Scump explains why new CDL \u201cbubble\u201d in Texas is a big advantage Twitter: OpTicAll of OpTic Chicago, along with a majority of other pro teams, have relocated to Texas for the Call of Duty League 2021 season, and Seth \u2018Scump\u2019 Abner believes it\u2019s going to give them a huge \u201cadvantage\u201d over their CDL rivals. With the switch to online play in 2020, teams were scattered across the United States. Players could be competing from the other side of the country with a significant network disadvantage. Given LAN events are still a ways off due to the ongoing global crisis, a majority of CDL pros have established a makeshift \u201cbubble\u201d in Texas to combat the issue. With all players in one location, Scump argues that it only benefits teams for the year ahead. \u201cI absolutely love it,\u201d he said on January 27. With his teammates all training out the H3CZQUARTERS facility, there appear to be no excuses for the upcoming season. Being in the one location affords a degree of team bonding that you just can\u2019t get online, according to Scump.\u201cI think it has tremendously improved our team chemistry. Every single night [the team] is always hanging out after scrims.\u201d \u201cYou can just tell. It feels like we trust each other a lot more inside of the game. We trust each other to make good decisions and do the right things on the map.\u201d From OpTic\u2019s standpoint, it\u2019s not just the team chemistry that\u2019s proving valuable. \u201cOn top of that, you have the sheer connection advantage,\u201d Scump added. \u201cI believe 31 of 48 players are in Texas right now and it might even be more than that. Clearly, Texas has some sort of connection advantage for people to want to pick up their lives and move down here to compete.\u201d We\u2019ve already seen the move pay dividends for OpTic as they recently blitzed through the LA Thieves 3-0 in the Kickoff Classic. \u201cWe\u2019ve been playing super good. I can\u2019t even remember the last time we lost a scrim set. It\u2019s been amazing to have the whole team here and I think it\u2019s only going to benefit us moving forward.\u201d With other teams having followed suit with a move to Texas, it should help establish a more even playing field for a majority of matchups this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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