You might have noticed that our latest buddy, Aldor, is a bit different than the others. And we don’t just say that because he can fly.
Aldor is special because each purchase goes towards Gamers on The Edge, a gaming charity making a difference in the lives of sick kids. This new buddy is available exclusively through their website at Buddy4TheKids.com.
While we sincerely appreciate everyone who sends their support online, we’re also providing a prize for Gaming on The Edge’s upcoming local charity tournament – a travel voucher towards the waterpark event Smash’N’Splash 5.
If you’re near Clearwater, FL (or can travel) we highly recommend checking it out. Thank you to everyone supporting charity through gaming!
In a collaboration between Tuxedo Esports and Rivals of Aether, you can now obtain the slickest version of Ranno that has ever set foot in Aether.
Ever since Tuxedo won our Rivals Rep Icon Contest, we’ve been working hard behind the scenes to create this brand new skin with them. We hope you enjoy the results!
Features Include:
Ranno fights without his patented poison sash in order to look more dapper.
He fires roses with thorns instead of poison darts.
He wears a tuxedo! Every sprite has been redrawn with suit and tie.
When he taunts, he throws a rose! It reminds us of something…
Proceeds from this skin are split 50/50 between Tuxedo and Rivals of Aether Esports. If you’d like a way to get a sweet skin and support competitive Rivals at the same time, this is a great way to do both.
Our first Road to Season 4 event comes to a close with the crowning of our champion at Frostbite 2019. Spoiler warning ahead as we detail quick hits for people who missed the event and what’s coming up next on the official schedule.
VODS
You can find the full tournament playlist on GooshiGaming’s YouTube channel. Days 1 and 2 (doubles with singles down to top 8) are currently live, with the main event top 8 coming soon.
TOP 8 HIGHLIGHTS
If you’d rather skip right to the end and see some of the action from top 8, we’ve put together a highlight video for the finals day with the help of JarekBloodDragon.
THE CHAMP
Congratulations to CakeAssault for his first place finish in singles, netting himself a championship ring (one of the coolest prizes we’ve ever given out) along with a travel voucher to Smash’N’Splash 5 – our season 4 RCS opening event.
CakeAssault also took down doubles with the help of his teammate Penguin.
— Frostbite Bear is Hibernating (@ComeToFrostbite) February 22, 2019
SINGLES RESULTS
Singles had plenty of action with Akashi making his first top 8 on the big stage and several players who traditionally solo main offline like ZeeBee, Dynla, and Windows playing multiple characters throughout the event.
Our next official event will be the Road to Season 4 online qualifier. This will be an online event on March 30th with our first place finisher earning a $500 travel voucher to our Season 4 RCS opener – Smash’N’Splash 5!
There’s plenty of other events happening this year as well if you want to watch or play in more competitive Rivals. Stay in touch with other players traveling by joining the community run TAXI discord server.
Hungry for more RoA action after G6 and Frostbite? MANY RoA locals are on the way!
Genesis 6 is over, and with it Season 3 of the Rivals Championship Series. As we close the book on our latest year of competitive Rivals it’s always nice to take a look at how far we’ve come. Spoilers obviously abound in this article so make sure to only give this a read if you’re happy with finding out who won Genesis.
Some of the Rivals community at Genesis 6!
Our Season 3 Champion
Congratulations to Panda Global’sFullStream for his amazing losers side run at Genesis 6 that secured him the title of RCS Season 3 Champion. On top of this being our largest live event yet, FullStream took arguably the most difficult path through the final day, making this win a true testament to FullStream’s Rivals of Aether legacy.
Left: Windows, Center: FullStream, Right: Penguin
This Genesis is also the first time a previous champion has won again, making FullStream our only 2 time champion over all 3 years of the series. We also broke some other first-time records for Rivals with a singles prize pool of over $13,000 and more than 45,000 viewers watching the finals. We can’t thank our players, community, and fans enough for making this event a piece of Rivals history.
Players came from all over to compete, meet their Rivals friends, and test their skill in the RCS World Finals. Here are the standings for our top 16 competitors who all deserve a congratulations for their placings. Thanks to everyone who joined us at the event to help make Genesis 6 an event to remember.
The majority of the event was streamed live, and you can catch the action on either ShowdownGG for days 1 and 2, or VGBootCamp for the finals. We’ve also put together some highlight videos below with the help of Youtuber JarekBloodDragon.
We asked our photographer from last year, FS | Xenos, to once again to capture the Rivals event. Relive (or experience for the first time) the event through his fantastic album that covers all 3 days: xenosmccloud.com/ESPORTS/RoA-Gensix
Even though season 3 is over, we have plenty in store for 2019. At Genesis we announced that season 4 is coming this summer and opening with Smash’N’Splash 5.
In the meantime we’ll have 3 events during the offseason that will serve as Road to Season 4 events.
Winning any of these events will secure you a $500 travel voucher (on top of any other winnings) towards Smash’N’Splash 5. The first event coming up is Frostbite 2019 in just 2 weeks. With a $2,000 pot bonus, a travel voucher, and more on the line this will be one you won’t want to miss.
For the last 2 years the Genesis series has been a standout tournament for competitive Rivals, and this year is no different. Once again this storied series will play host to the Rivals Championship Series World Finals. The culmination of eight months of competition as players from around the world vie for the title of champion.
Along with a record-breaking entrant count for the third year in a row, we’ve also topped our prize pool with more than $13,000 raised in our RCS compendium. If you’re an attendee, viewer, or new fan just tuning in this primer will guide you on how to enjoy Rivals at one of its biggest weekends in competitive gaming and what we’re doing to make it special.
How to Watch
Rivals will be featured on two different streams this event, with ShowdownGG handling the Friday and Saturday streams and VGBootCamp featuring us on the big stage Sunday in the Paramount Theatre.
In addition to everything else that comes with winning Rivals at Genesis, the victor will also earn the chance to work with the Rivals dev team on their own skin as part of the Make Your Mark series.
Players won’t want to miss their chance to ensure that they go down in Rivals history.
Special Brackets
Rivals Turbo
We’ll be featuring the first official Rivals Turbo mode tournament on stream Friday evening. After an exciting day of more serious events we’re opening entry to anyone who wants to compete with the super charged (and super silly) Rivals Turbo Mode. A $500 pot bonus is provided through the generosity of the community from the Genesis 6 compendium.
Rivals Amateur
Our second special bracket will be an amateur-only event happening after the completion of singles R1 pools on Saturday. Players can opt into this event after their pool throughout the weekend if their record is 0-2 or 1-2 in singles. The bracket will run from 2PM – 4PM with grand finals kicking off the beginning of the Saturday stream at 4PM.
Exclusive Merch
Since we don’t currently offer all of our products online, we’ll be bringing some of our rarer Rivals merch to the event. You can get your hands on these exclusives as well as some of our standard skins:
Official Rivals Logo Shirt
Official Pinny Arcade Orcane Pin
Rivals Character Keychains
BERRY BLAST Orcane Plush
Legal Stages Ruling
Rivals at Genesis 6 will be run using the standard RCS ruleset with one addition:
‘The Forest Floor’ stage will be banned during the singles event unless both players in a match agree to select it.
All that’s left to do at this point is bring the hype! Check out some of the ways our community is getting excited, and make sure to join us on stream for the event.
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