Yeah, I'm guessing since I didn't turn off my computer the old page was still loaded. Guess I should have refresh, heh.
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"Have you missed me? Was I there? I was dreaming... someone cared" - Iio "Give it Up"

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=1755

I hope the day vote will make Ryu Hayabusa get above 38.16%
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My biggest predictions: Mario over Samus, Alucard over Sora, Magus over Dante.

I am in full agreeance. Makes my Kefka pick look sexy, this does.

And this isn't too hot for Zero especially if the Xbox day vote turns up for Ryu...

As I mentioned before, Ryu's not too hot with the day-vote, considering that he lost 3.5% to Sora.

He's not bad with the day vote either, sicne he turned it around against Jill in those hours twice.
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"Have you missed me? Was I there? I was dreaming... someone cared" - Iio "Give it Up"

Ok, Zero. Start gaining % now.

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Those are some real talented pics there...love them!
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Steve Illumina: 'Sage of Board 8', Renowned Author, MK Master, Noob Basher & Fanbaby Smacker! Score: 0/0

Worry not...Kefka will get the job done...
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Steve Illumina: 'Sage of Board 8', Renowned Author, MK Master, Noob Basher & Fanbaby Smacker! Score: 0/0

51.9%?!? Good God. This is insane.

Those who filled out their brackets early and picked Samus to win it had CJ, and those with Mario or Crono had Ness. WTF?

Mario - 20
Crono - 12
Snake - 4
Samus - 4
Megaman - 2
Squall - 1
CATS - 1
Vivi - 1
Sonic - 1
Leon - 1
Kirby - 1
Kefka - 1
Diablo - 1

And Zero's still going down with the day vote? Either the bad pics hurt Hayabusa real bad, or there's something with 20XXDF. If Zero falls under 60% I call WTF.
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SC2K5 status - Points: 001/002 - Matches: 01/02 - Rank: 16993/33793 - Today: Zero - Tomorrow: Lloyd

I'm really hoping this match causes more chaos.

I want this to be the most ****ed-up contest ever. It'd be hilarious if the contest ended up with Zelda VS Sonic or something equally bizarre.
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I can't believe the majority went with Ness, especially given the bracket love that GTA has had over the years. San Andreas definitely has something against it, and I find it very difficult to believe it is merely a hidden sex game.

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Sp2k5 - 77/80 (stupid Master Hand)

Ness is the favorite? Board 8 got truly owned.
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Isn't the hidden sex game a recent finding though?

From: Garsha | Posted: 7/21/2005 9:47:18 AM | #462
Ness is the favorite? Board 8 got truly owned.

You bet. 51.9% for them, 12.5% for us. I believe that's the biggest difference ever in their favor.
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SC2K5 status - Points: 001/002 - Matches: 01/02 - Rank: 16993/33793 - Today: Zero - Tomorrow: Lloyd

This is the biggest ownage we've received ever since Squall vs. Luigi.
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51%?!! The hell? After Tommy V.'s bizarrely large prediction percentages? I guess the casuals aren't the ones leading to any bracket increases this year.
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"Heh Heh... The wind... It is blowing..."--Ganondorf Dragmire

It seems that Zero has failed to double Ryu

Also 51% of the brackets for Ness! Vercetti in 2k3 had 5.5% winning the whole tournament (6th best odds). TV still had more people predicting that he'll go to round 3 then people say CJ will get to round 2.
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17 handhelds Nintendo has taken down 1 more to go (see quote for rest)

Am I the only one who doesn't really like people having multiple brackets other than favorites brackets? I mean, I know that only one of them is in it for prizes, but it just always seemed cheap to me to just go, "Hmmm. . .Well, I'm not sure which way this match will go, so let me just make a bracket for both."
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"Heh Heh... The wind... It is blowing..."--Ganondorf Dragmire

Well, I called Ness as the bracket favourite back on Page 1. I overshot slightly with 55%, but I think Leonhart still owes me a coke. Or something.
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There's always someone better.

Wow, the BOP totally sucks. :-(

And on top of that, Jak > CJ.

How did CJ ever get into this contest?!

And **** Board 8 for making me believe awards (GotY) or having 30% of the top 10 in FAQs pages mean a damn thing. :-(

Oh yeah, you GTA fans suck. You'll probably vote Kefka to screw me over more after I finally convinced myself to put Vercetti over Kefka.

In other news: GameSpot has offically no effect on this contest.
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Whoa, yesterday's match slipped just short of 100,000 votes as well? o_O

Hope this doesn't become a trend in the contest.
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"Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle."
-Toad in Super Mario Bros.

Looking at today's poll, Zero better hope ole' Hayabusa here doesn't get the Xbox vote, because I'm feelin' like Lloyd is goin' to impress against Wesker...the better Zero lets Ryu do, the more the board is goin' to start hyping Zero/Lloyd like it's gonna be a battle of the ages.
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Hillary Clinton: We need to treat violent video games the way we treat tobacco or alcohol.
Lewis Black: Namely as valued contributors to our re-election fund.

A little something to remember, Sora got 61.72% on an unrecognizable Ryu H. last year. Can anyone do any quick calculations for me to figure out what he would have gotten on Sora last year using Zero and assuming his Ninja picture is helping him?
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Zero vs. Ryu H. - Bracket: Zero - Vote: Zero (1/2)

Assuiming Zero got no SFF against Mega Man and there were 20XXF, Ryu's at 23.23% on Link 2k4 (between Vercetti and Luigi). If there was NO 20XXF, Ryu's at 20.9% on Link 2k4 (between Tails and himself).
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Hillary Clinton: We need to treat violent video games the way we treat tobacco or alcohol.
Lewis Black: Namely as valued contributors to our re-election fund.

Please... you guys are beginning to underestimate Zero. This is the same Zero that performed BETTER against Snake against Mega Man, unless you believe in that rSFF bull.

Hayabusa is finally performing like he was SUPPOSED to last year. Now, you can at least associate him with Ninja Gaiden, or at least being a ninja. Like I said before, it wouldn't matter to his fans, but for those who are indifferent to Zero or Sora, they can now at least look at him and say "oh, he's the Ninja Gaiden guy", or at least that he IS a Ninja.

Anyways, I see no reason why Zero would decrease in popularity. I would put zero stock in this match if I was one of those who are dreaming about Sonic over Mega Man, although I guess it is something that they are trying to hold on to...
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Graduation: April 30, 2005 "There are only 10 kinds of people in this world, those that read binary and those that don't."

So, against Sora, Ryu could have gotten between 43.07% and 38.75%.
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Hillary Clinton: We need to treat violent video games the way we treat tobacco or alcohol.
Lewis Black: Namely as valued contributors to our re-election fund.

By the way, I'm playing through Tales of Symphonia now. I don't even see how someone would like LLOYD better than Zero. Hell, I barely like Kratos... Although I'm only just past the Asgard Ranch. But I don't really care for any of the characters so far...
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Graduation: April 30, 2005 "There are only 10 kinds of people in this world, those that read binary and those that don't."

Thanks, I keep forgetting how close Sora and Zero are to each other. I'm willing to bet in a re-done match between Sora and Ryu with that Ninja pic, Ryu would break 40% pretty easily.
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Zero vs. Ryu H. - Bracket: Zero - Vote: Zero (1/2)

The characters in Tales of Symphonia are complete trash.

This match shouldn't cause too much worry over any other matches. Zero is not drastically falling short, at least not in comparison to Mega Man's performance against Link.
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It takes a genius to make something simple truly great.

Finally got off my lazy ass and updated the BOP sheet to add results for the first three matches and the lost points part. MBP means main bracket points and TP means total points - the difference will only come in later on when Samus, Crono or Mario lose before winning the main bracket, since they're the only three people at least one bracket has beating Sephiroth.
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SC2K5 status - Points: 001/002 - Matches: 01/02 - Rank: 16993/33793 - Today: Zero - Tomorrow: Lloyd

I've been thinking. If it wasn't for the villians contest I probably would've put Wesker over Lloyd and now I'm going to end up kicking myself.
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17 handhelds Nintendo has taken down 1 more to go (see quote for rest)

I would've probably picked Lloyd over Jill, so I wouldn't have even questioned Wesker. No biggie.

I still can't get over the fact Jill was ditched for this weskling.
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SC2K5 status - Points: 001/002 - Matches: 01/02 - Rank: 16993/33793 - Today: Zero - Tomorrow: Lloyd

If it wasn't for the villain conest, Lloyd Irving vs. Albert Wesker would be actually hyped.
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It takes a genius to make something simple truly great.

Yoshi/Revolver would be alot more hyped, too.
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Hillary Clinton: We need to treat violent video games the way we treat tobacco or alcohol.
Lewis Black: Namely as valued contributors to our re-election fund.

Yoshi vs. Ocelot isn't actually an easy match to predict even now, although the match is in Yoshi's favor.
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It takes a genius to make something simple truly great.

I'd still take Lloyd over Wesker quite easily, though I'd think it'd be a bit closer than I expect.

Yoshi/Revolver...I'd pick my favorite lil' green dinosaur, but that'd be a tough one for me.
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Zero vs. Ryu H. - Bracket: Zero - Vote: Zero (1/2)

I hope Zero can increase his percentage until the end of the match, he's doing around his unadjusted value, either it's the Ninja pic, or Sonic can upset.
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Bracket: CJ - Vote: CJ Points: 1/1 Rank: 1/1

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Keep in mind that both Sonic and Mega Man faced Zero.
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Lewis Black: Namely as valued contributors to our re-election fund.

Ness through Tails:
57 Dr. Wily 21.27
58 Nemesis 21.20
59 Jak 21.08
Carl Johnson 21.05
60 Ridley 20.91
61 Raziel 20.45
62 HK-47 20.41

Ness through Scorpion:
51 Ryu Hayabusa 22.68
52 Ramza Beoulve 22.31
53 Kasumi 22.17
Carl Johnson 22.07
54 Fox McCloud 21.83
55 Bomberman 21.65
56 Viewtiful Joe 21.56

Zero based on 2k4 Hayabusa:
15 Bowser 32.10
16 Ryu 31.55
17 Aeris Gainsborough 31.28
Zero 31.09
18 Tidus 30.64
19 Shadow 30.52
20 Zelda 30.29

Change: -2.47%

Hayabusa based on 20XXDF Zero:
37 Aya Brea 24.80
38 Diablo 24.69
39 Felix 24.60
Ryu Hayabusa 24.51
40 Strider Hiryu 24.23
41 Scorpion 24.12
42 Wario 24.07

Change: +1.83%
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"Luca Blight's insane. He's a wolf raised on the smell of fire and the taste of blood."" ~ Viktor, Suikoden II

If Mario/Joanna is still open, what value is going to be used for Joanna in the X-Stats?
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Jill definately deserves her spot in here over wesker.
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Ryu Hayabusa 24.51
Strider Hiryu 24.23

Ryu and Strider side by side. Strangely fitting.


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And Scorpion right under them no less. It's a ninja festival.
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I don't think CJ is a weak as even Ness through Scorpion predicts, which means I think Ness increased a bit. Interestingly, four of the last five matches (not counting today) have featured Nintendo characters doing extremely well, which fits into my whole all around increases for Nintendo theory that my bracket is based upon. There's no definitive proof, yet, but I still think it's a likely possibility.

I'm not sure what to make of Zero/Hayabusa. It could be the Ninja pics giving Hayabusa a boost, which doesn't really affect anything. It could be that there was no 20XXDF, which makes CJ > Ness look even stupider, gives Sonic a great shot on Mega Man, and almost guarantees Bowser > Snake. Or it could be that Zero collected some rSFF on Mega Man, giving Kefka a better chance against Vercetti.
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"Luca Blight's insane. He's a wolf raised on the smell of fire and the taste of blood."" ~ Viktor, Suikoden II

Actually, if Ness did increase, there's a prefectly obvious reason for it: Ulti's playing EarthBound. Instant influence on the masses.
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SC2K5 Score: 2/3 Today's pick: Zero

I think Ryu's boost is that he finally got the ninja picture. Nothing more.

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Lunatic Under Narcotic Influence
Score: 2/3 Next Match: Lloyd

Kefka and Vercetti were in the same division, they both suffer the same consequences.
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Bracket: Zero - Vote: Zero Points: 1/2 Rank: 1/2

Knuckles > Magus
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Luigi > Tifa
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"Luca Blight's insane. He's a wolf raised on the smell of fire and the taste of blood."" ~ Viktor, Suikoden II

Squall > Magus

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Lunatic Under Narcotic Influence
Score: 2/3 Next Match: Lloyd