"FormaL Is the World’s Greatest FPS Player of All Time!" - Reflections with H3CZ 1/2 - Call of Duty

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Hector "H3CZ" Rodriguez, OpTic Gaming owner, is the star of the 380th Episode of 'Reflections'. This episode is part one of two about H3CZ's career.

H3CZ is an esports icon for the dynasties and brands he helped create and nuture within the OpTic Gaming Call of Duty team. Names like Nadeshot, Scump, Crimsix, FormaL and Karma will ring out forever in the history of the franchise and his team was a famous home for them all.

Throughout the many different versions of the game there were many different times OpTic were at the time, with names like Scump and Crimsix considered potentially the best player ever, but it was also the cultural impact the organisation had which remains memorable. Their fanbase, dubbed "The Green Wall", has shown a rabid loyalty and willingness to transition between games which is still incredible to consider in today's media-driven age.

There were moves made into games like Counter-Strike and League of Legends, but while the former showed some success and the latter not much it was a surprising move into VALORANT which established another dynasty. OpTic were arguably the best team of 2022 but an unsuccessful VCT partnership application saw them forced to break apart.

In part one, H3CZ talks about the significance of branding, why entertainment matters more than results right now, who the great names were to him and how he has cultivated OpTic's fanbase.

This interview was recorded on the 12th of April, 2024.

► Time-line of topics discussed:
00:00 Reselling and rebuying OpTic
01:10 How good was he at Call of Duty?
02:06 Older versions of CoD
03:27 Transitioning from playing
05:29 Branding
07:07 Jkap and Rambo
09:35 Scump
13:46 Entertainment over results
16:00 Nadeshot
19:37 Book deal
21:24 The Green Wall
26:32 Down period for OpTic
28:50 Clayster
29:48 Advanced Warfare 3 dynasty
31:34 Crimsix
33:12 FormaL
34:43 Super-team
36:15 Longevity of stars
37:57 Karma
39:16 Original dynasty is retired
40:34 Personal brand after retirement

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