Jukeyz explains how Warzone 2 can return Call of Duty to its former glory Activision\/Red Bull Content PoolSince Call of Duty\u2019s hit battle royale title Warzone launched in March 2020, it\u2019s become one of the biggest games on the planet. With that, a huge number of streamers and competitors have seen their careers skyrocket through Warzone, and that includes Liam \u2018Jukeyz\u2019 James. Just a few short years ago, Jukeyz was a young lad out of Liverpool, England, who would play Call of Duty Search & Destroy tournaments in the evening after working his day job, with little expectation of where he could go from there. Since then, he\u2019s become one of the most renowned Warzone players in the world, dominating opponents on a global scale across Vedansk, Caldera, and Rebirth Island. He\u2019s earned thousands and even represents Call of Duty League franchise London Royal Ravens. Shortly after the launch of Season 3, in May 2022, Dexerto caught up with Jukeyz to discuss everything Warzone, including the shift from Verdansk to Caldera, competing across different continents, and what he wants from Warzone 2. As a player based in Europe, Jukeyz has spent much of his career up to this point having to deal with high-ping lobbies so he can prove himself against the very best over in North America. While players like Aydan, Tommey, and HusKerrs lead the way in America, Jukeyz has had to adapt to be able to compete against them \u2014 and that made it even sweeter when he was able to cross the pond and play wagers and tournaments on a level playing field as part of his \u201cSee me in NA\u201d tour with Red Bull. \u201cEverything was just so easy,\u201d he said of his games in the States. \u201cYou can tell over here, on the European servers, it\u2019s just so hard to create content and actually have fun with the game, because you\u2019ve always got these people in the lobby that are trying to kill you, stream snipe you, or just trying their hardest. \u201cEven getting into games with people who are playing wagers, European servers are just so full of everything I\u2019ve just said. It\u2019s just hard to create content, and that\u2019s the main problem for me now.\u201d Aside from the issues Jukeyz has creating content, there has been a noticeable downturn in the perception of Warzone in recent months. Activision reported a 50m drop in active players between March 2021 and March 2022, and the community had a very lukewarm response to the introduction of Caldera into the map pool. \u201cYou actually notice that the casuals who used to play, they just don\u2019t exist, really,\u201d Jukeyz explained. \u201cIn America you can find the lobbies that are full of casual players, but being over here, it\u2019s hard work. It\u2019s not just me, it\u2019s affected a lot of people\u2019s numbers.\u201d Jukeyz hasn\u2019t let that affect his love for competing, though. He told us: \u201cI still love competing. I look forward to tournaments coming up, but it\u2019s very rare that major tournaments are coming up. We\u2019re lucky to get one a month at the moment.\u201d Competing struggles don\u2019t end at the lack of tournaments, though. Jukeyz thinks Caldera may play a part in diminishing the popularity of Warzone as an esport. \u201cIn this competitive scene, there isn\u2019t anyone who is just the best. Especially with Caldera right now. No one can fathom this map. There are always different players winning, and different players popping off. This map is just based on hoping that you don\u2019t get caught in the open \u2026 Is that skill, or is it just unlucky?\u201d Looking ahead to Warzone 2 \u2014 and perhaps as a critique of Caldera, too \u2014 Jukeyz spoke about what he wanted to see in the upcoming title, and it all boiled down to one key thing: buildings. \u201cI just need to see more buildings,\u201d he said. \u201cThe number of times I die in the open space and get shot in the back, it\u2019s unmerciful. It\u2019s crazy. It\u2019s to the point where I\u2019m like, \u2018Am I even good at CoD anymore?\u2019 That\u2019s how much I get shot in the open and in the back.\u201d When asked for the main things he wants to see in Warzone 2, and how to bring the game back to its former glory, Jukeyz couldn\u2019t stress enough how important implementing buildings are to his enjoyment of the game. \u201cI just feel like that\u2019s what Call of Duty is about. I feel like I\u2019m playing PUBG on Caldera. I don\u2019t think there are any standout players because of a lack of competitiveness on this map. To get the game back to where it was, you just have to give the map a little change.\u201d There\u2019s no telling what\u2019s to come in Warzone 2. While the map has already started to leak, and Modern Warfare 2 news has started to be drip-fed to the CoD community, there\u2019s only one thing that\u2019s certain for the upcoming battle royale sequel: Jukeyz has every intention of staying at the top.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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