{"id":30312,"date":"2023-05-15T19:47:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T19:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/15\/nickmercs-claims-activision-is-paying-him-to-host-cdl-champs-watch-party\/"},"modified":"2023-05-16T02:48:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T02:48:45","slug":"nickmercs-claims-activision-is-paying-him-to-host-cdl-champs-watch-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/15\/nickmercs-claims-activision-is-paying-him-to-host-cdl-champs-watch-party\/","title":{"rendered":"NICKMERCS claims Activision is paying him to host CDL Champs watch celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/editors.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/31\/NICKMERCS-explains-why-hes-not-playing-Modern-Warfare-2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"AuthorTag\"><button class=\"w-fit border-b border-transparent hover:border-primary-accent\">Ryan Lemay<\/button><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden md:inline\">\u00a0 \u2758 \u00a0 <\/span>Printed<!-- -->: <!-- -->2023-05-15T19:47:12<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden md:inline\">\u00a0 \u2758 \u00a0 <\/span>Up to date<!-- -->: <!-- -->2023-05-15T19:47:20<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-1\">\n<p data-cy=\"Paragraph\" class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-1 font-body\"><strong>NICKMERCS joins an extended record of different content material creators internet hosting CDL watch events, however it comes with a twist. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"Paragraph\" class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-1 font-body\">Starting throughout CDL Main 2 in January, Activision allowed a choose few to co-stream league matches on Twitch. It simply so occurred that esports legend Seth \u2018Scump\u2019 retired across the similar time, creating an ideal alternative.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"Paragraph\" class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-1 font-body\">Scump\u2019s first watch celebration peaked at round 95,000 viewers. The momentum continued to construct, as CDL Main 3 turned the most-watched occasion for the reason that league started in 2020, surpassing 333,000 between the mainstream and different co-streams. <\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center w-full md:mx-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>Article continues after advert<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"Paragraph\" class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-1 font-body\">Watch events have been a driving power behind elevated CDL Viewership, and Activision landed one other massive fish for its greatest occasion of the 12 months. <\/p>\n<h2 data-cy=\"Heading\" id=\"h-nickmercs-announces-watch-party-for-cdl-champs\" class=\"text-neutral-grey font-display font-bold mb-5 text-title-2\">NICKMERCS proclaims watch celebration for CDL Champs<\/h2>\n<p data-cy=\"Paragraph\" class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-1 font-body\">After dedicating most of his time to skilled Apex Legends, NICKMERCS returned to MW2 and Warzone 2, as he turned the primary streamer to obtain an operator pores and skin in franchise historical past. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"Paragraph\" class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-1 font-body\">Throughout a WZ2 stream, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"hover:text-vertical-primary border-b-2 border-vertical-primary\" data-testid=\"article-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CDL_Clips\/status\/1658170386440241152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1658170386440241152%7Ctwgr%5Ee04a4d20ccfa3f8ca70680658371aa08f8d9fba4%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Feditors.dexerto.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D2145738action%3Dedit\">NICKMERCS<\/a> revealed that Activision paid him to host a watch celebration for CDL Champs. Watch events aren\u2019t new, however that is the primary time a content material creator has overtly claimed that Activison has paid them to host a stream. <\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center w-full md:mx-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>Article continues after advert<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"Paragraph\" class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-1 font-body\">\u201cName of Responsibility is paying me to do a CDL watch celebration of the championship, so we&#8217;re going to fuc*ing do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"NewsletterSignup\" class=\"flex-col w-full py-[14.5px] px-5 bg-neutral-grey-4 md:py-5 md:flex-row md:items-center md:justify-between md:gap-x-5 col-span-full lg:col-span-7 my-8 flex\">\n<p class=\"mb-5 md:flex-1 md:mb-0 font-body text-link-1 text-neutral-grey\">Subscribe to our e-newsletter for the newest updates on Esports, Gaming and extra.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-[10px]\"\/>\n<p data-cy=\"Paragraph\" class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-1 font-body\">As a member of FaZe clan, Nick admitted that he hopes Atlanta FaZe makes a deep run within the event and in addition spoke about rooting towards the LA Thieves. NICKMERCS was initially a member of the 100 Thieves till a public dispute with group proprietor Nadeshot drove him away. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"Paragraph\" class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-1 font-body\">\u201cI&#8217;m actually hoping that FaZe Clan makes it to the finals. That manner, it&#8217;s further scorching, and I\u2019m additionally actually hoping that the Thieves don&#8217;t.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center w-full md:mx-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>Article continues after advert<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"Paragraph\" class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-1 font-body\">Las Vegas is internet hosting the Name of Responsibility League Championship weekend from June 15-18. All matches can be out there to look at on YouTube and Twitch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/call-of-duty-esports\/nickmercs-claims-activision-is-paying-him-to-host-cdl-champs-watch-party-2145738\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Ryan Lemay \u00a0 \u2758 \u00a0 Printed: 2023-05-15T19:47:12 \u00a0 \u2758 \u00a0 Up to date: 2023-05-15T19:47:20 NICKMERCS joins an extended record of different content material creators internet hosting CDL watch events, however it comes with a twist. Starting throughout CDL Main 2 in January, Activision allowed a choose few to co-stream league matches on Twitch. 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