The World Cup Discussion Thread (OOC, Version IV)

[Nephara]

I don't know anything about scorination, but I don't feel that sacking a manager without consultation is a breach of etiquette. Do tell them after the fact, just to avoid them getting lost. Don't farm your managers abroad if you aren't prepared for things to go badly, if the scorinator doesn't like you. Bluntly I'm expecting the axe to fall on Evans at Chromatika any day now... if they lose the next match 6-0 or whatever then Chrom shouldn't have to wait for me to be online and available to decide if a manager his national team wants to sack who has had poor results should have plot armour.

[Main Nation Ministry]

I been wanting to keep continuing on a post for the current everything thread, but my IRL schoolwork is on it's last leagues, so I got to focus. T_T

I need to take an opportunity when I see one to continue.

[Valentine Z]

The Valentians will be changing their formation in the third post later.

[Barunia]

Appalacian nation almost game me a heart attack with their RP. I posted, saw the scores above my post, and thought I'd posted in the scores thread.

[Mattijana]

I don't know anything about scorination, but I don't feel that sacking a manager without consultation is a breach of etiquette. Do tell them after the fact, just to avoid them getting lost. Don't farm your managers abroad if you aren't prepared for things to go badly, if the scorinator doesn't like you. Bluntly I'm expecting the axe to fall on Evans at Chromatika any day now... if they lose the next match 6-0 or whatever then Chrom shouldn't have to wait for me to be online and available to decide if a manager his national team wants to sack who has had poor results should have plot armour.

The problem I had originally was that I wasn't told personally about the sacking either before or after it happened and could have easily written an RP about Ljubanik ticking along in the Lochario job. I still feel it's worth telling the other party before you sack them, especially if you're sacking them because they haven't been rpd much - it may be that they are still able to, but it's just slipped their mind. I certainly have no problem with my manager being sacked for poor results though. That's just football.

[Blouman Empire]

Is it safe to assume that the current laws of the game are in place? Is VAR in place?

[Twicetagram and JYPe]

Is it safe to assume that the current laws of the game are in place? Is VAR in place?

Well, it depends on your choice, I guess, but it's safe to talk it out with your opponent if you want to use VAR against them.
is helping allowed :/

[Banija]

Is it safe to assume that the current laws of the game are in place? Is VAR in place?

Yes, this is the assumption. I've used both goal line technology and VAR in RPs multiple times before.

[Commonwealth of Baker Park]

In my attempts to do anything constructively worthwhile today, I found something that might be useful to all.

Imagine if "This Person Does Not Exist" had a searchable database of already generated images.

Turns out something similar exists at Generated.Photos. (Yes, that really is the full URL.)

https://generated.photos/terms-and-conditions
Materials available through Generated Photos can be used for personal use as long as citation including a link is provided.

I got about half of the photos of my NT core roster from this site. I had 30 pics from other sources, found this site and downloaded another 35.
It takes a bit of patience as changing the specs doesn't always get what you want...but I'd give it a 8/10

[Mkabia]

To quote a better writer than myself...

"Now, this is a story all about how
My life got flipped-turned upside down"

I recently became a father and as any young parent will agree - that's quite a life-altering moment. It's also one where the most precious of commodities becomes scarcer than ever: time. And as such - I'll have to close the book on Mkabia, unfortunately only after a first few chapters while I had multiple tomes in the back of my mind. It's not the first time this happens to me: new personal circumstances urged me to close up nations far earlier than I had hoped for - not only because I had many stories left, but I've also left others hanging with their characters, ideas or storylines. My sincere apologies for that, for all those who see a collab come to end (in some cases, again).

However, this time I'm afraid it will not be another 'goodbye but I'll be drawn back to this place soon' but potentially a final one. I guess you never know for sure, but having a daughter changed things like never before. I want to thank y'all for the hours, days, weeks I've spend here across the last eight years, soaking up the creativity from everybody here. It's a neat little spot in the wide world web and it's fucking brilliant. Some of the best stories, the most thrilling reads, I've had them here. People on here managed to make me laugh out loud and shed a tear. I cannot thank you enough for that.

Listing all those who I want to thank will ensure I forget many others, but a little tip of the hat to the amiable Neu Engollon and Apox, to the admirable Farf, Sangti, Zwangzug and Nephara, to the hilarious Mytannion and Paradystopia (if you're still around in some form), to the brilliant Schottia and Audioslavia, to all those who spring to my mind immediately when I ride on the highway and see their trigamme on a car plate. I've never been the guy of much off-site contact but one doesn't need to have all that much contact to see a lot of friendly, inspired people. My kudos to the pillars of the community (Arch springs to mind of course, but many others do it through informal ways) who make this place to a home: thank you and be as kind to the next visitor as you've been to me.

It was an honour and a joy.
Thank you.
Mkabia. And Buyan, Some Village, Banguela, Rapoxha, Weisstal, various ambitious yet hopeless side project and Bearded Moose.

[Baggieland]

I recently became a father

Congratulations.

My kid is the proudest moment in my life, but they grow up, so we'll see you back here in a few years.

[Farfadillis]

I was kinda bummed that you weren't RPing as Mkabia, but, for once, I'm very happy about your retirement. We lose a great writer, but I'm sure the world gets an even better father. :)

[Nephara]

It's been a pleasure. Your work here will always have an exalted place in the history of the site, and I feel like a lot of the more recent work on the site's history and the world's verisimilitude is rooted in the efforts you made a few years back. I hope that you cherish your time away with your family, and should you ever return, you will always find a warm welcome on NSS.

... Wait, you were Bearded Moose??? This entire time I thought they just disappeared into the aether--

[Sarzonia]

I recently became a father and as any young parent will agree - that's quite a life-altering moment.

Congratulations! If you take care of your new baby with even a sliver of the care it sounds like you've poured into your various NS incarnations, I'm sure you'll be a top-notch father!

This time, our usual reminder that RL takes precedence is accompanied by great joy. Hope you enjoy your new, most important role in life!

[Northwest Kalactin]

Holy crap, had no idea that you were Buyan man.
I wish you good luck with your future, and congrats on becoming a father.

[Audioslavia]

It's a shame we won't get to have you around any more, Mkabuyanguela+others. Always been a big fan.

Good luck for the next eighteen years!

[Filindostan]

Best wishes on the new phase of your life, Buyan/Mkabia. I too only knew it once you made this announcement.

[Flavovespia]

Congratulations and good luck with the future Buyan/Mkabia. I enjoyed the times I got to RP with you. I hope everything goes well with you and your family.

[Eura]

Congrats Buyan/Mkabia, hopefully we will hear from you again in future. I assume you'll be back in 13 years to set up the little one's first nation...

[Valentine Z]

Congratulations to you, and it's quite a shame that we have not seen each other here quite often. All the best in everything you do! ^^

[NSWC Signups]

Congrats Buyan! We rarely interacted with one another, but I've known you to be a great RPer here. Big steps in life, bringing life into the world. Best of luck for yourself and the mother and the baby!

[NSWC Signups]

We have one bid so far to host Cup of Harmony 77- Zwangzug & Kelssek.

The deadline for anyone to bid to host Cup of Harmony 77 will be 11:59 PM EDT on June 4th, 2020.

Wanted to update this saying we have two bids now- Zwangzug/Kelssek, as well as D&D(Drawkland & Delaclava).

The deadline is ever so slightly more than 14 hours from this post. Get your bids in!

[Barunia]

Following on from the conversation about people that do not exist, wouldn't it be cool if you could find trophies that don't exist for your league? Well worry no more.

I've recently gotten into making 3D art, and I though I might bring those skills to here. I present to you Invictus, NS Sports first ever trophy design store (probably)!

Need a trophy for anything? I can make it. Just post an order.

Posted in NS Sports for the same reason that kitmakers belong here and not in GE&T. If any mods think it should me moved, go ahead and shift it.

On an unrelated note, congratulations to Buyan on the baby! It's sad to see you go, best of luck for the future.

[Drawkland]

Wanted to update this saying we have two bids now- Zwangzug/Kelssek, as well as D&D(Drawkland & Delaclava).

For those interested in seeing our bid, here is the thread.

[HUElavia]

Best wishes for you, your partner and your new daughter Mkabia, I'm sure you'll be a great father for your daughter.