Frustrated competitive Call of Duty fans are celebrating the rise of Halo Infinite Activision \/ MicrosoftHalo Infinite\u2019s competitive season set records at HCS Raleigh and the frustrated Call of Duty community is now hoping the competitor\u2019s success will help CoD in the long run. When Halo Infinite debuted its competitive plans, Call of Duty pros were knee-deep in Vanguard and already jealous of the rival title. At the time, Halo was only in online play, but the quality of its competition and emphasis on ranked play had CDL pros demanding change. Now, following Halo\u2019s first LAN event, those sentiments are resurfacing. The Halo Competitive Series (HCS) kicked off with open-bracket play on LAN in Raleigh, North Carolina. The prize pool was a whopping $350,000, viewership hit an all-time high 260,000-plus, and CoD fans took note. There were a number of reactions \u2013 some angry, some hopeful \u2013 from fans and members of the scene alike, including streamers, pro players, and OpTic Gaming\u2019s founder, Hector \u2018H3CZ\u2019 Rodriguez. CoD community looking on bright side of Halo success Halo might help COD get our shit together. This is just such a well executed launch by Halo that it isn\u2019t even surprising that we are seeing this sort of success. have a lot to say re: this. Gimme a camera & a mic so I can continue to say what I said years ago on the matter. \u2014 OpTic HecZ (@H3CZ) December 19, 2021 The H3CZ reaction to HCS Raleigh is pretty emblematic of an optimistic camp in the CoD community. The hope is that Halo\u2019s success can \u201chelp CoD get our s**t together.\u201d As far as what \u201cs**t\u201d he\u2019s referring to, there\u2019s a number of qualities pointed to. The CDL\u2019s 2021 MVP, Chris \u2018Semp\u2019 Lehr emphasized Halo\u2019s crowdfunded prize pool while his peer Dillon \u2018Attach\u2019 Price noted the hype of open play. Former CoD caster and current 100 Thieves co-owner and streamer, Jack \u2018CouRage\u2019 Dunlop, got involved from a fan\u2019s standpoint too. He listed seven ways Halo esports excelled, from ranked play to viewership rewards, seemingly focusing on the features CoD doesn\u2019t have. But H3CZ isn\u2019t the only one who\u2019s trying to look on the bright side. While everyone is impressed by Halo\u2019s success and seemingly rooting for the game, some are hoping the competition is a good thing. The frustrated competitive CoD community reacted by saying \u201cyou hate to see it, but you also love to see it.\u201d And, with comments noting that competition could be a good thing, it appears that CoD players are watching Halo intently \u2013 and hoping Activision are, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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