Requirements#
Apart from being 18+ (21+ ideally) and free weeknights at 8 pm eastern (sometimes 7 to warm up), we aren’t looking for anything out of the ordinary. Be able to VC and don’t be an asshole/bigot.
We’re looking for someone around a division 4 skill range. Strict LUTI divisions aren’t required, just where we’d gauge our skill level at the moment. Beyond results, X power can also be a great indicator of skill level if this is your first team (like it is for Agaric).
A nice bonus is if you’re able to or willing to consider streaming your perspective for scrims and tournaments. Branding is important to us, and we want people to get to know everyone on the roster as individuals as well as a collective team!
Weapon Pool#
As the 5th player, we’re looking for something that can slot in for any of us while maintaining our general playstyle. Obviously nothing can say replace a tent and there will likely be a permutation of the team that’s properly backless, but your weapons can also offer new options for the team to play around. What you play does need to be capable of aggression and be at least paint neutral.
Some weapons we’d be interested in are:
- Dread Wringer
- Mint Decavitator
- Mini Splatling (all kits)
- Slosher
What we aren’t looking for:
- Blasters (too little paint)
- Proper Backlines (Hydra, Charger, Snipewriter, etc.)
Most important of all is to be a FREAK on your weapons. If you main Big Swig Planetz and think you’d be a great fit, please feel free to apply!
Playstyle#
Despite taking some lessons from hyperdive (I mean our coach literally invented the name), we’d describe ourselves best as a dive comp. Our weapons, especially Tent, allow for aggressive plays with sufficient resources + timing. With our ability to lock down an area and then hold with resources like Splash Wall and Stringer arrows, we can pivot into hypodive!
Some joking aside, we do tend to make aggressive plays based on our weapon’s abilities to take and hold space well. We currently don’t run Tacticooler, but this is more a result of the weapons we play rather than a deliberate choice. Renzo and Tessaract both have weapons with cooler they can swap to sometimes if that’s the direction the team wants to head in, but it’ll probably mean you running one as well.
Why Join Us#
We’ve had our team manager Glack and coach Shark since day one, members of the roster just as important as the players themselves. We’ve really strived to have a supportive and flexible team environment, which is a big motivator in finding our 5th player. While all of us are driven to improve, we have lives and obligations outside of competing. Breaks will naturally happen from time to time, but we always come back stronger for it and keep improving.
We also put a lot of work into our branding! Beyond a team website and posting on our Bluesky, we pride ourselves on the graphics and art that we’ve made. And streaming is another angle we’re pursuing, with Tessaract, Renzo, and Hax all streaming when they’re able. It’s important that people not only know us as a team, but as individuals too.
Tryout Process#
Expect the tryout process to take 3-4 weeks on your end once we start, but there may be a significant delay between submitting an application and us getting back to you. We got a large volume of applicants looking for our first 3 players, and the team is still prioritizing regular practice/entering tournaments alongside recruitment. Silence is not a bad sign but rather us working through the queue of applicants.
Submit an application
Fill out some basic information for us to better track who applies.Vibe Check
We'll play something casual like Anarchy Open or a Challenge, with the goal to see how we communicate/mesh. No stakes for gameplay - we want to create an environment to chat and get to know you better.Scrims or SendouQ
This is where we'll start looking at gameplay + comms, either via scrims or SendouQ sets. Play the weapons you'd want to try out with.Tournaments
Finally we'll play some tournaments together, with the goal of seeing how vibes + gameplay stand up under pressure. Since we'd be spending a lot of time together as teammates, we want to make sure everyone is having a good time for multiple hours.