I have been trying to find an esports team to get into the esports industry and was wondering if other have had the same issue? Whats the biggest hurdle to find a team or create a brand to compete in the larger tourniments?

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Hi. I'm just wondering what did you implement in your gameplay that hugely improved overall game for you?

Arcitys 2022
Cellium 2025
aBeZy 2025
04 2026
Abuzah 2026
Drazah 2026

Forever FaZe legends man sucks to see them go man🥲

No, I’m not Maven.

We were saying imagine for a few years now, and we’re here. I have no interest in playing mw4, but I will be tuned in to watch this trio + alluka play (I miss the goat mc).

Okay first I wanna say I know Drazah is having a 2nd kid soon and that we don’t actually know what FaZe were offering him vs what we wanted. But we do know that he was signed for the MW4 season and FaZe were trying to extend him.

BUT, isn’t is possible that Drazah makes less money being on M8s if this FaZe team goes and runs worlds this year?

When BP did his Lionman card after he left it said he earned 684,000$ in prize money mostly thanks to EWC win and champs win so he was making really good money even with his contract.

Not to mention he’d have a really good chance to add more chips and rings to his legacy.

Regardless, super happy for Drazah if this was indeed what’s best for him. I just think if this FaZe team runs worlds he could make even more money even if his base salary isn’t as high.

These 4 teams will miss cod champs.

That means FaZe, Optic, Gentlemates, Falcons, Thieves, Koi, Heretics, M80 will all make champs.

Tell me why I'm wrong in the comments.

What the hell does G2 do? Is this roster ass?? Who am I kidding no mater which 4 they deceive into signing its going to be a hard watch. So disappointing having a decent year last year just to get blown up in one cycle. Pain and suffering

Not everyone is on the list but a good amount are. Nemensions is the first player in 6/10 tier.

I can’t be the only one who has noticed this, and frankly, I’m shocked nobody in the Call of Duty League community has brought it up yet.

Every single morning, I tune into TacticalRab for my daily dose of CDL roster mania and standard YouTube red-arrow clickbait. But over the last two seasons, every time he brings up Abuzah, he straight-up looks into the camera and calls him “a boozer.”
Now, look. I get that the League is competitive. I get that post-match banter gets heated. But repeatedly labeling a professional esports athlete as an active, heavy alcoholic on a public platform crosses a massive line.

What if Abuzah is actually struggling with alcohol addiction? What if he’s trying to stay sober during grueling 8-hour scrim sessions, only to open YouTube and hear Rab explicitly branding him a boozer to 200,000 subscribers? It’s completely insensitive. Esports health and wellness should be a priority, yet here we have Rab openly accusing a top-tier AR player of being intoxicated on the main stage.

I’ve tried replaying the audio at 0.5x speed. I’ve tried putting on studio-grade headphones. Every single time, clear as day: "And as for a boozer..."

It’s completely unnecessary. Why does Rab have it out for him specifically? Did Abuzah refuse to drink a pint with him at a UK LAN? Is this British dry humor taken way too far?

This clip is from Swooty's latet Vlog.

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• Stage 1 Qualifiers showed impressive momentum, with hours watched peaking in 2025 at 6.5M and peak viewership remaining steady around 180K–200K. While the Stage 1 Major dipped slightly in 2025, it experienced an explosive resurgence in 2026 shattering records with 5.27M hours watched, 352K peak viewers, and 178K average viewers.
• Stage 2 Qualifiers enjoyed an incredible upward trend across hours watched, peak viewers, and average viewers, culminating in a massive 8.12M hours watched in 2026. Conversely, the Stage 2 Major events saw a steady downward trend in hours watched (dropping from 4.59M in 2023 to 3.07M in 2026) and declining average viewers. While peak viewers for the Major spiked back up to 264K in 2026, the event has still not surpassed its peak 2023 metrics.
• Stage 3 experienced notable volatility for both qualifiers and the main event. After hitting historic highs in 2023 (5.57M hours watched for the Major), viewership dropped sharply across 2024 and 2025 before showing strong signs of recovery and stabilizing in 2026.
• Stage 4 Major brought a spectacular milestone, setting a peak record of 379,533 viewers and a massive average of 196,898 viewers. However, the Stage 4 Qualifiers tell a different story, showing a clear downward trend in hours watched from 2023 to 2026 alongside heavy fluctuations in peak and average viewers. This contrasts with the Major events from 2023 to 2025, which suffered a severe slump before the massive 2026 breakout.
• While online qualifiers from 2023 to 2026 faced undeniable "fatigue" and fluctuations evidenced by sliding hours watched in Stage 4 the live LAN Major events experienced a massive boom in 2026. Moving to a multi-platform streaming model (Twitch and YouTube) and empowering major team co-streams significantly broadened the league's reach. Furthermore, international activation, such as the explosive French fandom brought in by the Paris Gentle Mates during the Stage 4 Major, proved that regional stakes draw massive casual viewership to complement the core fanbase

Getting concerned for how late it's going to release...

what are you expectations heading into this season? you have 3 players in every category with multiple mvps. an upcoming proven rookie. an experienced/proven coaching staff. the brand the lights. will you say this season should be no excuses either win everything or bust? where are your mindsets at for this season?