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05/16/2012 08:42 PM (UTC)
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Quan Chi. He is and always will be my favorite MK male fighter.
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Scar_Subby
05/16/2012 08:49 PM (UTC)
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AJBlue Wrote:
Riyakou Wrote:
Scar_Subby Wrote:
Jaded-Raven Wrote:
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Yea, but have you guys not noticed that some really popular fights are going to come up in the second round.

Kitana vs Rain
Scorpion vs Noob Saibot
Raiden vs Fujin
Sonya vs Kano.

I'm telling you guys the first round is really just to weed out the scrubs. That's how I would have set it up too.


Those "scrubs" are loved characters by some people, so it is quite unfair towards those who like them to just "weed them out", simply because they might not be the most popular of characters. At least they should have been given a fighting chance.


I should have used a better word besides scrubs. That was douchey of me.

However, you get the point. Not everyone can win. People are going to get cut. It would also be unfair to get rid of the most popular characters by placing them all against one another in the first round.

I mean I'm sorry but if the ending somehow got down to Dairou and Darrius or something that wouldn't be interesting. That's why I say they had to place some of the more unpopular characters against the popular characters to get rid of some of the more unpopular ones. That way they can get to the meat of the competition.



That's called rigging a competition, in case you didn't know.

Had those characters been put into more fair match ups, I'm sure at least half of them would have made it through, because while they suck to many, they still have a fanbase.


Not really. Just like in sports playoffs, lower seeds get matched up against higher seeds. That's the only fair way to do it. Less popular characters shouldn't get an advantage just because their fanbase is smaller. This is a popularity contest more than anything else. People are going to pick who they like. There will also be people who pick out of spite.


Exactly! Like I said I like some of the less popular characters.

One of mine is about to bite the dust. I voted Li Mei, but I know it ain't gonna matter. She's probably my second favorite female behind jade. However, Quan Chi is unfortunately going to roll over her. That's the game though. It's a popularity contest and Quan Chi is more popular so it's okay if Li Mei bites the dust. At the end of the day there will only be one standing anyway.

One I do want to win is Mavado, but I know that since he's up against Kabal then he's going to lose hands down. A lot of people absoultely love Kabal. I guess I just never got the hype with him. Maybe they will bring Mavado back in MK10 and up his game.
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Shinnox
05/16/2012 10:26 PM (UTC)
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i was really rooting for dairou. i loved his design. he was my fav new char in mkdeception.

but, all i have to say is mk mythologies sareena ownz all other females.


as for li mei vs quan. i liked li mei in mkda. after that her appeal quickly faded for me. quan chi on the other hand has always been interesting to me. not to mention that he is responsible for the biggest and most famous story plot in mk: the scorpion/sub saga.i vote quan chi.
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05/16/2012 10:58 PM (UTC)
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AJBlue Wrote:
Riyakou Wrote:
Scar_Subby Wrote:
Jaded-Raven Wrote:
Scar_Subby Wrote:
Yea, but have you guys not noticed that some really popular fights are going to come up in the second round.

Kitana vs Rain
Scorpion vs Noob Saibot
Raiden vs Fujin
Sonya vs Kano.

I'm telling you guys the first round is really just to weed out the scrubs. That's how I would have set it up too.


Those "scrubs" are loved characters by some people, so it is quite unfair towards those who like them to just "weed them out", simply because they might not be the most popular of characters. At least they should have been given a fighting chance.


I should have used a better word besides scrubs. That was douchey of me.

However, you get the point. Not everyone can win. People are going to get cut. It would also be unfair to get rid of the most popular characters by placing them all against one another in the first round.

I mean I'm sorry but if the ending somehow got down to Dairou and Darrius or something that wouldn't be interesting. That's why I say they had to place some of the more unpopular characters against the popular characters to get rid of some of the more unpopular ones. That way they can get to the meat of the competition.



That's called rigging a competition, in case you didn't know.

Had those characters been put into more fair match ups, I'm sure at least half of them would have made it through, because while they suck to many, they still have a fanbase.


Not really. Just like in sports playoffs, lower seeds get matched up against higher seeds. That's the only fair way to do it. Less popular characters shouldn't get an advantage just because their fanbase is smaller. This is a popularity contest more than anything else. People are going to pick who they like. There will also be people who pick out of spite.


A sports match up is not a popularity contest.

And in this sense, the characters in the match up should share common attributes, or have a known quarrel, like Shang Tsung vs Quan Chi, Tanya vs Rain, or Havik vs Hotaru. Every character deserves a fair shot.
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05/16/2012 11:02 PM (UTC)
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wow, people getting really pissy about the shit characters being matched up with decent ones lol!

and Sorry Li Mei, its not that you're really bad or anything but your pretty bland and unimportant, Quan Chi gets my vote.
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Jaded-Raven
05/16/2012 11:08 PM (UTC)
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People seem to be very "lol, I'm mainstream and vote for popular characters, so boohoo to the underdogs". It's a damn shame that there are so many who willingly ignores the unfairness, just because their favourites are getting the upperhand. Well, that's sportsmanship for you right there.
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acidslayer
05/16/2012 11:11 PM (UTC)
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so far i voted for
Khameleon
Sub-Zero
Frost
Sareena
Quan Chi

that's who i voted for so far in the tournament.
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05/16/2012 11:13 PM (UTC)
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raidenthefridge Wrote:
wow, people getting really pissy about the shit characters being matched up with decent ones lol!

and Sorry Li Mei, its not that you're really bad or anything but your pretty bland and unimportant, Quan Chi gets my vote.


I know and I don't understand the pissyness either. Look at it this way. Either reptile or Ermac won't make it to the second round. Yet Ashrah or Nitara will. Also one of either Jax or Tremor will too. There are matchups here that are fair. I think the brackets are actually pretty even.

I mean what did they want Scorpion and Sub-Zero in the first around. Heck let's just do them in the first round, then Raiden and Fujin, along with Mileena and Kitana all in the First round. That way we make sure none of the popular ones make it to the end. Hell one way or the other a popular one would end up at the end. There's no stopping it. The unpopular characters will get eliminated.

Personally I'm waiting for Noob Saibot and Scorpion to go up againt one another that will be a good matchup. I also wonder if Quan Chi and Sub-Zero will come up against one another. If So I'm voting Sub-Zero to eliminate that troll Quan Chi, and Noob Saibot all the way against Scorpion. I love Noob Saibot, I think he's the best bad guy Mk has, that says a lot for where the character started at too. He used to have nothing and now he's one of the best bad guys. Let's go NOOB.
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05/16/2012 11:22 PM (UTC)
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Scar_Subby Wrote:
raidenthefridge Wrote:
wow, people getting really pissy about the shit characters being matched up with decent ones lol!

and Sorry Li Mei, its not that you're really bad or anything but your pretty bland and unimportant, Quan Chi gets my vote.


I know and I don't understand the pissyness either. Look at it this way. Either reptile or Ermac won't make it to the second round. Yet Ashrah or Nitara will. Also one of either Jax or Tremor will too. There are matchups here that are fair. I think the brackets are actually pretty even.

I mean what did they want Scorpion and Sub-Zero in the first around. Heck let's just do them in the first round, then Raiden and Fujin, along with Mileena and Kitana all in the First round. That way we make sure none of the popular ones make it to the end. Hell one way or the other a popular one would end up at the end. There's no stopping it. The unpopular characters will get eliminated.

Personally I'm waiting for Noob Saibot and Scorpion to go up againt one another that will be a good matchup. I also wonder if Quan Chi and Sub-Zero will come up against one another. If So I'm voting Sub-Zero to eliminate that troll Quan Chi, and Noob Saibot all the way against Scorpion. I love Noob Saibot, I think he's the best bad guy Mk has, that says a lot for where the character started at too. He used to have nothing and now he's one of the best bad guys. Let's go NOOB.


As said, those who are fans of the favourites don't care about the underdogs.
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05/16/2012 11:50 PM (UTC)
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Jaded-Raven Wrote:
Scar_Subby Wrote:
raidenthefridge Wrote:
wow, people getting really pissy about the shit characters being matched up with decent ones lol!

and Sorry Li Mei, its not that you're really bad or anything but your pretty bland and unimportant, Quan Chi gets my vote.


I know and I don't understand the pissyness either. Look at it this way. Either reptile or Ermac won't make it to the second round. Yet Ashrah or Nitara will. Also one of either Jax or Tremor will too. There are matchups here that are fair. I think the brackets are actually pretty even.

I mean what did they want Scorpion and Sub-Zero in the first around. Heck let's just do them in the first round, then Raiden and Fujin, along with Mileena and Kitana all in the First round. That way we make sure none of the popular ones make it to the end. Hell one way or the other a popular one would end up at the end. There's no stopping it. The unpopular characters will get eliminated.

Personally I'm waiting for Noob Saibot and Scorpion to go up againt one another that will be a good matchup. I also wonder if Quan Chi and Sub-Zero will come up against one another. If So I'm voting Sub-Zero to eliminate that troll Quan Chi, and Noob Saibot all the way against Scorpion. I love Noob Saibot, I think he's the best bad guy Mk has, that says a lot for where the character started at too. He used to have nothing and now he's one of the best bad guys. Let's go NOOB.


As said, those who are fans of the favourites don't care about the underdogs.


I do care about the underdogs though, I just know they won't make it to the end. Like I said Li Mei, Mavado, Sareena are all some of my favorites. I know they won't win it all though. I love Jade too, I want her to make it to finals unless she comes up against Sub-Zero.lol. Jade's my second favorite character of MK. I want her to go far in this competition.
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caged95
05/17/2012 01:14 AM (UTC)
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my round 1 votes come as follows:

Sub-zero
Taven
Sareena
Quan Chi
Kitana
Rain
Sindel
Reiko
Cage
Stryker
Skarlet
Mileena
Tremor
Kabal
Fujin
Raiden
Shang Tsung
Nightwolf
Reptile
Baraka
Cyrax
Sektor
Drahmin
Liu Kang
Goro
Kintaro
Nitara
Kai
Sonya
Kano
Havik
Scorpionglasses
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caged95
05/17/2012 01:20 AM (UTC)
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whos next though?
Kitana v. Darrius
or
Reiko vs Kahn?
actually change my vote to shujinko i like raiden but he needs to step aside as does liu kang, personally i would love to see Cage, Kai, or Havik to win. If havik loses ill still root for Bi-han
oh and i think this is going to be the closest match of Round 1? what are you guys thoughts?

Ermac vs Reptile
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keyara412
05/17/2012 01:49 AM (UTC)
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As much as I really dislike Quan Chi.... (especially in MK9) he gets my vote. Li Mei never interested me as a character... i find her really bland.
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Clarkxkent
05/17/2012 01:58 AM (UTC)
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Li Mei vs Quan Chi

Li Mei has always been an Ehhh character for me.

Her Moves- ok I guess. But those flying punches are awesome.

Her Story-Not bad. You gotta give her props on winning the deadly alliance tournament.

Quan Chi is evil and manipulative. Pretty badass also.He might be my favorite bad guy.

His moves-AWESOME. Ive liked his moves since MK4. His tele-stomp is badass.

His story- I love it. I think besides Shao Kahn, Quan Chi is the main villian. I mean hes behind the events like half the time.

Winner=Quan Chi
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Shinnox
05/17/2012 04:09 AM (UTC)
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ermac vs reptile is gonna be a big one. gonna be the toughest of round 1.

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The rightful heir to the lost realm of Edenia; Princess Kitana turned against her adopted father, Shao Kahn, to end his conquest of realms. Considered a terrorist by some, a patriot by others; Darrius is the leader of a subversive resistance against Seido's order-obsessed rulers. In this battle of Round 1 rebels, only one cause can triumph against overwhelming odds!

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FrostMK
05/17/2012 04:57 AM (UTC)
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I like Darrius, so he get my vote.
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caged95
05/17/2012 04:59 AM (UTC)
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Ok I lied I had a cha ge if heart an voted darrius
Darrius..

PFFT HAHAHAHAHAH! Nah I voted for Kitana.
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keyara412
05/17/2012 05:15 AM (UTC)
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Kitana.....yuuuupwink
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Shao Kahn did nothing wrong

05/17/2012 05:28 AM (UTC)
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Darrius.
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Second fan of "The Lady in Green...err Turquoise, no Gold?"

05/17/2012 05:28 AM (UTC)
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Well this matchup isn't really fair, but then again the others weren't either.

So my vote goes to KITANA because...well...its Darrius, need I say more?
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Harle
05/17/2012 05:33 AM (UTC)
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Is this even a question? ... I don't even like Kitana, but Darrius?

Though I do like that they managed to make a comparison between the two characters heh... For Meat and Mileena, instead of talking about the actual thing they have in common, I just keep thinking about how she'd probably just eat him. He looks downright delicious.
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05/17/2012 05:42 AM (UTC)
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Yeeeeah no. My vote goes to Kitana.
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