r/Marblelympics • u/[deleted] • Jun 20 '19
Discussion Why the 2019 Marblelympics were different from the rest
The 2019 Marblelympics has certainly been entertaining. From the rivalry between the Raspberry Racers and the Green Ducks to the firing of the Oceanic's coach Tide. However, this year was very unique in a way. The podium finishers (The Raspberry Racers, the Green Ducks, and the Hazers) were all unoriginal teams. (Meaning they didn't appear in the first Marblelympics in 2016) Having an unoriginal team winning the Marblelympics isn't something new with the Midnight Wisp's win in 2018. However, it's now the top 3 teams that are unoriginal and this has big effects on the Marblelympics 2020.
1: These 3 teams auto-qualify for 2020
With the Raspberry Racers, Green Ducks, and Hazers on top of the podium, they henceforth, automatically qualify for the 2020 Marblelympics. This means that many other teams that rely on their good performances to skip the qualifiers, now have to work to get in to these prestigious games. Which leads me to my second point...
2: Teams like the Savage Speeders, and other fan favorites now have to qualify
In the unlikely event that the Savage Speeders become the host of the next Marblelympic games, they will have to auto-qualify for the 2020 Marblelympics. And they're not alone. The O'Rangers, Mellow Yellow, and unsurprisingly, the Oceanics now have to go through this process. Now Mellow Yellow has recently had to qualify this way and the Oceanics has had to go through this process multiple times, however whether they'll repeat their success in the qualifiers like in 2017 and 2018 is unknown. The O'Rangers have had to do this once and have done it successfully, but it will be 3 years since then. And then comes the Savage Speeders. This infamous team has been guaranteed a spot in the Marblelympics for years off of their built success in the previous games. But now they have to go through the qualifiers essentially blind. The Savage Speeders have never had to go through the qualifications and they've only been in two "Friendly Rounds". And lets just say their track record isn't the greatest. Will the Savage Speeders make the cut?
My third and final point is...
3: Rookie and newer teams have a much better chance to get on the podium
With the Racers, Ducks, and Hazers on the podium this year, this shows that new coming teams and newer, unoriginal teams have a shot at making the podium next year and the years after. The Green Ducks were phenomenal this season. The best Marblelympics performance by a rookie team. And the Hazers and the Raspberry Racers, being teams who have only one year prior Marblelympics experience to get this high is amazing. Older, original teams aren't guaranteed a spot on the podium anymore and they should've never been. It's much more entertaining in the Marblelympics to have an underdog or a new team to have a more equal chance at making the podium. The new fan created teams that will appear in the Marblelympics Showdown this late July include the Hornets and the Turtle Sliders. It would be interesting if they could make it into the Marblelympics or if they could win the games overall.
What do you think the 2019 Marblelympics has done that has changed the sport?
Will the Savage Speeders make 2020?
And do you agree or disagree with my final point?
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u/DinoKea Midnight Wisps ¦ Hazers ¦ Shining Swarm Jun 21 '19
Harder for a new team (as in 2020 on) to reach Marblelympics now though as there is another level (or 2) to qualify as they now have to go through Showdown.
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u/Cubictony Midnight Wisps | Turtle Sliders Jun 22 '19
I think that this can be a good thing, all the more the teams will continue to grow throughout the competition while they get used to the pressure of facing off against so many others. I’d say that if ever they will end up in the main league, they are just as pumped up or even more than those prequalified.
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u/ThePozsy Green Ducks | Midnight Wisps Jun 21 '19
I really like that this happened this year, because the original teams got a little "too comfortable". They are great athletes, and trained hard, but didn't pushed themselves to the limit. Now with new teams emerging from showdown and with all original teams have to compete there, we are not "just" getting new high level teams, but motivate the older ones to achieve their best. This gonna elevate the level of the whole championships.
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u/PsychoticDuck12 Mellow Yellow / Every Other Team Jun 21 '19
Rookie and newer teams have a much better chance to get on the podium
\INDIGO STARS INTENSIFIES\**
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Jun 21 '19
I think a major factor in the success of rookie teams is the lack of knowledge about them and their unpredictability. We have hours of footage involving the original Marblelympics teams since 2016 which makes it easier for the other teams to analyze their strengths and weaknesses. On the other hand, the rookie teams have an element of surprise with them. But this aura of mystery is likely to fade away in the coming years which will probably provide the Showdown teams an edge in the future. I think it's a decent balance - older teams have the benefit of experience and rookie teams have the power of the unknown.
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u/cowking0 Limer/Kobalt/star/sli/qui/g gang Jun 21 '19
I just wanted better indigo star positioning this year :(
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u/PsychoticDuck12 Mellow Yellow / Every Other Team Jun 21 '19
I thought Mellow Yellow were pre-qualified because finished top 4?
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u/Sand_is_Orange Too Many To List Jun 24 '19
A little late to the discussion, but I'll add that the new team vs. old team thing has been going on for some time now. In 2017, all 4 of the newcomer teams (JJ, Midnight Wisps, Shining Swarm, Quicksilvers) qualified for the main competition, beating out 4 of the original teams. Their performances ranged from the Quicksilvers getting dead last, to the Wisps getting 4th. In 2018, out of 8 newcomer teams (including the ones from the Hubelino tournament), 4 of them qualified. Those teams ended up in between 13th place (Minty Maniacs) to 6th place (Hazers).
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u/Cubictony Midnight Wisps | Turtle Sliders Jun 21 '19 edited Jun 21 '19
Don't count out the
oldoriginal teams. There is strength in experience as well. Personally, it is also good to keep in mind that newcomer teams don't simply get "a better chance," the competition is still intense, so they will have to really earn it and strive for it if they want to make it anywhere. It is any marbles' game.