Did a Call of Duty Glitch Eliminate FaZe Clan From CWL London?

This weekend’s tremendous Call of Duty World League event in London is quickly approaching its conclusion, and there have been many moments of excitement thus far. The tension built rapidly today as the elimination bracket started. In most dramatic fashion, fan-favorites FaZe Clan were eliminated from the tournament by Luminosity Gaming after a glitch.

During their matchup against Luminosity Gaming in the Losers Bracket, FaZe Clan was poised to move on after capturing the final point during a control game on Seaside. Instead of the victory, they were given the loss due to an odd glitch that is apparently known to developers. 

The cap meter seems to fill all the way, and the game even announces in the bottom left side of the display (screenshot below) that FaZe Clan’s ZooMaa officially captured the point. Unfortunately, mere seconds later Luminosity’s Slacked hits his Grav Slam move on the point and kills the remaining members of FaZe. This seals the win for Luminosity after the game accepts the luminosity team wipe before it accepts the FaZe Clan point cap.

After the map, the incident was viewed by official tournament judges who decided and informed the teams that the result determined by the game would stand. According to the FaZe Clan coach, neither team was shown an official replay during the competition. 

Instead of losing the match 3-1, Luminosity Gaming would turn the head-to-head back around and win 2-3. 

Of course, with the controversy comes the crowd of responses, of which the FaZe players were the loudest. Rightfully so, the players from the now-eliminated team were rather upset with the results. 

*some of these statements contain explicit language*

What a fucking joke. None the less, proud of these guys. Respawn looked good, just need to clean up SnD... hard to gets reps online. The crowd in London was absolutely nuts, thank you guys for making the team and myself feel welcomed. Till next time. #FaZeUp ❤️

— FaZe ZooMaa (@ZooMaa) May 4, 2019

Sucks we got robbed like that but that ends our run for the tournament unfortunately, shout out to the crowd for supporting us this weekend you guys were awesome. #FaZeUp

— FaZe Cellium (@Cellium) May 4, 2019

I cannot believe ive just been robbed. I wanted that SO BAD for matty and trei on their home turf. GGs to LG, not their faults, those guys are some of my best friends

— FaZe Asim (@GstaAsim) May 4, 2019

That’s not even a GGs, never been more robbed in my life, day light robbery. Fucking shambles.

— FaZe Skrapz (@skrapzg) May 4, 2019

Honestly ive lost so much full, this game is fucking garbage, idc what reprocusions this gets but how is this happening 7 months into a game like cmon this is peoples jobs.

— FaZe treiboi carti (@TreiZer0) May 4, 2019

Why is there no overtime in control for round 5????? One point in the middle of each map would make the game mode so much better. Absolutely mind blown it’s still not a thing. The fact that what just happened in the LG FaZe match is even a possibility is embarrassing.

— Lord GRVTY (@tomGRVTY) May 4, 2019

Even other Call of Duty players chimed in on social media to express shock and sympathy for the FaZe Clan after the unfortunate events. 

FaZe was eliminated from a tournament today after winning a series, goodnight.

— Seth Abner (@OpTic_Scumper) May 5, 2019

We didn’t make the ruling at all, they told us who won the map, we were just playing. Shitty situation regardless

— LG FormaL (@FormaL) May 4, 2019

I’m losing absolute FULL right now if I’m FaZe wow

— 100T Enable Robinson (@Enable) May 4, 2019

According to Call of Duty Black Ops 4 players, the team wipe after a cap will go in favor of the team slaying rather than capping every time. This takes the issue out of the realm of game glitch, and moves the conversation into why the CoD design team would make this decision, and will they change things now that the “problem” has seen such prime attention? 

Even the man involved in claiming the victory from Luminosity Gaming had to explain to FaZe’s Zero that it had happened to them earlier in the tournament. 

For everyone tweeting me about saying I was talking shit to Zero I wasn’t at all. I was explaining the exact situation happened to us earlier in the tournament. It was really hectic & I can see why people thought that we were arguing. I was just trying to see what the ruling was.

— LG Slacked (@Slacked) May 4, 2019

The Call of Duty World League London Major continues tomorrow, Sunday, May the 5th, and will not include the eliminated FaZe. 

What do you think? Is this design choice a good one? Or should Treyarch change up the game to make a cap stand as a cap regardless of living team members? 

Let us know in the comments.