FaZe Cellium interview: the MVP race, CDL Champs meta, and Pop Smoke Call of Duty League[jwplayer br5AuoVJ]The Atlanta FaZe flex and Call of Duty League MVP candidate, McArthur \u2018Cellium\u2019 Jovan, discussed the MVP race, FaZe\u2019s place in a new CDL meta, and more in an interview with Dexerto. Cellium has been on an absolute tear this season. His team is ranked No. 1 in the CDL, his K\/D sits at a pretty 1.14, and his name sits atop the majority of MVP lists. https:\/\/twitter.com\/CODLeague\/status\/1284954551913607168 Atlanta has 250 CDL Points and goes into a stacked final event, the Toronto Home Series, at 23-6, but have lost three of their last five matches. Before their chance to cement the top seed, we spoke with Cellium about everything from how FaZe and the league are impacted by a double-AR meta to the MVP race and his current pregame hype song. The MVP Race You\u2019re known for that clutch factor, but also for being consistent and versatile. Do you consider yourself the best player in the league or is there someone with more impact? \u201cI think it\u2019s different for every team, I think every team has the player that they need. Our whole team needs each other, so I wouldn\u2019t be in the position that I\u2019m in without my teammates. I think MajorManiak, Simp, aBeZy, and Priestahh \u2014 they all put me in great spots to clutch up when I need to and get the kills that I get.\u201d Cellium just went ABSOLUTELY NEXT LEVEL. pic.twitter.com\/12Xu0eXngZ \u2014 Landon Sanders (@LandO) March 9, 2020 Who do you think is your biggest competition for MVP? \u201cI haven\u2019t seen the other three candidates, but the only one I know right now is Shotzzy and I think he\u2019s a really good MVP candidate.\u201d Based on this past weekend\u2019s broadcast graphic, the other three are Envoy, Mack, and Skyz. Is anyone missing from the list? \u201cSimp is missing from that list.\u201d [The CDL has since updated its MVP candidates to include Simp instead of Mack.] Speaking of the league\u2019s best, are you the best SND player in the CDL? \u201cNah I don\u2019t think so, cause I lost a few clutches this last tournament. It\u2019s probably a sniper or something.\u201d [#CDL2020 Florida | Final] WHAT A MAP \ud83e\udd2f@Cellium gets the 1v2 in round 11 to win Arklov Peak 6-5, tying up the series 1-1 vs @OpTicGaming! Next up, Hackney Yard Domination. \ud83d\udcfa Watch live \u2013 https:\/\/t.co\/Lciwhc23jJ pic.twitter.com\/IOFN1m7iIq \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) May 11, 2020 Who\u2019s the most consistent player? \u201cProbably Simp.\u201d Clutchest player? [Laughs] \u201cProbably me.\u201d The double-AR meta The CDL meta shifted to more AR-heavy, slightly slowing the pace and, by your standards, you guys had a disappointing event. Looking toward Toronto and Champs, do you think this meta hurts FaZe more than others and how are you adapting to it? \u201cThis new meta, the two-AR meta, it kind of hurt us but we\u2019re getting used to it\u2014with Preston having a second AR. I think it\u2019s going to help us now that we\u2019re used to it. I think our whole team is comfortable now with the guns we\u2019re using.\u201d Seeing Arcitys and Clayster both look more comfortable on AR, do you think the other top three teams (Chicago Huntsmen, Dallas Empire, and Florida Mutineers) are better suited to this meta? \u201cOther teams have improved for sure with the new meta. But I think people underestimate MajorManiak and Priestahh with their ARs. People underestimate them a lot and focus on Simp and aBezY because they\u2019re the crackheads. I feel like people don\u2019t know how good Priestahh and MajorManiak really are with the ARs.\u201d Who do you think is the toughest competition in the league moving forward? \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of tough competition out there right now. There are four teams that can win this whole thing, you know? There\u2019s a lot of good teams, but the Huntsmen, Dallas, and Florida are the main three.\u201d Of Chicago, Dallas, and Florida \u2014 does one stand out or are they all on the same tier? \u201cNah, our whole team thinks they\u2019re all on the same tier. If our team plays right, then we can beat anyone.\u201d To end the night of @CODLeague for us after such a roller coaster of a match\u2026 The man himself @Cellium earns our very first “”Impact”” Play of the Match Presented by @ScufGaming with his smart 1v2 Clutch to close out the match vs @SeattleSurge. See you tomorrow COD Fans!#EZAF pic.twitter.com\/RVxd9aZe71 \u2014 Atlanta FaZe (@ATLFaZe) June 13, 2020 People generally think that your team is the league\u2019s most talented, but plays sloppily due to the ability to just slay out anyway. Do you agree that your fundamental teamplay has been subpar and has that been a point of emphasis to work on? \u201cFor sure. In the past weeks of practice, the main thing we\u2019ve been focusing on is our communication. I feel like, in the past, our communication was pretty bad \u2014 just all of us saying stuff at once. But I think we\u2019ve all learned how to calm down and say things one at a time so that we can know what each other is doing.\u201d The nitty, gritty wrap-up So\u2026it has to be asked. Assuming you saw the iLLeY impersonator on The Codcast, were you vexed? [Laughs] \u201cNah I wasn\u2019t mad, I was laughing at it when I watched the clip.\u201d Favorite pregame music? \u201cI don\u2019t know, I listen to whatever\u2019s on my playlist. Right now, it\u2019s \u201cFor the Night\u201d by Pop Smoke.\u201d Any game-day superstitions? \u201cI don\u2019t think so, the only thing I need before a game is just to have the AC around 70. Not too hot.\u201d Despite his team\u2019s struggles in their past two events, Cellium still hasn\u2019t finished a single event with a negative K\/D. Now, he and FaZe meet the test of a Toronto field stacked with the likes of Chicago, Dallas, and Florida \u2014 a chance to lock in a top seed and convince voters that Cellium is the league\u2019s MVP. He might not like it too hot, but it\u2019s time for FaZe to prove they can fry again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
FaZe Cellium interview: the MVP race, CDL Champs meta, and Pop Smoke Call of Duty League[jwplayer br5AuoVJ]The Atlanta FaZe flex and Call of Duty League MVP candidate, McArthur \u2018Cellium\u2019 Jovan, discussed the MVP race, FaZe\u2019s place in a new CDL meta, and more in an interview with Dexerto. Cellium has been on an absolute tear […]<\/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-26210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26210","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=26210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26210\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}