RMCF Survival Guide

WHEN DOES THE SEASON START?

Below, you will find the key dates for the Ritual Motion College Fair tournament. Dates are subject to change based on the impact of coronavirus on schools across the country.

• Registration: 3/4/2021 - 3/24/2021
• Week 1 Tournament: 3/15/2021 - 3/18/2021
• Week 2 Tournament 3/22/2021- 3/25/2021
• 1 Day Championship: 3/27/2021

WHO CAN PLAY AND HOW DO I GET STARTED?

The Ritual Motion College Fair tournament is an open tournament for all interested high school and college students. 

1. Sign Up

• Any player interested in competing in the Ritual Motion College Fair tournament must first sign up on the Generations Esports website. 

2. Apply to the Ritual Motion College Fair Community

• In order to register for the tournament, you must join the Ritual Motion College Fair community as a team. 
• To do this, select “Communities” on the left-hand navigation and scroll through to Ritual Motion College Fair
  
• Click “Learn More” to be taken to the main community page, and select “Join” in the upper right-hand corner. 
• From the “select an option” dropdown, select “+ Create Team” and press continue to be able to be taken to the community terms where you can accept them and press continue.
• From here you can name your team (the twitter information is optional) and press “Continue” which will grant you access into the Ritual Motion College Fair Community!

3. Connect Games

• Players will need to connect their screen name/gamertag to their profile in order to be added to a roster.
• Select “Connect Games” on the left-hand navigation and choose “Add Game Connection”
• From the game connection popup window, select the game you wish to add from the dropdown menu and enter the screen name/gamertag you use for that game (please include the numbers included in your Battlenet tag and Switch Friend Code). 
• Please add a game connection for every game you will be participating in.You can view your game connections list from the Game Connections page.

Note: You can delete game connections by clicking the red trash bin symbol on the right hand side and you can edit the game connections from the three dots.

4. Add team members (Rocket League ONLY)

• From your left-hand navigation, select “Teams” and then select your team. 
• From here you can click on your “Members “ tab at the top to access your members page where you can invite your members and view your members list.
• Click on the “Add Members'' button. From here you can invite members by entering their email or by generating an invite link that you can share. 

5. Create a roster

• From your left-hand navigation, select “Teams” and then select your team.
• From here you can click on your “Rosters” tab at the top to access your rosters page where you can create.edit rosters and view your rosters list.
• Click on the “Create New” button. From here you can name your roster, select what game the roster is for from the dropdown and then click on the “Add Members” button to add members to the roster.

Note: ***Keep in mind that only members with the correct game connections will appear*** 

6. Register your roster for a tournament. 

• From your left-hand navigation, select "Communities", then under my communities select “Learn More” on the Ritual Motion College Fair Community to be taken to the community’s main page.
• From here you can click “Tournaments” found under the Ritual Motion sponsor logo and click on the proper game which you’ll be competing in to open its tournament page.
• Once you’re on the specific tournament page, click the “Register Now” button and choose your roster from the dropdown menu and select “Register Now”. Congratulations! Your roster is tournament ready!

Note: ***If you have not made a roster, you will not be able to register for a tournament***

WHAT ARE THE PRIZES FOR THIS SEASON?

Will be determined by Ritual Motion and Varsity Esports Foundation. Prizing information can be found here.

WHEN DO WE PLAY OUR MATCHES?

Match windows will be open Monday- Thursday at 5pm EST,  6pm EST, and 7pm EST. Game details such as team size, platform, and match length can be found below.

QUEUING FOR YOUR MATCH

Windows for match times will open in the “Today’s Play Times” section of your dashboard at the set queue time listed on the schedule. Once the set queue time arrives, you can then press “Join Queue” to be thrown into the 15 minute matchmaking window.

TEAM QUEUEING

Teams will first need to “Join Party” before their “Join Queue” option will appear. Teams can “Join Party” up to 15 minutes before the queue time. Once all team members are in the party and the queue time arrives, the party captain (designated with a joystick next to their name) will be able to select the "Join Queue" button at the top right. Queues will remain open until 15 minutes after their listed time. Once the timer reaches 0, queued teams will be matched against each other.

SOLO QUEUEING

Solo players need to press the “Join Queue” button once the queue opens up at the set queue time. There will be a 15 minute window of time from the start of the queue time that joining the queue will be available. Once the timer reaches 0, queued players will be matched against each other.

MATCH PAGE INFORMATION

When a match is found, both teams or individuals will be taken to a match page where they can view their opponents screen names (gamertags), report their scores, and utilize the match chat if need be. Each team will be designated as “home” or “away” and it is up to the “home” team to create a custom match and invite their opponents to the match. After the match is complete, the winner of the match will report the score in the “reporting scores” section. (each win counts as 1 pt)

HOW CAN WE GET IN CONTACT WITH OUR OPPONENT?

All players need to utilize the Match Chat feature on the GenE platform to communicate with their opponent. Once your queue window opens for your weekly match and you are matched with your opponent, you will be able to contact them directly through the match page match chat.

HOW DO WE REPORT SCORES/FORFEITS?

To report scores or forfeits, click on the match from your dashboard and scroll to the section called, “Report Match Score.” If the match was forfeited, click the “win by forfeit” box under the winning team’s name. Once you submit, you will be able to see who reported the score. Match scores and forfeits must be reported as soon as your match has finished.

HOW CAN WE REPORT RULE BREAKS OR TOXIC BEHAVIOR?

Please report any rule violations or toxic behavior to a Generation Esports administrator as soon as it happens by submitting a ticket here.

WHAT ARE THE MATCH SETTINGS/RULES FOR MY GAME?

You will find match settings and rules for each game in the link below.

RMCF Match Settings & Rules