Scump argues CDL pros & Warzone players can\u2019t be compared: \u201cThey\u2019re different things\u201d Activision \/ YouTube: OpTic NationDespite Call of Duty League and Warzone 1v1s being all the rage this offseason, Scump believes there\u2019s no good way to actually compare the two. Instead, he argues they rely on \u201ccompletely different skill sets.\u201d With the 2022-2023 CDL offseason now in full swing, many have turned their attention to a reemerging debate. Once again, the conversation of CDL pros VS Warzone pros has come into focus. Coming out swinging, we saw Warzone stars Biffle and Aydan taking on the likes of Methodz, Sib, and even ZooMaa. While initial results were split across the board, 1v1s have continued to steal the spotlight every day since. With the two scenes battling for nothing more than bragging rights, it\u2019s drawn considerable interest both on Twitch and Twitter. However, not all are impressed with what they\u2019re seeing. For CDL\u2019s biggest name, these small battles \u201cshow no skill,\u201d and in the bigger picture, Scump claims there\u2019s simply no way to have the two sides square off in a format that\u2019s balanced for everyone. \u201cRadar on 1v1s show no skill in Call of Duty,\u201d Scump yelled to begin his rant in the latest OpTic podcast. \u201cYou\u2019re wall-banging with FMJ. You\u2019re pre-firing half the time. It doesn\u2019t show gun skill,\u201d he stressed. Rather than highlighting a player\u2019s mechanical ability and next-level reaction time, he instead believes these 1v1s often go to the player \u201cwho has more patience.\u201d \u201c1v1 radar is the worst show of skill. That\u2019s why I hate this CDL vs Warzone thing because they\u2019re both completely separate f***ing skill sets. They\u2019re not even remotely close. There\u2019s no way to compare them.\u201d One possible option he put forward would be to have full teams settle their differences early into the launch window of a new game. \u201cOne week\u201d into Modern Warfare 2, for instance, four Warzone pros could be dropped into a series against four CDL pros, with Hardpoint serving as the lone game mode. While in theory, this could provide a more even playing field, giving both squads the same amount of time to learn maps, rotations, and callouts, it\u2019s still \u201cnot the same,\u201d Scump admitted. \u201cWe\u2019re practicing every day, they\u2019re not.\u201d \u201cWarzone is Warzone. CDL is CDL. They\u2019re different things. \u201cHow are we comparing these things?\u201d One particular instance many are often quick to bring up in the endless debate is Scump\u2019s World Seris of Warzone win. Having outlasted 99 other CDL pros, Warzone players, and popular streamers in the one lobby, the King of CoD secured the $100K Solo Yolo win. Though more specifically, he did so with a final 1v1 win over Aydan. However, that iconic moment shouldn\u2019t automatically put CDL players above Warzone players, Scump claimed. \u201cWhen people bring up CDL they\u2019re like \u2018Scump won the 1v1.\u2019 Yeah, that was dope. But do you know how much luck you have to have in that 25-minute game to not get shot in the back, to not get killed by a guy in the bush. People are like \u2018CDL wins because Scump won that.\u2019 It\u2019s a really bad way [to view it]. It\u2019s such a bad show of skill.\u201d Scump debates the CDL vs Warzone topic from the 32:00 mark below. Ultimately, \u201ceveryone is a CoD player,\u201d Formal chimed in. From his perspective, players across both the CDL scene and the Warzone scene are \u201ctippable.\u201d For now, it doesn\u2019t appear the debate will be quieting down anytime soon. With Hitch planning a high-stakes event to evolve from the current 1v1s, if anything the argument will only get more heated in the weeks to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Scump argues CDL pros & Warzone players can\u2019t be compared: \u201cThey\u2019re different things\u201d Activision \/ YouTube: OpTic NationDespite Call of Duty League and Warzone 1v1s being all the rage this offseason, Scump believes there\u2019s no good way to actually compare the two. Instead, he argues they rely on \u201ccompletely different skill sets.\u201d With the 2022-2023 […]<\/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-30932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30932","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=30932"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30932\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}