Not sure how mods feel about me necroing this thread, but I wanted to update this with results and a couple interesting tidbits...
The characters that didn't get in were:
-Sonic
-DK
-Link
-Samus
Ironically, DK and Sonic were well-received among the tournament players. (Based on videos, Link isn't looking too bad either.) It was the format that kept them from being picked, unfortunately. Samus being a disappointment was definitely the biggest surprise to everyone, especially when you consider the tournament format and the type of players involved. (This must mean she REALLY sucks.)
The draft order was:
1. Peachyhime – Villager
2. Hungrybox – Kirby
3. DJ Nintendo – Bowser
4. Milktea – Pikachu
5. Zero – Zero Suit Samus
6. Hugs – Megaman
7. PPMD – Fox
8. Toph – Pit
9. Crismas – Zelda
10. Ken – Marth
11. PewPewU – Mario
12. MacD – Greninja
13. aMSa – Olimar
14. KoreanDJ – Rosalina
15. Lilo – Wii Fit Trainer
16. Rapture – Little Mac
I believe we all assumed Villager would at least be a high tier pick. Looking more into the moveset, it made perfect sense. In fact, I'd say we should have valued Villager higher.
Some character choices were interesting and bit surprising. DJ Nintendo having such an early ballot and going with Bowser surprised me the most, but it definitely made the event entertaining. Hungrybox's Kirby was quite logical from a conceptual standpoint, nevermind how good Kirby is now. Unquestionably, the biggest surprise was how late the newcomers were picked, especially Little Mac. PPMD was actually going to go with him, but forgot he was still an option. (I'm sure he's not regretting that one...) Greninja being picked 12th was also unforeseen since he was a top tier choice amongst us.
Despite how much sideswiped our picks, it all starts to make sense when you look at an early tier list (provided by
meleeiton.me):
Top tier
- Kirby
- Pit
High Tier
- Villager
- Zero Suit Samus
- Mario
- Wii Fit Trainer
Mid Tier
- Pikachu
- Sonic
- Fox
- Marth
- Greninja
Low Tier
- Mega Man
- Zelda
Bottom Tier
- Little Mac (for FFA, TERRIBLE). Might be god-like on FD
- Bowser (DJN’s opinion)
???
- Olimar
- Rosalina
- Donkey Kong
- Link
(Samus is missing. I'm assuming she is on the bottom.)
As you can see, there is a bit of a correlation between character picks and this tier list based on player opinions.
All in all, this was a very fun experiment. Can't wait until the next invitational!