Despite the massive success of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, players have been keen to share their criticism of the game, and it appears to be annoying 100 Thieves founder and veteran Call of Duty professional player Matthew "Nadeshot" Haag. Haag's career in esports has seemingly run parallel with Call of Duty's explosion in popularity as he started his professional career in 2008, coinciding with the release of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. While his days as a professional player are now behind him, he isn't shy about sharing his opinion and was keen to share his thoughts about the criticism against Call of Duty's newest game.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the sequel to 2019's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare reboot, picking up three years after the events of the game's campaign. The sequel's campaign sees Captain Price and Task Force 141 join up with Mexican Special Forces and an American PMC to investigate and halt a potential terrorist plot targeting the West with the aid of a notorious Mexican drug cartel. On the multiplayer side, players have plenty to choose from between the 6v6 Core Map modes, the bigger 32v32 Battle Map modes, and the launch of Warzone 2.
As mentioned above, player criticism of Modern Warfare 2 has been consistent since the game was released in late October 2022, ranging from problems with the overall UI to killstreaks and unlocks. The near-constant criticism appeared to strike a nerve with Haag, who spoke about his issues with the criticism while streaming Warzone 2 on Twitch. He referenced "irrationally ignorant" comments on a clip from The CouRage and Nadeshot Show where they spoke about Modern Warfare 2 and how he was annoyed, despite feeling he put together a "compelling argument" in favor of the game.
Haag argues the apparent hate against Modern Warfare 2, and every new Call of Duty title, is largely a waste of time given how little the core foundations of the series have changed over the years. He seemingly takes it a step further, implying it is also a waste of time to get upset over problems at launch since most players know there will be issues and additional content added shortly after release. Haag's stance isn't unfounded, either, given how maintenance and day-one patches have become the norm across the video game industry in recent years.
Given how outspoken Haag has been over his career, some players may not be surprised about some of his thoughts on the Modern Warfare 2 playerbase and the potential blowback he could face. He found himself in hot water earlier in August 2022 after 100 Thieves was accused of "predatory practices" by content creators The Mob nearly a year after being dropped by 100 Thieves, an accusation Haag appeared to take personally when addressing it on streams. It is unlikely these newest comments will land him in the same hot water, though it wouldn't be surprising to see some in the Call of Duty community take aim at Haag online.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is currently available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
Source: Dexerto