Scump is probably the most famous player of Call of Duty. In a podcast, he spoke about financial security and revealed that he had his hands insured.
Who is it about?
- Seth “Scump” Abner (27) played the various titles of the franchise professionally.
- In 2016, he won an award as “E-Sport Console Player of the Year”
- He has won a total of $1.18 million in prize money with Call of Duty (via esportsearnings)
- In 2017, he became the world champion in CoD: Infinite Warfare and won the CWL Championship 2017 with the OpTic Gaming team (via Liquipedia).
- Scump has 1.38 million followers on Twitch and regularly streams in front of about 10,000 viewers
- In January 2023, Scump announced that he was ending his career as a professional CoD player. Most recently, the 27-year-old played for Team Envy.
Why does Scump talk about his financial security? The eSports player was a guest on the 109th episode of “The OpTic Podcast” and talked there with H3CZ, the president of OpTic Gaming, as well as the players “Shotzzy” and “Huke” about health issues.
First, they discuss the benefits of soaking hands in ice-cold water. Then Scump says many CoD players don’t really pay attention to their physical health. Following that, they talk about manicures and pedicures, followed by financial security in case of injury.
You can listen to the podcast episode with Scump here. We have also included a timestamp a few minutes before the discussion about hand insurance.
Of course I insured my hands
What does Scump say about his financial security? While Scump and H3CZ admire each other’s fingernails, H3CZ refers to Scump’s hands as “multi-million-dollar hands” and says that now that Scump is retired, he can do what he wants with his hands.
Shortly thereafter, he gestures towards someone standing off-camera and says, “Can you make a note to make sure we insure the hands over there?” H3CZ gestures towards Shotzzy and Huke.
Shotzzy, who reacts in surprise to the OpTic president’s instruction, then asks Scump if he has insured his hands. Scump confidently affirms and advises the other players to do the same:
Of course I insured my hands. […] You should definitely get your hands insured. […] Hypothetically: What if you go down the stairs and miss a step? Bam, the wrist is done for. […] You can recover from it, but you’re out the whole year. How will you get paid? You know what I mean? […] That’s why you have to cover all your bases.
Besides gameplay from Scump, the CoD community on Twitch offers other specialties… Such as players in a rat costume.
What about the health of eSports players? In recent years, the health of eSports players has become an increasingly important topic. Scump also discusses during the podcast episode the problems that arise when sitting in front of the PC for eight hours straight.
As early as 2020, the physical condition of eSports players was a topic when the LoL player Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao had to end his career for health reasons at the age of 23.
In September 2022, Twitch streamer Nickmercs drew attention with some comments regarding the physical health of CoD players. He mentioned that performing certain micro-movements and fine motor skills harms the body, and players of CoD Warzone would stop because the risk of injury is too high.
Former pro explains why streamers stop with CoD Warzone – The risk of injury is too high
