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Hector "H3CZ" Rodriguez, OpTic Gaming owner, is the star of the 381st Episode of 'Reflections'. This episode is part two of two about H3CZ's career.

H3CZ is an esports icon for the dynasties and brands he helped create and nuture within the OpTic Gaming Call of Duty team. Names like Nadeshot, Scump, Crimsix, FormaL and Karma will ring out forever in the history of the franchise and his team was a famous home for them all.

Throughout the many different versions of the game there were many different times OpTic were at the time, with names like Scump and Crimsix considered potentially the best player ever, but it was also the cultural impact the organisation had which remains memorable. Their fanbase, dubbed "The Green Wall", has shown a rabid loyalty and willingness to transition between games which is still incredible to consider in today's media-driven age.

There were moves made into games like Counter-Strike and League of Legends, but while the former showed some success and the latter not much it was a surprising move into VALORANT which established another dynasty. OpTic were arguably the best team of 2022 but an unsuccessful VCT partnership application saw them forced to break apart.

In part two, H3CZ discusses the ups and downs of the CS team, how he came to leave OpTic and hear them booed at an event, time in NRG, merging with Envu and why FaZe were his rivals and not Envy.

This interview was recorded on the 12th of April, 2024.

► Time-line of topics discussed:
00:00 Building the OpTic CS team
03:03 Winning ELEAGUE
04:11 Breakdown of OpTic CS
07:46 How did he come to leave OpTic
11:33 Necessity of agency with the brand
13:55 Drama and trash talking
15:54 NRG
16:53 Not being OpTic H3CZ
17:59 Significant being OpTic Chicago?
20:15 Merging with Envy
24:12 Does he look at CS2 or LoL?
26:11 VALORANT dynasty
30:48 Hopes for more agency in the esports landscape
35:26 Why was CoD so hostile to me?
41:28 Current player who could become the G.O.A.T of CoD?
43:49 Final word

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