No one ever saw this coming, ZLaner joins OpTic Gaming.
Following the announcement of the OpTic and Envy merger, OpTic Gaming announced that they would be fielding a roster of Warzone players under their name. Including Tyler “TeeP” Polchow, Bobby “BobbyPoff” Poffenbarger and Sebastian “Sebas” Beron; already members of Envy, alongside Matthew “Formal” Piper, Damon “Karma” Barlow. Plus one more unnamed player was to come from OpTic.
However, it didn’t take long for the name to come out as new OpTic Texas player Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro let it slip on stream.
OpTic Leakzzy 🐐
OpTic @ZLanerOFFICIAL 🔜? https://t.co/W5VXpcXuhv pic.twitter.com/wGfUqgLxGQ
— CDL Intel (@INTELCallofDuty) November 8, 2021
What followed was an early announcement from OpTic themselves, revealing Zach “ZLaner” Lane as their newest Warzone player and content creator.
You NEVER saw this coming.
Welcome to OpTic, @ZLanerOFFICIAL. #GreenWall pic.twitter.com/YwNjzCpBcr
— OpTic Gaming™ (@OpTic) November 9, 2021
OpTic ZLaner
ZLaner is one of the biggest names in the Warzone scene. With over 750,000 followers on his Facebook page, the Facebook Gaming streamer is one of the biggest on the platform. Regularly streaming with DrDisrespect helps; as he’s competing with one of the biggest personalities in esports, bringing in a large fanbase with his own sense of humour and incredible gameplay.
Joining OpTic Gaming is not only massive for ZLaner but for the organisation themselves. His large fanbase will no doubt bring more fans to the new OpTic Texas CDL brand, making the greenwall bigger than ever.