These ‘hydration breaks’ are fundamentally warping the World Cup. Curacao had just enjoyed perhaps the highlight so far with that equaliser against Germany and were on the attack again. Then three minutes to promote a laptop brand, and momentum is handed straight back. Wretched.
@NepentheZ Doesn't fully solve it, but the grinders can grind a bit (and practice delayed gratification/blow it all now), whilst also giving a bit of forward warning/planning to what is coming later, allowing the saving of tokens to still feel meaningful and informed.
@NepentheZ I'd be interested in seeing them experiment with having rewards that they don't want us to get yet (eg. Pirlo) "unlock" in 2 weeks rather than capping the tokens to prevent getting there early.
I.e. Earn 2.5k tokens now by all means, but you can't spend them on Pirlo yet.
When the U.K. Foreign Office considered denying North Koreans visas to play at the 1966 World Cup, FIFA told the FA that they would immediately relocate the tournament.
That was when FIFA still had something remotely resembling a spine.
Worst part about the World Cup so far:
-Americans and Brits arguing about whose stadia are better
Best part about the World Cup so far:
-German guy discovering Waffle House for the first time