Board 8 > I think it's time we remove characters that ALWAYS WIN for next year.

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The same like 4 or 5 characters win every year. It's not a surprise anymore, or any good battles. It's always going to be someone like Mario, Link, or Cloud, or Sephiroth, or whatever. It makes the contests boring and predictable.

I say we shouldn't allow our typical winners to participate next year.

Congrats on a perfect bracket!

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you might want to look at today's result before screaming CLOUD ALWAYS WINS

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exciting idea.

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should also remove lblock, since he beat link
should also remove pikachu, since he beat lblock
should also remove fox, since he beat pikachu

I'll find a way

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamefaqs#Contests I mean look at the people who win the most.

Nothing is wrong with Mario, or Zelda games, or Final Fantasy 7, it's just that they ALMOST ALWAYS WIN. I think it would be fair to exclude them for one year.

no more tim tebow in the contest

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For once, let's see what other characters people like, and give them a chance to shine.

From: jigglyweigel | #006
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamefaqs#Contests I mean look at the people who win the most.

Nothing is wrong with Mario, or Zelda games, or Final Fantasy 7, it's just that they ALMOST ALWAYS WIN. I think it would be fair to exclude them for one year.

Nope, just Link.

But yeah.

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Didn't they do that one year when they were running the Champions tournament as well? Solid Snake won. In the following year Samus won.

Let's be honest, you get rid of Cloud, Mario, and Link, and it just comes down to Samus and Snake. The best way to change it up would be to stop arranging the brackets so the same "top 8" makes it every single year. Link, Mario, Cloud, Sephiroth, Samus, Solid Snake, Mega Man, and sometimes Squall. Same final 8 every single year.

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Link, Mario, Cloud, Sephiroth, Samus, Solid Snake, Mega Man, and sometimes Squall. Same final 8 every single year.

So what do you suggest? Put those 8 guys in the same quarter and have the late rounds be a squash?

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Peach>Jill Valentine>Kirby>L Block>Link

Get Peach the **** out of my contest!

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From: MarvelousGerbil | #013
Tina Armstrong>Gordon Freeman>Peach>Jill Valentine>Kirby>L Block>Link

Fixed.

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GTM posted...
should also remove lblock, since he beat link
should also remove pikachu, since he beat lblock
should also remove fox, since he beat pikachu

I'll find a way

I fail to see your logic there. He said winners of the contest, not winners of said matches. However you are correct about removing L Block since it did win.

I understand what the OP is talking about. I think it is a great idea to remove the winners each year. Remember back in 2002 when the contests first started, Mario was favored to win the entire thing, but we were all shocked when Link won. That made exciting matches.

Now most everyone puts Link as winner in their bracket. There are little to no surprises in the later matches of the contest.

But that will never happen because anytime somebody suggests it, everyone suddenly gets offended and complains that it would be stupid and gives ridiculous reasons why. However, it is those same people that generally gripe about Link winning.

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I have a better idea.

Get rid of all Nintendo franchises that haven't had major updates in creativity and originality in over a decade or two...

That way we get rid of L-Block... otherwise known as Link.

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From: jigglyweigel | #001
It makes the contests boring and predictable.

So stop complaining and use your brilliant predictive skills to win the top prize each year

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pikachu can beat lblock, why remove it?

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I think the correct answer is for everyone to have better and more varied opinions, including me. Stop liking the same thing every year me!

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foolm0ron posted...
From: jigglyweigel | #001
It makes the contests boring and predictable.
So stop complaining and use your brilliant predictive skills to win the top prize each year

I think he is refering to the division finals until the end. The matches that are not predictable are the ones with low and mid card charcters.

I am not going to win any prizes but I missed two Round 1 matches where low cards were going against each other. Those matches are not predictable, so quite trying to sound smart.

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