Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 220 ft Byleth, Daenerys, Cpt John Price

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half_silver28
01/15/20 9:25:15 PM
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This is a topic to rate the contest strength of potential newcomers in the current contest environment.

I will pick the characters to rate and discuss for each day from user nominations - whoever the 3 most nominated characters are at that time. If there are more than 3 I will pick randomly. You can nominate any number of characters at any time, but you cannot nominate the same character twice.

All characters who were present in the 2018 Character Battle will NOT be eligible. Otherwise you can nominate any character that has appeared in video games; even comic book characters. This will exclude real-life athletes who have only appeared in long running sports series, however I will accept those who have their own games such as Shaq. I will accept nominations for iconic gaming duos too, if there is a compelling reason for both characters to be linked (either co-starring in a game ala Banjo & Kazooie, or always appearing together like Callie & Marie from Splatoon).

Each day will have a separate topic, and nominations will carry over. As far as actually rating the character's contest strength; I ask that users rank a characters potential strength with one of the following qualifiers - LAW Fodder, Low Fodder, Mid Fodder, High Fodder, Fodder Line, Low Midcarder, Midcarder, High Midcarder, Near Elite, Elite, LAW Tier (capable of beating Link). I will average all the ratings given to a character to come up with their final ranking. I have included a highlighted entrant from Character Battle X on each tier of the strength rankings below, to provide a baseline for each.

Note that LAW Fodder is meant to be a tier reserved for the weakest possible characters to put into a contest. A character will only be placed there if at least 3/4ths of the voters for that day agree on the LAW Fodder rating, and no ratings above Low Fodder are given. If either of those conditions are not met, the character will not be eligible for the LAW Fodder tier.

Current Character Strength Rankings: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P1AIhHywBiLd6VAMZMNEGX-HW2td8u1D0Iw_tzHsORw/edit?usp=sharing

Nomination List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-KnSBDzppzPK5Ug1zmx8_x0bG4tqFDMPPH2k8J3s8sk/edit?usp=sharing

If you feel that a character has been over or under-ranked, or if a new development has come up that would affect their contest strength, you may nominate them for a re-ranking. You may nominate one character per day for this, and 3 votes are needed to get them on the slate. One character with 3 votes will come up for re-ranking today.

Re-ranking Nomination List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V6dx-tu-FD1rCxbX69eQwEzE7x1F6nNRNFochYHu1dc/edit?usp=sharing

Results from Day 219:

Makoto Yuki/Protagonist (Persona 3) is Low Fodder
Faris Scherwiz (Final Fantasy V) is Low Fodder
Suicune (Pokemon) is Fodder Line

Re-Ranking Result:

Morgana (Persona 5) is now Low Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones)
Captain John Price (Call of Duty)
Byleth (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)

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MetalmindStats
01/16/20 9:20:58 AM
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Byleth: Mid Fodder - The brand-new Smash announcement was possibly the worst thing that could have happened for her strength. She still won't exactly be turbofodder - I actually would have voted High Fodder beforehand, because actually being the protagonist and presumably focus of your game matters a lot on GameFAQs - but now she's going to have to contend with antivotes aplenty.

Daenerys: Mid Fodder - Speaking of external events turning people against a character, Mid Fodder might even be generous here after GoT's final season.

CJP: Low Fodder - I would actually consider LAW Fodder for any other Call of Duty character, except Riley because of doggo appeal. However, CJP should get a fair few votes among CoD players for being the series symbol.

On that note, nominate Soap MacTavish (Call of Duty 4).

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half_silver28
01/16/20 1:46:21 PM
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nominate Soap as well

I will agree with metalmind's ratings. I was at work and this was the first I heard about the Smash announcement. Big Oof


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half_silver28
01/16/20 2:02:56 PM
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Also nominate Edelgard (Fire Emblem: Three Houses) for re-ranking. Her reception has cooled significantly since the release of Three Houses, mainly due to her in-game actions. Her design and main waifu spot in the game can only take her so far, and I think fodder line is too much considering that.

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NowItsAngeTime
01/16/20 3:03:43 PM
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People are (big surprise) just currently overreacting to Beyleth being in over anyone else and being another FE character in Smash

After he/she comes out and more DLC comes out no one will care that Beyleth "stole" a spot people will just be crying about the newest revealed character

I think Byleth topic should have waited at least a month or 2 after actually being released in Smash

Right now voters will be biased towards the current reaction that changes every 2-4 weeks

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AxemRedRanger
01/16/20 7:14:55 PM
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The topic went up last night by total coincidence. we didnt know Nintendo would be so foolish as to actually pick him! He can be re-ranked later if need be.

Agree with metalminds ratings.

nominate soap mactavish and captain McMillan.

re-rank Edelgard.

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MetalmindStats
01/16/20 7:46:01 PM
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Nominate Captain MacMillan, rerank Edelgard.

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AxemRedRanger
01/16/20 9:45:31 PM
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Nominate Siegfried (Soul calibur)

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half_silver28
01/16/20 9:57:02 PM
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Also nominate Macmillan.

Day 221 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78337476

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