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Q. Let us talk about one of the most critical factors in professional COD Mobile — the device. How would you address the perpetual expensive phone vs skilled-players-on-budget-phones debate in COD Mobile? Do you think a young aspiring pro-COD Mobile player should invest in a new phone or practice with what they have?
A: As I said earlier about my iPad's performance drop and then getting a new and better device right after a month, the difference was massive, and I could feel the newer and better me. In my opinion, anyone who's serious about COD Mobile and wants to get into the professional scene needs to invest in a good gaming phone.
Budget devices are suitable to start with so that the mechanics get embedded in muscle memory.
Q. While we are on the topic of devices and platforms, let us address the latest controversy which has been trending on YouTube. The #mobileonlycomp hashtag has turned into somewhat of a social media movement. Could you give us a little insight into the matter?
A: This hashtag originated from the T1 community as tournaments still allow iPads, which is unfair against mobile players since the iPad gives you an advantage. The sole purpose of this hashtag was to ban iPads from COD Mobile tournaments.
These gadgets have too many advantages in this game, like bigger hitboxes, extra space for fingers for easier movement, better response rate, higher frame rate, etc. I believe that a mobile game should be competitively played on mobile devices only.
Q. The #mobileonlycomp movement promises to unify the Indian COD Mobile community in ways that have only been seen in the EU/NA region. How do you think this will affect the community, especially the ones playing on the iPad?
A: The #mobileonlycomp hashtag will unify the Indian COD mobile community sooner or later when everyone realizes its importance in the long run. This would definitely affect the ones playing on iPads (competitive players) since they’ll have to invest in a mobile device if they want to go professional or even play tournaments, for that matter.
Q. What are your thoughts about the #Why_not_BR_WorldCup movement? Do you think the alleged Multiplayer bias from COD Mobile developers is a factor behind no competitive BR tournaments?
A: I don't think that's the case, although, in my opinion, BR needs a lot of optimizations and isn't really on the level that it should be played competitively. There's a lot more competition among MP in comparison to BR.
That being said, I feel like COD Mobile has overshadowed PUBG Mobile and Free Fire in India, but Apex Legends Mobile is going to be a game-changer.
Q. What are the goals you want to achieve while being a part of GodLike? Do you see yourself becoming a pillar of the COD Mobile Indian community in the future?
A: I would love to take the Indian community of COD Mobile to the world stage. My dream is to inspire the beginners who are just joining COD Mobile from the Indian community.
I do see myself as a respected professional player in the community, which is a wonderful achievement for me.
Q. Is there anything you would like to say to your COD Mobile fans and the next generation of esports talents from India?
A: To everyone who wants to become a COD Mobile pro: it’s not easy, and you need to work hard to be good at this game. Diligence is key, and tracking your progress needs to become a habit.
The competition is increasing in COD Mobile day by day. Just don’t give up; keep up the hard work, and opportunities will turn up on their own.
