Scump blasts toxic social media following CDL Major exit: \u201cTired of being a punchbag\u201d Activision \/ Call of Duty League2021 certainly hasn\u2019t been the easiest stretch for OpTic Chicago in the Call of Duty League and following another difficult loss in the Stage 4 Major, Seth \u2018Scump\u2019 Abner has opened up on his \u201crough\u201d mental state. As fan favorites in the CDL, expectations are always high when it comes to OpTic. Despite years of helping establish competitive CoD as one of the most successful teams, 2021 has arguably been the Green Wall\u2019s toughest outing yet. From the very beginning of the Cold War cycle, OpTic has been dealing with ample criticism. Difficult losses piled up over the first three Stages, with back-to-back Top 4 finishes rounded out by their worst placement yet in Stage 3. But with the return of LAN at the latest Major, many believed the narrative was about to change. OpTic\u2019s first offline event in 471 days ultimately ended with yet another Top 4 finish at the hands of Dallas Empire. After this difficult loss, Scump took to Twitter and revealed how the past few months of trials and tribulations have been impacting his mental health. Dominance in their hometown from @DallasEmpire! They #DefendTheThrone, eliminating @OpTicCHI from Major IV! pic.twitter.com\/9u70pqeZrP \u2014 Call of Duty League (@CODLeague) June 20, 2021 \u201cSad,\u201d the \u2018King\u2019 of CoD said bluntly in his June 21 post. Moments after the Stage 4 Major came to a close, Scump revealed that he\u2019s been struggling with this low feeling for \u201cmonths and months.\u201d \u201cI want to win so badly,\u201d he explained. \u201cI gave up personal content to try and improve, just to get the same result. Damned if you do, damned if you don\u2019t.\u201d Even with an impressive lower-bracket showing at the LAN return, pulling out back-to-back wins against Seattle and Minnesota, OpTic couldn\u2019t get past their rivals on Championship Sunday. Empire handed them a 1-3 loss, sending them back to the drawing board ahead of the fifth and final Stage. After falling to another Top 4 finish, Scump admitted he feels \u201creally lost. I never talk about my mental health, but damn it\u2019s been rough recently.\u201d \u201cTired of being a meme and a punching bag for people,\u201d he soon followed up in response to fellow CoD veteran James \u2018Clayster\u2019 Eubanks. He admitted in the reply that he\u2019s been attempting to disconnect from social media but it still finds a way to get to him. \u201cHours and hours of work to get clowned sucks the life from me.\u201d \u201cEsports is just so different in the form that players actively interact,\u201d he added. Having competed now for the better part of a decade, Scump has seen the highest highs and lowest lows with a public spotlight following his every move. Along the way, criticism across social media \u201ctakes its toll.\u201d \u201cMental health is very important, and communities wither down people,\u201d the CDL star stressed. \u201cHoping it will change, but it won\u2019t.\u201d Scump\u2019s last taste of success came 13 months ago when the Chicago Huntsmen finished first in Week 8 of the inaugural CDL season. Undoubtedly one of the longest stretches without a trophy in his entire esports career. Now fifth in the overall standings, OpTic Chicago has just one Stage left to right their wrongs ahead of Champs, which will likely be held in mid-August. If you\u2019re experiencing negative thoughts, or know anyone that is, and would like to talk to someone, please reach out and call the Mental Health America hotline 1-800-273-8255 (USA), the Samaritans 116-123 (UK), or Beyond Blue 1300-22-4636 (AUS).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Scump blasts toxic social media following CDL Major exit: \u201cTired of being a punchbag\u201d Activision \/ Call of Duty League2021 certainly hasn\u2019t been the easiest stretch for OpTic Chicago in the Call of Duty League and following another difficult loss in the Stage 4 Major, Seth \u2018Scump\u2019 Abner has opened up on his \u201crough\u201d mental […]<\/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-31016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31016","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=31016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31016\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}