The World Cup Discussion Thread (OOC, Version IV)

[San Llera]

Regional Qualifying: What is actually done in RL, but not practical in NS because A) regions are fluid (you can move to any region you want, whenever you want, unless it is passworded and you don't know the password), B) 3 sports regions contain most of the top teams and C) the difficulty of figuring out how many teams qualify from which regions. In addition, it might be boring for some since we face our regional rivals in regular regional tournaments.

I like this idea a lot, so I've come up with a format.

The qualifying is split into four regions (Rushmore, Esportiva, Atlantian Oceania, and Other), with all nations being set in a region at a predetermined date. Then, the number of teams coming out of each region is based off of the following formula:

[(The number of teams in the world divided by their collective KPB ranking) divided by (the number of teams in the region divided by their collective KPB ranking)] times 32. Or
32[(T/K)/(t/k)] with 32 being the number of teams in the World Cup, t being the number of teams in a region, k being the collective KPB ranking of a region, T being the number of teams in the world, and K being the collective KPB ranking of everybody.

It would be very difficult for the hosts to do all that math, but it could work.

Edit: This formula is useless, but I still like the idea.

[New West Guiana]

nip

This was brought up many times before and often shot down, one of the first cases of this idea I found while searching through the old jolt forums way back in 2005-6.

[San Jose Guayabal]

nip

This was brought up many times before and often shot down, one of the first cases of this idea I found while searching through the old jolt forums way back in 2005-6.

As Free Republics said, this won't work never, because you can change your region whenever you want, and it's not feasible too.

[Chiata]

Carialus 0–0 Fhulghamous Penisula
Matthewsiania 2–1 Mertagne
Blouman Emprie 0–0 Augsticinia
Szavoda 2–1 Murovanka

Chiata also drew to an unranked side....

[Prusy Krolewskie]

Carialus 0–0 Fhulghamous Penisula
Matthewsiania 2–1 Mertagne
Blouman Emprie 0–0 Augsticinia
Szavoda 2–1 Murovanka

Chiata also drew to an unranked side....

There's more results like that...

Corralejo 1–1 Pay d'en Haut (Corralejo ranked #279; Pays d'en Haut #88)
Greater Watford 2–2 Prusy krolewskie ( #54 vs #257)

yesterday
Prusy krolewskie 1–1 Nova Anglicana (#257 vs #39)

I'm pretty much happy with what this nation is doing but my other nation (Pays d'en Haut) keeps having a bad luck.

[Chiata]

Carialus 0–0 Fhulghamous Penisula
Matthewsiania 2–1 Mertagne
Blouman Emprie 0–0 Augsticinia
Szavoda 2–1 Murovanka

Chiata also drew to an unranked side....

There's more results like that...

Corralejo 1–1 Pay d'en Haut (Corralejo ranked #279; Pays d'en Haut #88)
Greater Watford 2–2 Prusy krolewskie ( #54 vs #257)

yesterday
Prusy krolewskie 1–1 Nova Anglicana (#257 vs #39)

I'm pretty much happy with what this nation is doing but my other nation (Pays d'en Haut) keeps having a bad luck.

Ye olde Margaret playing her tricks

[Nephara]

Shit happens sometimes - there's three Rs for a reason. Sometimes you just have to move on.

[95X]

OK, let's be honest: there was another qualifying method suggested from a longtime NSWC abstainer.

This method is as follows:

• Signups open to 240 nations. Nations sorted by rank; unranked nations get a (pseudo)random number that will be used as their rank.
• MD1: 240 nations play single-elimination game (#1 plays #240; etc.). 120 winners advance.
• MD2: 120 nations play single-elimination game (highest-remaining plays lowest-remaining; etc.). 60 winners advance.
• MD3: 60 nations play single-elimination game (highest-remaining plays lowest-remaining; etc.). 30 winners advance to NSWC.

This suggestion efficiently reduces the strains and griping involved in qualifying to 3 days. Thank you for your time.

(Ducks to avoid rotten tomatoes and empty beverage containers.)

[The Sarian]

Sigh, only person in my group RPing (admittedly poorly), top seed and I have but one point. Margaret is finally getting me back for all the cycles of undeserved luck.

[Greater Watford]

There's more results like that...

Corralejo 1–1 Pay d'en Haut (Corralejo ranked #279; Pays d'en Haut #88)
Greater Watford 2–2 Prusy krolewskie ( #54 vs #257)

yesterday
Prusy krolewskie 1–1 Nova Anglicana (#257 vs #39)

I'm pretty much happy with what this nation is doing but my other nation (Pays d'en Haut) keeps having a bad luck.

Ye olde Margaret playing her tricks

We also managed to draw 1-1 away to a nation ranked #326 yesterday. The way this group is going, I'm probably going to draw all the easy games, and then away at home against the group leaders beat them 5-1.

[Krytenia]

Ye olde Margaret playing her tricks

My bad. I may have proffered a few rubber chickens before MD1; it appears that more may be in order.

[Abanhfleft]

Ye olde Margaret playing her tricks

My bad. I may have proffered a few rubber chickens before MD1; it appears that more may be in order.

Rubber chickens? I offered fried chickens! That must explain some of my recent draws against lower teams.

[Stvoto Latoli]

...only person in my group RPing...

What am I, chopped liver?! RAARRAAGHARARAAGE

[Krytenia]

...only person in my group RPing...

What am I, chopped liver?! RAARRAAGHARARAAGE

More of a black pudding. Meanwhile in Group 11, we have 87.5% roster penetration already.

PS. Speaking as a former host, for the love of Margaret please don't put "RP to come" tags in the RP thread.

[Farfadillis]

OK, let's be honest: there was another qualifying method suggested from a longtime NSWC abstainer.

This method is as follows:

• Signups open to 240 nations. Nations sorted by rank; unranked nations get a (pseudo)random number that will be used as their rank.
• MD1: 240 nations play single-elimination game (#1 plays #240; etc.). 120 winners advance.
• MD2: 120 nations play single-elimination game (highest-remaining plays lowest-remaining; etc.). 60 winners advance.
• MD3: 60 nations play single-elimination game (highest-remaining plays lowest-remaining; etc.). 30 winners advance to NSWC.

This suggestion efficiently reduces the strains and griping involved in qualifying to 3 days. Thank you for your time.

(Ducks to avoid rotten tomatoes and empty beverage containers.)

I'm not 100% sure, but at least in my mind that would make the randomness skyrocket tremendously.

[Osarius]

OK, let's be honest: there was another qualifying method suggested from a longtime NSWC abstainer.

This method is as follows:

• Signups open to 240 nations. Nations sorted by rank; unranked nations get a (pseudo)random number that will be used as their rank.
• MD1: 240 nations play single-elimination game (#1 plays #240; etc.). 120 winners advance.
• MD2: 120 nations play single-elimination game (highest-remaining plays lowest-remaining; etc.). 60 winners advance.
• MD3: 60 nations play single-elimination game (highest-remaining plays lowest-remaining; etc.). 30 winners advance to NSWC.

This suggestion efficiently reduces the strains and griping involved in qualifying to 3 days. Thank you for your time.

(Ducks to avoid rotten tomatoes and empty beverage containers.)

I'm not 100% sure, but at least in my mind that would make the randomness skyrocket tremendously.

Make them two-legged ties. Still only six matchdays.

#ProblemSolved

[Farfadillis]

I'm not 100% sure, but at least in my mind that would make the randomness skyrocket tremendously.

Make them two-legged ties. Still only six matchdays.

#ProblemSolved

I must admit at first after reading your post I geniunely thought this could be a good idea. But just now I realize this would destroy the KPB rankings as we know them.

EDIT: Yes, I know you were not taking it seriously.

[Buyan]

Gentlemen and gentlelasses,

I've got cheerful and unfortunate news at once. I've found a new - better - job! Which is a reason for hurrah galore, but unfortunately also means that I'll have to limit my NS activity. In a way that 'limit' will be 'zero' for now. I'll be back or I'll be around, but I'm not sure whether it will be as Buyan, as Some Village, as Vigorato, as Rapoxha (my sincerest apologies Audio, I hope you can get someone else behind the wheel!) or as something else. I'm sure I'll return as I've got plenty of stories left to tell.

Why am I cluttering this magnificent thread with this news? I could have gone for the IDSN Discussion thread to note that all your players in my nation are now free agents - I don't want them stuck to a league that's not acting. If it's more handy for you to say they continued to play here, that's fine by me as well. Whoever owns Buyanese players, you're free to roll as well. I'm sure you'll find something fun for them.

For the remainder of the WC, I hope I don't destroy the qualification chances of Cosumar, Eastfield or Holy Republican - but knowing Maggie, I'll waltz to the quarterfinals. It seemed logical in my mind that Buyan will henceforth play with an XI of 'foreign' Buyanese, which means the line-up should be something along the lines of: Marciak - Dobrovolskas, Justs, Grobanov, Zemaitis - Devold, Plovnarov, Castell, Knutsen - Moen, Balnerii.

Thanks all for the fun we've had so far and I'm looking forward to our future adventures.

Shit, did I just write one of those crappy goodbye posts? I'm really going downhill.

[Farfadillis]

snip

Well, that's shit shit shit shit (but good!) news.

Good luck on your new job! I'm sure you'll be missed for whatever amount of time your limit will last.

Please come back as Buyan.

[Audioslavia]

How #nssport took that news

[20:22]	ESF	buyan gone, shame
[20:23]	Audio	Buyan was Rapoxha?
[20:23]	Audio	f*** f*** f*** f***
[20:24]	ESF	?
[20:24]	Audio	a: I really liked Rapoxha
[20:25]	Audio	b: I had all-but-signed him to my team at McPahan for the WGPC
[20:25]	Audio	his driver, that is
[20:25]	Audio	c: RPing with Buyan would have been awesome sauce on wonder-toast
[20:25]	ESF	ah
[20:27]	Audio	ESF, say something funny, I'm posting this snippet of the conversation into the WCDT with the heading 'how #nssport took that news'
[20:28]	Audio	or else I'll just make something up
[20:28]	ESF	whatever will we do without another red, white, and blue nation
[20:28]	ESF	i got nothing
[20:28]	Audio	damnit elf

[Eura]

But red white and blue are the best colours for a country!

[New West Guiana]

But red white and blue are the best colours for a country!

Don't go and angering the Chinese they might claim some more land or hack your secrets.

[Nephara]

Gentlemen and gentlelasses,

I've got cheerful and unfortunate news at once. I've found a new - better - job!

Congratulations!

Which is a reason for hurrah galore, but unfortunately also means that I'll have to limit my NS activity. In a way that 'limit' will be 'zero' for now.

OH GOD NO

Seriously, though, enjoy your new job! You will be sincerely missed - hope to see you again sooner rather than later!

[The Sarian]

Bye, Buyan! I'll miss reading your RPs and hating how good they are, good luck.

[San Jose Guayabal]

Bye, Buyan, I hope you feel good in that new job, keep going in RL and I hope to see you soon, it has been an honour to read your RP's, also thanks for giving me feedback to improve in my League RPing, thanks for all, see ya!