Scump

Seth Abner (born June 30, 1995) known by his gamertag Scump, Scumpii, is a professional American Call of Duty player. He is the currently captain of OpTic Gaming in the 2015 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare season and 2015-2016 Call of Duty: Black Ops III season, playing the slayer role. Abner is a two time Major League Gaming (MLG) X Games gold medalist. Abner had sponsored by several gaming hardware companies, including Astro Gaming and Scuf Gaming and also sponsored from Loot Crate. He also had sponsored from Red Bull.

Call of Duty eSports career

Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011-2012 season)

Scump started competitive Call of Duty in Call of Duty: Black Ops season at. Scump arose quickly in the competitive Call of Duty scene, making his first championship win in that very game with Quantic LeveraGe at MLG Dallas. He would finish in the Top 6. After the Call of Duty: Black Ops season, and the first two months of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 season, Scump left Quantic and then joined OpTic Gaming in a controversial 'swap' that saw OpTic release ProoFy to join Quantic LeveraGe, and Scump leaving Quantic to join OpTic. Scump and company would go on to be the most dominate team in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 season.

OpTic Gaming

OpTic Gaming, LLC., also referred to as the The Green Wall, is a professional American eSports team and competitive gaming company. OpTic currently has teams playing Call of Duty, Halo, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. It was founded in 2006 by Ryan "OpTic J" Musselman and "OpTic KR3W". The company is owned by Hector "H3CZ" Rodriguez and co-owned by Matt "NaDeSHoT" Haag. The team is coached by Will "BigTymeR" Johnson. OpTic Gaming is the most known Call of Duty eSports team currently ahead of 2nd place FaZe Black. OpTic Gaming are two time X Games champions, winning in 2014 and 2015 respectively. On 3 December 2015, OpTic Gaming won the Best ESports Team of the Year at The Game Awards 2015.

History

Beginnings

In 2006 Hector "HECZ" Rodriguez developed OpTic Gaming. The team played Call of Duty 2 for the Xbox 360.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009-2010 season)

OpTic took 8th in the Online Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 National Championships before placing 4th at the MLG National Championships 2010 and picking up $500 before the start of the next Call of Duty: Black Ops season.

PlayStation Network

PlayStation Network (PSN) is an entertainment service provided by Sony Network Entertainment International for use with the PlayStation family of video game consoles, Sony tablets, smartphones, Blu-ray players and HDTVs. The PlayStation Network encompasses online gaming, music, television and movie streaming services.

History

Launched in the year 2000, Sony's second home console, the PlayStation 2, had a limited number of online features in select games via its online network. It required a network adaptor, which was available as an add-on for original models and integrated into the hardware on slimline models. However, Sony provided no unified service for the system, so support for network features was specific to each game and there was no interoperability of cross-game presence. Five years later, during the development stage for its third home console, the PlayStation 3, Sony expressed their intent to build upon the functionality of its predecessor by creating a new interconnected service that keeps users constantly in touch with a "PlayStation World" network." In March 2006, Sony officially introduced its unified online service, tentatively named "PlayStation Network Platform". A list of supporting features was announced at the Tokyo Game Show later the same year.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD, similar to hyperkinetic disorder in the ICD-10) is a neurodevelopmental psychiatric disorder in which there are significant problems with executive functions (e.g., attentional control and inhibitory control) that cause attention deficits, hyperactivity, or impulsiveness which is not appropriate for a person's age. These symptoms must begin by age six to twelve and persist for more than six months for a diagnosis to be made. In school-aged individuals inattention symptoms often result in poor school performance. Although it causes impairment, particularly in modern society, many children have a good attention span for tasks they find interesting.

Despite being the most commonly studied and diagnosed psychiatric disorder in children and adolescents, the cause in the majority of cases is unknown. The World Health Organization estimates that it affected about 39 million people as of 2013. It affects about 6–7% of children when diagnosed via the DSM-IV criteria and 1–2% when diagnosed via the ICD-10 criteria. Rates are similar between countries and depend mostly on how it is diagnosed. ADHD is diagnosed approximately three times more in boys than in girls. About 30–50% of people diagnosed in childhood continue to have symptoms into adulthood and between 2–5% of adults have the condition. The condition can be difficult to tell apart from other disorders as well as from high levels of activity that are still within the normal-range.

Call of Duty

Call of Duty is a first-person shooter video game franchise. The series began on Microsoft Windows, and later expanded to consoles and handhelds. Several spin-off games have been released. The earlier games in the series are set primarily in World War II, including Call of Duty, Call of Duty 2, and Call of Duty 3. Beginning with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which is set in modern times, the series has shifted focus away from World War II. Modern Warfare, released November 2007, was followed by World at War and Modern Warfare 2. Black Ops, released November 2010, takes place in the Cold War, while Modern Warfare 3, released November 2011, takes place in a near-future setting. Black Ops II, released November 2012, takes place mainly in the year 2025. Call of Duty: Ghosts was released in November 2013. In May 2014, Advanced Warfare was announced. On April 9, 2015, Treyarch announced Black Ops III.

The Call of Duty games are published and owned by Activision. While Infinity Ward is still a developer, Treyarch and Sledgehammer Games also develop several of the titles with the release of the studios' games alternating with each other. Some games have been developed by Gray Matter Interactive, Nokia, Exakt Entertainment, Spark Unlimited, Amaze Entertainment, n-Space, Aspyr, Rebellion Developments, Ideaworks Game Studio, and nStigate Games. The games use a variety of engines, including the id Tech 3, the Treyarch NGL, and the IW engine.