Scump, FormaL, and H3CZ explain why there\u2019s no rivalry with OpTic Gaming OpTic Gaming – LA \/ Huntsmen \/ UnsplashDespite all of the storylines involving Chicago Huntsmen and OpTic Gaming LA in the Call of Duty League, Seth \u2018Scump\u2019 Abner, Matthew \u2018FormaL\u2019 Piper, and Hector \u2018H3CZ\u2019 Rodriguez don\u2019t believe a rivalry exists between the two CDL franchises. Coming into CDL Launch Weekend, one of the most highly-anticipated matchups was the January 26 meeting between Huntsmen vs OpTic Gaming, which Chicago won 3-1. Many assumed that a natural rivalry would form between the two franchises, since Chicago featured three of the most iconic names in OpTic history \u2013 Scump, Formal, and, of course, H3CZ, the man who built the Green Wall. However, when speaking to Dexerto after their victory, all three maintained that there was actually no rivalry between the organizations. Scump, who led OG to nearly a decade of success, said he has no hard feelings for anyone on their new roster. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t really say there\u2019s a rivalry at all,\u201d he explained. \u201cRivalries are bred out of dislike and hatred; it\u2019s all love with them, so I wouldn\u2019t call it a rivalry at all. It\u2019s very important, obviously, to win the match but, at the same time, it\u2019s a fun time to play against them and prove who\u2019s doing better so far this year.\u201d \ud83d\udc40 @Huntsmen captain @scump on @Crimsix’s complaints about the MW patch at #CDL2020 “”I always say it’s better to sit down and play instead of complaining.”” w\/@GFuelEnergy | #GFUELCOFFEE pic.twitter.com\/7zMZmyqPoO \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) January 26, 2020 As for FormaL, he featured for OpTic from 2014-2018 and played an instrumental role in their \u201cDynasty Roster,\u201d winning over a dozen major tournaments and the org\u2019s first World Championship in 2017. Despite having such deep-rooted ties with the Green Wall, he mirrored Scump\u2019s explanation when asked about the potential Huntsmen-OGLA rivalry. \u201cNo, there\u2019s not really a rivalry between the players, we\u2019re all really cool,\u201d he said. \u201cSeth and I will troll them but, at the end of the day, we\u2019re all friends. There\u2019s not really hate there, it wasn\u2019t really their fault with everything that went on, but we know that it\u2019s not the real OpTic anymore, for sure.\u201d \ud83d\ude33 @Huntsmen veteran @FormaL on the pre-event hype for Empire ahead of #CDL2020 “”It was obvious what they were trying to do, they were scared of us.”” w\/@GFuelEnergy | #GFUELCOFFEE pic.twitter.com\/5PGqQIy7DQ \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) January 26, 2020 Of the three, the shortest and most direct answer came from H3CZ, who, of course, spent well over a decade as the leader and face of OpTic Gaming, building the organization into arguably the biggest brand in esports. \u201cNo,\u201d he said when asked about whether there was a rivalry. \u201cNext question.\u201d \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f @Huntsmen CEO @H3CZ explains why it’s important to have @garyvee in the #CDL2020 “”We need people like Gary, a literal internet superstar, we need a fresh pair of eyes.”” w\/@GFuelEnergy | #GFUELCOFFEE pic.twitter.com\/kHT3g5SW37 \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) January 26, 2020 Who is Huntsmen\u2019s rival? While there clearly isn\u2019t any special layer of competition between Huntsmen and OGLA, not the same can be said of their relationship with Dallas Empire, whose rivalry with Chicago is probably the fiercest right now in the CDL. There was a lot of trash-talking both leading up to and following their highly-anticipated matchup to start off Launch Weekend, which Huntsmen actually dominated and won 3-1. After the victory, both Scump and FormaL had a very demonstrative reaction towards Dallas, including making some comments specifically aimed at their teammate-turned-rival Ian \u2018Crimsix\u2019 Porter. Keep up with all of the Call of Duty League action by visiting our dedicated CDL Launch Weekend hub.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Scump, FormaL, and H3CZ explain why there\u2019s no rivalry with OpTic Gaming OpTic Gaming – LA \/ Huntsmen \/ UnsplashDespite all of the storylines involving Chicago Huntsmen and OpTic Gaming LA in the Call of Duty League, Seth \u2018Scump\u2019 Abner, Matthew \u2018FormaL\u2019 Piper, and Hector \u2018H3CZ\u2019 Rodriguez don\u2019t believe a rivalry exists between the two […]<\/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-30983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30983","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=30983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30983\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}