Tournament Rules Discussions

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Official KOA tournament rules is one of the most hot discussion topic in the forums. Serveral Version Wars have been fought over the years. This article explains some of the main rule discussion topics and the changes that has and has not been adopted.

PBD vs NO-PBD

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Tactics: Default vs Custom vs Extra

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light Wind vs No-Wind

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Pitch: Normal vs Random vs TeamA Chooses

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Team A Chooses vs. Mixed-Mode

A typical discussion in the forums.

Some people think that PBD makes the game easier, some think it makes it more difficult. In KOA tournaments both version are considered official and big events like the World Cup are played on both versions. The current rule says that Team A (home) decides which version to use. This rule is called "Team A chooses". There is some controversy over whether or not this rule should be changed. With the arrival of the Kick Off 2 competition version it is now possible for 2 players to use different ball control in the same game, The "5" key toggles PBD on/off. Games with dual ball control are called "mixed PBD" or "mixed mode".

Opponents of forcing "mixed mode" to all the players says:

  1. to keep the classic version gameplay, to keep the "Team A chooses" and let play "mixed mode" only if both players agree.
  2. such a rule change will give also an unfair advantage to players who prefer PBD, since it is generally though that PBD makes goal scorring easier.
  3. some doubt of fairness to force NO-PBD players on playing with hybrid ball control if they're not used to defend against PBD moves in the penalty box.
  4. forcing PBD mixed to everybody will force in the future every player on using only PBD.

Pro on "mixed mode" says:

  1. that every player should be allowed to use the ball control he/she prefers and not be forced to play with / or without PBD by Team A choosing the control for him/her.

Kick Off 2 v1.4 vs Oracle vs Extended Version vs Final Whiste vs Competition Version

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