OpTic\u2019s Karma considers quitting competitive CoD over \u2018Cronus\u2019 issues DexertoOpTic Gaming star and three-time World Champion Damon \u2018Call of Duty if issues with \u2018Cronus\u2019 technology used at events persist. The veteran player has become increasingly frustrated with the implementation of CronusMAX devices at tournaments and has long been discussing the setbacks of having them in use during events. All the way back in 2016, when MLG first introduced the devices to their events, Karma explained the issues that they caused in the Black Ops III season, and has now described their use as a \u201chandicap.\u201d Karma\u2019s competitive Call of Duty future is in doubt, all over the Cronus Max. On August 19, Karma explained that he\u2019s tempted to look at a future in management or coaching, as opposed to playing, if things don\u2019t change soon. \u201cI didn\u2019t play well this event but I\u2019m not going to lie if next year is played with a fucking 3rd party POS Cronus I\u2019m out,\u201d he tweeted, shortly after OpTic were eliminated from the 2019 CWL Championship, suffering losses to eUnited and 100 Thieves. Some thought his comments may have been in the moment, just venting frustration at the team\u2019s loss, but a day later, on August 19, Karma tweeted \u201cThis still stands. If there\u2019s a Cronus being used I\u2019m open to coaching.\u201d This still stands. If there\u2019s a Cronus being used I\u2019m open to coaching. \u2014 Damon B (@OpTic_DKarma) August 19, 2019 If unaware, Cronus Max devices are often used by cheaters on console, allowing them to use rapid fire, recoil hacks and so, but are used by MLG in order to prevent Bluetooth interference at events \u2013 which can result in controller issues, even disconnecting controllers mid-game. However, using the device also causes problems, most notably an input delay, and some players have even claimed it can turn off aim assist. After a fan responded by suggesting that Karma will continue to play, despite his concerns, the OpTic Gaming star made his intentions clear in no uncertain terms. Karma tweeted: \u201cNo man I\u2019d rather put my entire bank account on 0 than play with what I feel is a handicap. I\u2019ve hated it for 4 years and now I\u2019m over it. Love competing, still have the passion to win but I\u2019m not playing with that.\u201d No man I\u2019d rather put my entire bank account on 0 than play with what I feel is a handicap. I\u2019ve hated it for 4 years and now I\u2019m over it. Love competing, still have the passion to win but I\u2019m not playing with that. \u2014 Damon B (@OpTic_DKarma) August 20, 2019 It\u2019s not just Karma calling for improvements, though. His OpTic Gaming teammate Seth \u2018Scump\u2018 Abner has also made his feelings known regarding equipment issues at the CWL Championships, following the conclusion of the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 season. Whether persistent pressure to have the Cronus removed from future events will result in a change in the future remains to be seen. Unfortunately, if PS4 consoles are still used in the upcoming season, organizer\u2019s may be forced into a tricky position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
OpTic\u2019s Karma considers quitting competitive CoD over \u2018Cronus\u2019 issues DexertoOpTic Gaming star and three-time World Champion Damon \u2018Call of Duty if issues with \u2018Cronus\u2019 technology used at events persist. The veteran player has become increasingly frustrated with the implementation of CronusMAX devices at tournaments and has long been discussing the setbacks of having them in […]<\/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-30593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30593","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=30593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30593\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}