Over two-thirds of kills in CoD’s CDL this season have come from one weapon

The 2024 Name of Responsibility League is now in complete swing as groups heat up forward of the primary Main of the season in Boston and the meta has already swung closely in partiality of attack rifles, with one particularly topping utilization charts—the MCW.

It comes as negative miracle in point of fact, however the numbers are nonetheless mind-boggling to imagine; the MCW AR accounts for over two-thirds of all kills within the CDL up to now in keeping with FaZeCoDMuse on Twitter. Even worse is the explode ratio on a map-by-map foundation: a ludicrous 88 % of kills on Terminal got here by way of the MCW, with Invasion (80 %) trailing proper in the back of.

The MCW sits related the supremacy so far as Fashionable Struggle 3’s normal weapon meta is going however has taken over the CDL because of the season one “gentlemen’s agreement” (GA) prohibit record that includes the likes of the superb Holger 556 and numerous fight rifles. The MCW’s accuracy and length put together it the next-best weapon and as such, its dominance is unrivaled within the CDL.

It’s additionally negative undercover the vintage MW2 map layouts partiality the attack rifle elegance, in spite of a up to date resurgence in submachine gun usefulness because of their energy in MW3. With such a lot of confrontations going down at a reasonable length because of the line of the CDL-approved maps, even the most efficient SMGs just like the Striker 9 simply can’t retain up.

“It’s a tough spot to be in, especially because almost all the MW3 SMGs are in a great spot,” one fan stated in a Reddit cotton discussing the MCW’s dominance. Groups are actually leaning right into a majority-AR setup, with one participant opting to flex into an SMG relying at the map.

The CDL meta has negligible bearing at the remainder of matchmaking, but it surely begs the query concerning the frequency of map rotation and weapon stability for the esport part of CoD. The idea that of the GA isn’t brandnew, however is old-fashioned? How for much longer will have to the professional scene top affairs themselves?

Hour will inform because the CDL season continues. With a myriad of maps to be had to make a choice from because the moment progresses, and enough of alternative to buff or nerf guns, it’s imaginable we’ll see alternative weapon archetypes get their occasion within the solar nearest this moment—however provided that Activision’s CDL crew put together it occur.