Rooting for the Dallas Fuel can be a painful experience, to the point that sharing “Fuel vs. Fuel,” a phrase a caster misspoke during the Overwatch League’s first season, has become emblematic of how the biggest obstacle standing in the way of the Fuel’s success is simply itself.

This year’s Dallas Fuel team has been led by DPS player Decay, whose hyped debut on the L.A. Gladiators last season was underwhelming. The Fuel seem to have given him a team environment more conducive to his particular wants and needs, as his level of play is now up there with the rest of the league’s top players. In order to bolster a roster set up for success but not always achieving it, the Fuel have added Team Doge DPS player Onigod to its roster.

Onigod’s professional Overwatch resume begins with the release of Overwatch itself, during which time he competed on an all-Norwegian team called Nordic Alpha. Since then his career has included stints on teams like Toronto Esports, Third Impact and Angry Titans. Earlier this year he landed on Team Envy which was disbanded shortly after his arrival. The entirety of that Envy roster continued to compete, however, as Team Doge, and quickly found success in North American Contenders.

Due to the team’s strength in Contenders, its players soon became some of the top free agent targets for OWL teams looking to bolster their ranks. Last week, Onigod’s DPS partner Kevster was signed to the L.A. Gladiators in a move praised by fans and fellow pros alike.

Unfortunately for both new additions to the league, Kevster’s Gladiators and Onigod’s Fuel both lost their debut matches to teams they were expected to handily defeat. Fortunately for both players, neither had to shoulder the blame for their team’s respective loss. In a Reddit thread rating the performances of new and returning players to the league on June 20th, both Kevster and Onigod were praised far more so than they were criticized.

Blame for the Fuel’s loss is, however, being placed firmly on Aero, the team’s head coach, for benching Decay for the entirety of their match. The big storyline moving forward for the Dallas Fuel may very well be whether or not Decay will remain the face of the franchise, and how Onigod will fit into that picture, whether or not it includes Decay.

Source: Dallas Fuel