Just over a week after Mixer streamer and influencer Shroud declared thatCall of Duty: Warzonewas better thanApex Legends, the ex-pro gamer has apparently changed his mind. Shroud’s now proclaiming thatCall of Duty: Warzoneis too “casual” and that he may, in fact, be done with the game.Call of Duty: Warzonelaunched just under three weeks ago on March 10, but apparently even that much was too much for Shroud.
To be fair toCall of Duty: Warzone, Shroud isn’t saying that the game is bad or that it isn’t fun. Quite the contrary, actually. Shroud’s issue stems from a perceived skill cap inCall of Duty: Warzonethat isn’t there inApex Legends. Shroud came to the realization afterreturning toApex Legendsafter some time exclusively playingCall of Duty: Warzoneand noticing that his performance had suffered. Shroud sees playingCall of Duty: Warzoneas harming his overall skill.
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“I’m just glad I noticed it early,” says Shroud after several games ofApex Legends. “No offense to CoD, it’s a fantastic game, but I now understand why [Skadoodle] doesn’t want to play.” Shroud is referring to another ex-pro gamer gone fulltime streamer who also strictly plays first-person shooters. Hiscriticism ofCall of Duty: Warzonedoesn’t stop there, though. “It’s too **** casual and it’ll **** you up, man.” Shroud caps off his rant saying that anyone trying to maintain being a “competitive” player can’t just playCall of Duty: Warzone.
If Shroud’s to be believed, he’s going to follow his own advice. He’s going to go back to playingApex Legendsand perhapsPlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. He says explicitly, “I’m done playing CoD, seriously. After seeing my performance in this game, I am done.” He walks it back a little from there, saying that if he does playCall of Duty: Warzone, it’ll be “very minimal” and only an hour of his daily stream.
Shroud’s thoughts are the conclusion of about a week of criticism forCall of Duty: Warzone,having previously said that he thinksCall of Duty: Warzonehas a limited lifespanbecause its gameplay is too similar to otherCall of Dutygames.
Ultimately, Shroud’s comments won’t come as a surprise to anyone who is a fan. Shroud has a habit of falling quickly in love with games, lauding them, and then growing bored within 2-3 weeks. While his criticisms aren’t necessarily wrong, they definitely are to taken with a grain of salt consideringShroud tends to get boredand subsequently overly critical with everything he plays.
Call of Duty: Warzoneis available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.