H3CZ reveals why OpTic Chicago has no interest in building CDL Academy team Activision \/ Instagram: heczWill we ever see an OpTic Chicago roster in the Call of Duty Challengers scene? Hector \u2018H3CZ\u2019 Rodrigues has outlined what it\u2019ll take for the Green Wall to build an Academy team. With the Call of Duty League now back in full force for its second season, so too is the amateur scene. Challengers competition has been thriving across North America and Europe but most of the top contenders are playing without an organization. While certain CDL franchises dipped their toes into the amateur circuit last year, only a few remain in 2021. LAG Academy has seen mixed results through early Challengers Cups though Subliners Academy already has multiple first-place finishes. But what about the rest? Despite a bigger push this time around, with official streams on the CDL channel pulling thousands of viewers each day, the biggest brands in Call of Duty are without Academy teams. Here\u2019s why H3CZ isn\u2019t interested in signing a new roster to OpTic just yet. WestR has become a dominant force in the NA Challengers scene of late. They won the first four events in a row and currently top the standings in the first Challengers Elite season. Naturally, an OpTic fan envisioned the WestR lineup competing for the Green Wall. However, H3CZ explained why it\u2019s simply not on his radar for the time being. \u201cI don\u2019t know if it would work for us,\u201d he said during a February 18 episode of the OpTic Podcast. In order for the most popular brand in Call of Duty to join the amateur scene, H3CZ wants to see a little more from the system first. \u201cI would have an Academy team if Challengers was a little better and there was more exposure.\u201d Read More: CDL Power Rankings following Opening Weekend – \u201cI would, it just needs to be displayed more. There needs to be something that\u2019s actually rewarding for the org to make that sort of commitment.\u201d ggs to @HamzaFrosty and @Subliners Academy. \ud83e\udd1d we take the series 3-0 and advance to a 5-0 record in the #elite\u2660\ufe0f series.#WestR\ud83c\udf34 pic.twitter.com\/xFFOuGpobp \u2014 WestR \ud83c\udf34 (@WestROfficial) February 18, 2021 Whether it\u2019s a bigger prize pool, increased viewership, a more consistent pathway to CDL teams, or anything in between, H3CZ didn\u2019t elaborate. That\u2019s not to say he\u2019s completely against the idea of an OpTic Academy team down the line, however. The Green Wall recently brought back the GOAT, Damon \u2018Karma\u2019 Barlow as a content creator. He competed in a handful of Challengers events before this announcement, so building a roster around the three-time champion could be the best way to bring eyes over. The relevant topic begins at the 15:00 mark below. One thing is for certain though: if H3CZ ever gets involved, \u201cit wouldn\u2019t be an OpTic Gaming or an OpTic Chicago team.\u201d Instead, he would be bringing back the secondary OpTic Nation brand that hasn\u2019t been utilized since 2015. If you\u2019re yet to tune into this year\u2019s Challengers action, you can get caught up on the current Elite season with our dedicated hub.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
H3CZ reveals why OpTic Chicago has no interest in building CDL Academy team Activision \/ Instagram: heczWill we ever see an OpTic Chicago roster in the Call of Duty Challengers scene? Hector \u2018H3CZ\u2019 Rodrigues has outlined what it\u2019ll take for the Green Wall to build an Academy team. With the Call of Duty League now […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26795\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}