I stopped watching cod when this team broke up ngl. I’d watch a game here and there but scump leaving really killed it for me. I’m from the og big t, merc, scump and nade.
This made my day. Feel like I grew up watching these guys. It was like reuniting with old friends watching them talk together. Especially Matt and Ian.
This Optic squad sends me back, growing up a as a teenager watching them every weekend playing tournaments. Brings back the feels!!! GREENWALL FOREVER💚
Nah fr this is a big part of my childhood my upbringing now I am at work with people I don’t like but seeing this pop up really put a smile on my face even with all the shit I am going through in life … the good old days
This brought me back in time. The dynasty fueled my passion for COD years ago and I couldn’t be happier seeing them back together. Nothing but love for all of them. My heart is full
Hitch is a lowkey mvp host. Kept the vibes and conversations moving, but steering the conversations within the timeline so we can relive the dynasty from start to end. The questions were great and brought out entertaining info. Enjoyed it a lot.
I started watching OpTic in 2014 roughly around the time where the Dynasty started up with Advanced Warfare going into Black Ops 3 and on and just looking at all the guys faces, it shows seeing them aged up from their young selves made me self-reflect on my own. I’ve grown up watching them during their time together whether it was through the highs or the lows. It’s the same with me based on where I was in high school in 2014 where I talked to people that I had good times with and bad times with and eventually didn’t talk to them again. I came around to that post college where I started talking to those people again and making up for lost time. Seeing that happen here with the Dynasty is seriously very heartwarming. More than anything I am happy this video got made…
I wish this was 3 hours long, such a throwback and the vibes are still amazing between them all, I would love for there to be more content with them all together.
As someone who grew up watching this from age like 10-where I am now almost 25 I fell off the last year or so coming back seeing optic win champs again, seeing the dynasty talking it's amazing
@@kurtis.F it’s gives it a different visual dynamic that you may not understand because you don’t know anything about filming and production. But keep supporting! The green wall appreciates you.
Crazy to see them all together, but I gotta give a shout out to Hitch. Probably my favorite member because he’s just been such a consistent and loyal friend throughout everything.
ive waited for this day for a long time, was awesome to get a bit more behind the scenes of the dynasty days and its great to see all the guys back in one room again just joking with each other, hopefully this means that things are great with everyone now and i would love to see this group even run it back and maybe talk less about the dynasty days and more about what it was like for each of them since they all have long tenures in the league
This got me so emotional. I got into esports because of this team and to see them all back together reminiscing is so good to see. Wish this never ended tbh. I think i speak for everybody when i say more, please!
@@MV-ri7zuidk crims the only I think is cause of a skill/leadership issue. I think Seth formal and Damon could all still be on a team if they had the fire still
@@flamingballsofsteelCrim could definitely still be on a team lmao the only reason he didn’t get an offer was because he is a danger to the cdl with his honesty and also he was too harsh on the new kids
Just got home from work to see this video appear in my feed. The absolute grin on my face. Cant wait to give this a watch and just see what they all talk about. These dudes are the reason I fell in love with gaming and call of duty and the reason that I wanted to work in the esports scene. Truly a one of a kind team.
Love everything but the Black & White lol . For the intro it’s cool but the WHOLE video is a faded choice . Outside of that this was amazing hearing the stories and getting the insight on the teams 💚
Bro thank you I was looking for this comment. I was starting to think I was the only one. I figured it would fade to color and it never did. Kinda pissed me off a little bit lol 😂
I feel you but this is so legendary and brings back so many memories I don’t even care lol , I remember the days I was watching them as a kid no worries in the world just so involved with the optic boys and the whole scene as a whole , now I am 23 fighting for a better life but seeing this puts a smile on my face
@@jordanmarazziagreed this was legendary regardless . I was only annoyed wit it at the start but soon I got immersed in the vid and didn’t even care about it . Just a lil critique for future vids tho
Been waiting for this, and I'm so glad it happened. It takes time for everyone to get comfortable to talking about past events and that's the beauty of time passing and everyone thriving in new projects and interests. OpTic proving again that compelling stories don't have immediate deadlines. A good story is well worth the wait 💚🖤
Just came back to this again. What a pod. Really brings you back in time about how good these guys were. Massive S/O to Hitch to, just knows how to lead a conversation. Legendary video
Crim at the end was spot on about OG fans and how you react, especially for young guys not use to it. This was a really good watch, it's hard for me to sit for 1:30 and not tune out, I watched this all the way through
As special as this particular reunion is, I hope and wish I could see more group content from all of these guys together. Wonderful video, OpTic crew 💚
This was great. Really nice to be able to eavesdrop on 4 legends reminicing about the old days and even giving input on the current times within gaming. Thank you for this!
It’s so crazy to see the guys I grew up watching are now all grown and moved on from competing in COD. These four gave some of the best memories and entertainment. Legendary team with a legendary legacy
I think I speak for every optic fan who watched we just want to say thank you for all the memories. You guys gave us some of the best moments as fans and topped it off with IW champs.
These four made competitive cod what it was. A little piece of it died each year one retired till now it’s just a shell of its former glory. Miss these days.
@@IcyIndra Yep, and I’m pretty sure he’s just misremembering. That’s why I said it’s more likely that it was 50 days of competition without losing a map, not 50 maps in a row. 20 something maps over 50 days of competition.
Life’s been a roller coaster for a few months months. Been in a fog and I guess blind to all the COD content. Woke up today and this is at the very top of my feed. Needed this, needed to hear the boys chop it up, needed to reminisce. The struggle is temporary even necessary sometimes, success is inevitable.
Geez, this hurts. But in a good way. Remembering all of the good times watching these guys compete. The feeling of them coming back, or clutching up with insane fashion. And how different a time it was for me, and for call of duty as a whole. I played Gbs every night, had an amazing set of friends i played with, and then they broke up. And Cod slowly started getting worse, and though i kept watching, it was never the same. And then i quit playing privates, and just played pubs, and my friends also disbanded, moving on to pc. I couldnt afford it and quit playing for years. This takes me back man
If you watched Bo2 you got to watch the best cod will ever be. Complexity was probably the best team in history they were so dominant. And all the optic vlogs todays cod is so boring to watch but it was the people that made it great.
1:34:54 That nod to Kenny sure as hell hits like crack after this year's champs run. Crim was spot on. Kenny and the new Dashy are THE AR duo that OpTic needed, and they are consistently delivering great results. I hope that this current team can cement themselves as one of the best rosters ever formed and earn the title of The Dynasty.
I appreciate that prod is trying out some new stuff and exercising their creativity, but personally i think making the one podcast everybody has been asking about for a while black and white was a bad call. Would've been better to do a more artistic video with this style, like a process or something original. All good though, still thoroughly enjoyed it👌
@@DEVINCURTS they went a different route creatively, I personally felt like it took away from the viewing experience, gave some constructive criticism. Still enjoyed it and happily watched the whole thing. Not that deep dude, creatives don't just want yes men who never critique their work
Great content as always! would be cool to see the clips they are talking about inserted into the podcast as well to add come more context. Great work as always
Absolutely love this! So nice seeing these lads back together. Also huge respect to Crim for wear a Faze hoodie! The guy does stand by his decisions. It would be unbelievable to see him back on OpTic though
That was amazing bruh, I’m 23 now and this shit brought back so many memories I put this one while at work and I was smiling and laughing like i was 14-17 again
Me too bro I am 23 and I am watching this while at work too, and I work with people I don’t like but seeing this also puts a smile on my face , brings back so many memories of when I was a kid watching them …. The good old days
I feel bad for anyone who didn’t get to witness the complete domination this Dynasty team put on.
When they all cared about winning it was great, the end not so much
Fr
I stopped watching cod when this team broke up ngl. I’d watch a game here and there but scump leaving really killed it for me. I’m from the og big t, merc, scump and nade.
I guess you feel bad for me
@@icecoldjohnnyyIt happens my man. No reason to comment.
Hitch did a great job hosting this, guiding the convo but letting the dynasty shine for most of it
I was thinking the same. he asked all the right questions too
I’m glad someone else noticed this because I was thinking the same
Never thought we’d see these 4 together again after the fall out. Glad crim and the boys were able to grow past the bs.
It actually happened at the Scump watch party early this year
They were already back when Crimsix was on Scump CDL stream show but yeah love the podcast. The dynasty
What happened between them? I never understood what was the thing that brought the team down
they all fucking hated each other
I’m very new to cdl, can you explain a little about what happened? Or is there a decent video about it? Most just seem like click bait shit ngl lol
This made my day. Feel like I grew up watching these guys. It was like reuniting with old friends watching them talk together. Especially Matt and Ian.
This Optic squad sends me back, growing up a as a teenager watching them every weekend playing tournaments. Brings back the feels!!!
GREENWALL FOREVER💚
This is what we need, it feels like the teams today barely play at all compared to then.
For those looking, 7:46 is when Crimsix starts talking about Nadeshot
ty
Goat 🐐
Ty I don’t give af about these nobodies I wanna see nade
@@vexial12yo what?😂
@@vexial12weird comment
I’m rock solid rn.
First comment I saw and couldn’t agree more 😂
On god
What do mean by that
He locked in Malphite guys
Fully H'd
this is iconic, so glad that the OpTic dynasty finally managed to do this. Nostalgia is crazy
They do this every other month
man that was beautiful, really nice to see them all enjoying each others company again
Nah fr this is a big part of my childhood my upbringing now I am at work with people I don’t like but seeing this pop up really put a smile on my face even with all the shit I am going through in life … the good old days
keep your head up brother! better days ahead! we're here for you @@jordanmarazzi
I wish they play ranked together just to see what the chemistry is like ! Even some pub stomping lol
This brought me back in time. The dynasty fueled my passion for COD years ago and I couldn’t be happier seeing them back together. Nothing but love for all of them. My heart is full
Deadass even the current pros are sitting here waiting to watch this.
Hitch is a lowkey mvp host. Kept the vibes and conversations moving, but steering the conversations within the timeline so we can relive the dynasty from start to end. The questions were great and brought out entertaining info. Enjoyed it a lot.
Thanks god it wasnt hecz
Yes! And if he thinks anyone is going off topic/talking too much drama, he’ll bring it back and reset
And his knowledge is top tier
I started watching OpTic in 2014 roughly around the time where the Dynasty started up with Advanced Warfare going into Black Ops 3 and on and just looking at all the guys faces, it shows seeing them aged up from their young selves made me self-reflect on my own. I’ve grown up watching them during their time together whether it was through the highs or the lows. It’s the same with me based on where I was in high school in 2014 where I talked to people that I had good times with and bad times with and eventually didn’t talk to them again. I came around to that post college where I started talking to those people again and making up for lost time. Seeing that happen here with the Dynasty is seriously very heartwarming. More than anything I am happy this video got made…
Ain't nobody reading all of that.
literally started watching around the same time
dear diary
@@AdyanAlamyou literally just did if you had to comment 😂
@@AdyanAlam are you sure about that? 79 people and counting would beg to differ.
I wish this was 3 hours long, such a throwback and the vibes are still amazing between them all, I would love for there to be more content with them all together.
As someone who grew up watching this from age like 10-where I am now almost 25 I fell off the last year or so coming back seeing optic win champs again, seeing the dynasty talking it's amazing
OpTic KILLED this. Congratulations to everyone involved in the production. This is legendary.
Except it beging black & white
@@kurtis.F it’s gives it a different visual dynamic that you may not understand because you don’t know anything about filming and production. But keep supporting! The green wall appreciates you.
@@Casarez956 😆 🤣 😂
@@Casarez956in other words you have no idea either and it does nothing but make it hard to look at lol
@nathenbosher1067 makes it easier to look at. Also it's not black and white, dead giveaway is crims shoes. Just a screen filter
Crazy to see them all together, but I gotta give a shout out to Hitch. Probably my favorite member because he’s just been such a consistent and loyal friend throughout everything.
Man.... been an OpTic fan since MW3, the highs and lows and all the org has been through 💚 this had me tearing up
😂😂
Just thank you optic for this 😢 we all needed this after seeing all the goats retiring and stuff, so thank you 🥺❤️
ive waited for this day for a long time, was awesome to get a bit more behind the scenes of the dynasty days and its great to see all the guys back in one room again just joking with each other, hopefully this means that things are great with everyone now and i would love to see this group even run it back and maybe talk less about the dynasty days and more about what it was like for each of them since they all have long tenures in the league
Shoutout to Formal for always showing love to Dashy, Dashy is baby Formal. They better never drop him
He’s toxic af. Won’t ever win shit with him
optic is one of the last that keep the spirit alive
This got me so emotional. I got into esports because of this team and to see them all back together reminiscing is so good to see. Wish this never ended tbh.
I think i speak for everybody when i say more, please!
I cant name a single piece of content that i am more excited for in my entire life. Holy shit this is gonna be insane
SAME BROOOOOOOOO
best content in years
51:10 i will always respect this squad for what i seen them do in BO3 it was actually insane watching them do whatever they did in that game.
I honestly think if they didnt play Aches they were winning bo3 champs
Yeah this was crisp and arguably more entertaining than the whole COD season
A sit down worth waiting for man. Glad to see these gentlemen together again.
This was such a dream come true to watch. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who was a part of making this happen ❤
goosebumps listening to these guys talk about the old days, definitely the greatest roster ever.
FormaL is the only one in the circle that still plays a shooter at a pro level, we've come a long way
Not only that, he’s dominating.
Well yeah, but I dont think its necessarily, because the other dudes COULDNT do it anymore they just dont want to.
@@MV-ri7zuidk crims the only I think is cause of a skill/leadership issue. I think Seth formal and Damon could all still be on a team if they had the fire still
@@flamingballsofsteelCrim could definitely still be on a team lmao the only reason he didn’t get an offer was because he is a danger to the cdl with his honesty and also he was too harsh on the new kids
@@LayX201 people also just don’t like him
this was amazing and long awaited. shout out to the whole team and especially Hitch for being a great interviewer/host
Just got home from work to see this video appear in my feed. The absolute grin on my face. Cant wait to give this a watch and just see what they all talk about. These dudes are the reason I fell in love with gaming and call of duty and the reason that I wanted to work in the esports scene. Truly a one of a kind team.
man, it’s been way too long. they’ve built so many memories, i’m glad they set aside their differences & got this done :)
Love everything but the Black & White lol . For the intro it’s cool but the WHOLE video is a faded choice . Outside of that this was amazing hearing the stories and getting the insight on the teams 💚
Bro thank you I was looking for this comment. I was starting to think I was the only one. I figured it would fade to color and it never did. Kinda pissed me off a little bit lol 😂
I feel you but this is so legendary and brings back so many memories I don’t even care lol , I remember the days I was watching them as a kid no worries in the world just so involved with the optic boys and the whole scene as a whole , now I am 23 fighting for a better life but seeing this puts a smile on my face
@@jordanmarazzi keep your head up brother. Brighter days ahead 💚
@@zaucy_ thanks bro I hope so ❤️
@@jordanmarazziagreed this was legendary regardless . I was only annoyed wit it at the start but soon I got immersed in the vid and didn’t even care about it . Just a lil critique for future vids tho
All Legends and All in One room going over the Golden Era of competitive, I could’ve listened to them for hours .
The best video OpTic has put out this year. Loved the cinema style. Great conversations and insights. Truly a master piece
For real
It’s insane how well they remember their sets. They were talking about specifics sets and games they won from like 2018
Thanks to everyone involved in making this happen. A regular podcast with these guys would be incredible
Congrats Damon, You helped them win Champs the first year you were actually head coach. You legend!
Been waiting for this, and I'm so glad it happened. It takes time for everyone to get comfortable to talking about past events and that's the beauty of time passing and everyone thriving in new projects and interests. OpTic proving again that compelling stories don't have immediate deadlines. A good story is well worth the wait 💚🖤
Just came back to this again. What a pod. Really brings you back in time about how good these guys were. Massive S/O to Hitch to, just knows how to lead a conversation. Legendary video
This was so vibey I’m surprised how much chemistry these dudes still have after all these years still feels like friends hanging out
It's not surprising to see with Formal, Damon, and Scump when all 3 of them see each other on a daily basis as they're all still big parts of OpTic
Crim at the end was spot on about OG fans and how you react, especially for young guys not use to it. This was a really good watch, it's hard for me to sit for 1:30 and not tune out, I watched this all the way through
As special as this particular reunion is, I hope and wish I could see more group content from all of these guys together. Wonderful video, OpTic crew 💚
This is what call of duty needed this guy change things and seeing them back together talking about the past brings back memories shout out to OpTic
This was great. Really nice to be able to eavesdrop on 4 legends reminicing about the old days and even giving input on the current times within gaming. Thank you for this!
So much nostalgia! Couldn't stop smiling listening to them talk about the old school days
I think this is for sure my favorite piece of content Optic has ever put out. Absolutely beautiful
It’s so crazy to see the guys I grew up watching are now all grown and moved on from competing in COD. These four gave some of the best memories and entertainment. Legendary team with a legendary legacy
God I love this 💚 seeing Crim return to do this is just amazing, never thought I’d see him and Formal in the same room again
Him and Formal played halo during the off-season
This made them all genuinely happy. Thank you guys for showcasing top level cod/halo competition for all these years for us fans to enjoy.
This was legendary, hopefully we get them to meet again and talk more
This team man, influenced my childhood so much, so much inspiration for these guys and seeing this made every memory flood back. Thank you for this.
It's so sick how many beautiful memories come to mind when watching this video.
It was the best time as an OpTic and CoD fan. Greenwall💚💚
I think I speak for every optic fan who watched we just want to say thank you for all the memories. You guys gave us some of the best moments as fans and topped it off with IW champs.
Why is it in black and white??
The trendy thing to do rn 😂
Good question, I need to know to
Made in the 90s
A.I generated before they were born
These four made competitive cod what it was. A little piece of it died each year one retired till now it’s just a shell of its former glory. Miss these days.
Crim: "Hold on, let me shit on Nade real quick.'
We needed this, hopefully it isn't the last one either, would be awesome to see somewhat regular content from these 4.
The map win streak Crim was talking about was 22 maps in a row. Only for the optic dynasty to break that streak and go on a 23 map win streak on IW
Pretty sure it was something more like 50 days without losing a map, definitely not 50 maps haha
@@TheDob766 they were talking about map count tho not days
@@IcyIndra Yep, and I’m pretty sure he’s just misremembering. That’s why I said it’s more likely that it was 50 days of competition without losing a map, not 50 maps in a row. 20 something maps over 50 days of competition.
These guys made me absolutely love competitive call of duty miss the good ol days
Love hearing the passion from Formal talking BO3
Is it crazy to say that opening made me emotional. I looked up to these 4 like gods when I was younger and its so nice to see them all together again
These 4 got me through a tough time in my early 20's 💚💚 This is my OpTic!
Genuinely the most enjoyment I've had watching a pod in a while! Loved seeing the boys together
Really enjoyed this pod, felt like a trip to the past! Nothing but love for these guys! Keep killing it!
This was an amazing video, whoever thought of this and made it happened deserves a raise.
I’ll never forget watching these tourneys with my boys. We would have watch parties whenever optic was going off. So sick.
Nade drama at 7:55 - thank me later
Crimsix just trying to start drama. But they are the dynasty lol
Bless
This roster will always be so special to me 💚 so beyond happy we finally have this podcast!
Now make it monthly 👀
this was fucking incredible, need another one with nade too when he comes to texas for hitch bo2 tourney
Life’s been a roller coaster for a few months months. Been in a fog and I guess blind to all the COD content. Woke up today and this is at the very top of my feed. Needed this, needed to hear the boys chop it up, needed to reminisce. The struggle is temporary even necessary sometimes, success is inevitable.
Thank you guys for doing this for us💚🤙
Once formal remembers, he talks like it was yesterday and is still heated about the outcome. Love the passion
They really all cooked Nade and Scump didnt even stand up for him lmao. Wild
That was the most disappointing part of it
Yeah I was disappointed then
They were being honest we all knew in ghosts they didn’t want nade
hearing them recollect on old memories is so nostalgic and refreshing. group up with these guys side by side.
idk why people like wwatching on twitch more than youtube when youtube is infinitely better for the viewers
Got to see the build ul to this dynasty AND this dynasty.
Fans wanted it for like 7 years. Was lit when it happened
I wish you guys could add in clips of the events and situations these guys talk about. Especially the beginning when the roster was forming.
Geez, this hurts. But in a good way. Remembering all of the good times watching these guys compete. The feeling of them coming back, or clutching up with insane fashion. And how different a time it was for me, and for call of duty as a whole. I played Gbs every night, had an amazing set of friends i played with, and then they broke up. And Cod slowly started getting worse, and though i kept watching, it was never the same. And then i quit playing privates, and just played pubs, and my friends also disbanded, moving on to pc. I couldnt afford it and quit playing for years. This takes me back man
Hitch is such a good host its actually fucking insane
I still have so many more questions. But thank you guys for this.
If you watched Bo2 you got to watch the best cod will ever be. Complexity was probably the best team in history they were so dominant. And all the optic vlogs todays cod is so boring to watch but it was the people that made it great.
1:34:54 That nod to Kenny sure as hell hits like crack after this year's champs run. Crim was spot on. Kenny and the new Dashy are THE AR duo that OpTic needed, and they are consistently delivering great results. I hope that this current team can cement themselves as one of the best rosters ever formed and earn the title of The Dynasty.
Those were times fr. I remember every single one of them. Wish it could have lasted longer than it did.
No way crim turned up the heat the house to prep for an event😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Guys a freak
😂😂
APATHY LOVEEEEEE i love to see my man get the recognition he deserves such a hardworker and kind soul
them talking about franchising is LITERAL facts. its so hard to get hyped up for 3 games a day when we used to get HOURS of matches thursday to sunday
One thing I’ll never understand is why Nadeshot is getting so much hate.. guy’s a legend and it seems like he gets hate just because
Man watching these guys grind and watching CDL live back then was amaxing miss those days of COD
I appreciate that prod is trying out some new stuff and exercising their creativity, but personally i think making the one podcast everybody has been asking about for a while black and white was a bad call. Would've been better to do a more artistic video with this style, like a process or something original. All good though, still thoroughly enjoyed it👌
Yeah like I’ll listen to the convo, but if you’re gonna make it black & white just make it audio only
theres no way it bothers you this much.. its just black and white
@@DEVINCURTS they went a different route creatively, I personally felt like it took away from the viewing experience, gave some constructive criticism. Still enjoyed it and happily watched the whole thing. Not that deep dude, creatives don't just want yes men who never critique their work
@@Munchonmushies Agreed
Yeah and black and white is kinda strange
Great content as always! would be cool to see the clips they are talking about inserted into the podcast as well to add come more context. Great work as always
Black and white kills the vibe but this is awesome
Absolutely love this! So nice seeing these lads back together.
Also huge respect to Crim for wear a Faze hoodie! The guy does stand by his decisions. It would be unbelievable to see him back on OpTic though
Y’all be doing Nade dirty lmaoo
I remember hearing about optic in the CoD 4 lobbies back in 2007-08… what a ride
Why tf is this in black and white lmao
Thank you so much for making this happen!!!
black and white was corny but otherwise I was bricked the whole time #BrickByBrick
That was amazing bruh, I’m 23 now and this shit brought back so many memories I put this one while at work and I was smiling and laughing like i was 14-17 again
Me too bro I am 23 and I am watching this while at work too, and I work with people I don’t like but seeing this also puts a smile on my face , brings back so many memories of when I was a kid watching them …. The good old days
29 and been following Optic since 08/09 when Hecz used to organise sniping only lobbies. This shit hit me in the nostalgia 😢