User blog comment:JoePlay/The Avengers Battle Royale - The Cage Fight/@comment-4652104-20120429081341

A lot of people keep complaining that this has become a popularity contest (usually when their pick has lost). Well, to my mind, there is good reasons for that. The most popular characters are those, who have their own titles, who have been around for a long time and/or appear on numerous teams. By definition, this makes them much more experienced than other characters. As I argued over and over again, experience can beat powers to a certain extent. That is why seemingly weaker characters can win against stronger opponents. It just so happens, that the more experienced ones are the ones who are more popular (which makes sense, as they make more appearances). Although, in my opinion, experience can only take you so far. I can't see Cap beating Ms Marvel.