Quick backstory: back in the day, I used to do (what I call) “Toys R Us tournaments” where we basically just advertised on Facebook and all that and we played CoD and won a few hundred. The guys I used to hang out with (ranging from classmates in school to 40 year old guys who will “make it big”) were a bit of the toxic bunch, with one 28 year old guy telling me I should quit my job so I can practice more. So between that and them freaking out because I preferred the AK over the M4/MP5 loadout, I lost all love for tournaments for gaming, opting to just treat multiplayer as a grind fest, and to mess around in Custom matches with my fully upgraded things.
Now it’s been like five years since I’ve done any of that stuff, and it intrigued me to go back. The problem is, is that:
- I don’t really know much about the meta. Some say Germany is amazing for Ground, others say America, I have even seen advocates for France. Which is all funny because I play Italy and China for Ground (on my main, this account I’m helping out on).
- I still a sour taste in my mouty from the community. It’s one thing to throw slurs and whatnot (I don’t mind this), what I do mind is the whole “quit your job and be a streamer” mindset that I’ve seen a lot.
- My friends have expressed interest, but I just do not believe we are capable of doing… well, they play the Big Three, I play the nations that are never seen in tournaments (Italy and China). As I stated before, I have no idea what the meta for tournaments are, and I have no clue on how they are since I cannot exactly practice.