Move details:
All longballs are banned, A, D, Q+A, Q+w, WHATEVER!!!! When done in the forbidden areas.BY "WHATEVER" IT MEANS ANY TYPE OF LONG BALL PASS!!
Example of a longball detected
-> When you do a longball from your yellow or blue area to the other player yellow or blue area.
Example of a allowed longball
-> When you do a longball from your green area to any area of your adversary.
-> When you do a longball from your yellow/blue area into your own yellow/blue area, like changing flanks.
Here´s a picture that shows the free zones, marked as green.

How to protest
-> First of all FIFABot, from DaDaDev-SoccerBot version 1.2.2 or higher (Done by DaDeather`), is mandatory to use. You can download it here. This bot has now the functionality to report longball using in the given parameters above. Thus being a great tool to use when creating a protest.
What do you need?
-> Log of the Fifa Game (or screenshot), made by the FifaBot.
This alone is probably sufficient but just in case continue to read.
-> You need to tell the admin the exact minutes when the longball was used;
-> You may have the need to upload a replay of the match, this can be done in two ways:
a) By using a demorec file created by the FifaBot
b) By uploading a replay of the match created by FIFA 09 itself. Normally this file is above 20 mega so you will need to upload it to a website that can store files. If you do not know any site contact the admins via support ticket, here.
Penalties points:
-> Any goal that results in a longball move, done in the parameters above, will not count.
-> If the admin concludes that indeed longball was used the author player can receive up to 3 penalty points.
Big Note:
-> The match has to be played until the end. DO NOT QUIT when longball is used. Make the protest after the game is done.
-> Fail to respect the ways of how to protest and the protest will not be considered.
Demonstration Video
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Why this rule?
It's not about the possibility of defending it, that's the wrong way to see it.
This case is exactly like the throw ins.
Was there a way to defend them? Sure.
So why we ban it? WCG FIFA 07 Grand Final is the answer.
If you missed it them let me tell you this.
The majority of players will only play for longball because it's a good way to score goals and that would be fine BUT it ruins the gameplay and the game in a spectator perspective.
A guy playing 5-4-1 and only longball is fun to to watch? Or a player that does not use his middle field players is fun??
With this rule we expect to increase the interest and the skill in our competitions.
Trigun,
Tuesday, 04/11/08 16:54
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tks god :x for this
insert Q+D and this is good ...
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Zi0m
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and A or D is longball or no?
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-> It´s a high pass, lob, using Q+A or Q+W.
-> You are NOT allowed to use this move in your middlefield.
Can we use only A or D ?
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wtf the stupid longballs come from the defence not the midfield?
this guy is not that intelligent
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ESL Admin Team
If your bot does not report then you need to delete it and install a fresh new one. That was my case.
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ESL Admin Team
For this rule to work a proper fifabot is needed and if in the following days we see that the fifabot is not efficient then we may re-consider this call.
As for now, things are simple.
The dead zone is near the middlefield. You know when to do longball so don´t go dumb.
Again, if you want a game like WCG 07 Grand Final then we can also bring that back. Oh the joy and emotion...
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adding to my last comment it should be NO LONG BALL from your OWN MIDFIELD forget about the TOLERATED AREA that will confuse many.
there should be no long ball from ur own side period.
This should of been BANNED last season.
gl all
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