eRepublik Online Soccer Tournament

Day 2,106, 12:33 • Published in USA USA • by Derphoof

Dear eRepublikans,

I’ve got an interesting proposal to lay out for you: A Soccer Tournament! (Football for you Europeans)

Here are the basics:

• Each Political Party that wishes to participate gets one team
• That team will be assigned a manager from within the party
• We will use PES 13, for various reasons (Customization, coach mode, superior tactics, etc)
• The manager will create a custom team and players following set rules (Name of the team must relate to the party, if not be the party name)
• The team would also need custom logos and kits (uniforms)
• In games, players on the field will be controlled by CPUs.
• Managers will be able to coach the team in-game by setting formations, tactics, subs, etc before and throughout the match.
• Games will be live-streamed via Twitch.tv, with commentary from me and others that I can bring on Skype.
• The tournament will be formatted in the style of the World Cup (Group Stage and Knockout Stage)

In order to make it work, we would need anywhere from 8-16 teams to participate in this tournament. However, the tournament will only be available to political parties in USA and Canada. This is simply due to easy time zone coordination, and our common language. It is possible for UK parties to join if we can properly coordinate match times. I have open afternoons on most days, so it could be feasible.

The tournament is be scheduled to take place during the month of October, with friendlies and test matches taking place in the weeks prior to the matches. This gives everyone plenty of time to create/test their squads and get them ready for the cup.

If the tournament proves to be successful, I would like to hold more tournaments every 3-4 months. We would host friendlies and post rankings throughout the year.

This could prove to be a very fun way to bring communities together and compete outside of the battlefield or political arena. Plus, it gives us something more to do than stare at the browser interface, mash the fight button, and bicker on the shout feed. We would have some quality entertainment and competition between the parties and nations!

If you’d like to participate as a manager, please PM me and I’ll send you the rules, regulations and other pertinent information. If more than one person from a party wants to be a manager, then I’ll resolve the conflict with the help of your PP. If you’d like to represent a party in the UK, contact me and I’ll try to make it work!

I hope to get this to work, and I look forward to a fun and competitive tournament this fall!

Thanks for your time!
Derphoof