Banija,
1) I think the proposed rivalry games are an interesting idea, albeit unusual for the WBC. I was curious if you could explain your thinking behind them a little bit more in-depth; I think the fact that it might be fun is sufficient to try it out, but maybe you had some more in mind?
2) When applying tie-breakers; say, teams A, B, and C are tied, and one of the tiebreakers separates C, while A and B remain tied. Would the tie-breakers be re-applied from the top, or would they continue without being re-checked from the top? This is just a minor thing, but it famously came up during the WC Finals 87, and I think it would be better to have clarification on this before we need it.
StrayaRoos,
First of all, thank you for submitting a host bid; competition between bids is a good thing, I believe. However;
1) As outlined in the OP, the WBC is typically not a tournament frequently pursued by first-time hosts with no prior experience, especially not without an experienced co-host. Do you think you’re ready to host a WBC? Do you know what you’re getting into here? Why did you choose against bidding with a co-host?
2) Most host bids include some information about the nation the tournament would be held in. Yours does not. What is StryaRoos like? Is it a suitable place to host a WBC?
3) You have listed xkor as your scorinator of choice. Should we assume that you will use one of the two built-in formulas? If so, will you use the NSFS file or the xkoranate file?
4) You are planning to host the WBC in a double-round robin, which in some cases could mean just 6 group stage games instead of the usual 30. Why?
5) > they will play an modified McIntyre Final 8 System with 16 teams
what is this, and why did you choose to include it?
6) > 10 of 6 Top team progresses to the 2nd Group Round
Could you please explain this in further detail?
7) Will the knockouts be single games or series or games?
8) You mention the StrayaRoos Barrier Islands in your bid. Should this considered a joint bid between two nations? If so, you should include a confirmation that they are your puppet, especially considering they are not even signed up for the WBC.
9) Usually, bids contain some information about prior involvement by the prospective host(s). Yours does not have that. Have you done anything of this sort in the past, or anything else that might help us to trust you with one of the biggest tournaments of NS Sports?
10) You have listed tiebreakers. Should we assume those are applied from the top?
11) If so, having RP Bonus as the first tiebreaker is extremely unusual, because there is no proper in-character explanation for ties broken like this. (and for a ton of other reasons)
12) In general, why did you choose the tiebreakers you did, and why in that order?
13) The 5th inns Countback is not something usually seen in baseball host bids. Could you explain what that is and why you included it?
14) When applying tie-breakers; say, teams A, B, and C are tied, and one of the tiebreakers separates C, while A and B remain tied. Would the tie-breakers be re-applied from the top, or would they continue without being re-checked from the top? This is just a minor thing, but it famously came up during the WC Finals 87, and I think it would be better to have clarification on this before we need it.
15) Your listed cutoff times would leave us with windows considerably under 24 hours between some matchdays. Why did you choose to do it like that, considering this may heavily harm the chance to roleplay the event for some users?