Hey there! This narrative has been growing for a bit and there seems to be quite a bit of confusion and misinformation so let me attempt to bring some clarification to a few points if you'll indulge me.
- Rome does not "own," "run," or have undue power over any aspect of Rogue Company esports. We have an entire team dedicated to these events who work across all our titles who plan and oversee all aspects of this work. His work is primarily to help us execute our overall strategy in the most efficient and quality way possible.
- Decisions like banning someone from competitive is never ever made by a single individual, it is done with the consent and approval of multiple Hi-Rez employees with an extensive background in both esports and player management.
- We have a standard of behavior we hold participants in our competitive events to which spans all of our titles like the SMITE Pro League. We understand emotions can be high and we both expect and welcome feedback but we expect players to act reasonably and professionally during events as much as possible.
- Fragout has been temporarily suspended for harassment and verbally abusive behavior not towards Rome but other event participants, casters, and even Hi-Rez employees. We have absolutely no wish to remove any individual from these events but the behavior standard mentioned above must be met before he can return.
I'm hopeful this provides a little further insight into the actions we took and we're genuinely hopeful all of this can be resolved for future events.
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