The People of Rivals of Aether: Europe – Transco

This article is part of a community-made interview series featuring some of the top players and volunteers behind the grassroots European scene.

Time for a bit of a throwback with our next interview, A long time member of the community and overall deadly force, Transco!

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Who are you?

Online, My name is Viktor Eriksson and I am from a small town called Skelleftea in Sweden. Online in Discord/roa and many other games I go by the name Transco.

When did you first join the community?

I found Rivals of Aether randomly on steam. At the time I was practicing/competing in Smash 64, and learning the basics of melee. the pixel style, how smooth it was and the short Q time got me hooked.

I felt that my earlier platform fighter experience translated quite well also. After some weeks of online play I looked it up on reddit and found out that tournaments were being held through an app called “Discord”.

I downloaded Discord and joined the community, entering my first tournament around October 2015.

What has been your best/favourite moment with Rivals?

I think being a part of the community throughout the years, meeting up at locals and making friends along the way (the cheesy answer but also true).

How would you describe your playstyle in Rivals?

I have not been the lab type of player, studying replays or anything like that. Learning by doing has been my general way to go. In Rivals I was rewarded for having a more read based / aggresive type of playstyle which made it all so much fun.

What are you looking forward to most in Rivals 2?

I love platform fighters in general, and taking the good parts of Rivals and adding some Melee mechanics onto looks promising, I will of course play it but I am not sure if I will be competing, depends how hooked I get.

Any closing statements?

Still and always will be grateful for the time with the community and Rivals of Aether. Altho I am retired now and stacked with life (becoming a dad) I can’t wait to play with you all in Rivals of Aether 2.

Join me next Tuesday as we continue The People of Rivals of Aether: Europe!