Kahn and batdude's Tourney Odds Thread

I know it's still a little early, but I figured I'd go ahead and make the threat since it's interesting to see how the odds change as each new pick is drafted. So far the participants are...

Team psycho charlotte - Kyle Rayner (GL), Zatanna, Tangent Superman

Team darthgoober & Blair Wind - Silver Surfer, Dr. Doom, Eradicator

Team Omega Vision & JL King - Wally West (Flash), All Star Superman

Team JaketheBank - Thor, Cyborg Superman, Infinity Man

Team: id369 and King Kandy - Genis-Vell, Quasar, Onslaught

Team Philosophia and PR - Hal Jordan (GL), Superman, Martian Manhunter

Team Leonidas & Galen007 - Blue Superman, Loki, Atrocitus

Team Kris Blaze & KM - Captain Comet, Nate Grey, Adam Warlock

Discuss.

Ha-son and dickidus will not win.

As a judge for this thing, I feel less inclined to take sides at all. Nothing can be ascertained by first picks anyway. Of those, however, Superman has the most weaknesses that will need covered. If they are, he's got as much power as anyone on the list, so it's not necessarily a bad pick. Just a riskier one.

Also, historically, Thor is great for getting you into the finals. Usually losing in the finals, granted. Thor has a win, and something like four 2nd place finishes. But I'm guessing that would be a good showing for Jake and Kris.

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Originally posted by Digi
Also, historically, Thor is great for getting you into the finals. Usually losing in the finals, granted. Thor has a win, and something like four 2nd place finishes. But I'm guessing that would be a good showing for Jake and Kris.

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Tangent Superman. The plot thickens...mmm

Originally posted by Badabing
Tangent Superman. The plot thickens...mmm

Originally posted by darthgoober
I'd go ahead and make the threat

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Silver Surfer and Tanget Superman are going to be hard to beat.

Tangent Superman isn't in this. It's Genis we ended up drafting.

Confirmed Teams and Drafted Characters

Team psycho charlotte - Kyle Rayner (GL)

Team darthgoober/Blair Wind - Silver Surfer

Team Omega Vision & JL - Wally West (Flash)

Team JaketheBank & Kris Blaze - Thor

Team Twig & Berries (Ha Son and Validus) - Superman

Team: id369 and King Kandy - Genis-Vell

Draft Round 2: Monday, Dec. 21 8pm EST

Some interesting choices so far... mmm

Originally posted by -Pr-
Some interesting choices so far... mmm

Disagree. The draft list has read like a Who's Who of well-known tourney draft picks. Not that it's bad, mind you. I'm as big a culprit as any of always targeting Thor in drafts, for example (who is, besides Surfer, the only other "so useful he must be taken at some point" pick of the heralds). But as soon as somebody drafts Space Phantom, then I'll be impressed.

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Originally posted by Digi
Disagree. The draft list has read like a Who's Who of well-known tourney draft picks. Not that it's bad, mind you. I'm as big a culprit as any of always targeting Thor in drafts, for example (who is, besides Surfer, the only other "so useful he must be taken" pick of the heralds). But as soon as somebody drafts Space Phantom, then I'll be impressed.

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actually, i meant it in the context of who drafted who. Like, Omega drafting Wally, for instance.

Originally posted by Digi
Disagree. The draft list has read like a Who's Who of well-known tourney draft picks. Not that it's bad, mind you. I'm as big a culprit as any of always targeting Thor in drafts, for example (who is, besides Surfer, the only other "so useful he must be taken at some point" pick of the heralds). But as soon as somebody drafts Space Phantom, then I'll be impressed.

😉

Originally posted by Digi
Disagree. The draft list has read like a Who's Who of well-known tourney draft picks. Not that it's bad, mind you. I'm as big a culprit as any of always targeting Thor in drafts, for example (who is, besides Surfer, the only other "so useful he must be taken at some point" pick of the heralds). But as soon as somebody drafts Space Phantom, then I'll be impressed.

😉

Originally posted by Digi
Disagree. The draft list has read like a Who's Who of well-known tourney draft picks. Not that it's bad, mind you. I'm as big a culprit as any of always targeting Thor in drafts, for example (who is, besides Surfer, the only other "so useful he must be taken at some point" pick of the heralds). But as soon as somebody drafts Space Phantom, then I'll be impressed.

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We where really aiming to draft obscure characters, rarely seen in tournaments. grumpy

That strategy went out the window pretty quick though, it seems.

obscurity is overrated imo.