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The One Ring: Scouting David Accam

After three years of minute observation, I still have a hard time describing David Accam without resorting to references to primal forces - gravity, or quantum connectedness, or that moment when the prey realizes there is no end here save their own. He’s lightning in a bottle. He’s the One Ring. He’s irresistible, powerful, and terrifying, a MacGuffin whose power is transmuting failure into success. He’s the most gifted player to ever wear the Fire badge, which is saying something. And he’s yours now, y’bastards.

Accam is one of those players whose game paints a picture of his development.