Leo's Tourney Odds Thread

Teams thus far (alphabetical):

bw--
judomaster - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judomaster
victor mancha - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Mancha
noh-varr - http://marvel.com/universe/Marvel_Boy_(Noh-Varr)

cdb--
m - http://uncannyxmen.net/db/spotlight/showquestion.asp?faq=10&fldAuto=133
charcoal - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charcoal_(comics)
black canary - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Canary

digi--
iron spidey - http://marvel.wikia.com/Iron_Spider_Armor
capt boomerang jr - http://www.hyperborea.org/flash/boomerang2.html
moonknight - http://marvel.com/universe/Moon_Knight

gundam--
mysterio
jonas harrow - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Harrow
punisher

omega--
deathstroke - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathstroke
cage - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Cage
mr terrific

smurph--
cyclops - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclops_(comics)
ironfist - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Fist_(comics)
logan

POOL A:

1. smurph
2. cdb
3. omega

POOL B:

1. bw
2. digi
3. gundam

Schedule:

week 1: 1 vs 3 (both pools always)
week 2: 2 vs 3
week 3: 1 vs 2

week 4: 1 vs 2 x-overs
week 5: finals

8 posts/competitor. opening post will NOT count as a post UNLESS it exceeds a single post in length.

battlefield for week 1--both pools same battlefield:

post-apocalyptic new york city--city is partially overgrown with wildlife and most of the city is in ruins. no life besides plant-life anywhere in the area.

prep area=unbreakable, opaque domes in what is left of central park. start 1km apart, 10secs prep.

Judges:

delph, galan, jake, jlking, bada, kfish, pr, eny, guy22, whitewitch, blanket, KM, bats, kandy

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That's the most recent team and participant list. I'll probably update this post as things progress.

Meh, lots of competitors comment in depth traditionally, don't they? Just never on themselves.

I'm betting on my opponents. I'm super-serious here, no chance I'm planning on taking a dive or anything sneaky like that. ermm

Originally posted by Original Smurph
Meh, lots of competitors comment in depth traditionally, don't they? Just never on themselves.

Well yeah, but you knew what I meant. But, in the spirit of getting things started:

I can't make sense of gundam's team, and Blair is still sitting with one pick. I considered Judomaster myself but didn't want to use a pick for just her one power, though it's obviously a very useful one. But I figured she would be selected.

Charlotte's "M" could be the best single pick in the drafts, but I'm not a huge fan of what she surrounded M with. And I like your team. Solid, not terribly flashy, but Wolverine is the f-ing man. I considered him heavily too.

I don't want to say who I expected to get drafted that didn't, because I don't want to give Blair ideas. But with only 6 competitors, there's going to be plenty of talent that goes undrafted.

I'm obviously pleased with my own team, my only regret is that I had to choose between the 3 I have and the 1 other I was seriously considering. I honestly hadn't decided which 3 of the 4 I'd be drafting until moments before my round 1 draft.

the other pool:

Digi- Currently has the best odds for his pool, imo. The Capt. Boomerang pick came out from left field, but the other two were strong picks that I would have considered myself, with a versatile skills, powers and equipment list that are all at the top of the tier, and that all pose significant problems for many low meta teams.

Blair- Draft already plz. Although Judomaster in and of herself is solid, and already provides a decent defense to Digi.

Pee Gee- I want to see what the combination is that he's trying to pull off in his 10 seconds of prep. I feel like each of his drafts are strong prep characters, but the idea of putting them together in a run-and-gun set up like this is perplexing.

Digi
Pee Gee

Not ranking B-Dub since he has a third of a team...

Aye, I want to see what PG is thinking too. I hope he and Blair fight first, so that I can figure things out while they duke it out.

The group opposite me has all 3 people with tourney experience (Omega slightly less than the other two). Charcoal and Cage seem kinda one-dimensional to me, so I'm not the hugest fan. But I also like the others on their team (particularly M and Mr. Terrific, even sans prep), so it's kind of a wash. Smurph's a good debator with a solid team. I think that the group is his to lose at the moment, pending some strategy/tandem from the others that I'm not seeing, which is certainly possible.

Battles change everyone's opinion, so this is clearly very speculative, but at the moment:
Smurph
Charlotte
Omega

^If I might paraphrase a certain New God, you guys have only faced the idea of Omega Vision before now. biscuits

😛

Originally posted by Blair Wind
Sorry this took me so long. But I have to say, thanks Digi. I think I ended up the better for it 🙂

Judomaster -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judomaster

Victor Mancha -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Mancha

Noh-Varr -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noh-Varr

some interesting teams. love the mysterio pick, cap boomerang and i'm glad someone drafted slade. always liked him a lot.

should be a fun tourney. can't wait to see what happens. 🙂

Originally posted by leonidas
some interesting teams. love the mysterio pick, cap boomerang and i'm glad someone drafted slade. always liked him a lot.

should be a fun tourney. can't wait to see what happens. 🙂

Blair's picks mesh better mentally for me than do Digi's or Pee Gee's, and Victor was a pretty nifty pick, given his opponent's power sets and equipment. I think I give him the best odds in the pool right now... I think... also, I like Noh Varr as a pick, because he's awesome. Maybe I'm a little biased.

this is an interesting tourney and I'm terribly puzzled at some of the picks...

smurph got logan and cyclops??!! one guy who is basically unkillable even by heralds and another who can clear the battle field in one thought....wow talk about firepower. (maybe I missed some rules that would neuter his team though)

and then someone picks punisher?!! I'm very curious as to how punisher will perform....he seems out of his league in a tourney but thats why I would be interested.

My prediction right now...Smurph takes it.

Cage is your typical "brick for amalgam", Charcoal is a little better (at least he has more uses and is not a grounded sitting duck).

Smurph's team is perfect for shooting said sitting ducks down (depending on whether it's one-man pwner of amalgam or tag squad)🙂 Enough to give him good odds over Omega in the first opening match🙂

Originally posted by Charlotte DeBel

Smurph's team is perfect for shooting said sitting ducks down (depending on whether it's one-man pwner of amalgam or tag squad)🙂 Enough to give him good odds over Omega in the first opening match🙂

Originally posted by Original Smurph
Blair's picks mesh better mentally for me than do Digi's or Pee Gee's, and Victor was a pretty nifty pick, given his opponent's power sets and equipment. I think I give him the best odds in the pool right now... I think... also, I like Noh Varr as a pick, because he's awesome. Maybe I'm a little biased.

Noh was actually someone I nearly picked. Knowing that I really could've stymied Blair between him and Moon Knight makes me want to go back and pick him...not because I think I'd have a better team, but because of the hilarity.

Originally posted by Starscream M
its enough to give him odds over any team

Smurph's nuts may need a towel after your treatment. Chill for a bit and wait for battles. 90% of what people think going into battles is changed after the first round.

Originally posted by Digi
Noh was actually someone I nearly picked. Knowing that I really could've stymied Blair between him and Moon Knight makes me want to go back and pick him...not because I think I'd have a better team, but because of the hilarity.

uhuh

Anyway, we all have teams now. Anyone else with odds?

Originally posted by Digi

Smurph's nuts may need a towel after your treatment. Chill for a bit and wait for battles. 90% of what people think going into battles is changed after the first round.

this is an odds thread and I'm giving my odds. I'm betting that smurph's team will steamroll over any and all competition. mark my words.

Originally posted by Blair Wind
uhuh

Anyway, we all have teams now. Anyone else with odds?

I'll give you odds for who gets runnerup.

Originally posted by Starscream M
what do you mean chill?

this is an odds thread and I'm giving my odds. I'm betting that smurph's team will steamroll over any and all competition. mark my words.

Just that you need to keep a sense of perspective. You're acting like I'm debating you. One can make predictions without your needless, if amusing, verbal theatrics.

Originally posted by Digi
One can make predictions without your needless, if amusing, verbal theatrics.

Smurph 10/10.