well, Denmark didn't have a team last year, and i doubt we will this year, but whatever.
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well, Denmark didn't have a team last year, and i doubt we will this year, but whatever.
I Think the option should be there at least. It's not fair that good players should miss out or have to team people way way below there level just to play because that's just pointless. I was looking at the population of the whole of Scandinavia and it's less then half of what the UK is and they all get to team. Some players might not want it like Spaden said but i think the option should be there for others to make a Scanda team if they would like. None should be excluded for circumstances that could easily be altered. You could get 3-4 teams from Scandinavia with 2 of them being top class. It would spice the nations cup up a bit and create a buzz around it more than usual. It's usually fantastic don't get me wrong but the Viper with some reinforcement heavy's would be good news for everyone except the other top teams. They would be one of the favorites.
mentalist said:I Think the option should be there at least. It's not fair that good players should miss out or have to team people way way below there level just to play because that's just pointless. I was looking at the population of the whole of Scandinavia and it's less then half of what the UK is and they all get to team. Some players might not want it like Spaden said but i think the option should be there for others to make a Scanda team if they would like. None should be excluded for circumstances that could easily be altered. You could get 3-4 teams from Scandinavia with 2 of them being top class. It would spice the nations cup up a bit and create a buzz around it more than usual. It's usually fantastic don't get me wrong but the Viper with some reinforcement heavy's would be good news for everyone except the other top teams. They would be one of the favorites.
But what about the Baltics
People don't seem to get it. Scandinavia = Sweden + Norway + Denmark. Those finns can rot on the other side of the Baltic sea 8-)
Btw, I don't think scandinavia should team, but I do feel sorry for Boss 11
So almost everyone can participate in the tourney, multinational teams will just not be as strong as national top teams, which is the idea of the tournament to start off with.19. If a Nation cannot get enough players. The admins will create a *generic* Team from those players wanting to participate.
I think that Scandinavian teams should be a consideration. Viper, Zuppi, Pike and Mbl would be a very good team. Spaden, Sletten, Kong, Dreams etc could be another. The sizes of some nations in comparison to others in population makes it so unfair on smaller nations who struggle to get a team like Norway.Did Viper lose out lastime because of this? I'm not sure but still i don't think it's fair that smaller nations can't compete because they can't get a decent team.
I was thinking that since United kingdom is a considered a nation, Scandinavia could be as well... I dont really see why UK should be if scandivia isn't...
I guess because Scandinavia is 4 countries and it would form an insane team! I thought the idea of combining was so that people could play, not to create a strong team?
UK and Ireland is only 2 and formed last time because neither had a team without the other.
We were strong in the past. But nobody is playing anymore. :/AUSTRIA is going to win... what else?
im planning on a solid 17-18xx ish team, lets see if i can get them to play :D
and summer is vacation time, so it will be hard for me to play after june :/
I think that everyone would like to see Wonder in the tourney, but he is the only player from Latvia, so it probably won't happen.
Please makeSoviet Union team!!! 8thWonder + VIK_Vinchester + Lavie_Head + Sieter
Isn't this the whole idea of playing in 'national' teams? So Viper and MBL have to team with slightly worse players than they want to? Too bad! Wonder has to play with three 1600s? Well, maybe he won't sign up then, but that would be very disappointing if that were the case.
Surely Denmark can scrape a team together? Kong, Salad...there are others I see with Danish flag.
Just like in football you see George Weah playing for Liberia in the 90s - no chance of winning anything or competing in big tournaments, but that's what his national team was. Same goes for Ibrahimovic (although I think he's a bit overrated) with Sweden, Roy Keane with Ireland, and for a different example Andy Murray in Davis Cup in tennis - the only top 100 player, but he still plays. It's the nature of representing your nation! I personally hope all expert players sign up, regardless of how good their team will be.
Gonna be awesome. :D
Yeah I know the point of the national teams, but since UK was considered a nation, I was just wondering why other countires couldn't go merge together to actually have a small point of playing the tournament.
And to the one pointing out about the multinational teams with leftoverplayers. Yeah im just gonna say no thank you to that scheduling nightmare.
But whatever, im still looking forward to see brazil, china and canada battle
The problem is not with the UK nations. It's Ireland and the UK being two different countries and players are allowed to play for another nation because they have stronger players. It's as simple as that. Can Ireland not get a team? I'm sure they could so why is this allowed?in other sports UK isn't a single country ...
The problem is not with the UK nations. It's Ireland and the UK being two different countries and players are allowed to play for another nation because they have stronger players. It's as simple as that. Can Ireland not get a team? I'm sure they could so why is this allowed?in other sports UK isn't a single country ...
Just to make it clear, the reason why Feanor & Melkor were able to sign up for the UK team last year, is because their mother is English.
.There is fact that that Nations should create their own team. Hence, if you take the circumstance from different point of view, it would be better to see more competetive teams in the tournament. Poeple gets bored seing same team every year on top(China, Brazil, Argentina...) levels. The other good players should be able to add some taste on the tournament. The only way to do so is creating some geographical teams or some historical background teams. Thus, the players will be much more motivated and enthusiastic as being a part of a big organisation, and good players will not be missed. The aim should be participation of maximum players. There should be stretching points to make it done. At the end, it is a game and fun. Let everyone enjoy it
Indeed. I don't see how geographically or historically built "national" teams wouldn't cause even more controversy (since UK does it already). After all, it's a Nations Cup, and nations don't only have "naturalistic" grounds. The arbitrariness of national boundaries should reflect itself in the heterogeneity of the AoC national teams. I'm talking of nation states of the present time here, not of nations in a cultural sense.That sounds really really complicated.