SpeedRunners 2 Lobby Etiquette

SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed is a party game with a ranked ladder underneath. The etiquette rules split cleanly between casual Custom Lobbies and competitive Ranked or Tournament modes. September 3, 2026 launch day will bring a massive influx of day-one players, many arriving through Xbox Game Pass on console — etiquette matters more that week than any other.

Casual lobbies: be welcoming

Casual custom lobbies and quick match are where Game Pass newcomers learn the game. The etiquette bar is simple: do not gatekeep.

• If a new player asks which character to pick, answer with one sentence and link them to the Characters Hub.
• If a new player keeps bonking on a wall jump, offer one tip and move on. Detailed coaching belongs in Local & Practice, not in ranked chat.
• Do not ask new players to swap off a “mained” character because you do not like their silhouette. The Demo Cast page is for opinions; the lobby chat is for fun.
• Emotes between races are welcome. Emotes during someone else’s recovery grapple are not.

Video guide

Ranked: play to win, but stay human

Ranked Mode is the closest thing SpeedRunners 2 has to competitive integrity. The etiquette is stricter:

• Finish the tutorial set before queuing ranked. Strangers should not have to teach you slide basics in chat.
• Do not quit mid-race. The demo and the release build both penalise disconnects, but more importantly, mid-race quits ruin the seven other players’ races.
• Mute is your friend. If a teammate or opponent is toxic, mute them and report after the race via Steam tools. Do not escalate in chat.
• Read the room. After a clean loss, a single “gg” is enough. Walls of text about netcode or item RNG help nobody.

Voice chat

Voice chat is opt-in in the Steam demo. The etiquette bar:

• Push-to-talk is the default for a reason. Open mics create feedback loops that ruin audio cues — see Audio Cues for what you lose when your mic is bleeding into the capture.
• Do not stream-snipe. If you recognise a streamer’s voice in ranked, play normally. They earned their climb; sniping is a reportable offense.
• Coordinate with team modes only. If you are in a free-for-all, voice is for friends only and should be in Discord, not in-game.

Tournament lobbies: bracket-first

Tournament Mode is bracket-style elimination built for streamers and community nights. The etiquette is the strictest:

• Sign up only if you can play the full bracket window. Late drops force re-seeds and angry tournament hosts.
• Read the format announcement. Some tournaments ban duplicate characters, some ban Golden Grapple pickups, some run double-elimination. Respect the ruleset.
• Tournament chat is for bracket logistics only. Trash talk belongs on stream chat, not in the lobby.
• After your last race, stay for the finals. Watching the bracket close out is the social contract of community tournaments.

What to do when someone is toxic

SpeedRunners 2 ships with text chat and Steam-side reporting. The escalation ladder:

1. Mute. The first response to every toxic interaction is muting. The mute button is in the lobby menu.
2. Report. Steam-side reporting is the only reporting that bans accounts. In-game reports feed Fair Play Labs’ community moderation but do not bypass Steam tools.
3. Leave. If a lobby is repeatedly toxic, leave and re-queue. The matchmaking pool will eventually move you to a healthier lobby.
4. Block. Steam blocks prevent future lobbies from finding you. Use them sparingly — blocking a friend is awkward to undo.

Console etiquette (PS5, Xbox, Switch)

Console players have a different etiquette layer because text chat is shorter and voice chat hardware varies.

• Adaptive controller users are welcome. Do not comment on input method unless they ask.
• Game Pass crossplay brings PC and console together. PC players using keyboard have an advantage in precise inputs; console players have an advantage in couch reactions. Beating each other is the point.
• Switch handheld players will sometimes drop frames during item-heavy packs. This is the platform, not the player. Do not harass.

When the game is the problem

If the game has a genuine bug — desync, crash, missing item spawn — the etiquette is:

1. Do not blame the lobby host for a server-side bug.
2. Capture the bug with Steam screenshot tools or console capture.
3. Post it on the SpeedRunners Discord or Reddit with the timestamp and map.
4. Wait for a patch. Fair Play Labs have a strong track record of patching demo bugs before launch.

The Community Discord, Community Reddit, and Community Twitch pages cover the official channels.

Related

• Lobby Etiquette — this page
• How to Play — new-player fundamentals
• Modes Hub — which mode is right for your mood
• Ranked Mode — ranked norms
• Tournament Mode — tournament norms