NJCAAE

Game Rules

T1 & T2 EA FC24

Fall 23 - Spring 24

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TITLE SPECIFIC NOTICES:

NJCAAE will require EA FC 243 Cross Platform (PC & Current Gen)

1. General Competition Rules

All members and students involved in NJCAAE competition must follow the General Competition Rules.

https://www.njcaaesports.org/njcaae-bylaws 

2. Teams

2.1. Tournament Teams

A “team” shall consist of one (1) Player. Multiple teams from each Eligible Institution will be allowed to participate in the Tournament.

2.1.1. Substitutes

No substitutions may be made.

2.2. Roster Requirements

2.2.1. Players

All players must be on roster on the designated competition platform prior to the scheduled start of the match. A player that has been added after the start of the match shall not be eligible to compete.

3. Tournament Structure

3.1. Matches

• All Qualifier matches will be a Best-of-3 format.

• All regular season matches will be a Best-of-3 format.

• Double Elimination Playoffs & Finals matches will be a Best-of-3 format.

• Single Elimination Playoffs & Finals matches will be a Best-of-5 format.

3.3. Ties

In the event of a tie, another game must be played to determine the winner. If the tie occurs mid-series, the series will continue to the next game, and if necessary, another game shall be played at the end to determine the winner of the match.

Example:

• Game 1: Team A wins (1-0)
• Game 2: Tie (1-0-1)
• Game 3: Team B wins (1-1-1)
• Game 4: Team A wins (2-1-1)
• Team A wins series 2-1

3.4. Match Specific Restarts

There are no match specific restarts for this game.

4. Restrictions

4.1. Cosmetics

Each team must use their default home and away uniforms during official matches.

4.2. Further Restrictions

4.2.1. Soccer Aid Team

The use of Soccer Aid Team is prohibited in tournament matches

4.2.2. Cameras

The following Single Player Camera settings are prohibited during matches

• Pro

• End to End

• Dynamic

4.3. Restricted Items

The use of training items/consumables during matches are prohibited.

4.4. Character Restrictions

4.4.1. New Character Restrictions

There are currently no character restrictions.

4.4.2. Reworked Character Restrictions

There are currently no character restrictions.

5. Match Details

5.1. Map Selection

• Home team will make their selection
• Away team will make their selection

5.1.1. Game Mode Order

There are no game mode orders

5.1.2. Lobby Responsibilities

Unless a ping test is required to determine the host team, the home team shall be responsible for lobby creation and ensuring all rules are set and established. A lobby invite shall be sent to the away team.

• If a ping test is required, players must follow the 5.1.3 Server Selection process

The away team shall be responsible for ensuring all rules and settings are correct.

5.1.3. Server Selection

Prior to the match, If both teams cannot agree on a host to use, each team will attempt a ping/host test to gauge the ping difference between each other. Whichever host provides the most balanced ping difference between the two teams will host the match. Once the host has been determined, they will create the lobby for the match.

5.2. Lobby Requirements

Game title has no lobby requirements.

5.3. Match Settings

All games should be played using the following settings

• Game Mode: Quickplay Friendlies
• Half Length: 6 Minutes
• Controls: Any
• Game Speed: Normal
• Squad Type: 95 Overall

5.3.1. Home/Away

The team who is listed as home on the website shall create the first lobby. The home team shall alternate each game, with the left team on the website being home for games 1, 3, and 5 and the right team on the website being home for games 2 and 4.

5.3.1.1. Home/Away Uniforms

Each team must use their default home and away uniforms during official matches.

5.3.1.2. Home/Away Uniforms - Continued

If uniforms are too close in color teams may use more easily identifiable variants.

If an opponent asks for different colors of uniforms to be used to help with identification of teams, participants must oblige.

5.3.2. Pick/Ban Phase

There is no Pick/Ban Phase for this game title.

5.3.3. Mirror Matches

Mirror matchups are not permitted. The away team must select a different team from the home team

5.4. Map Pools

No limited map pools.