Belgium and the Smurfs finally lose

For years, the competitive scene of Warera has revolved around rankings.

Weekly rankings, total rankings, country rankings, MU rankings, if there was a ranking, Belgium and the Smurfs were probably at the top of it.

Belgian Smurfs dominating

Many players dreamed of ending their dominance. Few ever came close.

Then everything changed.

One day, the legendary developer and hero of the community, Vatou, released a new update. In a shocking move, the patch heavily nerfed Belgium, Smurfs and allies. Their power was reduced dramatically, ending one of the most dominant eras the game had ever seen.

Nobody could have predicted what happened next.

Portuguese and German players became absolutely furious.

The update didn't buff Belgium and their allies. The update didn't nerf Portugal or Germany.

The update had simply failed to hand them free victories.

The idea that they might still have to fight, compete, and earn their rankings themselves proved too much to bear.

The outrage was immediate. Complaints filled every discussion. Arguments erupted everywhere. The pressure on Vatou became unbearable.

According to legend, the attacks became so relentless that Vatou died.

The entire game was devastated.

Belgium and the Smurfs cried harder than anyone had ever cried before. Not because of rankings. Not because of balance changes. Not because of lost power.

They cried because Vatou was gone.

The grief was immense.

Smurfs cryings their hearts out for Vatou

As the week progressed, everyone assumed Belgium and the Smurfs would easily win the Weekly Crying Ranking. After all, they won practically every ranking in the game.

But the Portuguese and Germans had discovered a level of crying previously thought impossible.

They weren't mourning Vatou. They weren't grieving a nerf.

They were crying because the update had not automatically awarded them first place.

Every day they cried harder. Every hour they cried louder.
Every minute they found new reasons to cry about having to put in effort.

The servers struggled to contain the flood.

Belgium and the Smurfs gave everything they had. Their tears were real. Their sadness was genuine.

Athletic Crymaxxers

It wasn't enough.

When the rankings were finally published, history had been made.

1st Place — Portuguese and German Players
2nd Place — Belgium
3rd Place — The Smurfs

The impossible had happened.

For the first time in memory, Belgium and the Smurfs had lost a ranking.

The Portuguese and Germans were crowned champions of the prestigious Crymaxxing Cup, achieving levels of competitive crying that experts still struggle to explain.

Congratulations /country/6813b6d446e731854c7ac79c & /country/6813b6d446e731854c7ac7aa

A community historian later summarized the event:

"Belgium and the Smurfs cried because Vatou died. The Portuguese and Germans cried because winning still required effort."

And thus, the greatest upset in Warera history was complete.