The Call of Duty franchise is still keeping gamers on their toes with the endless discussions new features bring. A player who calls himself Placid tweeted a video showing what he thinks is “THE PRESTIGE ATTACHMENT FOR THE VSR” and, honestly, this incident has gone totally nuts.
At first, what was shown was simply an extraordinary and perhaps equipped with a new attachment that makes it very powerful indeed VSR sniper rifle gameplay. The term “quick scoping” was almost synonymous with “realistic” and the hashtag #CodTopPlays rightly captured it – the performance was so superior that it either left people in awe or wanting to get their controllers ready to throw.
The community was sharply divided in their opinions on the matter. While some players did not hesitate to call the user a cheater, others’ utterances were like “A little bit of call of duty on his hacks” and “Yea id report that guyy for cheating.” The reason for the strong suspicion is obvious – the aiming was simply impeccable. But, on the other hand, there were some who were just stunned by the action and were even asking if the art of sniping had become hip again.
The most interesting thing about this incident is that it has started a discussion on the general state of Call of Duty. A number of gamers were very vocal about their negative views on the SBMM (skill-based matchmaking) system and blamed it for “destroying your game again”. It is apparent that matchmaking issue is a huge annoyance – one player even said that “It seems to be broken ATM”, and therefore advised against using the quick play search.
The issue of input method was also brought up in the comments. One player Blowxy was very much into the idea that “KBM have They just aim faster”, and mouse users have “no input delay” making them “gods” in that game. This, of course, invited counter-arguments with some telling the whiners to “cry more” and “get good”. It’s one of those universal gaming disputes where each time the case never gets settled, you know?
On the other hand, the dissatisfaction shown by some old-school gamers was the main cause of a major stir. One such user, ArchLee, narrated a sad tale of owning “Account since 2003, every game” and playing with his/her kids who are now considering quitting just because of “such disrespect to players”. Moreover, he/she cut through the developers’ pride and declared, “forgot that fans are what made you great,” and that is…ooohh. It absolutely pulls at one’s heartstrings when considering the huge number of people whose childhoods have in one way or another been connected to this franchise.
Then there were the haters who went right to the point calling it a “garbage game” and even saying “Fuck call of duty.” Nevertheless, amid all that negativity, some players were actually puzzled and asking what exactly a “prestige attachment” is, which indicated that perhaps the game is not that great in terms of explanation of its new rules.
Unbelievable but these same players, as they said, reposted the video which made the fire even bigger. They were very prompt in criticizing the developers for “reposting this but they haven’t done anything about the multiple bugs and issues” which seems to be a frequent complaint across modern gaming communities – developers showing off the fun part while neglecting the serious underlying issues.
Meanwhile, many gamers were just left dumbfounded by the whole thing and one of them even posed the question “The hell is a prestige attachment?” to which I can only echo the sentiment? Me too. The game keeps on adding new mechanics and attachments without always clarifying what they do or how to unlock them. This leads to a rather strange situation where the casual gamers are left out while the hardcore ones who know every minute detail have access.
Next, there were the ones who had totally just moved on from it all, with statements like “so glad Blops6 was my last CoD” and they talked about switching to other games. It is the same old story; the release of a new PlayStation usually brings some players back while at the same time there are those who will never return.
This whole affair shows the complementary and discordant nature of the Call of Duty community today. On the one hand, there are the talented players who are able to deliver breathtaking clips and are recognized, while on the other hand, there are the players who face matchmaking problems, input method biases, and general dissatisfaction with the series’ direction. It’s chaotic and messy pero one of the reasons why it’s so interesting to observe gaming communities.
Whether this VSR prestige attachment is really that good or it just takes a superhuman player to pull it off – the conversation is happening.
