The World Cup Discussion Thread (OOC, Version IV)

[Chiata]

Of course, we must remember PIS lost to an unranked nation when they were ranked #1. Randomness happens.

The Weegies #neverforget

[Polar Islandstates]

Of course, we must remember PIS lost to an unranked nation when they were ranked #1. Randomness happens.

No, we mustn't remember that at all...

[Lons]

The first three matches that I don't RP, I win and tie. Next match I do RP, I lose.

I want someone fired for this. Specifically Margaret.

Sorry bout that. I'll fire myself for not having anything posted.

[Bears Armed]

Margaret's sense of 'humour'?

Group 11
Bears Armed 1–1 Garifunya
Kernansquillec 1–1 Panem
HopNation 3–3 Valladares
Kumbhalgarh 3–3 Krytenia

[Krytenia]

Margaret's sense of 'humour'?

Group 11
Bears Armed 1–1 Garifunya
Kernansquillec 1–1 Panem
HopNation 3–3 Valladares
Kumbhalgarh 3–3 Krytenia

"Hmm...they're starting to get suspicious of Krytenia's winning streak....but I do want them to qualify for the finals...what to do?

...

...

IDEA!"

[Polar Islandstates]

That last paragraph in my RP is an invitation, btw. If any of those of you out there who've been around a bit fancy swinging me a bit of information about a notable player of yours - preferably one well known enough that others in here recognise the name - then I'll consider giving them the 'FM/Wikipedia' treatment. No promises mind, I've got loads of my own players I want to do it for, too.

[Arioslavia]

Hello,
Where can I post the squad roster to become a WCC member?

[Barunia]

Hello,
Where can I post the squad roster to become a WCC member?

Hi, and welcome!
Before you can post a roster, you need to be signed up to the World Cup tournament. Unfortunately, sign-ups are closed at the moment because the World Cup is in progress. There should be another one happening in a couple of months, but there will be plenty of other tournaments happening for you to try NS Sports out.

[Arioslavia]

Hello,
Where can I post the squad roster to become a WCC member?

Hi, and welcome!
Before you can post a roster, you need to be signed up to the World Cup tournament. Unfortunately, sign-ups are closed at the moment because the World Cup is in progress. There should be another one happening in a couple of months, but there will be plenty of other tournaments happening for you to try NS Sports out.

Thanks

[The Saint James Islands]

…
Omerica 2–0 The Holy Empire
…

*burns plans to brutally murder Margaret*

*throws away butcher’s knife*

You have seen nothing.

[Gregoryisgodistan]

As I mentioned earlier, I will be moving to Virginia tomorrow for a new job and with all the business, it's unlikely I'll have a chance to get on to RP or anything until at least Sunday afternoon. My internet access will be very limited until Wednesday when Cox comes to install internet and cable in my apartment, but the building has wi-fi in the common areas and a business center with Macs so I should still be able to get online a bit. However, once I start the job on the 20th (a week from Monday), do not expect me to have the wide internet presence that I've had up until now. I'll probably only be online in the evenings and weekends, plus the occasional holiday, and possibly the early morning hours before I leave for work. But DC-area traffic is notoriously hellish, so if I'm up then, I may just get a head start on traffic. I may be able to do basic stuff like respond to TG's or jump on IRC on my lunch break, depending on certain policies which I don't know yet but will presumably find out at orientation on the 20th.

In any case, don't expect an RP from me tomorrow, though I should be able to RP the remainder of qualifying, except possibly the playoff if I'm involved, as my job doesn't start until the 20th. We'll see how this goes. For now, I'm not leaving, but my RP ability may be diminished, especially for these next couple weeks.

[Alasdair I Frosticus]

…
Omerica 2–0 The Holy Empire
…

*burns plans to brutally murder Margaret*

*throws away butcher’s knife*

You have seen nothing.

<airily waves hand in casually nonchalant motion>

I've seen worse.

[The Saint James Islands]

*burns plans to brutally murder Margaret*

*throws away butcher’s knife*

You have seen nothing.

<airily waves hand in casually nonchalant motion>

I've seen worse.

*subtly nods*

I have to say that I’ve really enjoyed the oratorio so far. (Genius move on your part.) That last result was nothing but dumb luck.

[Alasdair I Frosticus]

*subtly nods*

I have to say that I’ve really enjoyed the oratorio so far.

Thank you; though I took a slightly different approach this time - inspired by playing 'Omerika'.

I'll resume normal oratorio service over the weekend.

[Ko-oren]

Good news! I found a job, starting in August! I'll probably be (way) less active starting then, but we'll see. I see that Margaret watched my back while I was preparing for the interview... 2 straight losses, thanks Mags.

[Bears Armed]

Group 11
Garifunya 1–2 Krytenia
Valladares 2–1 Kumbhalgarh
Panem 2–2 HopNation
Bears Armed 2–3 Kernansquillec

P Group 11                           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Krytenia                             6    4   1   1    15   13   +2    13
2 Valladares                           6    3   3   0    18   12   +6    12
3 Kernansquillec                       6    3   3   0    13    9   +4    12
4 HopNation                            6    2   3   1    14   11   +3     9
5 Panem                                6    1   3   2    11   11    0     6
6 Garifunya                            6    1   3   2    11   13   −2     6
7 Bears Armed                          6    1   1   4    15   18   −3     4
8 Kumbhalgarh                          6    0   1   5     9   19  −10     1

So I should probably spend most of the [rather limited amount of] remaining time that I can spend online today drafting the best RP that I possibly could, in an attempt to maximize the Bear-Belles's chances of success in their last match before the mid-qualifiers breakk, the 'away' game against 'second seeds' HopNation which I would originally -- before this series actually begun -- have expected to be the Belles' second or third toughest challenge of the entire campaign.
But, you know what?
I just can't be bothered.
I'm getting a bit fed up with finding explanations for why the Belles aren't winning any [apart from the very first] out of even what seemed in advance should in some cases be relatively easy victories (Yes, I do recognize the necessary role of Randomness, but it's wearing me down...) In fact I was already feeling a bit RPed-out anyhows even before this Cycle opened, and if this is the sort of situation that develops when I do RP then let's see what happens if I don't do so instead.
I'll still try to get the promised International Scouting Jamboree up and running, although if so then now it will be during the second half of qualifiers rather than the first half as originally offered -- or maybeso even during the World Cup proper & CoH period, instead -- but if Margaret continues to have her fun at our expense then [for both IC and OOC reasons] this might be the Bears' last WC attempt...


Congratulations to Krytenia, whom we now feel will be letting the group down if they don't actually win the World Cup...
Congratulations also to our region-mate Gnejs who, making their debut appearance in WC-level competition, are currently two places higher in their own group (with twice as many points as our girls have) than we are in ours.

[Nephara]

Hell, it isn't like you're alone. Brenecia and Cosumar aren't exactly lighting up the pitch, either.

Keep the faith. Things will be brighter in the second half of qualifying - hell, even if they aren't, you'll have a CoH to fight for.

[Krytenia]

Group 11
Garifunya 1–2 Krytenia
Valladares 2–1 Kumbhalgarh
Panem 2–2 HopNation
Bears Armed 2–3 Kernansquillec

P Group 11                           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Krytenia                             6    4   1   1    15   13   +2    13
2 Valladares                           6    3   3   0    18   12   +6    12
3 Kernansquillec                       6    3   3   0    13    9   +4    12
4 HopNation                            6    2   3   1    14   11   +3     9
5 Panem                                6    1   3   2    11   11    0     6
6 Garifunya                            6    1   3   2    11   13   −2     6
7 Bears Armed                          6    1   1   4    15   18   −3     4
8 Kumbhalgarh                          6    0   1   5     9   19  −10     1

So I should probably spend most of the [rather limited amount of] remaining time that I can spend online today drafting the best RP that I possibly could, in an attempt to maximize the Bear-Belles's chances of success in their last match before the mid-qualifiers breakk, the 'away' game against 'second seeds' HopNation which I would originally -- before this series actually begun -- have expected to be the Belles' second or third toughest challenge of the entire campaign.
But, you know what?
I just can't be bothered.
I'm getting a bit fed up with finding explanations for why the Belles aren't winning any [apart from the very first] out of even what seemed in advance should in some cases be relatively easy victories (Yes, I do recognize the necessary role of Randomness, but it's wearing me down...) In fact I was already feeling a bit RPed-out anyhows even before this Cycle opened, and if this is the sort of situation that develops when I do RP then let's see what happens if I don't do so instead.
I'll still try to get the promised International Scouting Jamboree up and running, although if so then now it will be during the second half of qualifiers rather than the first half as originally offered -- or maybeso even during the World Cup proper & CoH period, instead -- but if Margaret continues to have her fun at our expense then [for both IC and OOC reasons] this might be the Bears' last WC attempt...


Congratulations to Krytenia, whom we now feel will be letting the group down if they don't actually win the World Cup...
Congratulations also to our region-mate Gnejs who, making their debut appearance in WC-level competition, are currently two places higher in their own group (with twice as many points as our girls have) than we are in ours.

Don't worry, BA, this too will pass. I'm beginning to think that the scorinator got the pair of us confused, you know...

[Cosumar]

Hell, it isn't like you're alone. Brenecia and Cosumar aren't exactly lighting up the pitch, either.

Thanks for the shout-out...

[Ceni]

Neither has Ceni this cycle. (Like, totally bad luck this cycle.)

But I'm back, and hopefully we will avenge out disappointments!

[Nephara]

Hell, it isn't like you're alone. Brenecia and Cosumar aren't exactly lighting up the pitch, either.

Thanks for the shout-out...

Sorry if it came off as criticism - I meant it more as an acknowledgement that you, too, will probably bounce back despite the slow start!

[Cosumar]

Thanks for the shout-out...

Sorry if it came off as criticism - I meant it more as an acknowledgement that you, too, will probably bounce back despite the slow start!

Haha no, it didn't come off that way. You're fine. I was just being self-deprecating.

Perhaps a win over Buyan will begin my turnaround tonight.

[Eastfield Lodge]

Sorry if it came off as criticism - I meant it more as an acknowledgement that you, too, will probably bounce back despite the slow start!

Haha no, it didn't come off that way. You're fine. I was just being self-deprecating.

Perhaps a win over Buyan will begin my turnaround tonight.

Please beat Buyan, and let me beat you in the second half!

[Madesu]

Dangit, I submitted right after Valanora's cut off...will the RP still count? (please say yes, please say yes)

[Yttribia]

Dangit, I submitted right after Valanora's cut off...will the RP still count? (please say yes, please say yes)

You submitted it after cutoff, so sadly...no.