"Ah you are finally awake 😊 you hit your head pretty hard there buddy 😅 Franchising? NRG? NRG ardiis? DSG yay? Come on man our final match against LOUD at Masters Reykjavik 2022 is about to start 😅"
"you guys always ask me what's my dream team, that is literally it, that team." fuck man, a feeling like that is so hard to find. and to have that end with losing the biggest final you've played yet against your rivals... gotta be a crushing feeling for all of them man
Man 2022 optic was so good back then. During their peak, I used to watch yay clips as one of my warm ups before playing which actually helped me climb up and dominate my games. It wasn’t just yay’s peak but I also enjoyed watching FNS’s(fenis) IGLing, marved clutching on controller role along with victor playing neon/flex. Crashies kinda underrated tho but optic felt like a perfect team during that era.
I often wonder what would've happened if Optic had won Champions....imagine franchising starting without the defending world champions, if not under the optic banner then maybe at least all five of them under a new banner instead of what happened. What a wonderful video, I'm always upset that I became a fan of valorant esports during Optics win at Iceland, and now the team that once was is no more.
Hell of a video. Documenting one of the greatest teams in Valorant and specifically my favorite team in any sport/eSport. They are my favorite because out of any sport this is the first team that I rooted for since the start and actually won a championship. I still root for the Optic core even how that they are under the umbrella of NRG and when other players like Yay or Marved are on other teams. Zeph try not to glaze Optic Challenge impossible even when a video isn't about them. Maybe I'm just coping with the fact I'll never see that team hoist the Champions trophy, but in that moment at Reykjavik it was euphoric. My GOATS Optic. Thank you. Great Job Commend!
let's talk about how the old hud featured all cams at the same time and we downgraded now to where it only shows the cam of the person that we are spectating...
Looking at the end of this video, I realised how close champs 22 was... Optic was leading every map before haven and lost all the leads... Throw city SADGE
As someone who only got into valorant esports this year this channel has been good for catching up on what’s happened the previous couple years. I only know most of these players from the NRG team so it’s interesting seeing the past of this core
this was a beautiful video. the best one from you yet. I think you have a perfect mix of telling a story, and looking at the gameplay and the context that surrounded the team. It was very nice to see how not only the team itself developed, but the game with them, just by looking at things like huds, maps, and production which are so different today. Optic's story is in a way incredible. Every player's name lives in the community in a beautiful at sometimes hilarious way. When you listen to pacific's 2024 anthem, when every cracked duelist is compared to the king of hell, or the discussion goes to the best duelists, clutchers or flexes. It is all there. Good job.
INCREDIBLE video, and fantastic production! it's incredible how you can string together all these disparate clips - the matches themselves, the team comms, shots of the individual players, even the casters' voices to create such a cinematic experience. the music was beautiful too, it really added to the masterful tension and release, the lovely writing. i remember watching a lot of these games; this video made me feel like i was watching it unfold all over again.
Optic were really the villains for many, but that team was something else I feel I was a part of it all along, glad to have seen it all live and be a supporter of the team from envy days ♥️
This is an incredibly well made video. Perfect pacing, narration, all the right moments. Shit, I didn’t go into this thinking I’d get emotional but here we are
U can tell Commend really put heart and effort into these story vids. Commend can make a video about DFM and will still tell the story really well. Keep it up
The thing bout Optic was every1 meshed so well, like they could actually trust each other all of me. N they would all mostly be in the same page. Really hard to find such a team
The fact that a single round and a failed classic right-click ended their year will always haunt me. If that crashies right click connected on to Sacy they win champs and there is no doubt in my mind. Even breeze was just unlucky asf.
Im pretty new to the valorant scene, but this video made me realize that Aspas is Thanos. Def one of the best ever. This dude been carrying for YEARS!!!!
I was a huge fan of this team since the envy days, and that grand finals at champs was genuinely the most doable win in the world. Still think they were the most consistent team of 2022, placing top 3 in every international tourney, but so sad to see what’s happened now :(
I feel you give yay and marved a lot of credit in this but I'ma be real, I watched most of these maps and I was much more impressed by viktor in this series. Entry is one of the hardest and most dangerous roles to play well, and he did it super well. Sprinting your ass onto the site first, clearing corners and taking duels against monsters like Aspas, Mako, and TenZ is definitely one of the hardest roles to play in professional valorant. Viktor was first one in and still managed to be the last one standing in several of your clips, entrying and clutching with equal ease. His large agent pool allowed his team to run him in both raze and neon, and he was world class in both. Yes, it's cool watching Marved run in third and expertly trade two kills and win the final duel with a few precise shots, but we all should acknowledge that its only with a good execute and expert entry that this is even possible.
both teams loud and optic are just shadows of what they were back in Reykjavik i shed a tear thinking about both titans and the prime of valorant competitive
9:52 funny how people reduce yay to only being good on chamber, but the next 3 clips are rifle/OP clips and not chamber clips. Idk why yay sucks now, but its definitely not chamber bad = yay bad, its way deeper
Yeah, especially when he got 2nd place with no Chamber. yay just needs a particular system around him to work, DSG and BLD definitely didn't provide that system
@@kenarnarayaka look at every great duelist you know. yay, demon1, tenz, derke, aspas, the list goes on but they all need a system of support players and it's not just how good those players are it's their chemistry. when yay was on optc fns did the best he possibly could to put yay in positions where he knew he could succeed and that is why they did well. there is no such thing as "washed players" ppl call demon1 washed but if he still had potter as his coach in that system he would be frying lobbies. it's the sad truth that this just isn't an esport where u see longevity
@@dryskull8605 yeah ik wym, derke, tenz, and aspas are more dive duelists who make everything happen with nothing and yay and demon1 are a lot more methodical so it’s hard to compare but their impact on the game is overwhelming is what im saying basically
@@MoistPeanutz more like if he had jawgemo to open up sites for him. Demon1 did extremely well as second fragger in line for EG with jawgemo playing the entries and him dashing in second, but he looked very uncomfortable opening up sites for NRG on entry alone.
Optic and Gambit are two teams I think who would have continued being a dynasty to this day only if there were a bit different circumstances and they weren't separated!
@@Al_cappuccino19 it would end badly for him, he won't do well without playing with people who understand his playstyle and put him in positions where he can capitalize. i love yay but building your team around one player to succeed is a thing of the past.
@@MoistPeanutz yeah true Yay was El Diablo but now the game has changed a lot. U need a good IGL and supporter (NRG current situation) Just see aspas, although he is the most consistent top player but their team lost to FUT
Genuinely the saddest thing about VCT is how many of the great teams just dissolve, recently it was EG, they join alongside LOUD, Optic, and PRX almost did until jinggg was able to come and same with NAVI with their stint with Cned before getting Ardis back. But imagine a top 8 in champs with PRX, OG Optic, OG LOUD, Lock-in FNC, 2023 Champs EG, GEN. G, NAVI, and EDG.
I love the core team since Envy days! I really hope they (NRG team now) can comeback from their losses this year, & qualify for playoffs. And ngl, Marved is such a great player! I miss seeing him play at his best… with the core team. 🥺
I started playing val late 2022 I never got to see optic play but still they are my favorite team as nrg even with them not finding success I love each player from the core and wish I knew about them in their prime
Every time there is this conversation about optic 2022 it is important to mention that when they won Rekyavik Eu 1st seed fpx weren’t able to attend the event.
Didn't even noticed I watched the whole 46 minutes, amazing video. I look for OPTC in NRG and I've just been pretty disappointed by them which is such a shame, I really hope NRG with their roster changes again can make me remember what OPTC was like. Such a shame they dropped marved though as much as I dislike the guy.
Was absolutely gutted when they didn’t make it to franchising 2 years ago man. Was sad for a couple days and not because optic wouldn’t be in it, but more so for the fact that the squad had to separate.
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What I wouldn't give to see Optic prime play again...
They wouldnt win a single match
@@Commer83 bro definitely felt like the main character after this reply
Noooo, y0y, the ice cream man, an old man and two weirdo’s
@@ArceusplayzEpic optic was carried by a broken agent. They all became tier 2-3 after 2022
@@Commer834th at masters = tier 2 apparently
"Ah you are finally awake 😊 you hit your head pretty hard there buddy 😅 Franchising? NRG? NRG ardiis? DSG yay? Come on man our final match against LOUD at Masters Reykjavik 2022 is about to start 😅"
OPTIC x Loud was ALWAYS amazing matches. Both teams were so good playing against each other, it was crazy.
@@LiviaAndrade1 a reunion match between old optic and loud would be amazing
:(
@@theticfob5676 What's crazy is that you can call it an all star game
so we haven't won it yet? with no guarantee?
"you guys always ask me what's my dream team, that is literally it, that team." fuck man, a feeling like that is so hard to find. and to have that end with losing the biggest final you've played yet against your rivals... gotta be a crushing feeling for all of them man
I love old optic man I shed a tear thinking about them
It was peak and we didnt even know at that time 😪
There was only 1 optic, there's no old or new
Us bro Us
Man 2022 optic was so good back then. During their peak, I used to watch yay clips as one of my warm ups before playing which actually helped me climb up and dominate my games. It wasn’t just yay’s peak but I also enjoyed watching FNS’s(fenis) IGLing, marved clutching on controller role along with victor playing neon/flex. Crashies kinda underrated tho but optic felt like a perfect team during that era.
every one of them was great, the antistratting, counterplays, especially victors neon was just an absolute show
@@randomosugamer yessir 😁
We remember Pool-chan's legacy
Can poolchan put his champions trophy on the table like bonecold?
@@Commer83 cook bro EU on top
I cant believe Pool Chan cant swim
I thought he’s coming back
@@ishin_real he is, him and s0m are returning to NRG
They truly are the fallen kings....every one of them
Cant be called kings without winning champions
@@Algorithm62 there can be more than 1 king
@@Who.-fm3zx There can be at most only one king.
@@Algorithm62nvm idc what you say you are a tier 1 optic hater lmao
@@Algorithm62 thats basically the entire league
I often wonder what would've happened if Optic had won Champions....imagine franchising starting without the defending world champions, if not under the optic banner then maybe at least all five of them under a new banner instead of what happened. What a wonderful video, I'm always upset that I became a fan of valorant esports during Optics win at Iceland, and now the team that once was is no more.
Marved was my favourite player man. with the off-angle + perfect crosshair placement he sat anyone down.
no way bro dropped just before dinnertime im saved
i get it
That rivalry with Loud was epic, that was peak valorant for sure. I miss those games so much.
Hell of a video. Documenting one of the greatest teams in Valorant and specifically my favorite team in any sport/eSport. They are my favorite because out of any sport this is the first team that I rooted for since the start and actually won a championship. I still root for the Optic core even how that they are under the umbrella of NRG and when other players like Yay or Marved are on other teams. Zeph try not to glaze Optic Challenge impossible even when a video isn't about them. Maybe I'm just coping with the fact I'll never see that team hoist the Champions trophy, but in that moment at Reykjavik it was euphoric. My GOATS Optic. Thank you.
Great Job Commend!
38:58 I love how FNS just drops his headphones and it bounces 😂
let's talk about how the old hud featured all cams at the same time and we downgraded now to where it only shows the cam of the person that we are spectating...
which event ?
@@C2nst4ntany international event from 2021
Looking at the end of this video, I realised how close champs 22 was... Optic was leading every map before haven and lost all the leads... Throw city SADGE
like crashies said in one of the clips, they were throwing easy rounds and man advantages because they were making dumb decisions
Tmv throw city reference?
BABE WAKE UP NEW COMMEND VIDEO JUST DROPPED (i love your storytelling so much i wish you gain more in popularity)
watching this again makes me wonder, pre-franchise era players really packed and incredible
just have to appreciate the "marved,crashies and victor" they are beautiful
As someone who only got into valorant esports this year this channel has been good for catching up on what’s happened the previous couple years. I only know most of these players from the NRG team so it’s interesting seeing the past of this core
this was a beautiful video. the best one from you yet. I think you have a perfect mix of telling a story, and looking at the gameplay and the context that surrounded the team. It was very nice to see how not only the team itself developed, but the game with them, just by looking at things like huds, maps, and production which are so different today.
Optic's story is in a way incredible. Every player's name lives in the community in a beautiful at sometimes hilarious way. When you listen to pacific's 2024 anthem, when every cracked duelist is compared to the king of hell, or the discussion goes to the best duelists, clutchers or flexes.
It is all there.
Good job.
INCREDIBLE video, and fantastic production! it's incredible how you can string together all these disparate clips - the matches themselves, the team comms, shots of the individual players, even the casters' voices to create such a cinematic experience. the music was beautiful too, it really added to the masterful tension and release, the lovely writing. i remember watching a lot of these games; this video made me feel like i was watching it unfold all over again.
Thank you so much 😁😁😁
Holy, I know you've been cooking sometimes but the transitions between casters at ~12:50 is so seamless
This vid gave me chills man, especially the ending where FNS said "We had the perfect team"
Optic were really the villains for many, but that team was something else I feel I was a part of it all along, glad to have seen it all live and be a supporter of the team from envy days ♥️
when that voilin hitted in the end that was just a cinematic masterclass they were so perfect it was really everything
ill never forget OPTC yay and the shaoshow
great job on this man, made me cry. miss optic val
seeing viktor get mad and slam tehe desk is nice. really shows how much he cared
3:04 made me so nostalgic. I remember this clutch to this day, at the time it was the greatest clutch I have ever seen.
Optic yay in the killfeed was the scariest thing to see watching these games live
This is an incredibly well made video. Perfect pacing, narration, all the right moments. Shit, I didn’t go into this thinking I’d get emotional but here we are
These documentary type of videos are amazing, keep up the amazing work and please keep making more of these.
i miss optic so much
Loud Vs Optic is one of the most intense Rivalry ever existed in VCT and You can't change my mind.
Thanks for the video man. Fns part at the end really hits me.
such a great video. to go back to this time of valorant and the map pool
ive watched this video so many times it is truly a master piece
U can tell Commend really put heart and effort into these story vids. Commend can make a video about DFM and will still tell the story really well. Keep it up
FINALLY COMMEND DID AN OPTIC VIDEO YESSSSSSS LETSGO
FNS’ face after he says that was his dream team, you can see just how much he misses them.
this might be the best valorant video out there,ly commend & I miss the greats
The thing bout Optic was every1 meshed so well, like they could actually trust each other all of me. N they would all mostly be in the same page. Really hard to find such a team
The fact that a single round and a failed classic right-click ended their year will always haunt me. If that crashies right click connected on to Sacy they win champs and there is no doubt in my mind. Even breeze was just unlucky asf.
Im pretty new to the valorant scene, but this video made me realize that Aspas is Thanos. Def one of the best ever. This dude been carrying for YEARS!!!!
the documentary was so well done good job commend
Commend you are the greatest content creator ever to be born .
Love that these guys truly wanted to represent OpTic and win for OpTic. Hopefully we see them back in VALORANT but this team will never be forgotten.
missed this guy productions so much... just perfect
12:45 thank you for including the Japanese commentary for that Yay clip. It doesn’t feel good without the Japanese casters
What a roller coaster of emotions this vid has
I needed this video, i cry myself to sleep everytime i remember optic
bro its sad to watch this while yay and marved are not having a good run this year
I was a huge fan of this team since the envy days, and that grand finals at champs was genuinely the most doable win in the world. Still think they were the most consistent team of 2022, placing top 3 in every international tourney, but so sad to see what’s happened now :(
bro dropped this after one of the biggest announcements in the circuit
i was never the biggest fan of this team but watching them was such a beautiful thing sucks to see how things went for this lineup after
this last speech hurts my soul.. I miss this team so much
OpTic Valorant, we shall never see your like again. It was something special
I feel you give yay and marved a lot of credit in this but I'ma be real, I watched most of these maps and I was much more impressed by viktor in this series. Entry is one of the hardest and most dangerous roles to play well, and he did it super well.
Sprinting your ass onto the site first, clearing corners and taking duels against monsters like Aspas, Mako, and TenZ is definitely one of the hardest roles to play in professional valorant. Viktor was first one in and still managed to be the last one standing in several of your clips, entrying and clutching with equal ease. His large agent pool allowed his team to run him in both raze and neon, and he was world class in both.
Yes, it's cool watching Marved run in third and expertly trade two kills and win the final duel with a few precise shots, but we all should acknowledge that its only with a good execute and expert entry that this is even possible.
both teams loud and optic are just shadows of what they were back in Reykjavik i shed a tear thinking about both titans and the prime of valorant competitive
Legends never die ...
They become a part of you ...
Scream has always been my fav. player. This trip down the memory lane did well me up with emotions!
ngl i teared up bro. 2021/2022 was peak valorant
I'll never forgive RIOT for not having OPTIC as a partnered org...
and they kept eg....
you kinda have to realize that it wasn't riots decision, optic decided to not sign with riot
Hecz said they missed the deadline for the application 💀
Riot can't do much when OPTIC fucks up and don't submit the necessary paperwork to apply in the first place
they got mibr... well done RIOT
9:52 funny how people reduce yay to only being good on chamber, but the next 3 clips are rifle/OP clips and not chamber clips.
Idk why yay sucks now, but its definitely not chamber bad = yay bad, its way deeper
Yeah, especially when he got 2nd place with no Chamber.
yay just needs a particular system around him to work, DSG and BLD definitely didn't provide that system
@@kenarnarayaka look at every great duelist you know. yay, demon1, tenz, derke, aspas, the list goes on but they all need a system of support players and it's not just how good those players are it's their chemistry. when yay was on optc fns did the best he possibly could to put yay in positions where he knew he could succeed and that is why they did well. there is no such thing as "washed players" ppl call demon1 washed but if he still had potter as his coach in that system he would be frying lobbies. it's the sad truth that this just isn't an esport where u see longevity
@@MoistPeanutz i cant put yay and demon1 in the same category as aspas, derke, tenz ,etc. they're just a different kind of duelist
@@dryskull8605 yeah ik wym, derke, tenz, and aspas are more dive duelists who make everything happen with nothing and yay and demon1 are a lot more methodical so it’s hard to compare but their impact on the game is overwhelming is what im saying basically
@@MoistPeanutz more like if he had jawgemo to open up sites for him. Demon1 did extremely well as second fragger in line for EG with jawgemo playing the entries and him dashing in second, but he looked very uncomfortable opening up sites for NRG on entry alone.
10:39 OpTic gave yay an office chair💀💀💀
I cried a little bit watching the old optic 😢
Didn’t think I’d be crying today but here I am
victor was so mad he hit the table harder than alex hitting the table
NGL that grand final between optic and loud is like an allstar game what a fucking roster on both sides=DD
Mans got me in my feels on a Tuesday morning
Optic and Gambit are two teams I think who would have continued being a dynasty to this day only if there were a bit different circumstances and they weren't separated!
really well made video, keep it up dude
Seeing Hiko walkout is crazy lol
God I wish so much yay comes back in form, somehow, still praying or a comeback
At this point I doubt any tier 1 NA teams would take him, tier 2 is probably the only solution for him to rebuild his confidence
@@Al_cappuccino19 it would end badly for him, he won't do well without playing with people who understand his playstyle and put him in positions where he can capitalize. i love yay but building your team around one player to succeed is a thing of the past.
@@MoistPeanutz retirement it is then
@@MoistPeanutz yeah true
Yay was El Diablo but now the game has changed a lot.
U need a good IGL and supporter (NRG current situation)
Just see aspas, although he is the most consistent top player but their team lost to FUT
@@Subhrajyoti fut is a good team , yay can easily comeback if he changed roles , poolchan can fix him
This was amazing watched it fully well done
remember when victor was "food" 💀
dude💀💀💀
broo i forgot 💀💀💀💀
Genuinely the saddest thing about VCT is how many of the great teams just dissolve, recently it was EG, they join alongside LOUD, Optic, and PRX almost did until jinggg was able to come and same with NAVI with their stint with Cned before getting Ardis back. But imagine a top 8 in champs with PRX, OG Optic, OG LOUD, Lock-in FNC, 2023 Champs EG, GEN. G, NAVI, and EDG.
Take out EDG and put DRX there
@@KianoushAlavi yeah especially after their performance in shanghai😭 probably best to have a different team there
@@KianoushAlavi Gambit should be there
@@shadowmasterSK who will Chronicle play for then 😂
@@vinsmoke2865 EDG comment didn't age well
2022 was the best year of Valorant no doubt. In terms of competition, story, miracles runs and popularity, 2022 was peak.
Popularity is more now. SEN vs GENG is the most viewed game in Valorant history
@@wrekt2192 they did but across the whole competition, Champions 2022 still holds the highest views in average followed by Champions 2023 was the
Nahh bro this video is too fucking goated!! Loved it all the way
This video was interesting and so much fun to watch. Great vid
Thanks for the video, Commend!
6k views in 2 hours is criminal for this masterpiece
Wow. What a video bro. Keep it up. Great job 👏
Sick docu man, loved it!
marved 2022 was probably one of my favourite players to watch. absolutely insane
Another banger, keep up he work, missed ur videos glad u r back'
Loved the video, hand on heart.
I miss Optic, I miss them so much.
I love the core team since Envy days! I really hope they (NRG team now) can comeback from their losses this year, & qualify for playoffs. And ngl, Marved is such a great player! I miss seeing him play at his best… with the core team. 🥺
I started playing val late 2022 I never got to see optic play but still they are my favorite team as nrg even with them not finding success I love each player from the core and wish I knew about them in their prime
Every time there is this conversation about optic 2022 it is important to mention that when they won Rekyavik Eu 1st seed fpx weren’t able to attend the event.
Loud were the best team pre frachising, but great video
26:21 this goes hard
Also stax and marved now not in a team is so sad watching this
Didn't even noticed I watched the whole 46 minutes, amazing video. I look for OPTC in NRG and I've just been pretty disappointed by them which is such a shame, I really hope NRG with their roster changes again can make me remember what OPTC was like. Such a shame they dropped marved though as much as I dislike the guy.
Was absolutely gutted when they didn’t make it to franchising 2 years ago man. Was sad for a couple days and not because optic wouldn’t be in it, but more so for the fact that the squad had to separate.
Our Very Own Chamber Merchant 😭 Miss Him.
BRO UPLOAD MORE YOUR VIDS ARE BANGERS, favorite vids in val community
This was an awesome video, always a shame that they couldn't play together due to something out of their control.
man I miss the valorant times when this two giants(LLL&OPTC)collide to each other.
Another great video dude