CoD Vanguard drama explodes over \u201cegirls\u201d being invited to $110k tournament ActivisionCall of Duty drama is some of the spiciest around and this past week was no exception. After a $110,000 Vanguard tournament, the scene erupted into debate as some players criticized the opportunities given to \u201cegirls.\u201d Playing video games is a pastime for most, but a way to make money for some. Sometimes, the stakes are raised and that amount of money balloons. Such was the case for the $110,000 CoD Vanguard Black Friday tournament. The only mode played during the event was Search and Destroy and teams were mixed, with pros and co-ed requirements. Technically, each team needed at least one woman creator and one content creator, with the last spot either filled by a pro or another creator. Unfortunately, while many enjoyed the mixed format and unique event \u2014 there was some backlash. Namely, a situation unfolded in which women felt \u201cslandered\u201d by competitors unhappy with the team restrictions. Call of Duty woman creators react to \u2018egirls slander\u2019 A Call of Duty commentator and player, \u2018Allycxt\u2019 was at the heart of the situation. There was some general drama involving Twitch chat and women competing, but things got more fiery on Twitter. Atlanta FaZe S&D coach John \u2018x2Pac ThuGLorD\u2019 Hartley complained about the team restrictions after the tournament. In his tweet, he mentioned \u201cTwitch mods, bot shooters, and egirls.\u201d Allycxt responded quickly, saying \u201cdon\u2019t blame us, the girls deserved an opportunity like this.\u201d She was then blocked by 2Pac, but not before she shared screenshots on Twitter. Other notable woman creators, like FaZe Kalei, responded with shock: \u201cFighting against the odds and constant sexism in the industry just to be talked down to?\u201d $110k Vanguard S&D tournament in 2 hours and we\u2019ve got pure rostermania chaos unfolding \ud83d\ude33 New captains, teams scrambling, it\u2019s armageddon out here pic.twitter.com\/FMLRoBWyBi \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) November 26, 2021 Eventually, 2Pac unblocked Allycxt to explain that he wasn\u2019t angry with the women involved \u2014 but instead with the tournament organizers. He specifically noted the \u201cconstantly changing\u201d event rules, which were a subject of controversy the entire day. Dissatisfied with the explanation, Allycxt asked why he decided to \u201cslander women in [his] tweet then?\u201d Overall, the situation was an ugly one, but one that brought issues within the CoD community to light. While 2Pac\u2019s main concern is earning opportunities for the passionate S&D community, women have firmly pointed out that his wish shouldn\u2019t be mutually exclusive with the hopes for more gender-neutral opportunities. As far as the tournament organizers\u2019 response? They\u2019ve already announced another co-ed tournament, this time for $40,000, and said that they won\u2019t be \u201cstopping anytime soon.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
CoD Vanguard drama explodes over \u201cegirls\u201d being invited to $110k tournament ActivisionCall of Duty drama is some of the spiciest around and this past week was no exception. After a $110,000 Vanguard tournament, the scene erupted into debate as some players criticized the opportunities given to \u201cegirls.\u201d Playing video games is a pastime for most, […]<\/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-25118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25118","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=25118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25118\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}