The World Cup Discussion Thread (OOC, Version IV)

[Alasdair I Frosticus]

Get off my lawn.

Noob.

[Krytenia]

Get off my lawn.

...not in that sense of the word, old one.

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Kryhthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

...and there's THE's WC77 RP storyline.

[Northern Sunrise Islands]

...not in that sense of the word, old one.

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Kryhthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

...and there's THE's WC77 RP storyline.

...What.

krie krie krie krie krie KRIE MODE

[Drawkland]

...not in that sense of the word, old one.

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Kryhthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

...and there's THE's WC77 RP storyline.

*pokes Quebec*

DRAWKMAN SHALL RISE

[The Royal Kingdom of Quebec]

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Kryhthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

...and there's THE's WC77 RP storyline.

*pokes Quebec*

DRAWKMAN SHALL RISE

Wooo. Feel free to RP about Drawkman vs. Cthulhu

[Valanora]

Ryū ga waga teki o kurau!

[Red Blackiland]

What a loss to Eshan tonight Hope you have luck in the Cup of Harmony, man.

[Anglatia]

I guess you guys won't see what happens on the rest of the road trip, after all. This is pretty much my own fault for stupidly misjudging the cutoff time at the mid season break and dropping a pretty important match right after, and for some bad time management near the end that led to me not getting to post my best work...

Anyway, we're looking for a foreign manager this time around. It's a demanding job, one where the press is always critical and the fans always want more than what's realistic, but there's potential to become a national hero to a billion people if someone can drag the Explorers to a trophy or a trip to the World Cup. The federation preferably wants to promote someone who is currently working as an assistant manager, or hire someone with a lot of club experience. You can TG me with your candidates, please include their age, past jobs, tactics, and personality.

Wilson Tahiri is also available before the Cup of Harmony, but I don't expect anyone to go for him.

EDIT: I'm also gonna turn down the Cup of Harmony this time on both of my accounts.

[Ceni]

Groups for the World Cup are now up in the RP thread OP.

[San Jose Guayabal]

And it's time for the so-traditional region stats:

Atlantian Oceania (11): Semarland, Audioslavia, Valanora, Turori, Krytenia, Cosumar, Farfadillis, Vilita, Chromatika, Osarius, Royal Kingdom of Quebec.
Esportiva (9): Nephara, Unified Sunrise Islands, Gregoryisgodistan, Brenecia, San José Guayabal, Chiata, Damukuni, Red Blackiland, Port Christopher.
Rushmore (6): Pasarga, Valladares, Fluvique, Eura, Ceni, Electrum.
International Northwestern Union: Savalen
Social Liberal Union: Ficiscia
Atlas: Flardania
The Union of Red Nations: Barunia
The Dreamed Realm: The Holy Empire
Anctartica: Abanhfleft

[Qasden]

Well, 5th place isn't bad right? *slowly breaks down*

But seriously, congrats for the 30 nations who joined Electrum + Ceni and commiserations to the 100-something who ended with a fate like mine. 'Till CoH68 or RC8, cheers!

[Jeruselem]

Well that's two playoffs in a two to lose for the World Cup!

[Kaboomlandia]

I'm actually kind of happy I lost. I would've felt bad knocking out Eura.

In other news, that was the last game for the infamous 1-8-1 trap. If I get a CoH invite I'm going with a more offensive 4-5-1 trap.

[Qasden]

Well that's two playoffs in a two to lose for the World Cup!

Guess it isn't your year, huh

[Jeruselem]

Well that's two playoffs in a two to lose for the World Cup!

Guess it isn't your year, huh

I lost the last one on away goals!

[Qasden]

I lost the last one on away goals!

Dang. Well, at least your chances for making it past the playoffs in WC77 will be higher (is that how logic works? Yes? No?)

[Farfadillis]

I lost the last one on away goals!

Dang. Well, at least your chances for making it past the playoffs in WC77 will be higher (is that how logic works? Yes? No?)

This is actually a documented, relatively common mistake people make.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambler%27s_fallacy

[The Royal Kingdom of Quebec]

Good to continue my WC qualification streak with a nice playoff series win....now it's 8 straight tournaments that I've qualified. Woot.

Good for me, Good for Chochera (he'll stay for a bit more at least), Good for everyone on the team to overcome early struggles.

[Flardania]

It seems like the only way to improve out of the 20's in rank is to get lucky one World Cup and escape the group stages....Enter Eura and the nation that seems to always be in my group Valanora lol. *Prays for a mirac- nay divine intervention*

[Chiata]

After six cycles of fairly constant RP, I get back into the World Cup when I don't RP a wink.

[Fluvique]

We are going to the World Cup!. Amazing.

[Gadirya]

> everyone is excited for the WC Final
> did not qualify for the WC Final

*holds Baptism of Fire trophy tighter*

[Qasden]

> everyone is excited for the WC Final
> did not qualify for the WC Final

*holds Baptism of Fire trophy tighter*

*looks at participation ribbon*

[Flardania]

Was looking at the pots and groups for the World Cup, when will the schedule come out?

[The Archregimancy]

...and there's THE's WC77 RP storyline.

I did actually try a Cthulhu-themed RP storyline some cups ago; I couldn't maintain it, and it sort of faded out unsuccessfully.

I simply couldn't sustain the Lovecraft pastiche; there's only so many times that eldritch evil can rise under the pale light of a gibbous moon.

The name of the Fog-Thing of Antiquity may be stolen from a lesser-known Philip K. Dick novel (as was the name of the Plabkian Crumble), but it's only been the name I've used; it's been easier to write RPs where I'm not tied to a particular cult author's style - especially once I stopped feeling like I had to plunder the thesaurus for several synonyms for 'foggy' in every RP.