Pro Players and Personalities React to OpTic CoD Roster Change The 2015 to 2018 OpTic Gaming Call of Duty team will go down in esports history as one of the greatest rosters of all time. The team consisting of Seth \u2018Scump\u2019 Abner, Ian \u2018Crimsix\u2019 Porter, Matt \u2018FormaL\u2019 Piper and Damon \u2018Karma\u2019 Barlow played their first event at UMG California in April 2015, taking down FaZe Clan in the grand final. That was the start of something special. The four man team consisting of arguably four of the greatest CoD players of all time went on to win a further 12 events, and rather fittingly, their final win as a team saw them lift the title as CoD Champs 2017 winners for Infinite Warfare. When it was announced that Call of Duty WWII would be 2017\u2019s annual title, expectations were high for the team to continue their blistering success when the mechanics returned to boots on the ground. Unfortunately for OpTic fans, that didn\u2019t quite work out like planned. Following a third place finish at CWL Dallas, the team looked to have lost the killer instinct that made them such formidable competitors. As the WWII season progressed it was clear something was wrong internally with a clear division between the players both on and off the game. The final straw appeared to be losing back to back series against FaZe Clan in the CWL Pro League finals. Just a number of weeks later they placed top 16 at CWL Seattle and rumors began to float around of a roster change. On May 6th it was confirmed that FormaL and Karma would be replaced by Anthony \u2018Methodz\u2019 Zinni and Sam \u2018Octane\u2019 Larew. For years the team was known as the \u2018final boss\u2019 of competitive Call of Duty, with something special required in order to beat them. Regardless of the level of game, whether online or offline, the team had something of a bounty on their heads. This level of respect by other professional players and notable figures within the competitive CoD community was shown on Twitter following the announcement of the new lineup with a variety of reactions to the move. eUnited\u2019s James \u2018Clayster\u2019 Eubanks Truly an end to an era. One of, if not THE, toughest and most skilled CoD roster in history. Always hated playing those four but damn were they always nasty. @OpTicHitch did a great finale, \u2014 eU Clayster (@Clayster) May 6, 2018 CoD commentator Ben \u2018Benson\u2019 Bowe Bruh, it really is the end of the greatest dynasty we will probably ever see in CoD. Its crazy to have witnessed it all. \u2014 Ben ‘Benson’ Bowe (@Benson_EU) May 6, 2018 Former CoD commentator Matt \u2018Mr X\u2019 Morello @OpTic_Crimsix @OpTic_Scumper @OpTic_FormaL @OpTic_DKarma congrats on such an incredible run and giving the community so many amazing moments. Personally glad to say my final cast was seeing you all accomplish your ultimate goal. \u2014 Matt Morello (@MattMrX) May 6, 2018 Splyce\u2019s Dillon \u2018Madcat\u2019 Daly The one team you always knew you had to find that extra in you to beat, was always a pleasure playing them 4 lads. \u2014 Dylan D (@MadCat) May 6, 2018 FaZe Clan\u2019s Dillon \u2018Attach\u2019 Price Playing against your old squad was always an honor and the matches were so close. Good luck with the new squad. \u2014 FaZe Attach (@Attach) May 6, 2018 Red Reserve\u2019s Matthew \u2018Skrapz\u2019 Marshall Can\u2019t watch vision, I\u2019ll end up crying. What a roster that was, probs the best ever, the best I\u2019ve ever seen but good things don\u2019t last! I can\u2019t wait for the league :raised_hands::punch: \u2014 skrapz (@skrapzg) May 6, 2018 OpTic Gaming Coach Tyler \u2018Teep\u2019 Polchow So many things out of my hands the past few months. Tough times. Many excuses. Wish things could have worked out better but that S1 Playoffs loss was the final straw Think everyone will be in a much better mental state with these changes. Back to the GRIND with the new squad! \u2014 Tyler Polchow (@TylerTeeP) May 6, 2018 OpTic Gaming\u2019s Ian \u2018Crimsix\u2019 Porter It was quite a run, but that is how our legacy will be written. Hopefully y\u2019all enjoyed watching us over the years. I want this team to be remembered by our persistence; our ability to push through failure to achieve success. pic.twitter.com\/zFDzODoRjP \u2014 Ian Porter (@OpTic_Crimsix) May 6, 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pro Players and Personalities React to OpTic CoD Roster Change The 2015 to 2018 OpTic Gaming Call of Duty team will go down in esports history as one of the greatest rosters of all time. The team consisting of Seth \u2018Scump\u2019 Abner, Ian \u2018Crimsix\u2019 Porter, Matt \u2018FormaL\u2019 Piper and Damon \u2018Karma\u2019 Barlow played their first […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30439\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}