Chicago Huntsmen increase CDL Challengers prize pool after fan criticism Chicago Huntsmen \/ Activision \/ Daniel SchwenJust a day removed from receiving criticism for their \u2018minimum\u2019 prize pool, Chicago Huntsmen announced that they are more than doubling the amount of cash on the line for the Challengers event at their upcoming Call of Duty League home series. The Chicago Call of Duty franchise has felt a little bit of heat this past week, but it\u2019s not because of their shocking semifinals loss to the Mutineers at CDL Atlanta or their new partnership with Zippo. The Huntsmen drew attention from some of its own fans on February 25, when they announced a $400 Challengers Pass, which amateur teams will require at the Chicago Challengers Open. Ready to compete? Here’s your chance. Challengers Pass on sale tomorrow 2\/26 -10K Prize Pool -Winners recognized on Main Stage by @H3CZ -Winners receive Meet & Greet with team -2 hours of gameplay analysis from our Coaching Staff for winning teamhttps:\/\/t.co\/IsSdKM8fOC pic.twitter.com\/oSvlvjdYYg\u2014 OpTic Texas (@OpTicTexas) February 25, 2020 Initially, it was advertised to include a $10,000 rize pool, a meet & greet with the Huntsmen roster, on-stage recognition from co-CEO Hector \u2018H3CZ\u2019 Rodriguez, and two hours of gameplay analysis from the team\u2019s coaching staff. A day later, the franchise acknowledged the feedback they had received from their original announcement and revealed a new prize pool of $25,000, more than twice as much as what was originally listed. We heard you. Prize pool is now $25K. Challenger passes are now available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Go here: https:\/\/t.co\/N8sQooeZh9 pic.twitter.com\/4StSzHdbFC \u2014 OpTic Texas (@OpTicTexas) February 26, 2020 A number of fans and players complained that $10,000, the minimum prize pool figure by CDL Challengers standards, wasn\u2019t enough. Several noticed that it was the lowest prize pool of any Challengers event announced so far. I promise u no top am team is getting hyped to meet the huntsmen. They\u2019d much rather have more money than a meet and greet with scump. \u2014 uh (@psycohype) February 25, 2020 Other users online argued that the level of competition is high enough that additional prizes like a meet-and-greet and coach analysis aren\u2019t that enticing, and that they\u2019d rather earn more prize money than meet the pros. Mike \u2018Hastr0\u2019 Rufail turned up the heat on the Huntsmen a little more, posting on his Twitter account less than two hours later that the Challengers event at the Dallas Empire\u2019s home series would feature a $25,000 prize pool. He made a point to mention the extra $15,000 the organization was adding in to support the scene. We tossed in an extra $15k of our own organization\u2019s money into the prize pool because we care about all of you grinders. GLHF. More on Thursday. \u2014 Mike Rufail (@hastr0) February 25, 2020 The two teams have not been shy in dissing out banter towards each other, and Empire star Clayster couldn\u2019t help himself in his team owner\u2019s replies. H3CZ admitted he had to restrain the urge to fire back. I can jab back super hard right now, But, I won\u2019t. BUT just know that I can. \u2014 OpTic HecZ (@H3CZ) February 25, 2020 But a day later, Huntsmen did counter the Empire again, with the announcement that they had their prize pool up to the $25,000 mark. They acknowledged their feedback from fans, saying \u201cWe heard you.\u201d Team passes for the Chicago Challengers Open, as well as the Los Angeles Open, are both still available in the MLG store. The LA event, hosted by OpTic Gaming and Guerrillas takes place much sooner, March 7-8, while Chicago\u2019s takes place at the beginning of April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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