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Overwatch<\/em> League \u201crostermania\u201d has so far been filled with upper management swaps and retirement posts. But now, the season\u2019s third-place team is surprisingly the first to make large-scale player drops.\u00a0<\/p>

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Unfortunately for the late-season signees, none of them saw much playing time aside from Creative, who stepped into the starting support lineup alongside Mun \u201cLastro\u201d Jungwon. Doge and Lep both saw a minimal amount of stage time as the Outlaws fully committed to running veteran DPS player Dante \u201cDanteh\u201d Cruz in the tank role.\u00a0<\/p>

Creative and Lastro made for a dynamic duo when it mattered, however, properly supporting the team\u2019s DPS superstars in the playoffs. <\/p>

Houston took third place in the Overwatch<\/em> League postseason bracket, falling to the San Francisco Shock in the losers finals. That result, along with a 16-8 regular season record, made 2022 the most successful year in the team\u2019s history.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"