Honestly the amount of Ruby copium on YT is pretty extreme. Some people straight up want the research to be bias and bad so Ruby can win via Sundisk levels of inflation (like Bardock Vs Omni-Man) or just purposely rigging the MU for the RWBY character to win (like Yang Vs Tifa). I've read so many comments that sorta go like this "I don't care if Maka/Soul has better scaling, Ruby needs to win because I said so", "I don't care if it's inconsistent or non-canon give Ruby tier 1 scaling via DC/BB, I want the Soul Eater fans and RWBY haters to suffer!", "I don't care about accuracy, in order to repesct Monty's legacy Ruby must win, no debate!", etc.
Like it's almost cult-like tbh and not a good look (also can "certain fans" stop weaponizing the dead please? It's not even disrespectful anymore it's just a crude insult at this point). That said those who want Ruby to not only lose but to have her die a gruesome death (because possibly having her soul eaten and thus erased from existence isn't a bad enough already) are no better, like it's pretty obvious most of them don't really care about Maka/Soul let alone actually read/watched Soul Eater, they just want another reason for the RWBY franchise to get dunked on and further dissonance within the RWBY fandom because Weiss being a victim of one of the biggest stomps on DB (at the time) wasn't enough.
^Whatever the outcome of the episode, this just cements to common reaction to the RWBY fandom/hatedom.
Personally I actually don't mind who wins (tho I believe Maka/Soul are gonna win) but the DB team yet again find themselves in an unenviable position with the potential of major backlash regardless who wins and they still have another contentions MU to do in the future with Aang Vs Traveler (yikes).
Maka Vs Ruby is a major legacy MU with a lot of build up and history, so some toxicity and baited breath was to be expected but jeez the waiting period and pre-fight reactions just proves the quality of the animation (renders, voicing acting, ost, etc) is the saving grace of the MU because its gotten to the point many people have disregarded the connections, research, scaling and even the legacy, which is a shame really.
Pardon my long ass comment (again).,