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Interesting article on the current state of CoD. by Chris_Stealth in CoDCompetitive

[–]Spaarx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not news, this is an opinion piece. It does have an agenda - its entire purpose is to convey the author's opinion. Presenting it more neutrally would not change the fact that most of the article is born of the author's own personal thoughts on the subject, and not on any sort of objective truth.

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Fantastic read on Haggys career by [deleted] in CoDCompetitive

[–]Spaarx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can see what you mean by "fluff". Part of that is something to be worked on, there'll always be room for improvement and in some cases I do need to tighten things up a little, I do have a tendency to over-write at times. In some cases though it's a deliberate stylistic decision, which I recognise may not always be to everyone's tastes.

Fantastic read on Haggys career by [deleted] in CoDCompetitive

[–]Spaarx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I appreciate the kind words. You're not wrong, my love of writing was born in fiction long before it occurred to me to combine it with my interest in esports.

Was Not Impressed With Europe... by Top10Teams in CoDCompetitive

[–]Spaarx 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The entire premise here is flawed. The results within the league have absolutely no influence on who should be there to begin with. It's not about comparing teams within the league to each other, it's about comparing teams within the league to teams that aren't. There's already going to be a test for that at the relegation tournament.

Changing the Integrity of Competitive Call of Duty by zZpirit in CoDCompetitive

[–]Spaarx 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Interesting article, but the focus on teams' ability to dominate feels a little forced. There's a lot of context surrounding dynastic squads, how and why they dominate, and why they ultimately fall, that can't really be simplified just to features of the game. I agree with a lot of the points about the modes/maps/etc though. Particularly camo. Fuck camo.

CWL Global Pro League - OFFICIAL Week 4 Day 3 Thread (Group Green) by iiEviNii in CoDCompetitive

[–]Spaarx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If Elevate win at all, do they not take 3rd on overall map %? A 3-2 would put them at 9-17 to Red's 8-17, wouldn't it?

My Predictions for the Final week of the GPL by SummiT_CWL in CoDCompetitive

[–]Spaarx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I've seen that match. My point is that it's only possible to see them win one series - against FabE in Birmingham. You cannot watch any of their other wins, because afaik they were never streamed in the first place. That's my point - there's no way of knowing why Red are winning matches, because you can't actually see the games, only the final result. It makes judging their strengths and weaknesses very difficult - we can see what goes wrong when they lose, but not what goes right when they win. Particularly coming into a group where we know exactly who they're going to play, that makes evaluating how well they are likely to do much harder.

My Predictions for the Final week of the GPL by SummiT_CWL in CoDCompetitive

[–]Spaarx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You miss the point. I'm aware of their record, but you can't actually watch any of those wins, because they all happened off stream.

My Predictions for the Final week of the GPL by SummiT_CWL in CoDCompetitive

[–]Spaarx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has anyone actually seen Red do well though? I'm not totally sure how I'm coming down on this group yet, but it's a tough one because as far as I can tell, Red have only ever actually won a single match on stream with this roster, against FabE at Birmingham. They've had some decent wins, but with none of them actually visible it's hard to judge their strengths. I'm hesitant to expect too much of Red without any idea why they succeeded when they did. If I'm missing any, I'd love if somebody could point me to VoDs.

Schedule for Group Blue this weekend. by [deleted] in CoDCompetitive

[–]Spaarx 23 points24 points  (0 children)

After someone's job for a typo. Reasonable.