WHY GA’S NEED TO BE GA’D | ZOOMAA | The Eavesdrop Podcast Ep. 83

[@ZooMaa]

Thanks for having me on the show Hector! And shout out to all of you guys watching, love you all ❤️😤

[@noahraymond244]

The Italian stallion u beast

[@christopherlehan5432]

legend

[@CharlieHaggis]

@@noahraymond244 eye of the zoomaa plays in my head any time i equip the kar98

[@supaswaggerz1]

On behalf of the green wall, we fkn love you stallion!

[@HiTechRedneck]

Great episode!

[@laurenjadee]

One of the nicest dudes in the scene. When I started making designs ZooMaa actually showed a lot of love on a few, and now I'm here freelancing full-time.

[@raymondmarcano7411]

Good luck on your endeavors!!

[@sheltondmello8031]

Good to hear and good luck to ya 👍

[@jordanlegge]

W

[@laurenjadee]

@@jordanlegge Thank you goat

[@laurenjadee]

@@sheltondmello8031 Appreciate it!

[@wizardfps]

The Italian stallion himself zoomaa

[@ismaelsierra9946]

Aww man I just said the same

[@moto6153]

I never knew Tommy played for Chelsea’s academy team. That’s actually wild he was obviously fucking nasty at soccer and the way he mentions it you can tell how humble he is. He seems like a down to earth person

[@tmemories313]

Tearing up your knee and losing everything will do that too you. That said zoom is a beast.

[@2jjulian]

Same thing happened to me but for a different club,only difference is that I'm not at that pro level for cod

[@ShawnFX]

*football

[@stuartnickolas503]

As soon as he reenacted his dad say "It's nothin hunny, don't worry bout it" I was like he's Italian from NY or NJ lmao!

[@XRubenX]

Where’s it at ive been trying to go back to it😂😂

[@oyas11]

@@XRubenX 3:05

[@gurnoortoor2552]

Best thing about all the pros moving to Texas is that they can all be on the Eavesdrop

[@notborninjune4980]

I'm only 30 minutes into the podcast, but this is one of the best flowing episodes I have listened to yet. ZooMaa and Hecz aren't missing a beat with the conversation, going from topic to topic. They're not cutting each other off too much either. Cheers!

[@SirNekZa]

Really liked this podcast...Zoomas been around for ages but he doesn't really stand out too much....Great player but doesn't put himself out there with content much and was surprisingly very comfortable in this being on camera etc.... Big respect to him

[@SirNekZa]

@Gio Wakeman ahh does he? My bad....i'll check his stream out

[@AyoJeezy]

Dude zooma has arguably one of the funniest and best personalities in the scene he’s funny as shit and talks so much trash lmao.

[@SirNekZa]

@@AyoJeezy Ahh fairs, I wasn't hating

[@pm1503]

Zooma streams constantly on twitch

[@zchmak]

damn this aged poorly and i’m glad it did, mans absolutely killing it on twitch, what a goat

[@huntsman1997]

Tommy’s one of the best personalities in the scene we need him to make more content!

[@DrPubz]

Podcast has moved from the side to the centre of the heczquarters! 😎

[@InsanityJamie]

Stating the obvious...

[@saneone4493]

@@InsanityJamie ok? You too..

[@briancruz7576]

I need that Skraps podcast Asap. That Mexico story sounds interesting 🤔

[@skyzurdcod952]

Dude we NEED A podcast with all the funniest pros bro, Zooma, Scrapz, Methods, scump etc there are so many pros that are straight comedy!

[@kylegroven6728]

My favorite part is Formal just sitting in the background blending in 😂

[@jackfarrell8602]

First things first, shoutout to Hecz.. Such a great person, the work he does for the scene is just so impressive 🤯 However, as a member of the audience watching these podcasts I think if Hecz improved his interviewing skills he would be able to get the most out of his guests... for example, Hecz talks about having good parents, being disciplined and then goes on to talk about vandalising and getting arrested, if he had of tied the anecdote up nicely by asking a leading question such as “Zoomaa, Did you ever get into trouble / were you ever arrested / have any interesting stories about this from your past?” it would go from just Hecz rambling (for lack of a better word!!) to getting more from his guests! In fact Zoomaa begins to say he got arrested once but Hecz keeps talking! Just a missed opportunity to ask more! This happens quite often across all the episodes I’ve seen, Hecz sets the stage with anecdotes but frequently never flips it and leaves the guest to talk about their own related experiences! Hopefully Hecz reads this and takes the criticism onboard and not personally, I reaallllyyy do love the podcast apart from that ❤️🥺👉🏻👈🏻

[@OGXander]

One of my favorites so far! He's genuine when it's easy to be fake, and that's what matters!

[@necrojem6355]

Patch notes on GA's... I LOVE that idea. Do what you have to do, but keep the viewers in the loop in terms of why.

[@versace_creed_]

Ga everything, only punching allowed

[@JTips434]

The production on these podcasts are better than most. Shout out Matt and Rodger.

[@molehd7940]

I wish I could adopt attach and zooma, nicest guys on the scene and it's not even close

[@Toyboy777streaming]

This has the dopest intro I've ever heard... I can watch the beginning of each episode over and over

[@goobinator_]

When Formal walked in the back. i am CRYING why was that so funny

[@royalty1196]

He been plotting to murder zooma since ww2 playoffs lmao

[@shawnii9833]

Wen did he walk in?

[@TheCardGuyz]

ZooMaa grew up. I fucking love it. Great episode.

[@DominoGaming97]

I just love Zoom A’s voice

[@Slitherv5]

Tommy is the man bro. Respectable OG.

[@monaqvi1326]

Even as a male I am not afraid to admit that Zoomaa is fkn HOT gah damn that's one good looking fella.

[@SwaysClips]

ayo ?

[@bob-1980]

You should see his girl

[@DavidSmith-dg4dg]

Sus to publicly announce that lmao

[@blaqadam8710]

Thats insane, My younger brother did the exact same thing when he did his ACL. It was on a field his knee gave way in a random pothole on the field. Hard luck Tommy

[@thatboy3930]

The Italian Stallion wants what is right for the game, not what is right for him or his team mates. That's how GA's should be.

[@jwatk_]

"Hey yo Tommy, we gotta go"

[@overtflow]

What I see 👀👑 🐐👑🐎

[@Karibma]

Ratio’d

[@Villarruel117]

Damn I wish Hecz brought up that time Zooma stood up for Wuskin lmfao

[@rafakill28tg84]

As always, an awesome time watching and listening. Hecz, you rock. Zoomaa is an awesome dude. Natural and chill dude on camera and in the convo. Loved it.

[@eke8448]

29:50 shows that HECZ is just ahead of the game inside the COD esports scene

[@ZooMaaLive]

0️⃣👉💯real quick

[@marcusjihansson]

I loved the intro. Just talking and then getting into it. The podcast is awesome!

[@ImPlastiquee]

Already fire 🔥 the Comp Sniping talk and everything

[@Formulekechies]

This episode is even better now... Zoomaa is forever goated

[@felonies1600]

i remember when this pod started, amazing job Hecz, glad you're still going

[@felonies1600]

armada strike snd is dog ass tho

[@Douugg14]

I’m on them old man early risers agenda. 6am wake up

[@EnjoiiGirls]

You already know 💪🏽

[@gschris]

Definitely one of the best episodes ever, Tom’s got such a natural talent when it comes to speaking that makes you pay attention and stay entertained

[@rock5558]

Ye one of the best ever is a biggggg stretch

[@gschris]

all personal beliefs brotha, depends on what you’re looking for in an episode

[@Tor2Guh-]

BO3 hands down best CoD. You could do pretty much anything you want with the character. The movement was insane. Cross map snipes were sick and for the most part counter-able. Jet pack was limited so you couldn’t get TOO crazy but it was enough to get sick with. And the maps were cool.

[@mactivision]

ZooMaa a GOAT!!! Love this man so humble

[@AMA2much]

I’m a simple guy. I see the Italian Stallion, I hit the like button

[@closedcasket4yu]

There should be a rule that no two players on the same team can run the same gun. That would be awesome with the diversity of weapons in competitive

[@6oat445]

36:31 a random FormaL appears lol

[@PandaProper]

As someone who works on games... I'd imagine they can bring back old maps and re-skin/theme them fairly easily. There may be some unknowns, but still. Worst case scenario, they can't re-use ANY assets from an old map and rebuild them to be higher poly with higher res textures, etc, etc. Well, then they can rebuild the map from scratch.

[@jman4156]

This is the first story ive ever heard of a dad wanting a dog and a mom not! Lol. Love it!

[@ismaelsierra9946]

Hecz always with the fire pod cast.

[@Ackky1]

Genuinely gutted for Zoomaa, got his injury with football first ended his career. Now he’s out the league too because of injury. Been in the scene for a long time. I know he’ll bounce back.

[@WhyFishTV]

It’s funny just the other day I asked zooma if he was owned the timing lol good to see most of the teams in one place

[@bymarksy5321]

Makes me laugh Skrapz represents 75% of the uk with the way he talks but everyone’s seems to think we are posh 😂😂😂😂😂

[@tokez547]

Master piece as always hecz, keep pushing the dope content !

[@patrickhiphop3531]

Pausing at the point where Asims come out is told, the fact that a pro was discovered because of a twitch channels sub tournament is the ultimate come up. Can't be topped.

[@unchartify]

I'm like 90% sure he meant 50k a year, which is still a very good salary. Great podcast!

[@JermzTV]

LOL I WAS BOUT TO SAY!!!

[@CheatActivated]

Seriously at the point to where I say “Screw GA’s” cause it’s all over the place and obviously not regulated by a small group of pro players anymore...

[@TheYorkshireLad1997]

Hecz doesn't like Express because it was over multiple levels but loves Armada even though its over multiple levels. Think the main reason behind his feelings towards that map is gonna be because of MLG Orlando 2013... one of the biggest Optic chokes of all time.

[@giovannivergara94]

Zooma: i actually broke my fingers once Hecz* oh no, anyway

[@stonedPELICAN]

Damnnn hecz professional as fukkkkkk and chill as fukkkk and the same time 😂😂 I love it

[@ADDMOORE]

After watching both this episode & the Attach episode talk about GA's it got me thinking what ever happened to the ban & protected mechanic back in Black Ops 3?

[@Nico_Peeko]

Been really feeling this lately…

[@Izzlemynizzle61]

Zoomaa still my fav player of all time! Love this podcast!

[@splash8594]

Top 5 smg players of all time, nice guy, and one of the most handsome players ever. What's not to love about this dude?

[@shawnii9833]

Love zooma but not top 5. U got scump John aches apathy and attach

[@mytopicsopinions2840]

Zooma is a good hearted fella... zoomas parent’s or parent on the podcast soon

[@chasebly]

tommys such and OG and good guy. Much love for Zooma

[@HiTechRedneck]

Awesome episode! Kinda along the lines of the keeping classic maps things, I’ve wondered if it’d be possible to have 1 studio selected to be the “competitive” developer (Treyarch feels like the obvious choice) and comp stays on their title until their next one comes around. Still keep the yearly release cycle with 3 studios, but comp would stay on the Treyarch title until their turn in the cycle again. I’m probably in the minority, but to me competitive always seems to finally get really fun to watch right before Champs, but then it’s time to move on to the next game. I’d much rather keep the same title for 2-3 years especially if it’s a good comp title.

[@MrSpecialK121]

Great episode! Would love to see Merk or Teepee (or all the breaktime boys) on an episode

[@swag8242]

Shoutout h3cz and marty for making these. Amazing

[@swag8242]

Matty auto correct be playin with me damn

[@musc258]

"We just gunna play in our apartments." Isn't there a CDL rule that everyone has to be in the same facility? I think this was recorded a while ago.

[@breadan1234]

can't have been 'a while ago', zooma was just saying this is their first day back from christmas. can't be more than a week old

[@pacoorozco9532]

My favorite Pro besides Seth, love Tommy and his vibe 😎

[@migueldoggs12]

How can’t you like ZooMaa? Guy is the goat

[@joshuamarc8773]

man I love zoomaa :D guy has an awesome character too, especially when he was on that dating stream

[@casuco_0888]

Zonas mic still sound like a headset mic lol it’s just his voice I guess!

[@heavensplayer]

Bro he's right about Standoff man, I totally feel that. Perfectly balanced man.

[@GRAVEGAMING]

ZooMaa is a true OG

[@connorgolabek]

What a top guy!

[@grazyy09]

We need another FORMAL podcast!!!

[@jacobkingdollar1422]

The league should host a Scrim Series every week where they pick two teams to scrim each other in a best of 7... Just an idea! They could do it every Monday or something like that and call it "Monday Night Scrims"! I think it would be pretty cool

[@smolee7491]

Have heard you talk about bringing back old maps (Usually using CSGO as an example of how that works well playing the same maps). A concern is that CSGO is going into a dark era right now and people having to watch the same maps for the last few years is most likely part of that reason. It is interesting to bring back 3-4 maps that are great and add 3-4 of the new maps. Only problem with this idea is that pro's will just continue to pick the maps they know the best/play the best (the old ones) and the new ones won't get played. Just thinking about it logically, why get good at a map that is potentially only going to be around for a year, when you can practice on one that will be around for the next 10. That creates an even bigger problem with trying to tap into the casual side that won't really see these maps when they are jumping on with their buddies. Each game seems to always push their new maps hoping it will become a classic (Not much luck lately lol). As much as we hate to admit it, if we want COD to be the next big league and someday become a NFL/NBA, you have to find a way to merge the casual with the highest level. I don't have the answer to the problem, but I think just throwing old maps in is a great band-aid but what happens when we miss out on an entire generation of COD players because these old maps don't hold that same nostalgia as they do to us. Just some thoughts I wanted to share after listening to many of the podcasts!

[@rileylynch9825]

you gotta do a podcast with the goat duo attach and zooma

[@MsSgerg]

As im watching this, Treyarch announced Express is coming back... lets go!!

[@TheGr8Espi]

paw patrol paw patrol be there on the double !

[@Steveksr]

Paison! Love this guy

[@theraxs0014]

Whatching this when he has retired 😢❤️🇮🇹

[@x7SiNz--]

Play with no attachments. This way you can see who can control the gun best.

[@Animusapertus]

"bati" lol, its like saying "fag" in jamaican patois

[@Ascendxnce]

@WispGB yeah I was gonna say, in Caribbean creolese dialects, batty (or however you spell it) usually just means ass. At the very least, that's what Trinidadian, Guyanese, and Jamaican people mean by it.

[@Techno_VII]

now we need Zoomaa and Attach together

[@PWRTravel]

Great episode!

[@kalppatel9409]

Not gonna lie, I can’t wait for the podcast with ILLEY, I’m sure Hecz will make it happen eventually

[@TheHuntersHardcorePubsTeam7305]

Love Zoomaa!

[@sauc3y232]

Bro I was just about to try and sleep :/ lol Podcast HYPEEE

[@benchboiz]

lowkey gotta get zooma back for another podcast

[@jasonbrown8838]

We all fw the Stallion here

[@chanciicod8106]

Yo hecz found u in LunkersTV shooting bro he didn't even put your link in it 😂😂😂

[@NSKINGS420]

Zoomaa is Good Vibes💯🙏🏽!

[@Kspat2]

Jet packs are gonna be a no from me dog.

[@notkurb9812]

Love this guy.

[@Caden-Ericzon]

Zoomas a really cool guy, loved the podcast

[@Sockii]

i love zoomaa!!! my favorite player that's not on optic. my man is a vide.

[@bymarksy5321]

Zooma made a very good point the best maps in cod you use the whole map

[@pm1503]

Zooma the man

[@s0rryimwashed]

the goat podcast!! great guest in the one and only italian stallion

[@goldwerewolf8651]

damn now he's stepping back from competitive