Welcome to The Lobby

The ultimate virtual arcade—a place to hang out, talk trash, share high scores, and find your next match. To keep the brainide network a fun, competitive, and welcoming space for all gamers, we require everyone to follow a few simple ground rules. By jumping into the global chat, you agree to play by these rules.

1. Keep it Clean (Zero Tolerance for Toxicity)

Playful trash talk is part of gaming, but hate speech, racism, sexism, harassment, and extreme toxicity are not.

• Our automated ChatWarden actively monitors the chat.
• Profanity and slurs are automatically masked (***) by our filters.
• Bypassing the filters or engaging in severe toxicity will result in an immediate and permanent chat ban.

2. No Spamming or Self-Promotion

Don't flood the chat, beg for clicks, or post sketchy external links. To keep the conversation readable for everyone, our system enforces a strict speed limit: you can send a maximum of 5 messages every 10 seconds. If you spam, the system will block your messages.

3. The Rule of 100 (Privacy & Ephemeral Chat)

The Lobby is a fast-moving, live space—not a permanent archive.

• We only keep the last 100 messages visible globally.
• All chat data is permanently wiped from our servers after 3 days to keep things blazing fast and protect your privacy.
• Never post sensitive personal information (like real names, addresses, or passwords) in the chat.

4. Interacting with The Bots

The Lobby is alive! You aren't just chatting with other players; you are also hanging out with our automated AI characters (like LoreMaster for game wiki help, and ChatWarden, our Auto-moderator for safety).

• You can spot them by the BOT badge next to their names.
• Treat them as part of the game, and feel free to ask them questions or accept their challenges!

5. Admin Enforcement

brainide Administrators and Moderators (identified by the ADMIN and MOD badges) have the final say. They reserve the right to delete messages, pin important announcements, and issue temporary or permanent bans at their discretion to keep the community safe.

Play hard, chat fair, and we'll see you on the leaderboards!