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Post by arsenette on Mar 9, 2012 19:29:03 GMT -5
Ah, I knew it came from somewhere. But yeah all the sources we have had said TBS is going to be involved with Vegas so I assume that means they're going to be the ones building the course (or at least have control over how it's built so G4 isn't left to their own like the regional stuff). And I expect it to be similar to 27 if not the same. What exactly are the building regulations in vegas? I assume the whole final stage is probably breaking some regulation in america so I assume we might be getting something more like Viking's final or some other kind of horizontal focused Final No sorry I meant that in this country we have more safety codes to adhere to. Like adding more padding in some places.. forcing helmets on people, etc. etc. We'll see how this turns out.. As for TBS yeah we did know they were planning on building the course but only that one Reddit interview was the one that tagged it being the 27 course redux. That said part of being prepared is being prepared for the unexpected so while we expect 27 to be rebuilt here.. I would expect at the very least some minor changes. Even when they keep the "same" course in Japan between wins.. they still mess with it so it's not exactly the same all the time.
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Post by RiderLeangle on Mar 9, 2012 19:40:49 GMT -5
Ah, understandable, Well I think we can get away without helmets since the ANW course didn't have anything like that, But I expect some things to be changed, Maybe something new in place of the HPA, it has injured two americans in japan, At the very least I expect the old version if they want to have it, With Drew breaking his leg and stuff like Nagasawa's fail among with some other ones I expect some lawyers to advise against that in america. And I'm sure there are some differences in the course but we can expect 27 to be the skeleton, you know?
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Post by lhii789 on Mar 9, 2012 19:51:42 GMT -5
Ah, understandable, Well I think we can get away without helmets since the ANW course didn't have anything like that, But I expect some things to be changed, Maybe something new in place of the HPA, it has injured two americans in japan, At the very least I expect the old version if they want to have it, With Drew breaking his leg and stuff like Nagasawa's fail among with some other ones I expect some lawyers to advise against that in america. And I'm sure there are some differences in the course but we can expect 27 to be the skeleton, you know? Wait, are you including Paul Darnell, back in SASUKE 23? IIRC, Drew was the only American who got injured in HPA in 27. Anyway, I have a feeling that HPA might be modified to 19-21, or 22-24 + 26 style. 27 was just crazy.
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Post by RiderLeangle on Mar 9, 2012 19:55:15 GMT -5
Yes, I was counting Paul's injury in 23, I just said two americans were injured by the HPA, I never said it injured two americans in 27. If I did it wasn't what I meant, but that's why I said replacing the HPA was probable.
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Post by yamfriend on Mar 10, 2012 18:08:26 GMT -5
I don't think this has been mentioned yet, but for the Las Vegas finals is it going to ONLY be the top 100 regional qualifiers? Because personally I'd find it a little repetitive if there's just a whole bunch of serious competitors on the broadcast, even when considering fast-forwards of most of the clears. I doubt many, if any, ANW qualifiers would fail a Step Slider replica (considering that's what the first obstacle would be) other than a few DQs from grazing the water, which is why I'd honestly like to see some joke competitors taking on the course. In other words, in addition to the 100 qualifying competitors, IMO there should be about a dozen additional spots exclusively for famous people who pose virtually no threat to clearing the first few obstacles Furthermore, it would kinda give the Las Vegas finals more of a Sasuke appeal, plus it could be a decent ratings booster for NBC. Besides, who wouldn't love to see comedians (who, unlike the ones on Sasuke, we've actually heard of) attempt something like this?
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Post by Badalight on Mar 10, 2012 18:52:29 GMT -5
I don't think this has been mentioned yet, but for the Las Vegas finals is it going to ONLY be the top 100 regional qualifiers? Because personally I'd find it a little repetitive if there's just a whole bunch of serious competitors on the broadcast, even when considering fast-forwards of most of the clears. I doubt many, if any, ANW qualifiers would fail a Step Slider replica (considering that's what the first obstacle would be) other than a few DQs from grazing the water, which is why I'd honestly like to see some joke competitors taking on the course. In other words, in addition to the 100 qualifying competitors, IMO there should be about a dozen additional spots exclusively for famous people who pose virtually no threat to clearing the first few obstacles Furthermore, it would kinda give the Las Vegas finals more of a Sasuke appeal, plus it could be a decent ratings booster for NBC. Besides, who wouldn't love to see comedians (who, unlike the ones on Sasuke, we've actually heard of) attempt something like this? This HAS been mentioned, multiple times. All 6 regions send the top 15 to las vegas. That makes 90. There will then be 10 wildcards, probably going to big name competitors that failed (Levi) or another guess was to women because without those wild card slots it'd be a 100 man sausagefest. They could possibly go to celebs too i guess.
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