Scump Teaches Pro Call of Duty Fundamentals

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Map Control and Information

Lesson 8

In this macro-focused lesson, Scump helps you understand:

  • Information gathering and processing at the team and individual level

  • The mechanics and tricks associated with minimap dots

  • How mind games and mix-ups are utilized at the pro level

  • An example of a defensive set up on the map Garrison with a breakdown of how each player should play and position

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Aimlabs Challenge

A large part of applying the concepts that Scump laid out above are contingent on knowing and manipulating spawns on specific maps. Pull up a spawn guide for your favorite map (a quick google search should yield tons of results) and try to study one of the maps. Load up a custom game and walk a perimeter around each spawn to see if you have a general sense of possible spawn points. Having this knowledge is an important perquisite for being comfortable using stronger techniques such as the spawn trapping necessary to create a “blender” for your opponents.

Lessons

Meet Your Coach: Scump
Lesson 1

Learn more about Scump’s:

  • Esports background, origin story, and time on Optic Gaming

  • Proudest moments as a professional player and other notable accolades.

  • Thoughts on the most important skills and traits for becoming a professional player

  • Opinion on how LAN and online competition differs

Path to Pro
Lesson 2

In this second lesson, Scump gives you an inside look into the world of high-level COD by breaking down the path to becoming a pro player and covering:

  • The correct mindset for finding success as an aspiring professional pro player

  • The differences he notices between beginner, intermediate, and top levels of play

  • General steps for how strong players progress towards being picked up by organizations

  • Scump's thoughts on the utility of playing the ranked playlists on COD

Controllers & Settings
Lesson 3

Scump shows you some of his personal secrets to success, including his:

  • Personal choice of controller and grip

  • Opinion on some advantages his grip style has over the standard controller grip

  • Preferred in-game settings at the time of filming

Communication
Lesson 4

Scump explores the vitally important concept of of communication in COD by teaching you:

  • How proper communication contributes to winning rounds.

  • A framework for you to evaluate your own communication

  • The importance of maintaining appropriate tone and attitude in your communication

  • The essential types of information and how they help your team develop the right game plan

Aim & Centering
Lesson 5

Scump gives you an in-depth breakdown of:

  • Centering and its importance in deciding if you’ll win a gunfight

  • How strafing should interact with aiming to make hitting enemies easier

  • The effect that aim assist should have on your aiming habits

  • How to recover situations where your first couple shots miss

Movement
Lesson 6

Scump teaches you how to take your movement to the next level by understanding:

  • Slide canceling and its advantages over traditional peeking

  • Jiggling and slide baiting to acquire information or set up team shots

  • Snaking and other “Rat” strategies that can surprise enemies

  • How all of these techniques can be used in an actual game by showcasing them in a demo

Clutch Factor
Lesson 7

Known for being one of the most clutch players in COD history, Scump offers some tips on how to navigate high-pressure situations, including:

  • How to get yourself in the correct mindset to approach clutching

  • How to adapt your plan to try to equalize the numbers disadvantage

  • The fundamental skills you should most lean on when solving in-game problems

  • A demo showcasing how effective prediction and decision making skills result in a 1v4 win for Scump

Map Control and Information
Lesson 8

In this macro-focused lesson, Scump helps you understand:

  • Information gathering and processing at the team and individual level

  • The mechanics and tricks associated with minimap dots

  • How mind games and mix-ups are utilized at the pro level

  • An example of a defensive set up on the map Garrison with a breakdown of how each player should play and position

Search and Destroy
Lesson 9

Scump gives you a focused breakdown of:

  • Some golden rules associated with playing Search and Destroy

  • The differences between Search and Destroy and other modes

  • The differences in playstyle between AR and SMG players in any SND setup

  • The thought process behind his decisions on an actual round of SND

Hardpoint
Lesson 10

In this Hardpoint focused lesson, Scump covers:

  • The general flow of gameplay in the hardpoint game mode and how it differs from other modes

  • How using a different gun impacts your playstyle and role within any team

  • Some tips regarding selecting the correct position and angle on the map to gain information or kill advantages over opponents

  • Several play by play demos detailing the thought process behind how he develops hardpoint rounds favorably for his team

Practice & Routine
Lesson 11

Scump offers you his advice and wisdom for developing the right mindset of practice and improvement, including:

  • The importance of consistent high-quality practice and love for the game

  • How an aggressive attitude negatively impacts individual players and teams

  • A typical practice schedule for a pro COD player to give you ideas on how to plan out your own practice sessions

  • The role and timing of VOD review in improving individual and team play