Patrick "Aches" Price | 2 Time Call of Duty World Champion | The Eavesdrop Podcast Ep. 21

Huge thank you to Patrick "Aches" Price for coming on The Eavesdrop this week for episode 21!
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By Producer: JTBS
2:15 Pat current living situation
2:35 Pat on moving to Texas
3:20 EG selling their roster to Envy
4:10 Aches on how the his team switched between WWII and BO4
6:00 Hecz on convincing Karma to come back and OpTic finding new players
7:00 The secrecy behind roster mania
8:20 Aches thoughts on 5v5 competition
9:47 What changes made 5v5 gameplay more playable
10:20 How SnD changed in BO4
12:30 How issues in-game could be addressed pre release
14:30 Who is Aches today?
15:50 Aches on being the best player scout in Call of Duty/How he identifies talent
18:55 Aches tips for professional players
20:36 Aches early sports career and choosing to play Call of Duty / Convincing parents to believe in esports
22:00 Aches on his first big tournament win
22:55 Aches on teaming with Crim
23:50 What game did Aches start with/ how did he get involved with Esports
25:20 How OpTic helped grow the scene by creating content and being the underdogs
26:05 Aches and Nadeshot confrontation
29:50 How the Nadeshot Aches confrontation affected the Call of Duty scene
31:30 Hecz take on the Aches/Nadeshot confrontation
33:45 OpTic "taking" scump from Aches roster
37:47 How the streaming rights affected Aches and his EG roster
40:00 How outside forces (marriage / kids) affected Aches team
40:30 How Aches team fell apart
44:30 why the Aches, Teep, Formal, and Crim roster never happened
46:50 How the EG roster buyout worked
48:00 Hecz point of view on Aches career and how if affected OpTic
50:30 How OpTic was the villan in Aches story
51:40 The only time Aches had been the hero in Call of Duty
54:00 Franchising in call of duty
55:00 How the devs could improve
58:00 How personalities grew Call of Duty versus the brand growing itself
1:03:27 How Franchising will affect call of duty
1:13:00 Could the LoL model work with Call of Duty?
1:14:50 Aches on skins in Call of Duty

[@HECZ]

I hope you guys enjoy the Podcast, please leave a like don't be cheap!

[@rorymclaughlin1609]

Nice video. Really wanted formal 😔 Sucks that LG didn’t come to pre-lan

[@YOitzHECTIC]

Glad to see a "enemy" on the eavesdrop. Patty is definitely a great player and the rivalry keeps it interesting.

[@chicovalle5664]

Get formal already no seas mamon wey

[@dahgameps432]

Aches was my dream eavesdrop and you made it a reality HECZ! Thank you.

[@xdarkknightx09]

If people are adamant about having city based teams, flying players around the us is the wrong way to do it. Just have all the teams at one location. Then have the org s setup a meetup/viewing party type locations like sports teams do during away playoff games.

[@frostnd5161]

The only guest that can top this would be formal. So excited for that.

[@princetheomega7470]

He's on next week if im not mistsken??

[@ALPHA_153]

Clayster or Parasite would be great too

[@zLukeePs3]

Or OpTicJ lmfao...

[@whydouneedakno]

Formal is fkn boring af..

[@NasonVSRG]

@@ALPHA_153 PARASITE YES WHAT A CONVO THAT WOULD BE

[@iansmullity1506]

Aches is one of the reasons competitive cod is where it is today. One of the bests shit talkers, one of the best leaders, and the antagonist to many peoples perfect story. I will never forget the slums hardpoint against impact where clay teep crim and aches destroyed the dynasty and we could all tell the torch had been passed. Good times. He’s also been the optic stopper for years. Love this guy

[@jonastheviking3088]

Ian Smullity Hey man, can you please link that map/series or tell me how to find it? :)

[@iansmullity1506]

Jonas TheViking kzbin.info/www/bejne/onObqKeGmpV5qLs This entire event was awesome but this was one of the moments where we could tell impact wasn’t the best team in the world anymore. Aches fried the entire series.

[@jonastheviking3088]

Ian Smullity Thanks man, i had just entered the pro scene in Bo2 so missed alot of the good stuff

[@TRxh98]

I know you regret this comment now. Gotta actually know the facts before you spew stupid shit..

[@fatalegg6359]

@@TRxh98 what happened?

[@user-mt3in6oh7v]

Just get Karma and Formal man, i cant wait for these two

[@jman4156]

He will. He’s gettin Clay too. And im sure many others

[@igotprecision6844]

I’m positive karma will be bound by something he’s currently playing for optic

[@shazaibbiazahs]

They're both so boring. I'd rather see parasite on

[@alexcarlone7967]

pepsicola hell yea, dude is unintentionally comedy

[@cladncut8759]

Optic has been pumping out insane content lately! Podcasts from Hecz and Hitch, vlogs and streams from everyone! Ya love to see it!

[@NasonVSRG]

got that scuf house motivation again!

[@QK_Engineer]

Maniac and Mboze tho :( are my fav 2 members and they don’t do shit :(

[@sens4lyfe671]

FAX

[@TheRigdenFamily]

Cladncut you love to see it

[@Steeler-xh2qr]

Qintz doesn’t maniac stream?

[@MrPenntrack]

Patty P in the Heczquarters. You love to see it. Thanks for making the time for the interview!

[@15paulm]

NDominator patty p !

[@wolfman975]

I’m happy to hear from aches, one of the OG in cod. Especially all the story about COD ghost is bringing back nostalgia. I miss that game competitively

[@idontwantone132]

Can you believe we actually miss ghosts? Lol

[@wolfman975]

Keith I did and the competitive aspect of ghost was amazing, imo best year in recent memory due to multiple reason, drama, story lines, trades everything

[@xbox3601234recks]

Aches is actually a very good speaker. I hope he finds a home in esports when he’s done competing

[@Flivex-ld4bw]

Definetely will be a coach. Too smart and too much of a pioneer of the game to not be

[@Jockuptown]

@@Flivex-ld4bw lmao instead hes just on a podcast spitting his shithouse 'analysis'

[@fazeoptic7958]

@@Jockuptownhe’s literally been producing a game clown

[@jeffreystrisovsky3602]

Say what you want about Aches, but this man is a true competitor and champion. The fact that he even won Champs last year with the rosters EG was coming up against shows how dynamic a player he is

[@umarmohammad6841]

I've always disliked aches because I've only seen him being toxic in montages but listening to this podcast has been an eye-opener and has changed my opinion of him he's much more down to earth than I first thought

[@Anth.440]

I agree he’s actually a cool guy

[@nickhalfmann8397]

He plays the Villain well.

[@TheJordanHyland]

My opinion of him changed the first time I met him. He gives off the bad guy vibe online but he actually is a really cool guy.

[@Arbiter710]

It’s down to business at the end of the day but these guys are just normal people when the tv turns off

[@thraitor7819]

He's a manipulative fuck most likely lol

[@reallifeshisui6644]

Guest suggestions: 1. Karma 2. Formal 3. Clayster 4. Jkap 5. Enable 6. Octane 7. Rambo 8. Merk 9. Ogre brothers 10. Syndicate 11. Sidemen members

[@jdmguru5520]

Idk about enable

[@hiramserna5035]

Rambo #1

[@straight7070]

Formal

[@Ebongknoll]

Merk is a definite. He was an OG

[@jaredwhite6041]

Jericho

[@NOSWiL]

The podcast the community needed. A+ interview

[@cosmicbro1973]

Who’s here after Censor called this dude out on throwing a tourney

[@gray_hatz]

Cosmic Bro lost all respect. Not like Call of Duty takes any skill anyways. CS changed my perspective on competitive gaming.

[@coroneltapiocaproductions8986]

bell0621 yeah man, you’re right. All the tournaments you’ve won shows it takes no skill. Oh wait

[@gray_hatz]

Coronel Tapioca Productions If you don’t think Call of Duty takes no skill, then there is no helping you 🤡. Sorry, but you cannot tell anyone that Call of Duty takes skill after playing an actual competitive game like Counter Strike. Your argument of saying “all the tournaments you won shows it takes no skill” shows you are simple minded about how people want to play games. Some people want to play competitive games and have fun and tryhard but not at the pro level because of traveling and bootcamp etc. Go play Counter Strike and see how well you do if you try to play like it’s Call of Duty. You’ll be shit on because Counter Strike is a skill based game. And youtubers like WarOwl agree that Call of Duty is just a run and gun point and shoot game that uses very little strategy and tactics. Compare a Counter Strike match to a Call of Duty game . It’s obvious that Counter strike is superior and if you try to argue that 🤣. And if you want to be technical , yes Call of Duty TECHNICALLY takes “skill” , but when people say it takes “no skill” we mean the skill ceiling is low. If you cant see that you are retarded. Oh wait Edit: Lmao you play Black ops 4 on PS4😂 yeah no wonder your defending your precious Call of Duty , typical. Don’t respond to this comment until you get a PC/Laptop and get to L.E.M at least on Counter Strike. Or if you want an easier game that’s harder than Call of Duty. Diamond on Rainbow Six Siege. I’ll wait.

[@cosmicbro1973]

bell0621 I partially agree with you but most of your comment is just fanboying over csgo lmao

[@cosmicbro1973]

bell0621 And the argument “go play cs like cod and you will get shit on” is terrible because guess what go play fortnite or R6 like CS and you too will get shit on, pretty obvious

[@Semtexable]

I really like how we got to see things from his point of view, love seeing both sides of the coin. Really hoping Formal comes through that would be insane!

[@laskolaska]

There is a reason why this is guy is a 2 Time COD WORLD Champion! Great interview. Good luck to Aches this season.

[@InPlaysVlogs]

HECZ these podcasts with cod pros are amazing dude. Its part of my childhood being told from the people’s perspective and the come up of Black Ops 2. Keep it up dude!

[@craigtubbyful]

Holy shittttt it’s currently 12:04am in NZ and this just dropped outta nowhere sorry sleep you can wait hahahaha

[@Az21-]

My sleep schedule is so bad lol, I'm on the east coast of the US its almost 8AM and I'm about to go to sleep now.

[@suminach]

TubbZ same boat man! Fuck sleep 😂

[@craigtubbyful]

just finished it and it was so worth it 🔥🔥 damn HECZ I might not sleep now just incase you drop the formal bomb on us hahahahaha

[@justinsane8082]

Original comment there

[@eahco8476]

I just wait till the next morning bro and it’s there waiting before work and all 😂

[@edwardelric7345]

I really enjoyed this video Hecz & Aches. I'm very happy this was made, thanks guys!

[@iFerg]

This was amazing not gonna lie

[@lono1596]

hi ferg

[@samyoung3668]

One of the founding fathers, great to hear how he feels about the scene. Top quality instalment as always H3CZ.

[@mysticmouse7673]

So informative and enjoyable! Thanks, HECZ and ACHES. I learned more than a few things I didn't know before. Really helps understanding to see things from an inside perspective.

[@Laj1996]

Definitely one of the best episodes yet. Keep it goin' Hecz!

[@iRobbie95]

Do you not find it pretty sad that the best content creators on OpTic rn are the owner and the editor...

[@andrewlomauro7915]

this is facts man ... comment should be top lmao

[@anthonyrivelli4278]

I liked optic better when they would lose event but upload everyday.. seemed like they were way more Hungry back then

[@slayaworld]

This was especially great being it gives you the real perspective of Pat.

[@Lorthern]

After watching this I have new found appreciation for Aches! Nice seeing things from his side! Seems like an amazing dude.

[@ghosthd8334]

This eavesdrop gotta be my top3 it was lit af🔥🔥

[@rushee]

Honestly hecz you're doing great work with these, awesome conversation every single time. Makes my day

[@CRH2997]

You just saved my working day with this podcast 👏

[@AshTan6]

Love this! Couldn't stop listening. Need more Aches!

[@isaaknavarro38]

Keep them coming man love these going through work

[@RealKingDill]

Dude awesome we love seeing players from different orgs you truly have inspired me to start my own channel you are the man keep it up!

[@tywesley93]

One of the best so far. Great content

[@icofu9016]

Such a great listen. Pat is so well spoken and is insanely interesting. I love hearing what he always has to say. Love the vid HECZ! 👍🏻

[@ryancox3834]

Quality episode. Great to hear from aches and more importantly kudos to Hecz for the total unbiased and genuine assessments and conversation being able to remove himself from optic and actually be somewhat of a non polarised journalist and interviewer. Exactly what the community needs

[@konarmurray2597]

My favourite podcast 🙌🏻 thanks for everything hecz your the really goat 🙌🏻💯

[@Scho_]

Been waiting for this!

[@IIIBREW]

Another great Eavesdrop! Even more respect for Pat now.

[@chrisrowland4653]

Nice podcast HECZ ! I look forward every week to watch the new podcast !

[@ericl8207]

Such a good episode. So good hearing Aches perspective. One of the most respected pros.

[@spongebrick81]

Loving every single episode. Every guest has been amazing!

[@ericrowe3363]

Best eavesdrop so far, as far as learning about all of cod esports and understanding Aches

[@maximotellothompson6470]

ONE OF THE BEST VIDEOS I EVER WATCHED PLSE KEEP MORE COMING LOVED WHEN U TALKED ABOUT THE BUSINESS SIDE AND HISTORY OF COD

[@GRAVEGAMING]

Great to see Aches on podcast! Nice as always HECZ

[@miggyog]

Love the content Hecz! Keep up the great work!

[@sartyy2069]

Hecz is a phenomenal interviewer and everyone he has on is a really good, well spoken guest. I’ve been binge watching these for hours

[@Jaime_Caraballo]

These are getting better and better!!!

[@michaeljordahl7722]

Been waiting for this one. Aches is a legend.

[@Poopio]

I wish I could like this video more than once. I could listen to Aches talk for hours. I wish he streamed more. Mad respect to Mr. Price.

[@AntiiElian]

Great podcast Hecz! Loving the content

[@itsmrweed8695]

is it just me or is it wild to see Aches maturing over the years.... going from Blops2 non-stop trash talk to seeing things from a mature stand point. Thumbs up to Aches!!

[@tylerrogers3382]

Patty is actually a pretty cool guy

[@chargedslaya]

I have been waiting for this ever since the podcast started

[@rep1989]

I always loved the meme of aches on the COL wrecking ball breaking through the green wall. His tweet was "excuse me I'm coming through" then the steal my teammates I'm still coming through

[@jamieperry6810]

Hell yeah !!

[@mikeg6niner]

Loved all the COD talk. Feels good.

[@YarN54]

Rewatching after 4 years. People hate on patty p because they don’t know the history. It’s all about good rivalries for the scene

[@FoxyGrandpa1]

GOAT STATUS. I’m really glad they talked about how devs don’t communicate and how they always change stuff that people don’t ask for. It’s nice to see these 2 speak out on it, even if it was a little bit.

[@joewhite8374]

Well this is gonna make writing my essay easier thanks HECZ

[@MindLessOne74]

Definitely in my top 3 favorite episodes thus far.

[@Rockony]

The Famous FAL RAPID FIRE BO2 the goat 🐐 lol 28:31

[@liketheterminatortoldya7297]

Everything after that was classic

[@casey7128]

MW2*

[@isaacd_13776]

TriHard TriHard TriHard TriHard TriHard TriHard nah bo2

[@moeanaya3113]

this really does need a part 2 so much insight

[@TDG_98]

So excited for this one man, aches my fave pro

[@Nygma241]

Great interview I could listen for hours Great job hecz

[@brianlopez9570]

Love your vlogs by way it is 6:40 am while I watch this just out of work

[@EzKru]

FINALLY!

[@mr.raygunz929]

This podcast has helped me gain respect for so many players

[@remast3red]

ayyy been waitin

[@rapiidbg9142]

Best podcast I have seen in a while

[@Ranger_Omar]

Worth the extra day of waiting

[@liketheterminatortoldya7297]

Aches is literally one of the key pieces to why cod pros is as big as it is today RESPECT MAN RESPECT

[@axelm7941]

Dude I'm always thinking who would watch such a long talk between two people and after the video I'm like oh nice podcast man

[@CoreyMotionless]

I love these Hecz. Especially the one with Killa.

[@jellybeans786]

Great job!

[@remac2137]

This was fantastic

[@TomHarris1990]

been waiting for Pat for ages. Legit got an amazing opinion on everything. whether you agree or not. legend of COD

[@Sarg3e]

Nothing but respect for one of the greatest

[@nbadventure9512]

Amazing stuff HECZ!

[@jonastheviking3088]

Best eavesdrop podcast this far. I always hated and loved Aches at the same time but over the years my love for him have grown. I was so happy that he destroyed Optic at champs and won the whole thing. I'm even a Optic fan saying this!

[@CharizardLv95]

Fire interview! Aches is a legend

[@mehaileyb]

I need a lot of episodes so I can always have something to listen to while doing work

[@chewwa1700]

Huge fan of Aches, and this just made me an even bigger one. What a stand up guy.

[@Aaronv-jz2vh]

Hecz is a genius. Adds during the video, sponsored adds during the podcast, kickback from KZbin, uploads the podcast to multiple platforms...not to be on his nuts but the dude is a marketing guru. It also makes my shit office job not so shit to listen to these so thank you hecz haha

[@Uvikeh]

Didn’t watch yet but already know it’s the best eavesdrop podcast by far

[@IlyTPC]

I’m half way in and this is a great podcast

[@raymondmartinez4008]

that was an amazing episode

[@chrisd9664]

New found respect for Patty P. Didn't know this side of you. Rooting for you.

[@moosartti]

OH MY GOD... what even. this gon be gud.

[@mrchan5598]

Jesus H3cz!!! an amazing interview, I love seeing OG (origininal) pro's opinions of the pro league and how it should be runned, been a fan of cod competitive since 09 !! keep killing it H3cz!!!!!

[@mrchan5598]

and seriously this one of the best podcasts for cod competitive in the whole world!! You just need to keep providing players and everyone apart of the league to put in their opinion !! this is so good for the community and for cod competitive in general

[@Kira-dc6gr]

53:30 "Optic Gaming We will see ya fudging later" that series was legendary

[@jakobjakobsen9629]

That was F------ FIRE!!

[@hooliganhoepez7654]

Ayyy aches is cool af now. Like him way more. Respect for doing this podcast.

[@13bpapi]

I have been saying this forever the players need a players association like the NFLPA.

[@SaeedMancunian]

This is amazing.

[@oliviervandaele9094]

Sick Content!

[@ramirezfamily9321]

Boy was I waiting for this one but hecz thanking the sponsors took forever

[@ThatEvoXGuy]

Gained a lot more respect for Aches after this. Prolly one of the most interesting episodes on evesdrop. Good job Hector!

[@SonOfRetnuh]

Perfect For The Morning Commute !

[@phile5437]

Did you survive?!

[@SonOfRetnuh]

Phil E lmao yeah

[@eddiediederich7244]

I was always a Aches hater, but mad respect. I dig his vibes, he's a cool dude.

[@dlantz245]

Legendary.

[@Stateless7]

I loved this podcast. Watching Aches with coL through BOPS 2 was the best run of any team ever. It was really hard not to hate Aches and it really felt like CoD Competitive golden era.