Thor
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Pin Clock I don't know if we want these or not, but we have a few tournaments done and may have more. Power rankings are basically how good people are, but they're somewhat subjective [you can use formulas and stuff with decay rates on wins and based on brackets, but how you make that stuff still depends on values plugged in and gives different results]. If we specifically don't want one, then we shouldn't have one [and this can be deleted], but I've made a rough one based on the previous two tournaments, looking at bracket results, set totals, and also factoring in my own [certainly somewhat biased] opinion. PRs are usually 10 players long, although they can be longer or shorter [depends on the size of the region/group that is being ranked, as well as the preferences of the community].
1. BC - frankly, his own worst enemy is himself. When he's feeling well, he plays very well, and his character choices are strong ones. Not unbeatable, but a force to be reckoned with. He didn't feel well last tournament and dropped out, but I'm not gonna count that against him.
2. Darxmarx - a very strong Kirby with a handy Mario [and maybe more], he has performed very well in both tournaments thus far.
3. Thor - yeah I put myself here. I won the last event, and I usually go about even with BC in friendlies. I joked somewhere that I'm like Westballz in that I can beat anyone, but I can lose to almost anyone too [there's a meme about that I think]. I have a plethora of characters, and that MU spread helped me win the last event [Darx is seemingly not very familiar with fighting Luigi]. However, I'm not comfortable putting myself above either of those players above me based on what we have (I had to rely on Luigi to beat Darxmarx). I probably have the most diverse roster on the PR, with at least 7 different characters used in tournament with wins, and more that have been or may see use.
4. Longbottom - a potent Peach with a powerful ZSS, he placed well in both events. He can take games from people above him, but he split sets with Darxmarx in one event, and while he beat him in the other, he's got a negative record against me and no sets vs BC, so I put him below me. However, based on friendlies we've played, the 4 of us seem interchangeable, more or less.
5. owo - I said opinions are in here for a reason, and that's part of why owo is here. I double eliminated him, but he took games in both sets and almost beat me winner's round 1. He plays an extremely potent Falco and has other characters as well [Marth for sure, and possibly Ike and more]. He is extremely patient and can wear people down. He uses far fewer lasers than I, but his lasers rarely miss their mark [whether shielded or on hit]. Bent admitted to be beaten thoroughly by owo, and I know Bent himself is solid, so that win is not something that should be taken lightly.
[After this point, I'm much less certain of the places, so I'm going more off brackets here].
6. Joeybeta - he placed somewhat mediocre in the first event, but almost took a set off Longbottom in the last event, and won the Netplay tournament without dropping a set. His Lucario seems to use Double Team generously, and with good reason - the move is quite powerful, has mixup options based on which side Lucairo reappears on, and has grab and walljump cancels.
7. Vanity - Again based on opinion, Vanity plays a Diddy Kong that makes solid use of banana peels. While this is a character that tries my patience, his 7th place at the Minus after Christmas was due to losing to myself and Darxmarx, and he took 2nd in the Netplay event.
8. 2scoopsohflames - with an Olimar and Zelda that thoroughly tried my patience, 2scoopsohflame ends up here. While 2scoopsohflame did outplace Vanity last event and beat him in bracket, 2scoopsohflame has only entered one event, so it's unclear if that consistency will be maintained, especially in light of how infrequent Zelda and Olimar are [should someone really practice dealing with those characters, those results could be quite difficult to maintain, unless 2scoopsohflame can adapt back].
9, Flandre64 - has had consistently high placings. I have never played him myself, but top 8 every event earns him this spot.
10. Bent_00 - I'm not sure who would fill a number 10 slot [kinda ran out of people, sort of], so I can't state how deserved this really is, but he beat BC, and that can't be overlooked, even if BC wasn't feeling his best. Whatever your opinion on Warlock Punch ( : P), know Bent has a solid Falcon and decent Ganondorf, so I'm sure he'd be more than happy to defend this placement and climb the ranks. He also lost to only people already on the PR at the last event, so this placement shouldn't be entirely out of the blue.
Honorable mention: Usually a section for people who just barely don't make it, or else for people who don't qualify for certain reasons [there's often an attendance minimum], I'll name Gold_TSG as the only honorable mention - if he still played the game, he would almost certainly be number 1, and with Ganondorf and DK no less, but he no longer plays [or at least, doesn't seem that interested in doing so and didn't enter any of the events].
Feel free to comment, critique, or even list your own power rankings and then compare the two. If people want, this could be taken up by various people and a power rankings could be maintained, which would both help with seeding and let people know who they should be striving to play and beat.
1. BC - frankly, his own worst enemy is himself. When he's feeling well, he plays very well, and his character choices are strong ones. Not unbeatable, but a force to be reckoned with. He didn't feel well last tournament and dropped out, but I'm not gonna count that against him.
2. Darxmarx - a very strong Kirby with a handy Mario [and maybe more], he has performed very well in both tournaments thus far.
3. Thor - yeah I put myself here. I won the last event, and I usually go about even with BC in friendlies. I joked somewhere that I'm like Westballz in that I can beat anyone, but I can lose to almost anyone too [there's a meme about that I think]. I have a plethora of characters, and that MU spread helped me win the last event [Darx is seemingly not very familiar with fighting Luigi]. However, I'm not comfortable putting myself above either of those players above me based on what we have (I had to rely on Luigi to beat Darxmarx). I probably have the most diverse roster on the PR, with at least 7 different characters used in tournament with wins, and more that have been or may see use.
4. Longbottom - a potent Peach with a powerful ZSS, he placed well in both events. He can take games from people above him, but he split sets with Darxmarx in one event, and while he beat him in the other, he's got a negative record against me and no sets vs BC, so I put him below me. However, based on friendlies we've played, the 4 of us seem interchangeable, more or less.
5. owo - I said opinions are in here for a reason, and that's part of why owo is here. I double eliminated him, but he took games in both sets and almost beat me winner's round 1. He plays an extremely potent Falco and has other characters as well [Marth for sure, and possibly Ike and more]. He is extremely patient and can wear people down. He uses far fewer lasers than I, but his lasers rarely miss their mark [whether shielded or on hit]. Bent admitted to be beaten thoroughly by owo, and I know Bent himself is solid, so that win is not something that should be taken lightly.
[After this point, I'm much less certain of the places, so I'm going more off brackets here].
6. Joeybeta - he placed somewhat mediocre in the first event, but almost took a set off Longbottom in the last event, and won the Netplay tournament without dropping a set. His Lucario seems to use Double Team generously, and with good reason - the move is quite powerful, has mixup options based on which side Lucairo reappears on, and has grab and walljump cancels.
7. Vanity - Again based on opinion, Vanity plays a Diddy Kong that makes solid use of banana peels. While this is a character that tries my patience, his 7th place at the Minus after Christmas was due to losing to myself and Darxmarx, and he took 2nd in the Netplay event.
8. 2scoopsohflames - with an Olimar and Zelda that thoroughly tried my patience, 2scoopsohflame ends up here. While 2scoopsohflame did outplace Vanity last event and beat him in bracket, 2scoopsohflame has only entered one event, so it's unclear if that consistency will be maintained, especially in light of how infrequent Zelda and Olimar are [should someone really practice dealing with those characters, those results could be quite difficult to maintain, unless 2scoopsohflame can adapt back].
9, Flandre64 - has had consistently high placings. I have never played him myself, but top 8 every event earns him this spot.
10. Bent_00 - I'm not sure who would fill a number 10 slot [kinda ran out of people, sort of], so I can't state how deserved this really is, but he beat BC, and that can't be overlooked, even if BC wasn't feeling his best. Whatever your opinion on Warlock Punch ( : P), know Bent has a solid Falcon and decent Ganondorf, so I'm sure he'd be more than happy to defend this placement and climb the ranks. He also lost to only people already on the PR at the last event, so this placement shouldn't be entirely out of the blue.
Honorable mention: Usually a section for people who just barely don't make it, or else for people who don't qualify for certain reasons [there's often an attendance minimum], I'll name Gold_TSG as the only honorable mention - if he still played the game, he would almost certainly be number 1, and with Ganondorf and DK no less, but he no longer plays [or at least, doesn't seem that interested in doing so and didn't enter any of the events].
Feel free to comment, critique, or even list your own power rankings and then compare the two. If people want, this could be taken up by various people and a power rankings could be maintained, which would both help with seeding and let people know who they should be striving to play and beat.
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), which led to lack of enthusiasm, which resulted in less desire to play.
