...I cannot even dignify that with a response.

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blizzard fanboys match up with final fantasy fanboys almost

... If only. If only. ='(

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k heroic how about a sig bet about diablo vs gannondorf assuming gannondorf even GETS there
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Wow.

A bet HM can win!

>_>
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k heroic how about a sig bet about diablo vs gannondorf assuming gannondorf even GETS there

X frikking D

Um, are you really sure you want to do that?

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Don't do it HM it's too risky!
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*waits*

>_>
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Mumei, I haven't had a computer. My hard drive crashed, and I've just been touring every other comp on the house waiting for my future father in law (>_>) to do... whatever the heck he said he was going to do to extract the data from my old hard drive onto a new one. Something about hooking an old one up to the failed one or... something.

I hope he's able to do it, because I have a crapload of stuff on there, including my stat archive, my FAQs, a bunch of my reviews, the Rate the Game info, archived GF stuff.... more things I'm forgetting. Who knows. Oh, and 7 gigs of music.

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"If my fate is to die, I must simply laugh!" -Magus Zeal

Color me surprised. Lavos actually breaking 40%? That'll rank him pretty high, as well as Mother Brain. Sheesh, if she's stronger than Ridley then there's a serious problem. Problem is, as of now MB will have to be A LOT stronger than Ridley if Diablo even wants to sweat a little inside of his division.
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Spring Contest 2005 - Points: 20/22 - Matches: 17/19 - Rank: 00392/24748 - Today: Liquid - Tomorrow: Kefka

From: Myst2 | Posted: 5/22/2005 4:47:42 AM | #203
k heroic how about a sig bet about diablo vs gannondorf assuming gannondorf even GETS there

Man, now THAT's comedy. What the hell is going to stand in Ganondorf's way? Eggman? Master Hand? ANSEM?!?
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Spring Contest 2005 - Points: 20/22 - Matches: 17/19 - Rank: 00392/24748 - Today: Liquid - Tomorrow: Kefka

hey liquid's lead is steadily increasing anyone think he can break 60% now
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X-stats for Sephiroth's fourpack:

Sephiroth: 50.00%
Vergil: 21.19%
Ramirez: 16.30%
Ghaleon: 15.07%
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Today's Pick: Sephiroth

Well, well, well, this is quite the show Lavos. Looks like we underestimated you and Mother Brain.

It's still going to be weird seeing MB > Ridley in strength. Unless...Diablo was really a beast, but I doubt that.

Bah, we finally get some answers, but that only leads to more questions.
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The plot thickens!
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well, Lavos is doing a bit better than i thought, too. hmph. well, here are some numbers for you:

IF Mother Brain = Ridley, then Diablo would be expected to bet 52.75% against Lavos. that means with Lavos currently at 42% against Liquid, Diablo would be expected to get 44.31% against Liquid. that translates to an x-stat value for Diablo of 26.52, which is roughly between Kirby and Dante. now, the stronger Ridley is, the higher Diablo's strength and number goes.

so, either Mother Brain really is stronger than Ridley OR Diablo is a legitimately strong character and both Bison and Kefka have no chance.

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Can't I think that MB is stronger than Ridley, and Diablo is a powerhouse? >_> <_<

But in all seriousness, I remember getting SSB:M and watching the intro cutscene. They get to Samus' little part, and all of a sudden Ridley breaks through the wall and Samus, and Ridley start fighting. The entire time me and my brother saying WTF is that. Granted, my video game knowledge was less then, and my ignorance was higher, but so is the casual gamer. On the other side of it, if there was a huge jar with a brain sitting in it, I would of recognized it right away.

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Egad. Liquid is dropping again. If he manages 58%, then Lavos ends up just above 25% on 2K4 Link, which is Yoshi/Vivi/Shadow/Knuckles territory. If he manages 60, Lavos ends up at almost 24%, which is about Vercetti level. If he manages 62%, then Lavos ends up at around 22.75%, which is between Luigi and KOS-MOS.

I refuse to believe Lavos is this strong. Either voting trends have changed significantly, or Liquid's current Xstat position is questionable.

Or maybe you guys fail to admit that the entire Liquid/Frog/Chief trio is massively overestimated by the Solid **** factor. Watching people throw around numbers as if they're absolute fact when there's a known anomaly in the stats is so unbelievably annoying to watch.

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Hey Ulti, are you going to send me any analyses on the upcoming matches, or does no good computer = no analyses?
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Lavos vs. Liquid Snake - Bracket: Liquid - Vote: Liquid (20/22)

Hence why I say that his Xstat position is questionable. I'm not trying to claim that what I said is fact; I'm saying that with the current information we have at our disposal, that's how strong Lavos is predicted to be. While Xstats are certainly nowhere near certain in many cases, they do provide decent ballpark figures, which were what I was trying to give.

Don't worry, if he doesn't analyze, I'll guest analyze with 0 credability.

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Who are you, and what did you do to Ulti? The real one would never put so much of an iota of credibility into a hindrance due to an 8-bit picture there was nothing wrong with in the first place.
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Spring Contest 2005 - Points: 20/22 - Matches: 17/19 - Rank: 00392/24748 - Today: Liquid - Tomorrow: Kefka

I think pictures matter to a degree when they are extremely unbalanced, especially late in a contest when one or both characters is likely to have a mass of support behind them.

Yeah Moltar, I'll write up a couple more tonight. I'll just write them in g-mail and send them away.

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Or maybe you guys fail to admit that the entire Liquid/Frog/Chief trio is massively overestimated by the Solid **** factor.

Didn't we have a Solid **** pic in 2k3. Let's take a look at the characters in Ryu's 4-pack

Ryu - He went up, probably because of SFAC
Duke - He also for some reason went up
Dante - He fell by about .85%.
Ryo - If 2k3=2k4 Yoshi then Ryo fell .2%, but because of SFF he's not that reliable

You yourself said that pictures mean nothing. I wouldn't drop Frog's 4-pack by more then 1%.
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Well nothing has happen that's changed the all time records except for Most Predictable (that's all that I'm showing you). Here's a list of what you have to atleast have to be in the all time records

Top 10 Biggest Blowouts - 74.08% or winner with 87.04%
Top 10 Biggest Vote Gaps - 70809
Top 10 Closest Matches - 0.54% or winner with 50.27%
Top 10 Smallest Vote Gaps - 534
Top 10 Most Popular Polls - 113881
Top 10 Least Popular Polls - 56361
Top 10 Highest Individual Votes - 86938
Top 10 Lowest Individual Votes - 11292
Top 10 Most Impressive Losers - 50457
Top 10 Least Impressive Winners - 33602
Top 10 Easiest Matches to Predict - 96.32%
Top 10 Hardest Matches to Predict - 17.3%

All Time Records

Top 10 Easiest Matches to Predict (based on entrants choosing the winner)

1) 99.1% - Link vs. AiAi (I) from 2003 Summer Contest
2) 99.02% - The Legend of Zelda vs. Adventure (I) from 2004 Spring Contest
3) 98.0% - Mario vs. Captain Olimar (I) from 2003 Summer Contest
4) 97.75% - Zelda: A Link to the Past vs. Gunstar Heroes (I) from 2004 Spring Contest
5) 97.41% - Sephiroth vs. Ramirez (I) from 2005 Spring Contest
6) 97.23% - Ganondorf vs. Giygas (I) from 2005 Spring Contest
7) 96.76% - Final Fantasy VII vs. Suikoden II (I) from 2004 Spring Contest
8) 96.46% - Final Fantasy vs. Pitfall (I) from 2004 Spring Contest
9) 96.4% - Link vs. Little Mac (I) from 2002 Summer Contest
10) 96.32% - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time vs. Fallout 2 (I) from 2004 Spring Contest

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So this means that Diablo has a very good chance against Bison? Fedor might actually lose after all...

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So this means that Diablo has a very good chance against Bison?

Hasn't he always?

Yeah, but before there where people here saying Bison would win.

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Can't think of a good sig.

I've stopped caring about my bracket, so I'm just anti-voting the perfects from here on in. Diablo 4 life, fools.

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Yeah, but before there where people here saying Bison would win.


The match is still a complete toss-up...

Heil Dweebenheimer!!! For I am MasterMage119!!!

Wow...underwhelming performance by Liquid today. Apparently, Lavos is stronger than previously thought.
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Liquid's not impressing, but I think we all need to recognize the power of any and all things CT (and FF7 while we're at it) if Lavos is doing this good. I say this knowing there's a decent chance Liquid's over-rated, whether it be by the Solid **** pic (which only gets a lil' credit from me) to Mega Man not truly under-performing against Link (which, if true, could drop Lavos quick).

By the way, if Diablo = Ganondorf, Ridley's gettin' 27.43% on Link; that puts him between Alucard 2k4 and unadjusted Auron and has him getting 34.72% on Samus before SFF. That's just not happening...but I should note that's if the Diablo we saw against Ridley's the same Diablo that'll face Ganon if he wins the division; if he gets that far, more sites and b.net will likely catch on more, and that may bolster him more.
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*unburrows*
Am I the only one here who's not surprised? I don't think the board would have hesitated about taking Lavos over Vercetti, yet everyone's all surprised at how Lavos is doing...
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Of course, alot of people think Vercetti's magically gonna disappear and be weaker due to another GTA game being released too.

Sig change, bay-bee; damn shame Wily's out though...and talking about sigs, who was it I bet with that Wesker wouldn't finish with 43% or more of the votes tomorrow against Kefka?
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"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000." --Cartman

Frog was definitely on a Cinderella run last year.... I seriously doubt he'd get the same kind of support that he did last year. I'd say a rematch would Snake would go entirely different... especially in another round...
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Hmm, Tenpenny might actually compete with Pyramid Head and Giygas for last in the extrapolateds if Liquid stinks it up this badly against Sephiroth.
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More fun with stats, since I've now grown addicted to them and they will eventually lead to my demise in any contest success sooner or later. This assumes adjusted 2k4 stats are accurate...

-If Sin = Kuja, Dr. Robotnik will lose to Master Hand with 47.49%.
-If Kuja = Kefka, MH is just short of Luigi...
-...so if Robo is to win if that's the case, Sin is at least stronger as Tails or unadjusted DK.
-If Sin = Kefka, Robo is right inbetween Tails and unadajusted DK...
-...so if MH is to win if that's the case, Kuja is at least stronger than Viewtiful Joe.
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"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000." --Cartman

...stronger THAN Tails or unadjusted DK. I suck at proofreading sometimes.
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"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000." --Cartman

Three last stats; if we go by the unadjusted stats and also take off .5% from Liquid's 26.94% because of Solid **** (essentially, in a worst reasonable case scenario for Liquid), Lavos (which has 42.26% right now) is still just under KOS-MOS and/or unadjusted Knuckles. If Lavos = adjusted Kefka, Liquid ends up between Yoshi and Knuckles (again, both adjusted). If Lavos = unadjusted Kefka, Liquid Snake is just under KOS-MOS (by 0.01%, no less).
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This is just a tag, so I'll post the rest of my bracket and leave it up for discussion or whatever (I only missed Robotnik BTW):

Liquid Snake
Kefka
Diablo
Ganondorf
Master Hand

Bowser
Sephiroth
Diablo
Ganondorf

Sephiroth
Ganondorf

Sephiroth
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mine is like that (except I have Ridley where Diablo is) except I had Robotnik beating Kuja (or Master Hand)
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Liquid Snake
Kefka
Ridley
Ganondorf
Robotnik

Bowser
Sephiroth
Ridley
Ganondorf

Sephiroth
Ganondorf

Sephiroth


Hot damn, I wish I had Diablo winning the division instead of Ridley; I would have a very good shot at a perfect bracket right now if I did.
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"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000." --Cartman

If we use Liquid Snake's unadjusted number Lavos comes out at 22.78, just aheadof KOS-MOS.
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Right; I took an extra .5% off of Liquid though, just in case there actually was a significant portion of the votes affected by Solid **** (though I don't think it would be more than .25%), thus showing Lavos as low as he reasonably could be. The others showing Lavos = Kefka were just for kicks to show Lavos > Kefka here.
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"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000." --Cartman

Oh, and as a side-note, I think Lavos is increasing in percentage pretty steadily.
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"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000." --Cartman

Wow, I expected Lavos to be under 40% when I woke up.
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And how many contests have you won, again? - UltimaterializerX

This is great for Lavos.

Oh, and anyone who thinks Mother Brain > Ridley is out of their mind. Don't change your tune just because of this one match: Diablo really is that strong. That's why he's my Ruin Division winner.

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Am I the only one here who's not surprised?

I'm not surprised. I expected Lavos to get around this number.

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If Lavos stays at 42.64%, the adjusted stats from 2k4 are accurate, and Mother Brain = Ridley...that puts Diablo over Kirby.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Robotnik
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