The controversial YouTuber DrDisrespect has been working with a developer studio for a while on his own game – Deadrop. The shooter is supposed to include NFT elements, including characters and skins. One of these characters seems to have taken inspiration from Call of Duty: Warzone, and after weeks of silence, the Doc finally speaks up and is truly not pleased.
This is the situation:
- The persona DrDisrespect became a phenomenon on Twitch. After a ban, the crazy shooter fan is now streaming on YouTube.
- The figure is based on Guy Beahm, a former developer at Call of Duty, who was responsible for map designs.
- Currently, DrDisrespect is developing a shooter with NFT elements – Deadrop – together with the studio Midnight Society. The streamer is also one of the founders of the studio.
- In mid-August 2022, accusations arose that Call of Duty might have stolen the concepts of a character from Deadrop. Now DrDisrespect has commented on it.
DrDisrespect complains about CoD developers – “I don’t like them”
Which skin is it about? It is about a character that is part of the “Founder-Packs” of Deadrop. The character is highly limited in the game, already making it one of the rarest items. A user posted a comparison of the two skins on Twitter:
The creator of the character in Deadrop is considered to be Robert Bowling, the Studio Head of Midnight Society. Like Guy Beahm, Bowling also previously worked at Call of Duty and was a creative employee at the CoD studio Infinity Ward.
Bowling wrote on Twitter:
Tweet translation: “They could have at least named it after me.”
What does DrDisrespect say about the topic? He was suspiciously quiet and did not comment on the matter for a long time. However, during a recent stream, he finally spoke out.
He played a few rounds of Warzone with TimTheTatman and landed shortly after the match started in the Gulag. DrDisrespect then began one of his typical rants about Warzone. A game that still fascinates him, but also brings out the worst in him.
It starts with him criticizing the appearance of Warzone again: “Look at how disgusting the game looks”. Then he suddenly addressed the supposedly stolen contents:
They stole the idea from one of our concept arts. Just like they stole the idea behind one of our characters. […] A bunch of slimy guys over there. […] I don’t like them.
If you want to see the recordings yourself, you can find a fitting video on the highlight channel “CHAMPIONS CLUB” (via youtube.com). The corresponding scenes can be seen in the first few minutes of the video.
The discussion is viewed critically by many users. The design of the character from Deadrop seems somewhat generic, and some users argue that similar designs have been seen many times under the comparison tweet @ModenasHD (via twitter.com).
Share your opinion on the topic with us in the comments.
Recently, Call of Duty had to deal with similar plagiarism allegations. In that case, however, the officials admitted to errors in internal organization: Billion-dollar corporation behind Call of Duty steals artist’s idea for a skin, apologizes for “flawed processes”
