jasonR leaves OpTic, hazed steps in

14-6-2017 23:00

Just a few weeks after the team announced that Jason "jasonR" Ruchelski would be the team's fifth player for the period leading up to the Major, the team's in-game leader decided to step down from the roster.

OpTic has once again released information regarding a roster change through their YouTube documentary called Vision, with the latest episode revealing that Jason "⁠jasonR⁠" Ruchelski decided to leave the team.

After a short stint in OpTic, jasonR will retreat from competitive CS

According to the video, James "⁠hazed⁠" Cobb learned about jasonR's decision at the ESL Pro League S5 Finals in Dallas, but the rest of the team was informed a bit later, after the squad successfully qualified for the ECS S3 Finals by beating NRG.

The decision to leave OpTic allegedly came from jasonR feeling that he wouldn't become a permanent figure in the team, combined with the fact that traveling to multiple events could lead to his streaming presence taking a big hit.

With jasonR out, OpTic have reverted back to playing with their coach hazed, who led the team to a top four finish at IEM Sydney in May.

OpTic are now:

William "⁠RUSH⁠" Wierzba
Keith "⁠NAF⁠" Markovic
Tarik "⁠tarik⁠" Celik
Oscar "⁠mixwell⁠" Cañellas
James "⁠hazed⁠" Cobb

2017-06-14 23:00

29 replies

looooooooooooooool

2017-06-14 23:01

25 replies

the fact that traveling to multiple events could lead to his streaming presence taking a big hit TOP FUCKING KEK

2017-06-14 23:03

24 replies

The fact that JasonR has been in the team for so long just shows that OpTic is a bad org. Hazed will make OpTic look more like the old team.

2017-06-14 23:16

4 replies

the one with stan? are you kidding me? stan MADE that team, they will never be anything like it no matter what they do with this lineup :D

2017-06-15 16:41

3 replies

RUSH and Mixwell made that team*

2017-06-15 17:55

1 reply

cybersport.com/post/nitr0-at-ecs-the-thi.. go back to school and learn about shit uneducated fuck

2017-06-25 11:04

He was good at optic but he hadn't improved team liquids form at all, the whole optic squad was a big part of his success there

2017-06-19 14:42

he's thinking long term

2017-06-14 23:23

12 replies

He's thinking he suks hard and will achieve more $$$ than playing in a professional team, that requires dedication a loooot of practice.

2017-06-14 23:31

11 replies

He's thinking he worked hard for that streaming precence and doesn't want to risk losing it. He's just taking the safe bet. And can you really blame him?

2017-06-14 23:48

9 replies

Jason was never cut out for optic

2017-06-15 00:03

2 replies

He's done better than a lot of people judged him to do, and with more practice and experience I think he could do good, but right now I'm not so sure

2017-06-15 00:10

2017-06-16 06:47

ofc he can, as most of the HLTVers, he is unable to see things from a pro perspective

2017-06-15 00:23

5 replies

Mature perspective* Seems many people have not yet tried taking decisions that matter as much as these. Or they don't know how to see it from other people's perspectives

2017-06-15 00:27

Especially since it's increasingly obvious that he was not going to get signed to a permanent deal. Why should he continue to work his ass off, travel all the time, let his stream suffer, etc while merely standing-in? If Optic wanted him, they could sign him to a proper contract. Otherwise, he can make more money streaming and not need to worry about all the other bullshit. It's a wise decision on his part.

2017-06-15 01:06

+100000000

2017-06-15 02:29

yep

2017-06-15 04:28

2017-06-15 11:54

Well even the article says Jason was worried about not being the permanent 5th and didn't want to jeopardize his only other income (streaming) if things didn't work out. I think this is mutual, ofc Jason will stay if they signed him to a long term contract but they have kept him on trial for a while (and doesn't seem eager at all to sign him, well to be fair he has been underwhelming) and Optic is probably wanting a better 5th to actually compete with the top. This is the equivalent of public figures like politicians "resigning" instead of getting outright forced out of office, they're being forced out and they know it but it saves face and makes it easier for both sides.

2017-06-15 01:07

Well he got priorities straight atleast.

2017-06-15 00:17

"The decision to leave OpTic allegedly came from jasonR feeling that he wouldn't become a permanent figure in the team" How about you read the whole sentence? If he stays with optic for a while longer, just to be cut and then suffers a major setback on his streaming career, that sure as hell would be a wise move?!?!?!?! Top fucking kek.

2017-06-15 00:57

if he drops the opportunity to prove himself in a big team in order to ensure his streaming "career" he might aswell not call himself a pro player anymore, but rather a streamer.

2017-06-15 02:06

If I had a steady income from streaming, maybe even a channel experiencing quite a lot of growth (I have no clue what the state of his channel is), I wouldn't give that up to play with astralis or North, if they expressed that they only wanted me as a sub until they found someone they think is more suitable.

2017-06-15 05:53

NA CS LUL

2017-06-15 06:14

I kekd hard

2017-06-15 13:40

hiko rip

Predicted

2017-06-14 23:02

Jks to optic confirmed. Heard it here first.

2017-06-15 00:02

Noice

ez 4 JRNASTY

2017-06-15 16:43

Lol that was quick

Exoected

Good for NA

lasted long

nice

wow what a waste

WHAT?

expected

how you become top team if keep changing player

Im so happy right now i never liked jason

Expected

optic better fix that man soon cuz they are going anywhere

another NA player that would rather stream than play in a pro team... NA mentality in its essence

go play for a team as a stand in for 6 mths, u will understand...

2017-06-15 08:27

meh, should've at least stick together to major and see how it goes

jason didnt want his stream to take a huge nose dive. jason knows he wouldnt stay in optic

2017-06-14 23:06

wouldn't he made good profit from possible new sticker + fame from playing at major so maybe some new viewers? such a big chance wasted, for me it's a poor excuse as it could've been good for his streaming too edit: i know he played with splyce at major, but optic is league above in popularity

2017-06-14 23:11

maybe he calculated stream money > sticker money

2017-06-14 23:15

>wouldn't he made good profit from possible new sticker + fame from playing at major so maybe some new viewers? nah man his streams are more important than this obviously jasonr is such a idiot imo

2017-06-14 23:37

why? optic have been hanging him out to dry while he's putting in more hours than anyone else on the team trying to igl and they STILL haven't offered him a contract. it's been nearly 6 months. i'd do the same in jason's shoes. he's proven he can igl and be a good enough fragger to igl for good NA teams. he can sign to an NRG or something, get probably just a good of salary that optic would offer, and be able to stream more than he would on optic.

2017-06-15 01:01

WTF? What a hell is he doing? I swear, I can't understand NA players. We smart, we loyal, we friendly, we are from BRAZIL! Kreygasm

What a hell is he doing?

2017-06-14 23:54

Well even the article says jason was worried about not being the permanent 5th and didn't want to jeopardize his only other income (streaming) if things didn't work out. I think this is mutual, ofc jason will stay if they signed him to a long term contract but they have kept him on trial for a while (and doesn't seem eager at all to sign him, well to be fair he has been underwhelming) and optic is probably wanting a better 5th to actually compete with the top. This is the equivalent of public figures like politicians "resigning" instead of getting outright forced out of office, they're being forced out and they know it but it saves face and makes it easier for both sides.

I completely understand that side, but u know? how much the team made with him and they just started the job. The big fact is, the new fifth player will be always one more person. My perception is, they didn't made him feels like a piece of the team, confident and so, he made his decision...

2017-06-15 04:27

+friberg

2017-06-14 23:04

+friberg optic ez top 1 NA team thank me later

THANKS GOD

Nice

2017-06-14 23:05

Too much NA players prioritizing streaming lmao

hazed is better anyway. ty jason

Moe was riiight

thank god that potato is gone

2017-06-14 23:08

This is a great opportunity for Optic to go pick up a top young international talent that will be with them for years to come.

Any rank s kiddo?

2017-06-14 23:58

I'm not sure but if I were Optic I would use some of that ELeague money to buy BnTeT or that ZywoO (check spelling). The team in its current state isn't going to win anything. So why not pick up a young kid, develop him and all the while keep training someone (NAF) to IGL under the guidance of Hazed.

2017-06-15 00:04

After Stanislav left the team, they fell in the top and did not win a tournament, as well as Stanislav.Question-Why? Did they really pay so well in the Team liquid? And I really want Optic to stop changing captains and once again turn to Top 5

They never were top5

Pretty sure they made it to like #3 in the world at some point with stanislaw

top2 at one point

2017-06-16 06:44

Yes in late 2016

2017-06-15 08:59

probably internal problems I think

2017-06-14 23:34

I guess OpTic made this change because they knew they would replace him sooner or later and the major is near so they don't waste more time, gl Jason, gl OpTic

Its jason decision not the org's

2017-06-14 23:32

I know, but Im pretty sure his decision came because he saw that coming and Im pretty sure the org is fine with this decision

2017-06-14 23:33

Nice thinking though u could've just read it from the article

2017-06-14 23:42

Oh yeah, but I didn't read it before, i was too lazy... Anyway it was pretty obvious and I think we all saw that coming

2017-06-14 23:43

WTF OPTIC IS SO DUMB....

hazed is so trash, optic back to tier 3

2017-06-14 23:12

They were already tier 3 lul, back to tier 6

2017-06-16 07:26

JasonR invested so much time into getting his stream to where it is today, that the hit from 30 days of not streaming would undo much of it. Completely reasonable from him. JRNasty one of the most level headed players in the scene.

2017-06-14 23:14

And nothing changed.

NA CS: My stream is more important than this team Facepalm m(

+1000

2017-06-14 23:38

If someone strung you along for several months, didn't offer you a contract, and expected you to keep playing a pray that they do offer you a contract, you'd make a similar decision if you were wise. This is someone's livelihood. It's more complex than just streaming versus playing in a team.

2017-06-21 15:15

Good move for optic

the fact that traveling to multiple events could lead to his streaming presence taking a big hit NACS

:/ Add seangares or something please ffs they need an IGL. JasonR could have been a decent replacement... Why tf he care about his stream so much? If he stayed and they qualified to the major, he would get his own stickers and attract so many new viewers...

might have some internal problem with team / travelling

2017-06-14 23:26

Yeah cuz why play proffesionaly when you can stream and earn money + enjoy the game .

he is either retard or he makes more money streaming cs

streaming will be there longer for him than filling in for 1 more month then you're out

2017-06-14 23:29

He's going for stability versus opportunity. Stream is money now. His fill-in, contractless role with Optic is more of a gamble.

2017-06-21 15:16

Sry i was dont know this details

2017-06-21 17:49

Friberg to Optic!

2017-06-14 23:17

sad :/

Probably a good idea, Never really felt like Jason was a serious competitive player.

jasonR its a joke, he is good for playing mm and streaming it. but i never liked it i find him so repulsant in every way possible.

2017-06-14 23:19

wtf?? omg..

NA in a nutshell.

2017-06-14 23:20

Saved

2017-06-14 23:22

"...with the fact that traveling to multiple events could lead to his streaming presence taking a big hit." WOW what a fucking moron...you knew that shit before you became part of the team...

2017-06-14 23:25

6 replies

they didnt give him a contract as a permanent player, he wasnt getting paid according to himself. and as he felt that they wouldnt actually take him as their permanent 5th, the risk of playing with them for a short time AND neglecting his stream (which pays his bills) would be too big of a risk.

sure makes sense, but lets not forgot that he got more popular on stream since all the announcements that he will play as pro. sure he already had a big base before joining, but after joining his views stepped up

2017-06-14 23:36

yeah ive been watching his stream for a year now and i noticed the change in sub numbers as well, but it's pretty clear that the risk for him was getting too big (a month away from the stream etc)... dno, all in all im both glad that they picked him as a temporary (kinda proves he's seen as a good player by others), and that he left. beside that, picking up a rank S player and giving him the IGL role in a top tier NA team is a ridiculous move.

well I think he only got in the team to get the exposure and then leave it, because its pretty obvious that being in a team there would be less time for stream, but well look at shroud, ez free time so same could happen for him. what he understand was that he had too much on his shoulders as an igl and well streaming is easier and he doesn't care about anything. so he just used optic to get some boost, even though I also think that optic would replace him after some time

2017-06-14 23:46

i guess he had two options in his mind: 1. doing great with optic and being on the team, earning a lot of money (a very small chance clearly), and 2. it doesnt work out but he grows his stream. well played

2017-06-14 23:52

the point is that he still isn't apart of the team. he's still a "stand in". he's put in more hours to help the team igl than anyone else on the team and optic still haven't given him a contract. jason made the right move.

im so sad for mixwell he dont deserve this shit

he really does tho he had options to leave but decided to stay for some reason

2017-06-14 23:30

he can replace either ska in c9 or even allu in faze... but srsly fuck NA

could replace denis in mouz aswell

2017-06-14 23:35

he stays there where they pay him more

Mixwell is in a same level with Allu so I doubt FaZe will just randomly switch Allu to Mixwell

DUDE I WANT FUCKING STAN BACK WHAT IS THIS BULLSHIT

called optic gaming a org that can't get shit done

dude its such a fucking bullshit everything started with +tarik -stan thing tarik isnt even that good he just sometimes make plays then stan got tilted and he left the team i swear to god this was the only team was gonna make it to majors,playoffs etc

2017-06-14 23:44

was always gonna be a matter of time till a star player leaves since optic cant get shit done

2017-06-14 23:53

Thank God. Optic actually made an intelligent decision.

2017-06-14 23:39

NA CS

Rip Optic

full time streaming LUL

2017-06-15 00:00

BETTER

2017-06-15 00:01

Just NA streaming things

shows he is not really a competitive person, better for them both to split now

2017-06-15 00:07

"fact that traveling to multiple events could lead to his streaming presence taking a big hit." Seriously?...

2017-06-15 00:09

For all you fuckers saying how it was stupid for him to leave for his stream, he built his stream from the ground up and he knows he WONT be permanent in Optic. What Jason did was a god damned smart move.

2017-06-15 02:10

RUSH: "JASONR IS GETTING BETTER DAY BY DAY" yes ofc.

2017-06-15 00:14

he's a streamer like shrood, not surprised

2017-06-15 00:16

NA CS FailFish

2017-06-15 00:24

WHY?!

Decent player and a great personality imo. I enjoy watching his stream tbh and i want him to be a streamer than a pro player. He could even be a panelist at an esports show or even on television. Wish him the best

2017-06-15 00:29

If Hazed could embrace the IGL role, he could be a good fifth for OpTic imo

2017-06-15 00:34

This is why I don't get why OpTic are still so highly ranked. They've been running around like chickens with their heads cut off since stan left

2017-06-15 00:41

Im wondering if streaming for 1000-2000 ppl is worth more than a monthly salary over 10k (or is optic paying so bad????) +prizemoney cuts for each of the players?!

2017-06-15 00:53

before the major-quals) nice idea)

2017-06-15 00:56

ok hazed better than jasonr... but now you should -hazed +fnx for best perfomance!

2017-06-15 01:00

note to cloud9: dont hire streamers

overrated streamer, shouldn't have been on OpTic in the first place. Waste of time, gl hazed

2017-06-15 01:02

optic need get other spaniard

maikelele 2.0

2017-06-15 01:14

this is why NA will never win a major

2017-06-15 01:15

Because someone who knows they wont be a perm on a roster decides that he wants to focus on something he built from the ground up? Yeah eat a dick.

2017-06-15 01:36

no because no one has any sense of commitment

2017-06-15 03:15

He commited 6 months and still didnt recieve a contract

2017-06-15 19:57

pretty fast

2017-06-15 01:19

not even a big streamer makes no sense.

2017-06-15 01:26

:(((((((

2017-06-15 01:29

Does anyone know how much he earns streaming?

OpTic fnx is coming

2017-06-15 01:32

wow i actually liked Jnasty

2017-06-15 01:45

he wants to play pugs and stay home all the time instead of playing the game for real lmao lost all respect i had for him, forever, never gonna watch his stream again (i never watched it for longer than 5min, once a month)

2017-06-15 01:47

lol the fact you lost respect for him is actually hilarious. i have pity for you.

2017-06-15 01:52

the fact that you didn't makes me feel the same way for u poor low iq murican

2017-06-15 01:55

good, overrated streamer. go back to pugs

2017-06-15 01:59

If you make double the money from streaming and dosent have to take shit for playing bad from this community, i totally understand the decision

2017-06-15 02:02

lmao and tarik was joking about cutting jason, but boi did he know nothin KKona!

2017-06-15 02:03

I mean, I can understand his decision. The amount he makes streaming can set him up for a comfortable life in the medium term. Plus, he can have a part time job and maybe even assume a caster/analyst position in the future. I just wish he had tried a bit more in OG.

2017-06-15 02:19

+1 agree

2017-06-15 03:30

im really happy for jason, i enjoy his streams and would continue to support him for the months to come both as a sub and with my donations. optic did not offer him a decent contract and really deserved this. good luck to them finding a decent igl, if they can really. good fucking job jason, love you keep up the good work my man

2017-06-15 02:20

Expected as fuck

2017-06-15 02:45

Xantares xD

2017-06-15 02:49

What a joke... shouldn't have picked him up in the first place with an attitude like that. Where is the ambition?

2017-06-15 03:06

Yes finally na on top again

2017-06-15 03:29

2017-06-15 03:48

Stream over being a pro top NA quality bants

2017-06-15 03:49

streaming presence? lul who watches this grandpa anyway

2017-06-15 04:48

Time for Shrimp to follow suit

2017-06-15 05:07

Watched JR just cause he stuck wit optic even tho every1 knew he was temp. Fucking idiot. I hate that streamer preference shit. I only watched you stream cuz Optic

2017-06-15 06:02

This will most likely not impact his streaming in a bad way, getting your name out there is gonna bring viewers to his stream, even more if he does well. This excuse is just blatantly fucking moronic

2017-06-15 06:04

mix plz... move to liquid with snakeslaw

2017-06-15 06:11

What a suprise he sucks in na esea rank s so how can he play vs eu teams? No chance. And this is just shows the lack of motivation in na players he wants to make ez money and doesnt want to train hard and try to actually achieve something. I dont really know why anyone even watch he's stream.

May be there are some internal disputes in term of contract. What i see in Jason is a decent IGL who can frag and clutch a bit. The top teams in NA right now besides Stanislaw of Liquid doesn't have a true IGL. That's why i think if Optic gonna sign him, he would have to commit more being a dedicated IGL which he doesn't fancy about it much. So he decides to go back to be a streamer where he feels better about himself and also better for him financially

2017-06-15 06:12

Stream > ProCS Just NA things at their finest

2017-06-15 07:41

indeed

2017-06-15 08:17

Wtf is this clown fiesta in NA :/

2017-06-15 07:57

" planing on keeping JasonR" Top lol hihi

2017-06-15 08:02

2017-06-15 08:07

Lame ass jason nothing surprising

2017-06-15 09:02

He has to do what feels right by himself first but i think he wasted a chance he likely isnt gonna get again. Too bad for all parties involved but the best of luck to jason. Still a cool player and streamer nonetheless.

2017-06-15 09:49