Frequently Asked Questions

High Tide Gaming (HTG) is a gaming organization, creator development program, and lifestyle brand built on the belief that esports and gaming content should feel like they did at the beginning: raw, community driven, and real. Learn more here.

HTG stands for High Tide Gaming and is an official abbreviation for the gaming org.

High Tide Gaming is based in Orlando, Florida. Their community, however, spans players, creators, and fans worldwide.

High Tide Gaming was founded in 2025 with the mission of bringing esports back to the "good ole days" and building a gaming community centered on authenticity. Learn more here.

Yes. High Tide Gaming is a legitimate esport organization fielding competitive teams across multiple game titles, supporting a roster of content creators, and selling high quality apparel and soap as a lifestyle brand. Learn more here.

High Tide Gaming was founded by Dominick Diaz. The org was built from the ground up without corporate backing, starting from a genuine passion for gaming and a belief that esports deserved a better kind of organization.

The best place to start is High Tide's Discord server. It's where the HTG community lives with game nights, watch parties, and announcements from High Tide Gaming.

High Tide Gaming is an exclusive gaming org. High Tide does not host tryouts or pick up members from its community. You can follow High Tide on X to stay up-to-date with league matches and tournaments.

HTG develops creators at all stages of their journey. If you're interested in joining High Tide, reach out through their official contact page or Discord. High Tide looks for passion and consistency over follower count.

Yes. HTG hosts both online and in-person community events including tournaments, watch parties, and meetups. Event announcements are made through their Discord and social channels first.

Visit High Tide's Become a Partner page to learn about sponsorship and collaboration opportunities. HTG works with brands that align with their community values and can offer genuine value to their audience.

The High Tide Club is HTG's exclusive membership program. Members receive exclusive content, member-only giveaways, a custom badge on their HTG jersey, and priority access to online and in-person events. You can learn more here.

High Tide was built from the ground up by people who love gaming, not by corporate investors. HTG develops creators before they blow up, field competitive teams that play with genuine passion, use recycled plastic in our jerseys, remove plastic from the ocean with every order, and plant trees in Florida with every apparel purchase. Most gaming orgs can't say any of that.

All High Tide products are available at hightidegaming.com including jerseys, tees, hoodies, accessories, and soap.

High Tide Gaming ships their apparel internationally to most countries. High Tide soap is only available in the United States.

High Tide Gaming ships out orders within 1-2 business days and your order will arrive 3-4 days later. Certain products like jerseys and accessories may take longer in production before shipping out.

Yes. You will receive a tracking number via email once your order has been fulfilled and shipped.

HTG accepts all major credit and debit cards through a secure Shopify checkout. Additional payment options may be available at checkout.

Because High Tide apparel is printed on demand, High Tide is not able to modify or cancel an order once it has entered fulfillment. Contact their support team as quickly as possible after placing the order and they will do everything they can to help.

If your item arrives damaged, incorrect, or defective, contact the High Tide support team directly and they will make it right. Visit our Return and Refund Policy page for full details.

Every High Tide Gaming jersey is made from recycled plastic. The material is moisture wicking, built to hold its shape through regular washing, and designed for both competitive and casual wear.

High Tide apparel is produced and fulfilled through a trusted third-party manufacturing and fulfillment partner. All products are printed on demand to reduce overproduction waste. Quality standards are set by High Tide Gaming and upheld by its fulfillment partner.

High Tide soap is made from all organic ingredients. Their soap is produced by a supplier based in North Carolina with every ingredient sourced and manufactured in the United States.

Yes. Through their partnership with Greenspark, every single order placed through High Tide Gaming removes 25 plastic bottles from the ocean. This applies to every order across all HTG products with no minimum spend or opt-in required. You can learn more about High Tide's environmental impact here.

High Tide Gaming partners with Greenspark, a verified environmental impact platform, to fund the collection and removal of ocean-bound plastic with every order. Greenspark provides full transparency into where and how the plastic removal happens.

Greenspark is a certified environmental impact platform that connects businesses to verified plastic removal and environmental projects around the world. High Tide has partnered with Greenspark since its founding to fund ocean plastic removal and tree planting with every purchase.

High Tide Gaming has removed over 10,000 plastic bottles from the ocean through their Greenspark partnership to date. That number grows with every order and can be tracked here.

High Tide chose 25 bottles per order because the impact adds up to a meaningful number fast. Every hundred orders removes 2,500 bottles. Every thousand orders removes 25,000. It's a number that scales and reflects a genuine commitment rather than a token gesture. You can learn more High Tide's environmental impact here.

The 25 bottle removal applies to every order placed through hightidegaming.com regardless of which products are included in the order.

Florida's Lake Wales Ridge ecosystem has faced decades of habitat loss and increasing climate pressure. Restoration efforts in this specific region have an outsized impact on local biodiversity, water quality, and carbon absorption. Since High Tide is a Florida-based org, supporting their home state's environment is a natural extension of High Tide's mission.

A tree is planted for every apparel item purchased including tees, hoodies, and jerseys. The tree planting is handled automatically through their Greenspark partnership with no additional steps required from the customer.

American Forests is one of the oldest national nonprofit conservation organizations in the United States, focused on restoring and protecting forests across the country. High Tide Gaming collaborates with American Forests through their Greenspark partnership to fund tree plantings in Florida.

High Tide has planted 300+ trees in Florida's Lake Wales Ridge State Forest to date. That number grows with every apparel order placed through hightidegaming.com