Our team has seen the heartbreaking series of confessions from brave people throughout the gaming and esports world, and it’s clear to us that we must take steps to protect our players and community.
As our first step to make our tournaments a safer place for all, we are implementing the following new policies at official in-person RCS events.
Though our team does not directly host any of the majors or conventions we take part of, we control our own play area and believe we can partner with organizers who share our vision for a safer community.
Online Safety
Most discussion in gaming communities takes place online, and Rivals is no exception. We would like to remind players to practice safe online behavior. Never send people online your full name, photographs, location, or other personal information.
If you feel threatened, uncomfortable, or pressured by other misbehavior within the community and are afraid to come forward directly we are now offering an Anonymous Tipline where players can share their experiences. This tipline can also be found in our informational discord links channel:
Our Code of Conduct
We would like to take this opportunity as well to remind participants of our tournament code of conduct found in the full Rivals Championship Series rules. We are reiterating these to ask that players please speak up when they see inappropriate behavior, as anything included here is absolutely not allowed at our events:
Help do your part to keep tournaments a good experience for everyone, and treat other players with respect and kindness.
While these are only our first steps to make our tournaments safer for all, we welcome your input and ideas on anything we could do to improve. Send your ideas as a player, parent, or spectator to [email protected].
Thank you guys ❤️
<.< Very cool
Hey guys. I just wanna say I really appreciate everything you’re doing here. I’ve been a part of the FGC community since smash ultimate released (and was a minor at the time) but never had to experience any of the terrible things that so many individuals in this community have. Tbh, I only purchased rivals about a week ago but since then I’ve been playing constantly and have already found a community of friends to practice and grow with. I had already intended to become a part of this community, but seeing how quickly you took action is really encouraging to see. I hope this comment isn’t detracting from those submitting genuine input, but I just wanted to thank you guys at rivals. It’s a dope game and a dope community and I wanted to thank you guys for the hard work you’re putting in to keep it that way.
You guys are the best and I’m giving my fullest hopes to the Rivals Community. It’s one of the greatest communities I’ve ever encountered in my life. | _ | b
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I love how proactive you guys are being
This is great news, glad to see some game companies actually care about the community still
This is a great decision, and I appreciate it a lot. Good correcting of some of the most pernicious, without being over-bearing to the point that people won’t want to come. I appreciate these a lot, and I appreciate the swift decision in accommodating everyone in the community. Thank you.