FormaL Addresses Switch to Luminosity Gaming CoD Team From OpTic Gaming

Today, Luminosity Gaming announced the departure of Sam "Octane" Larew and the addition of former OpTic Gaming player Matthew "FormaL" Piper to its Call of Duty roster. The announcement comes after rumors and speculation pointed to FormaL replacing Octane on Luminosity Gaming, as Octane is expected to join OpTic Gaming with the official confirmation expected to be announced on today's episode of OpTic Gaming's documentary series Vision. 

Formal brings the skillset of one of the top AR players in professional Call of Duty to Luminosity Gaming and will be looked upon to help the organization have a successful end to the Call of Duty: WWII season. Joining Jonathan "John" Perez, Jordan "Jkap" Kaplan and Josiah "Slacked" Berry, FormaL will be joined by a roster that has already secured a championship for Luminosity Gaming in WWII at the Call of Duty World League (CWL) Birmingham Open. 

After the roster announcement that has shaken up the professional Call of Duty scene was made, FormaL posted a twitlonger to address his new opportunity on Luminosity Gaming and his time on OpTic Gaming, which consisted of him securing 13 Major Championships with Seth "Scump" Abner, Ian "Crimsix" Porter and Damon "Karma" Barlow.

"I've joined LG with Jkap, Slacked, and John.

To the Greenwall
I'd first like to thank anyone who is part of the support system that OpTic had throughout my time on the team. Every event I went to for the past three years was truly humbling with the amount of support shown. I'm glad to have put on a show for you all, and it was a blast playing in front of you. I want to apologize as well, I can only imagine how hard these past months have gone for you, watching your favorite team slowly rip apart in front of you. Even then, we still received support when we didn't deserve it. At every Scuf signing during our events, you always made us seem like we really meant a lot to you, and I just wanted to make it clear that you meant a lot to us.

To my former teammates;
That was quite a ride, three years ago when we made this team I know we had high expectations, but we really did achieve some great things together. I think we all agree that we won't forget some of the times we had together, and wow we won Champs, we did it. I know we will have some insane matches against each other for the rest of our careers. Hector, thanks for always going out of your way to make sure your players were happy to be in your organization. Thank you for believing in me three years ago and giving me that opportunity.

Why the change?
We had a frustrating amount of team issues, and something needed to be changed. All four of us are winners, with championship expectations, and consistently falling short of that goal we sensed change was coming. I think this change will benefit everyone involved, and all four of us as players will be happier and perform better.

Moving forward;
I will now be competing under Luminosity Gaming alongside Jkap, Slacked, and John. I am so excited for this, and hopefully we can bring home some championships to close out WWII and continue into Black Ops 4. To all of my fans who have supported me over the years, I hope you'll join me on this new journey with LG, your support means more to me than you'll ever know. You guys motivate me to be the best that I can, every time I step on stage.

Thank you for reading."

With the OpTic Gaming roster of FormaL, Scump, Crimsix and Karma failing to find the same level of success that they had seen in the three previous Call of Duty titles together, as they were unable to secure any championships in WWII, many believed that it was time for a change to occur with the dominant roster going forward after the team's disappointing top 16 finish at CWL Seattle. FormaL of Luminosity Gaming and the new roster of OpTic Gaming will now have the chance to breathe some fresh air into this season and make a strong finishing run in the CWL.

(Editor's Note: An earlier version of this article stated that the former OpTic Gaming roster of Karma, Scump, Crimsix and FormaL won 18 Major Championships together. This was incorrect, as this roster won 13 Major Championships. Our changes reflect this correction.)

(cover photo courtesy of Major League Gaming)