OpTic Texas
OpTic Texas (formerly the Dallas Empire) is an American professional Call of Duty League (CDL) esports team based in Dallas, Texas. OpTic Texas is owned by Envy Gaming. Dallas was announced as one of the first five cities to host a CDL team. History. Dallas Empire. On May 2, 2019, Activision Blizzard announced that Envy Gaming had purchased one of the first five franchise slots for the "Call of Duty" League. According to ESPN, the publisher was looking to sell slots for approximately $25 million per team. Starting on October 14, 2019, and over the next 5  days Dallas announced their starting 5 man roster culminating with the announcement of their branding, the Dallas Empire. On August 30, 2020, Dallas Empire won the 2020 Call of Duty League Championship. On September 1, 2020, Clayster announced on his Twitter account that he would go into the 2021 as a restricted free agent as a result of the Call of Duty League moving back to a 4v4 format. The team started the 2021 season well, finishing 3rd at Stage 1 and 2nd at Stage 2. However, during Stage 3 the team announced that Huke would be moved to the  substitute position with FeLo joining the starting roster. Following a disappointing 7th/8th finishing during Stage 3 the team announced another change to the team's roster with Vivid being acquired from the Los Angeles Guerrillas, resulting in FeLo once again being moved to the substitute position. The team showed improvement, resulting in a 2nd finish at Stage 4 after a 5–4 loss to the Atlanta FaZe in the Grand Finals. This result was followed up with a 4th finishing during Stage 5, resulting in the team finishing 3rd in the Regular Season standings. At the Championship Weekend the team finished  3rd following losses to the Atlanta FaZe and Toronto Ultra. After the end of the 2021 season the team announced announced Ian "Crimsix" Porter and Reece "Vivid" Drost would be leaving the team with both players becoming a Restricted Free Agent. OpTic Texas. Ahead of the 2022 season, the team was renamed to OpTic Texas following the merger of Envy and OpTic Gaming. Team identity. The original name "Dallas Empire" was derived from the lyrics, "O Empire wide and glorious, you stand supremely blest," of the Texas state song "Texas, Our Texas". The team's original primary colors were black  and gold, with a secondary color of blue, to represent their regal theme. Their logo displayed a crown, with the points being made up of a stylized N and V, as a nod to Envy Gaming's history in competitive "Call of Duty". Current roster.