H3CZ reveals \u201crumors\u201d detailing CDL 2021 season format hecz (Instagram)[jwplayer br5AuoVJ]In a far-reaching interview with the Seattle Surge\u2019s Sam \u2018Octane\u2019 Larew, Chicago Huntsmen CEO Hector \u2018H3CZ\u2019 Rodriguez revealed rumors surrounding the Call of Duty League\u2019s format for 2021. H3CZ and Octane each have a wealth of Call of Duty experience, the former especially on the industry side and the latter especially on the playing side. In a recent episode of H3CZ\u2019s Eavesdrop Podcast, they tackled the issues with the CDL\u2019s format and touched on how it\u2019s rumored to continue involving online play in 2021. () Given H3CZ\u2019s standing in the Call of Duty scene, rumors he\u2019s privy to are particularly noteworthy. In this instance, he describes preliminary structuring for the CDL\u2019s 2021 season surrounding \u201crumors that \u2026 we\u2019re going to continue to be online and that there\u2019s apparently going to be three homestand events or something like that.\u201d This is the first time that the public has been made aware of any CDL format discussions for next season, and it bears significant weight \u2014 especially in relation to Octane, as he has been one of the players most vehemently opposed to online play continuing for the next league campaign. For the love of God can I get through this year I cannot handle this stupidity any more. \u2014 Sam \u201cOctane\u201d Larew (@OctaneSam) July 17, 2020 Octane has worn his heart on his sleeve in recent weeks, following a controversial incident in which his bottom-ranked Surge squad had to play out a match 4-vs-5 due to the inability to replay a map after a player disconnected. But, when faced with the possibility that online play may be required in 2021, he seemed surprisingly open to it, should certain improvements pass: \u201cI just hope that we learn from all the things that have happened this year \u2026 If the ability to play on LAN does come up, even in a restricted setting \u2026 that\u2019s fine with me. I just think that the competitive atmosphere of this year hasn\u2019t really been the best and I think that a lot of players are starting to get a little antsy.\u201d Both H3CZ and Octane are adamant that online play is better than no play at all, while respecting the difficulties of that transition. But, of those learnings from this season, aspects like an online pause feature are likely to be chief amongst their concerns. As for players already getting \u201cantsy,\u201d the two alluded to both Damon \u2018Karma\u2019 Barlow\u2019s retirement, and OpTic Gaming Los Angeles\u2019 Austin \u2018SlasheR\u2019 Liddicoat recent critiques. Baring a miracle the league will more than likely be online next year I have a lot to think about more than likely will take time off. I will not put myself thru this anymore. we suffer because their central south servers cant work properly \u2014 SlasheR (@SlasheR_AL) July 19, 2020 Like Octane, SlasheR is a prominent CoD veteran who seems to be nearing his wits\u2019 end when it comes to online play. In his post suggesting he will temporarily retire if the league doesn\u2019t return to LAN, he noted the \u201ccentral south servers.\u201d Like the necessity of a pause feature, server options are another possible way for online play to be improved in 2021. Increased veto options for CDL Champs haven\u2019t satisfied players, so it will be interesting to follow whether or not players think other improvements can make another online season survivable \u2014 or if they\u2019ll push for an offline bubble, akin to the NBA\u2019s current system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
H3CZ reveals \u201crumors\u201d detailing CDL 2021 season format hecz (Instagram)[jwplayer br5AuoVJ]In a far-reaching interview with the Seattle Surge\u2019s Sam \u2018Octane\u2019 Larew, Chicago Huntsmen CEO Hector \u2018H3CZ\u2019 Rodriguez revealed rumors surrounding the Call of Duty League\u2019s format for 2021. H3CZ and Octane each have a wealth of Call of Duty experience, the former especially on the […]<\/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-26790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26790","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=26790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26790\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}