While *Marvel Rivals* is enjoying success, *Call of Duty: Black Ops 6* appears to be facing significant challenges. Prominent YouTubers are raising concerns over a noticeable decline in player engagement. Some have even ceased producing content for Activision's title, and competitive gaming legends are openly expressing their frustrations with the game's current condition.
OpTic Scump, a renowned figure who built his career and wealth playing *Call of Duty*, has declared that the franchise is experiencing unprecedented difficulties. He attributes much of the game's troubles to the premature release of the ranked mode, coupled with an ineffective anti-cheat system. Scump believes that the influx of cheaters into the game's lobbies is the main culprit behind the declining player base.
Another streamer, FaZe Swagg, experienced such frustration with *Call of Duty* due to connectivity issues that he rage-quit during a live stream and switched to *Marvel Rivals*. His stream included a real-time counter displaying the number of hackers encountered in the game, highlighting the severity of the issue.
Compounding these problems is the significant nerfing of the zombies mode, which has slowed down the process of farming appealing camouflage skins. Additionally, the game is flooded with cosmetic items, leading to the sentiment that the focus is more on monetizing players than on enhancing the gaming experience. Given the substantial budgets the *Call of Duty* franchise enjoyed in recent years, this situation is both understandable and alarming. Player patience has limits, and it seems the community is nearing a critical point.