I'm going to have to agree. Having prizes for top five would thin it out a bit too much. Top three would make it more rewarding. Not to mention 5th place is a tie. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, actually have to fight hard for those spots. Think of how a bracket is laid out. However, having a prize for fourth wouldnt be too bad, but i wouldnt make it go to fifth.
When OS gave bloodhawk that list, pirate ship was originally on it. Then BH took it off. That's why it was off for the MWC1. I'd leave it on.
You know... since we're stage striking, we could have a bigger selection >.>
FD/BF/SV/YI/PS1/Lylat/Halberd/Delphino are all legit starters. I definitely wouldnt trade lylat for PS1 though.
you're free to ban pipes/distant planet/corneria though. Completely understandable.