The World Cup Discussion Thread (OOC, version II)

[Utmost Upright]

So how exactly do I manage to lose 3-0 to a team that hasn't even RPed for the last few matchdays? I mean I can understand losing, but not getting thrashed!

I'm with Churchma, "screw you Margaret!"

It seems like they don't like us NSCF teams much!

I'm not doing so bad! *snip* If tough to lose so much,but in the future it will be your 15 year,and all the powerhouses would forget about it.Or the stay.I haven't been here long enough to know.

I wasn't doing too bad either until my squad got beat up in that benches clearing riot against Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuk. Yesterday's 1-7 debacle was ugly, but not unexpected. I just want to put in a respectable showing against the top teams in my group and make them sweat a bit.

[Jimmer Fredette]

I'm not doing so bad! *snip* If tough to lose so much,but in the future it will be your 15 year,and all the powerhouses would forget about it.Or the stay.I haven't been here long enough to know.

I wasn't doing too bad either until my squad got beat up in that benches clearing riot against Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuk. Yesterday's 1-7 debacle was ugly, but not unexpected. I just want to put in a respectable showing against the top teams in my group and make them sweat a bit.

I always want to beat the top teams,but it seems it never happens.

[Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuk]

I'm not doing so bad! *snip* If tough to lose so much,but in the future it will be your 15 year,and all the powerhouses would forget about it.Or the stay.I haven't been here long enough to know.

I wasn't doing too bad either until my squad got beat up in that benches clearing riot against Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuk. Yesterday's 1-7 debacle was ugly, but not unexpected. I just want to put in a respectable showing against the top teams in my group and make them sweat a bit.

Lol, bench-clearing. I think it was the giant teddy bears that did you in

[Sorthern Northland]

As noted in the scores thread tomorrows cut off will be slightly later than they've been. Maybe by an hour or so, possibly by two, best to go by one hour to be safe for getting RPs in before the cutoff though.

[The Kiaser Colonies]

I can't believe my brother Nitrome Island (who i signed as a puppet in my confusion over puppet rules (i thought a puppet was by computers not by people)) is on top of the group and beat Swartaz and churchma. Bloody hell.

[Michael VII]

Because Kazzoria is the 44th ranked team in the KPB rankings. Assuming you're getting maximum bonus every time and Kazzoria doesn't RP at all, its still going to take more than four matchdays to even match Kazzoria's KPB. Until that point losing to the higher ranked team will always be the expected result, no?

Well true, but then when I don't offer an RP, I suddenly thrash Khabarovsk Krai 4-1, who are ranked about 130 places higher than me!

And Kalumba, even though its rare, you can still make the WC finals. The haters just gon' hate! haha

[Wolfmanne]

Because Kazzoria is the 44th ranked team in the KPB rankings. Assuming you're getting maximum bonus every time and Kazzoria doesn't RP at all, its still going to take more than four matchdays to even match Kazzoria's KPB. Until that point losing to the higher ranked team will always be the expected result, no?

Well true, but then when I don't offer an RP, I suddenly thrash Khabarovsk Krai 4-1, who are ranked about 130 places higher than me!

And Kalumba, even though its rare, you can still make the WC finals. The haters just gon' hate! haha

Lucky you. I post a long RP and VANTELIRA, a team which didn't post their roster, won 1-0. My most recent match was against Astrograph and that was a 2-2 draw. It seems I've either drawn or lost my matches, with no wins so far.

[Jimmer Fredette]

Well true, but then when I don't offer an RP, I suddenly thrash Khabarovsk Krai 4-1, who are ranked about 130 places higher than me!

And Kalumba, even though its rare, you can still make the WC finals. The haters just gon' hate! haha

Lucky you. I post a long RP and VANTELIRA, a team which didn't post their roster, won 1-0. My most recent match was against Astrograph and that was a 2-2 draw. It seems I've either drawn or lost my matches, with no wins so far.

The only one Margaret got me was when I tied Oakow and Norkwyin.Everything else I've upset teams and I've lost to a team ranked over 200 spots higher,and beat over 200 spots higher.So,my season's gone pretty good so far.

[Jeruselem]

Code: Select all

.  Team                        P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Akbarabad                   5  4  1  0  18   7  +11  13
 2 Bears Armed                 5  3  2  0  18   6  +12  11
 3 Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuk      5  3  1  1   5   5   +0  10
 4 Utmost Upright              5  2  2  1  10  11   -1   8
 5 The Kangaroo Republic       5  2  0  3  10  13   -3   6
 6 Nzyghistan                  5  1  2  2   3   4   -1   5
 7 Milchama                    5  1  0  4   4  11   -7   3
 8 Peisandros                  5  0  0  5   0  11  -11   0


Wow, two big names of the cup looking bad down there. Peisandros is UR so that's explanable.

[Kazzoria]

So how exactly do I manage to lose 3-0 to a team that hasn't even RPed for the last few matchdays? I mean I can understand losing, but not getting thrashed!

I'm with Churchma, "screw you Margaret!"

It seems like they don't like us NSCF teams much!

I have RPed the last few matchdays, I haven't noticed any of your RP's either. Screw different timezones!

[Michael VII]

So how exactly do I manage to lose 3-0 to a team that hasn't even RPed for the last few matchdays? I mean I can understand losing, but not getting thrashed!

I'm with Churchma, "screw you Margaret!"

It seems like they don't like us NSCF teams much!

I have RPed the last few matchdays, I haven't noticed any of your RP's either. Screw different timezones!

Have you? I haven't even seen them when scrolling through the pages! Oops, my bad...

[Bears Armed]

I'm not sure if you think your gonna qualify,and I know you won the BoF,but first year teams rarely ever make the World Cup.Can anyone check when the last time it happened was?

Bears Armed in world cup 44.

Actually it was Gordon Bay City, right from unranked (without a BoF), a cup or two after that...

(And don't forget that Peisandros -- who were runners-up to us in the BoF -- also made it through on their first attempt in WC44.)

[Starblaydia]

And don't forget that Peisandros -- who were runners-up to us in the BoF -- also made it through on their first attempt in WC44.

And even got to the Second Round, where they only lost 1-0 to the eventual (ranked 6th at the time) champions. That was a close one.

[Bears Armed]

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.  Team                        P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Akbarabad                   5  4  1  0  18   7  +11  13
 2 Bears Armed                 5  3  2  0  18   6  +12  11
 3 Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuk      5  3  1  1   5   5   +0  10
 4 Utmost Upright              5  2  2  1  10  11   -1   8
 5 The Kangaroo Republic       5  2  0  3  10  13   -3   6
 6 Nzyghistan                  5  1  2  2   3   4   -1   5
 7 Milchama                    5  1  0  4   4  11   -7   3
 8 Peisandros                  5  0  0  5   0  11  -11   0


Wow, two big names of the cup looking bad down there. Peisandros is UR so that's explanable.

Alas, yes... although the fact that they haven't posted a single RP so far during this Cup, or even a roster, probably hasn't helped them either...

And don't forget that Peisandros -- who were runners-up to us in the BoF -- also made it through on their first attempt in WC44.

And even got to the Second Round,

A feat which they then repeated several times more, quite a while before the Bears first managed to do the same...


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Update

Yes, I'm using the "upset stomachs abroad" excuse for a poor result again... But it has been at least three or four Cups since the last time, I'm fairly sure, and that's just the most plausible explanation for the score from the Belles' latest game that I could come up with in the time available...
Well, other than maybeso blaming Margaret, but somebody else is already doing that during this Cup anyway.

[Kernansquillec]

I can't believe how much Lady Luck hates me at the moment. I've RPed all but one match day and ranked 92nd I would have thought I would have won a couple of games. 5 games later and I'm at 3 draws and 2 defeats. I hate this game sometimes. (but I'm in the final in the Rugby where I didn't even post a team roster LOL)

[Kagdazka and Pazhujebu]

Well, I hate to do this, because I really like the Grilled Brie for 3 concept, but I'm going to have to throw in the towel for qualifying. Having just lost to Arch, I can't see myself qualifying even if I RP my ass off for the rest of qualifying, and I can't justify putting in the effort when A: there are so many other teams deserving of a qualification in Group 7 and B: I really need to devote some time to other NS stuff like the Olympic signups and scorinating my domestic league. I'd rather not RP at all than just churn out crappy RPs in a futile quest for qualification. I'll try and pick things back up for the CoH.

Apologies to anyone who had hoped to see their characters in my RPs. Arch, I will still try to throw a Boris the Blind RP together for our return leg match. Cotdelapoms, I will still try to get Per-Olivier Johansson-Bakvis on GBf3 either by the end of qualifying or later on in the Cup of Harmony.

Which, by the way, I will win!

[Jimmer Fredette]

Armorgames:

Armorgames lost again, this time it was to The Allamunnic States. And guess what, AG only scored a run, once again.

Last I checked,their aren't any runs in soccer.

[Valanora]

Host Annoucement

All friendlies that have been confirmed by *both* parties for host scorination should be TGed to Vyinta by 6pm CDT, Wednesday July 27.

Also please note that RP cutoffs and scorinations during my half of qualifying and my half of the Finals will be between the hours of 10pm and Midnight CDT.

[Churchma]

I can't believe my brother Nitrome Island (who i signed as a puppet in my confusion over puppet rules (i thought a puppet was by computers not by people)) is on top of the group and beat Swartaz and churchma. Bloody hell.

I second this haha. Congrats to him though, we'll be gunning for him in the second half of qualifying! So give him a heads up

[Scrap Brain Zone]

Semi-finalist on the DBC and BoF, and now I'm closer to qualitying for the world cup than I ever was with Qlumez. Maybe I made the right choice, or maybe Margaret just really hates nations whose name starts with Q...

[The Archregimancy]

Well, I hate to do this, because I really like the Grilled Brie for 3 concept, but I'm going to have to throw in the towel for qualifying. Having just lost to Arch, I can't see myself qualifying even if I RP my ass off for the rest of qualifying, and I can't justify putting in the effort when A: there are so many other teams deserving of a qualification in Group 7 and B: I really need to devote some time to other NS stuff like the Olympic signups and scorinating my domestic league. I'd rather not RP at all than just churn out crappy RPs in a futile quest for qualification. I'll try and pick things back up for the CoH.

I'm genuinely sorry you feel that way.

I enjoy your RPs, and always encourage people to RP for the sake of enjoying RP - not as an aid to qualification.

RPing solely to benefit qualification chances is a rapid path to disappointment and disillusion.


And you're only four points behind both myself and Polar Islandstates anyway; one of the top two spots is still well within reach.

[Kagdazka and Pazhujebu]

I'm genuinely sorry you feel that way.

I enjoy your RPs, and always encourage people to RP for the sake of enjoying RP - not as an aid to qualification.

RPing solely to benefit qualification chances is a rapid path to disappointment and disillusion.

I probably phrased my words wrong and sounded too cynical; I never RP solely in pursuit of results. It's really more a matter of lack of time than it is lack of passion. Just have to prioritize. In a certain sense, falling behind in this group is saving me from missing the Olympics, which I was thinking about not signing up for because I didn't think I'd have time.

And you're only four points behind both myself and Polar Islandstates anyway; one of the top two spots is still well within reach.

Arch, both you and Polar Islandstates RP spectacularly well just about every day, and I've already lost to both of you. I will bet you three seasons' worth of the naming rights to all of the clubs in my domestic league that I will not qualify for World Cup 56. For reelz.

[Qazox]

Semi-finalist on the DBC and BoF, and now I'm closer to qualitying for the world cup than I ever was with Qlumez. Maybe I made the right choice, or maybe Margaret just really hates nations whose name starts with Q...

Now they tell me...

Quick... someone who can please change my name to Kazox!

[Wolfmanne]

I'm genuinely sorry you feel that way.

I enjoy your RPs, and always encourage people to RP for the sake of enjoying RP - not as an aid to qualification.

RPing solely to benefit qualification chances is a rapid path to disappointment and disillusion.

I probably phrased my words wrong and sounded too cynical; I never RP solely in pursuit of results. It's really more a matter of lack of time than it is lack of passion. Just have to prioritize. In a certain sense, falling behind in this group is saving me from missing the Olympics, which I was thinking about not signing up for because I didn't think I'd have time.

And you're only four points behind both myself and Polar Islandstates anyway; one of the top two spots is still well within reach.

Arch, both you and Polar Islandstates RP spectacularly well just about every day, and I've already lost to both of you. I will bet you three seasons' worth of the naming rights to all of the clubs in my domestic league that I will not qualify for World Cup 56. For reelz.

I'll tell you have a better chance than me, considering that I'm unranked and I'm something like 7th right now. For some reason when i didn't RP last night I win my match 3-1 against team in the top 100. Lolwut?

[Kazzoria]

Semi-finalist on the DBC and BoF, and now I'm closer to qualitying for the world cup than I ever was with Qlumez. Maybe I made the right choice, or maybe Margaret just really hates nations whose name starts with Q...

Now they tell me...

Quick... someone who can please change my name to Kazox!

But EVERYONE knows that S is a lucky letter:
Schiavonia (qualified from unranked and got into the quater-finals
Starblaydia won it five times.
Sarzonia... won one world cup right?