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Topic	Threw together an All Fictional Character Battle Mock Bracket
MetalmindStats 05/25/20 3:17:24 AM #8:	_SecretSquirrel posted... Is it that predictable? I think it would be the most obvious 51-49 match ever, though maybe I'm just overcorrecting after 2018's Knuckles > Zidane affair. It doesn't help that Knuckles would likely have 80%+ of B8 brackets thanks to Magus's (somewhat unfair by now) reputation, and it seems like we actually prefer Knuckles to Magus now. I could see Terra/Knuckles being interesting, though Vivi/Knuckles would be a bridge too far both in terms of seeding and the Square character's strength. TAFKAHurricane posted... I agree the Aerith/Red match actually seems like a waste in that slot in hindsight, Switching it with the Aloy/Monika though could make it more interesting maybe. Yeah, I feel like your proposed three-way switch of the Aerith, Aloy, and Ike matches would work much better. The only problems I can think of with that are that post-FF7R Aerith would be a bit too obvious a winner of the resulting fourpack (though I'm really curious to see what would happen in a Tifa/Aerith match), and I'm struggling to see how either Aerith or Red would score a 7-seed. TAFKAHurricane posted... I went with Simba because in those Board 8 "How well would they do in a contest" topics he is ranked ahead of Scar. Same reason why I chose Luke Skywalker over Han Solo. Oh, that's a bit awkward since I'm actually one of the three regular participants in that series. Honestly, we rated Simba so long ago that I forget what I thought at the time, but at the very least, I'm pretty confident in Scar > Simba and Han > Luke now. TAFKAHurricane posted... Pikachu/MMX may seem like a waste for MMX but they are close in the x-stats and I don't see MMX losing strength while Pikachu has a chance to have dropped some. My major problem with that match is that it's forcing one of two borderline top 10 characters to lose in the second round; I could easily see it being worthwhile a round or two later if Pikachu's dropped at all. Actually, Snake/Zelda has the same problem with both being borderline top 5 characters and one having to lose in only the third round. Regarding the finals, point taken, and I guess I should have realized that with Zelda being in the front half and all. I still feel like we'd have more compelling matches with Mario, Samus, Cloud, and probably Snake/Zelda all on the opposite side of Link, even if 2018 already had a majority of those matches, but I'm sure there's others who think that skew wouldn't be worth it. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." azuarc won the 2020 Guru Contest because he avoided picking rashly. <cite>MetalmindStats posted [p:939671048] in Threw toge... [t:78714875]...</cite> <quote>_SecretSquirrel posted... </cite> <quote>Is it that predictable?</quote>I think it would be the most obvious 51-49 match ever, though maybe I'm just overcorrecting after 2018's Knuckles > Zidane affair. It doesn't help that Knuckles would likely have 80%+ of B8 brackets thanks to Magus's (somewhat unfair by now) reputation, and it seems like we actually prefer Knuckles to Magus now. I could see Terra/Knuckles being interesting, though Vivi/Knuckles would be a bridge too far both in terms of seeding and the Square character's strength. TAFKAHurricane posted... </cite> <quote>I agree the Aerith/Red match actually seems like a waste in that slot in hindsight, Switching it with the Aloy/Monika though could make it more interesting maybe.</quote>Yeah, I feel like your proposed three-way switch of the Aerith, Aloy, and Ike matches would work much better. The only problems I can think of with that are that post-FF7R Aerith would be a bit too obvious a winner of the resulting fourpack (though I'm really curious to see what would happen in a Tifa/Aerith match), and I'm struggling to see how either Aerith or Red would score a 7-seed. TAFKAHurricane posted... </cite> <quote>I went with Simba because in those Board 8 "How well would they do in a contest" topics he is ranked ahead of Scar. Same reason why I chose Luke Skywalker over Han Solo.</quote>Oh, that's a bit awkward since I'm actually one of the three regular participants in that series. Honestly, we rated Simba so long ago that I forget what I thought at the time, but at the very least, I'm pretty confident in Scar > Simba and Han > Luke now. TAFKAHurricane posted... </cite> <quote>Pikachu/MMX may seem like a waste for MMX but they are close in the x-stats and I don't see MMX losing strength while Pikachu has a chance to have dropped some.</quote>My major problem with that match is that it's forcing one of two borderline top 10 characters to lose in the second round; I could easily see it being worthwhile a round or two later if Pikachu's dropped at all. Actually, Snake/Zelda has the same problem with both being borderline top 5 characters and one having to lose in only the third round. Regarding the finals, point taken, and I guess I should have realized that with Zelda being in the front half and all. I still feel like we'd have more compelling matches with Mario, Samus, Cloud, and probably Snake/Zelda all on the opposite side of Link, even if 2018 already had a majority of those matches, but I'm sure there's others who think that skew wouldn't be worth it. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." azuarc won the 2020 Guru Contest because he avoided picking rashly.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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