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OpTic Gaming, the four-time Call of Duty Major League Gaming Champions and one of the top eSports teams in the world, now takes fans behind the controller—into the game and the minds of the greatest gamers in the world—in this fascinating and unique memoir and insider guide.

Emerging on the scene in 2006, OpTic Gaming has dominated the Call of Duty e-sports arena, thanks to the talents of legendary players such as Matt “NaDeSHoT” Haag, the biggest eSports personality on earth; Seth “Scump” Abner, the best Call of Duty player in the world; Midnite, one of the first girl gamers to rise to stardom on YouTube; and Hector “H3CZ” Rodriguez, the team founder and CEO. With over 14 million followers across social platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, no other team of players in eSports can match OpTic's popularity or ability to bring fans into the game.

Now, these remarkable players have collaborated to produce this one-of-a-kind book. In OpTic Gaming, they candidly share their story of becoming Call of Duty's global royalty—ESPN XGAMES, MLG, ESWC and GFINITY champions—laying bare their lives, exploring what it takes to make it in professional gaming, and speaking honestly about the consequences of their newfound fame. These best-of-the-best take you behind the controller, offering insights, knowledge, and strategies to help you improve your shot, master the most complex maps, and conquer the game with the ultimate weapons. Going beyond their number-one game, the team also discusses the rest of their lineups and how to become a champion in any arena. Revealing their go-to strategies, best missions, and favorite challenges, OpTic Gaming brings fans closer to these wildly popular professional gamers more than ever before.

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strongCZ NaDeSHoT Scump BigTymeR MiDNiTE OpTicJ Fwiz

One of the top eSports teams in the world, the legendary four-time Call of Duty Major League Gaming Champions, OpTic Gaming, takes you into the game and their universe as never before

With more than 16 million followers across various social channels, no eSports team matches the popularity or raw skill of OpTic Gaming. Thanks to the talents of legendary players such as Matt “NaDeSHoT” Haag, the biggest eSports personality on earth; Seth “Scump” Abner, the best Call of Duty player in the world; Ashley "MiDNiTE" Glassel, one of the first girl gamers to rise to stardom on YouTube; and Hector “strongCZ” Rodriguez, the team founder and CEO, OpTic Gaming has dominated the Call of Duty eSports arena for almost a decade.

Now in OpTic Gaming, the team members open up about the history of the team, their lives, what it takes to make it in professional gaming, and what it’s like to be Call of Duty champions. Along the way, they share every detail of how they achieved massive success on the biggest stages—from intense training techniques to gamer rivalries, their opinions on the best CoD titles, and how they convinced their parents to let them play video games for a living. Describing life on the team and in the legendary OpTic House, they take you behind the scenes of some of their most impressive wins, demonstrating how they’ve been able to succeed in the biggest events in pro gaming. The end result goes beyond the videos and the hashtags, telling a story of one team’s dramatic rise to the top.

OpTic GAMING was established in 2006 as a semiprofessional Call of Duty sniper team. In 2009, they started posting their games on YouTube and began their legendary run as professional Call of Duty gamers in Major League Gaming. They now have the largest following of any pro-gaming team, with more than 16 million fans across YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram who are devoted followers of the Green Wall.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dey Street Books (May 17, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0062449281
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062449283
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.68 x 9 inches

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Ryan Dempsey grew up in Barrington, Rhode Island and earned his B.A. in English from the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. After graduation, he worked as a freelance journalist for several newspapers in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In 2004, Ryan moved to Los Angeles where he earned his M.F.A. in screenwriting from Loyola Marymount University. He then went to work in the entertainment industry where, in addition to working as a freelance writer, he gained experience in talent representation and later as a story analyst for various production companies and talent agencies. He is the co-author of OpTic Gaming: The Making of eSports Champions and the upcoming Metta World Peace memoir titled No Malice.

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Great Story about Hard Work!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 21, 2022

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Easy reading and easy to relate to all the interviews!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 2, 2022

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Green Wall OG here!! A bit biased with the 5 star because I grew up watching everyone that had inserts in this book. Specifically Nadeshot. I don’t think you can even comprehend how many people you’ve touched in a positive light. You’ve inspired me to step out of my comfort zone so many times knowing I might be the best talent in whatever I’m attempting but through hard work and straight GRIT I’m gonna find reach finish line line first. I support all your 100T Drops and lastly scump…. Turn up for mw2 for me. I’ll be watching!

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R.Pranai

Recommended only for OpTic fans ONLY

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 18, 2016

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Somewhat similar to other books by YouTubers, this book takes you through the journey of OpTic Gaming form its humble beginnings to becoming the e-sports giant it is today.

Personally, I am a fan of optic gaming which makes me interested in knowing their story. But for anyone else looking for book to pass their time, this is not what you are look for. Only the people who are aware of e-sports and call of duty will enjoy this.

The way this book is written in a format I have not seen before.The authors take turns narrating their own experiences in each chapter about the different stages of their careers. My personal favorite is the story of nadeshot, he started out small.. became big... and went down unexpectedly.

The authors wanted readers to get more involved with e-sports after reading this book, but the message was not conveyed in the best way possible.

Overall the journey of optic is a roller coaster ride with a happy ending. This is what the authors wanted to share with the fans through the book.

At the end it didn't feel like I was reading a book, rather it was more like watching a podcast of all the members narrating their story, but this is just me. You may have a very different opinion about this. It is worth giving this book a shot.

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Charles H.

A must have for any OpTic fan!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 25, 2021

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It’s OpTic!! That should be enough to make the purchase. You won’t regret it :)

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Corey J.

Welcome to the GreenWall!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 13, 2016

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Being a fan of OpTic Gaming for many years, it is really awesome to finally see their biggest members share their stories. Whether you are into video games or not, this book is a great read simply because it is not just about video games but it's also about their personal lives and how they have been changed by competitive gaming. I have learned a lot about these authors that I had never known before. While many might not think a book about eSports and video games would be interesting, there are a lot of struggles each of these people had to go through in order to become the successful organization that they are today.

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Started watching Hecz vlogs. Really like this guys vlogs and his success with Optic so I wanted to read more. It's awesome. I also started in Call of duty 2 at 13 years old. Good book. Call of duty 2 I wouldn't say is the best game ever made. But it was the game I had the most fun with. It's definitely my favorite.

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V. Fernandes

Something that a lot of parents should read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 27, 2018

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This was a book that gave me a vivid window into the personal experiences of people in the world of eSports. For me it was personally valuable because my child has been involved with eSports since high school. So the book helped me understand my son better.

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Inspiring

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 6, 2016

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I only got the book because I like Optic Formal, and I think he's cute. Also I got the book because I have a MLG team and needed inspiration for us to get us to the top of the leader board when we do game battles. I read it and gave inspiration to my team and now we're top 250 out of 5,000 teams. It's great for inspiration.

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Perfect

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 4, 2020

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A very happy hubby with this book

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Wow

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 7, 2016

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Some of the stories in this are insane! If you are a fan of OpTic, COD or just eSports in general I would def recommend this book!

Samuel

Loved it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 4, 2016

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just loved the whole book, to know about the making of optic. loved learning about each persons developments in ca of duty

Shaun

5 STAR

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on June 9, 2016

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Amazing book quite detailed also it would be better if they had parts with other optic members such as crimsix, karma, or hitch and formal

Oscar Schapiro

Purely Amazing

Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on August 6, 2016

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This was a amazing read that I feel anyone with a passion for eSports or competitive Call of Duty will love. No matter whether they are a OpTic Gaming fan or not.

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