General Sports Roleplaying Questions (OOC)

[The Sarian]

I would like to join a sports region. Which one do you guys recommend me?

Bad question to ask! Everyone is going to be very partial with their answers.

Anyway, there are three major sporting regions,

1. Atlantian Oceania
2. Esportiva
3. Rushmore

Each has their own individual merits and vices, and you should check them out before making a decision.

[Ko-oren]

I would like to join a sports region. Which one do you guys recommend me?

Bad question to ask! Everyone is going to be very partial with their answers.

Anyway, there are three major sporting regions,

1. Atlantian Oceania
2. Esportiva
3. Rushmore

Each has their own individual merits and vices, and you should check them out before making a decision.

I'd say you already put them in correct order though

[New Wolfopolis]

Bad question to ask! Everyone is going to be very partial with their answers.

Anyway, there are three major sporting regions,

1. Esportiva
2. Esportiva
3. Esportiva

Each has their own individual merits and vices, and you should check them out before making a decision.

I'd say you already put them in correct order though

No, he didn't. I fixed it, though, thanks for pointing out the problem.

[The Sarian]

Bad question to ask! Everyone is going to be very partial with their answers.

Anyway, there are three major sporting regions,

1. Atlantian Oceania
2. Esportiva
3. Rushmore

Each has their own individual merits and vices, and you should check them out before making a decision.

I'd say you already put them in correct order though

I did it in the well known order of alphabetical :p

[Menukten]

When will the IBC and other basketball championships be over and when will the next ones start up? I'm looking for the most oportune window for the 3x3 World Basketball Championship.

[Saintland]

When will the IBC and other basketball championships be over and when will the next ones start up? I'm looking for the most oportune window for the 3x3 World Basketball Championship.

Cassadaigua has said that she intends to start the IBC after the World Cup. Based on that schedule, I'd estimate that the IBC will conclude around the end of May.

If the hosts of BoF 56 and World Cup 69 decide against holding off on those for the RL World Cup (as Saugeais held off on the last Winter Olympics for the RL Winter Olympics), then the BoF will probably start around that point. Typically, the BoF starts as soon as the DBC and (big 3) regional association football tournaments are done (the U-15WC usually runs during the BoF) and the World Cup starts right after the WBC/IBC/WB/WCoH are done.

[Menukten]

When will the IBC and other basketball championships be over and when will the next ones start up? I'm looking for the most oportune window for the 3x3 World Basketball Championship.

Cassadaigua has said that she intends to start the IBC after the World Cup. Based on that schedule, I'd estimate that the IBC will conclude around the end of May.

If the hosts of BoF 56 and World Cup 69 decide against holding off on those for the RL World Cup (as Saugeais held off on the last Winter Olympics for the RL Winter Olympics), then the BoF will probably start around that point. Typically, the BoF starts as soon as the DBC and (big 3) regional association football tournaments are done (the U-15WC usually runs during the BoF) and the World Cup starts right after the WBC/IBC/WB/WCoH are done.

Okay, thanks. So I'm probably looking around June as the best time for the tournament, then.

[Darwinish Brentsylvania]

I'm interested in joining this forum, although I don't know how to use or what is a scorinator.

[Saugeais]

I'm interested in joining this forum, although I don't know how to use or what is a scorinator.

Welcome.
Unless you were actually running a tournament, you needn't worry about using a scorinator at current. For now, what you need to know is that a scorinator is what generates the scores for matches, which then the nations writes their RPs off of.

If you are interested in tinkering with them, the two main scorinators are NSFS3 and xkoranate.

[Jeckland]

I'm interested in joining this forum, although I don't know how to use or what is a scorinator.

The first thing you need to do is find a tournament with signups open and post in the signup thread (usually has signups in the title) saying that you signup. People also bid for events in there, but I wouldn't recommend doing that yet, especially if you don't know what a scorinator is. Once the host has been chosen the tournament will begin in a separate thread. A scorinator will be used to generate the results. Each team will be given a skill value by the host. Some of this in tournaments that have happened before will be rank, given using a set formula based on previous performance. Some will be roster/RP bonus. Roster bonus is for posting a roster (squad list) detailing the players on your team. RP bonus is for, well, RPing. The scales and quality requirments for this will be detailed by the hosts in the host bid.

The scorinator generates the results. The higher the skill value (which is put into the scorinator) the more likely you are to win, though at the heart of a scorinator is random numbers, so like real sports upsets happen.

Hope this was helpful. For a better guide see the Guide to Sports Roleplaying below.

Best of luck!

[Saintland]

I'm interested in joining this forum, although I don't know how to use or what is a scorinator.

The first thing you need to do is find a tournament with signups open and post in the signup thread (usually has signups in the title) saying that you signup. People also bid for events in there, but I wouldn't recommend doing that yet, especially if you don't know what a scorinator is. Once the host has been chosen the tournament will begin in a separate thread. A scorinator will be used to generate the results. Each team will be given a skill value by the host. Some of this in tournaments that have happened before will be rank, given using a set formula based on previous performance. Some will be roster/RP bonus. Roster bonus is for posting a roster (squad list) detailing the players on your team. RP bonus is for, well, RPing. The scales and quality requirments for this will be detailed by the hosts in the host bid.

The scorinator generates the results. The higher the skill value (which is put into the scorinator) the more likely you are to win, though at the heart of a scorinator is random numbers, so like real sports upsets happen.

Hope this was helpful. For a better guide see the Guide to Sports Roleplaying below.

Best of luck!

And the major tournaments where signups are currently open are the World Bowl (American football), the International Basketball Championships and the Rugby League World Cup. The World Bowl is currently waiting on the results of the host vote, the host of the basketball tournament has already been chosen (and has left signups open for now) and the rugby tournament is currently in the bidding period.

Signups for the World Cup of (ice) Hockey, World Baseball Classic and the next edition of the World Cup (association football/soccer) will likely be opening within the next few weeks.

[Orennana]

I've started scorinating a domestic football (soccer) league on xcoranate, and might do some other sports with it too. Is there a generally accepted time period when I should post the results, or can I do it any time?

[Osarius]

I've started scorinating a domestic football (soccer) league on xcoranate, and might do some other sports with it too. Is there a generally accepted time period when I should post the results, or can I do it any time?

Really, you can do it whenever you like, as often as you like.

There are international competitions you can enter your champions to, which happen at fairly regular intervals, so you can try to time it for those (a lot of people do this, it seems) but there's no obligation.

If you post a lot, and think you're maybe clogging up the newswires threads with too many posts, you can create a thread for all your own domestic sports results and just cross link them if you want to enter the international competitions (like the UICA events etc)

[Gregoryisgodistan]

Which nations have finished in first place in the first competition they entered? I won IBS II, which was my first competition ever, and I'm curious who else has done it. Probably a lot of users if you include events intended mainly for new users, such as the BoF or BoI, but if you don't include those, it's probably a lot rarer.

[Vettrera]

Zenic won the 7th U15 world cup, which was hosted by me, Greg.

[Jeckland]

Which nations have finished in first place in the first competition they entered? I won IBS II, which was my first competition ever, and I'm curious who else has done it. Probably a lot of users if you include events intended mainly for new users, such as the BoF or BoI, but if you don't include those, it's probably a lot rarer.

I haven't won an event ever

However, I have come second depending on how you define first event.

The first event I signed up for (and it started first, IIRC) was WLC 17, however the first to conclude was the Worlds Fair TriWrathlon, where I came second (but there were no ranks)

[Saintland]

Which nations have finished in first place in the first competition they entered? I won IBS II, which was my first competition ever, and I'm curious who else has done it. Probably a lot of users if you include events intended mainly for new users, such as the BoF or BoI, but if you don't include those, it's probably a lot rarer.

A certain nation finished 1st in Arena Bowl IV because it was the Will of God. A certain "Indispensable Nation" would later finish second in Di Bradini Cup 27.

Yes, I almost pulled that feat off, twice, and those talking ponies had to ruin that for me...

[Estope]

I won the Maklohi Vai Baseball Tournament which was my first tournament entered

[New Sideburn]

Which nations have finished in first place in the first competition they entered? I won IBS II, which was my first competition ever, and I'm curious who else has done it. Probably a lot of users if you include events intended mainly for new users, such as the BoF or BoI, but if you don't include those, it's probably a lot rarer.

CE6 and the somewhat less important Market Cup 6.

[Ceni]

Which nations have finished in first place in the first competition they entered? I won IBS II, which was my first competition ever, and I'm curious who else has done it. Probably a lot of users if you include events intended mainly for new users, such as the BoF or BoI, but if you don't include those, it's probably a lot rarer.

If you count individual competitions, then Zach Ivins won for me the 3rd Star Triathlon

[Alasdair I Frosticus]

I say, chaps....

Would there be any interest in a Second Imperial Chap Olympiad?

It's the 10th RL Chap Olympiad this northern hemisphere summer, and I'm tempted to light my hosting pipe in celebration.

[Furellum]

I say, chaps....

Would there be any interest in a Second Imperial Chap Olympiad?

It's the 10th RL Chap Olympiad this northern hemisphere summer, and I'm tempted to light my hosting pipe in celebration.

I say, this looks a jolly old wheeze! Colour me keen, old boy.

[New North Aqmuland]

I say, chaps....

Would there be any interest in a Second Imperial Chap Olympiad?

It's the 10th RL Chap Olympiad this northern hemisphere summer, and I'm tempted to light my hosting pipe in celebration.

Yes. There is interest from me, for sure. That looks awesome.

[Apox]

I say, chaps....

Would there be any interest in a Second Imperial Chap Olympiad?

It's the 10th RL Chap Olympiad this northern hemisphere summer, and I'm tempted to light my hosting pipe in celebration.

Charles Smith-Smythe-Smith would certainly be up for defending the chaps first place finish in the last one, wot.

[Orennana]

I say, chaps....

Would there be any interest in a Second Imperial Chap Olympiad?

It's the 10th RL Chap Olympiad this northern hemisphere summer, and I'm tempted to light my hosting pipe in celebration.

Oh, rather. I should say 'twould be jolly exciting to be involved in such an event, wot.