TazMo On Giving Second Chances, Bringing On Rush And His Entourage, And More

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Published on March 19, 2021 6:00:13 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLJ_yhSiDns

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Throughout the history of Team Envy’s and Dallas Fuel’s journey in Overwatch esports, Mathew “TazMo” Taylor has been the one constant in the ups and downs of the storied organisation, being there with the team to experience the majorly successful first period during the pre-Overwatch League era, the first mediocre seasons as a franchise, and finally the rebuild of the Fuel almost from scratch for season 4.

In the second part of our interview with the General Manager, we discussed a wide range of topics like the second season and GOATs, roster stability, COVID contingency plans, the OGE for Decay trade, the value of giving second chances, reading social media comments, underrated players, the Envy academy roster, the roster-building strategy and how the Fuel came to sign RUSH and his Element Mystic entourage, marketing the new team, and expectations for season 4.

Please enjoy the final part of our interview with Mathew “TazMo” Taylor.

Part One - https://youtu.be/rTz9ZeSWWT8

0:00 - Intro

GOATsing and Season 2
01:14 - Preparing for season 2 & GOATs
04:17 - What improved between season 1 & 2?
06:13 - What was the problem in season 2?
08:23 - Roster stability

COVID & the Third Season
10:03 - The mindset getting into season 3
13:26 - How would the Fuel have handled travel?
16:56 - How straining would the travel have been?
16:56 - Practice during a global pandemic
20:12 - Who is Doha?
22:33 - How did the Decay for OGE trade happen?

Values and Philosophies
25:42 - The downside of giving second chances
27:30 - What does the community get right and wrong about the Fuel?
30:54 - Reading social media comments
32:27 - Which player was underrated?
34:33 - What happened to Closer?

Envy’s Academy Roster
37:34 - Envy’s academy roster
41:19 - Did Team Envy beat OWL teams?
42:58 - Fire as the glue

Adding the Elements to Season 4
44:08 - Lessons from season 3
47:00 - The decision tree to pick up Element Mystic
50:48 - Buying the dip?
55:15 - How much say did RUSH have in building the team?
56:28 - Was signing EM players just a coincidence?

Marketing a Korean Roster
01:03:57 - Are the Fuel looking to bring the team closer to the Dallas fanbase?
01:08:12 - What content can online Fuel fans expect?

Expectations
01:09:33 - At what point was season 4 successful?
01:12:36 - How did the scrims go so far?
01:15:24 - What can fans expect from the Fuel next year?


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