Gauging Interest: March Madness Style Transformers Tournament

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  1. Longitudinalwave

    Longitudinalwave A Big Fan of (Sound/Shock)wave

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    Hi, all!

    I'm curious to see if there would be any interest in a March-Madness style Transformers Tournament (somewhat akin to the ones set up by @OptimusSolo about eleven years ago.) I was thinking that it would probably focus mainly on the G1 cast, mainly due to how easy it is to find their tech specs and bios, but I would not be using the same exact set of characters as either of the previous tournaments.

    I am also thinking of possibly including some of the Japanese G1 characters in the tournament, if people would enjoy that.

    If there is an interest and the moderators are okay with the idea, I will set up the brackets and find the necessary bios and tech specs (though if anyone wishes to help, that would of course be welcome).

    Thanks!
     
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  2. Dark Starscream

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  3. Scarlet knight

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    I have no idea what it is, but I'm in.
     
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    What’s March madness?
     
  5. Scarlet knight

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    I have no idea.
     
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  6. Longitudinalwave

    Longitudinalwave A Big Fan of (Sound/Shock)wave

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    Usually, it refers to a tournament between 64 college basketball teams, with one loss knocking a team out of the tournament. This is a similar idea, just with Transformers characters (and more nerd debates). There will be a set time during which people can vote on which of the two candidates in a round would beat the other in a fight, and the winner will be whoever gets the most votes. Hopefully, there will also be some debating over which candidate would be the more likely victor as well.
     
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  7. ThunderDestron

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    Lets do it. Maybe include the late g1 obscure stuff to add more room for argument (otherwise someone like optimus or Megatron is probably guaranteed a win)

    Maybe use the poll feature
     
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  8. mn_128875

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    Ok. That sounds like fun.
     
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  9. Longitudinalwave

    Longitudinalwave A Big Fan of (Sound/Shock)wave

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    I was planning to use the poll features (one per round) and have people vote for the winner in each one, then merge the threads into one larger one so things don't get too cluttered up.

    Optimus and Megatron will not be in this thread, nor will the combiners, the citybots, Sky Lynx, or Omega Supreme.
     
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  10. WishfulThinking

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    I did one last year on Facebook with our local fan group with G1/BW/Bayverse/Animated as the four divisions. G1 Optimus Prime won. He will always win.
     
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  11. Longitudinalwave

    Longitudinalwave A Big Fan of (Sound/Shock)wave

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    Here's the current list of participants:
    • Deathsaurus (Seed 1)
    • Overlord (Seed 2)
    • Star Saber (Seed 3)
    • Shockwave (Seed 4)
    • Grimlock (Seed 5)
    • Ultra Magnus (Seed 6)
    • Metalhawk (Seed 7)
    • Ginrai (Seed 8)
    • Starscream (Seed 9)
    • Jazz (Seed 10)
    • Soundwave (Seed 11)
    • Prowl (Seed 12)
    • Ironhide (Seed 13)
    • Leozack (Seed 14)
    • Onslaught (Seed 15)
    • Snaptrap (Seed 16)
    • Blacker (Seed 17)
    • Sludge (Seed 18)
    • Slag (Seed 19)
    • Snarl (Seed 20)
    • Blast Off (Seed 21)
    • Drillhorn (Seed 22)
    • Guyhawk (Seed 23)
    • Vortex (Seed 24)
    • Swindle (Seed 25)
    • Hellbat (Seed 26)
    • Jallguar (Seed 27)
    • Killbison (Seed 28)
    • Skydive (Seed 29)
    • Brawl (Seed 30)
    • Air Raid (Seed 31)
    • Hardhead (Seed 32)
    • Brainstorm (Seed 33)
    • Chromedome (Seed 34)
    • Highbrow (Seed 35)
    • Seawing (Seed 36)
    • Tentakil (Seed 37)
    • Overbite (Seed 38)
    • Skalor (Seed 39)
    • Mirage (Seed 40)
    • Trailbreaker (Seed 41)
    • Blitzwing (Seed 42)
    • Astrotrain (Seed 43)
    • Braver (Seed 44)
    • Laster (Seed 45)
    • Wingwaver (Seed 46)
    • Goryu (Seed 47)
    • Slingshot (Seed 48)
    • Swoop (Seed 49)
    • Buzzsaw (Seed 50)
    • Steeljaw (Seed 51)
    • Hound (Seed 52)
    • Kup (Seed 53)
    • Bluestreak (Seed 54)
    • Fireflight (Seed 55)
    • Gairyu (Seed 56)
    • Rairyu (Seed 57)
    • Yakuryu (Seed 58)
    • Doryu (Seed 59)
    • Hoist (Seed 60)
    • Machtackle (Seed 61)
    • Dashtacker (Seed 62)
    • Nautilator (Seed 63)
    • Kakuryu (Seed 64)
     
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    Sounds interesting!
     
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  13. Longitudinalwave

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    The tournament bracket is set up; I can start the first round(s) whenever is convenient.
     
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    Bombs away! :D 
     
  15. OptimusSolo

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    Woah, what a blast from the past!!!
     
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  16. Longitudinalwave

    Longitudinalwave A Big Fan of (Sound/Shock)wave

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    Oh, wow! Hi!
     
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    Haha it's been a long time since my tfw2005 march madness tournaments. Those were a lot of fun! It seemed at the time the admins/mods didn't like them much but the members sure made it fun.
     
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