JGOD, XclusiveAce, more slam CoD Vanguard for adding bloom: \u201cDoes not belong in Call of Duty\u201d YouTube: JGOD \/ TheXclusiveAceAfter players blasted Call of Duty: Vanguard for its \u201ctotally random\u201d bloom mechanic, prominent CoD content creators like JGOD and XclusiveAce spoke out against the feature as well. The Call of Duty community was as hyped as ever for the release of Vanguard, Sledgehammer Games\u2019 latest return to World War II. But, after getting their hands on the game, plenty of players saw it as a step back from the franchise\u2019s previous form. After release, some eagle-eyed fans realized that Sledgehammer had re-introduced weapon bloom for the first time since the days of CoD: WW2. Once players realized just how much the mechanic was affecting Vanguard\u2019s weapons, many called for it to be removed entirely. Now, several prominent names in the Call of Duty scene, like YouTubers JGOD and XclusiveAce, have added their voices to those clamoring for bloom to be removed from Vanguard entirely. JGOD, XclusiveAce blast Vanguard over bloom On November 14, Warzone aficionado JGOD slammed the addition of bloom on Twitter. \u201cI am all for experimenting with new features, but bloom does not belong in CoD. Never has and never will.\u201d I am all for experimenting with new features, but Bloom does not belong in CoD. Never has and never will. #Vanguard Bad enough there is flinch with insane headshot multipliers. \u2014 James \u2013 JGOD (@JGODYT) November 14, 2021 Plenty of fans tweeted their support for the mechanic\u2019s removal, including one of JGOD\u2019s fellow content creators, XclusiveAce. After already putting out a detailed breakdown of how bloom works in Vanguard, Ace didn\u2019t hold back in his criticisms of the feature. I\u2019m personally filled with a huge sense of pride and accomplishment when my bullets don\u2019t go where I\u2019m aiming. Having too much control and personal accountability for missed shots is stressful. \u2014 Xclusive Ace (@TheXclusiveAce) November 14, 2021 \u201cI\u2019m personally filled with a huge sense of pride and accomplishment when my bullets don\u2019t go where I\u2019m aiming,\u201d he replied sarcastically \u2014 a callback to EA\u2019s response when players spoke out against gameplay design in Battlefront II. One fan asked Ace if bloom was an attempt by Sledgehammer to accurately re-create the feel of older WWII weapons. The content creator quickly shot that idea down: \u201cEven [those] guns are far more accurate that the [bullet] groups we\u2019re seeing in Vanguard.\u201d Nope. Even WW2 era guns are FAR more accurate that the groups we’re seeing in Vanguard \u2014 Xclusive Ace (@TheXclusiveAce) November 14, 2021 Other Call of Duty personalities added their support to JGOD\u2019s comments. Former pro player and popular Warzone streamer Joe \u2018MerK\u2019 DeLuca simply responded, \u201c+1 accuracy,\u201d a dig at Vanguard\u2019s unclear gunsmith stats. Even Matthew \u2018Nadeshot\u2019 Haag, co-owner and CEO of esports org 100 Thieves, pleaded with Sledgehammer to remove the mechanic. \u201cHaving an absolute blast on Vanguard, but please remove bloom from this game. It does not belong in Call of Duty.\u201d JGOD already shared his concerns that Vanguard\u2019s bloom mechanic might make its way over to Warzone, something he worries will \u201cadd a randomized factor into an already low skill gap game.\u201d It remains to be seen if bloom will be added to the BR when its Pacific map launches alongside Vanguard Season 1, but it\u2019s clear that both players and content creators want the mechanic removed from Vanguard, and to never makes its way to Warzone in the first place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
JGOD, XclusiveAce, more slam CoD Vanguard for adding bloom: \u201cDoes not belong in Call of Duty\u201d YouTube: JGOD \/ TheXclusiveAceAfter players blasted Call of Duty: Vanguard for its \u201ctotally random\u201d bloom mechanic, prominent CoD content creators like JGOD and XclusiveAce spoke out against the feature as well. The Call of Duty community was as hyped […]<\/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-28158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28158","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=28158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28158\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}