We would've had to have been trying for it to be an epic loss.
Lose to me in Evangel's tourney....twice?....and we'll talk. If you want that spot in the Hall bad enough, you're going to have to show me that you deserve it. Now go copy an old DevilHulk post and use it as your writeup for our match.
Thanks for the ideas Trick. I'll try to work them in.
The Lists: Entry #1
"Hardest/easiest tournament" uses the following criteria: If an average debater from today were to enter each tourney, how hard/easy would it be for them to win? It does take into account era, so it is assumed that no scans would be allowed in the early tournaments (I-III or IV), even for our hypothetical modern participant.
Hardest Tournament:
3 - Iron Man Team Tournament (V) (Winner: Blair Wind)
Why: It was the tournament where the "old guard" vets seemed to meet the newest debaters of the current generation. There were precious few easy-outs, even in a 16 man tourney. Scan-heavy posts also made the scene for the first time, making it a rough transition for some.
2 - Herald Team Tournament (VI) (Winners: Leo and Kahn)
Why: Very little prep put an emphasis on character debating more than any tourney in the modern era, and partner tournaments are always a shade tougher because you have to coordinate plans with our partner and also make sure both partners are dedicated enough to win.
1 - Under Thanos Team Tourney (VIII) (Winners: Darkcrawler and Blair)
Why: Competition. There was one team that was a pushover, then every other team in the whole tourney was not only strong but a threat to win it all. Many felt that the best team, bran and goober with Adaptoid, Despero, and Earth X Absorbing Man, was actually the best in the tourney. And they lost in the semis. Not that crazy plans hadn't happened until this point (they had) but "prep time" took on a whole new meaning as teams went from a groups of herald types to Skyfather-busting meshes and beyond. And the finals match probably had more tourney experience in it than any match before or since, and was decided 3-2 by a hair's length.
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Differing opinions? Thoughts?
I figure NJ's and Hawkeyes's current one has a chance to take a spot in the top 3 due to the list of vets involved in it, but the current ones are still under evaluation, and at least ill's tourney had a few too many dropouts to be considered as cutthroat as these others.
__________________ "damn jinzin, you're a real trooper, you provde fact after fact and pages and pages of proof and these wanton miscreants just keep at it"~MERC
Glad you guys approve for the most part. ALL tourneys are tough, but those stand out to me.
I'll make more as I can.
Hehe...I don't know if I want to get overtly negative with the lists. It'll probably be a lot less controversial topics. But I'll keep it in the back of my head in case there's just 2-3 people that absolutely need recognition for BSing.
The other participants enjoyed our match for whatever reason....I was overly harsh with Souja a few times and I think they thought it was funny. Your team was fine but you had no way of making Juggernaut mobile. We just left him on the ground, and you guys resorted to saying he'd jump up and down at us.
And regardless of whether you agree with his decisions, ill reads the entire fight and provides reasoned opinions for his judgments. I may not agree with every decision from ANY judge, but that's all one can ask of potential judges.
Oh, then co-signed. Though some isn't his fault. Apparently some judges that were initially confirmed either didn't show or had to drop out for different reasons. Not a total excuse, but something, since I can vouch for how hard it is to get consistent judges for a whole tourney.
Against who, us? Probably not, since it was round 1, but that would be a fun list to make.
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"damn jinzin, you're a real trooper, you provde fact after fact and pages and pages of proof and these wanton miscreants just keep at it"~MERC
