181 replies to this topic

[Mystere]

Well, at least the World Cup is a real global event. very much unlike the so-called "World" Series.

[Scratx]

Psh, playtest goes for 12h. If you can't manage even a single drop within that time period, the world cup isn't your problem.

Besides, even if you do miss the playtest I suspect there will be a lot of youtube videos afterwards.

[Mystere]

Bosie, on 12 June 2014 - 12:55 AM, said:

As an English man from Newcastle, I'd rather be playing giant stompy roberts than watching a bunch of overpaid blokes kicking a ball around.

Did you actually mean "running around while holding an egg"? Oops! My Bad! That's American "football".

[JimLahey]

When "football" players stop faking injury, being carried off the pitch on a stretcher only to return to the game 5 min. later, I might be interested. When "football" fans stop throwing bananas, baggies filled with blood and urine, stop causing riots and killing/causing great bodily harm to each other, then I might be interested. Until then, nope.

[Bishop Steiner]

Mystere, on 12 June 2014 - 07:01 AM, said:

Well, at least the World Cup is a real global event. very much unlike the so-called "World" Series.

more of the world plays baseball now than bloody cricket.

[Jonny Taco]

Barantor, on 12 June 2014 - 05:59 AM, said:

Oh the world cup is soccer? I thought it was an effort to strip a country already inadequate to host the olympics of even more of their tax money while their people live in poverty.....

omg, someone gets it...

P.S. the cost of bringing this tourney to the country was roughly 60% of their annual education budget... Furthermore, fifa is continuing an extremely archaic business model that essentially prays on the wealth of the host nation...

People with hearts grounded in reality are not supporting this event... wake up sheeple

Edited by lartfor, 12 June 2014 - 07:17 AM.

[Livewyr]

From what I understand in Football (Soccer), there is a meta-game.

Opportunistic felling of players through bodily damage by inconceivable causes.

[AlexEss]

Ted Wayz, on 11 June 2014 - 10:15 PM, said:

Who the hell schedules a major playtest at the exact same time as the start of the World Cup? Really? You sell all those flags to adorn the interior of our mechs and it doesn't dawn on you what most of the citizens of the world will be doing at 2:15 PM EST on June 12th 2014?

Love to play with the new toys but unfortunately there is something bigger going on.

First off... This is not a major playtest. This is more of a starter meal... A chance for them to get some head start on the data while giving us a bone.

Secondly... I am sure that most people have access to a secondary screen to keep an eye on all those balls being kicked.

Thirdly.. Does not impact me so i dooooo.... noooooot.... caaaaaaaare.... *dances around with a huge swedish flag fully aware that sweden did not even qualify and thus have no stage in the entire thing*

[Mawai]

Barantor, on 12 June 2014 - 06:47 AM, said:

Watch this clip that John Oliver did about FIFA and what it is getting away with in Brazil. Language! so NSFW or kiddos.

That was an awesome video

[Bishop Steiner]

AlexEss, on 12 June 2014 - 07:15 AM, said:

First off... This is not a major playtest. This is more of a starter meal... A chance for them to get some head start on the data while giving us a bone.

Secondly... I am sure that most people have access to a secondary screen to keep an eye on all those balls being kicked.

Thirdly.. Does not impact me so i dooooo.... noooooot.... caaaaaaaare.... *dances around with a huge swedish flag fully aware that sweden did not even qualify and thus have no stage in the entire thing*

And hey, look on the bright side....you may not have a team in the World Cup, but you still have Opeth! (new album out soon!) Opeth>WorldCup anyhow.

Edited by Bishop Steiner, 12 June 2014 - 07:23 AM.

[Mystere]

shad0w4life, on 12 June 2014 - 06:49 AM, said:

At least in Canada we finish high school....THEY ARE aka THEY'RE.

Where I come from, we learned that in elementary school.

High school is where we learn Calculus and all the other cool Math and Science stuff.

[Mystere]

Bishop Steiner, on 12 June 2014 - 07:07 AM, said:

more of the world plays baseball now than bloody cricket.

Cricket? Who plays with insects as a sport?

[Coralld]

Fun fact.
The most popular sport in Clan Ghost Bear is American Football.

Soccer is like baseball, fun to play, horribly boring to watch. I tried to watch the world cup with some of my friends who are all into soccer. And quite frankly, I was more entertained (and a bit disgusted) by the losing teams fans throwing a temper tantrum and getting into fights with the winning teams fans, and the players, and then take their rage into the streets and cause property damage.

[EyeOne]

I played soccer for 10 years of my life. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I wasn't half bad at it either. Being left footed annoyed goalies.

But watching soccer is snooze fest. Sorry, I can't do it. I enjoy watching sports but just not that. Zzzzzz...

[WarHippy]

Bishop Steiner, on 12 June 2014 - 06:51 AM, said:

I'm American, and I care. I also watch WestHam and the Columbus Crew when possible. And will likely add one of the local Mexican teams to my itinerary now that I live here. Quite a bit more of America watches these days than you realize.

Just not fixating on 1 game magically taking up all 12 hours.

(Whereas if it were football season, yes the whole day is taken up watching football)

On a somewhat related note I drive past Crew Stadium every day. They keep trying to get me to buy season passes since I attended some concerts at the stadium.

[CeeKay Boques]

spjMrLahey, on 12 June 2014 - 07:04 AM, said:

When "football" players stop faking injury, being carried off the pitch on a stretcher only to return to the game 5 min. later, I might be interested.

I blame the Latin countries, and their hundreds of soap operas. Everyone loves hat drama. I don't see dives happening in the next 10 years. Red Cards and things are happening. Everyone knows its a scourge of the sports reputation.

Remember, this isn't falling on the ground for the pure sake of drama, this is to encourage the other team to lose a player, or an advantageous position to kick from.

Coralld, on 12 June 2014 - 07:31 AM, said:

Fun fact.
The most popular sport in Clan Ghost Bear is American Football.

Soccer is like baseball, fun to play, horribly boring to watch....

Its not, unless its G'damned Tiki-Tak... eff old Barc, and now Pep is ruining Bayern. That style has been crushed by dynamic teams, thank goodness.

[MisterPlanetarian]

Tiki-Taka is the old metagame.

[CeeKay Boques]

MisterPlanetarian, on 12 June 2014 - 07:44 AM, said:

Tiki-Taka is the old metagame.

I don't have enough likes...

[AdamBaines]

Ted Wayz, on 11 June 2014 - 10:15 PM, said:

Who the hell schedules a major playtest at the exact same time as the start of the World Cup? Really? You sell all those flags to adorn the interior of our mechs and it doesn't dawn on you what most of the citizens of the world will be doing at 2:15 PM EST on June 12th 2014?

Love to play with the new toys but unfortunately there is something bigger going on.

What, you cant multitask?

[BARBAR0SSA]

Technoviking, on 12 June 2014 - 07:44 AM, said:

I blame the Latin countries, and their hundreds of soap operas. Everyone loves hat drama. I don't see dives happening in the next 10 years. Red Cards and things are happening. Everyone knows its a scourge of the sports reputation.

Remember, this isn't falling on the ground for the pure sake of drama, this is to encourage the other team to lose a player, or an advantageous position to kick from.



Its not, unless its G'damned Tiki-Tak... eff old Barc, and now Pep is ruining Bayern. That style has been crushed by dynamic teams, thank goodness.

New rule, if you go down injured, you're on the bench for 20 minutes to give the injury proper time to present itself....like hockey concussion protocol.