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Apex is Unquestionably the "Best Competitive Battle Royale of All Time," According to Scump and Hitch

Ever since it burst onto the gaming scene in 2017 with titles like PUBG and Fortnite, the battle royale genre has enjoyed immense popularity. While several games have had their moments in the limelight, Apex Legends has stood out prominently. And it's not just ordinary players who are singing its praises; gaming heavyweights like Scump and Hitch have recently lauded Apex as the epitome of competitive battle royales. On September 17, Scump hailed Apex as the "undisputed best competitive battle royale currently available." Hitch echoed this sentiment and took it a step further, proclaiming it the greatest battle royale game of all time. While he acknowledged that titles like H1Z1 and Fortnite had their share of "exciting moments," he firmly believed that none matched the caliber of Apex. https://twitter.com/OpTic/status/1703151775203877140 Scump, along with other Call of Duty personalities like Methodz, has been actively streaming Apex, often collaborating with Apex professionals. His enthusiasm for this popular battle royale was evident when he hosted watch parties for OpTic's ALGS Championship matches. It's apparent that his affection for the game has grown to the point where he holds it in high esteem. Over the years, battle royale games like PUBG, Fortnite, and Warzone have experienced surges in popularity, each taking the lead at different times. However, Apex Legends, with its unique characters and gameplay mechanics, has carved out its own distinct niche. As the battle royale genre continues to evolve, Apex seems firmly entrenched at the top. Nonetheless, despite its prominence, Apex is not without its flaws. Prominent esports organizations like Cloud9, G2 Esports, NRG, and Team Liquid have exited the scene, citing insufficient returns on investment. Players have also expressed grievances about the game's state, an increasingly toxic community, and more. Nevertheless, for Scump, Hitch, and many devoted fans, Apex remains the undisputed champion. Much of the feedback and criticism stems from the community's desire to see the developers make further improvements, driven by a genuine love for the game. Read the full article

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CWL NOLA 2018 recap

To start it all off TK come into the tournament as the number one seed and the favourites to go back to back. They have such a strong roster and its hard to find a weakness in their play. They made a strong start to the tournament by taking all four pool play matches and only dropping four maps along the way. Only Optic Gaming and Luminosity Gaming held better records coming out of pool play dropping one and three maps respectively. However when it boiled down to the elimination games they stood strong and sent Rise Nation, EUnited and Luminosity all down to the losers bracket. They returned to the podium securing their spot in the grand finals which came as a shock to really no one who watched their matches. However Luminosity battled their way back through the losers bracket seeking revenge on the reigning champs. After the first series in the grand final the tides looked to have turned as Luminosity handed Team Kaliber the first loss they had experienced all tournament, with the cherry on the cake being that someone had finally beaten TK in SnD on Ardennes Forest. The second series of the grand final after the bracket had been reset was quite possibly the best gameplay showcased since the release of the game. The first harpoint ended 250-249, SnD going to round 11 and CTF needing overtime to be decided. Honestly for any new players out there, if you're looking for tips on how to play, check these teams out! Eventually though TK show their might and again take the trophy home as the number one squad in the game.

Although they came in as the number 2 seed and easily dismantled their group Optic Gaming was not quite the usual that was expected. After securing their spot in the winners bracket they suffered a shock loss to Echo Fox. Many expected Scump and company to move on with relative ease. Echo Fox had other things to say about it and with their newly revamped squad of Aqua, Assault, Faccento and Saints they flipped the script and sent OG to the losers bracket in a 3-1 win. Many people criticized Echo Fox for dropping Gunless so close to the tournament date. It seems to have paid off with the addition of Aqua as he had already played with Faccento at Rise Nation. That topped with Saints coming from Luminosity and Assault joining from Cloud 9 made them a seriously talented and experienced team. Optic has some serious things to consider as CWL stage one starts soon. They played at another level last summer in CoD champs but have since lost form. Many people screaming for roster changes as they are one of the few teams that haven't made any moves. Could the green wall be crumbling? Is Scumps reign at the top over? Only time will tell, and stage one should let the world know.

Another shock performance coming out of the tournament was the stud status of Red Reserve. Coming in third in their pool only to make a run through losers bracket sending Mindfreak, Optic Gaming, FaZe clan and Eunited all home only to lose to Rise Nation in the losers semi final. Joee, Rated, Joshh and Zer0 all seemed to have the chemistry together which is refreshing to see from a European team. Frequently the battle between North America and Europe tends to sway towards the American side. So seeing a team make such a deep run was quite impressive, similar to Splyce in Infinite Warfare. Unilad and Splyce both failed to make it back out of the losers bracket after winning only two games in pool play. The probability of a European team making it to the finals this year is very high, there are so many quality teams and with the roster moves that have been made it could be sooner than later.

DooM Clan and Lightning Pandas looked great out of open bracket. They were the dark knight teams of the tournament. Both with seasoned veterans on their roster but also unexpected to put on much of a show. We were all pleasantly surprised with the performance of these two teams. Lightning Pandas coming out of the open bracket in order to secure a spot in pool play.  With the services of Proto and Royalty who played together at E6 joining the likes of Xotic from Cloud 9 and Goonjar from TK. The team looked strong. With a little more time together This could be a top tier team with placements in future tournaments. They managed to 3-0 FaZe clan and send their series against TK to a game 5 before being sent packing by Vitality. DooM Clan with their new acquisitions of Bevils, Ricky, Decimate and Fero came out swinging. Making it into the losers bracket and sending both GGEA teams home along with Unilad. They finally faced the music by dropping the series against Evil Geniuses. This is another team that with a little bit of practice and time together could end up becoming a regualr in the scene. There is nothing better than a couple new squads with the capability of throwing a wrench into the mixture of the mainstays.

CWL stage one kicks off January 24th. Expect to see some high quality action as TK, OG, Luminosity, EUnited, FaZe, Rise Nation, Echo Fox, NV, DooM, EG, Splyce, Red Reserve, Vitality, Unilad, Epsilon and Mindfreak have all qualified.

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OPTIC GAMING WINNAAR VAN DE CALL OF DUTY WORLD (CWL) GLOBAL PRO LEAGUE STAGE 2 PLAYOFFS

De bijzonder spannende Call of Duty World League Global Pro League Stage 2 Playoffs, gehost door Major League Gaming Corp. (MLG), zijn afgelopen zondag afgesloten met een door OpTic Gaming gewonnen grote finale.

De acht beste Call of Duty-teams van over de hele wereld streden afgelopen weekend tegen elkaar voor hun deel van de prijzenpot van $ 500.000,- en een plaats op het 2017 CWL Championship.

“Het is echt maf hoe we zijn teruggekomen,” zei OpTic Gaming-ster Seth “Scump” Abner over het spel van zijn team tijdens CWL Stage 2, na OpTics teleurstellende plaatsing op CWL Anaheim 2017. “We hebben er als team heel veel tijd in gestoken en het is geweldig om te merken dat dit loont. Ik ben trots op al die jongens. Iedereen heeft zijn verantwoordelijkheid genomen toen het nodig was.” Na afloop van de CWL Stage 2 Playoff trofeepresentatie werd Scumps teamgenoot, Matthew “FormaL” Piper, uitgeroepen tot CWL Stage 2 MVP (meest waardevolle speler).

OpTic Gaming bereikte zondag de Grand Final vanuit de verliezersronde, waardoor het team was gedwongen twee aparte best-of-five matches te winnen tegen Team EnVyUs om het CWL Stage 2-kampioenschap te veroveren.

Hieronder de einduitslag van de CWL Global Pro League Stage 2 Play-off:

1e – OpTic Gaming

2e – Team EnVyUs

3e – eUnited

4e – Luminosity

5e/6e – FaZe Clan

5e/6e – Fnatic

7e/8e – Enigma6

7e/8e – Splyce

9e/12e – Evil Geniuses

9e/12e – Ghost Gaming

9e/12e – Red Reserve

9e/12e – Cloud9

13e/16e – Mindfreak

13e/16e – Elevate

13e/16e – Rise Nation

13e/16e – Epsilon Esports

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Luminosity Wins Call of Duty World League Anaheim Open Presented by PlayStation®4

From Activision

Sixteen Teams Prepare for CWL Global Pro League Stage 2, Beginning June 30; Fnatic, Cloud9, Red Reserve, BitterSweet Battle On

CWL Anaheim Excites Fans with First Open Event All-Star Game

SANTA MONICA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– An intense weekend of Call of Duty action has come to an end at the CWL Anaheim Open, hosted by Major League Gaming Corp. (MLG), with Luminosity claiming the Anaheim Open Champion title.

Over 120 hopeful teams entered the CWL Anaheim Open with eyes on their share of the $200,000 event prize pool, battling for the top prize against teams set to compete later this month at the CWL Global Pro League Stage 2. Teams Cloud9, BitterSweet, Fnatic and Red Reserve battled their way to Stage 2 after winning the Relegation Qualifier on Thursday.

On Saturday, fans were treated to a no-holds barred All-Star match featuring top players from CWL Stage 1. Championship Sunday saw Luminosity capture the designation of CWL Anaheim Open Champion, while teams Splyce, Epsilon and Cloud9 rounded out the top four spots at the end of the three-day tournament.

“I’ve been to this event every year since I was an amateur player. It’s always the biggest turnout, always the biggest hype. Winning Anaheim meant the world to me,” said Sam ‘Octane’ Larew, CWL Anaheim Open MVP, following the Grand Finals. “We won a championship with how we played today, so we need to keep our game exactly the same going into CWL Stage 2.”

Here are the final rankings for the CWL Anaheim Open:

1st – Luminosity

2nd – Splyce

3rd – Epsilon

4th – Cloud9

5th/6th – Enigma6 & Evil Geniuses

7th/8th – OpTic Gaming & Red Reserve

The Call of Duty community’s focus now shifts to the CWL Global Pro League Stage 2, starting June 30, where sixteen teams will compete for a chance at their share of the $700,000 CWL Global Pro League Stage 2 prize pool in Columbus, Ohio, as part of the total $4 million prize pool for the 2017 CWL season.

Here are the teams that will participate in the CWL Global Pro League Stage 2, with team members noted in parentheses:

North America:

Cloud9 (Assault, Aches, Priestahh, Xotic)

eUnited (Silly, Prestinni, Arcitys, Swarley)

Enigma6 (General, Proto Kade, Royalty)

Evil Geniuses (Parasite, Nameless, Nagafen, Havok)

Faze Clan (Clayster, Attach, Zoomaa, Enable)

Luminosity Gaming (Saints, Octane, Slacked, Classic)

OpTic Gaming (Scump, Formal, Karma, Crimsix)

Rise Nation (Faccento, Felony, Aqua, Loony)

Team EnVyUs (Jkap, John, Apathy, Slasher)

BitterSweet (SpaceLy, Lacefield, LlamaGod, Maux)

EU:

Elevate (Desire, Reedy, Zed, Watson)

Epsilon (Dqvee, Vortex, Hawqeh, Joshh)

Fnatic (SunnyB, Scrapz, Wuskin, Tommey)

Red Reserve (Seany, Rated, Joee, Urban)

Splyce (Zero, Bance, Madcat, Jurd)

APAC:

Mindfreak (Buzzo, Shockz, Fighta, Denz)

The 2017 CWL Championship, the ultimate Call of Duty World League competition, is headed to the East Coast of America for the first time, as the top 32 teams in the Call of Duty World League today will compete at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida on Aug. 9-13. The CWL Championship General Admission (GA), three-day tickets, are now available online, starting at $53.99 (plus fees and taxes).

Activision and MLG (both part of Activision Blizzard) join forces with PlayStation®4 to bring Call of Duty World League to a global audience, with the goal of providing fans the best Esports experience at live events and broadcast on mlg.tv/callofduty.

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[thetoxicgamer]

MrBeast Announces Creator Esports League He’s Not Actually A Part Of

Eight of the greatest influencers will play in a variety of competitions over the course of the first season as part of the Creator League, which Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson has unveiled. Despite announcing the league in his most recent video, Mr. Beast isn't actually associated with the competition. When the info for the Creator League arrived in my inbox my first thought was that this was finally the news of MrBeast getting involved in esports, something he has said previously that he is interested in. But upon further investigation, MrBeast isn’t actually involved other than being paid to announce the league and give away some of his chocolate to those who buy in. The Creator League does feature some of the biggest influencers in the world, so why they chose to spend a ton of money on getting MrBeast to advertise it seems a bit strange, when just using the people they have signed up would create a massive buzz around the product. But the team at eFuse, who are organizing the league, seem confident it is money well spent. “We wanted to amplify with one of the biggest megaphones, if not the biggest megaphone, in the world with MrBeast's reach,” says Matthew Benson, founder of eFuse. “You're absolutely right, these creators that are a part of the Founders Edition and the first season of Creator League are probably more than capable themselves, but if you're gonna go for the big shot and a big splash with this cool opportunity, might as well make it as big as you can go. So that was kind of the mentality.” The Creator League is a tournament series that will feature teams led by top influencers. There are some big names involved, although some of them are not exactly veterans of the esports scene. There are some names esports fans will know with OpTic Gaming being represented by Seth “Scump” Abner and Hector "H3CZ" Rodriguez, then Fortnite pro Cody "Clix" Conrod is also involved. Then there are a few personalities who create gaming content, but not necessarily in the esports space such as Minecraft player Sapnap and the streamer collective OTK. TikTok star VinnieHacker is best known for his non-gaming TikToks, but does play a lot of competitive games on his Twitch. But there are a few influencers who seem a little out of place, iShowSpeed is a streamer who will occasionally boot up FIFA for a few games and IRL streamer CdawgVA sometimes streams some games, but both of their main content areas are well away from the esports space. And perhaps the strangest inclusion of them all is TikToker and musician Bella Poarch. These creators will each lead a team in the Creator League, which kicks off with a Fortnite custom map tournament. There is an open qualifier for the tournament, which features a $50,000 prize pool with the top players getting a spot on their favorite creator's team. After the open qualifier is done there will be a launch show where the creators will draft their teams, and from there the league will get underway with the final of the first split taking place in early October with a $200,000 prize pool. However, creators do not have to actually play in the tournament if they don’t fancy it, so it may just be a lot of fans competing. At a minimum, the creators will actively manage their teams and broadcast games on their channels. A key part of the creator league is the Community Passes, which you can buy for $19.99. Each creator in the tournament has their own pass, and you can only have a pass for one creator, although you can buy multiple passes for the same creator if you want. The pass gives you the ability to vote on some areas of the tournament, including the players that are signed to the creator's team, the rules for the competition and what format future tournaments will take. There’s also the promise of exclusive access to the creators, including Discord servers that feature AMAs and potential in-person experiences with them, although specifics have not been revealed. There will also be weekly community tournaments for pass holders and giveaways, but unless you are really good at Fortnite or very lucky they might not offer much value. I’m struggling to see why you would want to buy one of these passes when the initial tournament qualifier seems to be open to everyone and all the action will be broadcast for free. So $19.99 for some voting power, access to smaller tournaments and the potential to interact with a personality seems a bit steep, however, the team has said they know they need to offer value for people who buy these passes. “I think what we've tried to do is wherever you fall on the spectrum of your competitive skill or your fandom, we want to provide value to you in some form,” says Benson. “So there's all kinds of different value adds and at the end of the day it's a decision that individuals have to make, but we feel confident. And I think another point that's important to know is the value that's listed day one is not the value that is like stagnant, we're always going to be adding more and more and more to try to prove out the value.” No doubt the Creator League will bring in a lot of viewers purely on the star power of the people involved, but if it wants to have any kind of longevity then I expect they will have to add more value to the $20 passes, otherwise, they may quickly have a lot of people who feel they didn’t get much out of their purchase. Update - 3 September 2pm BST: After the announcement it was revealed that the creator passes are actually NFTs. CdawgVA has announced that he was not aware of this, and will be pulling out of the Creator League. Read the full article

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Seattle Surge eliminate OpTic Texas from CoD Champs 2023

The Seattle Surge defeated OpTic Texas 3-2 today in the second round of the elimination bracket to end their season at the Call of Duty League Playoffs for the second consecutive year. OpTic wasted little time getting over yesterday's defeat to the New York Subliners as the Hardpoint hosted them at Mercado Las Almas for the first game of the series. The first set of rotations on the map were back-and-forth, with the score knotted at 113 midway into the final Hardpoint of rotations. But after that, both the kill stream and the scoreboard started to glow OpTic green. Texas put the pedal to the floor for the rest of the map and notched the first win of the series in a 250-163 victory. Both Shotzzy and Dashy were magnificent for the side of Texas, with the duo combining for 51 kills and K/Ds greater than 1.6. As well as OpTic played in the first map, they struggled in the second map. On Al Bagra Fortress Search and Destroy, OpTic took the first round behind three kills from Ghosty. But after that, it was all Surge. Seattle took six of the next seven rounds to win the map and even the series at one map apiece. Accuracy led the way with 10 kills, while Sib and Pred each chipped in with seven. Heading to a pivotal map three on Breenbergh Hotel Control, OpTic once again looked great. They took the first two rounds of play to earn a commanding 2-0 lead in the map. Seattle did manage to win the third round with a defensive stand, but Texas proved to be too strong. Seattle held a healthy life advantage while facing a 2-1 deficit, but the Surge couldn’t win the trade battles they needed as OpTic held on for the round and a 3-1 victory in the map. https://twitter.com/OpTicTexas/status/1670158440994357250 With the series shifting gears for the second Hardpoint, Al Bagra Fortress played host to the fourth map of the match as OpTic looked to close out the series and head into the next round of the elimination bracket. Fortress has been one of the team’s best maps in 2023, but Seattle flipped that narrative on its head. Sib and Pred were all over the map and they dropped 55 combined kills. But it was Mack who slammed the door on the Green Wall’s chances, picking up massive kill after kill at pivotal moments throughout the map. He ended with 32 kills to lead the lobby and sported a 1.78 K/D in the map to help his team push it to a decisive game five. In a win-or-go-home scenario, it was once again Seattle coming up huge in the SnD. Seattle picked up the first two rounds of Mercado Las Almas Search and Destroy before OpTic came back with two of their own. But the Surge seemed to counter OpTic at every turn, rattling off three straight rounds to put it to match point. Sib found himself in a tough one-vs-three situation in the eighth round but picked up a kill onto Huke immediately to bring it to a one-vs-two. Once he ripped Dashy off a heady, it was down to a one-vs-one against Ghosty. But it was Sib who managed to win the gunfight, giving Surge the round and series to advance to the next round of the elimination bracket. They will play the winner of the Atlanta FaZe vs. Boston Breach matchup for a spot in the elimination bracket finals and a top-four finish. A year after placing third at CoD Champs, Seattle have an opportunity to improve upon that if they can win two more matches. For OpTic, it’s back to the drawing board after a season that saw numerous roster changes, including a retirement from one of the greatest competitive CoD players of all time in Scump. It remains to be seen what players will remain on the roster, but after a year where they won no championships, it would be shocking to see them run it back with the same four players. There have been numerous rumors surrounding Seattle’s superstar, Pred, and a potential move to OpTic in the offseason. The team made an attempt to buyout the second-year player from Seattle earlier this year with negotiations falling through before the team signed Huke to its roster. Read the full article

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Huke turns back the clock in OpTic’s thrashing of New York Subliners at CDL Major 4

After sending the New York Subliners to the losers bracket with a commanding 3-0 victory at the Call of Duty League's Major Four in Columbus, Ohio, OpTic Texas is headed to championship Sunday for the third Major event in a row. Coming off of an impressive yet disappointing second-place finish to champions Toronto Ultra at their home Major in March, OpTic have been the hottest team in the league. Since their first match with their current lineup of Dashy, Shotzzy, Ghosty, and Huke, Texas are 14-4 in league matches, which is best in the CDL during that time. The team went 5-0 in the online qualifiers for the league’s fourth major of the year, and the switch to LAN has done nothing to derail their momentum. The series’ first map, Hotel Hardpoint, was played at a frantic pace, and OpTic were dominant for the entire 9:04 of game time. Huke, in particular, was a menace on the map. The 2020 CDL champion seemed to get two kills every time he was in an engagement, breaking hills on his own with three-pieces. New York never had a chance to get into a rhythm due to Huke’s pace of play, and that led to the loss for the Subliners. Huke finished the first map with an absurd 35-19 statline, dealing the most damage in the lobby during OpTic’s 250-138 victory. https://twitter.com/OpTicTexas/status/1649871006125948928 If Huke’s 35-kill performance in the series-opening Hardpoint wasn’t enough, he kept his high level of play up during the Fortress Search and Destroy. Huke picked up all four kills in the first round for an ace, which set the tone for the rest of the map. He finished with an 11-5 statline to lead OpTic to a 6-3 win and take a commanding 2-0 lead in the best of five. https://twitter.com/OpTic/status/1649872878022557696 There was a time when Huke was the impossible kill in the league and one of the most-feared players in the world. During the 2020 CDL season with the Dallas Empire, Huke helped Dallas capture the CDL Championship during its inaugural season, and this is the best he’s looked since. In the series’ third map, El Asilo, OpTic and New York both won their defensive rounds. By the start of round three, Huke had a subpar scoreline compared to his earlier heroics, but he immediately turned up the heat to improve his 14-16, dropping 12 kills to establish a 2-1 lead for his team. He ultimately finished with 32 kills in the map, and OpTic were picking up kills left and right in the fourth round, leading to an offensive win to clinch the map and the series. Huke finished with 77 kills and dealt the most damage in the lobby in the 3-0 win. While he was massive, OpTic’s young rookie Ghosty was just as good. He dropped 61 kills to only 38 deaths, good for a 1.61 series K/D. Since Ghosty and Huke were brought on to take the place of Scump and iLLeY, OpTic have arguably been the best team in the world. Now, with their tickets punched to Sunday, they have a chance to raise a trophy and cement their status as a championship-winning team. OpTic will face the Los Angeles Thieves on Sunday, April 23, at 12:30pm CDT with a spot in the grand finals on the line. With the loss, New York fall to the losers’ bracket and will need to defeat the Minnesota ROKKR to keep their championship hopes alive. New York and Minnesota will play later today at 6:30pm CDT. Read the full article

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Call of Duty League Returns to YouTube in Non-Exclusive Deal. Here’s Why That’s Great for the CDL

Even though the Call of Duty League is returning to YouTube Gaming, fans of the league won't have to limit their viewing options to the Google-owned service. Instead, the CDL revealed today that it will stream games concurrently on YouTube and Twitch beginning on Friday, April 7, during the second week of the Major Four qualifications. The news marks the first time since the CDL launched in 2020 that it will be broadcast on more than one streaming platform. The league had been exclusive to YouTube for its first three seasons before announcing ahead of the 2023 season opener that it would be moving to Twitch. The partnership between the CDL and Twitch seemed to be coming to an end in February, however, when Dexerto reported the league had agreed to a new three-year deal with YouTube to again make the league exclusive to the Twitch competitor. After a successful Major Two in Boston, fans expected an announcement from the league about the reported return to YouTube. But a week passed with no news. And then another week. Ultimately, the CDL continued streaming on Twitch throughout February and March, giving some relief to fans who feared leaving Twitch would also mean leaving behind the increased viewership the league has experienced thanks to co-streams from the likes of Scump, ZooMaa, Methodz, and others. And now, those fears should completely disappear—at least until the end of the current season. Today’s announcement that Twitch and YouTube would share CDL broadcasts has been one of the best-received announcements in the league’s history. And it’s not hard to see why when looking at the viewership of the CDL. The most recent LAN tournament, Major Three, which was hosted by OpTic Texas in March, had the highest peak viewership and most hours watched of any event in CDL history, according to Esports Charts. The second Major of the season also ranks fourth in peak viewership among the CDL tournaments recorded by Esports Charts. The league has posted impressive numbers on YouTube before as well, such as the 2020 CDL Championship, which attracted more than 330,000 viewers at its peak despite being the first and only online CoD world championship. And that’s why it’s objectively a good idea to co-stream on Twitch and YouTube. Simply put, streaming on the two largest livestreaming platforms allows for more eyeballs to see the CDL on any given weekend. Whether the move will significantly increase the league’s viewership remains to be seen, but it’s undeniable that by limiting the places your product can be viewed, fewer people will ultimately view them. This is especially true when Scump, CoD esports’ biggest personality, streams on one platform, and CouRage and TimTheTatman, two large CoD-adjacent streamers, are exclusive to another platform. The CDL has arguably never been more competitive. In fact, since the league’s Majors returned to LAN in 2021, no team has won more than a single Major in a season. The unpredictability, along with the trademark trash talk, adds to the drama and intrigue that CoD esports has always delivered. But now, it can be seen by many more potential fans. Read the full article

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OpTic Texas Makes Another Change Just a Month After Scump’s Retirement

The player announced via Twitter that he has entered into restricted free agency following a fourth-place finish at the CDL Major Two, which concluded on Feb. 5. It has been rumored that an amateur player could be picked up by OpTic Texas to replace iLLeY on the starting roster. The move comes just a month after legendary CoD player Seth “Scump” Abner retired from competition on Jan. 17 and stepped down from the OpTic Texas roster. Las Vegas Legion player James “Clayster” Eubanks expressed his confusion about the move, alongside other members of the CoD community following iLLeY’s announcement. https://twitter.com/Clayster/status/1623516982187360258 The current OpTic roster, which consists of iLLeY, Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro, Cuyler “Huke” Garland, and Brandon “Dashy” Otell finished fourth at CDL Major Two following a defeat to the Los Angeles Thieves in the fourth round of the losers bracket. The placement was one of the best of the CDL Modern Warfare 2 season for OpTic Texas, who have struggled to reclaim the former glory that OpTic Gaming fans are used to from previous iterations. ILLeY was a part of the infamous Dallas Empire roster that was victorious at the CoD League Championship 2020. His OpTic Texas teammate Huke was also on the roster which took down Atlanta FaZe in the final to secure the title. The world champion will likely be able to find a team if his buyout set by OpTic Texas can be afforded. Read the full article

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‘A Completely Different Team’: Clayster Helps Lead Legion to Franchise’s First Victory Over OpTic in CDL

The Las Vegas Legion defeated OpTic Texas 3-1 in their last Call of Duty League qualifying game to snap a three-match losing streak. After a stage in which Las Vegas struggled severely in the respawn game types but dominated in Search and Destroy, the Legion turned that pattern on its head by winning all three respawns while only losing one SnD. The victory in Vegas is their second in the qualifying rounds and their first since defeating the Seattle Surge. In the series’ first map, Mercado Hardpoint, it was the duo of TJHaLy and Clayster leading the way for the Legion. The two combined for 57 total kills and posted 1.38 and 1.40 K/Ds in the hotly contested 250-228 victory over an OpTic team who had been playing extremely well in respawns since the roster change after Scump’s retirement. https://twitter.com/LasVegasLegion/status/1619448724144652288 Texas rebounded with a big victory on the series’ second map, Mercado Search and Destroy, to bring the series back to an even 1-1 count. ILLeY and Dashy led the way with 1.40 and 1.50 K/Ds in the victory over one of the best SnD teams in the entire league. The Hotel Control was the turning point in the series for both teams, as Temp made one of the biggest plays in the Legion’s history. After Las Vegas found a way to win an offensive round, OpTic were looking to do the same to even the round count. Up 14-13 in lives, all four Texas players stacked the B point and appeared to be well on their way to tying the map up. But Temp had a cruise missile in his back pocket and used it at the perfect time. He connected on the point just before a trophy system was laid down, taking down all four OpTic players and more importantly, getting them off the point. With 45 seconds left, Vegas shut down OpTic the rest of the way and clinched the round to go up 2-0. While Texas did fight to bring the map to a fifth round, the Legion did manage to clutch up and take the map to go up 2-1 in the series. https://twitter.com/LasVegasLegion/status/1619456872112885760 Vegas remained hot in the Hydro Hardpoint, jumping out to a more than 100 point lead in the early stages of the map. While OpTic did fight back and appear to have a chance late in the map, the Legion proved to be too much to overcome in the 250-173 victory, clinching the series by a count of 3-1. The loss for OpTic is not only the first time they have lost in the CDL’s second qualifying stage, but it marks the first time that the Legion have ever taken down OpTic in the CDL since their inception. The victory gives Las Vegas the momentum they need as their attention turns to next month’s major in Boston. OpTic still have one more qualifying match in the second stage, and it’s a huge match-up with the Atlanta FaZe on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 5pm CT. Read the full article

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For the King: Dashy’s Return to Spark an Optic Title Run Would Be the Greatest Cod Story Ever Told

Nothing in the entire universe is more potent than a good story. The veracity of this phrase cannot be disputed, and the circumstances surrounding Brandon "Dashy" Otell's return to OpTic have set the stage for an improbable tale that may cause some devoted Game of Thrones fans to roll their eyes. The King of Call of Duty is gone: Seth “Scump” Abner has retired from competitive play after dedicating over a decade of his life to the game. He may not have gone out on his shield at the end of a long campaign, but he went out with his level of skill unblemished and uncontested, putting on a masterclass performance against the Boston Breach in his last match. https://twitter.com/CODLeague/status/1614751661469372417 In his place, he’s calling on a longtime teammate to step up, in more ways than one, after what seemed like every bridge had been burned between Dashy and OpTic. Months ago, it looked like Dashy wouldn’t even be a part of the OpTic Texas roster after the team posted “goodbye” graphics for him and Indervir “iLLeY” Dhaliwal during the offseason, only to confirm their return to the starting roster just a day later. But all was not right in the OpTic camp, with the still-existent issues between Dashy and coach Raymond “Rambo” Lussier bubbling up again. Coach Rambo said that OpTic wanted to make a move in the offseason but didn’t and that the reasons they wanted to change then are the same as why they made the change last week. Dashy, who has long had a reputation of being hard to work with, fired back on stream, criticizing the coach and his methods, and even accusing him of chalking practices to go bowling. Were this any other “problem” player on any other team, the story would end there. The player would be moved to the bench and eventually get transferred, traded, or released, and the team would bring in someone else. But while OpTic did bring in Cuyler “Huke” Garland, the sudden departure of Scump is a twist in what would usually be a standard tale of two sides not getting along and then moving on. Instead, Scump is “falling down so can go up,” in the retired great’s own words. “Life is too short to hold grudges and be mad at each other so I hope he uses this opportunity to be a good teammate,” Scump said. “And Brandon, I am going to be on your ass.” The task is great but so is the personnel on OpTic Texas. A legendary, title-winning trio with one of the game’s best main AR players, all looking to win one for a teammate and icon that inspired them. There’s also risk: now more than ever, OpTic will be under intense scrutiny, and losing will not only draw the ire of fans but could see already unstable chemistry completely break down. But what if it works? For Dashy, it’s an opportunity to silence the doubters, brush aside complaints about unprofessionalism and attitude, replace those with glowing trophies, and perhaps establish himself as the new focal point of competitive CoD. For OpTic, it’s a golden path to commanding all the attention in a title the organization is synonymous with while healing all wounds with a championship. And for the Call of Duty League as a whole, it’s a plotline that can inject even more excitement into a league that’s seen a resurgence in viewership, but one that just lost its biggest star. There’s nothing in the world more powerful than a good story. And now more than ever, Call of Duty and the CDL need the greatest story ever told. Read the full article

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