Scump explains why OpTic Gaming\u2019s CoD dynasty roster fell apart MLGIn the series premiere of \u2018The Campaign,\u2019 a mini-documentary series on the Call of Duty League YouTube channel, Chicago Hunstmen\u2019s Seth \u2018Scump\u2019 Abner gave some insight as to why the iconic OpTic Gaming dynasty roster collapsed and how that affected his relationship with Matthew \u2018FormaL\u2019 Piper. OpTic\u2019s dynasty roster of Scump, FormaL, Damon \u2018Karma\u2019 Barlow, and Ian \u2018Crimsix\u2019 Porter was arguably the greatest CoD esports has ever seen. From 2015-2017, the quartet won over a dozen major tournaments together, including delivering the Green Wall their first and only World Championship in 2017. However, things fell apart as badly as they could have during the WWII season, which resulted in FormaL leaving for Luminosity Gaming and Karma, the fan-favorite three-time World Champion, dropped from the squad. Discussing their split in the first episode of The Campaign, Scump explained what exactly went wrong that ultimately caused such a dominant group of players to no longer mesh. According to the former OpTic captain, the collapse of their dynasty roster was the result of clashing egos and a sudden downturn of their quality of play and results at events. \u201cThe OpTic dynasty and it\u2019s collapse was I\u2019d say a big mashing of egos and some people, we weren\u2019t seeing eye-to-eye with each other,\u201d he explained. \u201cWe were winning for such a long span of time, and then right when we started losing, the whole world just collapsed. We imploded from the inside and everyone started butting heads.\u201d Scump on his relationship with FormaL: \u201cWe hated each other\u201d As a duo, Scump and FormaL were revered by many in the competitive Call of Duty scene, who referred to them as T2P because of their \u201cTime to Pound\u201d motto. When FormaL left OpTic after nearly four years of dominance with the Green Wall, many of the headlines described their relationship as resentful and embittered, which Scump has since admitted to being true. \u201cMe and Matt, were the two best players on the team,\u201d he said. \u201cWe fell off the tracks and then our friendship obviously suffered because of that. We weren\u2019t winning anymore. We both hated each other for a while.\u201d \u201cThere\u2019s friendship in this, but then, at the end of the day, it is a business and it is work and you want to win.\u201d As for how they reunited, the Huntsmen star revealed that he reached out to FormaL instantly after OpTic\u2019s disappointing third-place finish at the 2019 CWL Championship, which had him \u201cfuming\u201d because of his teammates\u2019 letdown performances. Now, not only are the two back together on the same team, but they\u2019ve also rebuilt the iconic T2P, and turned it into a brand with its own line of merchandise. (Segment begins at the 5:20 mark for mobile users) Thanks to their star-studded roster of Scump, FormaL, Arcitys, Gunless, and Envoy, the Chicago Huntsmen are regarded as one of the best teams in the newly-formed CDL. Their first competitive action together will be at the Launch Weekend January 24-26, where they are set to face Dallas Empire and OpTic Gaming LA in what are two very highly-anticipated matchups. Written with contributions from Scott Robertson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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