The World Bowl Discussion Thread (OOC)

[Sarzonia]

Silver Beach, I ask that you immediately remove my depth chart from your roster.

This still hasn't happened, SB. Please, edit it out.

I've TG'd him to ask him to comply.

[Rennidan]

I'm thinking you might've gotten a bit unlucky there – wasn't expecting to see that score!

Still, upsets and unexpected things like this are what makes NSRP that bit more realistic. Just hope I can at least get 6 on the board next time I face you!

[Dancougar]

Well, THAT was an interesting matchday. Every road team won, and if you were one of the Group H victims, I weep for you.

[Qazox]

I think that TBI score is a new World Bowl record for points scored, largest shut-out, and largest margin of victory.

[Newmanistan]

Might be for a shutout, but I think someone had a score in World Bowl 3 in the 80's.

And no bombs, whether Qazian or Secristani, better accidentally fall in Newmanistan.

[Whittoria]

That play I drew up actually works, in case anyone was wondering; my dad showed me that one time

[Delaclava]

I think that TBI score is a new World Bowl record for points scored, largest shut-out, and largest margin of victory.

I was gonna ask! Who pissed in TBI's milk?

[The Babbage Islands]

I think that TBI score is a new World Bowl record for points scored, largest shut-out, and largest margin of victory.

I was gonna ask! Who pissed in TBI's milk?

Osarius, two games ago. We're still recovering from dropping the opener.

[F1-Insanity]

Maybe coach Massey shouldn't have pulled the starters at half time, and we'd have had a shot at a bigger score

[Arroza]

Maybe coach Massey shouldn't have pulled the starters at half time, and we'd have had a shot at a bigger score

I think coach Tahlequah had the cheerleaders playing by the fourth. Too high to RP clearly, I don't think I've ever used that as an excuse.

[The Fanboyists]

And of course I'm the only team that can't get no satisfaction scoring done. Seventeen points against someone who doesn't RP? Really?

And so much for the parity from last time. This has to be the most shutouts we've had. Ever. And most blowouts.

[Qazox]

Somehow that link no longer works, so technically we can't prove that someone has scored higher. (unless someone can find it on the web somewhere).

[Dancougar]

And so much for the parity from last time.

Rank-wise, there's a pretty huge gap between second and third in most groups, so that's not too surprising.

[Whittoria]

I like how some of you are RPing like I'm giving away huge secrets about my offense.

[Newmanistan]

And of course I'm the only team that can't get no satisfaction scoring done. Seventeen points against someone who doesn't RP? Really?

And so much for the parity from last time. This has to be the most shutouts we've had. Ever. And most blowouts.

World Bowl 3 has that title. (shutouts and blowouts). It was the last World Bowl that modifiers from +/- 5 were used for a reason.

[German Zerabithea]

I must say my team is getting a real pummeling...

[Whittoria]

Wow, all that RPing for nothing. Crap.

[Newmanistan]

Wow, all that RPing for nothing. Crap.

Your opponent has been RPing just as much in case you hadn't noticed. This means he gets a RP bonus too.

Sorry for being a wiseass, but "I'm RPing for nothing" comments are annoying and disrespectful of the RPing opponent. We've had many of these discussions in the World Cup Discussion thread. You're 2-1 and doing fine last I checked.

[Whittoria]

Wow, all that RPing for nothing. Crap.

Your opponent has been RPing just as much in case you hadn't noticed. This means he gets a RP bonus too.

Sorry for being a wiseass, but "I'm RPing for nothing" comments are annoying and disrespectful of the RPing opponent. We've had many of these discussions in the World Cup Discussion thread. You're 2-1 and doing fine last I checked.

Point taken; I apologize

[Bluth Corporation]

I'm not surprised that my +3 team just put up 65 points.

I am surprised that my +3 team just put up two straight shutouts, even against newcomers who don't RP. A +3 team just shouldn't be doing that, no matter who they're against.

[F1-Insanity]

Wow, that was a nailbiter. Must win, and we did win

And as for any comments made by head coach Massey (who I have based on real life Rex Ryan), not everything should be taken seriously

[Bluth Corporation]

You know, I was thinking something.

Arroza and I are going to take Group E. Even if we both never RPed, we probably would--and since we're RPing, and the rest of the group is newcomers who never RP, there's no doubt how it's going to look. So we get two competitive games (against each other), and then we've got six blowouts where we already know going in how it's going to look (ok, there's a chance of an upset--but it's tiny to begin with given how far ahead we are of everyone else, and then when they're not RPing...seriously, how big of one?).

Those six blowouts are, frankly, a chore to RP. Both Arroza and I are forced to RP because we need the cumulative bonus since we want to beat each other, and that game is guaranteed to be competitive--and Arroza might feel the same way about RPing his cupcake games. Basically, it's a form of the Prisoner's Dilemma--if I know Arroza isn't going to RP his games against cupcakes, then I won't fall behind by not RPing mine, but I don't know that he won't because if he's rational, he has the same thought process towards me; and so we're both forced to make RPs that aren't really a whole lot of fun, and that we maybe we'd rather not do.

Here's my suggestion, for future World Bowl tournaments (since it's of course too late to implement it for this one):

Make only RPs for games against teams that have roleplayed themselves (by whatever definition, perhaps including active roleplay throughout the tournament) count towards cumulative RP bonus. You can still RP against a team that doesn't RP and get a bonus for the next day, but that won't count towards your cumulative bonus. So, continuing with the example of this tournament, I could make RPs in my games against Arroza, which are actually competitive and fun to RP without being forced, thanks to the aforementioned dilemma, to figure out how I'm going to RP yet another 50-0 shutout against a team that's probably not even paying attention anymore anyway--which gets old fast.

And then, so that teams that come from groups with few (or no) other roleplayers aren't unfairly penalized, cumulative RP bonus resets for the playoff stage; and all playoff games count towards the new cumulative RP bonus.

[Newmanistan]

Here's my suggestion, for future World Bowl tournaments (since it's of course too late to implement it for this one):

Make only RPs for games against teams that have roleplayed themselves (by whatever definition, perhaps including active roleplay throughout the tournament) count towards cumulative RP bonus. You can still RP against a team that doesn't RP and get a bonus for the next day, but that won't count towards your cumulative bonus. So, continuing with the example of this tournament, I could make RPs in my games against Arroza, which are actually competitive and fun to RP without being forced, thanks to the aforementioned dilemma, to figure out how I'm going to RP yet another 50-0 shutout against a team that's probably not even paying attention anymore anyway--which gets old fast.

And then, so that teams that come from groups with few (or no) other roleplayers aren't unfairly penalized, cumulative RP bonus resets for the playoff stage; and all playoff games count towards the new cumulative RP bonus.

One word...

NO!

[Bluth Corporation]

Here's my suggestion, for future World Bowl tournaments (since it's of course too late to implement it for this one):

Make only RPs for games against teams that have roleplayed themselves (by whatever definition, perhaps including active roleplay throughout the tournament) count towards cumulative RP bonus. You can still RP against a team that doesn't RP and get a bonus for the next day, but that won't count towards your cumulative bonus. So, continuing with the example of this tournament, I could make RPs in my games against Arroza, which are actually competitive and fun to RP without being forced, thanks to the aforementioned dilemma, to figure out how I'm going to RP yet another 50-0 shutout against a team that's probably not even paying attention anymore anyway--which gets old fast.

And then, so that teams that come from groups with few (or no) other roleplayers aren't unfairly penalized, cumulative RP bonus resets for the playoff stage; and all playoff games count towards the new cumulative RP bonus.

One word...

NO!

That's not a very good answer.

A full explanation would be a good answer.

[Whittoria]

Wow, that was a nailbiter. Must win, and we did win

And as for any comments made by head coach Massey (who I have based on real life Rex Ryan), not everything should be taken seriously

Darn you F1-Insanity! *shakes fist towards F1*

I didn't know he was based on Rex Ryan; that changes EVERYTHING!

By the way, I feel like there should be a wiki page for our growing rivalry....