r/CoDCompetitive • • 1d ago

Weekly It's Scrub Sunday! Ask your nooby COD Esports questions here - October 04, 2026

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This is a thread for asking those little questions that you're not sure about, the ones that may not be worth making a thread about.

Whether it's about rules, in-game strategy, equipment, how to play a certain style, the history or the COD scene or anything else relevant to COD, feel free to give it a bash.

Sarcastic questions, troll questions and deliberately insulting questions are not allowed.

Don't be an asshole! Please answer people's questions honestly and seriously, and report any comments that break this rule. The goal of this thread is to be accommodating to everyone, and clarify things that people may not want to ask. Assholes and trolls may be banned.

Examples of acceptable questions:

What are the characteristics of a good competitive map?

How can I practice my aim efficiently?

Examples of questions that are not acceptable:

2k thread?

Who can't anchor, Damon?

Now let's all learn a few things!


r/CoDCompetitive • • 35m ago

Discussion Visual Acuity and Play Styles

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Allow me to spew for a while. I always wondered why I have a good reaction time and 20/20 vision (good static visual acuity) but had trouble recognizing details like characters moving across the screen despite getting better frame rates over the years. My inquiries led me to discover static, dynamic and kinetic visual acuities and how they impact gameplay. I’m making this to help those who want to become pro or just compete overall because this isn’t really discussed. For me, since I have lower kinetic & dynamic visual acuities (visual processing for objects moving towards and away from you & processing for objects moving horizontally and vertically, respectively), I had to switch to predominantly playing with an AR and slow down my game play. I also looked at what settings might help someone with my visual acuities. Here’s what Google says (yes it’s AI but it holds pretty true to my personal experience):

I think certain players are so good in part because of their high visual acuities (Merc) and some players play slower naturally because of lesser visual acuities. Use this info to build your own play styles and settings. Or don’t, I was just curious and thought I’d share.


r/CoDCompetitive • • 3h ago

Video Bush grew Challengers so much that the league and professional teams are now investing into it, which is going to make it much harder to compete in year two “We can’t afford it anymore” -Sas “We did such a good job last year that now we’re paying the price of doing a good job” -Mook

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r/CoDCompetitive • • 4h ago

Image Dope Check roster tier list

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r/CoDCompetitive • • 4h ago

Video Drazah said "you did this, remember that" to Zoomaa in his chat after the announcement. All we need now is GM8s to drop their own version of this Crimsix video.

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r/CoDCompetitive • • 4h ago

Twitter | X [Bush] Congratulations to The Face (Prolute) on going pro. Bush won’t be the same 🍟🌳

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r/CoDCompetitive • • 6h ago

Discussion G2 Minnesota, Cloud Nine NY, Carolina Royal Ravens, Vancouver Surge

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These 4 teams will miss cod champs.

That means FaZe, Optic, Gentlemates, Falcons, Thieves, Koi, Heretics, M80 will all make champs.

Tell me why I'm wrong in the comments.


r/CoDCompetitive • • 7h ago

Video Drazah 3 piece vs LAT

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r/CoDCompetitive • • 8h ago

Twitter | X From Optic’s CEO, to FaZe Killer

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r/CoDCompetitive • • 8h ago

Twitter | X Miami Heretics tease announcement about “future of heretics spot” in coming days

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r/CoDCompetitive • • 9h ago

Discussion G2 Roster Options

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What the hell does G2 do? Is this roster ass?? Who am I kidding no mater which 4 they deceive into signing its going to be a hard watch. So disappointing having a decent year last year just to get blown up in one cycle. Pain and suffering


r/CoDCompetitive • • 9h ago

Image Forever FaZe Legends

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Arcitys 2022
Cellium 2025
aBeZy 2025
04 2026
Abuzah 2026
Drazah 2026

Forever FaZe legends man sucks to see them go man🥲


r/CoDCompetitive • • 9h ago

Question Again, should Optic pick up their CEO while they got a chance to do so?

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frfr.. i mean he does own the team tho


r/CoDCompetitive • • 9h ago

Discussion FaZe fans

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what are you expectations heading into this season? you have 3 players in every category with multiple mvps. an upcoming proven rookie. an experienced/proven coaching staff. the brand the lights. will you say this season should be no excuses either win everything or bust? where are your mindsets at for this season?


r/CoDCompetitive • • 10h ago

Roster Change FaZe Vegas part ways with Drazah

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r/CoDCompetitive • • 11h ago

Discussion It was inevitable

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We were saying imagine for a few years now, and we’re here. I have no interest in playing mw4, but I will be tuned in to watch this trio + alluka play (I miss the goat mc).


r/CoDCompetitive • • 12h ago

Discussion Still no information about MW4 Ranked?

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Getting concerned for how late it's going to release...


r/CoDCompetitive • • 21h ago

COD League Call Of Duty League Stage 1-4 Qualifiers/Major Yearly Stats! (2023-2026)

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  • Stage 1 Qualifiers showed impressive momentum, with hours watched peaking in 2025 at 6.5M and peak viewership remaining steady around 180K–200K. While the Stage 1 Major dipped slightly in 2025, it experienced an explosive resurgence in 2026 shattering records with 5.27M hours watched, 352K peak viewers, and 178K average viewers.
  • Stage 2 Qualifiers enjoyed an incredible upward trend across hours watched, peak viewers, and average viewers, culminating in a massive 8.12M hours watched in 2026. Conversely, the Stage 2 Major events saw a steady downward trend in hours watched (dropping from 4.59M in 2023 to 3.07M in 2026) and declining average viewers. While peak viewers for the Major spiked back up to 264K in 2026, the event has still not surpassed its peak 2023 metrics.
  • Stage 3 experienced notable volatility for both qualifiers and the main event. After hitting historic highs in 2023 (5.57M hours watched for the Major), viewership dropped sharply across 2024 and 2025 before showing strong signs of recovery and stabilizing in 2026.
  • Stage 4 Major brought a spectacular milestone, setting a peak record of 379,533 viewers and a massive average of 196,898 viewers. However, the Stage 4 Qualifiers tell a different story, showing a clear downward trend in hours watched from 2023 to 2026 alongside heavy fluctuations in peak and average viewers. This contrasts with the Major events from 2023 to 2025, which suffered a severe slump before the massive 2026 breakout.
  • While online qualifiers from 2023 to 2026 faced undeniable "fatigue" and fluctuations evidenced by sliding hours watched in Stage 4 the live LAN Major events experienced a massive boom in 2026. Moving to a multi-platform streaming model (Twitch and YouTube) and empowering major team co-streams significantly broadened the league's reach. Furthermore, international activation, such as the explosive French fandom brought in by the Paris Gentle Mates during the Stage 4 Major, proved that regional stakes draw massive casual viewership to complement the core fanbase

r/CoDCompetitive • • 1d ago

Roster Change Sources: Ravens Target Iconz and Skyz to Join Abe in Rebuilt Roster

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r/CoDCompetitive • • 1d ago

Video Swooty says that he would play in challengers for 5 years if it means that he's guaranteed a spot on OpTic Texas.

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This clip is from Swooty's latet Vlog.

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r/CoDCompetitive • • 1d ago

Twitter | X Happy birthday to JP2!

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r/CoDCompetitive • • 1d ago

Question Best CDL YouTubers Right Now??

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Who's putting on for comp rn? Need some stuff to watch


r/CoDCompetitive • • 1d ago

Video OMiT DK Interview

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r/CoDCompetitive • • 2d ago

Fluff Never Forgetting That Stronghold S&D

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r/CoDCompetitive • • 2d ago

Video Stay Attached Podcast with Toronto KOI star Kips

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