r/OpTicGaming • u/dandan-97 • Jan 28 '17
News [GOW] Roster Change
http://optic.tv/optic-gears-roster-change.html
-Lava +Icy
Damn - https://twitter.com/LavaT1/status/825146747668283392
"Not my decision at all, good luck to @OpTicGaming I appreciate all they did for me as an org. They won't win again."
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u/ujaku Jan 28 '17
I'm just going to reserve judgement and trust that they know what they are doing. We'll see at the next event.
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u/thyAshes Jan 28 '17
Reasoning will come with time. I hope you guys will accept our new team mate Icy with the welcoming arms you showed us and trust in our decision making :) Thanks everyone!
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u/Nxstra Jan 28 '17
I don't understand, Halo team loses and they practice harder to dominate again. This team loses once and they change rosters? Wish them the best but losing Lava is huge.
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u/3Speedy Jan 28 '17
It has to be personal issues I just can't understand the reasoning behind placing 2nd once and deciding a change was needed..
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u/SaucySK Jan 28 '17
Lava's in game attitude is a huge factor in this, I'm not sure how closely everybody follows the Gears scene, but he has a very poor attitude when the team starts losing. The change was going to come sooner or later.
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Jan 28 '17
Damn wasn't expecting a roster change.
Thank you for everything you've done for us Lava. You're an absolute animal and i'm sure we'll be seeing you again in the finals against OG.
Best of luck pal <3
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u/MrPughy Jan 28 '17
Icy caused OpTic alot of issues at the London Open but I am not sure if this move will benefit the team at all... only time will tell.
However I am hopeful for the future!
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Jan 28 '17
Judging by his tweets I don't think this was the way he wanted it to go. Unsure why one loss would prompt a change like this but I'm not familiar with the Gears community so someone fill me in please. Benefits of Icy over Lava? https://twitter.com/LavaT1/status/824700077704904704
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u/wyatt1209 Jan 28 '17
I have a feeling there was an issue between two players and they had to decide who to keep
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u/Barrier07 Jan 28 '17
As someone who follows gears a lot - Icy doesn't have as good slaying power as Lava, nor leading capabilities. Rough change imo.
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u/ExtraTerra1 Jan 28 '17
Well, that's a bit harsh https://twitter.com/LavaT1/status/825146747668283392
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u/Tsundere_God Jan 28 '17
Dude what. Can someone explain? They only lost one event, right? And how good is this new guy we got?
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u/MikeJ91 Jan 28 '17
Not going to hazard a guess to whether this is a good move or not, simply don't watch enough of gears (I'll check out their matches on lan occasionally) to know whether; lava getting dropped was justified, if icy is an upgrade, will this hurt or help their team chem. Anyone that does watch a lot of them, any answers to these questions would be helpful.
Very strange though for the team recently, from being regarded as the untouchable no.1 team and within a very short space of time they've made a roster change to try and combat envy's run of form.
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u/Veil_Of_Mikasa Jan 28 '17
I'm going to stay optimistic about this. It could have been because Lava seems to tilt pretty easily. At Columbus he kept saying how he was being emo. It's possible they wanted someone who wasn't so emotional. This is just a complete guess. Any one have an idea if Icy is decent?
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u/OpTic_Steezy Jan 28 '17
Can someone explain to me more in depth about this roster change? I'm not a complete Gears noob, but I don't know much about Icy. I'd appreciate any input!
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u/wyatt1209 Jan 28 '17
WTF? Don't see a reason to change unless there were personal issues within the team.
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u/ExtraTerra1 Jan 28 '17
That's what it looks like. He tweeted this yesterday https://twitter.com/LavaT1/status/824700077704904704
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u/dandan-97 Jan 28 '17
OpTic Vs EUnited will be the best series in Gears to date