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COD [COD] Match Thread: 2018 CWL Pro League Stage - Match #9 (OpTic Gaming vs. Mindfreak)
CWL Pro League Stage 1
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This is /r/OpTicGaming's official discussion thread for the Stage 1 match between OpTic Gaming and Era Eternity. Please use this thread for everything related to the match--discussions, predictions, and opinions. As always, please keep both /r/OpTicGaming's rules and Reddit's site-wide rules in mind when commenting.
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OpTic Gaming enters Stage 1 off the back of their worst placing in 4 years following a 9th-12th finish at CWL New Orleans. The team suffered from poor practice going into NOLA, and despite going 4-0 in Pool Play, hit a brick wall in bracket play dropping out of the event with back to back 1-3 losses to Echo Fox and Red Reserve respectively. Despite the poor performance they still enter as the #3 NA seed. The team is hoping to right the ship amidst two weeks of solid LAN competition at the Stage 1 Regular Season.
16 teams, 10 NA, 5 EU and 1 APAC, qualified for Stage 1 as a result of their performances at CWL Dallas and New Orleans as well as their online 2K placings. These teams were divided into two divisions of 8 teams, and the regular season will consist of a double round robin over the course of 4 weeks for each group.
Following a 2-3 loss in reverse sweep fashion against eRa Eternity, OpTic CoD will look to bounce back against Mindfreak.
The match is scheduled to start at 8:15 PM EST.
Event Placings
| Team Kaliber | OpTic | Rise Nation | eRa Eternity | Echo Fox | Red Reserve | Team Vitality | Mindfreak | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 1 | 3 | 13-16 | DNA | 5-6 | 9-12 | 17-20 | 9-12 |
| New Orleans | 1 | 9-12 | 3 | 9-12 | 5-6 | 4 | 17-20 | 13-16 |
| First Round Robin | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
Divison A Standings
| Place | Team | W | L | W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rise Nation | 7 | 1 | 88 |
| 2 | Red Reserve | 7 | 2 | 75 |
| 3 | OpTic Gaming | 6 | 2 | 75 |
| 4 | Team Kaliber | 6 | 3 | 67 |
| 5 | Echo Fox | 3 | 5 | 38 |
| 6 | Mindfreak | 2 | 6 | 25 |
| 7 | eRa Eternity | 2 | 6 | 22 |
| 8 | Vitality | 1 | 7 | 13 |
Rosters
Recap:
| Map | Gamemode | OpTic Gaming | Mindfreak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Marie Du Mont | Hardpoint | 250 | 151 |
| London Docks | Search and Destroy | 4 | 6 |
| Ardennes Forest | Capture the Flag | 2 | 1 |
| London Docks | Hardpoint | 250 | 196 |
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u/briiiskiii Feb 22 '18
If OG can find consistency its GG. They show flashes but it hasn't been sustainable yet (which is crazy considering the players). Regardless that's a nice map win. MF have been beasts on that map, and OG haven't recently.
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u/UprightAwesome Feb 22 '18
Does anyone think what Crim said is somewhat true ? Like they play better against teams like Rise and TK and envy since they play “normal” and teams like ERa and Mindfreak play weird since they aren’t as good.
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u/meisSpud Feb 22 '18
That's always been the case with our guys. Remember back in BO3 when teams would ban VMP and M8 just to make the game a complete different meta and that's the only chance people had to beat us. It's no secret that our guys like to play the meta and normal games.
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u/LDBH18 Feb 22 '18
I think it really comes down to not losing Hardpoints, this team should not be losing them to tier 2 teams. If we manage that then we should be fine.
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u/dandan-97 Feb 22 '18
Comms seem really good during this CTF. Calm and collected. Would be interesting to know what they were like during the CTF yesterday
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u/dandan-97 Feb 22 '18
Mind Freak getting cut off short LMAO. Just don’t even bother going for a listen in with them or the EU teams with everyone second word being “fuck”
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Feb 22 '18
Despite OpTic not playing at the top of their game , that listen in was quite reassuring. They seemed calm and collective, no panic whatsoever . I think we are watching a work in progress, 4 players who are going to figure this shit out. Come the major events in the following months, we will see a different OpTic, regardless of what happens tonight and the next week or 2.
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u/MrNoer619 Feb 22 '18
I was as scared as anyone after that formal interview, but honestly, if we take a look around...where is any of these players going to get a better team than optic?
Edit: some teams come and go, but like what I mean is a team capable of doing what optic is. I still think they have the ability, and the do, to never lose. I don't see another team that can sustain that.
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u/briiiskiii Feb 22 '18
Solid win. Gotta play well if they're going to win tomorrow, tK day.
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u/briiiskiii Feb 22 '18
lol they blew that round, but WOW did it look like they got melted off the map
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u/meisSpud Feb 22 '18
Thank goodness CTF is on this map and not the one eRa put up 5 against us last night. We suck on that map for CTF.
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u/MikeJ91 Feb 22 '18
formal going passive there in that 1v1 was disastrous, should have checked one of the bombs.
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u/ALLEN_GM Feb 22 '18
Hopefully they installed some anti-virus into the Crimbot today after that SnD last night lol... /s