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Thanks, great compromise that should somewhat satisfy everyone! Also great that the decision is coming so early not one week before. 💪

I have really enjoyed the all ability ban in fcl and would have hoped for it in the ECL as well, but this is still good progress toward balanced and better gameplay, good job !

" still active top players and know how the game works." A player who “understands” how a game works cannot possibly need golden abilities. And we have seen that in FCL, where it is obviously possible for the best players to score goals anyway. This is not about “understanding” but is obviously only about what you think is FUN and how you WANT it to be. I think everyone is fairly familiar with how the game works, you don't have to be the “best” to have that ability. There is no logic in such a claim. If you're the best at something, it's just a sign that you're the best at managing HOW things work. Everyone understands how to kick a ball forward, but everyone is differently good at putting it into practice. Then that sportsgamer did not take into account the vote on the draft server where the top players had to vote on it - this, on the other hand, perhaps sportsgamer should respond to. Especially for the 2 highest divisions. This will of course create a larger skill gap, which should be exactly what the top teams should want. Just like the good teams now dominate in the FCL.

Well done! Good communication. Hopefully the conversation about this next time isnt so childish to start with

In my opinion, this decision was a step in the right direction and a solid compromise between different viewpoints. I would have personally left the silver Stick 'Em Up and Truculence abilities available. I have a small concern that this change might actually lead to even more passive defending than ban on all X-Factor abilities would. My reasoning: One-timers will once again become very high-probability scoring chances, as will close-range shots with the Close Quarters trait. At the same time, taking away the most effective defensive tools for pressuring puck carrier may leave the best option as simply falling back into a defensive structure, trying to intercept passes to one-timers, and keeping opponents away from the net to prevent Close Quarters goals. I hope my concerns turn out to be wrong and that other defensive abilities provide alternative ways to pressure puck carrier, or that the "pressure system" ensures pressuring the puck carrier remains viable. The good thing is that now there are only two ability slots available, so if you want to pick a defensive ability, you can’t take both 1T and CQ boosts. I’m happy with this decision! 👍

#BanThemAll

Valid compromise, tbh. Tough to satisfy everyone, especially with the diversity of opinion we've seen, but I think this is as close as you could get. Dub for SG/LA.

#BanThemAll

Stop this mess already!!! Ban everyone or no one. It can’t be that hard.* *This message has been translated from Finnish. Please stick to English. Further comments in Finnish or other languages than English will be removed from this news story. Original message: "Lopettakaa tää sekoilu jo!!! Bännätkää kaikki tai ei mitään. Ei voi olla niin vaikeata."

Hi, Sign-ups are expected to go live soon. The period is quite short, especially for teams that are looking to participate in the Pro qualifiers. Season start is April 7th.

The decision as a whole is ”fine” for me, but I do agree with the points Pena made about the arguments not really working. In any democratic process only the people who actually vote are taken into consideration. Everyone has the chance to, and if you don’t, you obviously don’t care about the matter or the outcome enough to cast your vote. That means the people who don’t vote are fine with any decision. Like I said, the decision is fine, but you could have just said this is what we wanted to do and own it instead of this irrational argument about not possibly reaching everyone.

+1 Great decision in this moment to compromise like this.

Ban D-man builds for forwards.

I valid 100% this decision 😎 💪

I like the change to superstar abilites & X-factors! Hope you bring it to the ECL as well!

Playing with empty build has been MUCH more enjoyable and all of my teammates has said that. Now it is time to BAN EVERYTHING.