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Skullgirls DLC Character vote | The Campaign united us, The Voting will destroy us

Wait, what? It's instant-runoff, right? Only your first character gets a vote:

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Only first choices are counted.
First choices. There is more than one choice here. It's a weighted vote.
 
If your first choice doesn't get eliminated then it's the only vote you're going to get, no?
If your first choice gets eliminated your second choice still has weight. Or at least that's how I understand weighted voting. After all, if the first vote is the only vote that counts, why even have the option of voting for other candidates?
 
If your first choice gets eliminated your second choice still has weight. Or at least that's how I understand weighted voting.

Sure; but your best shot is putting Annie as first choice and hope for the best. You still put Umbrella or however you want as 2, but your first choice needs to be the character you WANT the most.

Can I compromise and have a galactic chair?

Put Annie as number one in every vote and you can put Beowulf as number 2 if you want; Annie Team only cares about your top choice.
 
I actually hold the opposite view. I think the overexposure and all the salt that started concentrating when the top four was announced is really gonna hurt the chances of the remaining four - less people are going to be as invested as seeing them reach the top simply because a lot of people are just gonna be exhausted over it all. Meanwhile, lots of dark horses are starting to emerge after the fact and particularly for characters with campaigners as active as Annie's, a lot of that momentum will start to stagnate. I want to believe. But it's harder every day.

...Ultimabro's cynicism realism is catching on. :(
It was over for her the moment she lost this poll.
 
Sure; but your best shot is putting Annie as first choice and hope for the best. You still put Umbrella or however you want as 2, but your first choice needs to be the character you WANT the most.
Oh I agree, the first vote should be for the character you want the most. It also depends on how they decide to weight votes.

Let's say you have a choice 1, a choice 2, and a choice 3.

If choice 1 is weighted as 30 votes, and choice 2 and 3 are 29 and 28, this has a massive effect on the vote.

However, if each of your choices is divided by a factor of two, (30 votes, 15, 8), then your first vote matters more and your second and third vote matter less, but can still be pivotal.

At this point, it depends on how they decide to weight their system.

Plurality votes are simpler, but they don't really say much about your voters or their preferences.
 
Can I compromise and have a galactic chair?

Not really. There can only be one. Do the right thing, vote for Beowulf! And have Annie as number two if you want, in case Beowulf loses.

I feel that Annie is one of the more likely characters to appear again if SG ever has another expansion, Beowulf not so much.
 
If his supporters hadn't gotten so complacent, he'd have swept the first vote with a 3:1 female:male split. But they were, and so Beowulf lost his shot.
It's really not about being complacent. It's simply that in a popular vote he can't win. But, a popular vote is far easier to win than a weighted vote. Minette and Annie (and Eliza before she won) have dedicated voters, it's clear that Beowulf does not.
 
Not really. There can only be one. Do the right thing, vote for Beowulf! And have Annie as number two if you want, in case Beowulf loses.

I feel that Annie is one of the more likely characters to appear again if SG ever has another expansion, Beowulf not so much.

I dunno about that last part, I like the chances of both for an hypothetical SG2.

I really hope that Beowulf has a howl when he wins.

Like this?
http://youtu.be/1LvFENOzPiQ
 
People on the FB page think she's black too.
Yeah, it is seriously pretty weird. It is good that there is some minority representation in the game though. Then again, I'm not exactly sure what minority zombies fit into. Probably part of The Walking Dead coalition.
 
Eliza was my third favorite this round, but I'm still happy she won. She sounds awesome, honestly.

So, now that #TeamMusic was victorious with Eliza, any chance we can get more support for Taliesin in the next vote....?
 
I'm very slightly bummed that Minette didn't quite make it all the way, but Eliza was my second choice out of the Top 4. Good for her! I also had a feeling that Annie wouldn't win in spite of the fan art tsunami she received, so I guess I called that at least.

Also on the bright side for everyone else that didn't get their pick for this round chosen, I think this can only mean good things for their chances in the sequel. Annie's practically a lock for Skullgirls 2 at this point, and I feel like Minette's now-proven popularity makes her at least a high contender for post-release DLC next time around. Aeon, well... they'll probably wait on Aeon. But I'm okay with that.
 
If people want a black woman, time to vote for Roxie!!

I'll still be voting her, Molly, and Minette to start... May stick with Stanley, or throw a bone some other guys way...

Getting Eliza into the game kinda makes me want to vote for Minette even more, to get some truly "good" people into this game. Not a big overall deal, but I'd love to play someone in the game who doesn't have to be various shades of Gray or Pitch Black.


Since even the official art tonight gave Eliza some inflated baloons, I have to say... I kinda hope this isn't a big deal trait of hers. Leave that to D.Violet or Venus (HA!)
 
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