Why are people so upset about CYL?

I'm not. It's a game.

It's because the results are actually schewed.
If a character reappears in multiple games (i.e. Palla, Catria, and Est for instance) there are multiple versions of the same character available for seperate votes.

Say for example, let's say Palla got 2000 votes for her Original version, but her Echoes version got 1500 and then her Shadow Dragon version had gotten 5000. Palla would place in three seperate locations on the ranking list despite in reality having 8500 total votes, this would actually earn her a higher spot than what she actually got.

Because Marth actually had a total of at least 37,192 votes in reality thus actually beating out Ephraim's 31,027 votes. THIS is why people are upset.
It's also the same exact reason why Ike held 2 positions on the leaderboard of the Previous CYL contest

I think it may be because Veronica has gotten second place, but I’m not sure.

Also, probably a part of the people that complain do it because of what has happened to Marth(split vote, I think he would’ve scored higher than Ephraim if the vote was not split).

I myself can’t complain about this. This means a free and probably strong unit once again. I just hope none of them becomes broken enough to justify a direct counter(looking at you, Brave Lyn), since I don’t like to feel forced to have one. I’ll just take my free Ephraim/Hector and be grateful.

Yeah.... Some people are taking it too far. Today someone threatened to poison me and kill me over being happy thst Veronica got 2nd place. Im just happy because it adds variety and did anyone even expect a character from FE Heroes to ever become a brave unit? Cause i didn't

I think the problem is that in this fandom the concept of opinions and free will is lost on many... Look at tumblr for instance

Who knows, maybe the person you have a conversation with is 10-16 years old. They probably just have games they play in mind and get upset about it. This isn't an insult, everyone was a kid and a little immature. One day they will have things to get upset about, like your paycheck is delayed, your car broke down, repair costs, your girlfriend is crazy, prostate exam, coworkers are assholes....

I have a feeling that it's because Camilla got second when we already have 3 existing versions of her.

Anytime there is an ability to vote for an outcome and people don't get their way, the get childish and mad and entitled and tempers flare. I honestly think it's dumb to have multiples of the same character so I understand, but at the same time, it was like this in the last CYL so if they really wanted Marth to win, they should have united and said "Hey everyone vote for this one". I mean it's not like they had months to prepare. But no, they didn't do that and because of that someone else won. I guess some people didn't want it badly enough. Oh well, too bad. Three of my characters made it: Hector, Ephraim, and Celica, so I'm happy but even if they didn't make the cut, I'd honestly find it more interesting than just simply winning all of the time (I actually voted for every single character in the last CYL). I'm surprised of the placement of other characters though, Veronica is a strange choice, but at the same time, I know I want her also. It'll be weird having a CYL version of her and not actually having her, but anytime I have to fight her I always think "Man, I really wish I had her on my team". I think eventually they're going to have her join the Order of Heroes, or at least partner with them, so maybe we'll get her there or GHB. Regardless it'll be interesting to see how they do it. Oh and by the way I did vote for Marth, so while I contributed to the winners mostly, I contributed to Marth in the same way, so if anyone has anything to say about it, I'd like to throw that fact in there! :P

I'm not unhappy with the outcome but it definitely bothers me that characters are being counted in multiple instances. I mean, sure they may have different outfits or slightly different weaponry, but we're voting based on the CHARACTER not based on whether or not we like one portrayal of them over the other.

Like, if we were doing a vote of super heroes, and batman was on the list but from like, 8 different comics with different plots, wouldn't it be weird that his votes got split 8 different ways? I mean, batman is batman in the end. Idk, that part never made sense to me.

Guys. More people like Ephraim from ONE game than more people like Marth from MULTIPLE games. I think that speaks for itself for one.

For two. You can’t change how it’s calculated. It makes sense this way. Different Marth means different people. Even if it’s slightly different. If you’re complaining about it, saying you accept it at the end, then have you really? I mean, you’re complaining about it.

I understand you wanted this character to win, but come on. They’re gonna do it again in the future. We may not get a Brave Marth this time, but probably third time around, we’ll have Marth place first. Just like Hector placed first in this round. :) just be patient, people. And calm down.

Do you all actually take offense, though? I'm not saying it's wrong to be upset by such remarks, but it IS the internet, where it is pretty much the foundation of it's culture. Being more selective is really your only means of protection in that instance. I will generally be crass and cruel, but I only do it in jest, and I do my very best to make that clear.