Envoy explains why SMGs \u201care not viable\u201d in Black Ops Cold War YouTube: OpTic Chicago \/ TreyarchBlack Ops Cold War may have some strong Submachine Guns, but OpTic Chicago\u2019s Dylan \u2018Envoy\u2019 Hannon believes Assault Rifles are absolutely dominant when it comes to competitive play. [jwplayer pHIlNffX] Treyarch\u2019s latest release has barely been out for a few weeks but a meta is already forming. As Call of Duty League teams get valuable practice time in, and dozens of early tournaments set the tone, a trend seems to have emerged. 2019\u2019s Modern Warfare featured a solid mix of SMGs and ARs throughout the year. However, Black Ops Cold War is all but dominated by ARs, according to both Envoy and OpTic teammate Seth \u2018Scump\u2019 Abner. While scrimming Atlanta FaZe and a few other CDL teams, they \u201cwere getting bodied,\u201d due to the AR dominance. \u201cThe subs are not viable in this game at all,\u201d Envoy followed up. As the primary SMG user on the team, Envoy is the one that will be sticking to the class for essentially every single map. Previous years have featured various mixes of roles, though this year appears to be leaning towards a three-to-one split: Three players running with ARs, and just one with an SMG in-hand. \u201cOn certain maps it\u2019s like three (ARs) and one sub on each team,\u201d Scump explained. However, certain teams are even going a step beyond that due to the sheer power of ARs in Black Ops Cold War. \u201cWe ran into New York and they ran four AK74\u2019s on Moscow,\u201d Envoy said. \u201cI was mind blown. I feel like subs are just harder in this game. We switched to the AK-74u and it\u2019s a bit easier but the MP5 was just impossible.\u201d Obviously, it\u2019s still early days. Things could change drastically before the start of the 2021 season. Balance updates are already coming through from Treyarch, so SMGs could get some love sooner than later. For the time being though, Black Ops Cold War has Envoy \u201cwishing [he] had an AR.\u201d The relevant topic begins at the 1:41 mark below. This isn\u2019t entirely a result of weapon balancing either. There\u2019s more that goes into shaping the meta than first meets the eye. \u201cIt\u2019s part of the map design too,\u201d Envoy explained. \u201cHow many [head glitches], how many open lanes, where the hills are at.\u201d With four ARs, some objectives are \u201cjust unbreakable.\u201d There\u2019s no date set in stone for the 2021 season just yet. Though we\u2019ll be sure to keep you updated as the meta evolves in the lead-up to the next year of CDL action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Envoy explains why SMGs \u201care not viable\u201d in Black Ops Cold War YouTube: OpTic Chicago \/ TreyarchBlack Ops Cold War may have some strong Submachine Guns, but OpTic Chicago\u2019s Dylan \u2018Envoy\u2019 Hannon believes Assault Rifles are absolutely dominant when it comes to competitive play. [jwplayer pHIlNffX] Treyarch\u2019s latest release has barely been out for a […]<\/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-26066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26066","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=26066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26066\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}