CoD pros split on surprise move back to 4v4 CDL in Black Ops Cold War MLG \/ ActivisionCall of Duty pros are generally pleased with Activision\u2019s decision to move to a four-versus-four format for Black Ops: Cold War, and while Dallas Empire\u2019s James \u2018Clayster\u2019 Eubanks is also supportive of the decision, be believes that the timing couldn\u2019t be worse. With the Call of Duty League\u2019s inaugural season all wrapped up, Activision are naturally looking to improve upon their first year. As part of this effort, The CDL is reverting to a traditional 4v4 format for the 2021 season. Prior to the Black Ops 4 season, this was the standard team sizes for all of CoD esports history. 4v4 not only creates a more tactical game for players to navigate, but also a more digestible viewer experience. But in the previous two seasons, players have been fielding an extra player per side, which naturally lent itself to more fast-paced action. CoD pros react to 4v4 change As franchising was introduced for the 2020 season, players settled into their franchised teams for what they thought would be the foreseeable future. Recently crowned world champ, Clayster, was vocal in his distaste for the timing of the transition. \u201cThey should\u2019ve made this change when every player was a [free agent] and was building rosters like, [I don\u2019t know], before this f**kin\u2019 year? Why make teams build like this just to revert?\u201d Eubanks continued to vent, explaining that \u201cnobody deserves to go,\u201d from the world championship roster that both he and veteran partner, Ian \u2018Crimsix\u2019 Porter, built from the ground up. \u201cPretty upsetting that we can\u2019t see what this team can do next year, just wish it wasn\u2019t like this. Nobody deserves to go.\u201d Then again, this looks and smells like a cost-cutting measure for orgs to be able to maintain their investment during COVID. Not gonna talk about it anymore, pretty upsetting that we can’t see what this team can do next year, just wish it wasn’t like this. Nobody deserves to go \u2014 Clayster (@Clayster) August 31, 2020 Dallas Empire teammate, Cuyler \u2018Huke\u2019 Garland, shared the same sentiment. While he agreed that reverting to the traditional format is better for the competitive Call of Duty, the 20-year-old expressed his concerns with needing to remove one of the current members of Empire\u2019s active roster. \u201cFirst team I\u2019ve been on since I came back to CoD where all five players actively cared and worked towards the same goal, and it goes to 4v4, tough scenes.\u201d Although 4v4 is definitely better for competitive cod, we will see how it plays out \ud83e\udd14 \u2014 Surge Huke (@Huke) August 31, 2020 Chicago Huntsmen\u2019s self-proclaimed \u2018king\u2019 simply expressed his gratitude for the switch, but explained how he\u2019s still hopeful for a return back to offline events. So thankfully 4s are back. Now just have to hope we can play on LAN again \u2014 OpTic Scump (@scump) August 31, 2020 Scump was one of the most feared players in 4v4 for the best part of a decade, so it\u2019s no surprise that he\u2019s excited to return back to CoD esports\u2019 roots. Fellow veterans of the space in Doug \u2018Censor\u2019 Martin and Jordan \u2018JKap\u2019 Kaplan were also in high spirits following the announcement. Call of Duty is returning back to 4v4 Biggest W of 2020 \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffb \u2014 Doug Censor Martin (@Censor) August 31, 2020 Seattle Surge\u2019s Bryan \u2018Apathy\u2019 Zhelyazkov teased that the esport will be an entirely different meta. This shift in meta will likely favor long-time players such as Apathy, who\u2019s a two-time world champion in the four-versus-four format. 4v4 next year, I can\u2019t believe it. Beyond excited!! It\u2019s going to be a whole new world \ud83e\udd2b\u2014 Apathy (@Apathy_BZ) August 31, 2020 Patrick \u2018ACHES\u2019 Price, a two-time world champion in four-versus-four CoD, was very pleased with the change also. Just a 2 year hiatus for nothing. Back to 4v4 woooo https:\/\/t.co\/XXoNPE7tWL \u2014 PATTYP (@ACHES) August 31, 2020 With Activision reportedly setting their stall with the current 12-team league for the 2021 season, this season\u2019s rostermania is primed to be one of the most cut-throat transfer markets ever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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