Clayster considering break from pro CoD as online \u2018sucks the fun out\u2019 of the CDL Call of Duty LeagueNew York Subliners veteran James \u2018Clayster\u2019 Eubanks has revealed he\u2019s considering a break from competitive Call of Duty, amid frustrations with the Black Ops Cold War season continuing online. While previous seasons of professional CoD have aimed to have as many matches as possible on LAN, the ongoing global health crisis has necessitated an entirely online setup for the CDL\u2019s second season. Many pros argue that online play is not as consistent as LAN due to the effects of internet connection, latency and other factors. However, the cost of creating a \u201cbubble\u201d \u2013 like we\u2019ve seen in the NBA and some other professional sports leagues \u2013 is far too high for the CDL to realistically recreate. The result has been a move to entirely online play, including majors like the ongoing Stage II Major. Despite promising results in group play, they suffered a disappointing exit at the hands of LA Thieves, placing 7\/8th. [#CDL2021 Stage 2 Major | LR3] THIEVES CAN’T BE STOPPED! The new-look @LAThieves stay red-hot with a dominant sweep over @Subliners! \ud83d\udcf0: https:\/\/t.co\/NeCGbVd9tZ pic.twitter.com\/tWwAiQ0v29 \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) April 10, 2021 Off the back of the defeat, veteran Clayster let his disappointment be known in a series of tweets on April 9, explaining his struggles and frustrations with how the season is developing. \u201cSo sick of everything recently,\u201d he tweeted, \u201c[I\u2019m] not really sure where my heads at and feelin\u2019 lost for the last few months. Hope I can reset and gain back some confidence\/motivation or else idk what\u2019s gonna happen. Playing this last year online has really sucked all the fun out of it. Tough.\u201d so sick of everything recently. not really sure where my heads at and feelin’ lost for the last few months. hope i can reset and gain back some confidence\/motivation or else idk what’s gonna happen. playing this last year online has really sucked all the fun out of it. tough. \u2014 Clayster (@Clayster) April 10, 2021 \u201cJust really down with my mental health,\u201d he elaborated. \u201cCombination of being dropped [from Dallas Empire], Tommy [ZooMaa]. retiring\u2026 not seeing my friends\/family, not having the outlets I normally do. Just a whole clusterf**k of things that I\u2019ve really struggled with lately. Might need to take some time away.\u201d A final tweet thanked fans and fellow pros for reaching out. His frustrations with online play have been echoed by other pros like SlasheR, who was replaced on LA Thieves\u2019 roster amid their CDL struggles. won’t blow up your feed anymore. thanks to everyone who reached out, it means more than you know. \u2014 Clayster (@Clayster) April 10, 2021 Many consider Clayster to be one of the best CoD players of all time \u2013 he is one of only three players to ever win three World Championships. We wish him the best with his mental health and expect him to bounce back, like he has done countless times before.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Clayster considering break from pro CoD as online \u2018sucks the fun out\u2019 of the CDL Call of Duty LeagueNew York Subliners veteran James \u2018Clayster\u2019 Eubanks has revealed he\u2019s considering a break from competitive Call of Duty, amid frustrations with the Black Ops Cold War season continuing online. While previous seasons of professional CoD have aimed […]<\/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-24624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24624","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=24624"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24624\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}