@Dexerto
I don't care how big your platform is, insinuating violence like this online should be an instant ban. Especially considering how impressionable creators can be to their audience. There's too much hate and violence in this world as is. That's not ok
📊ANALYSIS - Ghosty's Impact Thus Far:
OpTic Texas are 11-4 in their 15 matches since Ghosty entered the starting lineup. The Major III runner-ups and likely
#1
Seed for Major IV appear to be playing at their best.
IMO - a big reason for this is that Ghosty was brought in to
🧐Early into Rostermania and we already have TWO rumored rosters for arguably the two most popular franchises in the CDL...
OpTic Texas:
Dashy, Shotzzy, Envoy, Drazah
LA Thieves:
Kenny, Insight, CleanX, Pred
If these rumors become true, which roster do you think is better?
*Plays the slayer role* - “He’s a killwhore”
*Plays slower and more objective focused* - “He’s a super slow hill bitch”
The hate boner for Dashy in this community is insane😂
As a surviving victim of a mass shooting, I ask that
@OpTic
and
@CODLeague
take these threats very seriously.
Whoever this is should not be allowed anywhere near the venue for Champs and should be investigated ASAP.
After being sexually harassed by this man, I have had him banned on my twitch for almost 2 months. Im now receiving multiple screenshots from several people of him wanting to shoot me and whoever else at champs in July. Hes talked about it almost 2 months after I’ve had 0 contact
🚨BREAKING:
Sources tell me that Snoopy will be signing a new contract with the Boston Breach and he will be on the starting roster to begin the 2024 CDL Season.
Breach was impressed with his performance at Champs (.96 K/D) where he made his CDL debut
📊Analysis - Huke's Return to Form:
From winning CDL Champs in 2020 to being released as an UFA after Major I this season, that's the path Huke has traveled over the last 3 years. Sometimes, all it takes to get back on track is returning to what you know best. In this case, Huke
Four different Champs in the four years of the CDL era:
2020 - Dallas Empire
2021 - Atlanta FaZe
2022 - LA Thieves
2023 - New York Subliners
Not a single mid-season roster change was made by these teams. Sticking it out through the highs and lows is the winning formula🏆
That was the most OpTic way for them to bow out of
#CDLChamps
:
•Hadn’t lost to Seattle on SnD all year - lose both
•20-0 after winning Map 1 with Ghosty - lose at Champs
•Surge 0-5 on Mercado SnD - win their first in Map 5
Starting in July, I will be working for the Carolina Hurricanes! It has been my dream since high school to work in professional sports and soon it will be my reality. Always pursue your dreams, I can’t begin to describe how amazing this feels🙌🏼
Multiple sources tell me that Thieves are targeting Cammy, Afro, and JoeDeceives for the 2024 CDL season.
Sources also say there is interest in either Ghosty or Abuzah for the 4th spot to complete the offseason rebuild.
🔮SPECULATION:
With the recent intel from
@CdlScrimintel
regarding the Toronto Ultra (likely departure of Insight and CleanX), could it be possible that the Ultra roster looks something like this next season?🤔
MohaK is in Challengers as a free agent and would be considered a
@_Tom_Henderson_
Modern Day Gaming Industry 101 -
Step 1: Claim that an upcoming release is going to be revolutionary/a massive change for the franchise
Step 2: Copy/Paste from previous title
Step 3: Sell unfinished game for Full Price with promise of "live service" improvements
Step 4: Repeat
🏅
#CDL2023
ROTY WATCH:
With one week of Regular Season Online Qualifier matches remaining, it is safe to say that the 2023 Rookie of the Year award is down to a 2 man race.
OpTic Texas added Ghosty to the starting roster during Stage III. Since then, they have placed 2nd at
I'm gonna be the one to say it...
I don't see the problem with the CDL streaming exclusively on YouTube. If they got a deal from YouTube, it makes perfect sense. Also, is it really that hard for people to click a link for YouTube rather than Twitch?🤷♂️
🚨BREAKING:
After contract negotiations fell through between Priestahh and NYSL, the 2023 CDL Champs will be signing Sib to replace him according to
@JakeHaleee
NYSL officially becomes the 1st CDL Champs Winners to not start the following season with the same roster
@memgrizz
@smart_MS3
Massive respect to the socials/marketing department for not changing his hair color on this graphic. Real ones know he did the green hair to honor his mom who sadly passed away from cancer.
Wemphis Wrizzlies👍
Can someone please explain the logic for why we can’t just add new maps?
Why does it have to require a swap in order to insert new maps into the map pool?
🚨INTEL
Multiple reports that Ghosty has declined an initial offer from the Boston Breach. An interesting decision for a young player, but one that tells me he has other teams reaching out with potentially better offers
Something to keep an eye on👀
@charlieINTEL
In all honesty, I think COD fans, content creators, etc should be upset and outspoken about this. Rather than continuing the current title into a Year 2, they’re gonna charge for a full $70 title as if we are getting a brand new experience. How is this ok?
With the report from
@JakeHaleee
that Drazah has chosen Atlanta FaZe over OpTic Texas, it adds a new level of uncertainty to 2023 Free Agency
Does OpTic take a stab at another outside free agent such as Sib or SlasheR? Or, do they potentially try to bring back Ghosty?
📊ANALYSIS - Clayster Shifts The Culture:
Prior to
#CDL2023
Major IV, Vegas Legion (formerly Paris) had never placed into Winner's Bracket of a Major tournament. For three years, this team STRUGGLED. That all changed with the relocation of both the Legion Franchise and 3x Champ,
👀Potential AR duo of Slasher and Priestahh heading into the 2024 CDL Season sources tell
@CdlScrimintel
Where do you think these former teammates land?
🚨CONFIRMED INTEL
As previously rumored,
@OctaneSam
has decided to call it a career and retire from the CDL. A member of the 100 Thieves Hall of Fame and 2022 World Champion with LA Thieves.
Congrats on one hell of a career and best of luck in your future endeavors🍾
📊ANALYSIS - Thieves' Dynamic and Dynastic Duo:
Across three different titles in Call of Duty, Sam "Octane" Larew and Kenneth "Kenny" Williams have performed at the highest level. After capturing
#CDL2023
Major IV, they have cemented themselves as one of the greatest duos in
@KEEMSTAR
One of the rare times I agree with a Keemstar take. He's 1000000% right about this. FaZe have strayed far away from what made them what they are
4/30/2019 has been on my mind every day for the past two years. Never forget those we lost who should still be with us today. RIP Reed Parlier and Riley Howell💚
Since being swept in WR1 vs Boston at Major III,
@OpTicTexas
have won 10 of their last 11 series. The teams that have pushed them to a Map 5 in that span:
London Royal Ravens
Toronto Ultra (Won Major III Grand Finals in Map 6)
End of List
@celtics
13 point lead in Game 1 - loss
12 point lead in Game 2 - loss
Tatum and Brown disappear in the 4th quarter of both games. This has been a disaster of a series😞
@Trainwreckstv
@esankiy
@unrecordgame
Absolute W take from Train here. As someone who is a victim/survivor of a school shooting, I don’t want to see FPS video games that feel so realistic.
If you’re that curious about being in a situation like that, I can assure you it is HELL
@CBSNews
100% the right decision. Glad to see this precedent being set. Whole scenario is disgusting and one that easily could've never happened with a little bit of common sense/half decent parenting
@JakeHaleee
I still need to watch the Podcast to form my full opinion, but as far as I can tell it seems like it was just a bunch of finger pointing at Nade for all of OpTic's problems rather than reflecting on the mistakes the four of those guys made that led to the split...
@Dexerto
Real question here... Why has it become acceptable for content creators to watch movies and tv shows on stream? If these are the biggest/best in the industry, why are they resorting to this?
Nothing against xQc specifically, this applies towards a lot of other creators too
@Banks
How exactly did Corporate steal it if y’all agreed to sell it to cash out? I agree FaZe has gone down hill as a brand since going corporate, but not exactly sure you can claim they “stole” it🤔
Major I Champs (CDL-era) -
2020: CHI Huntsman def. DAL Empire (London Home Series, only 8 teams attended)
2021: ATL FaZe def. DAL Empire (online, COVID)
2022: TEX OpTic def. ATL FaZe in Arlington
2023: NYSL def. SEA Surge in Raleigh
2024: TBD in Boston
Predictions for Year 5?
All within the span of two weeks I got to…marry the love of my life, honeymoon together in St. Maarten, start my dream job with the Carolina Hurricanes, and now we are moving in together!
@charlieINTEL
Activision execs when they realized they can just slap "Black Ops" or "Modern Warfare" on the title each year and continue having record sales:
@JakeSucky
@Guel215
They can stay on there. Anyone who tries to claim they miss Advanced Warfare and that it was a top tier game are the same people who complained and said it was terrible when it was out originally🤣
🤷♂️CDL ROSTER UPDATES (as of July 6, 2023):
Roughly a week into the official start of 2023 Free Agency, we still have very little clarity on what rosters will look like next season (even for the top teams)...
ATL - Cellium, aBeZy, Simp, *Drazah*
TEX - Shotzzy, Dashy, *Pred*, ???
You cannot argue that FaZe are on the same level as OpTic. Sure they have a Major victory and OpTic does not. But these head to head matchups mean something and they haven’t even been close😳
With Cloud9 taking over NYSL and Surge potentially rebranding to Luminosity, is it possible we are on our way out of the city based team model headed into BO6?👀
@Adversaruu
@Dexerto
As someone who is trying to give this platform a try, I think its worth speaking out against this kind of language/behavior from one of the biggest faces of it. A lot of people are taking a chance on Kick and don't need it ruined by "bad eggs"