OpTic FormaL's Story

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[@midnite]

Love the career overview, you're an FPS legend!

[@deepz2916]

Hey Midnite

[@jojogirma61]

happy holiday mid i love watching your videos

[@Voltz4life]

Quit

[@jojogirma61]

***** at least she has her picture. where is yours? i guess that makes you ugly

[@Prodigy396]

Stupid bitch

[@SandslashPWNS]

Looking at your gaming history, it seems to me that you pick up games so quickly. You were a relatively new Halo pro that saw success and one of the newest CoD pros that is obviously seeing success. That's insane to think about man!

[@Live2RisePC]

COD is an easy game to pick up though.

[@platy-3979]

More than a year later ... 20-2 in the CWL

[@QDeepie]

+Platy - so true lol

[@102WOLFPACK]

What has surprised you the most about joining OG, whether it's the support from the fans or an aspect about one of your teammates you didn't know about before teaming with them? How was your time at the Optic House

[@whydouneedakno]

Hahaha at the support from the fans, u mean the fake fans who just hated him 2 months ago...

[@102WOLFPACK]

***** It's support nonetheless.

[@Rondez]

Great work. Hope to see you uploading consistently bro, I also came from Halo around the same time you did.

[@joshualawrence2338]

I'm starstruck Fox!

[@Rondez]

***** Love you more

[@Looch1717]

As sad as it is not getting to watch you play Halo anymore its still really cool to see you thrive in Cod. You have the makings of becoming one of, if not the, most accomplished console fps player ever. Just gotta keep it going.

[@zLukeePs3]

Just came back to watch this video, its incredible to see how far you've come in the COD scene. In my opinion the best AR to ever touch the game, and not to mention the fact that Formal is now the 6th most winningest player of all time!

[@ducktape6313]

So glad you're on OG now. Congrats on 1st at Orlando, looking forward to seeing what you guys can do in AW :D

[@KingdomSoldier]

This was great... Good stuff.

[@goodluckwithallthat]

glad you did this vid over the regular vlog. you've accomplished so much! good stuff, and keep up the great work.

[@DeadlyCreatorYT]

Is being on OpTic the highlight of your CoD career so far? And awesome video formal :)

[@ScottishShit]

You are a legend

[@tylervassar7723]

I became a fan when you joined FaZe. I thought your background was so cool because of your halo career. I'm glad you're on OpTic and I hope you stay for a while! Much love !

[@hulky20]

Dear Matthew At night, I often dream about what it would be like to be alone with you on a moonlit night high atop a mountain where the stars and moon would be the only light visible. Sometimes I catch myself gazing into your eyes and feeling a sudle peace only experienced by Tibetan Monks during meditation. Your existence is my ecstasy. P.S no homo

[@cianosullivan9431]

And that's enough internet for me today

[@alicehendriks3698]

Wtf man to much internet for a week :'(

[@YokaiSteve]

Subtle*

[@steffensther5786]

Sniff Beautiful Sniff

[@PeanutButthurt]

broke back mountain: fps legend

[@TheDavidGow]

Just wanted to say I've supported you ever since your first Reach event till now! Love you brother, can't stand watching CoD as much but it's just you as a person who makes me want to get into it... Both you and Mike :) Happy Holidays. Keep doing you

[@ionsthegoat]

Might want to add another *UMG Orlando 2014 - 1st* (IN GOLD) !

[@JamesTechProductions]

Great video formal, very professionally done. QnA question: the most savage person on the team?

[@charliebuckett8178]

What were your initial emotions when you got asked to join Optic while a free agent?

[@frenzy19_77]

I appreciate this video Matt, keep making videos you're the reason why I play comp and want to strive for more. Keep grinding to get to the top and it'll pay off.

[@Genome69420]

patiently awaiting your triumphant yt return....

[@jumpingilly732]

It has come brother

[@javiermorantes2820]

It is finally here, the day has come!

[@awesomeness064]

annnnnd its gone

[@jt860_-4]

Yoshii Joshy lmaooooooo💀

[@halcyon_garden]

This video was well needed to let others know about your FPS history and background. Good video FormaL :D

[@TheKevin899]

Young God Formal

[@jbake5022]

always great to see a back story of peoples careers and how they came up. Loved the video, you should encourage some of the other members of OG to do something similar.

[@iTzjaiboi]

did you ask to join optic,or did hecz ask you to join?

[@MrDanieljamesgreen]

I can tell you put allot of thought and effort in to this. Keep it up bro. Love your content so far.

[@nuptup1193]

Do you feel that you could,as you did with halo to cod , transition from cod to another esport and if so what esport would that be?

[@ultimateENIGMA212]

***** LoL is waaay to different. No-one can transition from a FPS pro to a Moba pro. Plus Lol takes a lot more skill and time to become a pro.

[@ultimateENIGMA212]

***** Smite is a new moba though. The skill gap is still very slim. Lol and Dota for example have been out for years and the pros are on a ridiculously new level.

[@ultimateENIGMA212]

***** Who was the cod pro?

[@ultimateENIGMA212]

***** Platinum is extremely mediocre. Its not even considered high elo. Pro would be challanger. So this guy is two elo's away.

[@ultimateENIGMA212]

***** yeah no problem. Basically his rank in league if it was a similar system would be around Gold nova master. So slightly above average.

[@LeGiTBeAsT223]

Loving the return of videos! I already know the vids are gonna be great! You're going places! Love ya'

[@farkio509]

What city you from I live in Orange County! Thats crazy

[@khanharris]

+Farkio I live in OC too been wondering what city he is from too

[@germanguzman8521]

+Harris Khan i believe he lived in mission viejo idk about now went to my hs

[@SpriteyyFPS]

How do you think yourself and OpTic Gaming will perform in the next LAN? And do you regret not coming into COD scene earlier because of how successful Black Ops 2 was? (Q&A) Btw, you're probably one of the best COD pros at this point, especially since how fast you've transitioned over for Halo, it's actually crazy how well you've done! Can't wait to see more of your videos

[@ActivatedProductions13]

What I got from this. Is that formal got a lucky pass to be on a pro team. When others are struggling. To get to that point. But then again he's a god.

[@xliquidc00lx]

You seem like such a cool person, and I think that contributes a lot to your success. I feel like it makes people want you to succeed, instead of hoping you fall on your face. Best of luck to you.

[@Tylerler]

kingdom soldier sent me :D

[@michaellaperche7189]

Fantastic video man. Really, really enjoyed it. Keep making videos!

[@ImAstridd]

Q: Why are you so good at every video game?

[@kingzillionn7342]

He's a beast

[@krislockert]

Awesome video. Its always good to get some back ground info on you guys. What are all the trophies for that are behind you in this video #Q&A

[@TheDubDubGuy]

Great video man, I've been watching you since you started to compete in Halo, now you're the only player that makes me watch that shitty skill less CoD, keep up the good work man.

[@devinsilva4723]

Dude you are in my top 3 favorite players and this video inspired me even more thank you. And for the Q&A what advice would you give for a teenager playing CoD and wanting to go pro?

[@thenotoriousjmc3952]

Add another 1st to that list! Congrats on winning UMG Orlando.

[@C0ACHMAYNE]

Great Video Formal. I believe your top 8 H4GC last year should be up there as another achievement and the Halo Inventional *

[@AzvyHD]

FormaL is a really nice guy, he added me on League of Legends which was really cool. I appreciate it FormaL! I hope you win UMG Orlando!

[@jotap278]

Keep on doing videos like this! What were you doing in college before you became a pro and what are your future work plans after you're done with Competitive COD?

[@narwilliam]

I always love stories of how people were able to follow their dreams :) good luck in the future.

[@AyeseaTV]

Formal forgot to mention the Halo 4 global championship where he placed top 8 in the world, and The Halo MCC HCS Cup where he got 1st.

[@e.m2117]

Q&A , do you see yourself in Optic for a long time ? Who's the best teammate you have ever teamed with? Did you like living in the optic house? whos personality (no homo) do you like best from your teammates ?

[@joeyvonfeldt1979]

If a new fps game was coming out with a $10 million tournament, who would you want on your team? (4v4)

[@giovannigonzalez1216]

5 years later, T2P, Greatest AR to touch a controller...

[@joshuagil1]

Great video, Kingdom Soldier mentioned it.

[@raymondvisser756]

Hi Formal! Good to see you at OpTic! My question: what would you do now, if you we're not a professional cod player? Goodluck with the team! Grtz♡

[@emilmiddleton6541]

Yas dude! You are going to make more vids:-D i've waited for this moment

[@instincthide9214]

From UK and man I learn so much from watching your stream. Think your a great player.

[@TheBeastmodeShow]

You went from halo to being one of the best cod ar slayers nice work matt

[@TheGoldKill]

And now your a cod champion congrants formal well earned

[@kadendesmarais]

We need another one

[@thatguyaidan]

Hey Formal. I'm a huge OpTic Gaming fan and I'm glad you're on the team. Anyway, my question is: How did you find yourself a spot on a team to compete at your first event?

[@TheBiLLyH1996]

Questions! Favourite team mate in Halo? Will you compete in Halo alongside COD? If you could assemble a Halo god squad to team with you, who would it be? If you could pick three COD pros to team with in Halo who would you pick? What Halo pros could succeed in COD that haven't made the transition? Best team mates in COD and who would you like to team with in the future? Life after gaming? Favourite cereal? If you had to change your name what would you change it to? Favourite film? Favourite musical artist? Figure you will get a lot of COD questions so I would like to hear a bit more about Halo and some other random things.

[@ImSoKash]

Dudes a natural. Could easily build a following. Very well spoken.

[@WeNeedWeedToGame]

Great video Matthew, didn't knew all this lol. Keep up the video grind :)

[@Furin1521]

Great video! My question for you is not so original but, since you are a former Halo Pro, maybe it would be interesting for us to know any differences between the Halo Community and the CoD one :)

[@scrungyliplop5402]

For the Q&A: who do you think is the greatest call of duty player, and why?

[@BlueTargetVids]

The Cudi in the background is awesome! nice job Formal :D

[@GOLDENKAIOKEN]

Q&A: now that you're on optic, the biggest fan based team in the league, what is your next step for success?

[@ROACHCLASS711]

I've seen you dipping on stream and using a vaper. What do you dip? What kind of vaper do you have/flavor do you smoke?

[@aidanz7]

Question: How were you able to manage school work and video games at the same time?

[@Bradmcevoy]

Loved this video man, the graphic was a very nice touch too. Question, do you only play FPS games even in your spare time? I've only ever seen you play Destiny.

[@disgusthd6465]

Talented player. Much love dude!

[@z_fluffy]

Good job Formal! You're good at this stuff surprisingly. You barely said "um" or paused. Interesting story by the way :D

[@Kratos2018]

Q & A. After you got into the call of duty scene, did you ever think that you'd win a champion or be on a team like optic gaming ?

[@mostdope7206]

What game have you been enjoying more halo, or cod, and which are you staying with ?

[@Jbacltbe]

Between halo and cod, which do u like to play as competitively. Not thinking about the money side of it

[@charlitn9944]

AMAZING Story Formal! u completed my life dream mate!! Well im just 16 who knows... it is really amazing all the things u have done. ur a legend mate. GGs

[@edwinliriano9189]

What made you start youtube and who inspired you? Also what modivate you to start competing?

[@JustCrusader]

Great vid! If you think of other topics about yourself to talk about, go ahead and do it. When I first started watching competitive CoD, I became an OpTic fan fairly quickly, and I believe a big part of this is they are one of the few teams in competitive CoD with players that post to youtube and explain their past, stories, etc. when they're first starting on youtube, allowing people to attatch to a personality of a player very, very quickly and easily, which, in turn, builds a fanbase for the player, and often times, the team. Nadeshot and Scump are great examples of this.

[@gaara4evaandeva]

You're great man :) good job during the 4v4 hardpoint last night

[@IndelibleCoD]

Do you put the milk or the cereal in the cereal bowl first?

[@moldyspoon3]

What is your favorite sports teams? What artists are your favorite? (Music) what's the best part about being on Optic?

[@Romain1212]

Damn well made video Matt. Keep em comin!

[@zoomiex3679]

Love Formal! Been idolizing him since reach! :3

[@seanyredd]

QUESTION: Do you plan on living in optic house for good or just go back and forth!? What's your living situation?

[@GUNGLADIATOR77]

I was waiting the whole video for you to talk about MLG Columbus 2014 >:)

[@spectra9456]

Will you be moving back to the OpTic House?

[@KrashyTV]

so my question is a bit random. Q: did you ever follow the pro Gears of War scene? if so what did you think of it? How would you feel if it made a comeback as a major esports. Being 3rd person 4v4 with fast gameplay was always something i loved in old days of MLG

[@ImMarQueZz]

you're the best formy, the green wall love you

[@TheUltimateFoxClan20]

You forgot to mention you won the first tournament for MCC, but great video I have never seen a video with all the tournaments in it that yall have participated in great video.

[@VapurPhantom]

Formal you're the man. Also my question: If you can go back and change anything you have done in your career what would it be?

[@yhwatevaman9002]

just checked esports pedia, ur a 7 time halo champion and a 7 time cod champion, thats fukin nuts lol keep it up geeza, gl at umg cali this weekend also

[@MinecraftC0D13]

how did you go about joining optic? like how did the whole situation with you and crim go to get you guys here? #GreenWall baby

[@whydouneedakno]

Nadeshot hit up either him and or Crim and then asked if they wanted to join so he did... When Nade tweeted out dont count your chickens before they hatch, that was the dead giveaway that he and Crim were joining OG instead of nV

[@MinecraftC0D13]

yeah i figured all that i just want to hear it from his perspective :D

[@evaninboots]

2 quick questions! what kind of shampoo do you use? What is your fav. kind of cheese? mine is sharp cheddar

[@TheAgeRating]

Opinions on the professionalism difference between cod and halo pros ? Social media for example

[@noahhillier3384]

Question for Q&A: How would you describe your playing style?

[@Pendletuns]

what was your most important part in your gaming career?

[@teamtyrer4392]

Yo Matt great video! I have one question which I'd like you to clarify: what is the difference between Halo pros and CoD pros? You mentioned it in this video and didn't explain what the difference was. Keep making quality content and I hope to see some gameplay here as well if possible!

[@Kaiasaurus]

Hey man I have two questions! One, will you be posting gameplays in the future? Pubs etc not just competitive. Two, do you feel more at home in the COD competitive scene or the Halo competitive scene? - Kaiasaur :)

[@rkopunt100]

Optic Formal keep up the good work. And my question is how did you come up with your name and how many championships do you think OG will win in 2014-2015

[@crocodials7715]

You are the GOAT FPS shooter. Period.

[@mikelangis5344]

great vid matt keep em coming!

[@MiguelNieto-ul8nk]

Why don't you make KZbin videos anymore?

[@Clang2023]

can we get an updated version

[@React2Quick]

i wouldve like to seen him include the event he competed at the beginning of Halo MCC

[@kingtwistz]

Q&A -- where did your gamertag Formal come from?

[@Cantstandyuh]

Q&A: I know you played at a halo event recently as well, my question is. Do you ever see any situation in which you would switch back to halo? Like what would have to take place to leave COD? And side question that ties in, which do you enjoy competing in more. Halo or COD? Thanks!

[@Romain1212]

Aside from the gametypes, what are aspects of CoD were hard to grasp when you made the change (mini map, controls, movements, playstyles, etc.) Also, do you think maps that are very symmetrical (like Halo maps) would work/could possible work in CoD?