Inactive01 5,299 December 14, 2013 Share December 14, 2013 (edited) FAQ Q: What is this? A: This is the 2014 MLPF World Cup. It's a tournament based on the FIFA World Cup. It's a fun (and objective) way to declare best pony in the forums. It's been inspired by @Doctor XFizzle's March Madness Tournament which you can see here, but this is much bigger and grander. Q: I was reading about World Cup Qualification on this thread. What's that? A: The World Cup Qualification is a way to narrow down the characters significantly. There are many characters who have strong fan bases, but we needed to showcase the top 32. The characters were randomly drawn into 16 groups of 8. The top two characters in each group qualified for the 2014 MLPF World Cup. The matches took place between December and February. Q: What's going on right now? A: The most exciting part of the World Cup! The Knockout Stages are on! We get to narrow down the competition from 16 to 8 to 4 to 2 and then to ONE WINNER! Q: What will happen next? A: It's TIME TO PLAY THE WORLD CUP MATCHES!!!! COME DOWN HERE AT 8:00 PM EST AND GET VOTING! Q: When will the 2014 MLPF World Cup start? A: June 11th. The same day Brazil plays Croatia in Sao Paulo to begin the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Our schedule will be the same as the 2014 FIFA World Cup. We'll be copying the 2014 FIFA World Cup schedule, which you can find here. Q: What happens in ties? A: If it so happens that at the group stages there are ponies tied in points, then the following tiebreaker rules will be used in order of priority: Voter Differential Head-to-Head Matchup Random Draw THE WORLD CUP INTERVIEWS THE WORLD CUP KNOCKOUT STAGES FINAL WORLD CUP STANDINGS Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H WORLD CUP GROUP STAGES SCHEDULE June 11th: Versus June 12th: Versus Versus Versus June 13th: Versus Versus Versus Versus June 14th: Versus Versus Versus June 15th: Versus Versus Versus June 16th: Versus Versus Versus June 17th: Versus Versus Versus June 18th: Versus Versus Versus June 19th: Versus Versus Versus June 20th: Versus Versus Versus June 21st: Versus Versus Versus June 22nd: Versus Versus Versus Versus June 23rd: Versus Versus Versus Versus June 24th: Versus Versus Versus Versus June 25th: Versus Versus Versus Versus WORLD CUP KNOCKOUT STAGES SCHEDULE June 26th: Versus June 27th: Versus June 28th: Versus June 29th: Versus June 30th: Versus July 1st: Versus July 2nd: Versus July 3rd: Versus July 4th: Versus July 5th: Versus July 6th: Versus July 7th: Versus July 8th: Versus July 9th: Versus July 10th: Versus July 11th: Versus WORLD CUP POSTER THE WORLD CUP MASCOT: Her name's Pyralis. Pryalis (Pronounced, Puh-ral-us, as said above) is a Phoenix, with feathers made up of every colour of the rainbow, symbolizing the brightness of our loveable ponies, and how the sight always makes us Smile Smile Smile when sad. Her name means 'Of Fire', symbolizes our burning passion for the small horses. As well as her form of creature, it symbolizes our love, the life lessons we've gained from the show. It symbolizes the strong connection we all share as bronies and pegasisters. Legend has it this bird will streak across the sky when an act of true friendship happens. What better a mascot? The MLPF World Cup is all about bringing us together as friends, as connecting with one another to see who truly is best pony of the forums. WORLD CUP POSTING RULES 1. NO DUPLICATE ACCOUNTS. I WANT THE VOTING RESULTS TO BE FAIR AND SQUARE, AND NOT INFLATED. 2. NO DEFAMATION OF ANY KIND, WHETHER TOWARDS A MEMBER OR A PONY. RESPECT YOUR FELLOW MEMBERS. PONIES STILL LOVE EACH OTHER. WHY WOULDN'T YOU? 3. I LIKE PICTURES! MAKE SURE THEY AREN'T NSFW THOUGH! 4. YOU ARE IN THE "WORLD CUP STADIUM" HERE. SO I EXPECT ONLY SUPPORT FOR YOUR PREFERRED CHARACTER, AND NOTHING RELATED TO A PONY BEING BAD OR A PONY BEING THE WORST. IN A REAL WORLD CUP GAME, YOU'D GET KICKED OUT FOR RACIST, SEXIST, OR OTHER NSFW COMMENTS! THE SAME GOES HERE! 5. NO BRIBING FOR VOTES EITHER, THROUGH BROHOOFS, MONEY, OR OTHER ITEMS OF WORTH. 6. NO SPAMMING AND NO THREATS OF ANY KIND. Edited July 14, 2014 by Sterling Crimson 91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duidamasterXD 9,627 December 14, 2013 Share December 14, 2013 Cool, cool, looking forward to this tournament a lot Sterling! I might have Lightning Dust a pot higher though, since she's at least a more important character than Colgate and Flitter. I'm also not sure if Pinkie and Pinkamena should be entered as separate characters. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inactive01 5,299 December 14, 2013 Author Share December 14, 2013 Cool, cool, looking forward to this tournament a lot Sterling! I might have Lightning Dust a pot higher though, since she's at least a more important character than Colgate and Flitter. I'm also not sure if Pinkie and Pinkamena should be entered as separate characters. I considered moving Lightning Dust up. Good idea! I think I'll move down Flitter then, since Colgate can still be a fan favourite. I was running out of characters to choose from with Pinkie and Pinkamena. Should I replace Pinkamena with an OC character perhaps? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootalove 10,689 December 14, 2013 Share December 14, 2013 The only change I want is to put Lightning Dust in a higher pot, other than that this tournament will be a competition in the making! 5 Credit: Moony © Forum FAQ Forum Rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inactive01 5,299 December 14, 2013 Author Share December 14, 2013 (edited) Lightning Dust is now on Pot 3, while Flitter is relegated to Pot 4. Pots 3 and 4 may be the same thing, but Pot 3 does have more importance than Pot 4. Edited December 14, 2013 by Sterling Crimson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~StatesTheOblivious~ 1,795 December 14, 2013 Share December 14, 2013 We all know that Twilight or Fluttershy will make it...woohoo... Nice idea! And... Wait... You added Tom and Crackle, but totally forgot Spike... Or do I just overlook him? 2 "If men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences." - W. I. Thomas & D. S. Thomas Signature by Kyoshi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inactive01 5,299 December 14, 2013 Author Share December 14, 2013 We all know that Twilight or Fluttershy will make it...woohoo... Nice idea! And... Wait... You added Tom and Crackle, but totally forgot Spike... Or do I just overlook him? I FORGOT SPIKE?! OH MY GOD! I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!!! KILL ME NOW! Spike will be placed in Pot 1 immediately! I have removed Twilight Velvet, placed Cheerilee down a pot, and also placed Babs Seed and Hoity Toity down a pot, Thanks for pointing that out! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duidamasterXD 9,627 December 14, 2013 Share December 14, 2013 Should I replace Pinkamena with an OC character perhaps? Perhaps Rainbow Dash's dad? He's the first character who came to mind who isn't already listed, unless I missed him. I'm cool with it being someone else like Button Mash or whoever, though. Not my tournament after all. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inactive01 5,299 December 15, 2013 Author Share December 15, 2013 (edited) Perhaps Rainbow Dash's dad? He's the first character who came to mind who isn't already listed, unless I missed him. I'm cool with it being someone else like Button Mash or whoever, though. Not my tournament after all. Keeping in tune to what you have said, I will remove Pinkamena. I have decided to place Button Mash as a substitute because he's decently popular as a dark horse, Just a reminder. Let me know what you think of the pots I chose! I'm hoping I didn't miss anyone in the process! I just released the draw for the MLPF World Cup Qualifying Stages! Matches will start at 11:00pm EST on December 17th! You guys will have 24 hours to vote for your favourite character for each group match! Good luck, and may the best character win! Edited December 15, 2013 by Sterling Crimson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Cube 4,843 December 15, 2013 Share December 15, 2013 (edited) Love the idea of this tournament Sterling, I am really looking forward to this. I hope the mods will pin it like they did with the March Madness Tourney. I love how you've balanced out each group to have one major character and several other secondary and minor characters. So far so good. Edited December 15, 2013 by Sugar Cube 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inactive01 5,299 December 15, 2013 Author Share December 15, 2013 Love the idea of this tournament Sterling, I am really looking forward to this. I hope the mods will pin it like they did with the March Madness Tourney. I love how you've balanced out each group to have one major character and several other secondary and minor characters. So far so good. So do we pick a character from each group now? And to think that this is only the first stage. Like I said, I love the looks of Group P. However, I also find Group L very interesting. I can see an upset or two provided there's enough voters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift 4,272 December 15, 2013 Share December 15, 2013 (Lol who's crystal arrow?) I suggest replacing Crystal Arrow with Doctor Whooves. 3 Have the courage to think and act on your own. And have the courage to disobey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inactive01 5,299 December 15, 2013 Author Share December 15, 2013 (Lol who's crystal arrow?) I suggest replacing Crystal Arrow with Doctor Whooves. Already put Doctor Whooves in a group. Crystal Arrow's a crystal pony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift 4,272 December 15, 2013 Share December 15, 2013 @@Sterling Crimson, I see... Why don't you replace Crystal Arrow with an OC like Nyx, Fluffle Puff, or a G1 character like Firefly or Surprise? Have the courage to think and act on your own. And have the courage to disobey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inactive01 5,299 December 15, 2013 Author Share December 15, 2013 @@Sterling Crimson, I see... Why don't you replace Crystal Arrow with an OC like Nyx, Fluffle Puff, or a G1 character like Firefly or Surprise? I already have an OC character in Button Mash and I don't want to further ruin the competition. However, since matches haven't started yet, I'll consider taking her out and replacing her with Fluffle Puff. It's unlikely to happen however because I already finished a random draw. Changing characters would distort the randomness and I'd have to redo the draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift 4,272 December 15, 2013 Share December 15, 2013 @@Sterling Crimson, Eh, okay. Even though I still don't know who (s)he is. Have the courage to think and act on your own. And have the courage to disobey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inactive01 5,299 December 15, 2013 Author Share December 15, 2013 If anyone isn't sure of how the qualifying stages work, I'll use Group A as an example: Group A Applejack Mrs. Cake Truffle Shuffle Twist Flitter Upper Crust Daisy Angel Each character in this group will play 7 matches. For example, Applejack will have a voting match against the other characters in her group. She'll have 24 hours to get more votes than her opponent. If she gets more votes, she wins. If she wins enough games to be in the top 2, she'll progress to the next round, which is the ACTUAL World Cup. So yeah. This is NOT the World Cup yet. But your character had better do well to get there. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batbrony 16,052 December 16, 2013 Share December 16, 2013 Oh my goodness, this looks like fun! I'm always game for a Best Pony tournament, and it has been awhile since we had one, plus it's very cool to see a different tournament format from that which we usually get with Doctor XFizzle's March Madness Tournament (not that your tournament isn't awesome Doctor, it's just nice to have a change is all). Looks like you've certainly put a lot of thought and work into organizing this tournament Sterling, and for that I commend you. Major kudos my friend! Now, as for the tournament itself, as the flag bearer of all things Derpy Hooves on these forums, I CALL THEE LOVERS OF DERPY, TO ME, TO ME!!!!!!!!! We must give our all to see our beloved mailmare to victory!!! Our numbers are great, and we shall show all that we cannot be stopped!!! LONG LIVE THE DERP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 11 "You'll hunt me. You'll condemn me, set the dogs on me. Because that's what needs to happen. Because sometimes... cupcakes aren't good enough. Sometimes ponies deserve more. Sometimes ponies deserve to have their faith rewarded... with muffins!!!" -The Muffin Mare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inactive01 5,299 December 16, 2013 Author Share December 16, 2013 Oh my goodness, this looks like fun! I'm always game for a Best Pony tournament, and it has been awhile since we had one, plus it's very cool to see a different tournament format from that which we usually get with Doctor XFizzle's March Madness Tournament (not that your tournament isn't awesome Doctor, it's just nice to have a change is all). Looks like you've certainly put a lot of thought and work into organizing this tournament Sterling, and for that I commend you. Major kudos my friend! Now, as for the tournament itself, as the flag bearer of all things Derpy Hooves on these forums, I CALL THEE LOVERS OF DERPY, TO ME, TO ME!!!!!!!!! We must give our all to see our beloved mailmare to victory!!! Our numbers are great, and we shall show all that we cannot be stopped!!! LONG LIVE THE DERP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well I can't say anything about my preferences since I can't vote, but I can definitely tell you how excited I am to get this tournament started! And good luck Derpy fan. You'll need it. Like all the other fans. To all fans, I suggest you take a look at Groups B, L, and P... Good luck to anypony in that group. Cause it's certainly going to be an interesting ride! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zygen 6,066 December 16, 2013 Share December 16, 2013 Looks like a pretty cool tourney Sterling! I can tell you put lots of work into it! I hope all goes well! I'll try to remember to come and vote here! Looking interesting so far. Good luck! 6 Thanks to Gone Airbourne for the awesome sig! My Oc's, Ponysona, Bella Vocal Covers Blog, MLP Covers Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RrVPfX9cPtw59FpC 1,304 December 16, 2013 Share December 16, 2013 Group D, all the way. I like Discord, but besides him, most of my favorite characters are in that group. Looks awesome! 2 This signature was removed for being too obnoxious and arrogant. -Makusu2 By the way, if you're talking to me in a thread, please quote my previous post. Otherwise, I might not respond to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inactive01 5,299 December 16, 2013 Author Share December 16, 2013 Group D, all the way. I like Discord, but besides him, most of my favorite characters are in that group. Looks awesome! Have fun with the group when their match day comes around (December 18) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budding Night 1,043 December 17, 2013 Share December 17, 2013 Ooohhh, Steeerrlinngg! As I've said to you before, this is such a good idea! I'm super duper luper excited for this, I absolutely CAN'T WAIT to see the outcome! The groups are put together very well, and the whole idea of the thing itself is so clever! I'll definitely be voting from day one (EVERYONE, GET THE HYPE GOING) 2 Signature by mwah~ OC; Evening Glory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DubWolf 17,250 December 17, 2013 Share December 17, 2013 Hmm, a battle to the death tournament to determine who would be the best pony...I like-E! Although for some reason I have a hunch the winner will be a mane-6 character, any princess, or any of the background mane 6 (these guys): 2 Sig by Wolf, Handwriting by SparklingSwirls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavelColt 22,879 December 17, 2013 Share December 17, 2013 I feel terrible. I frequent this damn forum every day but I somehow don't recall seeing this until now </3 The group with both Spitfire and Discord is best group :3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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