Alright, OK, Yes I take full responsibility for saying that the old OpTic Nation roster of Tyler “TeePee” Polchow, Damon “Karma” Barlow, Callum “Swanny” Swan and Jordan “ProoFy” Cannon could have been the best team in the world. On paper, I still stand by that, however it became rather evident that the team composition, whether it was simply the chemistry, play-styles and/or attitudes were to blame, did not work out. To be frank it seems as if ProoFy was a lame duck on the OpTic Nation roster, which I have stated earlier. The Robo Proof that we all came to not only love, but to be in awe of was a mere shell of himself. I think that with his release from the roster he will be able to find, or even create, a team that is focused around, arguably, his unparalleled skill-set. So, all and all, releasing ProoFy was a win-win situation for all parties, however, the forced release of Swanny was the complete opposite of a win-win. After coming over to OpTic Nation for only a brief time period, Swanny captivated the North American scene with his impeccable slaying ability, which brought a much needed new dimension to the, now old, OpTic Nation squad. OpTic Nation was missing a key component, and found their missing link in Swanny, at least so we thought. With the Call of Duty World Championship coming up, Nation was forced to either drop Swanny or Karma because of the region rules, meaning that if a team in the United States is going to qualify from the U.S., that team must consist of at least 3 players from the United States, and both Karma and Swanny are not from the United States (Swanny Europe, Karma Canada). The choice was obvious for Teepee and co., to go ahead with releasing Swanny, for now. I would not be surprised if Nation does not place well at COD Champs that Nation would strongly consider picking Swanny back up. With COD Champs right around the corner it seems that OpTic Nation is leaning towards picking up Adam “Killa” Sloss and Marcus “MiRx” Carter, both former teammates, and Call of Duty World Champions, of Karma during Fariko.Impact’s reign in Black Ops 2, two years ago. Both MirX and Killa have, to be frank, fallen off quite considerably since their Black Ops 2 days, neither of which really showing their old talent, and prowess, which has been a story in of itself. Both players have seen extremely poor placings, statistics, and poor public opinion about their apparent complacent attitudes, which evidently spawned after their Call of Duty Championship. The statistics from UMG Orlando speak volumes of MiRx’s and Killa’s current play, especially Killa’s. When you matchup MiRx and Killa to ProoFy and Swanny, it does not bode well for Nation. Take a look for yourselves: NOTE: K/D = Kill Death Ratio K/R = Kills per Respawn AI = Kills + Deaths per Game OS % = Out Slaying Percentage (Percentage of games that the player had more kills than deaths) *Rankings are out of 84 players* Teepee: K/D: 1.00 (41st) AI: 39.23 (72nd) K/R: 27.55 (44th) OS %: 19.35% (61st) Swanny: K/D: 1.26 (2nd) AI: 38.90 (74th) K/R: 29.90 (16th) OS %: 45.61% (3rd) Proofy: K/D: 0.98 (47th) AI: 39.55 (71st) K/R: 27.85 (40th) OS %: 22.58% (48th) Karma: K/D: 1.13 (7th) AI: 41.71 (43rd) K/R: 31.25 (6th) OS %: 29.03% (26th) OpTic Nation: K/D: 1.08 (2nd) K/R: 29.14 (3rd) OS%: 54.84% (6th) Possible Additions: MiRx: K/D: 1.07 (18th) AI: 39.74 (66th) K/R: 28.44 (36th) OS %: 53.85% (23rd) Killa: K/D: 0.96 (55th) AI: 37.15 (80th) K/R: 24.08 (73rd) OS %: 41.03% (45th) Hey, you never know, perhaps playing with their old teammate Karma and the mastermind himself TeePee can reinvigorate players who were once revered as two of the best players in the world. Either way, who do you think is the best fit for the OpTic Nation roster? Do you think this roster can work? Let me know if the comments below, or mention me on Twitter @SaVi_JayD!
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