022, and it seems that criticism is only going to continue to mount from the pro community. The question is, will anything change?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
CDL pros support claim that Vanguard \u201cspits in the face\u201d of Call of Duty esports CDLOpTic Texas creative director Davis \u2018Hitch\u2019 Edwards has blasted Call of Duty: Vanguard, calling it a \u201cspit in the face\u201d of CoD\u2019s esport scene \u2014 and the pros are struggling to disagree. A little over a month after Vanguard\u2019s release, […]<\/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-24456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24456","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=24456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24456\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}