(5)Frog beats (4)Riku >_>
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I think as we go along, those unadjusted stats will become more and more justified.

CATS > GANON lolz

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From: yoblazer33 | Posted: 7/28/2005 1:45:53 PM | Message Detail | #197
Agreed. People here are way too Xstats-happy.

Agreed. The best part of today's match is that all the Xst fanboys are left scratching their heads.

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"If my fate is to be destroyed... I must simply laugh!" -Magus

Hmmm...Now that I think about it, there's room for Zidane to be stronger than Vivi now! Hurray!
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

Hmmm...Now that I think about it, there's room for Zidane to be stronger than Vivi now! Hurray!

Indeed. I still doubt it, though... However, I think Zidane has a better chance of avoiding significant SFF now, since it looks likely Vivi wasn't SFFed by Sephiroth at all.

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"Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So...what is a party?"
"Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think."

I'm not jumping to any conclusions about no SFF or SFF against Sephiroth right now. Regardless, perhaps adjusting DK by his 2003 number wasn't the brightest idea since it's the ONLY year where he has a definite number.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

Hey Lucid, would you mind doing some pro-Terra ranting again? I'm starting to lose confidence in my pick of her over Dante.

Is Vivi's performance worrying you? I wouldn't worry too much about Terra's chances just because some FF9 character disappointed. If Terra were to take on Vivi tomorrow, I'd pick Terra instantly.

Terra is the main character of the third-most popular RPG on GameFAQs, a site which has a habit of being biased towards RPGs, especially Squaresoft ones. Also, keep my Hero:Villain theory in mind. If Terra is proportionally stronger to her villain, Kefka, as other main characters are stronger to their villains (barring Sephiroth), then that means she has an excellent shot at beating Dante.

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I personally think that Kefka/Terra will be just like Mithos/Lloyd.
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Summer 2005 Contest - 8/10 points
Current Match Prediction: Kratos (God of War) vs. Alucard

From: FastFalcon05 | Posted: 7/28/2005 2:07:50 PM | #200
Guesses as to when we'll have our first bracket upset?

I think it might be Vercetti/Kefka, if Kefka pulls through.

Kefka was actually the bracket favorite against Knuckles, and I see no reason why he wouldn't be against Vercetti. Heck, 40% of the board picked Kefka. So I'd think the upset would be if Vercetti wins, especially since CJ was the bracket underdog (that one I'll never understand).

From: UltimaterializerX | Posted: 7/28/2005 2:11:07 PM | #202
I think as we go along, those unadjusted stats will become more and more justified.

CATS > GANON lolz

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You perfectly know what he meant.

And by the way, that 1984 Pitfall Harry reference makes no sense. There's a big difference between comparing numbers with a 21-year gap and with a 1-or-2-year gap. Zelda overperforming by 10% without doing much of note is astonishing, but definitely not a first this contest. We've seen more stat-related nonsense in 10 matches this year than we've seen in the last two summer contests put together.
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SC2K5 status - Points: 008/009 - Matches: 08/09 - Rank: 03492/33793 - Today: Zelda - Tomorrow: Alucard

I'm calling it now: If, and only if, Snake gets his Solid **** sprite next round, Zelda wins.

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SC2k5 - 9/9 (empty slots in brackets suck)

Somehow I doubt Snake is getting it. We'll probably see MGS Snake vs. SSBM Zelda.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

But what if round 2 is the round sprite?
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SC2K5 status - Points: 008/009 - Matches: 08/09 - Rank: 03492/33793 - Today: Zelda - Tomorrow: Alucard

I personally think that Kefka/Terra will be just like Mithos/Lloyd.

Yeah, but, this is Square we're talking about, also the third most popular RPG on the site.
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Bracket: Zelda - Vote: Zelda - Points: 8/9

I'm still saying he's not getting it. Otherwise, Zelda is getting her 8-bit sprite, too, which isn't all that pretty in its own right.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

You know, if Mega Man 2003 = Seph 2004, then this makes sense...

Alright, that can't be true, but dammit Samus must beat Seph.
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Vivi vs. Zelda- Bracket: Zelda - Vote: Zelda (8/9)

Huh? What?
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

Zelda's already starting to drop... what's with the day vote being cut off at 2-3 PM?
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SC2K5 status - Points: 008/009 - Matches: 08/09 - Rank: 03492/33793 - Today: Zelda - Tomorrow: Alucard

Yuna also cut into Ganon's gain around this time.

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Mario's Path to Victory: Round 2 - (4) Ness
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Well, I meant Zelda got 30% on Mega in 2003 would = Zelda getting 40% on Seph in 2004, while Vivi only gets 30%.

As I said, it's not true, but it was, it means Seph is getting weaker, and Samus will take him down.
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Vivi vs. Zelda- Bracket: Zelda - Vote: Zelda (8/9)

Zelda's losing percentage... and it's not even afternoon yet? How does that work?

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At the 11:30 update, Zelda received only 55% of the vote.

Hmm, there's gotta be a way to quickly calculate the percent of votes each character received at an update...
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Vivi vs. Zelda- Bracket: Zelda - Vote: Zelda (8/9)

Zelda's losing percentage... and it's not even afternoon yet? How does that work?

Square's no slouch with the day vote either. Cloud and Sephiroth hardly ever lose it.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

You perfectly know what he meant.

....yeah, so? It's called a sense of humor.

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"If my fate is to be destroyed... I must simply laugh!" -Magus

But the thing is, it's not the first time this contest the turnaround point was mid-afternoon. The day vote is supposed to last a good 4 hours longer.
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SC2K5 status - Points: 008/009 - Matches: 08/09 - Rank: 03492/33793 - Today: Zelda - Tomorrow: Alucard

Ok, so I was catching up looking perusing the past two topics, and there was absolutely noone who thought Zelda could come close to this kind of domination. I am not sure if there was a single person on this board who thought she had a chance at 60%, I mean even I was merely going out on a limb with my analysis percentage guess of 58%. My oracle was a hair under 53%, so I cannot claim credit for knowing this was going to be a blowout.

I envisioned Lloyd/Wesker being a better comparison... and man is Zelda blowing that away. She should finish under 60%, but that does not make this any less impressive.

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SC2k5 - 9/9 (empty slots in brackets suck)

But the thing is, it's not the first time this contest the turnaround point was mid-afternoon. The day vote is supposed to last a good 4 hours longer.

Well, the demographic doesn't stay the same throughout the whole day. You've got the morning vote, the day vote (really, the early afternoon vote), and the afternoon vote (what we generally call the "after school" vote). The voting patterns generally aren't constant all the time.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

The problem is, THERE'S NO SCHOOL IN JULY. I'm going off patterns from previous July/August matches.
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SC2K5 status - Points: 008/009 - Matches: 08/09 - Rank: 03492/33793 - Today: Zelda - Tomorrow: Alucard

Hey, Vivi won the day vote against Donkey Kong...so it should no surprise he's edging out Zelda with that right now. I think he'll continue lowering Zelda's percentage to the end...I predict he'll end up with a little over 40% by the end.

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"Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So...what is a party?"
"Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think."

The problem is, THERE'S NO SCHOOL IN JULY. I'm going off patterns from previous July/August matches.

Just because we call it the "after school vote" doesn't mean it's affected just because everyone's getting off of school at that time. Sure, it might have something to do with it, but that alone shouldn't skew too much.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

What a flop, what a flop. I wanted a close match and I get this?

Well, admittedly, I'd be enjoying this if Vivi was the one with the 60%. But if Vivi at least kept it somewhat close this would've been much more interesting. Even just Riku/Frog close... is that too much to ask?

The BMF! It does nothing!
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Raiden fact of the contest: Alucard is a plagiarist, this year Raiden will prove it!

Wait, that's the whole point of it... Patterns are different in the summer. There is probably an after CAMP vote, but that starts about 1 and a half or 2 hours later than the after school vote. You have to change what patterns you go by based on the time of year.
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Vivi 39.71% 23826
Zelda 60.29% 36174
TOTAL VOTES 60000
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The problem here, and why Vivi isn't going to make a comeback, is because he isn't listed as Master Vivi like he should be. If that were the case Vivi would be about to make the hugest comeback ever.
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Raiden fact of the contest: Alucard is a plagiarist, this year Raiden will prove it!

Quick question here...realistically, does lloyd have a chance against zero?

Nope, Lloyd's dead on arrival against Zero.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

From: parksy6919 | Posted: 7/28/2005 12:15:24 PM | Message Detail
Quick question here...realistically, does lloyd have a chance against zero?

After Lloyd bombing, I wouldn't be surprised if Zero doubles him.
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Summer 2005 Contest - 8/10 points
Current Match Prediction: Kratos (God of War) vs. Alucard

that is basically what I thought when I went back to look...that puts me outta this contest.

Lloyd's got no chance, but he will do much better than Wesker implies, I guarantee it.
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Raiden fact of the contest: Alucard is a plagiarist, this year Raiden will prove it!

And I think Leon will triple Gordon.
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Summer 2005 Contest - 8/10 points
Current Match Prediction: Kratos (God of War) vs. Alucard

It really is sad how much ToS is underappreciated

Leon will get 56% on Gordon. Gordon always has to look semi good but come up short.

It's unlikely, but it's possible.
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Bracket: Zelda - Vote: Zelda - Points: 8/9

Leon is, by far, Gordon's strongest opponent to date. Jill would be projected to get 73% on Gordon. I can't see why Leon would get less, as he is the most popular RE character.
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Summer 2005 Contest - 8/10 points
Current Match Prediction: Kratos (God of War) vs. Alucard

So, after this match, no doubt at all in my mind that I'd pick Zelda over Ganondorf if they were to meet. Zelda's clearly got some power in her too. I wasn't convinced with Lara Croft, but to get such a high %age on Vivi is pretty impressive.

And we saw how they abandoned him vs Link, I bet they'd abandon him vs Zelda too. Not by as much, but enough to make her win pretty comfortably.
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Raiden fact of the contest: Alucard is a plagiarist, this year Raiden will prove it!

At 12:30, Ganondorf vs. Yuna had 63820 votes. This one is only about 2,000 behind. Looks like Nintendo vs. Square scores us our second 100K+ match.
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Vivi vs. Zelda- Bracket: Zelda - Vote: Zelda (8/9)

And that's scary how Ganon fell at around the exact same time as Zelda is now.
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Vivi vs. Zelda- Bracket: Zelda - Vote: Zelda (8/9)

I wouldn't choose Zelda over Ganon. I'd remain very confident in him beating her without a lot of trouble.

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Mario's Path to Victory: Round 2 - (4) Ness
http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/135/cunningplan32kw.jpg

Nah, I'd still take Ganon over Zelda even now. She was far behind him in 2003, and I don't see any reason for her to make up that much ground in two years.

Which is part of the reason I'm still confident in Snake over Zelda.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

so after this match is it still too early to say who wins link/cloud?
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Kilroy:There fate will be in each other's hands as they decide whether to share or to shaft

If by "way behind" you mean "a few %". Not that it matters much, the X-Stats predicted this to actually be close. Who knows where Zelda actually is. Maybe Mega Man "old school SFFed her"!

Oh yeah... watch out boy.
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Raiden fact of the contest: Alucard is a plagiarist, this year Raiden will prove it!