KMC Secret Wars! Eyes Only--You Know Who You Are...

Originally posted by Scoobless
Man-up, just PM your choices, you can keep looking for scans afterwards.

That's just it, I could do that, but only if I knew my picks. I'm fine with digging up scans after drafting, but here I'm actually trying to figure out the limits of power sets and such. If you want to see He-Man and Minion, I'll pick today. But if I want something a bit more original, I need a few days. I don't have a ton of knowledge at low herald, so there's really a lot of fact-finding. Leo said we have the week. I won't make you guys wait past that.

Also, you were gone for quite a while. Were you even around for the April Fool's shenanigans last year? That earlier reference may have been lost on you.

Originally posted by Digi
Also, you were gone for quite a while. Were you even around for the April Fool's shenanigans last year? That earlier reference may have been lost on you.

April Fool's .... AF?

What happened?

Originally posted by Scoobless
April Fool's .... AF?

What happened?

There's a chance you're playing dumb here, but it would be a bigger tragedy if you really don't know.

Suffice it to say, Delph and I had the forum on tilt for about a week, and I became a villain overnight. "AF Digi" is shorthand for my evil, April Fool's doppelganger. Like evil Spock, minus the goatee.

I'm not sure how many of the details I want to go into. It was unbelievably racist, but ultimately hilarious. Most of the posts that constituted the prank are buried in the off-topic thread over in the vs. forum, but you can see some of the reactions here:
http://www.killermovies.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=593746

Originally posted by Digi
There's a chance you're playing dumb here, but it would be a bigger tragedy if you really don't know.

Suffice it to say, Delph and I had the forum on tilt for about a week, and I became a villain overnight. "AF Digi" is shorthand for my evil, April Fool's doppelganger. Like evil Spock, minus the goatee.

I'm not sure how many of the details I want to go into. It was unbelievably racist, but ultimately hilarious. Most of the posts that constituted the prank are buried in the off-topic thread over in the vs. forum, but you can see some of the reactions here:
http://www.killermovies.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=593746

F**k you for not pm/emailing me when it was happening!

😠

I like fake pissing people off as much as anyone.

Guess I came back about 10 months too late.

🙁

Originally posted by Scoobless
F**k you for not pm/emailing me when it was happening!

😠

I like fake pissing people off as much as anyone.

Guess I came back about 10 months too late.

🙁

Heh. If it dulls the blow any, we didn't tell anyone. The mods needed to be in on the joke for disciplinary purposes (or lack thereof), as did Delph. And that was it. But yeah, you could have at least reveled in the chaos.

I've got one of my picks squared away. Working on the other. It stinks having to speed-read through comics, but I'm not comfortable making drafts based on a few non-dead links in a respect thread and/or online bios. Closing in on it though.

Originally posted by Digi
It stinks having to speed-read through comics, but I'm not comfortable making drafts based on a few non-dead links in a respect thread and/or online bios. Closing in on it though.

Then just pick someone you're familiar with, or actually like, this is supposed to be enjoyment, not work!

Engineer + ultimate Reed

Phuck dis world up lets Go!

Originally posted by "Id"
Engineer + ultimate Reed

Phuck dis world up lets Go!

Oh, I already did an Ultimate Reed mashup back in the day. But anything with him would run a train through the caps for this.

Originally posted by Scoobless
Then just pick someone you're familiar with, or actually like, this is supposed to be enjoyment, not work!

Don't worry, this is fun for me. I'd be upset with myself if I fell back on old picks. I don't like running the same gag twice, ya know? That, and it's always nice to give some new characters love. Like, I got to rep He-Man vs. friggin' Godzilla recently. That was amazing. But I don't want to turn around and use him again (though Galan's lightspeed lightsaber idea gets turns up to 11 with the Sword of Power, albeit with no tp defense).

Like I said, though, I'm making lots of progress.

Originally posted by Scoobless
Then just pick someone you're familiar with, or actually like, this is supposed to be enjoyment, not work!

No joke. The brainstorming during drafts is 10x more fun than my experience with drafts once they actually start, and the matches themselves. Everything is hope, potential, and anticipation right now. As soon as I submit my picks, it all breaks into chaos and tears.

That said, I should be done today.

Originally posted by Digi
No joke. The brainstorming during drafts is 10x more fun than my experience with drafts once they actually start, and the matches themselves. Everything is hope, potential, and anticipation right now. As soon as I submit my picks, it all breaks into chaos and tears.

That said, I should be done today.

👆 Drafting is the most fun for me too.

I'll be in the States until next Wednesday - I'm banking on having wifi for work and things, but it's never a sure bet, so there's a chance that I'm MIA for a little bit in the next week.

I'm confident that my drafts are fine though, so I'm happy to catch up on the match if need be.

Boy, I need someone to bounce ideas off of. I have two at either level, but no idea which should be my primary and backup (though realistically, I don't see any getting banned). And a 3rd at HM that gives me an "all my eggs on one basket" strategy that would be fun, but is a risky boom or bust.

I'm going to think it through today, then run an RNG tonight to make my picks.

RNG?

Originally posted by Digi
Boy, I need someone to bounce ideas off of. I have two at either level, but no idea which should be my primary and backup (though realistically, I don't see any getting banned). And a 3rd at HM that gives me an "all my eggs on one basket" strategy that would be fun, but is a risky boom or bust.

I'm going to think it through today, then run an RNG tonight to make my picks.

The ideas felt equally strong to me though, and I ended up picking the option that felt more fun, and with a character that I just like more.

Originally posted by Existere
👆 I was in a pretty similar boat, and even now I think it would have been maybe smarter to go with my second option - if it were a lengthier tourney, I almost certainly would have.

The ideas felt equally strong to me though, and I ended up picking the option that felt more fun, and with a character that I just like more.

Yup, same. I like pretty much all of the characters, though, and iirc have never been able to use any in tourneys. So it'll be fun either way.

Originally posted by Scoobless
RNG?

Random Number Generator

Originally posted by Digi
Yup, same. I like pretty much all of the characters, though, and iirc have never been able to use any in tourneys. So it'll be fun either way.

Random Number Generator

Originally posted by Newjak
You can bounce your ideas off me 😄

You're judging. Otherwise, yeah, you would've gotten a text and we'd have some beers and talk it over.

I'm PMing my picks to Blair now, so I assume they'll be posted sometime tomorrow.

My low herald pick became obvious upon research of a few I was interested in using. High meta, not as much. I was damn close to actually doing a coin flip. Depending on who you guys picked, I may be kicking myself.

And I dumped the "eggs in one basket" idea simply because I can't imagine skating through you guys with essentially one tactic. I have to believe one of you would find an answer, even if I don't know what it would be. Too much risk, despite the potential enjoyment. And, having talked to you all over the years - and having partnered with Scoob and Leo - I had a few names rumbling around in my head that I know y'all like but have never used. It's impossible to pick mine based off of blind guesses, but I'll be happy if I'm right on 1-2.