Toronto Ultra have to have consistency this season, says Insight

Toronto Ultra star Jamie "Insight" Craven wants to see more consistency in this upcoming season. The Call of Duty: Vanguard season became stressful throughout the year for all players because of how inconsistent the game was.

Modern Warfare 2 is fully available to the public now with professional and amateur competitive players all taking part in kick-off tournaments as everyone battles for information on what guns and spots are best to use.

Before the release, the only taster that players had was the Beta that ran for two weekends in September. Whilst Insight enjoyed the gameplay of the game, there's much more excitement elsewhere.

"I played a little bit of the beta," Craven said. "I enjoyed the gunplay and the movement and I enjoyed how it wasn’t so sliding-based.

"To be honest, the team I have got around me is making me more excited. Regardless of how the game is or how it turns out to be, we know that we’re just going to get our heads down and keep playing."

The head-down, feet-moving attitude was needed a lot during the Vanguard season. The game and the inconsistency that it encouraged was incredibly draining on the mental health of many players.

For the first time since Insight came into the Toronto Ultra set-up, there have been changes made to the taem. Both Ben "Bance" Bance and Cameron "Cammy" McKilligan have both moved to rivals Minnesota Rokkr ahead of the new season.

Even with the fact that last season's substitute Thomas "Scrappy" Ernst and Eli "Standy" Bentz have come into the team, Insight insists that they're all sharing the feeling of determination ahead of the new season of the CDL.

"We’re all on the same page when it comes to sacrifices," Craven said. "We know what we have to do to be a top player and to win in this league. Most pro players have sacrificed a lot to be here and I certainly did. It’s just crazy."

Insight also wants Toronto to establish itself as one of the top teams in the league this year. He wants to replicate the best teams of times gone by.

"Every pro will say that they want to win," Craven added. "I want this team to be that team that every team thinks: ‘Oh no not these guys.’ I want to be challenging for T3 every event. I want us to win, I want to be the team that’s like FaZe, everyone looks at them and thinks that they can win every game."

Coming into the new season, it's difficult to know what kind of things a new title will ask of you as a player. It means that there are more mental things to focus on for the team.

Insight wants to see consistency from his team, just one season after the most inconsistent and difficult to understand Call of Duty of all time was featured in the CDL.

"It’s definitely going to come down to consistency and holding each other accountable," Craven added. "We need to make sure that the grind is there and the mindset is there. The best thing about CoD players is that we are just naturally really good at adapting."

Modern Warfare 2 will no doubt be a slower game than Vanguard. Insight is well known to be a slightly slower player so the game will probably suit him a bit more. He has no doubts on his teammates ability to adapt to the game, though.

"For me, I’m known as a bit of a slug but I won’t lie we’ve been able to adapt year on year," Craven said. "Tobi and Eli are both able to do that and regardless of what the game is like, they are incredibly skilled players."

The first Major event of the Call of Duty season will be held in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina. The event will take place from December 15-18.

It'll be the first time that Insight has been in the city but he's already raring to go and to get out there for the first event of the season.

"This is the most prepared that I have been mentally and physically for a season ever," Craven happily proclaimed. "As I get older I am starting to take more care and pride in working out more and eating better. Good habits and all those kinds of things, I’m very ready to get into the season."

At Major 1, Ultra will play at least one amateur team. Challengers teams will be included in a Call of Duty: League Major for the first time since franchising. It's very exciting, even for the professionals.

That being said, it won't take away from the fact that teams will be playing at their hardest from Day 1 in order to have as much of an advantage as possible when it comes to Raleigh.

"It’s going to be nice for the amateurs to get a chance to play against the pros," Craven said. Everyone has been screaming for it for so long and here it is.

"It’s going to be a shock for some people with how quick the turnaround is after the game comes out. We’ll pretty much be scrimming straight away. It’s a big change but it’s a change for the better."

Toronto start their season against arch-rivals Minnesota Rokkr on December 3. Two weeks of online qualifiers will be played before teams head out to Raleigh for Major 1.