The Elite Battle Zone is built on trust, and respect of, and by the online gamers that participate in its tournaments.

Website & Forum Rules

1. Respect thy clan/squad/individual, thy enemy’s clan/squad/individual, and thyself. Treat others in a fashion in which you yourself would want to be treated.

2. Have fun. These are games, and as such should be enjoyed by all who play them. If the game is no longer enjoyable than that is when an individual should stop playing. Don't allow your misery of the game to ruin the experience for someone else.

3. Follow and abide by the ROE (Rules of Engagement) for each tournament that your clan/squad/individual participates in. The ROE shall be short and sweet, and all participants should be able to abide by them.

4. Follow and abide by all forum community rules that may be established in the Elite Battle Zone.

5. Follow Elite Battle Zone Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Copyright/IP Policy.

6. Uphold the values of the EBZ while your clan/squad/individual participates here. Do not bash, insult, flame, or harass any clan/squad/individual who participates in the EBZ. Your actions reflect this website, and as such should be navigated away from any wrong doing.

7. Staff abuse will not be tolerated in any form, be it messaging, forums, or PS3 online messaging. Situations such as this will be handled accordingly.

8. Disrespect in any form to any Referee, Moderator, Staff Member, Administrator, Community Member, or Clan/Squad/Individual who participates in the EBZ will not be tolerated. Listed below are the infractions that will be given if/when a violation happens. Elite Battle Zone may at it's discretion use (D.) for a violation without following A, B, or C.

A.) 1st offense from an individual that disrespects will be given 1 event suspension.
B.) 2nd offense from an individual that disrespects will be given 2 event suspension.
C.) 3rd offense from an individual that disrespects will be removed from event participation.
D.) 4th offense from an individual that disrespects will be removed from the Elite Battle Zone.

9. Elite Battle Zone will not tolerate any form of discrimination of any community member based on Color, Sex, Age, Political Views, Nationality, Gender, Religion, Disability, Race, Creed, and Gaming Console.

10. Elite Battle Zone values the Constitutional rights for freedom of speech and freedom of expression. However; we will have to draw a line if this gets out of control in the forum community. We do not censor threads that are created. We simply ask that good judgment be used on certain words or phrases.

11. Elite Battle Zone is a Religious and Political free community. Please do not discuss either in the community, or while participating in sanctioned matches.

Sinner or Saint

First and foremost the Elite Battle Zone understands we are not the only PlayStation 3 tournament website on the World Wide Web. We have never proclaimed to be the World's Best Tournament website, and we never will. We have always simply stated "You will not be disappointed". The Elite Battle Zone has built relationships with some of the top gaming communities on the internet. We have seen how their members act on their sites, and we would expect them to act the same on our site. Follow the Elite Battle Zone rules as you would follow the rules for others tournament sites you may belong to. Do NOT be the Saint on one tournament site and then be the Sinner on the Elite Battle Zone site.

Follow the EBZ rules set forth for the website and forum community. Follow the Rules & Regulations set forth for each tournament provided for our community members. If you think you can not remain a Saint while participating on our website because you are to accustomed to what you have played in the past we ask that you stay at those other sites. All tournament sites are different, have different rules, and will succeed without the issues that Sinners bring.

EBSL League Dates

League starts: February 26th 2012
Regular season ends: April 7th 2012
Playoffs Begin: April 14th 2012
Playoffs End:

Selecting Teams
  1. At the beginning for the application process you must select which team you want to be.
  2. You may change your selected team until you play your first game.
  3. Once your first game is played you may not change your team.
  4. International Teams may not be picked.
  5. A team may be used by multiple participants.
Application Process
  1. Applications are located HERE.
  2. Applications MUST be filled out properly.
  3. Application not filled out properly will be rejected.
  4. Applications that are filled out properly will be reviewed by the EBSL Staff.
  5. If the application is accepted an invitation will go out to that member.
Member Invitation Process
  1. Invitations will go out Seven (7) days before the start of the Season.
  2. Invitations MUST be accepted within Four (4) days of being posted.
  3. Any Invitations not accepted will be voided at the end of the Fourth(4) day.
  4. Once the Invitations go out no more applications will be accepted.
How the League works
  1. Look at the schedule and find out which opponents you will be facing.
  2. Message that opponents to get a set time on when you will play the match
  3. You will then play the game at that time.
  4. Once that game is completed you will then file the match report within the time-frame given.
  5. Once game-day is over with the EBZ staff will update the standings on ladder.
Weekly Game Times

Week One begins on February 26th at 12:01AM
Week One ends on March 3rd at 11:59PM

Week Two begins on March 4th at 12:01AM
Week Two ends on March 10th at 11:59PM

Week Three begins on March 11th at 12:01AM
Week Three ends on March 17th at 11:59PM

Week Four begins on March 18th at 12:01AM
Week Four ends on March 24th at 11:59PM

Week Five begins on March 25th at 12:01AM
Week Five ends on March 31th at 11:59PM

Week Six begins on April 1st at 12:01AM
Week Six ends on April 7th at 11:59PM

Weekly Game Communication
  1. All communications MUST be on the forums.
  2. PSN messages will not be counted towards communicating with your opponent as Elite Battle Zone can't verify those messages.
  3. There will be a "Weekly Communications" Thread created in the Scheduling area.
  4. Those threads are to be used when communication with your opponent.
  5. You also can Private Message (PM) your opponent on the forums.
  6. Any PM's sent must be CCed to both Alchy-ops and EBZ2010.
  7. Any PM's not CCed will not count towards communicating with your opponent.
Game Play
  1. Home Team will host the match.
  2. Members have till the 2 minute mark to restart the match if there is an issue with the match.
  3. After the 2 minute mark the match will continue as is.
  4. Participants must pick the "any" as there position.
  5. No position locking.
EBSL Game Settings
  1. Game Type: Unranked
  2. Private session: No
  3. Team Level: Any
  4. Half Length: 6 Minutes
  5. Controls: Any
  6. Game Speed: Normal
Reporting Match Results Information
  1. Match reports must be posted immediately upon completion.
  2. Match report must be posted by the Home Team.
  3. Match reports must be Confirmed by the Away Team.
  4. Match reports for inactive members can be posted once they are playable on the schedule.
  5. Not posting a match report counts as a "No-show".
  6. Not confirming a match report counts as a "No-Show'.
  7. If the Home Team fails to post a match report then the Away team must report the match.
  8. If the Away Team post the match report then the Home Team must Confirm it.
No Shows
  1. Participants have 2 "No-shows" available to them at the beginning of the season.
  2. Participants who have completed in an entire previous season will have 4 "No-show".
  3. Once you receive the maximum allowed "No-shows" you will be removed from the league.
EBSL Gratitude for Full Participation

EBSL participants that finish the World Cup season will be awarded 2 extra No-shows for the next season. To be eligible a participant must submit application, accept invitation, and complete entire tournament from start to finish. They may be allowed to acquire 1 no-show in that tournament. If the participant does not make Playoffs, his season ends at the end of regular tournament play.

Playoffs
  1. The number of playoff participants is determined by the number of teams finishing the regular season,
  2. Playoffs will be a single elimination.
  3. High seed will host the match.
  4. Ties within the standings will be settles with a wild card game.
Playoff Schedule
  1. Will be added once the regular season ends.
Disclaimer: The Elite Battle Zone staff reserves the right to amend and create rules in order to maintain efficient administration of the [EBSL] World Cup League. These rules are made to help keep the game fair and fun for everyone. The purpose of the Elite Battle Zone is to have fun and to enjoy the game of Fifa 12 we all love to play.