CDL pros Temp & Drazah explain why ranked is so important for MW2 competitive community Call of Duty LeagueIn an exclusive interview with Dexerto, Donovan \u2018Temp\u2019 Laroda and Zack \u2018Drazah\u2019 Jordan praised Modern Warfare 2 Ranked Play for connecting fans and players. In February, MW2 players finally got their hands on Ranked Play, and the game mode couldn\u2019t come at a better time. Infinity Ward had just unveiled Season 2\u2019s roadmap, and multiplayer fans called out a \u201cdepressing\u201d offering of content. Warzone 2 was set to receive a new map and an overhaul to several gameplay mechanics. On the other hand, all multiplayer fans had to look forward to was a map remake and Valderas Museum, which was initially part of the beta. Season 2 launched, and against all odds, the tides shifted in multiplayer\u2019s favor. Viewership numbers surged with the introduction of Ranked Play, and disgruntled WZ2 players abandoned ship in favor of the new competitive game mode. Why Ranked Play came at the perfect moment for Modern Warfare 2 Warzone 2 YouTuber JGOD claimed Season 2 \u201cfailed.\u201d Community members blasted the \u201cout of touch\u201d devs for adding AI to Ashika Island, bringing back bomb drones, and adding a \u201cbroken\u201d shotgun. TimTheTatman, Dr. Disrespect, and other Warzone 2 streamers started making Ranked Play content instead of battle royale gameplay. CharlieINTEL reported MW2 viewership surpassed WZ2 viewership during the first week of Season 2. Besides content creators, CDL pros also relentlessly played the new competitive game mode in a race to secure a spot in the game mode\u2019s top 250. Treyarch added a new feature in which pro players received a special image and card for locking down a top 250 spot. Leading most CDL pros, Drazah became the third highest-ranked player, and Temp secured a top 15 placement. \u201cEveryone has been grinding and streaming. It\u2019s free content, and it is so beneficial to have,\u201d Temp explained. \u201cI am just amazed at how well it is doing.\u201d \u201cI think Ranked Play is huge, and I was pretty surprised by how many viewers there are,\u201d Drazah said. I think it\u2019s really good for the community, and there are many streamers who have grown a lot since it came out. It is definitely a W.\u201d Ranked Play brings CDL pros closer together Before Ranked Play\u2019s emergence, when pro players wanted to play casually but still at a high level, they would play pro 8\u2019s. CDL pros would mix and match with players from other teams and play private matches. Ranked Play replaced the pro 8\u2019s scene, and fans got the chance to see pro players interact with each other. \u201cI don\u2019t talk to many pros outside of playing 8\u2019s, so it is definitely something that adds content with different creators, and you can learn more about pros,\u201d Drazah said. \u201cSo I think it is a W for the pros as well, making more connections and content.\u201d \u201cI am playing with Shottzy, Skyz, Dashy, and Cellium, and you even get to learn,\u201d Temp explained. \u201cWe are playing for fun, but I am still going to steal anything I see them do. If it works in Ranked, it is probably going to work.\u201d That\u2019s not to say it\u2019s the best form of practice, though, and Temp believes that 8\u2019s lobbies are still necessary for improvement. \u201cI definitely think that money 8\u2019s is better because you definitely do get a lot of Ranked Play games where you are not playing the greatest people or playing against hackers. 8\u2019s has been dead because of it, but I think 8\u2019s should come back,\u201d he said. How bad is hacking in Ranked Play? Despite glowing reviews, CDL Pros slammed \u201cgarbage\u201d cheaters for plaguing the game mode. Drazah and Temp argued that hacking is worse at the lower levels of Ranked. \u201cFor the first few days, it was pretty bad,\u201d Drazah said. \u201cI feel like you were running into them every three to five games, but recently I was playing a few days ago, and I only run into one every 10 to 15 games. So it has gotten a lot less, and they have done a good job at least of the higher ranked games.\u201d \u201cI honestly feel like the top level when I play with my four stack of pros, we don\u2019t really lose many games, so I can\u2019t tell when people are hacking,\u201d Temp argued. \u201cI feel like it\u2019s crazier at the lower ranks because hackers don\u2019t want to hack in front of big streamers.\u201d What needs to change to make Ranked Play better MW2 and CoD Vanguard launched in November, yet Ranked Play came out for both games in mid-February. \u201cI think that\u2019s the main focus, Drazah claimed. \u201cWith how much hype was around it, and how much it has shown with viewership and support, if it is not in at the beginning of the next game, that\u2019s a huge L.\u201d Obviously, pro players have a better chance of reaching higher ranks, but Temp argued the game mode\u2019s release date plays a significant part. \u201cUs pros have a huge advantage because we have been grinding since November, so if we could at least have it in December or January, it would help the whole community as a whole.\u201d From the top level down to friends casually attempting to rank up together, Ranked Play has bridged the gap between casual and competitive play in a significant way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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