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MetalmindStats posted...

On that note, even though I'm not new to quietly following along with Mercs, I still wonder - how much does it matter to have experience (whether by playing, watching, or both) with many games? Have frequently felt like my lacking breadth leaves me too uninformed to vote even after arguments or otherwise to understand characters' capabilities. Sorry if this is an unsuitable place to ask...

Personally I'm going to try to stick to being familiar with a majority of the Mercs I purchase, but that doesn't mean I'd avoid buying a couple I'm unfamiliar with if I love the build. I hadn't played SMTIV when I bought Flynn last time, but it wasn't too much homework to pick it up and run through it. Plus, you can glean a lot from wikis/FAQs/YouTube.

I also think there's some responsibility on leaders for educating voters on their Mercs. If you buy Pamela Ibis or Jacqli you are going to have to be able to summarize what their deals are, multiple times. There's not going to be enough voters if the pool is limited to just people intimately familiar with every Merc in the match. I think voters just need to be willing to learn about the Mercs they are less familiar with and keep an open mind about them.