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If you could see the future, what would you spoil about the game?

LF2K

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Here's a pretty simple game; If you could somehow see the future (time machine, crystal ball, etc...), what's the one thing you would see about the new game? Release date, character roster, stages, items, music, features, and so on...

For me, it'd definitely be the character roster. Then I could leak it and no one would believe me. :troll:
 
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I would make a giant, detailed leak about everything in the game… and then people won't believe me at all.
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That or I can be a jerk and leak everything the opposite of what the final product is. :troll:
 

Seraphim.

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The roster, all of that other stuff can wait. Although seeing how the gameplay is would be a close second.
 

pitthekit

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I would see future lottery numbers.... And see future scientific endeavours... To steal of course. I would most likely see the character roster for sm4sh
 

Rouge

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I would leak sweet nothing, but I'd generally predict everything right and get into heated debates defending things I'd know would turn out to be correct. Then as the actual stuff gets released, I'd be like a savant and I'd be smug and arrogant about everything, eventually forgetting the basis of my predictions and I'd start believing my own lies and my own greatness. Then, I'd go insane and believe I'm some sort of prophet and I'd try to start a cult with me at the center of it which would be met with very little success. Then Smash 5 would come around and my predictions would be a big flop and I'd lose everything and flee forever.
 

APC99

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If I had a time machine, there's two things I'd do:

A. First off, I'd go back in time, to around April 2013, and leak off what's going to happen at E3 2013, as well as Rosalina in December. I'd also mention stages, ATs, items and such. My only proof would be release dates of certain characters, like Sonic, Luigi, Olimar, Peach and such.

B. I'd go to the future, find out everything about the game, and then come back to current time and give away everything wrong, like giving opposite characters (a Prime Hunter instead of Ridley, Tiki Tong instead of King K. Rool, etc.). Because I leaked everything right before, everyone will trust me and freak out for no apparent reason besides my cunning.

C. Laugh and then make it so I reveal the entire roster a few days later, joking around with them.

EDIT: I'd also probably go to the future and deck out my time machine to switch between TARDIS and DeLorean mode as well, probably take an almanac from the future, leak the next Smash Bros. roster, bring the cure for cancer and AIDS, murder Hitler and Osama bin Laden, prevent Lincoln from dying, buy all the old gaming consoles with their respective games, go to Disneyland each year from 1955 to 2055 to see the changes made, find alien life and go to the moon with Neil Armstrong. I'm a big dreamer.
 

CombatScouter

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^ Woah, these guys have some elaborate ideas! I think I'd let them see first, because I just want to know the roster.

You guys can send me it once you're done.
 

PikaJew

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Definitely leak the most disappointing fake roster. Would love to see Smashboards cry for months.
 

Zink Imp

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If I could see the future I'd look for the lotto numbers...

In seriousness I wouldn't reveal anything, but I would shoot down anything people had to say. Example: "My friend works at Namco. Hehihachi is in the game." "Nope."
 

Ben Holt

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Every damn thing.
But no one would believe me.
 
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I'd go into the future to get the game, unlock all the characters and then take a screenshot of the roster, and post it back here in the present. And then the leak speculation commences! >:D
 

ChickenWing13

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If I had a time machine, there's two things I'd do:

A. First off, I'd go back in time, to around April 2013, and leak off what's going to happen at E3 2013, as well as Rosalina in December. I'd also mention stages, ATs, items and such. My only proof would be release dates of certain characters, like Sonic, Luigi, Olimar, Peach and such.

B. I'd go to the future, find out everything about the game, and then come back to current time and give away everything wrong, like giving opposite characters (a Prime Hunter instead of Ridley, Tiki Tong instead of King K. Rool, etc.). Because I leaked everything right before, everyone will trust me and freak out for no apparent reason besides my cunning.

C. Laugh and then make it so I reveal the entire roster a few days later, joking around with them.

EDIT: I'd also probably go to the future and deck out my time machine to switch between TARDIS and DeLorean mode as well, probably take an almanac from the future, leak the next Smash Bros. roster, bring the cure for cancer and AIDS, murder Hitler and Osama bin Laden, prevent Lincoln from dying, buy all the old gaming consoles with their respective games, go to Disneyland each year from 1955 to 2055 to see the changes made, find alien life and go to the moon with Neil Armstrong. I'm a big dreamer.
Lol this would've made so much more sense had you kept your previous avatar.

If I could travel through time to leak anything from Smash 4 I would tell everyone here that there are credits after beating adventure mode.

Though I don't want to make ppl upset and I would feel guilty so I will probably just destroy my time machine after that and agree never to travel through time again, risking a disturbance in the time space continuum thus leading up to a black hole and ending all of civilization.
 

Kon

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I wouldn't spoil anything and meanwhile sit at home while watching the rosterpredictions. (and thinking something like "If you knew that..." :p )
 

Tepig2000

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I would say "Hey guys! I came from the future and know everything about Smash 4!" And leak everything except the character roster. No one would believe in me, and one day before the launch of the game I would show my "prediction" roster, and everyone would be surprised that I got it 100% right.
 

T✪NY

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I'd go to the future, play the game, take a few screen shots, then I'll go back to our time, PM every naysayer that said :wolf: wouldn't be in the game, and rub it in their faces with the screen shots!!
 

YoshiandToad

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I'd probably check out the roster, the assist trophies and pokeballs and then come back to the past.

I'd reveal each newcomer a week before their reveal "Expect a screenshot of Rosalina next week", but just to screw with everyone I'd probably also reveal the Assist Trophies "Expect a screenshot of Skullkid next week".

I don't think I'd post anything else other than that.

Actually tbh once the roster was revealed I'd probably post less, since half the hype comes in not knowing who is coming. Ruined it for myself, dammitall.
 

PsychoIncarnate

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Unless you brought back pictures, no one would believe it

Like Pre Brawl

When the REAL roster was posted. It was dismissed as fake because it had ROB on it, and ROB was deconfirmed as far as everyone was concerned.
 

Admiral Pit

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If I had the chance, I'd probably just play the game early, and just wait til the game comes out, then I may have a better advantage, although doing predictions for money isn't a bad idea.
 

Equal

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I would say Geno was confirmed, regardless if he is or isn't.

Geno confirmed!
 

Bean Yak

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I'd check the physics, of course.With that, I'd have two options.

I could start training hardcore, learning tons of techniques and winning tons of cash from tournaments because people don't know anything that I do.

That, or I could start an uprising by the melee community to dethrone Sakurai, using the physics of Smash 4 to rally my minions.
 

Chzrm3

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I don't think I'd leak anything, but I might be tempted to spoil something for myself. Maybe I'd look up "Is Dixie a playable character"?

Then again, I don't think I'd like that either. It ruins the fun of it!
 

KingofPhantoms

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One of the two things:

1: I would go back in time first, then leak Skull Kid and tell people he's playable.

OR

2: I'd leak as much info as I could, then wait how everything plays out and see how people react when it turns out everything I've been saying is true.
 

Ryan.

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I would probably leak the character roster, have people deny my predictions, and act like a jerk when I turn out to be right.
 

Norm

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I would reveal the total number of characters in it and that's it. I would assume that there are people out there like myself who don't want to know everything and want to find stuff out for themselves. Knowing that I wouldn't want to reveal anything really.
 

Xigger

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I would say nothing about the game, but instead take Sakurai's subtle elitist quotes about the way he made his game is better than any other way fans wanted, and use those quotes in the least wanted support threads up to their last, hopeful day. [Laughs]
 
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