FaZe Swagg was ecstatic to get CoD blueprint—till NICKMERCS controversy canceled it

Widespread content material creator Swagg thought he was lastly realizing a longtime dream: He was going to get his very personal Name of Responsibility weapon blueprint. After which an issue unrelated to him scrapped any likelihood of that dream changing into a actuality.

Swagg posted a YouTube video yesterday titled “I’m prepared to speak about it.” Within the video, Swagg revealed that he was truly within the technique of designing his CoD blueprint when FaZe Clan co-owner NICKMERCS sent out a controversial tweet in a thread about anti- and pro-LGBTQ+ protestors clashing in California. That tweet in the end led to the removing of NICKMERCS and TimTheTatman’s Warzone bundles, along with Swagg’s blueprint being canceled.

Swagg defined that he was touring to Europe when he obtained a name informing him the work he had completed to create the blueprint was all for naught. In response to the NICKMERCS and TimTheTatman controversy, Swagg stated Activision was staying away from doing collaborations with creators to keep away from an identical incident.

Upon being knowledgeable that his creation was not going to be making its manner into CoD, Swagg was heartbroken.

“This name—it was so gut-wrenching for me as a result of I knew it was coming. As quickly as that each one had occurred, I knew it was a wrap. I knew it was completed. However to get the decision, it made it even worse,” Swagg stated. “To be so near having your personal pores and skin within the sport, your personal blueprint, your personal camo that you just designed, that you just principally hand-crafted…”

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Swagg intimated that he would nonetheless be open to doing one thing related sooner or later if Activision’s supposed stance in opposition to creator collabs ever modified. However he’s resigned to the concept that it simply wasn’t meant to be and it could by no means come again round once more.

Concerning the writer

Preston Byers

Affiliate editor. Co-host of the Ego Chall Podcast. Since discovering esports by the 2013 Name of Responsibility Championship, Preston has pursued a profession in esports and journalism, most notably with Dot Esports. He graduated from Youngstown State College with a bachelor’s diploma in journalism in 2021.

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