i posted this in a TD PM.Isa said:http://puu.sh/pnHpE/a6a80924ca.jpg US North East (includes Washingon D.C.)
http://puu.sh/pnHsT/ea04436093.jpg US South
http://puu.sh/pnHwY/6049fb7125.jpg US Midwest
http://puu.sh/pnHyT/01975b4268.jpg US West
this is my suggestion for how future US teams should look. these regions follow the official US regions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States#Interstate_regions
the northeast is the least populated area but i do not think that it'd be a weak region - half of team East is from this area
the south is by contrast the most populated area, but i do not believe that we have a huge amount of great players from the inland regions, so i think it'd be fine
midwest is the area i'm most worried about, i dont know if there's a lot of noteworthy players from this area - zeb might be more versed than me here. we could take kentucky/oklahoma, using this as some kind of reasoning: http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/what-states-are-in-the-midwest/
us west would be the same as today but with montana, wyoming, colorado and new mexico added, so it'd be stronger than today at least.
Midwest would be the weakest. There are plenty of VGC players from that area but not really smogon outside of Nails, IFM, and Zeb (to name a few I can think of) it would be an improvement of what we currently have. Tennessee is of course in the South but it has a bigger player pool than say Kentucky (I go to school in Tennessee, Shake is from Tennessee) that would probably be a better balancing act but then the map would kinda look weird. I guess 4 equal US teams is impossible but in summary Isa map > current map.i posted this in a TD PM.
obligatory youre not american, you dont know the player base, fuck you for ruining team east legacy etc. etc. flame shield on - it's just my suggestion oo. i think it makes sense though and i'll propose this change when we get around to discussing it (which will be shortly after this wcop has ended, hopefully)
this is my opinion and not representative of the entire td team etc. etc.
It has been sent to the TDs.Has Greece posted their roster?
I mean we could go back to east and west Germany if u likeFunny how we decide to axe a whole continents team to make room for a country that already had eligibility in a team.
Why does America get 4 teams and every other country gets 1 at most? May as well rename this the American Cup of Pokemon at this rate.
I am so fucking done with your non-sequitering, generalizing, oligarchy finger-pointing, lame-ass attempts at stirring up shit and getting on my nerves because you apparently have nothing better to do with your time, but I'm just pissed off enough at this post that I'm going to reply.Funny how we decide to axe a whole continents team to make room for a country that already had eligibility in a team.
Why does America get 4 teams and every other country gets 1 at most? May as well rename this the American Cup of Pokemon at this rate.
Looks like the HRT is going great bae
Keep fighting the good fight, my man. Like you, I'm tired of the fat Americans and their double chins and beer bellies taking up everyone else's space. They do nothing but lock themselves up in their parents' basement stuffing their fat faces with McDonald's hamburgers and playing Pokemon, that's why there are so many of them people on here. You Latino guys should not be punished for actually having to work the fields to pay bills. A smaller playerbase should not keep LA from having a team.Funny how we decide to axe a whole continents team to make room for a country that already had eligibility in a team.
Why does America get 4 teams and every other country gets 1 at most? May as well rename this the American Cup of Pokemon at this rate.
He may be right but let's hypothetically say that every continent has the same number of teams in WCoP (how do you divide 16/5 in the first place?). Do you really think that every continent can put 3 or 4 teams with strong elegibilities? Asia/Africa/Oceania already lack of several players and can barely form a "Team Asia/Team Oceania/Team Afrabs". Furthermore, many (strong) players would likely be cut out and the quality of the tournament will decrease (and WCoP is already criticized for "skill gap" between top teams and the others). People will surely complain about this in the same way they are complaining right now.I believe that WQ means that there is too much European and American team compared to others...