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The one thing I do like about the low scoring is it really emphasizes that any team can win. A lot of matches even one lucky goal is enough to win The idea of a making the field smaller in OT gave me this hilarious image of continually shrinking the field every few minutes until both teams are playing in a 30'x10' area kicking the poo poo out of each other like children.
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Rectal Death Adept posted:I'm not sure why it took until this World Cup and Neymar's antics for the entire world to acknowledge this is a huge problem. A friend tried to get me into the 2010 World Cup and it looked like they were LARPing a WW2 battle because 2-4 people would throw themselves to the ground like an artillery strike landed and then lay there screaming until they figured out which person the Referee believed the most and was actually going to pay attention to so the rest could bravely pretend they were shaking their non-existant injuries off and be completely fine 2 minutes later unless they had another opportunity to pitch themselves into the dirt. they could fix the problem with dives by explicitly allowing tackling
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Jul 13, 2018 13:41
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Another good thing about Gaelic football is that if you dive, 10-30 Irishmen are about to run roughshod over your supine corpse anyway so if you weren’t injured before you sure will be now
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Jul 13, 2018 13:46
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Mods are asleep, post hot takes about soccer. It's boring to watch, its governing body is hilarious corrupt, and diving is some absolute horseshit. gently caress soccer. Just watch ice hockey instead.
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Jul 13, 2018 14:47
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ChesterJT posted:The idea of a making the field smaller in OT gave me this hilarious image of continually shrinking the field every few minutes until both teams are playing in a 30'x10' area kicking the poo poo out of each other like children. 100 footballers parachute onto a shrinking pitch... Battle Royal is coming home.
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Jul 13, 2018 14:48
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EorayMel posted:EA's E3 2018 presentation actually has what you're looking for with Madden Esports. Not even kidding. Holy poo poo. Even better is that blonde haired gamer acting all hard and giving side fives like he actually matters. You play a video game about another game. Just. Stop.
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Jul 13, 2018 14:48
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Hockey is less interesting because its just north america and a handful of european countries who are any good at it the world cup is a joke
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Jul 13, 2018 14:51
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Mode 7 posted:Mods are asleep, post hot takes about soccer. "You know about hands, right? Opposable thumbs and all that? The physical feature that has allowed humans to develop and use tools and progress as a species above all other creatures on Earth? Let's design a game around all the players (save two) not being allowed to use them." - Creator of fütball/soccer feelix posted:Soccer is only popular because it doesn't require expensive pads and a specialized field and lots of expensive surgeries and lawsuits and destroying people's brains so poors in Brazil can play it Also this.
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Jul 13, 2018 15:18
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Dr. Gojo Shioji posted:"You know about hands, right? Opposable thumbs and all that? The physical feature that has allowed humans to develop and use tools and progress as a species above all other creatures on Earth? Let's design a game around all the players (save two) not being allowed to use them."
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Jul 13, 2018 15:24
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Collapsing Farts posted:Hockey is less interesting because its just north america and a handful of european countries who are any good at it the nhl is good hockey. Olympic hockey is good but the NHL didn't go to this past one because they get nothing out of it and it disrupts the NHL season so the owners all hate it. That sucked because Olympic hockey is usually good stuff. I guess if you're a filthy Euro or something I could see not paying attention to the NHL. Actually, as an American that's my problem with soccer. I like watching it, and I enjoy the world cup every time it's on. But the MLS kinda sucks, and it's certainly nowhere near the top league in the world. But I wouldn't even know what league to follow in between world cups if I wanted to become more of a fan. All the best leagues are European, but there's a fuckin lot of them and the top soccer talent is spread all over the place. If you wanna watch the best hockey players you watch the NHL. If you want to watch the best soccer players you watch....?
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Jul 13, 2018 15:24
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Champions League. Or you could watch Premier League since it’s pretty easy to get in the US compared to La Liga or the other big national leagues.
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Jul 13, 2018 15:40
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Seriously though, watch the Champions League. The format is pretty much the same as the World Cup (the knockout games are home-and-away which means you have to learn the away goals rule but that’s easy), Borussia Dortmund is usually in it so there’s a team with an American for everyone to be a plastic of, and you get a broad sampling of the best clubs from across Europe so if you get interested in one of the national leagues you can learn about them that way. And it’s got the highest standard of play of any competition in the sport so that’s good too.
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Jul 13, 2018 15:50
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Dr. Gojo Shioji posted:"You know about hands, right? Opposable thumbs and all that? The physical feature that has allowed humans to develop and use tools and progress as a species above all other creatures on Earth? Let's design a game around all the players (save two) not being allowed to use them." - Creator of fütball/soccer Are you allowed to kick the ball in basketball
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Jul 13, 2018 15:53
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Zzulu posted:Are you allowed to kick the ball in basketball Wtf? No you're not, because it's a sport that uses people's hands for fine motor tasks and people's feet for moving and supporting the people, in the way that humans are supposed to operate
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Jul 13, 2018 15:56
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Zzulu posted:Are you allowed to kick the ball in basketball Not a lot of people know this but if you kick a basketball and it goes in the net it's actually worth FOUR points.
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Jul 13, 2018 15:58
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skasion posted:Seriously though, watch the Champions League. The format is pretty much the same as the World Cup (the knockout games are home-and-away which means you have to learn the away goals rule but that’s easy), Borussia Dortmund is usually in it so there’s a team with an American for everyone to be a plastic of, and you get a broad sampling of the best clubs from across Europe so if you get interested in one of the national leagues you can learn about them that way. And it’s got the highest standard of play of any competition in the sport so that’s good too. I'll have to check that out some time. Is there good diving in the champions league?
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Jul 13, 2018 15:59
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Ginette Reno posted:the nhl is good hockey. Olympic hockey is good but the NHL didn't go to this past one because they get nothing out of it and it disrupts the NHL season so the owners all hate it. That sucked because Olympic hockey is usually good stuff. The premier league duh
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Jul 13, 2018 16:22
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Ginette Reno posted:I'll have to check that out some time. Is there good diving in the champions league? It’s got Neymar so...
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Jul 13, 2018 16:30
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Zzulu posted:Croatia in the finals is fun because no one expected it. So I really hope they beat the frenchmen Sadly the french are prolly gonna headbutt them into their graves
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Jul 13, 2018 17:52
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skasion posted:Another good thing about Gaelic football is that if you dive, 10-30 Irishmen are about to run roughshod over your supine corpse anyway so if you weren’t injured before you sure will be now Pity Gaelic football is more corrupt than FIFA. And you don't get a penny for playing, even if you piss blood occasionally for the rest of your life due to an injury from it. You only get money from it if you die on the pitch, and even then they still steal most of it.
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Jul 13, 2018 17:55
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I mean, it’s Ireland.
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Jul 13, 2018 17:57
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i dont know anything about gaelic football except i happened to be staying in dublin the night of the dublin vs kerry final a couple years ago and man the whole town went completely loving nuts it was pretty great
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Jul 13, 2018 21:47
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Earwicker posted:i dont know anything about gaelic football except i happened to be staying in dublin the night of the dublin vs kerry final a couple years ago and man the whole town went completely loving nuts it was pretty great 15 men to a side, you can use your hands but you can’t throw or run while holding the ball (theres more to it than that but who cares), three points for putting the ball in the goal, one point for putting it over the goal between the uprights. It’s fun.
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Jul 13, 2018 22:19
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ChesterJT posted:The one thing I do like about the low scoring is it really emphasizes that any team can win. A lot of matches even one lucky goal is enough to win fifa announces new battle royale mode
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Jul 13, 2018 22:20
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Mode 7 posted:Mods are asleep, post hot takes about soccer. no see it's the most popular game in the world a bloo bloo bloo
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Jul 13, 2018 22:21
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i didnt realize something being popular automatically meant that i had to like it
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Jul 13, 2018 22:22
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Zzulu posted:Soccer doesn't need gameplay improvements you turds. It's the most popular sport in the world for a good reason American Football is the most popular sport in the states, it must not need improvement either.
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Jul 13, 2018 22:22
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i enjoy most sports, however after i’m a sharks and pistons fan so i also want to die.
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Earwicker posted:i dont know anything about gaelic football except i happened to be staying in dublin the night of the dublin vs kerry final a couple years ago and man the whole town went completely loving nuts it was pretty great i think gaelic football is like normal football except there are no rules
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Jul 13, 2018 22:34
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Rutibex posted:i think gaelic football is like normal football except there are no rules That’s Aussie rules
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Blast of Confetti posted:field soccer (i think that's the name? idk) does some of this but hardcore fans bitch about the differences so it never caught on. it's kind of an arena football vs regular american football situation. people don't like change Yeah I know. I feel like soccer is especially that way, because in American football for example they usually make significant rule changes every offseason. If you look at a football field from way back in the day, they really look a LOT different. Soccer as far as I know has barely changed at all since inception, and there is a very strong conservative strain that makes it extra difficult to make positive changes. Also, what're they gonna do shorten every single soccer field across the entire world and then make them buy new goals? To say people would freak out because they don't like change is a huge understatement, they'd freak out for all kinds of reasons. skasion posted:If you want soccer to have loads more scoring just watch Gaelic football instead You have my attention. Now what the hell is Gaelic football. In the same spirit, I really really like Aussie rules football. But it's not really soccer at all and has more in common with football or rugby
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Jul 13, 2018 22:56
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skasion posted:15 men to a side, you can use your hands but you can’t throw or run while holding the ball (theres more to it than that but who cares), three points for putting the ball in the goal, one point for putting it over the goal between the uprights. It’s fun. You can't trick me that's ultimate frisbee
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Jul 13, 2018 22:58
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skasion posted:If you want soccer to have loads more scoring just watch Gaelic football instead Yep. Never even heard of this until we visited Ireland a couple years back. It's a great bar watching sport. At least in Ireland it is.
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Jul 13, 2018 23:09
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Because the Irish are loving crazy and awesome.
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Jul 13, 2018 23:10
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Actually all Gaelic Games are awesome.
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Jul 13, 2018 23:11
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Play posted:Yeah I know. I feel like soccer is especially that way, because in American football for example they usually make significant rule changes every offseason. american football has to change the rules every offseason because every advancement in camera technology makes it more and more difficult to define the precise nature of the word 'catch'
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How football is actually played has changed a lot since the 19th century or even since the 50s, but a great deal of that change has been in the tactical approach to the game rather than in the rules. The obvious reason for this is that unlike the NFL, which is the only body of any importance at all in its sport and can make any change to the rules it wants as long as enough team owners are on board, there is no one body that can unilaterally push through a change to the rules of football. The rules are upheld by IFAB. Since the 50s, Fifa gets four votes on IFAB and the football associations of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland each get one. You need six votes to change a rule. So Fifa can’t change anything without at least half the home nations on board and vice versa. This is a system designed to produce inertia and historically it’s required pretty major amounts of time and/or outcry to make more than small changes. So the laws of the game have changed quite a lot since 1863 (originally there was no goalkeeper, referee, or half time for example) but there have been only a handful of significant changes since Fifa was founded, like cards and the backpass rule.
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Play posted:Yeah I know. I feel like soccer is especially that way, because in American football for example they usually make significant rule changes every offseason. If you look at a football field from way back in the day, they really look a LOT different. Soccer as far as I know has barely changed at all since inception, and there is a very strong conservative strain that makes it extra difficult to make positive changes. its a lot easier to make rule changes frequently when there is only one league
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Jul 13, 2018 23:18
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America is poo poo at team sports and doesn’t understand or play the most popular team sport in the world? Who knew?
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Earwicker posted:i dont know anything about gaelic football except i happened to be staying in dublin the night of the dublin vs kerry final a couple years ago and man the whole town went completely loving nuts it was pretty great All gaelic finals are great craic, doesn't matter who it is really. The problem is that its Dublin centric when it comes to anything in it. Most of the money not stolen by the local clubs and then not stolen by the county clubs, and then not stolen by the higher management in Dublin, is spent mostly in Dublin for Dublin. I am horribly biased though on it though, come from a long family history of gaelic footballers.
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