Nations Cup ⚽2021⚽ - polski topik

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I znowu zmiana w czołówce! Indie, Chorwacja i Belgia - tak teraz wygląda pierwsza trójka.

@apocalipse4 said in Nations Cup - Explanation, FAQ, Rules and Discussion:

Hello my friends,

"What worries us most is not the cry of the violent, nor of the corrupt, nor of the dishonest, nor of those without character, nor of those without ethics. What worries is the silence of good men." - Martin Luther King

Nations Cup 2021 Final - Leaderboard - Round 26

Another turnaround in the table, now it was Croatia that stood out the most, as it overtook Spain to enter the podium! India (599 points) kept the lead but only 71 points ahead of Croatia (528 points), which is in 2nd place, Belgium (526 points) closes the podium in 3rd. Spain (493 points) dropped from 3rd to 4th place, Morocco (471 points) kept the 5th, and Hungary (468 points) is in 6th position. In 7th is Indonesia (465 points) that had the biggest climb from 10th, and closing the mid top table is France (440 points) in 8th position. With only 4 rounds to play, it remains unpredictable who will be the winner of the Nations Cup, the gap between 1st and 3rd is only 73 points, and between 4th and 8th is 53 points. The thrill is high!!

The Leaderboard reflects the results of the previous day, and already includes Penalties.
Short summary of Nations Cup 2021 Penalties:
»» CPU offers cannot be accepted (-10 pts)
»» Instant sales prohibited (-10 pts)
»» Sales at exact market value (-10 pts)
»» Transfers between humans (-10 pts)
»» Friendlies are not allowed (-15 pts)
»» 6 Secret training, Without training camps
(All Penalties will only be considered if reported with evidence (print screens, League and Managers names) to the NC Staff email)

To help everyone get a closer look on all Leagues Leaderboards, in real time, check these links:
LEAGUE 1F
LEAGUE 2F
LEAGUE 3F
LEAGUE 4F
Just follow the links, and you'll be able to see directly how the Managers are performing in all leagues!

You can check the Nations Cup Regulation here.
Remember: any complaint, should be forwarded to the Nations Cup email: staffn145@gmail.com
To help all National Teams keep their Scores on track, we've prepared an Universal Table (in Excel format) that can be edited. You can download it here.

Live from Nations Cup Tower, and broadcasting to the entire world, I'm back, with the latest developments in this frantic Final! Beloved fans, Hunchy is ready, to bring you the OSM elite, and amaze you with their achievements!

Extreme evolution

It will be awarded to the managers with more squad evolution in the leagues, with their teams!
@arteromero from Spain with 855M of squad evolution, is back in the lead of this award! But will he be able to keep it?! Congrats!

Goal Frenzy

It will be awarded to the managers with more scored goals in the leagues with their teams!
@hangaboy from Cameroon with 40 scored goals, continues to "destroy" defenses at his own pleasure! Salut!

The Wall

It will be awarded to the managers with less conceded goals in the leagues with their teams!
@Hispán16 from Hungary with 9 conceded goals, is the new leader in this award! Lock the goal mate! 🧱

Most Valuable Player

It will be awarded to the managers that score the most points for their National Teams!!
@Hispán16 from Hungary with 232 points conquered for his National team, managed to keep the lead in one of the most disputed awards! Bravo!

No wonder, Hungary did such a brilliant climb in the ranking, this manager @Hispán16 is on fire!

Nation of the Day

France that is currently in 8th place with 440 points, had a strong start, as you can see, by this report made 16 days ago :

They were in 3rd position with 231 points, and foulardinho was their MVP with 42% of the points. They managed to balance, the points achieved by all managers, as you see in this graphic :

And foulardinho is still their best manager, with 163 points representing 36% of the total points, followed by Remy Goubet with 110 points (24%). But the other teams also manage to grow their point rate, and France even doing an excellent final, couldn´t achieve enough strenght, to climb back to the podium. Nevertheless, this are world class managers, and one of the best National teams in this tournament, and they might get a higher ranking until the end of the competition. Allez les Bleus!

Well i´m exausted! This Final seems like a Rollercoaster! My poor heart is still pounding with so much emotion! I need to chill a little bit, it´s time to go to bed, and recover energy! Bye Bye!

Our guest tonight at Nations Diary has been featured at The Wall and MVP awards, he comes from Hungary please give a warm welcome to @Hispán16

Q : What do you think of the Tournament?
A : Great tournament, I really like it. The organization is very professional and the daily reports make it really interesting, I always read. Praise goes to the organizers!
Q : Do you have any suggestion to improve it?
A : I'm basically happy with everything, I can't say anything about it.
Q : Were you expecting to represent your National team? What's the feeling?
A : It feels great, I think it is the top in every manager career if found worthy to represent her/his country. Thanks for the opportunity to our captain, I try my best to do a good service for the hungarian osm community.
Q : What can you tell, about your OSM career?
A : I have been playing the game since 2012. Between '14 to '19 i was mostly inactive, fully returned in the mid of '19 with an old friend of mine from the game. From 2020 I am a proud member of Buda FCKN Pest crew. We had a great success this year by being included in the top 10 of crew battle ranking. Our goal is stay here as long as we can.
Q : If you win this award, what does it mean to you?
A : Of course it would be a great success, but it motivates me more to get the team to finish in the best possible place.
Q : Can you unveil your secret to sucess?
A : I use a lot of tactical formation, maybe the secret is to choose the right tactic at the right time. Furthermore I like make my team to get the national bonus, it can means a lot in close matches.

Thank you @Hispán16 for your kind words, about the effort that the Nations Cup staff has made since the idea was born, but specially since the competition started. It´s a privilege for us, to be part of this competition, and witness the quality of these fantastic coaches! Thank you @Hispán16 for this great interview, and good luck to Hungary!

Your Feedback is very important to us!

We've launched a new initiative, here in Crews Forum, with the purpose of improving the manager´s experience, by consulting their opinion. This new topic it´s for the whole community, not only for the participants of the Nations Cup 2021, but for every user of OSM. Everyone is welcome! You can check it here.

In the 91th edition, of Nations Diary, we´ve seen the Leaderboard change again, and the uncertainty of who will be the champion, Sir Hunchy showed the best managers, in the different award, and we had an interview with an hungarian Champion! Don´t worry, tomorrow we will have more news and updates, in yours Nations Diary!!

Thank you, stay safe and enjoy life!
NC staff

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3 rundy do końca! Emocje sięgają zenitu...
@moltensky said in Nations Cup - Explanation, FAQ, Rules and Discussion:

Good Evening OSM Friends!

The Nations Cup 2021 Final is just 3 rounds away from the end! These final rounds will be a fierce battleground! Every point counts!

“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” ― Robert F. Kennedy

Nations Cup 2021 Final - Leaderboard - Round 27

India is just three steps away from the Champion Title! They're already in cruise speed, in the 1st place, with 632 points! Croatia held the 2nd place (542 pts), and Spain returned to the podium, being now 3rd (534 pts), exchanging places with Belgium that fell to the 4th place (532 pts). Hungary (5th with 495 pts) also switched places with Morocco (now 6th wit 484 pts). Bosnia and Herzegovina climbed 3 positions in the Leaderboard, and is now in 7th place (458 pts), and Indonesia completes the first half of the table (456 pts).

The Leaderboard reflects the results of the previous day, and already includes Penalties.

Short summary of Nations Cup 2021 Penalties:
»» CPU offers cannot be accepted (-10 pts)
»» Instant sales prohibited (-10 pts)
»» Sales at exact market value (-10 pts)
»» Transfers between humans (-10 pts)
»» Friendlies are not allowed (-15 pts)
»» 6 Secret training, Without training camps
(All Penalties will only be considered if reported with evidence (print screens, League and Managers names) to the NC Staff email)

To help everyone get a closer look on all Leagues Leaderboards, in real time, check these links:
LEAGUE 1F
LEAGUE 2F
LEAGUE 3F
LEAGUE 4F
Just follow the links, and you'll be able to see directly how the Managers are performing in all leagues!

You can check the Nations Cup Regulation here.
Remember: any complaint, should be forwarded to the Nations Cup email: staffn145@gmail.com

To help all National Teams keep their Scores on track, we've prepared an Universal Table (in Excel format) that can be edited. You can download it here.

Hey there beloved fans! Today I flew in NC's brand new flight simulator! The sight of the multiple football fields where all the action takes place was amazing! Now I'm back to Nations Cup Tower, and, without further delay, let's take a look at this tournament's Final stars, the Managers performances!

Extreme evolution

It will be awarded to the managers with more squad evolution in the leagues, with their teams!

@arteromero from Spain with 906M of Squad Evolution is getting very close to the milestone! With 3 rounds to go, how further will this gold digging go?

Goal Frenzy

It will be awarded to the managers with more scored goals in the leagues with their teams!

@hangaboy from Cameroon with 41 Scored Goals seems unstoppable! Will the 50 goals landmark be beaten?!

The Wall

It will be awarded to the managers with less conceded goals in the leagues with their teams!

@Hispán16 from Hungary held the 9 conceded goals! That's an average of 0,33 conceded goals per round!

Most Valuable Player

It will be awarded to the managers that score the most points for their National Teams!!

@Hispán16 from Hungary with 245 points conquered fot the Team is already in approaching the final laps! This guy alone represents 50% of the Team's total! That's what I call a star!

Nation of the Day

Belgium is currently in 4th place, with 532 points! Last time they had the spotlight, in round 11, they were in the 5th place!

Belgium is proving to be a quite strong lineup, with all 4 Managers scoring above 100 points each! One Manager stands out from the others, though: @maskedandy_1 is this Team's MVP, with a 185 points contribution to the Team's Total (35%) - 13 wins, 9 draws and 5 defeats, 22 scored goals and 17 conceded. With just three rounds ahead to play, I'm sure these Red Devils will work together to climb up the Leaderboard as high as they can! They're just 2 points from the 3rd place, and 10 points from the 2nd place! Anything can happen!

These were Belgium's stats after round 11:

Well folks! These final rounds won't be easy for any of the National Teams! Their scores are so close! I believe that even India won't celebrate until the last league's round is played! These are times for the toughest ones! Tomorrow I'll step back to the flight simulator as fast as I can! I don't want to miss any of the action! Cheers!

Our guest today, in Nations Diary, is @davidaguila76 from Spain, one of the protagonists in this Nations Cup Final's Extreme Evolution Award!

Q - What do you think of the Tournament?
This is a great tournament where there is a very high level. Today (2 days ago), with 5 days left, anyone can win, although India seems to be the great favourite.

Q - Do you have any suggestion to improve it?
You can always improve something, although it must be recognized that this is being a great tournament , with very good organization, hopefully it will last for many years.

Q - Were you expecting to represent your National team? What's the feeling?
In my team there great players and anyone could do it well, it was difficult but he mystery I trust me, it is appreciated. My feeling, well we did an extraordinary first round and now it seems that things have turned uphill for us, in my case more, things are not working out as I usually show, but it is a game and sometimes things go wrong for one, even se we fight until the end.

Q - What can you tell, about your OSM career?
My career, well, it's going to be 7 years now, and luckily I have achieved a lot of things both at a group and individual level and I am proud of where I have come. Among my outstanding titles are 2 times WWC champion, 1 BHP, 1 THN, and being 2 consecutive times in the WC final, finishing third and sixth... But I still want more...

Q - If you win this award, what does it mean to you?
If we win that prestigious tournament, it will be very important for me and for my Country, to consolidate ourselves as one of the best teams in the world.

Q - Can you unveil your secret to success?
The secret of my success is in giving everything in each tournament, being humble and always supporting and helping my teammates, since I don't forget that this is a team game, not individual, because here one never ceases to be surprised at times with the simulator.

Thank you for your experienced insights of the game! It is always an honour tho receive gusts like this in our Nations Cup humble house! Best of luck to Spain!

Your Feedback is very important to us!

We've launched a new initiative, here in Crews Forum, with the purpose of improving the manager´s experience, by consulting their opinion. This new topic it´s for the whole community, not only for the participants of the Nations Cup 2021, but for every user of OSM. Everyone is welcome! You can check it here.

This 92nd edition of the Nations Diary ends here. There are just three rounds to go! We're very near to meet the first Nations Cup Champion! Don't miss our next editions! See you!

Thank you, stay safe and enjoy life!
NC staff

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2 rundy do końca... ogień w obozach graczy !

@moltensky said in Nations Cup - Explanation, FAQ, Rules and Discussion:

Hello Friends!

Just 2 rounds to go! This Nations Cup 2021 Final is quickly approaching to the end, and so many things can happen yet!

“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Nations Cup 2021 Final - Leaderboard - Round 28

India is on the lead, but their score dropped 3 points since yesterday (they now have 629 pts)! Belgium climbed two positions, and is back to the 2nd place (561 pts), followed by Croatia, still in 3rd place (538 pts). Hungary in now in the 4th place (522 pts), and Spain dropped two positions, being now in 5th place (505 pts). France climbed three positions since yesterday, and are now 6th (491 pts), followed by Indonesia in the 7th place (490 pts). Serbia completes the first half of the Leaderboard, with 486 points.

The emotions are on the red line here! With two more rounds to play, things doesn't seem to get clearer! This NC Final will be that kind of plot that only reveals itself in the very end!

The Leaderboard reflects the results of the previous day, and already includes Penalties.

Short summary of Nations Cup 2021 Penalties:
»» CPU offers cannot be accepted (-10 pts)
»» Instant sales prohibited (-10 pts)
»» Sales at exact market value (-10 pts)
»» Transfers between humans (-10 pts)
»» Friendlies are not allowed (-15 pts)
»» 6 Secret training, Without training camps
(All Penalties will only be considered if reported with evidence (print screens, League and Managers names) to the NC Staff email)

To help everyone get a closer look on all Leagues Leaderboards, in real time, check these links:
LEAGUE 1F
LEAGUE 2F
LEAGUE 3F
LEAGUE 4F
Just follow the links, and you'll be able to see directly how the Managers are performing in all leagues!

You can check the Nations Cup Regulation here.
Remember: any complaint, should be forwarded to the Nations Cup email: staffn145@gmail.com

To help all National Teams keep their Scores on track, we've prepared an Universal Table (in Excel format) that can be edited. You can download it here.

Good evening my dearest fans! It's me, Sir Hunchy, and I'm looking for nails to chew, as mine are long gone! I can't believe how intense this Nations Cup Final is proving to be! Outstanding! Not even in my wildest dreams I could imagine this Tournament's superb competitiveness and uncertain outcome until the very end! Amazing!

Let's take a look on how managers are performing, so close to the end of this Final!

Extreme evolution

It will be awarded to the managers with more squad evolution in the leagues, with their teams!

@arteromero from Spain with 929M of Squad Evolution added 23M more to this already unbelievable performance! the 4 digits evolution is just a few M away!

The high score to beat in this award belong to the same manager, that accomplished 1265M Squad Evolution in the Qualifying Round (after applying the Group C coefficient: x0,9375)

Goal Frenzy

It will be awarded to the managers with more scored goals in the leagues with their teams!

@hangaboy from Cameroon added two more goals to his personal account, having now 43 Scored Goals! That's an average of 1,54 goals per match!

@MenagerBL from Serbia , with a final standing of 51 Scored Goals (after applying the Group C coefficient: x0,9375) has the lead in this award so far!

The Wall

It will be awarded to the managers with less conceded goals in the leagues with their teams!

@zenudin_m from Bosnia and Herzegovina is proving to be cold as ice, maintaining the 9 conceded goals a few rounds in a row now! I'm sure this manager will do anything to avoid any more conceded goals in the last 2 rounds!

@palasgiales from Panama , with 9 conceded goals (and only 2 defeats) in NC2021 Qualifying Round, looks like he won't be dethroned!

Most Valuable Player

It will be awarded to the managers that score the most points for their National Teams!!

@Hispán16 from Hungary with 256 points conquered for the Team, is just two rounds away to be crowned the MVP of this Tournament's Final, at least!

@davidaguila76 from Spain , with a final score of 275 points (after applying the Group C coefficient: x0,9375), is still on the lead, but... will these two final rounds bring some change here?!

Nation of the Day

Serbia is currently in the 8th place on this Nations Cup 2021 Final's Leaderboard , with 486 points!

Pointed out by the Predictions as one of the favourites to win this NC2021 Final, Serbia is currently in the 8th place, already 143 points away from the 1st place. But I'm quite certain that these folks will do their best to improve their score to the best possible yet! @Alexandar-Blumenshtil is this Team's MVP so far, with a performance of 203 points (14 wins, 7 draws and 7 defeats, 28 scored goals and 16 conceded), representing alone 42% of the team's total (486 points). One more manager stands out in this lineup: @MenagerBL with a 34% contribution (167 points) for the team's score.

Bellow you can see Serbia's chart from round 12 (they were in the 4th place then, with 235 points:

My day's work ends here, folks! Time to get back to NC's Tower... a bubble bath with a glass of Pure Malt on the side, and a background of classical music is waiting for me! I need to relax a bit, as this Final's outcome is killing me! Cheers!

Our guest for todays edition of Nations Diary is @hashim-mohamed-club , Libya's National Team Coach.

Q: By creating the Nations Cup, our main goal is to empower the culture of national OSM teams. What kind of action do you think should be done on every national community, in order to achieve this goal? What can you tell us about the history of your national team?
Such tournaments make the game fun and should continue throughout the year.
The Libyan team was created four years ago, it is still developing and we participated in many Arab and international championships previously

Q: From several competitions in OSM, which of them have you noticed? When you build your shortlist, what is more important in the manager: band building or tactical knowledge?
(NC) The tournament is fun, the organization is beautiful and more than wonderful.
Tactical force is nothing without a strong team and vice versa
Q: How important is it to develop a player as part of a crew? Does the player have to be part of a crew to be called into your national team's draft?
No, it doesn't matter if he's in one of the crews if his performance is strong and familiar to us, especially in individual national championships.

Q: For future editions of the Nations Cup, can you tell us what kind of improvements you want to make, in order to improve the overall quality of the championships and help them achieve the ultimate goal of being one of the reference competitions in the world of national OSM teams?
Everything's as good as it is.

Q: Will your nation be available to play the Under-21 Nations Cup? What are the criteria for participation?
Yes, ready, and the prescribed age will be adhered to, and the new coaches will be selected to gain more experience.

Thank you Hashim! Hope to see Libya again in next year's edition of Nations Cup! Good luck to all the competitions you're in as a Team! Go Libya!

Your Feedback is very important to us!

We've launched a new initiative, here in Crews Forum, with the purpose of improving the manager´s experience, by consulting their opinion. This new topic it´s for the whole community, not only for the participants of the Nations Cup 2021, but for every user of OSM. Everyone is welcome! You can check it here.

Nations Diary #93 is done. Come back tomorrow to take a look on how thins are in the Leaderboard, with one round to go! If you dare!

Thank you, stay safe and enjoy life!
NC staff

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No i mamy koniec!
Indie -
Belgia -
Chorwacja -

@apocalipse4 said in Nations Cup - Explanation, FAQ, Rules and Discussion:

Hello my friends,

"How fast the years pass! And we ask ourselves again: What have you done with your years? Where did you bury your time? Did you live at least? Or not?" - Dostoievski

Nations Cup 2021 Final - Leaderboard - Round 30

Ladies and Gentlemen! Let me present the winner, of Nations Cup 2021 : it´s INDIA! Congratulations for the victory! In such a difficult and balanced competition, they deserved the title!
In the last round, of the Final, India (661 points) withstood the pressure of the opponents and became champion! In 2nd place finished Belgium (581 points) making an excellent recovery, climbing from 5th place to 2nd! In 3rd place finished Croatia (567 points) going down one position, in relation to round 29, ending with the bronze medal! In 4th place finished Hungary (544 points) they dropped one position. In 5th place finished Spain (540 points) also dropped one position. In 6th place finished France (539 points) with a spectacular climb, in the table, from 10th to 6th place! In 7th place finished Turkey (536 points) they dropped one position. In 8th place finished Morocco (530 points) closing the top of the table. In 9th place finished Serbia (509 points) they climbed two positions. In 10th place finished Indonesia (498 points) they dropped one position. In 11th place finished Bosnia and Herzgovina (475 points) they dropped four positions. In 12th place finished Peru (467 points) they standed in the same position. In 13th place finished Brazil (444 points) they standed in the same position. In 14th place finished Cameroon (343 points) they standed in the same position. In 15th place finished Syria (169 points) they climbed one position. In 16th place finished Ukraine (156 points) they dropped one position.
Tomorrow, we will deliver the banners, for the winner, for the 2nd place and for the 3rd place. We will publish also, the final ranking of Nations Cup 2021. In addition, we will get to know the new Nations Cup champions a little better!
We want to thank all the National teams, who participated in this first edition of the Nations Cup, for the support they gave us, even before the competition was created, and that allowed us to bring you this great tournament. In the coming days, we will have more news! So stay tuned in the topic of the Nations Cup!

The Leaderboard reflects the results of the previous day, and already includes Penalties.

Short summary of Nations Cup 2021 Penalties:
»» CPU offers cannot be accepted (-10 pts)
»» Instant sales prohibited (-10 pts)
»» Sales at exact market value (-10 pts)
»» Transfers between humans (-10 pts)
»» Friendlies are not allowed (-15 pts)
»» 6 Secret training, Without training camps
(All Penalties will only be considered if reported with evidence (print screens, League and Managers names) to the NC Staff email)

To help everyone get a closer look on all Leagues Leaderboards, in real time, check these links:
LEAGUE 1F
LEAGUE 2F
LEAGUE 3F
LEAGUE 4F
Just follow the links, and you'll be able to see directly how the Managers are performing in all leagues!

You can check the Nations Cup Regulation here.
Remember: any complaint, should be forwarded to the Nations Cup email: staffn145@gmail.com
To help all National Teams keep their Scores on track, we've prepared an Universal Table (in Excel format) that can be edited. You can download it here.

Howdy folks! After 30 incredible rounds, in this Final, and an intense dispute, we have the winners of individual awards! The best amongst the best! Let´s see who they are :

Extreme evolution

It will be awarded to the managers with more squad evolution in the leagues, with their teams!
@arteromero from Spain with 1010M of squad evolution, is the best manager of the Final! Double Win!
@arteromero from Spain that accomplished 1265M Squad Evolution in the Qualifying Round (after applying the Group C coefficient: x0,9375) is the best manager of Nations Cup 2021! Incredible!

Goal Frenzy

It will be awarded to the managers with more scored goals in the leagues with their teams!
@hangaboy from Cameroon with 46 scored goals, is the best manager in the Final! Cheers!
@MenagerBL from Serbia , with a final standing of 51 Scored Goals (after applying the Group C coefficient: x0,9375) is the best manager of Nations Cup 2021! Superb!

The Wall

It will be awarded to the managers with less conceded goals in the leagues with their teams!
@Hispán16 from Hungary and @IvanAndal from Croatia with 11 conceded goals, were the best managers of the Final! Bravo!
@palasgiales from Panama , with 9 conceded goals (and only 2 defeats) in the Qualifying Round is the best manager of Nations Cup 2021! Sensational!

Most Valuable Player

It will be awarded to the managers that score the most points for their National Teams!!
@Hispán16 from Hungary with 270 points conquered for his National team, was the MVP of the Final! Fantastic mate!
@davidaguila76 from Spain , with a final score of 275 points (after applying the Group C coefficient: x0,9375), was the MVP of Nations Cup 2021 Wonderful!

Although this final was very competitive, the award winners were distinguished by the excellent performance they achieved in the qualifying round. Tomorrow, we will deliver the respective banners for the winners of the different prizes, and we will learn a little more about each one of them! I already miss the thrill and excitement of the Nations Cup! I'll be back tomorrow to say goodbye to you, and enjoy a well-deserved vacation! See ya!

In Nations Diary, we received all the National coaches and also the coaches who stood out during the competition. Creating an interaction between all those present in the tournament. Today we are going to do something different! Let's interview, those who were behind the scenes, and who were crucial to carry out this project! And we start, with one of the staff members, who launched the first idea that would result in this competition. Please give a warm welcome to @FeelStrikeX

Q : How did the idea of ​​the Nations Cup started?
A : The idea of ​​the Nations Cup was born in October 2020 but the intention to hold a tournament had been going on since the end of the forum battles was made official and we all realized that there would be no going back and it was really important to return to the national team competitions as soon as possible, because it was a tremendous shock in the community that was disoriented without knowing how to move forward, because the fact is that the players, the great players like to face each other and prove their worth to the rest of the community, this being the reason that everyone loved the forum battles.
However, the end also brought the theoretical end of the teams that were and are still in the process of development. You could be eliminated with the end of the forum battles because at their peak and that everyone recognized them as the maximum that any player can achieve and that he must fight for. to be able to get there.
Me being part of the technical team of the Portuguese team with the coach Pedro Querido in order to combat a possible end of the teams came up the idea to do something new that in the future together with Apocalipse4 (Paulo) Moltensky (Luís) and nelson6112 (Nelson) can follow the path that I think everyone saw in the forum.
Q : What made you join the idea of ​​producing a national team tournament?
A : The fact of making me join was, above all, wanting to change and adapt the new reality of the game to the world of the national teams, being that with the companions who started the project and those who joined later it was an extra factor.
Q : What was the biggest difficulty in organizing the Tournament?
A : The biggest difficulty with the Nations Cup was the fact that it initially seemed that we had no support as there was a lot to combine to please the largest number of National coaches looking for a competitive tournament and OSM staffs looking for active user intervention on the topic and not to be just another topic, to fill the 2 things it was necessary it was very difficult time for us as organizers.
Q : During the tournament, what difficulties arose and what solutions were found to solve them?
A : During the tournament the biggest difficulty initially was the fact that there was a lot of disorganized idea that was very confused in the first days after opening the topic.
After that, it was logically to have the interviews of all the interviewees.
Eventually, after a few days after the official start of the tournament, it was my short time because it was in the most difficult phase of the semester that I ended up leading the rest of the organizers to have had extra work, which I know caused a headache in so much, although have tried to give them the best support they could even though it was very, very weak help. I believe that afterwards I got better near the end that I could do anything else.
Among the problems that arose from the tournament, the solutions were usually easy to solve and there was nothing extraordinary.
Without being the biggest problem that turned out to be my lack of time, which I think was the biggest headache of all, there was nothing special.
Q : What did you think of the experience of producing a tournament that had so much adherence?
A : I took more advantage of the final stage, about the experience I can say that it was not normal because the organizers were focused on a simple thing in the success of the competition and we are still in the success in the future to achieve even greater adherence because we believe that in the near future there is control bigger and better in the world of OSM teams and we want to be the tournament that will answer the thirst to win, so we work with the objective of improving and bringing the best possible material to the teams. This experience has shown that there is a lot of desire from the national teams that want to grow and improve the competitive scenario to determine who is the country with the best quality of play.
Q : In your initial preliminary forecast were this 16 teams in the Nations Cup final?
A : Honestly, there weren't many teams that surprised me by the fact that they reached the final, the fact that even Portugal didn't reach the final was disheartening because I was sure that Portugal could have made the final and who knows how to fight for one of the top 3 places in the NC, however I was happy for some teams such as the Ukrainian team and the Cameroon team that were surprised because of the teams that entered are the youngest teams, which shows that this competitive branch is growing and that it will be talked about all over the OSM community.

Thank you Joaquim, for this magnific interview! In which you make known to the community, all the work developed, by the staff of the Nations Cup, to provide the best possible experience to all participants. None of this would have been possible, without your involvement, your resilience and belief that we would be able to organize a competition of this magnitude! We continue to count on you, for the next projects, that we want to organize, and I believe that the community is grateful for your participation!

Your Feedback is very important to us!

We've launched a new initiative, here in Crews Forum, with the purpose of improving the manager´s experience, by consulting their opinion. This new topic it´s for the whole community, not only for the participants of the Nations Cup 2021, but for every user of OSM. Everyone is welcome! You can check it here.

And that´s it, Nations Diary is finished for today, but we still have news and updates, to bring to you, don´t miss it! Tomorrow same time, and same place!

Thank you, stay safe and enjoy life!
NC staff

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Jeszcze podsumowanie turnieju, pamiątkowe banery za podium etc. itp.

@moltensky said in Nations Cup - Explanation, FAQ, Rules and Discussion:

Hello Friends!

Today we'll post the Banners of the 3 first placed National Teams in the Nations Cup 2021 Final, and also the ones for the Tournament's Individual Awards!

“I love the winning, I can take the losing, but most of all I Love to play.” — Boris Becker

Without further delay, here they are! The Winners Banners!

Nations Cup 2021 Champion - India

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Nations Cup 2021 Vice-Champion - Belgium

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Nations Cup 2021 3rd Place - Croatia

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Congratulations once again to India for the brilliant performance in the NC 2021 Final! Congratulations also to Belgium and Croatia for finishing in the podium! Bravo!

Now, we'll list the Managers who finished in the 3 first places in each of the 4 Leagues in the NC 2021 Final:

League 1F

hangaboy Cameroon
Alexandar Blumenshtil Serbia
zenudin_m Bosnia and Herzegovina

League 2F

oguzhan3407 Turkey
Kashaf sanchez India
MenagerBL Serbia

League 3F

Hispán16 Hungary
mod kaka Morocco
KING GOSSY Indonesia

League 4F

Paniyath India
kapiva Brazil
muratpdr2805 Turkey

These Managers performances were superb! They're already in the Nations Cup Hall of Fame for posterity!

Ladies and Gentleman! Live, from the Nations Cup Arena, welcome the one and only, Sir Hunchy!

Howdy folks! It's my honour to deliver the Individual Awards of this Nations Cup 2021 edition! The NC staff already gave me the incredible banners they've forged in gold for the amazing Managers that won in each category! And here they are:

Most Valuable Player @davidaguila76 from Spain !

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With a final score of 275 points in the Qualifying Round of NC2021 (after applying the Group C coefficient: x0,9375), davidaguila76 is the Most Influent Player of the Tournament! Congratulations!

Goal Frenzy @MenagerBL from Serbia !

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With a final standing of 51 Scored Goals in the Qualifying Round of NC2021 (after applying the Group C coefficient: x0,9375) MenagerBL has brought us the Joy of the Goals! Bravo!

Extreme Evolution @arteromero from Spain !

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With 1265M Squad Evolution in the Qualifying Round of NC2021 (after applying the Group C coefficient: x0,9375) arteromero is the master of the Squad Building! Epic!

The Wall @palasgiales from Panama !

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With only 9 conceded goals in the Qualifying Round of NC2021, palasgiales is the master of The Wall! Amazing!

Congratulations! You are the reason why OSM exists! It's with Managers like you that the game evolves daily to higher levels! My kids asked me for an autograph of each one of you, so, later in the Nations Cup Closing Party, I'll be searching for you! Don't be shy! Please!

Today, in Nations Diary, we have the honour to welcome the Managers who have played in the two rounds for the first Nations Cup 2021 Champion, India ! Let's see what they have to say, shortly after being crowned the Champions!

@M-Vaswani

Q. Congratulations on winning the Nations Cup 2021! Were you expecting to win? What does this title mean to you?
Thank you for organizing such a beautiful tournament. I have never seen such tremendous dedication in not only updating the results, but also engaging the community. Thank you Apocalipse4 and the rest of the organizing team. I would also thank our Captain Paniyath for giving me the chance to represent India in the prelims and in the finals. This has been a tiring month to be honest. So the amount of effort put in only makes the victory sweeter. And credit to the organizing team for hosting it this way, it only shows how important the tournament is.
I personally wasn’t expecting to win until we hit Matchweek 20 and were at the top. Until then, I was trying to just do my best and see where it took us. Credit to the team here, Paniyath for his leadership and obviously his performance. Kashaf-sanchez for being the x-factor for us, Mubashir22222 for doing a solid job with the G13 team, and Tony Alvera and Shaibaz for their gritty performances in the prelims.

Q. Did you prepare a special strategy for the final? What were the guidelines?
Strategy was to win as many games as we could haha. We did try to factor in the sleep schedule of our team after the drawing countries for the 4 leagues were announced, along with which goal best suits which manager.
Post that most of our strategy improvisation though, maximizing yield with what we had on any given matchday.

Q. Who was the most difficult opponent? Why?
Among the countries, obviously Spain, Croatia and Belgium, because they were in it right until the end. As far as individuals, I think all were great, and even till the last day, I was never sure if I was going to beat them going into the game. But while I don’t know many or haven’t played them enough before, I would give a shout out to hangaboy for his attacking brand of football that he played in my league.

Q. Please define in one word, all the managers that played for Índia in the two rounds.
Paniyath – Visionary
Kashaf – Genius
Mubashir – Nifty
Shaibaz – Fearless
Tony Alvera – Inventive

Q. What would you change, in this competition, for the next edition?
a. Sim Timings – Either a common sim time for all Leagues, one that suits all nations. This could be done if the organizing team sets up the league and resigns soon as they can. That would mean 1 CPU team per league. Alternatively – different Sim timings for all 4 leagues with “Region Advantage”. Europe and Africa get 1 preferred slot, Far east gets 1, South and Middle East Asia gets 1 and Americas get 1. Maybe something could be thought around this?
b. Secret Trainings – While everyone has 6 to use, some teams face more STs than the rest. Maybe this should be done away with.
c. Scoring – Greater emphasis to achieving goal, slightly lower emphasis to GD.
d. Match of the Day – 1 big game can be analysed each day, right from the build-up and predictions, to the results and performances.

Q. Will you step forward, to defend the title, in Nations Cup 2022? Even if the format change?
I am certain India would defend the title. But as far as individuals are concerned, it would come down to the best 6 of us. We do have a decent bench strength, so whoever is best suited to defend the title, will be representing us.

@mubashir22222

Q. Congratulations on winning the Nations Cup 2021! Were you expecting to win? What does this title mean to you?
Thank you for the appreciation!! This is the biggest Tournament we have won as a Nation. When I was called for the final I had a feeling we will win since this is the 3rd final we won back to back starting with AFC Asia Cup and AWC 2020. It surely means a lot to us as a Nation moving forward and to motivate others to play this beautiful game.

Q. Did you prepare a special strategy for the final? What were the guidelines?**
Vishnu (Paniyath) is one of the best captains out there and trust me I have played with quite a few strong ones including Jeff from Idas crew but he stands above all. He does his homework and makes things easy for us. Including all the possible scenarios. It's a pleasure to play under his guidance. India is a strong Nation we just need more leaders like him.

Q. Who was the most difficult opponent? Why?
Hispàn16 I feel he chopped and changed nicely.

Q. Please define in one word, all the managers that played for Índia in the two rounds.
Believe.

Q. What would you change, in this competition, for the next edition?
I wouldn't change much I like the idea of no TCs and allowing the maximum use of STs. They say that when you are winning don't change much.

Q. Will you step forward, to defend the title, in Nations Cup 2022? Even if the format change?
Definitely. "In it to win it".

@Shaibaz-Alonso

Q. Congratulations on winning the Nations Cup 2021! Were you expecting to win? What does this title mean to you?
This is 3rd trophy for our country and it is a big achievement for us as we add another silverware to our collection.

Q. Did you prepare a special strategy for the final? What were the guidelines?
We all kept believing in each other and never gave up. We played every game like it was a knockout for us and that helped us in doing better and better after every game. All thanks to Paniyath for putting us together from last 5 years and getting the best Indian managers as well as always motivating us for every game. If you have a good leader who believes in you than you have half battles and there is huge confidence to win this or any tournament.

Q. Who was the most difficult opponent? Why?
I thought Spain will be a difficult opponent and they were in title race from day one but they slowed down towards the end but that doesn't matter as the pressure was always on us from other teams too.

Q. Please define in one word, all the managers that played for Índia in the two rounds.
Hardworking

Q. What would you change, in this competition, for the next edition?
Maybe better teams to face as it was one sided in finals.. Haha just kidding Umm I wish we had early sim timings or a timing which suits all countries as late sim doesn't suit many asian countries.

Q. Will you step forward, to defend the title, in Nations Cup 2022? Even if the format change?
We are world class managers and we play less OSM but we have more than 10yrs of experience in OSM and when it comes to playing for our country, we are always ready to face anyone at any tournament because that is how has been our mentality always.. above all YNWA is what i wanna say to all my Indian brothers whoever plays osm.. we won it for you all..️

@Kashaf-sanchez

Q. Congratulations on winning the Nations Cup 2021! Were you expecting to win? What does this title mean to you?
Thanks,I wasn’t expecting it honestly as it is my first time representing India on such a big stage. It means the world to us honestly we worked hard for it and deserve it

Q. Did you prepare a special strategy for the final? What were the guidelines?
We have certain strategies against some big name managers as our captain knew about them. Guidelines regarding their formation and what they have achieved in the past was told to me that really helped me a lot.

Q. Who was the most difficult opponent? Why?
foulardinho and oguzhan3407 were my most difficult opponents. As I couldn’t beat them over the two rounds.

Q. Please define in one word, all the managers that played for Índia in the two rounds.
They are experienced managers playing the game for over 8-9 years and have represented india in the past so in one word I would say “ Conquerors “

Q. What would you change, in this competition, for the next edition?
I would just change the sim timings as it is very difficult for us to be awake at night for the sims and other managers take advantage of it.

Q. Will you step forward, to defend the title, in Nations Cup 2022? Even if the format change?
Surely i am definitely up for the challenge again next year.

@Tony-Alvera

Q. Congratulations on winning the Nations Cup 2021! Were you expecting to win? What does this title mean to you?
My feelings right now, I must say I'm thrilled. It was quite a difficult run faced some very good managers both in the qualifications and the finals. Really proud of what we have achieved.
Were we expecting to win? Well, we had some really good managers on the squad, who are very capable. We also had really good run in the AWC cup last year. So we always knew we had a chance.

Q. Did you prepare a special strategy for the final? What were the guidelines?
I wouldn't say we had any special strategies. Our plan was to do the basics right, build well and play our game. We would discuss tactics if any of us hit a roadblock.

Q. Who was the most difficult opponent? Why?
I faced some really good managers in my league. But the trickiest opponent (no pun ) I faced was my fellow crew mate trickeymaster. He won the league I was in and did an amazing job. It was a shame his team couldn't go through to the next round. His performance was outstanding.

Q. Please define in one word, all the managers that played for Índia in the two rounds.
Resolute. Our goal was always to give it our best shot and never give in. Also, cheers to our skipper Paniyath for putting together such a squad. I know he has put in a lot of effort for this over the last couple of years.

Q. What would you change, in this competition, for the next edition?
This format was quite refreshing. Regarding what I'd change, maybe get rid of the rule for 2 manager swap in-between rounds? And maybe even the 2 managers per crew limit? Guess I'm being a little bit selfish there But I guess these rules have made the tournament more interesting.

Q. Will you step forward, to defend the title, in Nations Cup 2022? Even if the format change?
Absolutely. Whatever the format maybe, we will step up to defend the title. We will be looking forward to it.

@Paniyath

Q. Congratulations on winning the Nations Cup 2021! Were you expecting to win? What does this title mean to you?
Thank you and to be honest I didn’t expect us to put up a performance like that against some really good teams especially after how the qualifying round went for us and just edging 6th place from our group but all credit to my teammates they made it possible and they wanted it more. The belief came when we kept pressure on Spain since day one and never slowed down and after 15 rounds we knew this was possible and that motivated us to go all the way.
The title means a lot this is definitely the biggest trophy my country has won based on difficulty of opponents, being consistent in a 30 round league season, etc so I am more than happy to see us compete against some greatest nations in OSM. It is our dream to put India on the map as in the game we don’t have many well known managers competing at the highest level or have a community in the forum to share with our people so it feels great to be part of a golden period in our OSM history.

Q. Did you prepare a special strategy for the final? What were the guidelines?
There was no special strategy but to just believe in yourself. Everyone were allowed to build and play what they felt will get us as much wins as possible in the league and we will always communicate daily when each match came along and worked our way to beat opponents. Communication is key and for a format which I feel is quite individualized compared to forum battles we find ways to communicate more and make it enjoyable as a team game should. It’s all about enjoying the journey

Q. Who was the most difficult opponent? Why?
Every game was difficult in my league even if they were struggling at the bottom it was always a difficult match and anyone could take points from each other. But if I have to say which were my most difficult matches I would say against arteromero and maskedandy_1, struggled to beat them over the two legs.

Q. Please define in one word, all the managers that played for Índia in the two rounds.
Warriors

Q. What would you change, in this competition, for the next edition?
I gave my feedback and suggestions on this in the topic but in brief would like to see crew rule change to a limit of allowing at least 3 from the same crew, maybe could do away with swapping managers between rounds to benefit teams who got smaller squads, I would like to see immediate sales allowed and Secret Training turned off. And of course regarding the scoring system some minor changes to the calculation system like giving more points for achieving goal and above goal bonuses compared to GD.

Q. Will you step forward, to defend the title, in Nations Cup 2022? Even if the format change?
Even if the format changes we will be ready. Adapting in any given situation is key, and of course a year is a lot when you consider team development but we will of course give everything to try to defend the title again.
Thanks once again for organising tournaments like this and bringing back national teams together. Hopefully we see more tournaments like this from your team in the future haha

We wish to thank all these 6 magnificent Managers for the fast reply to our questions! It's a pleasure to have your feedback in the moments right after accomplishing this enormous achievement for your National Team! Go Tigers!

And now... The NC Staff has a surprise for India! Check it out!

This ends our 96th edition of Nations Diary! Come back tomorrow, for more info about this Tournament!

Thank you, stay safe and enjoy life!
NC staff

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Ranking narodowy po pierwszym turnieju. Jesteśmy w środku stawki. Nieźle, ale stać nas na dużo więcej

@moltensky said in Nations Cup - Explanation, FAQ, Rules and Discussion:

Good evening Friends!

“Rank comes with responsibility whether you’re ready or not” ― Joseph Perry Grassi, The Little Guy

Now that the Nations Cup 2021 as come to an end, it's time to update the Nations Cup Ranking! This Ranking will be taken in consideration in the 2022 Edition of this Tournament, to set the order of the teams in the draws for the Qualifying Rounds.

Nations Cup Ranking

1 - Serbia - 1448 points
2 - Spain - 1435 points
3 - Turkey - 1381 points
4 - Hungary - 1372 points
5 - Belgium - 1347 points
6 - Croatia - 1243 points
7 - India - 1226 points
8 - Morocco - 1223 points
9 - Indonesia - 1185 points
10 - France - 1156 points
11 - Cameroon - 1118 points
12 - Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1100 points
13 - Brazil - 1099 points
14 - Peru - 1089 points
15 - Syria - 822 points
16 - Ukraine - 783 points
17 - Libya - 645 points
18 - Poland - 637 points
19 - U.A.E. - 621 points
20 - Slovenia - 576 points
21 - Algeria - 572 points
22 - Panama - 568 points
23 - Argentina - 552 points
24 - Kosovo - 539 points
25 - Egypt - 532 points
26 - Colombia - 531 points
27 - Azerbaijan - 527 points
28 - Ecuador - 521 points
29 - Portugal - 513 points
30 - Uruguay - 507 points
31 - Tunisia - 462 points
32 - The Netherlands - 407 points
33 - Iran - 384 points
34 - Bolivia - 380 points
35 - Chile - 374 points
36 - Venezuela - 348 points
37 - Nicaragua - 305 points
38 - Costa Rica - 301 points
39 - El Salvador - 265 points
40 - Mexico - 226 points
41 - Montenegro - 180 points
42 - Guatemala - 180 points
43 - Dominican Republic - 21 points

The points scored by each National Team in this ranking is the sum of the scores of the Qualifying Round (the coefficient for Group B "0.75", and for Group C "0.9375", was applied), and in the Final Round (in this case only the 16 finalist scored extra points, and there wasn't applied any coefficient, as happened in Group A in the Qualifying Round).

In today's edition of Nations Diary, we'll continue with the NC Staff Interviews, and the next in line is @Apocalipse4 !

Q : How did the idea of ​​the Nations Cup started?
Well all of us, we had a deep disappointment with the end of the forum battles. I confess, that I even told @FeelStrikeX that I was going to abandon the game, because I didn't feel the same emotion, from the times of the forum battles. I had already resigned myself to this idea when he launched the idea of ​​organizing a tournament for National teams. It was October 2020, and at that time I was participating with my crew at ISC in an excellent tournament organized by the Red Skulls, and by my friend Germán ( @Profezor ). And with the inspiration of this format and also of the CC, organized with great mastery by @Maris-14 @woopertje and @Davemx1984, the idea started to take shape.
And Joaquim and I both felt that it could be a good way to bring back the great competitions of National teams, so that was the wish of the countries. Fortunately, our idea was well received by the first National coaches, whom we contacted, still without the project fully defined. And it was from there that we believed that the idea had the strength to become a reality. Meanwhile, the team grew, with the entry of Luis (@Moltensky) and Nelson (@ nelson6111), and the details that needed to be realized were quickly defined. On 01/20 we received the authorization to open the topic in the Crews forum, and from there everything went according to what we were planning, and the Nations Cup was born!

Q : What made you join the idea of ​​producing a national team tournament?
Well for me, this decision is related, not only to the challenge that was thrown at me by @FeelStrikeX, but also to the pride I have for my country, and the honor that I had to represent him at OSM, when I went international for the first time, by the hand of @pedroquerido14 and the national technical commission that accompanied him. There was always this "debt" to the National team, in the period after the end of the forum battles, and also to the community in general, because we were all deprived of these types of competitions. After the first reaction to Joaquim's idea, that a competition with these characteristics would not be viable, my involvement ended up being natural in this project that came to fill a void that existed in the OSM universe.

Q : What was the biggest difficulty in organizing the Tournament?
When we started to align ideas, to organize this tournament, there was a certain skepticism, manifested particularly in the true willingness of nations to participate. This doubt began to fade, as we were receiving the support of the countries. After this phase of anxiety, a phase of euphoria followed, especially when @King_Jamiu_10 authorized the creation of the topic in the Crews forum. And I entered with my left foot, in that first instant, when making the opening post, with a singular phrase: "Welcome to the home of the National teams", when I was supposed to have made the opening post, with the explanation of the format and regulation of the competition! It should be said that only Luis and Nelson, had experience in organizing competitions, at the national level, so for them it was also a debut at an international level, but Joaquim and I were the team's rookies! Basically, I think that the biggest difficulty we had was to be able to reconcile our involvement in this large-scale project with our personal and professional lives. There was a great sacrifice, from everyone on different occasions, to respond to the challenges that were placed on us.

Q : During the tournament, what difficulties arose and what solutions were found to solve them?
The biggest challenge we were faced with, in addition to the fact that we have to manage a competition with 43 National teams divided into 3 groups and 12 leagues, was the commitment we made to the official OSM staff, to have a topic about the competition, that in addition to respecting all the common terms of use for this type of platform, which was dynamic and interesting. And with the enthusiasm that was growing, within the team, motivated by the feedback that we were receiving from the community, but particularly from the countries that had already committed to the project, we realized that we were doing something different, we were publishing content daily, that they had been originally thought, to be published every 2 days or every 3 days, which was normal, in the competitions in which we had participated or accompanied. It is necessary to say, that the model that we idealized for the production of contents, was only possible through the collaboration of all the National coaches and the coaches who represented their countries. Among other small setbacks, which were happening, such as on the eve of the qualifying group draw, we learned that 4 of the registered teams would not participate in the competition because they had not sent the line-ups, we were able to find solutions that were fair to everyone. This has always been our concern, and will continue to be in the projects that we will carry out in the future. Another problem, which ended up also having a detrimental effect on a group of nations, was the issue of time zones. We studied the various possible solutions, before presenting them, and although we tried to rebalance the disadvantage that some countries had, unfortunately it was a problem that we were unable to fully solve, because the simulations of the games, do not depend only on the time of creation of the leagues. Anyway, with more or less difficulty, the team always knew how to react, to spontaneous events, such as abandoning the leagues, and being proactive in planning the different scenarios that we would have to prepare.

Q : What did you think of the experience of producing a tournament that had so much adherence?
I am very proud of this team that has been through a lot, and that fulfilled this dream of recovering the space of the National teams, creating a brand that is the symbol of the union of the OSM communities. I feel an enormous joy, for the affection and respect, that the community in general, and the National teams in particular, have shown for the work that we did, and for the unconditional support that they showed since the first time they got to know the project. I also feel an enormous confidence in the future, for the recognition and support given to us by the official structure of the OSM, expressed by @SpecialOne.

Q : In your initial preliminary forecast were this 16 teams in the Nations Cup final?
Here I will answer, as a fellow countryman did: "Tips only at the end of the game!"
Jokes apart, this competition was designed, to be very competitive, and unpredictable. We knew that the regulations that were created, and the tournament format itself, would be conducive to "surprises" and we tried to ensure that all the teams that participated had equal opportunities to shine. And we are very pleased, for the emotion and unpredictability that the competition provided.
Thank you for the interview, and I want to end by thanking you from the bottom of my heart, to this fantastic team:
@FeelStrikeX
@Moltensky
@nelson6111
@WarriorFCP
@ruipsc5

I may speak for all the current and previous members of NC Staff, thanking you for all the effort and dedication you've brought to this event! Without you, Paulo, Nations Cup would't be the way it is!

Before we go, join us in the Celebration of the first Nations Cup Champion, INDIA!

97th edition of Nations Diary is done! We're in the final countdown for this event's ending! See you tomorrow!

Thank you, stay safe and enjoy life!
NC staff

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@apocalipse4 said in Nations Cup - Explanation, FAQ, Rules and Discussion:

Hello my friends,

"True affection, in the long absence is proven." - Luis Vaz de Camões

Today we pay tribute to the great men and women who made it possible to hold the Nations Cup 2021 :

Serbia - @Alexandar-Blumenshtil
Spain - @Jojiste-2a
Turkey - @CnytAkn
Hungary - @TusA18
Belgium - @woopertje / @Restimat
Croatia - @IvanAndal
India - @Paniyath
Morocco - @semlali-semlali
Indonesia - @Arthur-sansuwanto
France - @H Mainguy
Cameroon - @hangaboy
Bosnia and Herzgovina - @AdiAgainCcC
Brazil - @Flanatico-NE
Peru - @Jhonger-PG
Syria - @Haidara-RM5
Ukraine - @Stoyka-Ivan
Lybia - @hashim-mohamed-club
Poland - @Dovco_HandF
U.A.E. - @mcfc_uae169
Slovenia - @sodratrener
Algeria - @SiiR-Taki
Panama - @benilevels
Argentina - @Profezor
Kosovo - @c.Lumi.c
Egypt - @almohob-traka
Colombia - @Daniel Armfield / @Lanigj06
Azerbaijan - @Sabit-Mamedov
Ecuador - @El nene 2000
Portugal - @bababufias
Uruguay - @Martin-Barrio
Tunisia - @reytinq
The Netherlands - @Davemx1984
Iran - @Arashlak77
Bolivia - @Florida5
Chile - @dcortezr
Venezuela - @nacho00772
Nicaragua - @Ruslan-Andrey-CH
Costa Rica - @georges-baptiste
El Salvador - @master-chino
Mexico - @Alberto-Castro-Cárdenas / @Ricardo Landa
Montenegro - @Milinko-Cakovic
Guatemala - @Colocho034
Dominican Republic - @RafinhaGuitian

Thank you for believing, in the idea of ​​the Nations Cup, and above all, for believing in our ability, to organize a competition of this dimension. We hope you had fun and that you enjoyed competing in this format. We are counting on you for the edition of the Nations Cup 2022!

We continue to work on a new project, which we hope to present to the community soon. And which may debut later this year, pay attention to the topic of the Nations Cup!

Today we will present, the interviews, with the magnificent winners of the individual awards, and get to know a little more about these fantastic coaches!

Most Valuable Player @davidaguila76 from Spain !

Unfortunately David was unavailable, so @Jojiste-2a answered the interview in his behalf.
Q : Congratulations for having the best Manager in the Nations Cup 2021 “Most Valuable Player” Award in your Team! What are your thoughts on the performance of davidaguila76?
A : The truth is that having a manager of this quality is impressive .. David is classified as one of the best managers in this game and in this tournament he has shown it ... We knew that having him was having more than 200 safe points or practically safe because the commitment, the dedication and the sacrifice that he puts on it is to be admired.
Q : What kind of support, as National Team Coach, do you give to your Team members for their squad planning during a OSM league? What is more important for you: the squad building or the tactical systems?
A : Regarding the first question, I understand that a coach or in this case a coach has to give everything even if he does not play in that league, all kinds of information and especially moral support when things go wrong and and when things go well celebrate With a head to this I mean that you have to always put your feet on the ground.
And the second OSM question has changed in my opinion ... before, I think value was more important, but now the tactical system is much more important.
Q : Regarding the latest updates in OSM, in particular the new players positions feature, and the random sales simulations timers, what do you think about them?
A : It seems like a good update because I think we depended a bit on being able to put players in a natural position ... but I think that certain things could still be improved because the positions they have given us are scarce or there are few players in some positions. And the direct sales system, well, I think it's fine, although sometimes it's a bit of a disadvantage. Before, you had to put up with an injured player for both good and bad and now you can sell it quickly.
Q : For future editions of Nations Cup, can you tell us what sort of improvements you would like to see implemented, in order to improve the Tournaments overall quality, and help it achieve the ultimate goal of being one of the reference competitions in the OSM National Teams universe?
A : It seemed to me a very complete system and format, especially with some great organizers ... It has practically no lack of detail ... possible aspects to improve, maybe another round, that is, a quarter-final and maybe the possibility of changing some more player so that the ones who play are not always the same ...

Thank @Jojiste-2a for this great interview, on behalf of @davidaguila76

Goal Frenzy @MenagerBL from Serbia !

Q : Congratulations for being the best Manager in the Nations Cup 2021 “Goal Frenzy” Award! What are your thoughts on your performance?
A : Thanks! I’m happy with my performance. In the semi-finals I won the league and scored most goals in all the tournament. In the Final I finished 3rd...needed 1 more goal to end up 2nd. My opponents were closed in 21 match out of 30 matches. In 90% of the matches they used 541/532/5311/631 so even I’m suprised I managed to score most goals in the league. All in all, I think I played a solid tournament...
Q : What kind of tactical approaches are your favourite so you can achieve such high goal scoring levels with your teams?
A : I like attacking styles. At home I use 433 most of the time. Away I play different tactics and formations. To score a lot of goals you need to have some luck too of course...
Q : Regarding the latest updates in OSM, in particular the new players positions feature, and the random sales simulations timers, what do you think about them?
A : I don’t like the random transfer simulations at all. In the past I needed 10 mins per day for transfers. I come, do what I have to do in 1 min and I’m free for the next 2 hours. Then after 2 hours I spend 1 min again and so on...now it’s different...I had to turn on notifications to follow transfer simulations. Per day I get at least 5/6 messages, 5/6 invites for leagues, curently I’m playing 3 tournaments and people play 15 friendlies against me per day...other send me offers for players etc. I get 50 notifications per day and only few of them are about transfers. It’s very annoying! But it is what it is...
Players positions is a cool feature in my opinion, but some things need to be changed. There is a big lack of positions, I speak about LM & RM. These 2 positions are needed for 451/4231 and these 2 formations are probably most used formations in OSM, so I think that’s a big problem.
Q : For future editions of Nations Cup, can you tell us what sort of improvements you would like to see implemented, in order to improve the Tournaments overall quality, and help it achieve the ultimate goal of being one of the reference competitions in the OSM National Teams universe?
A : I wrote about that few times already. First, I would re-work the poinst calculation system. Think a lot more attention should be paid to team goals. In one of most popular tournaments, CCW, it’s all about team goals, if you are above or under goal. Here in NC team goals are completely irrelevant. Strange...
Also, I would remove secret trainings and allow friendly matches. And that’s it.
Thanks for the award and for the great organization!
Hope to see you next time!

Thank you @MenagerBL for this fantastic interview!

Extreme Evolution @arteromero from Spain !

Q : Congratulations for being the best Manager in the Nations Cup 2021 “Extreme Evolution” Award! What are your thoughts on your performance?
A : It is always nice to win an individual award but I would have changed it to be higher with my team. Awards are always a recognition of good work and effort, which motivate you to continue improving.
Q : What is your approach when you are evolving your squads in OSM leagues?
A : Every league, every team, every goal requires a different approach. You have to be clear about which players in that short or long league are going to be better for you and if you can't get them because they are faster than me with the scout, you must have a plan B and C. Browse, be aware of sales hours , training, and being patient in buying and selling will always lead you to build a powerful team.
Q : Regarding the latest updates in OSM, in particular the new players positions feature, and the random sales simulations timers, what do you think about them?
A : I think that every time they make it more difficult. The truth is I don't see much difference when you put a player in his position than when you don't.
I don't like random sales since you have to be careful to buy from the first ones. Before you could organize yourself and have a routine to be attentive to all the more sales, now it is impossible.
In short, I don't like the last two updates.
Q : For future editions of Nations Cup, can you tell us what sort of improvements you would like to see implemented, in order to improve the Tournaments overall quality, and help it achieve the ultimate goal of being one of the reference competitions in the OSM National Teams universe?
A : The tournament has been very well organized, structured and fun. Maybe shorter leagues with more rounds for my liking. I would also not allow secret training, since the one who suffers 15 of them per league starts with a disadvantage, someone who only suffers 1 or 2. In short, a good tournament that I would repeat if they gave me another chance. Congratulations to all the organizers and to India for that great championship

Thank you @arteromero for this brillant interview!

The Wall @palasgiales from Panama !

Q : Congratulations for being the best Manager in the Nations Cup 2021 “The Wall” Award! What are your thoughts on your performance?
A : First of all, I never thought that I would take this individual trophy with such a level in the tournament. He was somewhat frustrated by many draws then he began to win many important matches and I was even more motivated by those good results that he was obtaining in the tournament.
Q : What kind of tactical approaches are your favourite so you can achieve such defensive consistency with your teams?
A : Play very defensively and know what mentality to use depending on the color of the referee in each game.
Q : Regarding the latest updates in OSM, in particular the new players positions feature, and the random sales simulations timers, what do you think about them?
A : To be honest, I like that modality of the players' positions, it makes the game even more complex than it already is and it also makes the same game more attractive to continue playing. And with regard to random sales, I don't like it because there are times when one deals with work issues and others and because of that situation you can lose a sales shift and it can get complicated at the time of your assembly of your team . Some player can escape you for that random sale and it is the complicated thing and that is a very big detail that can cost you a lot.
Q : For future editions of Nations Cup, can you tell us what sort of improvements you would like to see implemented, in order to improve the Tournaments overall quality, and help it achieve the ultimate goal of being one of the reference competitions in the OSM National Teams universe?
A : The truth is, I would like there to be a greater participation of managers from each nation, instead of being 4, there are 6 or 7 so that others can also have an opportunity to participate. Also that more nations participate so that it is more competitive than it already is. That you get more individual trophies so that you get more motivated to achieve those goals. Sincerely, I am proud to obtain the title of "the wall" being Panamanian and making known that in Panama there is a good level and that we are growing to be one of the best nations in the OSM game. Thanks and regards.
Thanks you for the interview

Thank you @palasgiales for this enthusiastic interview! ️

With coaches of this quality and availability, we are very lucky to see your performances! We take this opportunity to thank all the coaches, who were kind enough to access our interviews, and who thus also contributed to enrich the quality of the content we publish in this topic. Thank you all!

Tonight, in Nations Diary, we have a special guest, he is responsible for one of the most important communities, in the OSM universe, please give a warm welcome to @jorgebusty7 Community Manager from Spain

Q : Who is jorgebusty7 in the OSM as a manager? And what is the function / functions of a CM?
A : My account was created in 2012, so I have been playing OSM for many years. I discovered the forum at the end of the same year and since then I am addicted to OSM because "Crew World" and competitions. I joined the crew FURIA in 2014 (of which I am also the current moderator) and will continue until I stop playing. I have been part of the ES community management team for many years. My functions as CM are to organize the management team that I have in charge (ES Moderators/Staffs), contribute to the development of the ES Community, resolve user doubts, check cheat reports and receive user feedback and share it with GB, as well as sharing GB news with users.
Q : Do you agree with the competitive model used in Nations Cup? Which improvements, would you like see implemented? What is the importance / impact of a competition like the Nations Cup in your community?
A : First I wanted to congratulate the organizers of this first edition of the Nations Cup, you have done a stunning work. As of today, there are quite a few limitations for crew/nation competitions, so there aren't many ways to change the format. I think the number of nations that play the final can be reduced.

ES Community is one of the most developed in terms of competitions, there are many that are organized each year and there are all formats. Competitions are a fundamental part of my community, it keeps users playing OSM over the years.
Q : Do you think, that Nations Cup, was well advertised in your community? If not, what can be done to accomplish it?
A : Sure, in the ES Community the nations are supervised by the management team, once all the necessary information about a competition is obtained and the approval is given, all the selectors are informed so that they can register.
Q : What can be done by the community, to increase the activity in the forum?
A : I think we cannot ignore the reality in which we live, where instant social networks have all the control of communication between people. The forums have lost relevance compared to 5 years ago, but they are still very active. To increase the activity of the forums, the best way is to give users the opportunity to play different competitions and events, but other ways are to propose discussion topics, ideas for improvement, feedback on new OSM features, interviews with managers/crews/nations... etc
Q : The National teams competitions, help the community in their devolpment? Why?
A : Of course, the nations are the creation of the users themselves in an attempt to expand the community and seek new opportunities to play and enjoy OSM. They contribute to the development and growth of the community, as well as to keep users playing.

This is awesome! Having the best managers, the best National teams and the best CM of the game! Wonderful! Thank you @jorgebusty7 for this enligtning interview!

The 98th edition of Nations Diary is over! And the countdown for the 100th edition continues! Stay tuned, we have a big surprise awaiting!

And before you go, relax with India´s victory hymn!

Thank you, stay safe and enjoy life!
NC staff

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Kolejne dane dla lubiących statystyki

@apocalipse4 said in Nations Cup - Explanation, FAQ, Rules and Discussion:

Hello my friends,

"The great secret of Education is to guide vanity towards the right objectives." - Adam Smith

Today we have recovered the final Leaderboard of the Nations Cup 2021, to show you some curious statistics.

National Team - Scored Goals / Conceded Goals

Cameroon 101 / 118
Indonesia 110 / 104
Morocco 105 / 101
Turkey 110 / 117
Syria 86 / 133
Peru 108 / 105
India 116 / 87
Bosnia 87 / 89
France 107 / 92
Croatia 96 / 78
Spain 103 / 85
Brazil 109 / 114
Belgium 100 / 79
Serbia 104 / 97
Hungary 98 / 91
Ukraine 87 / 137

As you can check, the best striking team was India with 116 scored goals, and the best defensive team was Croatia with only 78 conceded goals. On the other hand, Syria was the worst striking team with 86 scored goals, and Ukraine was the worst defensive team with 137 conceded goals. 1627 goals were scored in 30 matches, which gives an average of 54.22 goals per round!

Tomorrow, we will announce, the new project, that we´ve been working in the last weeks. Stay tuned!

We returned to the interviews, with the members, of the staff of the Nations Cup, and today we are pleased to receive @Moltensky please give him a warm welcome!

Q : How did the idea of ​​the Nations Cup started?
A : As far as I can tell, Nations Cup was a two friends dream come true: Paulo (Apocalipse4) and Joaquim (FeelStrikeX). I was contacted in a second phase, to help them out with the Competition logo, and with my knowledge of organising competitions. Since then I’ve been a member of the NC Staff, helping out with my graphic design skills and with some other tasks, such as posting The Nations Diary.
Q : What made you join the idea of ​​producing a national team tournament?
A : Knowing the void created by the end of the “traditional battles”, something needed to be done to reactivate the OSM National Teams paradigm. These new format is quite interesting, and the enthusiasm of all the participants of this Nations Cup 2021 edition proves that.
Q : What was the biggest difficulty in organizing the Tournament?
A : The kick- off was quite difficult, as we needed to find out in a basis of trial / error how to have a Topic in the OSM Forum. But we’ve managed to find our way out of that labyrinth, with patience and dedication.
Q : During the tournament, what difficulties arose and what solutions were found to solve them?
A : The main issue was probably levelling the kind of content for the Nations Diary posts - finding the adequate kind of statistic info that we could work in a daily basis without overloading the staff.
Q : What did you think of the experience of producing a tournament that had so much adherence?
A : It was quite amazing, to be honest! It’s rewarding when the community likes the work one is doing to bring new competitions for the OSM panorama.
Q : In your initial preliminary forecast were this 16 teams in the Nations Cup final?
A : Some of them yes, others not. But that’s the beauty of this kind of competition - the uncertainty of the final outcome!

Thank you so much Luis, not only for this internal view of the dynamics of the staff team of the Nations Cup, but also for all the dedication you employed from the first moment you embraced this project. And I will share, a little secret, your creativity is extraordinary, and it worked like a dynamo, in this daily relationship that we cultivate with the community!

To complete this cycle of interviews, with the staff of the Nations Cup staff, we receive @WarriorFCP please give him a warm welcome!

Q : How did the idea of ​​the Nations Cup started?
A : I was not one of the founders of the Nations Cup. It was only later that I was invited by the organization to collaborate.
Q : What made you join the idea of ​​producing a national team tournament?
A : The end of the old battles brought about a lack of major competitions for national teams. I found the Nations Cup an excellent idea to keep the OSM teams playing at a high level alive.
Q : What was the biggest difficulty in organizing the Tournament?
A : Have daily availability to update spreadsheets.
Q : During the tournament, what difficulties arose and what solutions were found to solve them?
A : The biggest difficulty was time management, since organizing the competition requires a few hours. The solution found was in strong planning.
Q : What did you think of the experience of producing a tournament that had so much adherence?
A : It was a very enriching experience, by far the most demanding one I have had to date organizing competitions in OSM, as it is necessary to work daily.
Q : In your initial preliminary forecast were this 16 teams in the Nations Cup final?
A : I can not hide that I was surprised by the route of some National teams, either positive or negative. The 16 teams that made it to the final did so with all merit.

Thank you Francisco, you were tireless in supporting coverage for the collection of daily competition data, and always proactive when brainstorming, in our daily briefings. Every great team, needs a "box-to-box" you were ours!

And that´s it, the big day is coming, the 99th Nations Diary edition is finished. Tomorrow, we have the last surprise for you, in this Nations Cup 2021, and after this closing edition, we will take a break, of a few weeks, to return with a new project full of vitality, made to guarantee the future of National teams!

Chill out with India´s victory anthem!

Thank you, stay safe and enjoy life!
NC staff

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Wkróce rusza edycja U21 tego turnieju dla tych którzy rozegrali na najbardziej "eksploatowanym" slocie 150-700 spotkań. Mamy dużo takich menadżerów . Wystawimy mocną ekipę, od razu najmocniejszą jaką się da w eliminacjach .

@apocalips e4 said in Nations Cup - Explanation, FAQ, Rules and Discussion:

Hello my friends,

"Don´t give to anyone the power to put you down. Haters are losers pretending to be winners." - Paulo Coelho

Ladies and Gentlemen, as promised, in the 100th edition of Nations Diary, we present the surprise we have been working on for a few weeks : the Nations Cup Under 21!! 🤩

This is the time, for the "young" coaches, to shine in the world of competitions of National teams. After we realized, the idea of ​​recovering the competitions for the main teams (A), the time has come to help National coaches, to take care of the future of their teams!

The competition will have a different format than the Nations Cup 2021, consisting of 2 phases: qualifying and Final. Unlike the Nations Cup 2021, we will have registrations limited to 24 National teams U21.

In the qualifying phase, we will have a Nation vs Nation system, which will comprise 3 rounds, in groups of 4 teams, distributed by leagues of 8 teams, as shown in the image below.

As you can see, on the left column, we have the different goals (G1 G3 G5 and G7), and then we have the distribution of each manager from each National team, between League 1, League 2, League 3 and League 4. For example, imagine that Portugal U21 is NT A, the G1 manager will play in League 1, the G3 will play in League 2, the G5 will play in League 3, and the G7 will play in League 4. So with this distribution, there will never be 2 coaches from the same team in the same league, and therefore the terms of the OSM are fully respected, with no "collusion games". And the definition of Nation vs. Nation can be observed, in the way the coaches of the same objective are grouped in the same league, and the teams of the same group, face each other, round after round, until everyone has faced each other. For example, Group A : NT A vs NT B in round 1, NT C vs NT D in round 1, NT A vs NT C in round 2, NT B vs NT D in round 2, and finally NT A vs NT D in round 3, NT B vs NT C in round 3.

The Final of Nations Cup U21, will have the same format of Nations Cup 2021, but with only 12 National teams, this means that that the top 2 in each group will qualify for the Final. So we will have 4 leagues of 12 teams.

Please note that this is only the pre-announcement of the competition, which serves to introduce you to the competition, and the basic requirements for National teams to participate. And so the National coaches, who want their National teams to participate in this competition, have time to prepare, and when the official announcement and authorization request for the creation of the official topic of the competition is made, here in the Crews forum, they can come to do their official registration. The first 24 National teams that register, by registration date, will be considered valid and certified, if there are surplus National teams, that is more than 24, a Play Off may happen or they will remain as reserves, in the case of any of the National teams that if they registered first, do not comply with the requirements or with all phases until the start of the competition.

Brief summary of the main requirements of the Nations Cup U21:

»» All managers, in all lineups, must be from the nationality that they represent;
»» Every National team, must register at least 6 managers, and the maximum of 8 managers;
»» By Under 21 manager, it is determined that this manager may not have less than 150 games in any slot, and a maximum of 700 games in any slot, and that he has never represented the main team, in the last 2 competitions of National teams (Nations Cup 2021 and New World Cup );
»» Each National team will be allowed to call a maximum of 2 managers who do not comply with the U21 manager requirements, which can be used, only in the qualification phase;
»» There will be no limitation of managers of the same Crew, as long as they comply with the previous requirements;
»» All National teams will be drawn, for the different groups, and there will be a draw for the PM, being determined, that the same National team, may have to create a league, more than once, depending on the result of the draw;
»» For the Final, it is determined, that only the G1 of each National team, can be drawn for PM;

For now we leave here a short summary of the penalties of Nations Cup U21 :

->> No Secret Trainings (ST) ;
->> No Trainings Camps (TC) ;
->> No instant sales ;
->> No sales between humans ;
->> No CPU offers ;
->> No sales of players for the exact or bellow market value ;
->> Friendlies allowed ;

The expected schedule for the different stages of the Nations Cup U21 is as follows :

»» Between May 17th and May 23rd, request to open the official topic of the Nations Cup U21 ;
»» Between the 24th of May and the 2nd of June, registration phase of the National teams ;
»» Between the 3rd of June and the 12th of June, registration phase of lineups ;
»» On the 14th of June, the Nations Cup U21 begins ;

Please note that these dates can be changed, due to unforeseen events.

We hope that you enjoyed this proposal and that you participate in the Nations Cup U21! 🤩

And tonight, in Nations Diary, we have a special guest, someone who has been part of the community for many years, and who has a close relationship with all OSM communities, and who has played a key role in the success of the game over 17 years of existence, please give a warm welcome to @SpecialOne

Q : Who is the SpecialOne in the OSM as a manager? And what is the function / functions of the Admin?
A : As a manager I'm someone that plays the game just to have some fun. Trying out new features and stick with my crew league, where some of us play for almost 15 years!
All Gamebasics members have admin status on OSM, easier than create titles for every single position in the company. My specific position is Community manager within Gamebasics and among other tasks I'm responsible for ALL volunteer teams/support and social community management.
Q : Do you agree with the competitive model used in Nations Cup? Which improvements, would you like see implemented? What is the importance / impact of a competition like the Nations Cup in the game?
A : Community League was implemented with this model in mind already. So yeah, I agree with the model being used :D. I have to be honest and say I didn't looked at the calculations to determine who wins or loses. But I didn't saw a lot of negative reactions so I guess it should be used.
To be able to suggest improvements I would have to know a lot more about the competition and as you know my knowledge isn't that deep, so my evaluation of the event is based on the community reactions and when you don't see complaints, arguments, complaints ALL is super.
We don't measure impact of Nations Cup or any other competitions in the game, we measure the impact it has in the community, mainly on forum community. We organise (or provide support to) competitions with the main goal of improving forum activity, but not only with number of posts, otherwise we wouldn't set that many 'rules'/restrictions. Our goal is to create a place where users can feel welcome and find a nice environment where they can join fun topics to discuss OSM and have some banter with other managers.
Q : In relation to the National Teams - how is it possible to create an entity that regulates the question of the representation of the players in national teams, and what is the relevance that the national teams have in the current competitive logic of the OSM?
A : Humans are competitive by nature and not all do it the right way. We can see everyday lots of cases where rules were broken/bended for someone to beat others because they weren't able to do it the fair way.
Same thing happens in OSM. Adding rules, exceptions, entities to regulate those exceptions, etc etc... will just be a amjor headache to all involved, because the ones that are not able to win on the field will spend their time finding ways to win it at all costs. So, my suggestion will always be: allow everything we can't control, deny/allow all that we can control according with our goals and no exceptions at all. Black or white situations, no grey areas.
Q : What improvements would you like to see implemented for the universe of crews, either in the application or via the forum?
A : There're quite some things that I would like (as manager and as Community Manager) to see implemented/improved in OSM. But we've to face reality, OSM is a game but it's also a business that has expenses and in order to survive it has to have income. Crew world is a small part of OSM and if we go even more specific, hard core users the numbers are even smaller. This been said, we at gamebasics are aware of some needs from those users, but we also are aware of the business needs and OSM world has survived for 17 years already and that wasn't by accident. We've to manage priorities trying to keep the game interesting, actual and growing or at least maintain number of users, conquering new ones to replace the ones that left. I think that we've managed to do it quite ok until now, of course that some hard core users left the game, but it will never be possible to please all and mantain them all. But that's not what you asked
Improvements in the game: we've some items to be looked when possible like crew battles (make it possible to play friendly battles, when we say it like this it seems easy, but it's quite a project and requires a lot of work...)
Improvements on forum: This is something that depends on us all OSM users/hard core users/crew users. When we don't like anything we find time to go to forum, and make a ranting post and return five minutes later to write a new one and don't even care about answers... just say it's wrong for the sake of speak against everything. We can start by read things, ask to get clarified, make a fundamented opinion and then try to discuss ways to adapt or change. Work together for a better OSM. Something else we could do is being way more active on forums and not only when we don't agree with something to complaint!
Q : What initiatives do you take to encourage the use of the Forum, and how do you circumvent the multiplicity of alternative media that have been increasingly used by players, and what risks can this pose for the Forum?
A : It's not easy to bring users to forum. One way to do it is by creating these events/competitions and announce them on forums only. Some users 'cheat' this by advertising it on their whatsapp groups, FB groups, etc... our users that complaint that forum is dead are the worst enemies of the forums. I tried once to make some contests where users had to find something on forums to win boss coins. I found out that those that claimed prizes didn't even had forum accounts, but they belonged to crew of one active member on forum If we want good forums, we should advertise them to our colleagues, not pass the info to them!
About other social media, they are all different, so we can join them all and depending on our needs, we should go to the one that fits it the best!
Q : Do you think, that it's important, to have an organized competition calendar, to avoid common dates between competitions? Why?
A : A calendar is only important for those that want to take part on all events. This is also something we shoudl learn to limit ourselves. If it's always same managers taking part on all events, no new ones will join and our community won't grow. It will eventualy die, because some leave and no new ones join!
So Calendar.... nop. Just keep an eye on forums daily and if something new posp and you've a free account, then sign up!
Q : In the last months, have we witnessed, a proliferation of unofficial competitions, this activity of the users, helps the OSM to develop? Why?
A : Already mentioned above that there's a difference between OSM and community. These competitions help community to develop when things are organized with some quality and are able to gather users together and when you go to forum for your competition, you also check and join other topics. This is why having a small and organized forum can help increasing this activity. Spamming just leads to people to ignore all other topics instead of wasting time for a couple of spam topics/posts.

Sorry for going off topic so many times

I would like to thank all Nations Cup organisation team once more for all the work you guys had with this topic. When I first allowed this topic I had quite some doubts if I this would be a good idea. You guys just made me quite happy for making the call. You did an awesome work and while I didn't followed every single post, it was always an interest reading and the way you managed everything was really TOP.
See you guys on next edition and/or project!

On behalf of the Nations Cup staff, I want to thank you for all the support we received and for the words of encouragement. This is the path we have taken until we reach the conclusion of the Nations Cup, and in addition to unconditional support of the National teams, none of this would have been possible without your support, and I would also like to take this opportunity to thank @King_Jamiu_10 that also had supported our iniciative, before this official topic was approved. Once again, thank you @SpecialOne for this fantastic interview, and for believing in the project and in this team.

And so we come to the end of this first edition of the Nations Cup. We hope you had fun competing, in the same way that we feel rewarded for your support, and for keeping the National teams competition space alive. We are counting on you to continue building the future of OSM together!
You are in our hearts!

Before you go, let´s congratulate the first Nations Cup winners!

Thank you, stay safe and enjoy life!
NC staff

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