She feels the league is gaining momentum and would like to continue scaling subscriber count and online live viewership, especially around the five tentpole tournaments. The key term for Faries and the league in year two will be growth.
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But at some point in the hopefully not-too-distant future, she hopes to combine the best of the online and offline experiences and put on world class events not just for those in person, but everyone sitting at home from around the world. Getting a taste of those live events makes Faries and the league want to get back to them so badly. And I think we’ve really put our heart into making sure that even in a remote world, this is gonna feel pretty world class and deliver as much excitement to our viewers as possible.” “But we’re not gonna do it until we feel it’s safe to do so. “We know that there’s nothing more electrifying than being able to walk into a Call of Duty League venue and feel that type of energy,” she said. Thieves taking over one of the two Los Angeles franchises from OpTic Gaming, which merged with the Chicago Huntsman to form OpTic Chicago.įaries’ hope is that at least one of the major tournaments ending one of the five regular season stages can be played in person with fans in attendance. Thursday’s opening match will feature the debut of the 100 Thieves brand in Cod League, with the L.A. The regular season will be divided into five stages, with three regular season weeks leading up to what the league is calling a major tournament, the first of which will be held the weekend of March 1. This will also be the first season of 4V4 play, a PC-based league rather than console.
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While learning how to create top-notch events both physically and virtually is something she thinks will bode well for the future, the current plan is for the 2021 campaign to be fully online with a new regular season structure including all 12 teams competing each match week.
“Generally speaking, as we see our teams scrimmaging and practicing and gearing up for real match play, the feedback has been really good.” “It’s to give players and teams the confidence to get out there and focus on what they need to focus on and make sure that they have the technological backing of a world class publisher,” she said.