Scump retires: CoD community pays tribute to OpTic legend OpTic GamingOpTic legend Seth \u2018Scump\u2019 Abner announced his retirement earlier than expected, and the CoD community responded with an outpour of admiration. We all thought we had one more season of Scump on the main stage. However, on January 17, Abner decided to call it a career after accomplishing everything there is to do in professional CoD. Starting his OpTic career in 2012, Scump walks off into the sunset as the second-winningest player in Call of Duty history with 31 major tournament wins, two X Games gold medals, and one world championship. Scump\u2019s retirement marks the end of one of the longest-tenured and most decorated eras in esports history. The OpTic Gaming Dynasty, featuring FormaL, Crimsix, Karma, and Nadeshot, won 18 offline tournaments and one Championship Title, and now each cast member is officially retired. Along the way, Abner created friendships, rivalries, and lifetime fans, not just in CoD but across the entire gaming industry. CoD community members and others took one last opportunity to bow down to \u201cthe king,\u201d thanking him for everything he contributed to the scene. CoD Community pays homage to Scump\u2019s legendary career It\u2019s only fitting to begin with Matthew \u2018Nadeshot\u2019 Haag, who teamed with Scump at the beginning of OpTic\u2019s historic run. Nadeshot posted a tribute to Twitter, saying: \u201cThe greatest Call of Duty player of all time. Scump has had more impact on the success and growth of competitive Call of Duty than any other player to date, and is one of the reasons why so many players and staff get to work in this industry that we all love so much. Love you, brother.\u201d CDL GM Daniel Tsay thanked Scump by saying, \u201cA rare combination of talent, class, and charisma \u2013 we have been fortunate to have you for all these years. Competitive COD is forever grateful, and congrats on your new chapter, this is only the beginning!\u201d Matthew \u2018FormaL\u2019 Piper was an integral part of OpTic\u2019s dynasty run, and he posted a tribute to Scump: \u201cBest friend for life, insane career and proud to call you my duo. Happy to have made all those memories with you, kid.\u201d Anthony \u2018Methodz\u2019 Zinni and Scump\u2019s long, storied relationship dates back to 2012. Both players broke onto the scene around the same time, becoming friends on and off-stage. The Boston beamer shared his congrats in a heartfelt post. There are two dynasties in Call of Duty history. OpTic\u2019s dynasty and CompLexity\u2019s impressive two-year streak from 2013-14. At the heart of the magical run was James \u2018Clayster\u2019 Eubanks. Clayster and Scump duked it out in some of the most memorable matches in CoD history and teamed together on OpTic during CoD Ghosts. \u201cBeen through it all for 11+ years at this point, sad to see you go but excited to see what the future holds, Scump. Love yah brotha,\u201d Clayster wrote. Few active players have as long of a history with Scump as Sam \u2018Octane\u2019 Larew. Joining the CWL in 2015, the pair have had countless bouts and even briefly teamed with one another in 2018. Octane shared, \u201cI grew from a fan of his to his teammate over the course of my career, and it\u2019s going to be hard seeing Call of Duty without Scump at the forefront. It was an honor to share the battlefield, brother.\u201d NBA star Karl-Anthony Towns congratulated Scump on his retirement. Scump passes his torch on to the next generation of CoD players. Brandon \u2018Dashy\u2019 Otell returns after previously getting dropped, and Scump said in his goodbye video, \u201cBrandon, I\u2019m going to be on your a**. Please use this opportunity well because I\u2019m falling down so you can go up, and I hope you use this right.\u201d Dashy responded, \u201cI just hope to make you proud from the outside, my brother.\u201d Fellow OpTic Gaming teammate Anthony \u2018Shotzzy\u2019 Cuevas-Castro added, \u201cBest teammate anyone could ever wish for, it was a pleasure. Happy to see this new chapter in his life.\u201d Atlanta Faze\u2019s Chris \u2018Simp\u2019 Lehr is at the forefront of CoD\u2019s next generation of players, and he shared his well wishes by saying, \u201cInsane career and forever the face of CoD. Thanks for being an inspiration to the scene, good luck with what\u2019s next brotha.\u201d Scump will forever be remembered as one of the greatest esports competitors of all time, and he leaves a void behind with almost impossible shoes to fill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Scump retires: CoD community pays tribute to OpTic legend OpTic GamingOpTic legend Seth \u2018Scump\u2019 Abner announced his retirement earlier than expected, and the CoD community responded with an outpour of admiration. We all thought we had one more season of Scump on the main stage. However, on January 17, Abner decided to call it a […]<\/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-31030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31030","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=31030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31030\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}