OpTic Gaming spark controversy after mocking \u201crigged\u201d Call of Duty League OpTic Gaming Los Angeles[jwplayer si3gNM69] Modern Warfare and the Call of Duty League\u2019s inaugural season have both been criticized by players and fans alike, but OpTic Gaming Los Angeles may be the first organization to publicly join in on the fun. The $4.6 million Call of Duty League Playoffs are finally here but the talk of the town took a totally different tone before the first matches were even played. Ahead of their opening-round elimination match on the first day of the CDL Playoffs, OpTic Gaming set Twitter ablaze with a video mocking the CDL and Modern Warfare for conspiring to rig the league through issues like ping and sporadic spawns. In the video, OGLA refers to the CDL as an \u201corganization that seeks to break the dreams of all those in its path,\u201d before elaborating that whether through the \u201cissues with ping\u201d or \u201cspawns on the map,\u201d the league will \u201cdecide which team should be in the lead.\u201d Ultimately, it feels like the Green Wall just wanted to know \u201cwhat the f**k is going on?\u201d Unsurprisingly, like the fallout from their last controversial Tweet about the Chicago Huntsmen, the team has now deleted the tweet and backtracked heavily. The video, which they describe as \u201cthe last video in our satirical series,\u201d was subject to unrelenting memes and controversy from fans, players, and other teams. In an effort to further clarify their intentions, they have given in and let everyone know that \u201cit was meant to be a joke.\u201d In all seriousness, @CODLeague helped make 2020 feel more normal and all the matches, events, and content from all the teams has made the best of an unprecedented situation for all of us. Looking forward to a great playoffs, a great Champs and a great end to a great season. 2\/2 \u2014 OpTic Gaming\u2122 (@OpTic) August 19, 2020 As for community response, it has been\u2026mixed, to say the least. While many continue to unleash frustration stemming from the original Immortals-OGLA buyout and compare this content to H3CZ\u2019s OpTic standards, various professionals in the scene have simply chimed in to joke about a possible incoming fine. The Seattle Surge\u2019s Sam \u2018Octane\u2019 Larew, a player very familiar with lambasting the CDL, memed about a fine while caster, Chris \u2018Puckett\u2019 Puckett, joked that the team would both lose their first-round match and get fined, making them the only side to lose money this postseason. https:\/\/t.co\/8b8LNT9rdd pic.twitter.com\/cCLL7CMefb \u2014 Sam \u201cOctane\u201d Larew (@OctaneSam) August 19, 2020 OpTic about to be the only team losing money at the $4,600,000 tournament https:\/\/t.co\/WPffy5vCKB \u2014 Chris Puckett (@MLGPuckett) August 19, 2020 The Mutineers couldn\u2019t resist poking fun at their LA counterparts either; as one of the league\u2019s best-run social media accounts, it seemed only a matter of time until the Floridians also chimed in with a meme of their own. CDL coming to collect the fine like pic.twitter.com\/x9eviUEHEV \u2014 Miami Heretics (@MiamiHeretics) August 19, 2020 Now that it\u2019s deleted, a fine is likely unlikely, but the roasts still ran amok, and even under OpTic\u2019s tweets explaining the joke and backtracking on their original post, many members of the community, including former member \u2018Aaron Create,\u2019 continue to express their frustrations about the org\u2019s decision to post the video. https:\/\/twitter.com\/AARONCREATE\/status\/1296159475947233282 And just like that the OpTic Gaming social media manager no longer has a job. pic.twitter.com\/XJMqNUSjPE \u2014 Joshh (@BsportJoshh) August 19, 2020 Not recording this one today, feeling a bit too angry. Can’t imagine what actual OG OpTic boys feel when they see this crap over and over. $100 million for that laugh.out.loud. \u2014 Jake Lucky (@JakeSucky) August 19, 2020 The Green Wall will hope that their performance at the CDL Playoffs will be a lot better than their meme game; OpTic kick off their postseason campaign facing elimination right away versus crosstown rivals LA Guerrillas in the first round. You can watch that and all of the Champs matches live via our Call of Duty League Playoffs & Championship Weekend hub, which also includes live scores, brackets, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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