Published 01/21/2023, 12:30 PM EST
The month of January hasn’t been kind to Call of Duty fans, as an elite professional eSports player called it quits. That professional Call of Duty player was none other than Optic Gaming’s Seth Abner, also known as Scump.
The Call of Duty League pro’s retirement came as a great surprise to both his fans and the community. But the end of one endeavor does not mean the end of his existence. Scump appears to have opted to join the streaming community as a Twitch streamer.
Scump isn’t the first professional eSports player to retire and switch to streaming. There is already a great example in the form of Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek, who did something similar and saw amazing success. Furthermore, Scump has already had a lot of success on his first day as a streamer.
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Scump went big on his first day as a streamer
The retired CDL professional might no longer be an active part of the competitive eSports scene. But Scump can still be a part of it, as he livestreamed Week 2 of Major 2 qualifiers on his first Twitch livestream.
The renowned eSports journalist Jake Lucky took to Twitter to publish the results of Scump’s first stream. Over 90,000 concurrent people watched the former Call of Duty player. Those are unquestionably fantastic views for someone’s debut stream.
If the concurrent views weren’t enough to blow your mind, you could be surprised by the subscribers. The 26-year-old reportedly earned more than $17,000 from Twitch subs. Additionally, the amount he earned was after Twitch’s controversial 50/50 split.
Interestingly, Call of Duty’s official Twitch channel received fewer views than this former eSports player. In comparison to Scump’s views, the official feed only had around 63,000 concurrent spectators. The American might not need to worry about streaming because he already has a large fanbase eagerly waiting for his streams.
How did Twitter react to these stats?
The majority of fans were not surprised by the results because they expected it. After all, Scump is a big name in the Call of Duty competitive scene. Many of his admirers are excited to see more of his streams. They also stated he is streaming for fun and is unconcerned about money.
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Have you seen Scump’s debut Twitch stream? What are your thoughts on it?
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