The Rise and Fall of OpTic Gaming

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OpTic Gaming was one of the most beloved teams in esports history.
They were a pillar in the Call of Duty community, led by one of the most respected figures in the industry, and had some of the most devoted fans in the world.
But one day, the org suddenly fell apart.
2018 was supposed to be the year OpTic reached its next level. Instead it marked the beginning of the end for one of esports' greatest teams.
Written by: Malcolm Abbas (@Smashhh)
Edited by: Connor Dunn (@ConnorDunn_)
Hosted by: Daniel Rosen (@Daniel_Rosen)
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@vitordaltro6200 4 жыл бұрын

Remember when Optic and Faze was an actual rivalry...

@inility5772 4 жыл бұрын

You were either team red or team green

@PRYVTgomerPYLE 4 жыл бұрын

Those were the days...

@invader3396 4 жыл бұрын

best years man

@Kyuruki 4 жыл бұрын

yup vitor, those were the days.

@ciphered4863 4 жыл бұрын

For me faze had more memorable montages then optic so im red

@Robstrap 4 жыл бұрын

The two top COD teams just died so hard. Faze literally turned into a reality TV show of insecure loud annoying people

@bananabattlebean4858 4 жыл бұрын

The 2018 Boston Eleague Major is the only reason I remember they exist.

@metametang7628 4 жыл бұрын

I remember faze because they are a pretty good team in siege, they and Dark Zero have pretty intersting games.

@thomassutton5128 4 жыл бұрын

FaZe still has arguably the best team in competitive CoD, but okay.

@psycholyfe 4 жыл бұрын

True😢

@falahfalah948 4 жыл бұрын

@@bananabattlebean4858 they choke tho poor guardian lmao

@amadis8892 4 жыл бұрын

MAKE SOME NOISE FOR OPTIC LA : *boos in the background*

@Dimsii 4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@JTD1997 4 жыл бұрын

Feel bad for the players hahaha

@ahighendweeb8801 4 жыл бұрын

That hurt to watch

@cartonflesh9961 4 жыл бұрын

they were just there to compete and they were boo'd.

@Ez_Brzy 4 жыл бұрын

@@JTD1997 They knew what they were getting into by signing with that fake optic.

@jacobwhitmore023 4 жыл бұрын

Green Wall got me into esports and I would never love FPS games like I do without them creating the content they did especially for BO2 Much love for Hecz

@BloodyBearss 4 жыл бұрын

Nadeshot was the big reason of their succes because of his huge channel back then.

@berryxxl483 4 жыл бұрын

you guys forgot about OPtic J Backstabing Hector

@chocolatethunder4883 4 жыл бұрын

What happened?

@TOMMYLULU85 4 жыл бұрын

OpTic :(. Got teary eyed when I watched this video. Wish I knew back then to not take those moments of watching OG for granted. From the dynasty cod team finally winning champs, the halo team winning championships left and right, having the best gears team ever, and winning ESL premier season 2 with the CSGO team. I will always remember how this org helped me through bad times and will be apart of who I am. It will always be Hector's OpTic :(

@BoxSox82 4 жыл бұрын

Amen.....amen o7

@unbelievablescenes 4 жыл бұрын

Pathetic

@crondonjohnson4128 4 жыл бұрын

@@unbelievablescenes Yea they were only known for COD and maybe slightly halo. That's about it lol. The csgo team has been dogshit since its inception.

@mellowguy3505 4 жыл бұрын

@@unbelievablescenes ok virgin

@connorhill8530 4 жыл бұрын

Jeff Hoz their csgo team overall may have been poor but they had decent moments.

@PSAmanrules100 3 жыл бұрын

Who’s here after Hecz bought OpTic back?

@adammezoe3575 3 жыл бұрын

Im here bc of MLG opening.

@riyo.38 4 жыл бұрын

Optic Gaming is one of the saddest stories in gaming history, especially for cod e-sports.

@kylerk806 4 жыл бұрын

Wait what happened

@kanyewestlover369 4 жыл бұрын

And echo fox man

@sc98_ 4 жыл бұрын

@@kylerk806 just watch the video LOL

@karp8 2 жыл бұрын

the rise the fall and the rise again

@Virge 4 жыл бұрын

I was one of the allegiance employees and I can confirm it was not fair what they did to us lol. It was a dream come true, getting to work alongside my absolute first favorite team and org, OpTic. They were my idols growing up. I couldn’t believe the opportunities they said we would have that eventually never came. They made it seem like everything would be good for years so they moved me out to Texas, then not even a year later, on Christmas week I was told I have no job and have 2 weeks to move out of the apartment. Infinite did not care about the employees at all, however it did kick start my drive and love for e-sports. I have allegiance to thank for that, but not infinite. Infinite blew

@nerrvous1 4 жыл бұрын

"Predators" By Optic Predator is still the best mw2 montage ever

@NiallRs 4 жыл бұрын

Optic/hecz vlogs helped me thru some of thedarkest times of my life, Will always respect that man & what he done for the Org

@airdoty9273 4 жыл бұрын

Won’t forget the “OPTIC GAMING” chants at COD events. Nothing COD related will have that type of atmosphere again

@homerj9286 4 жыл бұрын

True, CoD is such a huge esport and so many non american care about it KEKW

@AsHDro1d 4 жыл бұрын

CDL London.

@husaini8009 4 жыл бұрын

@@homerj9286 true

@Furiouspenguin27 4 жыл бұрын

OpTic was my childhood and I’ll never forget the memories they gave me, thank you for everything Hector and everyone else

@avoidthevo1d 3 жыл бұрын

That is actually very sad... They are one of the teams that inspired me to play, especially that moment, when audience shouted "Let's go Optic!"

@Nova-ng9lx 4 жыл бұрын

At least they have a great legacy: word.exe

@Cat-ki3hy 3 жыл бұрын

Seems like a bad creepypasta

@animeguy6752 3 жыл бұрын

I hope they have like a reunion gaming or at least a comeback

@godlxsourav6414 2 жыл бұрын

@@animeguy6752 bruh you want forsaken to die at that moment?☠️

@colajwhat 4 жыл бұрын

OMG YES FINALLY I've been asking for this for a while

@halfalive145 2 жыл бұрын

aged like milk

@RAMZAVFX 24 күн бұрын

Like wine

@namansharma1448 4 жыл бұрын

Forsaken wants to know your location

@MrAnonymous3333 4 жыл бұрын

Maat maan mat Chod 🙏

@damnson9170 4 жыл бұрын

He needs a new Word.exe

@fhs4137 4 жыл бұрын

Forsaken already knows everyone's position; that's why he was banned

@WWDOdoeYtxvrIPyfw 4 жыл бұрын

@@damnson9170 he needs a new version

@King15661 4 жыл бұрын

Who? Theirs no pro players in India if their are they r word.exe

@ellipsysdoggo6382 4 жыл бұрын

I still have an advanced warfare case signed by the whole team when nade, scump, crim and formal were on the roster. Miss those days for sure.

@vitordaltro6200 4 жыл бұрын

Kinda sad to the players in Optic now, everyone hates them...

@cla31022 4 жыл бұрын

we stan Bruce

@musti1665 4 жыл бұрын

@@cla31022 he's off the roster rip

@juanpablosanin9174 3 жыл бұрын

We are back baby!!!!

@connorhandforth814 4 жыл бұрын

They fell apart when COD esports fell apart.

@controllayt1046 4 жыл бұрын

@ibelieveinjesusinmyspareti2861 4 жыл бұрын

Well that's true investors don't know shit about the game.

@footballworld1651 4 жыл бұрын

When is that cuz it's doing better than ever

@therealw04 4 жыл бұрын

Let's goooo rainbow 6 esports and csgo esports are much more balanced and competitive than COD

@footballworld1651 4 жыл бұрын

@@therealw04 yes

@suhdud4646 4 жыл бұрын

The rivalry that Optic VS Complexity brought to E-sports during the BO2 days, THAT was COD! What a time to have been able to play and watch COD. For me, that era brought the most emotion to E-Sports and the COD scene. Loved it and to this day, I still tend to watch the old Cod champ matches from BO2 and I still get ampt!

@vitordaltro6200 4 жыл бұрын

Forsaken: Sometimes, your opponent is just having a really good day Kappa

@inility5772 4 жыл бұрын

Optic pred will always be the og for me I remember mw2 days it was such an awesome thing when he release predator

@mauimanuel7666 4 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest, paved the way for years of montages

@inility5772 4 жыл бұрын

@@mauimanuel7666 Facts my dude !

@iSCOPEXZatec 4 жыл бұрын

optic predator one of my favorite

@youtubevleisureaccount545 4 жыл бұрын

Word.exe will forever be missed

@StevePeckatr0n 4 жыл бұрын

This man is a legend that I never knew about until it was all over. Gotta respect what he did and the passion behind it

@grizchicago 4 жыл бұрын

I used to come home from school and watch Optic montage videos and then try and recreate them, even tried my hand at editing one for a competition. Always admired H3cz and was always my favorite member along with nade. Thought it was strange for them to enter the LCS and now it makes me even happier to see immortals doing so terribly. H3cz is an OG man, much respect to him for sticking to his guns

@torikko8312 4 жыл бұрын

Echo Fox, Optic, I feel like the next one is 100T but I dont want it to happend :c

@ghost_ib9928 4 жыл бұрын

I mean there csgo and Fortnite rosters are goin good so I'm confident they'll be fine

@PRYVTgomerPYLE 4 жыл бұрын

They will be fine, Nade got the right investors...

@Thebomb-hp5wf 4 жыл бұрын

As well as REC and Ghost(I think)

@KidTrigger 4 жыл бұрын

CoreanBlade I hope it happens they deserve to go to jail

@n3onvalkyrie936 4 жыл бұрын

@@KidTrigger Why does 100T deserve to go to jail?

@dmitryrodionov2386 4 жыл бұрын

2:16 Hey that's FPS Russia!

@notmeshoothim 4 жыл бұрын

That’s Pyle

@RuinedComedian 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah he’s a pka regular, he has some interesting stories

@L3GioG57A 4 жыл бұрын

@ً He didn't do drugs...

@SamTochelliDzn 4 жыл бұрын

@@L3GioG57A he literally went to prison for shipping weed across the country. Go watch his prison stories on PKA

@callmekrozz1136 4 жыл бұрын

Being a inner city Hispanic kid I spent my teenage years watching optic and looking at hector as role model. I'm glad hes still thriving in what he loves

@jacobroyt2077 4 жыл бұрын

love the score esports keep doing what you are doing :)

@cabooey2905 4 жыл бұрын

i remember my friends telling me and talking a shit ton about the faze optic rivalry, shit was insane, and when I saw nadeshot dip out I was like damn

@alfonsoregalado7000 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the this video. I thoroughly enjoyed it, only telling the truth! Daniel Rosen, also hosts most if not all of the FGC stuff, which I also enjoy as well! Thanks to him, the editor and the writer for making this blessed video!

@itssHavoc 4 жыл бұрын

H3CZ will forever be The Codfather in my eyes.

@Halfmoon221 4 жыл бұрын

For a company already invested in esports, I'm surprised Immortals left Optic the way it did. Obviously, the ultimate goal was the League spot, but they paid for more than just that. I feel like there is no way they were only buying the league spot, another team had to have been willing to sell their spot for less. It felt like Immortals just assumed the brand would continue you on. They somehow forgot they aren't buying a company like coca cola. People are supporting Optic for Optic, it's not about what they sell, It was about the people in the org like Scump and Hecz.

@Trivselteknikern 4 жыл бұрын

Immortals didn't want an esports team and icon done right, they didn't want these big personalities or they would have offered and persuaded Hecz and crew the same way NRG did. They wanted the franchise spots in League and OWL so they can advertise something safe to sponsors and investors. Immortals isn't and never has been a grassroots team built on a passionate foundation, they bought themselves into the scene, which is why everyone on old Optic refused to even hear them out about offers to stay. NRG on the other did the opposite. They also bought themselves into the scene but as they weren't a household name, an "original" team in anything, they couldn't build themselves a big fanbase. They have the business side down, with money, leadership and connections, but no viewers. Suddenly Hecz, one of the most recognizable and experienced faces in esports with a great reputation amongst players and other teams, with a big and loyal fanbase in his backpack, appears in front of them. So they give him a shared leadership role to complete the puzzle. NRG is now run by two guys, one with a business background and one with a pure esports one. They have business connections, teams and most importantly, personalities and content people want to watch.

@connorhill8530 4 жыл бұрын

Trivselteknikern yeah definitely a clutch save by hecz and nrg

@jamesxm4240 4 жыл бұрын

My childhood watching the Old Optic Boys afterschool.

@Bizarro6999 4 жыл бұрын

Those were the days man

@colajwhat 3 жыл бұрын

H3CZ just reacquired OpTic😎

@Dahras1 4 жыл бұрын

Gotta love the Etrian Odyssey collection in the backdrop. I see you!

@Chernobog34 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, a 4 second clip from SMITE's league. That's the first time I've seen that game on this channel.

@AHumblePear 4 жыл бұрын

Did a double take when that came up

@zolkaa6618 2 жыл бұрын

Here after OpTic acquired Envy valorant roster and won Masters. The story is not over

@austinmerritt8135 4 жыл бұрын

I love how this talked about all there other games they stepped into but they didn’t even talk about their Gears of War team which was the most dominant team in the org for there respective game.

@thestarspodcast 4 жыл бұрын

Keep plugging away at this endeavor. theScore is a GO TO

@berryxxl483 4 жыл бұрын

Ive been waiting for this one

@ObsrvedPlays 4 жыл бұрын

let’s go! an optic call of duty video, thank you for this the score!

@nonchanime 4 жыл бұрын

I used to love seeing “FaZe vs Optic” private games and me and my friends all wanting to join one of them and the debates, 1v1s, etc...

@Kjertinge 4 жыл бұрын

I love that you used the PKA clip with Kyle wearing his fake beard from Halloween hahahaha

@hencewurth 4 жыл бұрын

been waiting for this since last year :(

@opticwolfii527 4 жыл бұрын

Man the memories in this video I still miss the old days they were my favorite team.

@akashdeb5201 4 жыл бұрын

*FaZe and Optic started in the same way...and then lost relevance in the same way.* Edit : Yeah, I know they are pretty big on Social Media...but I am talking eSports-wise. FaZe CSGO is not even considered a top tier team even though it has some of the game's legends.

@n3onvalkyrie936 4 жыл бұрын

FaZe is still one of the biggest orgs in esports though

@attakaii 4 жыл бұрын

@@n3onvalkyrie936 faze is a content creation house, honestly not known for esports anymore

@EMERG3 4 жыл бұрын

attakaii that’s because their content creators are so big, in almost every game their still at the top

@sternoak 4 жыл бұрын

attakaii csgo?

@TheGoodguyperson 4 жыл бұрын

FaZe's CSGO team is still relevant Cant say the same for COD though Besides, they still have people playing fortnite racking them money Unlike optic where they basically disbanded nearly every roster in the games they competed in

@maxwellritchie2538 4 жыл бұрын

This shit was such a throwback, I first got into CoD esports when MLG Columbus happened in Advanced Warfare. After that i was a huge optic fan and went back and watched their old shit and I miss those dudes

@harper2k 4 жыл бұрын

Havent even watched it yet and I know I'm gonna lose it. :((((

@KennyKennTV 4 жыл бұрын

Only this channel can make me watch 14 minutes of a game i dont care for and feel legit feels

@kursna 4 жыл бұрын

I'll forever miss the old days of the sniping community. Still the only game community I was ever truly passionate about. It's too bad we'll never get it back

@eahco8476 4 жыл бұрын

Grew up with Hecz and the Greenwall so glad he was apart of my teen years growing up

@DuckyVanya 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not a cod player and haven't been for many years, but, incredible video!

@technopat3 4 жыл бұрын

As primarily on OW fan, the fall of Optic was the fall of the Houston Outlaws. They went from the best non-Korean team to the laughing stalk of the league, battling Boston for second worst or worst. God damn suits

@Orovass 4 жыл бұрын

why am i crying at the club rn I miss my optic

@TheRealDaniiBoy45 4 жыл бұрын

“Expanded into esports” *cuts to GHOSTS.*

@BrandonGiordano 4 жыл бұрын

Never forget that Optic was one of the OG's in the esports scene. Hex will be a legend in the scene. I think he deserves a lot of credit for not only building optic but the scene in general

@bananabattlebean4858 4 жыл бұрын

OG was an og 😔

@leroyjankins388 4 жыл бұрын

The ending was great! Nice turn of events

@jackbyrne7205 3 жыл бұрын

Whos here now OpTic is back?

@drewwood9410 Жыл бұрын

And now he's got it back and it's beautiful and I'm crying right now

@fede2710 4 жыл бұрын

optic cs go with stanislaw, mixwell, rush naf and tarik was my favourite team ever. rip😔

@Plethiros 2 жыл бұрын

The OG LA boo's 😭

@Prob_856 2 жыл бұрын

Well..... this didnt age well

@PKAClips 4 жыл бұрын

Nice episode

@DCisY0daddy1 3 жыл бұрын

feels so good to be back wow

@gridlock501_7 3 жыл бұрын

i missed a lot lol, good vid to catch me up. Im now a huntsman supporter now lol

@almestad6702 4 жыл бұрын

Hecz has that power to turn a team into a family. The players can feel like the boss is actually taking notice of them and doing everything in his power to keep them happy and comfy. Not many CEOs can do that, fair play to him.

@anthonyohler2029 4 жыл бұрын

1:38 It May have been for less than 3 seconds... but gears of war finally graces the screen of the score esports.

@chizurin 4 жыл бұрын

I still remember those optic montages. I always watch optic hutch then. Good time.

@TheSuave101 3 жыл бұрын

Im 36 years old and love gaming since the first Nintendo. Had no idea of this. Pretty interesting. Kick as Hector.

@StaySqueezy12 3 жыл бұрын

He owns Optic again now too

@Poopio 4 жыл бұрын

this was such a great video.

@jake_3745 4 жыл бұрын

It feels good to know that sometimes the people matter more than the name... its probably because the esports industry is relatively young

@walruss2617 4 жыл бұрын

thank you guys for the call of duty video! I have never clicked so fast in my life.

@CoffeeFresh_ 4 жыл бұрын

I was actually watching Optic Hex on KZfaq the other day for some nostalgia.

@Luxeee 3 жыл бұрын

maaaaan I remember playing competitive sniping matches with OpTic during the CoD4 days

@WRLDofJOHNNY 3 жыл бұрын

I️ was the biggest optic fan since BO2! They was the reason why I️ started COD gaming. I️ remember my friends and I️ arguing everyday over Optic vs Faze lol

@fierceserge8061 4 жыл бұрын

glad you guys did a video on this, I remember following it when it was happening and being sad that this outsider came in and fucked up everything

@xolts3231 3 жыл бұрын

I was actually in a commercial for them... it’s insane because all this happened right after this

@yourducky 4 жыл бұрын

Literally grew up as a kid watching Optic, FaZe, SoaR all those teams making ridiculous cod videos and montages. Sometimes I wish we could turn the clock back and back to to that simpler time.

@SweeTzFTW 3 жыл бұрын

I saw this happening when they cut the sniping team where optic originated crazy

@sloweyisfastey2383 4 жыл бұрын

great video!

@aryavindbeniwal 4 жыл бұрын

00:30 that background music is vixen's intro music 😂😂🤣

@M8a7rk 3 жыл бұрын

And today hector bought optic back

@shubhamdutt837 4 жыл бұрын

Optic cod, csgo and gears. I miss em all :( (even though I dont watch these esports anymore, I loved watching optic play)

@perexxe 4 жыл бұрын

Dude, is someone from thescore esports an argentinian? had that doubt since the stream sniping vid and you guys liking all the comments that mentioned a clip inside that vid

@perexxe 4 жыл бұрын

Tomjo5 sabeeelo

@justomolet6521 4 жыл бұрын

@@perexxe q ondaa vagoooos

@LORDV4DER 3 жыл бұрын

We back

@magicyoshi11 4 жыл бұрын

I remember it being Optic and Faze, like people used to argue who was better, really sad that things ended like they did

@NaoKeysVT 4 жыл бұрын

Dang, that sucks for Hecz but hey, he's doing well now and continues to have a positive impact on the gaming/esports industry. I was wondering what happened to Optic because they kinda disappeared from a lot of esports really fast.

@jonathancubacub8116 4 жыл бұрын

That last COD part is like telling the knew Optic Gaming squad that they will never be as good as the old optic roster

@yeti4269 4 жыл бұрын

Hecz getting scump on NRG and then beating Optic is so satisfying

@jerrylobo6365 3 жыл бұрын

He JUST GOT IT BACK! Scumpi and bigtymer are also back!

@demibutduck Жыл бұрын

They've actually picked back up, great Halo team, good valorant team, and i believe a good cod team now too

@pauldadzie6991 4 жыл бұрын

A cautionary tale indeed!! And a lesson as why you should Opt for the best fit rather than the higgest bidder when choosing investors.

@majseketin2280 4 жыл бұрын

Why are all theScore videos such high quality

@chroniccomplainer3792 4 жыл бұрын

Optic peaked with rush, mixmell, and stanislaw winning that championship. That was awesome

@The6Foot4Asian 2 жыл бұрын

Who’s here after Optic won VCT 3?

@NeopToIemy 4 жыл бұрын

Watching a brand absolutely crumble from others who didn't build it has to be heartbreaking RIP OpTic

@crimcrusader8459 5 ай бұрын

That the same thing also happened to FaZe Clan (well, the FaZe that we used to know) makes it even worse!