Rules

Match conduct

1. No cheating. Hacks, scripts, config exploits, ESP, or any third-party advantage = permanent ban.
2. No leaving. Finish every match you accept. Ragequitting or abandoning your team is banned (escalating length).
3. Ready means ready. Only queue when you can play a full campaign (~60–90 min). Missing ready checks gives queue cooldowns. In game, ready up (F1 or !ready) within the time limit (4:00, 3:00, 2:30, 2:30 by chapter) or the match is cancelled and you’re banned.
4. No throwing or griefing. Intentionally losing, team-killing, or sabotaging is banned.
5. No toxicity. Trash talk is fine; slurs, harassment, threats and personal attacks are not.
6. One account. Smurfing, account sharing and ban evasion = permanent ban on all accounts. Accounts that share a browser or a Steam library (Family Sharing) are flagged to staff automatically.
7. Pauses. Each team gets 2 called pauses (!pause) per match. If you disconnect, the game pauses by itself (up to 3 times per player) and you have 5 minutes of reconnect time for the whole match. Run out and it counts as leaving the match.
8. No exploits. Known map/glitch exploits that the server config doesn’t already block are not allowed.
9. English only in voice and chat. Every match uses English so both teams can communicate.
10. Mic required. Join your team voice channel on Discord and use your microphone actively (callouts, pins, pulls, spawns). Muted or silent players can be warned, kicked from the Discord, or banned.

Discord

The website and Discord work together: queue from either, ready up from the ping or your DMs, and the bot moves you into a private team voice channel when your match starts. Being kicked from the Discord blocks you from queueing until an admin allows you back.

Everyone gets verified once before playing (how). Players whose game isn’t set to English, who connect from some regions, or who use a VPN have a quick chat with a staff member first.

Scrims and parties

Parties (up to 3 players) are ranked and follow every rule here. Scrims don’t change ratings, but the same rules apply, and leaving a scrim still lets your team down.

Game config

Matches are played on ZoneMod · No Witch. Stock ZoneMod, with one change:

Reporting

Record your games (Steam Game Recording, OBS, etc.). Report problems with a clip in our Discord (join). Admins decide bans; every ban is public on the ban list.

Typical ban lengths