Called To The BAR: KRY-LGL World Cup 86 Bid
Welcome to the Krytenia-Legalese bid for World Cup 86.
Krytenia clearly has the hosting bug, as this is the second World Cup bid he's involved in this cycle. A five-time World Cup host with a long list of hosting jobs, this is the second time he's teamed up with a Northern Calanian nation.
Legalese might as well mean "I tried to get out, but they keep pulling me back in." Back again in 85 after some time away, the user behind Legalese has hosted three World Cups, three Cups of Harmony, two AOCAFs, and six Baptisms of Fire.
SIGNUPS
We'd ideally like signups to be open for no more than three weeks. Obviously this isn't entirely in our hands, but we hope that this will be taken into account before signups are opened.
QUALIFYING FORMAT
Qualifying will be at most 21 days long, with 1-2 days off. Group size would be no larger than 10; double scorination days and two-legged playoffs will be utilised if required, with double scorination taking place either immediately before or immediately after a non-scorination day. Uneven groups may be used, but only if we have an awkward number and in sets of 7/8 or 9/10 teams to preserve the number of matchdays.
TIEBREAKERS
Tiebreakers for sides level on points will be goal difference followed by H2H results, H2H goal difference, and RP bonus accumulated. Lots will be drawn if still tied. Goals scored will not be used to prevent bias towards positive style mod teams.
RP BONUS
The Kry-Legal bid for World Cup 86 recognizes that all things need balance. RP is encouraged, and we strive to reward quality RPs with bonuses that help improve your nation’s odds by adding to your rank. That said, the pressure to RP frequently is there for a number of reasons -- both to figure out where you stand in terms of a Cup of Harmony bid (if your qualifying run isn’t going so well) as well as to keep up with everyone else and give yourself a puncher’s chance against the big kids, so to speak. To help with the pressure, we’re planning to implement two measures for qualifying:
Public RP bonuses. Bonuses for each MD will be posted publicly, on a google sheet set up by the hosts, so that you know where you stand on each day.
The BAR. RP bonuses will be allocated using the BAR system.
What does BAR mean? Best, Average, Recent. Together, these three pieces plus the roster will be worth a possible total of 16 points. Each MD of RP will be scored on a 0-2 scale, as will the rosters, and applied as follows:
- Best: The best MD of RP for your team will count for the entirety of qualifying. This will be worth up to 2 points, added to your pre-qualifying rank.
- Average: The average of your RP days (that is, days in which you submit something), throwing out your best and worst score. This is doubled, and will be worth up to 4 points to your pre-qualifying rank. Kicks in with your third RP, since the best and worst are not counted.
- Recent: The sum of the bonus from the last four MDs (for MD1-3, this would be just the days completed so far); this will add up to eight points to your rank.
SCORINATOR
We shall be using Xkoranate with SQIS formula.
ROSTERLESS PENALTY
Post-RP rankpoints are cut for any team that does not post a roster in the WC Roster thread after a grace period. This will be 10% for Matchdays 2 and 3, 25% for 4 and 5, and 50% for each matchday thereafter, based on MD1 being at least one week after the RP thread is opened. The only exception will be BoF teams that posted a roster in the BoF thread, but forget to add it to the WC thread as well, as these teams do at least have a roster available for the cycle.
ANY QUESTIONS?
Please ask.