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191066.32 in reply to 191066.30
Date: 7/27/2011 2:54:06 PM
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If that is how it's decided then I don't want it to be changed. It's fair and tends to reward lively communities.

From: wozzvt
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191066.33 in reply to 191066.30
Date: 7/27/2011 3:19:57 PM
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Well, getting back on topic...

The easiest solution by far would be to continue having whoever host (meaning all games are played at their arenas), but to have no HCA given to the host nation. That way, we still get to have a host (I still don't know why we care, but I'll grant that maybe it adds "flavor" to some people), but we still get to see nations compete on equal footing.

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191066.34 in reply to 191066.30
Date: 7/27/2011 3:21:23 PM
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How exactly is decided the WC host apart from the continental rotation ?


Coin flip.


sn't it the best nation at the B3 prediction contest anymore?


That's how costa rica got it, and I think that was the only time it worked that way.

From: Manouche

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Date: 7/27/2011 3:45:47 PM
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So how is it usually done ? B3 prediction contest like CE said ?

From: B.B.King

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191066.36 in reply to 191066.33
Date: 7/27/2011 4:01:24 PM
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But it will be unfair for 87 countries in BB. We have 98 countries in BB and 11 of them had HCA in WC (I counted NT-A and NT-U21). If we remove HCA than all other countries should be disappointed. Because they should expect HCA in future and in this way they will never have chance.
As I said before - my opinion is that HCA shouldn't exist in WC. But now, after last WC, it will be unfair for others. So I accept HCA for other countries in future.
I don't want to hear opinions: "Look, Poland won in past only because they had HCA, but now HCA is removed and we don't have chance to easier way".
And I repeat next thing. HCA isn't so huge advantage as You think. I think HCA is circa about 25% of difference between normal vs TIE (or CT vs normal).

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191066.38 in reply to 191066.37
Date: 7/27/2011 4:14:23 PM
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Most of those countries will never make the worlds!

Solution: Bahamas every Worlds gets HCA no one gets advantage.

From: B.B.King

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191066.39 in reply to 191066.37
Date: 7/27/2011 4:26:23 PM
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Every season we have 8 teams in WC qualified directly and 16 in repasages. So it's 24 countries interested to have HCA. Even if it will be always the same 24 (and we know it's impossible), then still 13 of them never had HCA and should be disappointed.
We have 37 countries with more users than Chile or Switzerland (these countries won medal in WC, even more than once). So these 37 countries have chance too, without HCA. With HCA this number increases.
And next thing. Few of smaller counries play in Africa or Asia. And for example in Africa we have 8 countries and 2 of them play in WC directly and next 4 in repasages. And they want to have HCA too. Look at Nigeria, they finished 5th in one of previous WC.
I think at least 60 countries should be interested to have HCA in future.

Last edited by B.B.King at 7/27/2011 4:29:06 PM

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191066.41 in reply to 191066.40
Date: 7/28/2011 5:40:00 PM
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You really got me with [thisisajoke][thiswasajoke] thing. :)

I know it is a coin flip and you won't catch me again.

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191066.42 in reply to 191066.36
Date: 7/28/2011 9:30:11 PM
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And I repeat next thing. HCA isn't so huge advantage as You think


So let me ask you this since you seem to be saying this repeatedly. Would you have TIE'd every game in the WC if you did not have HCA?

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