The KiO World Cup Final tournament will be held saturday, July 5, ~16 CEST! The tournament will show up in the list roughly one hour before. Make sure you join in time!

These 64 lucky teams will take part:

JVP starsontour1909
TFF FC Döner jawull
-BH- SG Schneifel
-GVV- KÖNIGSKLASSE TREMMEN.EV
-GVV- FC Kölsch 1978
BMC Grün-Weiß Borgsdorf
-GVV- BLADES
JVP Bananenzupferl
-BH- FC Ballspiel F.C.
-BH- FC Normannia
-BH- FC Saufhemden
JVP CKC Green V.i.P.
-OBC- vazelos82
-GNA- Super Bumm 1904
JVP Yin Yang 33
TRM Torpedo Rostock I KB
TRM SVW Salzgitter
Thunder Angel
-BH- Mingolsheim
-GVV- Boobonics
TFF Fc Emdschi20
-BH- FC Rot Weiß Holzbein 1890
-GVV- Sylter Sport
-UA- Ayyildizspor 74
LATIN CF ATENEO
-GVV- Black n Yellow
1FC Augustin Kickers
-BH- Vorwärts Bayern
BMC Ronny Berlin
JVP SC Kickers United
-BH- Batlo Fc
-GVV- FC Hillary
JVP Königreich Der Hölle -MK-
TFF Kipsdorfer Kickers
JVP 1 FC FAMAS
TRM Merci FC
-BH- Finch der Grinch
BMC Kölle 1948
BMC The LAST Stylebander
BMC Rot Weiß Hechingen
-GVV- The DeVil InSide
-BH- Fc Beckingen
-BH- 1fc sambuca
JVP P0L0NIA
-AG- Hoggars Swarte Fööt
BMC Biersportverein Berlin
TRM Moeschy
TRM Bauchredner 04
-DE- Bu-Pv FcB
TRM Baumi Fc
-GVV- Svænne Exercitus
TFF Borussia Burgermeister 1900
-BH- TSG Öhringen
BMC GRIESHEIM FC
TRM BlexenCity
JVP SportgemeinschaftDD
-GVV- BvB Lippstadt 09
JVP Dettum Footbawlerz
-AG- Münster 2016
-DE- Greifswalder SV 14
TRM Rumpelfuß
-GVV- FC Flummi 1909
-BH- FC Norden Kicker
fc klanta

The final tournament is played in elimination mode with rematch, the first round has 32 matches, second round 16, followed by quarter final, semi final and final matches. All rounds have rematch!

Good luck!

Last weekend, we had to ban a user from our game because he threatened our community manager Manuel with violence. He was lucky that we did not hand this over to the police.

As the mood of many messages we received in the last months has changed in a way we believe to be inacceptable for interaction between humans, we decided to take action and modify our rules for misbehavior as follows:

• Threatening leads to immediate lifetime ban.
• Insulting and offensive words are considered as misbehavior, but also explicit language can now lead to warnings.
• Libel and slander, spreading conspiracy theories (like: Ludetis manipulates matches in favor of specific teams or clans) are considered as misbehavior. (new)
• Losing matches by intent is misbehavior as before.
• Using multiple accounts to get a measurable advantage is misbehavior.

Misbehavior is followed by a yellow card shown in the team emblem for 6 months. But the card stays, it’s just invisible.

A second yellow card means yellow-red and leads to a ban for 15 days.

Another misbehavior during a temporary ban or severe misbehavior leads to lifetime ban.

A warning message will be added to the feedback screen in the Android app in the next update.

Please support us in keeping the game fair play and enjoyable for all of us, thank you!

Today we are going to remove the May/June Season Pack from the store. It will be replaced by the new Summer Season Pack. Note that this change requires to take the old pack offline at 12 CEST. The new pack will be available from midnight CEST.

Season Pack Summer contains the following items:

One Top Specialist Platinum Rookie Contract. You can choose position and specialist as usual in the academy.

11 Rookie Points (as always).

11 random special collectibles.

Obviously, the contract is worth more than the player previously available in the packs. That’s why we removed other items.

Get it while it’s hot 🙂

After examination of the Earth League results of the last weeks, we decided to adjust the paper scissors rock system for this league for some formations. The will lead to better statistics around 75 percent win ratio for the right counter formations.

Important notice: Other matches than Earth League are not affected at all by this change.

Saturday, June 29, and sunday, June 30, the group phase of this year’s KiO World Cup will take place. Here are the 32 groups:

Group 1
-BH- Finch der Grinch
BMC Kölle 1948
-GVV- Nugget
JVP Fortuna Himbeergeist
Group 2
-BH- Walking with Strangers
BMC The LAST Stylebander
BMC Rot Weiß Hechingen
-GNA- Klautern 1900
Group 3
-BH- FC Norden Kicker
CFT fc klanta
JVP F.C. MACCABI T.A.
JVP FC Südfriesland
Group 4
-BH- TSG Holzhausen
-GVV- Thunderstorm United
JVP Yin Yang 33
TRM Torpedo Rostock I KB
Group 5
-BH- RudisRandalierendeRabaucken
-DE- Greifswalder SV 14
JVP Rising Stars
TRM Rumpelfuß
Group 6
-BH- SG Schneifel
-BH- Daan
-GVV- KÖNIGSKLASSE TREMMEN.EV
LATIN SC Renegados
Group 7
BMC Spvgg Koeln-Hanau
-GVV- Sylter Sport
JVP starsontour1909
-RBC bnmfjiu.bu
Group 8
-GVV- BIW BOYS 1887
-KL- FC Hot Dog
TFF FC Döner jawull
TRM Merci FC
Group 9
-GVV- FC Flummi 1909
-GVV- Black n Yellow
JVP FC Holzwurm e.v.
TRM Snakeville
Group 10
1FC Vfl Borussia Kaster
BMC The Highwoodys
JVP SportgemeinschaftDD
TRM BlexenCity
Group 11
BWB BockwurstBier
LATIN CF ATENEO
-UA- Ayyildizspor 74
MC P@Ds Borussia 09
Group 12
BMC GRIESHEIM FC
CFT TSG Öhringen
CFT FC Bayern Sport
-GVV- germania baumberg
Group 13
-AG- Münster 2016
JVP Dettum Footbawlerz
JVP Zweckler Jung
-UA- uA Sari Kirmizi
Group 14
BMC Grün-Weiß Borgsdorf
CFT TSV 1860 Aufräumer
-GVV- FC Kölsch 1978
JVP -19–Fonti–81-
Group 15
BMC Kickers21
LATIN UglyCat
TRM Bauchredner 04
TRM Moeschy
Group 16
-DE- Bu-Pv FcB
-GVV- Rathenow FC
TRM domnitsch
TRM Baumi Fc
Group 17
BMC John C.
CFT Thunder Angel
-GVV- xEARTHQUAKESx
TRM SVW Salzgitter
Group 18
-BH- 1fc sambuca
-BH- Marios Bierpatrioten
-GVV- KSCeWILDPARK
JVP P0L0NIA
Group 19
-AG- SC Kickers United
-BH- Rote Teufel Amateure
BMC TSG Wismar
BMC Ronny Berlin
Group 20
-GVV- BLADES
JVP Bananenzupferl
LATIN FC SANTBOIÀ 3-S
TRM SG halbe Lunge Rohrbach
Group 21
-BH- Galacticos KingX
-GNA- Super Bumm 1904
JVP Halli Galli Lucker 81
-OBC- vazelos82
Group 22
1FC Augustin Kickers
-BH- Vorwärts Bayern
-GVV- Phönix Karlsruhe
JVP borussia baden
Group 23
-GNA- BFV Bochum 1848
-GVV- Svænne Exercitus
-GVV- The DeVil InSide
JVP BIEL
Group 24
CFT Thundersquad
CFT Mingolsheim
-GVV- Boobonics
TFF SV Ripuar Homberg
Group 25
-BH- Fc Beckingen
-DE- Red Cola Dortmund
JVP Königreich Der Hölle -MK-
LATIN Club Pirates 1913
Group 26
-BH- Marcs Bierpatrioten
-BH- FC Rot Weiß Holzbein 1890
-GVV- Ostblechbande
TFF Fc Emdschi20
Group 27
-GVV- BvB Lippstadt 09
TFF Borussia Burgermeister 1900
TRM Magic Stars 1
TRM Rexus
Group 28
-BH- FC Ballspiel F.C.
-BH- FC Normannia
BMC Black – Pearl
JVP FC Sc Nankatsu
Group 29
-BH- Batlo Fc
-BH- fc 1846 ich
-GVV- FC Hillary
JVP Welcome to Hell
Group 30
-BH- FC Saufhemden
-GVV- FC KÖNIGSBLAU S04
JVP CKC Green V.i.P.
TRM FC Muff
Group 31
CFT Essen Steelers
-DE- SV Katzow 49
JVP 1 FC FAMAS
TFF Kipsdorfer Kickers
Group 32
-AG- Hoggars Swarte Fööt
BMC Biersportverein Berlin
JVP FC AUSTRIA 67
TAA AC Valsugana 1961

Groups 1 to 16 start saturday between 16:00 and 16:30 CEST, groups 17 to 32 on sunday around the same time. The tournaments will be visible early, son you won’t miss them.

This year, we are playing the groups with rematch to diminish random influences. So you have 6 matches to play. Place 1 and 2 advance to the KiO World Cup Final tournament which will take place on July 6th.

Have fun!

As announced earlier, the KiO World Cup Qualifiers are going to start on June 8.

Qualifier tournaments will be held each hour from 15:30 CEST to 22:30 CEST for 16 days. That’s 128 tournaments, and each tournament winner qualifies for one of 32 groups in the next round.

You can play any number of qualifier tournaments until you win one.

Good luck!

The next KiO update will be published on june 8th. These are the changes, mostly based on suggestions from you:

• Galaxy Cup Winners will get access passes for the following Galaxy Cup. Notice: If such a team also qualifies for Universe Cup, the Galaxy Cup pass will be removed, as one team may only play one of the great saturday cups.
• We add Egypt as playable country. Egyptian teams may join Earh, World or Africa league.
• Whenever you get a new player, you’ll see him in a large dialog with all details, and not just a tiny popup. This way, you can immediately see everything about your new player without searching him in the players list. This will only be available on Android phones for now.
• Some fixes and minor changes, mostly for the KiO Worldcup which will start next week.
• There will be NO change to Clan Cups. We are still discussing this topic. By the way thank you for all the feedback! We are trying to find a solution which is good for ALL managers.

Pack Special

Say goodbye to May (ha ha!): This weekend you get three Brexits … no, ruby! for free for each pack purchase (until monday, midnight CEST).

By the way: Season pack contents will remain unchanged to June, 1st.

On tuesday, 21st of may, we are celebrating the 9th birthday of Kick it out, as version 1.0 was published on that day back in 2010.

The birthday cups already started, and we are adding more specials!

Starting today, you get 5 free ruby for each pack purchase.

Furthermore, on the birthday itself (tuesday), you get one free collectible card for each tournament you participate in! (Starting 8 CEST)

All specials last until midnight CEST on tuesday.

So come in and celebrate with us!

The new Earth League is now open for registration!

This league is playing with reduces rock-paper-scissors influence (roughly 70 percent odds to win with correct counter formation in contrast to 80 percent in other matches).

If you like to test this configuration first, check out the Birthday Cup we just started. It’s played once an hour (roughly a quarter past each hour) in the same low tactical mode as Earth League.

Why Birthday?

Well, Kick it out celebrates its 9th birthday on May, 21st. So the Birthday Cup will be held until this date!

Change in support

As of july 1st, we are changing our support concept. Our Community Manager Manuel has finished his studies and has a full time job, so he will leave us end of june. The rest of the Ludetis team will take over, mostly lead developer Uwe will answer your questions.

Previews

Starting end of May, another instance of the KiO World Cup will be held. The largest tournament in our game will start with qualifiers, followed by a group phase and a final elimination tournament. More information later this month!

While the next regular KiO update is still not scheduled, we can already announce that it will support Egypt as additional country to choose from.

Welcome to the KiO Easter Egg Hunt!

Starting today (12 CEST), you can collect easter eggs. But the eggs are hidden, which means that we won’t undisclose how you can get them. We’re sure you’ll find it out fast!

The eggs come in different colors and rarities. You can swap 5 eggs of the same color for a free item. Of course the items you get for the least common eggs (the striped ones) are the best!

Moreover, we change where the eggs are hidden each day around 12 CEST!

The special runs until monday, midnight CEST. You can swap eggs for another 5 days, thereafter they will be deleted.

Now have fun and a great easter weekend!