How should the FExPokemon Brawl matches play out?

I start University next year at around the end of Feb or start of March. While the chances are I'll only go for 2-3 days a week, I'm just not sure how busy my schedule will be, especially since I have a job now that could carry through for a while. Winter (your Summer) is a possibility, but I'll just have to wait and see.

Brawls need a lot of planning:
First you need to get a number of characters that match the setup you want (whether you want matches of 2, 3, or 4).
Then you need to get your list together and also work out whether others will be able to nominate.
Then you need to work out how you will design your matches (whether you want pictures like I had or just list the matchups, and if you have pictures what program you'll use to create them. I used Paint)
Also if you have pictures you need to pick a font size, type, and colour for the characters' names.
There will need to be a set layout (in terms of size of the pics) that every match will be displayed on.
You'll then need to find a site that can convert the pics into an URL that you can put into SC.
You'll also need to go on a random list generator to randomly pick the matchups (eg https://www.random.org/lists/)
Once you have everything worked out, you then need to create your matchups. This involves finding images of all your characters (if you go down the picture matchup path). Some pics will be too small or too big, so it may take time to find the right ones.
You should also set up a good filing system to keep your matches organised.
Once your matches are done and ready, you'll need to upload them to some sort of site (eg http://tinypic.com/).

There can be a lot of planning depending on how you design your matches. The easy and time-saving option is just listing the matchups without pics, but imo they look better when you can see the characters too.

« Last edited by Matt77 on Dec 15th 2017 »

Wait, Santa was in the Nintendo brawl?

Yep, since it was just before Christmas I added him in as a secret character ;)

Freez, if you want to add in a secret character of your own feel free to scrap my Robin pick since it would fill up a slot & Robin's already been nominated. Up to you.

I don't have any fun ideas lol. Only one I can think of is an FE boss already.

Btw just a tip incase you need it the forum search works now so if you need ideas you can look at my Nintendo Brawl or nearly half a dozen Pokemon Brawls and see how they did it. Just searching 'Nintendo Brawl' or 'Pokemon Brawl' works.

Good to know thanks, I'll check there if I run into problems.

Matt: I use Paint too. ;)

You find way better font though. I don't know how to get in better font.

I've changed my mind and agree with Mewtwo, at least about the possible algorithm to get popular characters an easy R1 matchup. I went back and looked at results in my Nintendo one, and there were several popular characters that got knocked out in R1 (Luigi, Santa, Bowser, Wario, Waluigi) and semi-popular ones (Koopa Troopa, Dry Bowser, Birdo, Red). On the other end, characters such as Boomer, Cube, Amelia, Mimi, Paper Luigi, Sable, Honey Queen, Count Bleck, & Lemmy made it. Having a few unknowns make it through in weak vs weak matchups is good, but it would be a shame if a lot of popular characters got knocked out so early, especially if ties are involved (Mario & Breloom tied 3-3 in R2 and Breloom went on, winning the 3rd place match).

« Last edited by Matt77 on Dec 16th 2017 »

That's true. I think I'd randomize but have y'all vote on some matches between two big characters if there are too many.

Matt 77: Welcome to the light side.

Freez: I think that would be a perfect mix of both systems.

Only rule is if Mewtwo vs Lillie happens first round, we keep it.

Or Tapu Koko vs Lillie. That'd be a great matchup.

Or Platinum vs Lillie. That would be most interesting.

Unless you do it where you seed the top 16 competitors and make it that seeded people cannot verse in R1 (eg lets say Lillie is #3 seed and Lyn is #5 seed, because they are seeded they cannot verse in R1). The way you'd seed characters would be the character you think is the most popular would be the #1 seed and so on. You could do it no matter how the matchups are setup (if it's FE & Poke are split so they only verse in the final you can do two groups of 8 characters seeded, or if it's all v all first up just a full 16 characters). This would prevent popular characters from versing in R1, but you could still get unknown characters upsetting good characters that were close to being seeded, but weren't.

If that above paragraph made 0 sense I am sorry.

« Last edited by Matt77 on Dec 17th 2017 »

No, it makes sense. I was originally thinking along the lines of the eight most popular characters (four pokemon and four Fire emblem) as there would be still be plenty of surprise stars while keeping popular characters from mauling each other immediately. I think 16 (8 pokemon, 8 emblem) would work just as well though.

Yeah, potentially your idea of 4 & 4 (or 8 with the other structure of matchups) would be better since it would be easier for Freez to avoid seeded characters versing.

testuser Thanks so much for nominating, but if you don't mind, could you be the final vote for the style of bracket in the Brawl?

No stress :P

Lol now you understand why I was so pushy last year with trying to plan asap :p

Yep, and it looks like we've got randoms!

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MMewtwoEXY
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« Last edited by FreezShock on Dec 19th 2017 »

It's first to 4. Randoms are leading 3-2. It's not over 'till that fat lady does her singing.

I just think that it's a bit silly calling it the FExPokemon Brawl if the final will more than likely have 2 Pokemon/Poke characters.