Re: SEASON 4 RULEBOOK

by **Ghost** Thu 02 Aug 2012, 14:47

After proving multiple attempts at contact with no reply.

by **Stevo** Thu 02 Aug 2012, 17:16

ok, so would a pm a day, for two days be enough? or 3

by **Ghost** Thu 02 Aug 2012, 17:17

Give it 3 to make sure.

by **Stevo** Thu 02 Aug 2012, 17:19

k thx ghose Very Happy

by **Ghost** Thu 09 Aug 2012, 16:46

NEW RULES IN PLACE(will apply to tonight's games).

Rule changes;

3-Man Defence Rule.

A captain may come to us if anything untoward happens during a game. We will review the replay and act based on what we see. The punishments may vary, but will always be based on the following template;

Should a team defend with 4 players during a goal scoring opportunity and it is defended successfully, a goal will be awarded to the attacking team.

Should a player clearly break the 3-man rule and it is not during a goal scoring opportunity, they may face a one match suspension. More severe suspensions may happen if the breach is more severe & continual.

Should a team continually(could be 3 to 5 times depending on severity of the breach) breach the rule, they will be awarded a 3-0 deflose.

The removal of match admins.

Captains will now need to submit results for approval along with a replay confirming the result, failure to provide a replay as proof may result in the fixture being voided. They will also need to provide a list of goalscorers and assisters. Failure to provide these stats may result in them not being statted. Replays will also be required for proof of stats.

In the instance of clear lag.

In the event of a game being interrupted by unplayable amounts of lag, screenshot evidence can be presented and the game can be forced to be replayed. Note that the lag must have effected a larger majority of players for this to happen. Therefore multiple evidence must be provided from multiple players.

Retirement & Captains.

The retirement time will be extended from 20 matchdays to a full season. Retirement during or just before off-season will count for the coming season and not the season just gone.

Captains should only be allowed to leave a team via retirement. In which case the vice captain will take full control of the team until the off-season when a new permanent captain will be elected.

by **mlfaijati** Thu 09 Aug 2012, 16:53

Ghost you are the most amazing person ever. Thank you so much for everything you do!

by **Joehan** Thu 09 Aug 2012, 17:00

XD mlf pls

But yeah, very important: BOTH captains MUST record the game, or at least get one of your players to!

by **Ghost** Thu 09 Aug 2012, 17:02

Thanks mlf! It's appreciated.

by **PTJohe** Thu 09 Aug 2012, 17:16

Ghost wrote:
3-Man Defence Rule.

Should a team defend with 4 players during a goal scoring opportunity and it is defended successfully, a goal will be awarded to the attacking team.

Should a player clearly break the 3-man rule and it is not during a goal scoring opportunity, they may face a one match suspension. More severe suspensions may happen if the breach is more severe & continual.

Should a team continually(could be 3 to 5 times depending on severity of the breach) breach the rule, they will be awarded a 3-0 deflose.

How do we know whether or not it is a goal scoring opportunity? If the other team is defending with 4 players, it's very unlikely the other team will score, which makes the attack not being a goal scoring opportunity. Isn't a clear goal scoring opportunity usually counter-attack consisting of 2v1 or 3v1?

Also,

Ghost wrote:
The removal of match admins.

Captains will now need to submit results for approval along with a replay confirming the result, failure to provide a replay as proof may result in the fixture being voided. They will also need to provide a list of goalscorers and assisters. Failure to provide these stats may result in them not being statted. Replays will also be required for proof of stats.

Does this apply to streamed matches?

by **Ghost** Thu 09 Aug 2012, 19:25

PTJohe wrote:How do we know whether or not it is a goal scoring opportunity? If the other team is defending with 4 players, it's very unlikely the other team will score, which makes the attack not being a goal scoring opportunity. Isn't a clear goal scoring opportunity usually counter-attack consisting of 2v1 or 3v1?

As it is all being done retrospectively, we'll have the ability to watch replays and discuss the potential for a scoring chance and act based on what we see. For example if a team is still defending with 3 players, but they are out of position and there is a clear chance for a cross and scoring chance, yet the 4th man comes back and blocks it, a goal would likely be awarded.

Situations differ so it's about dealing with each case on an individual basis.

There's a simple way of avoiding it though ... don't be retarded and defend with 4 men. I really don't see something come up where we will actually have to intervene, a lot of people seem to be understanding the rule now.

Does this apply to streamed matches?

Yes. Every game, streamed or not will follow the rule.

by **Joehan** Sun 12 Aug 2012, 15:09

Reminder for the cup:

"Cup matches are 4v4 big easy with two 7 minute halves. During the group stage, draws are allowed."

Big easy means there is no 3 man defence rule. You organise matches yourself, so please remember to play on Big Easy.

by **Joehan** Sun 19 Aug 2012, 15:31

A similar process to the 3-man defence rule appeals process will apply to the use of macros. If an opposition team are caught using a macro then they will face a def-loss and the player using it will be suspended

by **Ghost** Mon 27 Aug 2012, 14:04

Roster size limits have now been increased to 10. This is optional and shouldn't be used as a form of player hoarding. Please try to avoid signing that many players unless you absolutely must.

by **Ghost** Tue 04 Sep 2012, 14:44

Retirement time limits have been removed. The team that the player retires from will now have first option to sign the retired player should they come out of retirement.

Cut limits have been removed. All teams now have unlimited cuts.

The playoffs have been removed. The bottom 2 teams from division 1 will be relegated, the top 2 teams from division 2 will be promoted.

by **Constantinople** Tue 04 Sep 2012, 16:21

Playoffs should return in season 5. I'm presuming the reason they are cancelled are because of the Deadly Monkees situation?

Otherwise I agree.

by Guest Tue 04 Sep 2012, 16:30

So there will be a 9 team Division 1 next season?

by **Cookies** Tue 04 Sep 2012, 16:43

Why are two teams from division 1 still being relegated if DM have been removed? Are three being promoted from division 2?

by **Taylor Swift** Tue 04 Sep 2012, 16:44

All will become clear in time, we cannot release any plans yet.

by **Muddade** Tue 04 Sep 2012, 16:51

smh why you delete my post it had good content

by **opc** Sat 08 Sep 2012, 01:09

Why can't you reveal any plans ffs? You're not the fucking FBI.

by **Taylor Swift** Sat 08 Sep 2012, 01:22

opxxxx wrote:Why can't you reveal any plans ffs? You're not the fucking FBI.

Because nothing's finalised and we don't want shitstorms about season 5 before we've even finished season 4.

by **opc** Sat 08 Sep 2012, 01:31

by MoMo Sun 09 Sep 2012, 20:12

should number the rules ft coolness of it;p

by **jonnyynnoj** Tue 11 Sep 2012, 20:49

Rulebook updated.

We have gone through the rulebook and cleaned it up by removing any out of date stuff and separating it into numbered sections making it much easier to navigate through.

On top of this we have also made a couple of changes that both captains and players should be aware of:

We want to keep a replay of every game and therefore we have made it a requirement for a game to be recorded if the score is to be acknowledged.

1.24 A replay of every game must be supplied for the result to count. Failure to supply a replay will result in the match being replayed.
The point in which a cut, sign or trade is complete has now been fully defined as:

When a sign has been fully completed with the captain's and player's agreements; when a cut has been fully completed with the captain's agreement; when a trade has been fully completed with both captains' agreement.
The deadline for a cut, sign or trade on match days has been moved to 7pm.

6.7 On match days a sign or trade must be finalised before 19:00 GMT for the player to be eligible for that night's games.

These rules will come into effect from tomorrow's games onwards.

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