HCS Arlington 2024 GRAND FINALS Spacestation vs OpTic | Halo Infinite

The Grand Finals of the first HCS event of 2024, HCS Arlington hosted by OpTic Gaming. OpTic Gaming and Spacestation Gaming face off in a series to remember!
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[@FulcrumMW]

The best/ most competitive Grand Finals we've seen in all of Infinite imo, I only wish it went into the reset so we got more Halo 😮‍💨 excited for London and everything else 💚💚

[@MatafiedGaming]

This was amazing to witness live! 🎉

[@rodriguez8410]

I live pretty close to Arlington it would be fun asf to go to one of these when’s the next one?

[@MatafiedGaming]

@@rodriguez8410 next one is in Atlanta, then Utah, and finals in Seattle where I plan on being again.

[@lilwayne00991]

That strongholds game was hard to watch

[@theopticsniffer]

Lucid has insane potential if optic ever let go of him. With the right team changes, he could make certain teams unbeatable.

[@ssdd440]

Doubt Optic would ever let him go, Formal and he are probably the two highest-paid out of everyone in Halo. He's a player they would build a team around. I would love to see - Lucid, Formal, Stellar, Lqgend. Doubt it'll ever happen but this team would have the highest ceiling in competitive Halo.

[@willxkingmusic]

@@ssdd440that would be a ridiculous roster

[@xx3astmanxx928]

@@ssdd440 that would be the 2006-07 Final Boss of the current HCS

[@FknAzzMuncher]

@@ssdd440 super lowkey i feel like eco instead of formal would make your god roster even more final

[@iLegionaire3755]

Optic Gaming would be braindead to let go of Lucid, straight up.

[@chuck7024]

That was a great series! Even as an OpTic fan it was definitely one of the best series on this game.

[@a.ben1137]

It been really long time to see SSG win another tournament and a major

[@FknAzzMuncher]

I love how closely matched all top 3 teams are right now. Next event will be insane!

[@thetankman8]

Faze got swept twice I think there's a big gap between ssg/optic and faze

[@FknAzzMuncher]

@@thetankman8 and faze won 8 games in a row at worlds when optic swept them earlier in the season

[@FknAzzMuncher]

@@thetankman8 just how it goes at that level

[@user-ew3wd5ex7p]

@@thetankman8optic lost a game 250-3 all of these teams are capable of dominating when they take over. Your comment shows you don't understand high level halo

[@crackedpepper9116]

@@FknAzzMuncher that was with the BR tho. still agree tho all 3 teams are so even

[@peterjordansonthe2nd731]

There's communication and then there's this. Ba-ba-ba--white box-absolute--absolute-ba-ba-ba

[@AntiGenZandY]

Great time to be a Halo fan. Been watching MLG/HCS since the beggining and man this is next level Halo gameplay. SSG, Optic, and Faze are by far the best players to touch the gane,

[@themontgomeryc]

@@joerowland9128definitely not

[@themontgomeryc]

@@joerowland9128 its the golden age yes, but I think this generation is more mechanically skilled. Both are true

[@theopticsniffer]

@@joerowland9128lmao when I read the comment just knew you were gonna be in the replies. Hcs has more competition than the mlg days. Get a grip

[@infinitelz2]

@@joerowland9128Dude Lmfaoo those guys are not better than Lucid or Frosty I promise you 😂😂😂.

[@sdog1234]

@@joerowland9128 That list was just wins based, not pure skill based. It just makes more sense that it would be easier to be better these days. With most competition these days you have more chance to be better than your predecessors of any sport or competition, just due to access to more gameplay, strategies and technology. Also, in Halo 2/3 everyone was very very young, the average age for pros has increased since then, which makes the players and the plays more intelligent. It would be interesting to see some in depth analysis of Halo 2/3 vs Halo Infinite pro gameplay though.

[@Tumorcoach]

There was no way SSG would not win a grand final they were the best stronghold team and slayer team and its 3 slayers in the grand finals.

[@JesusDavidContreras]

Yo en serio no entiendo que pasó con Formal en el juego 7... Increible, los quería campeones de nuevo... Pero para mi siguen siendo los mejores, me ha gustado Deadzone, pero espero mas de su parte, el nivel de este equipo es muy alto... =)

[@sergioeduardosoteloarcinie7691]

2 kill de formal 😢

[@roundednick2373]

The empyrean ctf was a pretty great match, very competitive series

[@Fiberoptiks]

Hey Tashi, it's almost time for the next event, I hope you didn't forget to upload the rest of the tournament!

[@thejimcricket]

optic gaming sealing their fate as the #1 choke artists.

[@asluccarelli3]

Hard to compete with the cowboys for that title

[@EtNORMZ]

So penguin is now with optic? Seriously this was the replacement?😏 Optic should have chosen someone else, and who is this French dude with space station? What team was he in? I didn’t know he was so good?🤔

[@fokuzwar3850]

i agree with your opinion on the penguin pick up. he floats around top teams but never really wins anything. lqgend is from the pro french team quadrant

[@joshuathomas899]

Stop hating on pznguin... dude has lifted a few trophies with cloud9

[@EtNORMZ]

@@joshuathomas899 thanks to stellur, and the others 😅👍

[@FknAzzMuncher]

@@fokuzwar3850 name a player that they could pickup who's better than pznguin. They originally gave the first offer to stellur which would have been final, but there's really not a big talent pool in infinite and deadzone is clearly better than apg

[@nodoxnoswat4416]

Are you 12?

[@re7icle450]

OpTic is my favorite esports team hands down. I watch the Halo and CoD tournaments all the time. But just like my other favorite Texas sports team the Cowboys they put together an amazing season but choke when it matters. So frustrating. 😢

[@Nothwarren]

Is it normal coms ? So they're absolutly not playing with audio clues ?

[@12Skii.]

you can tell merk on optics payroll was in shambles at the end lol

[@LexaRFlores]

2 kills Formal jajaja xD

[@thejimcricket]

formal congrats on 1 kill...I mean 2 kills on game 7. LUL

[@Save4NextCS]

Lmao the winners all just stand there no emotion

[@thetankman8]

This tournament showed me that faze is really behind ssg and optic

[@AntiGenZandY]

and the crazy thing is snakebite is the one choking.

[@EtNORMZ]

So is deadzone the new optic guy? I haven’t seen them play in over a year, is he good? Where did he come from? Also legend for space station? I don’t remember him either.

[@IAlphA_IX]

He’s FKA Penguin

[@brad5545]

Limp4formal

[@Save4NextCS]

Holy fuck optic sold

[@Spenwall]

I recent the fact that you don't consider Royal 2 an international player

[@Forloveisjoy]

the love has been given john 3:16 don't let it pass you love is patient it is waiting for you

[@joshuaquick3208]

Formal is a god

[@Sogriide-237]

Allez HCS Londres pour optic gaming luciid

[@Cognitoman]

Is it me, but it seems like optic will be 1 game away from winning and they will just choke… it’s weird

[@VL0NE000]

Yessir Ssg

[@gagegreene9751]

While lucid is still the best player currently overall in halo infinite. They have a new teammate they need to get used to working with. Space station definitely has the better overall team even if optic has lucid and formal

[@gagegreene9751]

@@joerowland9128 lucid definitely has more wins over renegade than renegade has over lucid. Along with more wins as a team. Hence why optic is mostly considered as the number 1 team in the world maybe up until this recent season with the new member

[@gagegreene9751]

@@joerowland9128 are you talking about just this past season?

[@gagegreene9751]

@@joerowland9128 Have you watched most of the other hcs events in infinite? Optic has almost always been in the finals save maybe 1 or 2. Even in other games. The proclaimed best player doesn’t always have the most wins

[@gagegreene9751]

@@FknAzzMuncher if you think I’m a fanboy. Just wait until you see others💀💀. I like stellur the most id say

[@gagegreene9751]

@@joerowland9128 literally go look at their most recent clips of them versing each other. Even 1 on 1. Lucid is positive 90% of the time against the other team. Unfortunately they just got a new member. As of now with their new team. They are worse. Prior they were better. I mean I’m not sure if you looked at their win rate against faze or cloud 9.

[@markjestonigarcia2003]

i bet OpTic $999 trillion

[@SigmaShorts911]

damn, optic took 2nd in both COD and Halo, rip.

[@Moneymkr0101]

Optic threw like the warriors

[@aidenwhitepifer1796]

Spoiler block

[@supaslimey4181]

Let’s go floptic!

[@thetankman8]

Let's go LaZe!

[@adeksicoer]

The rats win that is not a team promoted ratting in a shooter XD

[@romeorizo1368]

Bruh optic cant be losing like that

[@Cognitoman]

Yeah they always choke

[@crucialfailure3062]

Formal Matt needs to be replaced after that sorry performance

[@brandonholloman6835]

Does Walshy still play Halo???

[@brandonholloman6835]

@@joerowland9128 ahh I see what about the rest of the OG's??

[@brandonholloman6835]

@@joerowland9128 really I have to check that out

[@stinkRstuffR]

Matt must be pissed losing to a bunch of new school randos like that

[@The1Drummer101]

Disappointing display from Optic. An amazing shooter, but have to question Trippy’s decision making & strats. Terrible flag navigation and getting stomped rushing with rockets (in a round they ended up winning). Extremely rough game 6. Optic = Lucid at this point

[@FknAzzMuncher]

L take deadzone had an amazing event too imo

[@nodoxnoswat4416]

2-12

[@FknAzzMuncher]

@@nodoxnoswat4416 this was two months ago dude lol

[@Dovakhiin_Sauron]

95

[@halflight87]

People still play this game.

[@BlackFlamma]

FLOPTIC

[@peanut0187]

This what you do after dropping aPG? Bring back aPG and send Formal back to CoD, he's burnt meat

[@thetankman8]

Apg is burnt meat. He couldn't even beat am open bracket team LOL trash

[@nodoxnoswat4416]

@@joerowland9128and halo is such a great game right? LOL

[@nodoxnoswat4416]

@@joerowland9128 *fart noise

[@user-gc6nz2fp2i]

Professionals dont use profanity. I hope these announcer dudes learn that.

[@TennisGvy]

Optic is washed, they ought to think about some more roster changes before the next LAN. Not a good look at all

[@thetankman8]

They swept faze twice? Clearly the 2nd best team right now

[@TennisGvy]

@@thetankman8 yeah, and faze also almost got 3-1d by sR. Clearly they lost a step

[@Mightymouse126]

@@TennisGvyhow is the 2nd best team in the world “washed” lmfao good choice of words bud

[@TennisGvy]

@@Mightymouse126 they went from losing 8 in a row in finals to losing 3 in a row. Real success /s

[@Mightymouse126]

@@TennisGvy you said and I quote they are washed, they just took 2nd place. So anything besides 1st place is “washed”? Great logic bud lmfao

[@MartyCart]

Wish the commentators would allow more than 1 millisecond of silence between the two of them. So extra. Have to watch on mute.

[@pricetagcitrus]

Floptic making it real hard to be a fan rn

[@crackedpepper9116]

Why? Cause they lost?

[@nightoatmeal4588]

They still are a top 2 team😂

[@ssdd440]

Only a fan when they win? Good riddance

[@ohnomelon2205]

lol dawg, they put up a hell of a fight and if they replayed that grand finals it really could’ve gone either way. Be happy with where they’re at, and if anything, it’ll light the fire to become even better.

[@gandalfthegreen117]

Try being a Vikings fan bro…

[@EuroUSA]

These guys mid lol

[@ARCH-ANGEL93]

No way ssg is sketchy. They where never this good.

[@YUWHACK]

Are you restarted?

[@ARCH-ANGEL93]

@@YUWHACK you wack

[@albertoperez161]

Sketchy???? You got Bound, Eco, Stellar and Legend!!! A MONSTER TEAM!!! Optic fan here BTW!!

[@sdog1234]

Can I have some of what you're smoking?

[@agalianar]

Are the casters the dudes that cast StarCraft?