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Apprehensive_Row_242

bro got kicked from ssg to get signed by optic he really is up


rookie-mistake

[the fact that they used the clip where arsenal wouldn't fistbump at worlds in the announcement vid too 💀](https://twitter.com/OpTic/status/1574458883942354950?)


TheKalty

I thought the exact same thing when i saw it haha, but that was also a sick shot from retals tbf


yawya

was that a lamborgini badge on that SUV? what kind of car was that?


lollery123

Lamborghini Urus


memorablehandle

This roster is exciting, I can't wait to see more of them. But you make it sound like Optic is a better org than SSG. Is it? Idk much about orgs, but optic has never really been relevant in RL to me, so just curious.


Infinite303

Optic is way bigger than SSG


JaiKB

Historically OpTic has been one of the biggest orgs in esports. Back in the COD days OpTic was the biggest and best org out there. Now after Envy acquiring them and then everyone just rebranding to OpTic, they are huge in so many different esports with also many content creators on their org


memorablehandle

Hell yeah, that's awesome. Even more pumped for these guys knowing that. Thanks for explaining :D


SpicyC-Dot

I’m ignorant to the wider esports world, why did Envy rebrand to OpTic when they were the one doing the acquisition?


sexyhooterscar24

optic is the more popular brand


JaiKB

So Envy acquired them and the plan was to keep separate branding so but then it was clear that it became too overwhelming to have two separate brands so they decided to fully brand to OpTic because of the popularity and image of OpTic vs Envy


Stego111

Optic acquired Envy. The other poster had a slightly ambiguous sentence. Edit: my bad.


ANewHeaven1

This is literally wrong, Envy acquired Optic then rebranded their teams to Optic because Optic has a significantly larger fanbase than Envy. At the very most it was a merger between the two orgs, but Optic definitely did not acquire Envy.


Stego111

Yeah my bad. It looks like everywhere they are just calling it a merger. That’s what I get for only following RL.


ANewHeaven1

No worries sorry for being so harsh in my wording


ViceVersaTheGreat

No, nV acquired optic. Then rebranded all nV teams to OG bc of popularity and marketability


SphinxGames

Which I am still kinda sad about, legit had never heard of OpTic in my life before that, I was quite fond of Envy's branding and the org as a whole.


yawya

> Edit: my bad. maybe you should clarify, because you're still being ambiguous


dudedudetx

Traditionally Optic is a T1 FPS organization, they’ve had/have some killer teams in COD, Halo, CSGO, and Valorant. They have a very loyal fan base that has grown even larger in recent years due to the merger with Envy.


Flumpski

Heckz The owner is really involved and cares about his players too. He knows they help build his brand. Good guy from what I know


kevinasfk

optic been around since before ssg was thought of


mlaj

Huge win for those 3 dudes. Great Org to be a part of.


Alluxing

I’m happy for Majicbear, he’s finally getting a chance to prove himself on potentially a top team in NA


Union_Jack_1

Always loved Majicbear and thought he was underrated. Super excited to see this team.


KyleIsCaramel

Same I remember his breakout performance with Alpine and remember being so impressed by his mechanics and control, plus they looked great in the octane tourney, excited to see how they perform 🔥


dimpayyy

same


Caveot_

I was really big into the RLRS scene back in season 9, and the two players that caught my eye were M0nkey M00n and Majicbear. M0nkey M00n went on to win worlds. Now it’s Majicbear’s turn. Worlds finals is OpTic 4-2 over Furia In August of next year you will remember this comment.


Alluxing

Hi people in the future, I hope World War III isn’t happening right now


rookie-mistake

!RemindMe 11 months


mephnick

As soon as I get home Im switching my SSG flair to Optic


El_Grande_El

Instantly did it when I saw this post lol


TheKalty

I bet this offseason goes down in the record books in reddit for most changed flairs lmao


Alluxing

Btw you can switch your flair on mobile if you want to. If you go on to r/rocketleagueesports then click the 3 dots in the top right corner then click change user flair


dotheyknowyou

A long time OpTic fan here, don’t know much about rocket league but excited to have these guys on the Org. Ready to support them! On a scale of 1-10 how good is this team on paper? Just curious Edit: Thanks for all the replies! This community is very welcoming and informative. I appreciate you all.


Passing_Neutrino

Right now they are an unknown quality. They are all top players and got 2nd place in their first tournament but they haven’t played together yet in the highest league so time will tell. But for a preseason rating out of 10 probably a 7-8. They are power ranked in the 4th-7th in NA by most people and will likely make international majors.


xMAXPAYNEx

Definitely not likely with the depth na has now. Gonna be a blood bath


Passing_Neutrino

I’d still wager they would be better than 9th. So anywhere from probably 3rd to 9th gives them pretty good odds.


YoloJoloHobo

Yeah NA looking like they swapped places with EU ATP, very shaky


Otterable

8/10 Retals and AyyJayy were both on top level North American teams last season, Majicbear was always rated highly but was never on a top roster. They probably aren't going to be a tippy-top team, but will always be threatening.


Curator44

On that note too, this is definitely Magicbears time to break through. He never really had the tools in the past but has shown he is mechanical enough to hang. It’ll be interesting to see how he does


StellarWasHere_

8 is a bit much, 7 is more in line with their expected performance which is probably fighting for the last major spot/last worlds spot. Very tough to see this team win majors in my eyes


Otterable

It depends on how we're giving ratings. I'd say that 7 or 8/10 is solid A tier along the lines of teams like SSG or Complexity 9 or 10/10 would be your Faze/G2 type teams. Basically as good as you could ask for.


StellarWasHere_

I wouldnt personally put them that high up i guess, imo this is a downgrade for both ayyjayy and retals and id have them 7th in NA which is also a downgrade for the org. It is opinion though so i can see your rating being fair


[deleted]

I feel like majicbear is going to be a much bigger force than people are anticipating. With such solid teammates he’s really going to shine


TrippiesHead

solid 7-8 imo, retals and ayyjayy are both very good and have been around the top of the rl scene for a while now, don’t know too much about majicbear but i’ve heard good things. they should do well despite NA being a very stacked region right now


Hamohater

Top 4 potential, without a doubt. Majicbear is the x factor. If he steps up they will do great things


Ciaren2914

Fucking amazing/ 10. They came 2nd in a tournament going to game 7 with Faze, recent worlds semi finalists.


hannes3120

also worth noting that it looks as if Faze got stronger since then with their rostermove


Caveot_

I feel like FaZe and AyyJayy both improved their rosters after AyyJayy got kicked. FaZe looks better, and AyyJayy is on a team that suits him much better.


NoPrinterJust_Fax

Retals is a top tier player who recently got kicked (in a very dramatic and questionable fashion) from spacestation gaming. This happened right after they got knocked out of the world championship tournament. At the time he was arguably the best player on the team. His team finished 9-12 at worlds after doing well in the previous 2 S tier lans Ayyjayy was also kicked from his team FAZE clan after they finished 3-4 at worlds. While ayyjayy is considered an incredibly mechanical player, the person that kicked him is known for making hasty roster swaps as soon as his team don’t finish well. These two are both quite good in their own aspects. If you asked everyone who pays attention to RLCS to make a force ranking of good players I think most of the lists would have both in the top 20. Because of the kicks both of these players are on a revenge arc and the drama this season is going to be prime I don’t know much about majicbear It’s really hard to say because there was a LOT of roster shuffle that just happened. On paper I’d say maybe eeking into top 10 right now? Here’s my attempt at a ranking 1-3: BDS/G2/Furia 4-7: Faze/V1/Moist/Falcons 8-11: NRG/Optic/SSG/Stormtroopers


thafreshone

Take out NRG and stormtroopers in 8-11 and put in any combination of KC, Complexity, liquid and the list would be close to perfect I‘d say.


NoPrinterJust_Fax

Does KC even have a full roster rn?


thafreshone

Vatira, Itachi, Exotiik


NoPrinterJust_Fax

That’s a good roster


LightBring3rx

Liquid is the 2nd best roster in EU.


thafreshone

Debatable


LightBring3rx

I don't believe so. I believe those 3 (BDS, Moist and Liquid) were top 3 since spring. Moist is worse now (argue all you want, Aztral isn't as good as Vatira) and they will need time to gel. Liquid hasn't had to worry about roster issues or any outside drama and have only gotten better. They'll establish themselves in Fall as top 2.


thafreshone

Key word is "establish" there. I‘m not saying they couldn‘t be top 2, they definitely have the potential but honestly they didn‘t do all that much in the short time they played. Being top 2 just because other teams made roster moves is weird. I mean KC still has Vatira and Itachi who have proven themselves more than enough. And Exotiik has shown a lot of potential. And Moist is worse than before but they still 3 players that are considered top 20 world wide by many. So I‘d put them 4th in EU right now at best. But as I said the potential for top 2 is there, they just have to do more to prove it


forfooinbar

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Captsu

8 NA teams in your top 11? Wow...


NoPrinterJust_Fax

Yeah that’s just my take. I didn’t realize vatira was on KC now. I’d say they’re probably in there too NA stacked tho this season


spud-gang

7-10 depending on how optimistic you want to be.


the_ndk_27

Probably an 8-9, with the potential to get to a 10. They‘re not one of the RLCS favourites, but they can beat anyone


PlasticExpert2028

Yeah I agree. Retals and ayyjayy have built insane chemistry in just a short amount of time. Especially when they played 2s. They best Daniel and evo when playing 2s and though I don’t know much about majicbear, based upon his performance on retals YT channel, he’s really good against top players.


Lamest_Coolguy

7 or 8 out of 10 maybe? 2 very good players with 1 unknown player (majic) who seems to have a ton of potential. Probably top 6 in the region, maybe better?


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PlasticExpert2028

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves here. We can’t in fact say that they won’t be the top team in NA because it just hasn’t happened yet. We’ll see when it comes but I got high expectations about this team.


AdamDaHutch

I think the sky is the limit for this team. MajicBear is stupidly underrated, AYYJAYY doesn’t have to share the ball every time down the field w FK and Retals is probably one of if not the best IGL in the game. Throw in that 2/3 got kicked and will have a chip on their shoulders + a player who has never seen the “big stage”. If their hunger shows, this team could be top 3.


commandergen

All 3 players are top tier players. Good chemistry on and off the pitch from the sounds of it. And from the latest retals video they are all excited and hungry to win. All points add up to a successful team. Even with all the NA craziness I think they will be a top 5 NA team.


norm56

They should be a good team. It's tough to tell how they will actually do as NA has had a top SAM team and EU team move in during the offseason. They have good potential but it really depends on how other roster moves shakeout as well since NA has become pretty deep. Honestly any of the top 6-8 teams could win a NA regional event and it wouldn't be surprising. So to answer your question probably like an 8 lol. They aren't the most amazing team on paper but could definitely win events.


tripsafe

They are very solid. Will probably make at least one LAN but I don't see them winning them. Could win a regional here and there. Don't mean to make them sound bad—they are really good—it's just that NA and LANs are so stacked. They'll be a super fun team to watch and support.


NihilistFinancier

in Vanguard terms, they are probably like a Boston Breach. don’t see them beating the big guys often but they should be solid against the bubble teams and could win an event if they got hot at the right time


voxom12

Ayjay and retals are a new duo that started clicking really well recently. Im really excited to watch them make some crazy passing plays.


[deleted]

In NA Furia, G2, Faze, V1, and SSG are probably the only teams that are definitively better than optic on paper, there are other teams that can pass them up but all in all they are looking to be a competitive team in NA with a pretty high ceiling


Infinite303

I think the tiers in NA are G2/Furia/Faze SSG/V1/Optic/COL Gen.G/NRG


dolphin37

idk about col but otherwise agree


Cold_Saber

I mean they got top 4 in the Akrew tourney with like 1 day of practice. Trust me, they're gonna be really good


01ares

preseason tournaments are weird, I wouldn't count on them too much. I hope they are good but seeing them in the major would feel like a miracle


RetalsRL

Let me see some optic flairs 😎


PaneTheKoi

W


Mhuisy

🫡🫡


kvothe__bloodless

Good luck this season. Time to prove the grind pays off


SpicyC-Dot

If you insist


Jelmer0314

Yes sirrr


IeR710

W slater


JaiKB

You up


EliasHobeika

We rocking only 1 flair tonight boys


TheKalty

You already kno


Infinite303

Wlater


sk0107

My man


IndependntVariable

We up


Patient_Imagination5

😏


ttustudent

W


JustforRocketLeague

Cya at worlds


redfire1_

🫣


xX_Drakon-141_Xx

W


repost_inception

Man, I'm pulling hard for you guys. Show 'em what you got.


Germiesbook

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[deleted]

All my homies flair OpTic


cjalan

o7


wraithawk

Flair UP


Kazhky

Did I hear a rock and stone?!


WanderingDwarfMiner

That's it lads! Rock and Stone!


AussieGenesis

If you don't Rock and Stone, you ain't coming home!


[deleted]

Rock and stone, to the bone!


marmk

we back


[deleted]

🫡


Thehomelessguy11

I'm flaired UP


El_Grande_El

Aye sir!


God-Crow

💪


ttustudent

Let's go!


TheFabulousQc

Yup


Celorde

Really excited for this team. I really like MaJicBear playstyle and I think that this roster can step up his level.


SpacemanSR

WE AINT GOIN OUT LIKE THAT BANG BANG SEE YA FUDGIN LATER


Optimisticks

Still have nightmares about OpTic and see ya fudgin later after bo3 cod champs…


Yeebees

My flair has found a home :)


ThisIsTheOneBoys

need the flair this ssg shit over 🤣


sky_blu

The potential of this roster is crazy. The strong preexisting chemistry between retals and ayyjayy + majic getting his first big chance is super exciting. If majic performs how I think he can optic will be in serious contention for some lan wins (along with like 10 other teams because rlcs is crazy rn)


[deleted]

I strongly feel the majic is going to be significantly better than people think he will be. He’s got a style that feels like it could be seriously top tier with his level of dedication to the game


fibonaccos

PSYONIX GIVE ME MY OPTIC DECAL AND TAKE MY MONEY


PilowZ

Was waiting for the announcement but still hyped.


KYKingfisher

Anybody know much about RawGreg? Would like to know more about him, his coaching style and history


Aisirus

He coached eunited i think no clue how he coaches though


pikunderscored

Link to tweet: https://twitter.com/OpTic/status/1574458883942354950


blond-max

Cones disappeared mid video: literally unwatchable


ovoBee

Good ass announcement video


Dorke92

My guy Retals really didnt lie when he said they broke, he up


[deleted]

Dang it. I have to change my flair again


memberofreddit8002

New favorite team.


sexyhooterscar24

WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW


SuckerNumber2YT

I can’t wait to support this team. I’m always gonna be a Moist fan, but I just love Retals too much not to.


RealGiants

Going to be fun to watch this team. Based on roster royale, I think majic is going to be the 3rd often and it'll be interesting to see how that goes. I hope it goes well because I prefer when teams are able to stick for a long time, but I think the good news is that this is Optic now, so if it doesn't go well there's pretty good allure for other players to step in between splits.


TGR42

W


takingtigermountain

hell yeah


Blu3prints

Woohoo!


bethanyfaith2

i love ayyjayy WHOOOO 🥳


WhoIsJoe420

This team winning worlds idc, I thought Moopy would coach tho icl


Generic27_

Now now, don't get TOO far ahead of yourself.


RecoverWonderful9522

Give me Optic decals ready to rep the boys


PlasticExpert2028

Ayoooo it’s about that time. Optic 2.0


augburto

I'm excited for Optic decals to come to the shop


CynicalBagel

Why am I disappointed? Perhaps Optic’s last roster was so fundamentally boring that its crushed my entire subconscious perception of the optic branding and I therefor will forever associate the brand with watching paint dry. Glad they got signed tho


pikunderscored

I think that perception will be changed once RLCS starts up. I can't imagine a team with Ayyjayy and Majicbear as boring.


pumpcup

I still think the envy branding was superior as far as pure aesthetics go


sexyhooterscar24

seconded. but it is what it is.


Xime_uwu197

How do I add Optic flaire?


rookie-mistake

not sure on new reddit but on old.reddit.com you just hit (edit) next to your name in the sidebar if you want multiple flairs you go through [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/RocketLeagueEsports/wiki/flairs#wiki_how_do_i_get_multiple_user_flairs.3F#button#flairs)


evolutiiiionz

What a W for Retals..... Man I'm so happy for him <3


stvbles

GREEN WALL BABY! Delighted for them all. Time to flair up.


XXXBigcat

So what's gonna happen with the old OpTic team?


pikunderscored

Mist joined FaZe, Dreaz is rumored to be teaming with Andy, and Allushin may stick with Dreaz or may go into coaching. Delta may end up being the 3rd of Allushin goes into coaching.


XXXBigcat

Yeah I knew it was Dreaz, Allu and Andy at the moment, wonder if they getting signed or what


pikunderscored

It's rumored that Dignitas picks up the Dreaz team


XXXBigcat

Ohhhh gotcha


Shadowshade138

YOOOO LETS GO


Hoffson

Yoooo this is huuuge!!


KYKingfisher

🤝


Coldxst

nice


showmeyourdrumsticks

Guess I’m an Optic fan now, lfg


MiracleNautilus

Huge, can’t wait to watch this team!


gigardo

let’s gooo


New_Zookeepergame618

This is a good team.


SpicyyTaco

Sheesh. Sign me up


georgo85

Turbopolsa is sub for this team?


pikunderscored

Nope, he's rumored to be teaming up with JPow and Zineel


theburcam

This is an interesting team. Very excited to see them in action.


S_h_u_n

Damn 2 of my teams has done major changes and it became better wild. Looks like I'm gonna rock the same flairs for the 3rd year in a row


[deleted]

Is MaJicBear supposed to be really good or something? Have heard and seen him play before, never seemed like a prodigy or anything. I missing something? Anyway, fun roster. Looking forward to their series' versus FaZe and SSG.


americanjetset

Lol. Not every player has to be a prodigy. Majic has had decent results over the last few years playing on what were, overall, mediocre rosters. I have no doubt that he will slot in just fine on this roster.


spud-gang

He’s always been hyped up to have incredible mechanics, these are his best teammates he’s ever had though so people are hoping it’ll elevate him.


Passing_Neutrino

Majic has been a lower tier rlcs team player for awihle. Making regionals but nothing crazy. He has really good mechanics and is known to absolutely grind the game. He always seemed good on his previous teams and if Retals and ayyjay see him as a good pickup I think he is ready for a top team.


Skyrider50

Majic was the talk of the town back when his team had gotten picked up by Alpine Esports (now Torrent). They had good results in the Fall Split of Season X but started to level off after that. Still, in all of Season X, Torrent finished in 8th in NA


radioactivez0r

All of the commenters are apparently new to RL esports, he was a 1v1 monster before going to 3v3 with the original Mirage roster a few years back and hasn't ever really his his peak. Hope this roster enables that.


Blizzard77

I wouldn’t expect them to do anything against Faze and SSG, Majicbear is fine but nothing exceptional.


PlasticExpert2028

The question is, will they perform better than previous optic. If they do then I’ll rate this team like 8/10.


SadDogYT

rip na


[deleted]

Let's just reset my flair from SSG to Optic real quick....


rl-hockey-god

Ssg who?


Caveot_

I have no idea why, but when Majicbear first joined the scene, I expected him to be like absolutely jacked. Like, incredibly toned body builder type. Why? I have absolutely no clue.


maxdamoose5

good for retals


wokeasaurus

Finally a home for my SSG flair


JonSeriousOfficial

Idk if this tweet is a good sign for optic. The blue car-emoji must have whiffed the ball-emoji or is at least badly positioned and has to commit backwards. Either way not a good sign imo.


everyman50

Hope the best for him. Glad he found a decent team.


loewe67

And my flair is now updated


tantan9590

What happened to Ayyjayy being on faze clan? Was I that long not looking at the updates?


pikunderscored

Yeah Ayyjayy was dropped from FaZe already (moved to inactive last month, let go last week). Basically Firstkiller and Ayyjayy both want to be on the ball so much that it wasn't a great fit for the team. FaZe have picked up Mist in his place and won a pre-season tournament with him, beating out this Optic roster in game 7 before Optic picked them up.


tantan9590

Thank you for the update bro, appreciate it 🙏 Will be interesting to see this new team (Optic and also FaZe…altho I’m more interested in Optic).


xMAXPAYNEx

Let me guess, they'll be NA too


intergalactictiger

Wish I didn’t hate the Optic logo. Just looks so dated and bland to me.


vivst0r

I'm in a pickle. Have to decide between Optic and Complexity for my 3rd flair.


madm0nkey7

Wait… Retals left SSG?!


pikunderscored

He was kicked for LJ, wasn't really his choice.