YouTuber and streamer Herschel "Dr Disrespect" Beahm IV gave Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 a verbal clobbering over the weekend, comparing the new DMZ mode to the work of a sixth-grader. That's the age of 11 to 12 years old, if you don't speak American.
This will of course shock you seeing that Dr Disrespect has been completely complimentary towards Call of Duty in the past. He's accused Activision of "false advertising" with the Ricochet anti-cheat software, prophesised that Warzone would be "done" due to its "outdated" engine in January, said that the battle royale had pinched some concepts from his own game, and admitted that the team probably didn't invite him to the Call of Duty Next event because he's always talking trash... and isn't a sellout like the rest of the influencers.
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It's a strained relationship between Dr Disrespect and Activision, to say the least. And, once again, the streamer has taken a pop at Warzone 2.0. "That new gimmicky DMZ mode is already dead. Nobody wants to play that 6th grade design," said Dr Disrespect on Twitter on Sunday. Dr Lupo, another streamer and presumed fellow medical professional, challenged him and he replied: "Cmon Lupo, if MW2019, Warzone Caldera, no CTF in mp, 8 maps, no footstep audio, no ranked playlist, sbmm, killing 40 ai’s, 100 million dollar marketing budget is any indication along with what I’ve seen….. it has no chance after week 1."
Infinity Ward wants Warzone 2.0 to be "disruptive" to the crowded battle royale collection that we see today, and the DMZ mode is a part of that strategy. DMZ is "narrative-focused extraction mode" where squads are tasked with faction-based missions as well as additional side objectives and the ability to engage with enemy Operators or AI combatants outside of eliminations.
It sounds interesting in theory and I suppose we can't knock it til we try it on 16 November.
Topics: Call Of Duty, Activision, Youtube