Enable & Pacman explain why LAN won\u2019t be OpTic\u2019s saving grace Activision\/YouTube: Dexerto Call of Duty The Call of Duty League returns to LAN for the first time in over a year for the Stage 4 Major, which is slated to take place on the week of June 14. Fans believe this could help save OpTic\u2019s season \u2014 but it might not be quite that simple. LAN has always been the peak of competition in esports, with no online issues holding players back (or giving them an unfair advantage). Throw in a strong, loud crowd, and the LAN environment is a completely different beast to just playing at home in your bedroom. Throughout much of the last couple of seasons, fans have debated whether certain teams would perform better or worse if matches had been played on LAN. This season, many are convinced that OpTic are being held back by online play. The topic of returning to LAN came up on the Reverse Sweep CDL preview show, with Katie, Enable and Pacman discussing how it\u2019ll affect teams and general gameplay. While OpTic showed clear progress at the Stage 3 Major, the Reverse Sweep crew think it\u2019s more complicated than that. \u201cThose teams are just at a higher stage than OpTic are right now,\u201d said Pacman, referencing the team\u2019s chances against the likes of Atlanta FaZe, Toronto Ultra, and New York Subliners. \u201cI do think they can do really well on LAN, but to win, it\u2019s just tough.\u201d Enable adds: \u201cIf they keep improving, I think they could potentially win. But I don\u2019t think LAN\u2019s going to make a difference \u2026 The top teams online are, a majority of the time, the top teams on LAN. When OpTic were winning anything, they were the best team online as well.\u201d They went on to express that a loud crowd could be somewhat of a difference-maker, alluding to the pressure that comes with having a large arena of people cheering for you or your opponents. That said, when it comes to just pure gameplay, Enable and Pacman don\u2019t expect it to change things too much for OpTic or their biggest competition in the CDL. That doesn\u2019t make it any less exciting, though.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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