Time Wasting
I appreciate the GK not being able to pick up the ball but this only acknowledges a quarter of the time wasting problem.
Here's an example. One team scores. Opposing team gets the ball with 45 seconds left and they are 1 or 2 points up. The gk stands still to bait opposing defense then picks the ball up and holds for full time. He then passes the ball to the open teammate who then passes it back again to the gk and it continues until the game ends or the defenders move gk out of net leaving it open.
My suggestion is to make it so the timer doesnt start counting down until the ball crosses half field, then if the offense passes back to gk, he isnt allowed to touch the ball again. This would prevent time wasting and monkey in the middle while giving the defense a chance to come back. This would add to the competitive nature of the game since time wasting is plaguing ranked especially 3s. I have been elite in both seasons 1 and 2 in 3s and this issue has only gotten worse. This in my opinion is the only thing preventing the game from being amazing. Please take this into consideration I beg you.
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10 Jul
Noble SystemHighlighted comment
"a possible fix for the stalling in game" (suggested by <Hidden> on 2026-07-09), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion. -
16 Jun
Dyros___ TT Merged3's Ranked is essentially unplayable due to time wasting. The keeper gets unlimited stamina and the other team's keeper has to stay in net unless they want to leave the net open, allowing opponents who are 1 goal up just pass back and forth to their open man. I have been Elite 4 seasons in a row starting season 1. This issue has ALWAYS been a problem and it makes me want to just stop playing since 3's is my main mode. PLEASE take sweeper away from GK in 3's and prevent this issue from happening because it is RUINING the 3's experience.
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17 Jun
Noble System"FIX THE TIME WASTING PLAGUE IN 3'S RANKED" (suggested by <Hidden> on 2026-06-16), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
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17 Jun
Dyros___ TTHere is the revised suggestion.
1. Take sweeper away from GK in ranked 3v3's.
2. Make the clock NOT run down until the ball as CROSSED half field.
3. Impliment a shot clock that returns possession to the defense if the shot isn't made by end of time.
4. Drops to keeper should NOT allow the GK to gain possession, rather allow GK to pass the ball or shoot when dropped to.
This would provide flow to the game, prevent time wasting, and make players actually think about making plays. -
09 Jul
otarie_dodouce Mergedso as a lot of players know (especially in high ranks) stall is one of the biggest issue right now , it kills the purpose of the game and all the fun (in Elite i encounter it almost half of the time ) .
I ve seen a lot of fixes suggested like removing clock of waiting the ball to cross middle to activate the clock or even put a shot clock , but i think these are not useful as it opens the room for other abuses and wouldnt help much as in a week or so poeple will already know how to either stall again or be toxic in another way .One suggestion i liked was someone on the discord said to lower stamina for the attacking team if they keep possession for too long .
I think an idea could be to remove the ability to shoot from the goalie /libero .This wouldnt only fix stalling ( as players who stall needs to be closer to the gk to stall so it s too risky and too little of space to actually be untouchable , defenders finally have a way to get opportunity to get the ball , people could still t