The Story of OpTic: Valorant's Fallen Kings

"Ah you are finally awake 😊 you hit your head pretty hard there buddy 😅 Franchising? NRG? NRG ardiis? DSG yay? Come on man our final match against LOUD at Masters Reykjavik 2022 is about to start 😅"

What I wouldn't give to see Optic prime play again...

I love old optic man I shed a tear thinking about them

"you guys always ask me what's my dream team, that is literally it, that team." fuck man, a feeling like that is so hard to find. and to have that end with losing the biggest final you've played yet against your rivals... gotta be a crushing feeling for all of them man

They truly are the fallen kings....every one of them

We remember Pool-chan's legacy

Man 2022 optic was so good back then. During their peak, I used to watch yay clips as one of my warm ups before playing which actually helped me climb up and dominate my games. It wasn’t just yay’s peak but I also enjoyed watching FNS’s(fenis) IGLing, marved clutching on controller role along with victor playing neon/flex. Crashies kinda underrated tho but optic felt like a perfect team during that era.

I often wonder what would've happened if Optic had won Champions....imagine franchising starting without the defending world champions, if not under the optic banner then maybe at least all five of them under a new banner instead of what happened. What a wonderful video, I'm always upset that I became a fan of valorant esports during Optics win at Iceland, and now the team that once was is no more.

no way bro dropped just before dinnertime im saved

Marved was my favourite player man. with the off-angle + perfect crosshair placement he sat anyone down.

That rivalry with Loud was epic, that was peak valorant for sure. I miss those games so much.

38:58 I love how FNS just drops his headphones and it bounces 😂

Hell of a video. Documenting one of the greatest teams in Valorant and specifically my favorite team in any sport/eSport. They are my favorite because out of any sport this is the first team that I rooted for since the start and actually won a championship. I still root for the Optic core even how that they are under the umbrella of NRG and when other players like Yay or Marved are on other teams. Zeph try not to glaze Optic Challenge impossible even when a video isn't about them. Maybe I'm just coping with the fact I'll never see that team hoist the Champions trophy, but in that moment at Reykjavik it was euphoric. My GOATS Optic. Thank you. Great Job Commend!

Looking at the end of this video, I realised how close champs 22 was... Optic was leading every map before haven and lost all the leads... Throw city SADGE

ill never forget OPTC yay and the shaoshow

Sentinels, Gambit, Acend, Optic, Fnatic, EG, Loud. All of these teams won a Masters/Champs at one point and almost all got ripped apart. While I love Paper Rex, if this is what's gonna happen after I don't want them to win anything.

watching this again makes me wonder, pre-franchise era players really packed and incredible

bro its sad to watch this while yay and marved are not having a good run this year

i miss optic so much

Optic yay in the killfeed was the scariest thing to see watching these games live