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Teabagging in KIWC could land players in hot water

The issue has proved pretty divisive.

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We've all either done it or fallen victim to it - teabagging. The tradition of crouching up and down really fast on your opponent after defeating them, whether it be in a shooter or a fighting game, has been around for years, however, if you do it in a Killer Instinct tournament this year, you could find yourself being banned from the rest of the year's tournaments.

According to a screenshot posted by esports figure Rotendo, Killer Instinct World Cup administrator Brandon Alexander confirmed that the rule from last year's tournament would remain in place this year. "The reasoning is simple [...] sportsmanship/professionalism," he explained. "Plus on top of that it seems to be causing players to start threatening others. We promote a fun, professional, and safe environment. Not a violent & unprofessional one. If you don't like it, you don't have to go to KIWC. We as the community have to start setting the standard."

Killer Instinct event manager Rotendo Camarena commented about the issue as well, saying: "It started about Shadow Jago and later talked about [one player] using his taunt. Then someone got salty about losing and expressed their opinion about taunts/tea bagging — then made a threat about physical violence towards someone if they were to see them in-person at a tournament."

Killer Instinct developer Adam 'Keits' Hart also weighed in, disagreeing with those against the practice. "You know, competitive games CAN tell a story ABOUT THE PLAYERS if you LET THEM," he tweeted. "Trying to force everyone to be friendly is shortsighted." He also tweeted that it actually serves a gameplay purpose psychologically, winding the opponent up.

Keits even goes as far as to say: "I will do my absolute best in my career to make sure you can taunt and tbag in any competitive game I work on going forward."

The whole issue is heated no doubt, but where do you stand on the matter? Is taunting something to be stomped out of the game, or a valid tactic?

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