Scump explains why there\u2019s \u201cno way\u201d for a good CDL format YouTube: OpTic Chicago\/ActivisionThe Call of Duty League has had its fair share of critics in the two years since it came to fruition, but OpTic Chicago\u2019s CoD legend Seth \u2018Scump\u2019 Abner thinks fixing the CDL format is easier said than done. The format has been one of the main complaints of the CDL\u2019s fans and critics. Gone are the days of MLG\u2019s gauntlet open events, with teams having to fend off a vast array of teams to be named winners. This format simply isn\u2019t viable anymore with the introduction of franchising, with a 12-team league that doesn\u2019t face off against Challengers teams. So, while many old fans miss these Open events, the CDL has been tasked with the unenviable challenge of finding an optimal format \u2014 but Scump isn\u2019t sure it\u2019s even possible. On the OpTic Chicago podcast, ahead of the final Home Series of the 2021 CDL season, Scump got to chatting about the CDL format with CEO Hector \u2018H3CZ\u2019 Rodriguez, Davis \u2018Hitch\u2019 Edwards and Marcus \u2018Mboze\u2019 Blanks. \u201cIf we don\u2019t f**k up, we\u2019re first seed,\u201d Scump explained. \u201cWe only win one match and we\u2019re top three. Best placing of the year. So, the format\u2019s got to change man.\u201d Mboze went on to discuss the old Open Bracket tournaments, which Scump called \u201cgruellers,\u201d which got Scump thinking. \u201cI\u2019ve only got to win one match and we\u2019re in winner\u2019s finals\u201d he reiterated. \u201cEven if it was just group play at the tournament, based off of the seeding\u2026 but that wouldn\u2019t work\u2026 There\u2019s no way to have a good format.\u201d Timestamp 48:30 H3CZ explains that it\u2019s still only the second season of the CDL, adding that \u201ceverything\u2019s going to evolve,\u201d so it will be interesting to see how the league adapts in the coming seasons. There may not be much significant change in 2022, but H3CZ makes a valid point: the CDL now likely looks very different to how it does in 10 years\u2019 time. What changes they end up making, though, remains to be seen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Scump explains why there\u2019s \u201cno way\u201d for a good CDL format YouTube: OpTic Chicago\/ActivisionThe Call of Duty League has had its fair share of critics in the two years since it came to fruition, but OpTic Chicago\u2019s CoD legend Seth \u2018Scump\u2019 Abner thinks fixing the CDL format is easier said than done. The format has […]<\/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-30977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30977","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=30977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30977\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}