David Vonderhaar casts doubt on his Call of Duty future in cryptic statement ACTIVISION \/ YOUTUBEDavid Vonderhaar, Treyarch\u2019s longtime Studio Design Director, has left members of the Call of Duty community scratching their heads after he posted a number of now-deleted Tweets hinting that he could be taking a step away from CoD. Update 12:02 PM PST: David Vonderhaar has apparently deleted his Twitter following his comments earlier today. Update 2 7:55 PM PST: His twitter has now been re-enabled, with Vonderhaar tweeting the following: \u201cHi everyone. I\u2019m good. Sorry if my tweets caused some confusion. We have talked about bad I am at Twitter! I am going to take some time to unplug as I often do.\u201d Original article follows. For many CoD fans, Vonderhaar has been the unofficial face of Treyarch, and in particular, the highly touted Black Ops series for a number of years but that could be set to change as the 46-year-old says he was asked to \u2018disconnect himself\u2019 from the franchise. Tweeting after the conclusion of the CWL World Championship for Black Ops 4, Vonderhaar said: \u201cI was asked by someone I respect to disconnect my day-to-day with the Call of Duty world I was a part of. I respect that. It makes sense. Before I go\u2026 Good luck to all the Call of Duty World League esports heroes.\u201d This statement has sparked a great deal of speculation. Some fans, including ScottyKNG on Reddit, believe that the Tweet is simply an indication that David Vonderhaar will be separating his Call of Duty work from his personal life and Twitter persona moving forward. \u201cI get the impression he isn\u2019t going to be talking COD on his personal twitter anymore,\u201d said the Redditor in a thread about the Tweet. \u201cKeep work and his personal life separate.\u201d Others have mused that it could actually be a sign that his work with Treyarch, or at least with Call of Duty, might be coming to an end and that Black Ops 4 was his last CoD title with the company. \u201cI believe it\u2019s one of two options,\u201d says Against-The-Current on Reddit. \u201dA: Vahn is being dramatic, and him being disconnected from the Call of Duty world means his unnecessary tweets will stop. B: Treyarch asked him to step down for some [un]disclosed reason. I believe it\u2019s this option, because of how ridiculous Treyarch has become and this would not be far fetched.\u201d Vonderhaar\u2019s Tweets didn\u2019t stop there, though. He went on to give props to Ryan \u2018fwiz\u2019 Wyatt, Hector \u2018H3CZ\u2019 Rodriguez, and Mike \u2018hastr0\u2019 Rufail in a follow-up post, stating that competitive Call of Duty would never have reached its current heights without them. \u201cLet\u2019s be clear about something,\u201d he said. \u201cFwiz, hastr0, H3CZ and many more. None of this exists with[out] those pioneers beating up my inbox. Good shit, guys. Be proud right now. It\u2019s a straight-up honor to know you all.\u201d CharlieIntel shared yet another Tweet from Vonderhaar that was also deleted some hours later, where he again reflected on CoD\u2019s competitive esports journey. \u201cWe have come a long way,\u201d he said. \u201cI can\u2019t help myself in this exact second. I just don\u2019t care what it cost anymore. We did a thing together. It sucked. It was awesome. Pat yourself on the back.\u201d The popular developer has also been heavily involved in the community management side of things for the games he helped build, posting regularly to Twitter and Reddit to respond to concerns and questions from casual fans and competitive players alike. However, he has become progressively less active on social media during Black Ops 4\u2019s lifespan. After some fans expressed concerns about him following his initial Tweets, Vonderhaar clarified that he is \u201cfine\u201d and stated: \u201cI\u2019m in the best place I\u2019ve been in years.\u201d Hey. That’s kind of you to think of me. I’m in the best place I’ve been in years. Sorry to alarm you! \u2014 Vahn (@DavidVonderhaar) August 19, 2019 Since the Tweets went out, David has been bombarded with support and gratefulness from Call of Duty fans and members of the competitive scene who have appreciated his straight-shooting and open approach to game development over the years. \u201cSo many careers, lives, and friendships were made possible when you decided to take a chance on helping us advance,\u201d said Team Envy CEO, hastr0. \u201cForever indebted to you, my friend.\u201d So many careers, lives and friendships were made possible when you decided to take a chance on helping us advance. Forever indebted to you, my friend. \u2014 Mike Rufail (@hastr0) August 19, 2019 VanillaGorilla on Twitter summarized the sentiments of many Call of Duty players, suggesting that the community will always view Vonderhaar as one of the most important figures in the franchise\u2019s history. \u201cThe COD community is a passionate one,\u201d the Twitter user said. \u201cSometimes in all the wrong ways but in the end if they were ever gonna make a Mount Rushmore for Call Of Duty David Vonderhaar\u2019s head would be on it. Black Ops 2 is what got me into COD and still is my #1 COD ever. Either way, thank you.\u201d The COD community is a passionate one, sometimes in all the wrong ways but in the end if they were ever gonna make a Mount Rushmore for Call Of Duty David Vonderhaar’s head would be on it. Black Ops 2 is what got me into COD and still is my #1 COD ever. Either way thank you. \u2014 VanillaGorilla (@Van1llaGorilla) August 19, 2019 After a day full of mysterious Tweets, Vonderhaar signed off for the night with one final cryptic post: \u201cStarve the ego; feed the soul. Goodnight, and thanks for all the fish.\u201d Starve the ego; feed the soul. Goodnight, and thanks for all the fish. \u2014 Vahn (@DavidVonderhaar) August 19, 2019 It hasn\u2019t been an easy year for Treyarch. In JuneKotaku released a report on the development of Black Ops 4 where they claimed that many members of the development team were unhappy with working conditions and the direction that the game was going in. In July it was reported that veteran developer Jason Blundell had been fired from Treyarch \u2013 a report that Activision officially denied. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, developed by Infinity Ward, will be the next installment in the incredibly popular CoD franchise. The highly anticipated game is due to release on October 25, 2019. Competitive Call of Duty will be moving to a franchise model for 2020, and Treyarch is not involved in the development of Modern Warfare, so many of Vonderhaar\u2019s Tweets could well be nothing more than nostalgia about how far CoD as an esport has come in recent years. However, the first statement does appear to suggest that he could be less involved in everything CoD related \u2013 at least publicly \u2013 moving forward. What \u2018disconnecting\u2019 from CoD on a day-to-day basis really means for the Treyarch legend remains a mystery for the time being.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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