The COD Casuals

Welcome to episode #230 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with reminiscing over the older COD titles, and lead into a discussion over the older titles being more difficult, and what made them harder. We share when and why this changed, and how this has led to a shift in the type of playstyles that we have seen both...

Welcome to episode #229 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we cover the final weekend of CDL matches at COD Champs, and we have a lot to discuss. This COD Champs will go down as one of the most unpredictable, and honestly the most upset-filled in recent memory. With our prior major winners bowing out after only a couple matches o...

Welcome to episode #228 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we spend our time covering our final week of the CDL season covering our final predictions of the matches, and who we think have been the most impactful players throughout the year as we look towards Black Ops 7. Our main focus for today is the discussion around the CDL f...

Welcome to episode #227 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! We have finally made it to the end of the CDL main season. Champs is this week, and we finally get to see a conclusion to the season-long battle between FaZe and Thieves…assuming they are both in the grand finals. That being said, the hype and promotion for COD Champs has not been anywher...

Welcome to episode #226 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! It’s officially that time of year again! We have the next COD teaser trailer that just released for Black Ops 7, which is now already available for preorder, and has everyone talking. This year has left people with more questions than normal, and also a lot more basic demands from this ye...

Welcome to episode #225 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with covering the launch of season 4 for Black Ops 6, which has been nothing short of a complete disaster for Treyarch and Activision. The season launch has opened the gates up to hackers at a level we haven’t seen since the early launch of ranked play, and t...

Welcome to episode #224 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, Major 4 has concluded, and the battle for champs is ahead. Following our predictions in the previous episode, we cover the actual results, and the biggest takeaways from the major. We had lots of surprising upsets that sealed their fates for making champs, and some who ha...

Welcome to episode #223 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we have some very interesting rumors out now that are saying we will have wallrunning in Black Ops 7, as they see this as the continued evolution of omnimovement. We cover our initial thoughts on this, and cover the bigger issue of how this will be able to be pulled off u...

Welcome to episode #222 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with some reminiscing on the old days of gaming all night, and how we feel games haven’t been as good in recent years to make us want to play all night; especially with COD. This is still due to a lot of issues that have continued to go unfixed, particularly...

Welcome to episode #221 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with the massive, yet unfortunate news of GTA VI being delayed until 2026. Though the demand is there for it to come out now, we cover why this delay is a good sign, and the importance of quality over hitting a deadline in gaming. We then shift to some rumors...

Welcome to episode #220 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we have some serious news that has been leaked for COD 2026, and most of it is not looking good already. There was recently a leak regarding the movement system they plan to implement, and their choice to not be continuing with omni movement. We discuss the possible move...

Welcome to episode #219 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we are looking ahead to major 3 in Miami, and cover all the big talking points leading up to this event. This is a very important major for a lot of the mid-pack teams, and their hopes for qualifying for champs. Lots of teams have made changes, and some have shown improve...

Welcome to episode #218 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we have some major leaks and rumors towards COD 2025, which is being labeled as Black Ops 7. We have some confirmations regarding the omni movement returning, as well as the setting and timeline being after Black Ops 2, and being set in Japan. We share our excitement and...

Welcome to episode #217 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with a trip down memory lane on old handheld consoles, and the recent discussion around the Switch 2 reveal and pricing issues. We share our thoughts on how we believe this will become an even bigger issue going forward, as developers look to charge more for...

Welcome to episode #216 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we have lots of big CDL news to break down, as there have been lots of teams in the mid to lower pack who have made big team changes to help fight and secure their spot for COD champs in a few months time. Some big names have been shifted around, and we cover all the move...

Welcome to episode #215 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we break down a very exciting Major II tournament, filled with lots of unexpected results and runs from teams we did not expect. This event showed us a lot from the teams in the midfield, as some that we have come to expect on Sunday ended their tournament early, and a fe...

Welcome to episode #214 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we are ramping up for Major 2, and we are beyond excited! There is a strong fight for the top spot between FaZe and Thieves, as well as the fight for 3rd with the current struggles of OpTic. That being said, OpTic have made the statement that Kenny has officially been rel...

Welcome to episode #213 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we continue with the topic of CDL teams and their current standings, as we have another week of matches, and another eye opening round of games that have us wondering what is next for these teams. Along with this, we cover some news regarding the new Battlefield game in d...

Welcome to episode #212 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we do a full recap on the 2nd and last minor tournament in the CDL. We had some expected runs, and some that have people wondering who is at the top of the power rankings. With FaZe making an early exit, Surge placing 2nd, and Thieves looking dominant as ever, the excitem...

Welcome to episode #211 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we cover the past week of matches with the 2nd and last minor right around the corner. We have some teams that have continued to make big strides as a team, and some that are raising some serious concern. For us, the Breach have continued to struggle, and taking the fight...

Welcome to episode #210 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, the CDL has finally returned, and we’ve got some new faces in the league, and some returning ones as well. We have Pred returning to OpTic, and Neptune joining the Vancouver Surge. OpTic has been off to a very slow start, going 0-2 in matches, and 0-6 in map count. On the...

Welcome to episode #209 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we cover some big news that came as a shock to some, and was expected by others. Pred was officially announced back onto the starting roster for OpTic, and Huke has been let go as a free agent. The debate lies in if this is the correct move for OpTic. After a lackluster M...

Welcome to episode #208 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we begin with covering the new season 2 content, and to see if it has delivered and hopefully brought some fans back to the game. With the new maps and guns added, there is hope for the rest of season 2, as well as what we will be getting with season 2 reloaded. The main...

Welcome to episode #207 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with some much needed football talk as the superbowl is having another repeat year, and then we shift the conversation to the CDL and how the field is looking going into major 1. We share our thoughts on who we think is going to make it to Sunday, and who is...

Welcome to episode #206 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with some big gaming news; the potential of game prices increasing to $100. After the rumors of GTA VI costing $100 at launch, other developers are hoping to follow suit with their games. We break down why this isn’t realistic, and how this will have a huge i...