FormaL explains why playing on LAN at CDL Stage 4 Major was \u201cweird\u201d Call of Duty LeagueThe Call of Duty League returned to LAN for the Stage 4 Major, with Atlanta FaZe toppling a hot Dallas Empire to win their third Major of the season. But OpTic Chicago\u2019s Matthew \u2018FormaL\u2019 Piper says the experience felt \u201cweird,\u201d despite the community\u2019s excitement for LAN to return. It had been well over a year since the last CDL LAN event, and the Major didn\u2019t disappoint. There were reverse sweeps, game nines, upsets, and intense 1v1s across the board. There\u2019s not much more a CoD fan could ask for. While players themselves were delighted to get into some offline games and not have any concern about the drawbacks of online play, there were definitely some growing pains and a lack of familiarity in some circumstances. On the OpTic podcast, FormaL explained why the whole experience was \u201cweird.\u201d With fellow OpTic creator Davis \u2018Hitch\u2019 Edwards asking what it was like, FormaL and Dylan \u2018Envoy\u2019 Hannon had to take a moment to collect their thoughts on the experience. \u201cIt was weird,\u201d FormaL said, with immediate agreement from Envoy. \u201cI always imagine the environment to be a little bit different. I think it was because we didn\u2019t have fans.\u201d Envoy added that they were pumping white noise into the arena, which must have made the experience that much more strange, but added that it was \u201csick\u201d to have their own practice rooms. \u201cIt\u2019s just weird,\u201d Envoy added later. \u201cWe\u2019re so late into the season that playing the game on LAN was way different than playing Modern Warfare on LAN at the beginning and knowing what it was like, then playing online the rest of the season.\u201d Part of the power of playing for OpTic Chicago is the intense fanfare that comes with it. The majority of CoD fans are cheering you on and, when you have that at LAN, it must be a real morale booster and help push you to greater heights. The OpTic boys are probably missing the fans now, but hopefully, by the 2022 season they\u2019ll be hyping up a crowd once again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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