****...I thought me picking Alucard over Sora was a good upset pick, now it turns out almost everyone have that happening.

If that's true, then almost everyone is going to be very disappointed.

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Poor Sora... Anyone think he will be recognised as a male by the end of the day?
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From: Kagato Toujou | Posted: 7/30/2005 3:31:39 AM | #197
I hope she doesn't get this pic ugly pic:
http://www.ffcompendium.com/chara/x2-rikku-a.jpg

I'd bet dollars to donuts that that's the one she's gonna get.

;_; That's so mean, Ceej!

Yep, there's Dark Knight Cecil. Here's Paladin Cecil, for all interested:

http://www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/ffc/screens/ff4end-18.jpg
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Round 1: (7) Geno

Poor Sora... Anyone think she can still break 80 by the end of the day?

Nope. He never had a chance at 80% for starters.

From: Figlar20000 | Posted: 7/30/2005 12:33:03 AM | #200
Poor Sora... Anyone think she can still break 80 by the end of the day?

No, but on the flip side, it looks as if I made a decent oracle prediction here. ^_^

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Oh. My. God.
Did the PS2's light just change color...?!

And no, I don't see him breaking 80%.

And most people have Sora > Alucard, I think. Or Sora > Kratos.
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Boy, Cecil's screwed as far as the pic department goes...

Its a shame cause Cecil is the only 8 seed with anything resembling a shot of getting to next round, and the pic will just shoot that Hell.

Terra's in a similar case as well...
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Its a shame cause Cecil is the only 8 seed with anything resembling a shot of getting to next round, and the pic will just shoot that Hell.

Wait, what??
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Anyone have the link to the BOP?
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Cecil never really had a shot at making round 2. I don't think he'll be stronger than Ramza, to be quite honest. He might get 40%, but not much more.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

I said, CLOSEST thing to getting to round 2. Compared to all other 8 seeds. Of course, he's gonna lose...
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"Opinions are like butts, little girl. Everyone's got one and nobody thinks their's stink." -Lunar 2:EB
*Claims KG's Eclair & Millia Rage*

No, Terra has at least a realistic shot at getting to round 2. Cecil never did.
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Round 1: (7) Geno

Well, then I get to dream, don't I...
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"Opinions are like butts, little girl. Everyone's got one and nobody thinks their's stink." -Lunar 2:EB
*Claims KG's Eclair & Millia Rage*

17 people fell off the Top 50. Divine_Majin, ShadowZeroPD, Spelunker52, TheGlobalMan, IAmCrazier, CalGore, PizzaBoy87k, N64fan85, TanarusAsamiya, Karma_Hunter, sabinucsb, zaos1304, WasabiWarrior3, adam250, DragoonShark, deggdegg2001 and ImmortaI had Alucard losing to Kratos.

Whoa, whoa, whoa! I was on the top fifty?!?!?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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;_; That's so mean, Ceej!

Yeah.

The pic will end up being Rikku lusting for Ryu's bulging biceps. And he'll be all "The fight is all!1!!" and she's be all "Monkey love, tee-hee!" and he'll be all "SHOURYUKEN'D". Then Rikku will be all dead, and where does that leave us?

Truly a vicious circle.

Whoa, whoa, whoa! I was on the top fifty?!?!?

Yep. After Vivi vs Zelda you entered the Top 50 in 42nd place.
http://members.shaw.ca/teamrocketelite/Round 10.htm
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Agent 47's percentage keeps climbing...

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Oh. My. God.
Did the PS2's light just change color...?!

Hmm.
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I think this says more about Agent 47's popularity then Sora's. I still say Sora will beat Alucard with between with at least 52%

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I wasn't going to be bothered, but I guess it warrents being said for the 50 billionth time... Just because one side is losing % doesn't mean they are losing the lead... especially this early in the match. If Sora scrapes it out at over 70% he did mighty well, and at this point it's still quite possible (and likely).
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I'm going to take a gamble and say Cecil/Kirby will be closer than Dante/Terra. I'm calling it right here, man!

Agent 47's doing well. About 0.5% weaker than my prophet pick. Cool. I think the day vote might actually favor 47, too. Casual support and all that.
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Raiden fact of the contest: Alucard is a plagiarist, this year Raiden will prove it!

Just wait till the kiddies wake up...

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Go, Pack, Go!

47 gets the kiddie vote, because the kiddies loved Vin Diesel in the Pacifier. Things are not looking good for Sora here!
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Raiden fact of the contest: Alucard is a plagiarist, this year Raiden will prove it!

Were people really billing 47 as Neo-Tanner? He actually has a fanbase, after all... =/
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From: Lopen | Posted: 7/30/2005 4:34:43 AM | Message Detail | #222
I'm going to take a gamble and say Cecil/Kirby will be closer than Dante/Terra. I'm calling it right here, man!

I could see that.

I think Cecil will likely be stronger than Terra anyway.
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who would have thought so many people on gamefaqs like vin diesel to vote for A-47
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Wow! Unless Sora notches a few more percentage points during the day, my Oracle Challenge Prediction doesn't suck!
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And Sora dips below 70%. Good for 47, for now. <_<

Moral victories and all that.
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Sora 69.85% 7785
Agent 47 30.15% 3361
TOTAL VOTES 11146

As much as I love Sora, him falling in percentage makes me oh so happy.

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I think it just proves that Kratos has a more casual bracket support than we could've thought.

Definitely. It does show that a good number of bracket makers went with Kratos, but it isn't as though they were far off. He did very well in that match. I think it could show that a number of casual bracket makers saw that Kratos was there and figured he would win due to his current popularity. It doesn't speak of strength, but it doesn't hurt that he'll have bracket support in future contests.

And Sora is doing right about where I figured he would. He's near 70% on right now and I would expect Sora to gain some from the day vote as well. I'm not calling for him to dominate it since Agent 47 is one of those casual characters who'll bring his gain down some.

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Kratos is the kind of character the Guru's love. He has enough strength to pull in significant casual support but is weak enough to fall against some of the older semi-obscure mid carders. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a lot of that type of character left in the first round.

hey has there been any match where a character has won more 5 minute updates against his opponent yet still lost the match?
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Mario/Crono II?
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Summer Contest 2005 --- Score: 10/11 --- Rank: T-1495

Frog Vs MC?
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Bracket: Sora - Vote: Agent 47 Points: 10/11

Any remotely close match?

Anyhow, Sora is miserable today. Not even 70%? Agent 47 a mere few points below HK-47? Well, if someone takes out Snake early, it sure won't be him or Alucard.
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SC2K5 status - Points: 010/011 - Matches: 10/11 - Rank: 01495/33793 - Today: Sora - Tomorrow: Kirby

StarCraft vs. Wind Waker?

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And as far as the BOP goes, Sora is the favorite, 78-73, with one poor soul who went with Kratos.
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SC2K5 status - Points: 010/011 - Matches: 10/11 - Rank: 01495/33793 - Today: Sora - Tomorrow: Kirby

Holy crap! Sora is losing the morning vote! I knew Agent 47 would slow him in comparison to what Kingdom Hearts usually does, but he's friggin' losing it!

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WHOA. Chill out. It's Saturday, it usually starts a bit later.
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SC2K5 status - Points: 010/011 - Matches: 10/11 - Rank: 01495/33793 - Today: Sora - Tomorrow: Kirby

Nevermind. I just hadn't refreshed in a long time. I saw him drop from 69.51% to 69.41% and though that was within minutes. But he seems to be holding around that level. Good, good.

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Mario's Path to Victory: Round 2 - (4) Ness
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can someone give me the hours of when the day and night vote start. i'm living in london and the time zone is very different. over here it's 2pm
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Typically, the day vote would slowly begin around 1 PM -- everything will be in your time based on what you told me now -- and usually begins in large around 2 PM - 3 PM.

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Mario's Path to Victory: Round 2 - (4) Ness
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okay now i'm sure the day vote is in full swing since sora is starting to pill on the percentage points.
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Kilroy:There fate will be in each other's hands as they decide whether to share or to shaft

I love it when people arrogantly proclaim that their pick is an obvious winner a month before the match takes place, with no real evidence whatsoever, just as an attempt to make themselves feel better about their choice. Oh wait, no I don't.

It was pages and hours ago, but MasterMage keeps whipping out such gems that I felt his genius needed further praise. Amen.
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From: SecondBest | Posted: 7/30/2005 9:26:11 AM | #245
I love it when people arrogantly proclaim that their pick is an obvious winner a month before the match takes place, with no real evidence whatsoever, just as an attempt to make themselves feel better about their choice. Oh wait, no I don't.

It was pages and hours ago, but MasterMage keeps whipping out such gems that I felt his genius needed further praise. Amen.

He forgot the part where people get a tough match right and say it was painfully obvious all along. See: Ness, Zelda.
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SC2K5 status - Points: 010/011 - Matches: 10/11 - Rank: 01495/33793 - Today: Sora - Tomorrow: Kirby

Sora 70.01% 16693
Agent 47 29.99% 7152
TOTAL VOTES 23845

The morning vote's coming! >_>
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Just to compare possibilities of Alucard/Sora next round:

--If Alucard/Sora 2k4's: Alucard wins 51.39-48.61.
--If Alucard 2k3/Sora 2k4: Sora wins 52.35-47.65.
--If Alucard-through-Kratos-as-Hayabusa (through unadjusted Zero 2k4)/Sora 2k4: Sora wins 56.58-43.42.
--If Alucard 2k4/Sora-through-Agent-as-Fisher: Alucard wins 61.9-38.1.

I think it should be obvious with these comparisons that both Kratos and Agent 47 should have been given more credit than we originally did; Hayabusa and Fisher both are too low for 'em, unless Alucard and Sora did some major fluctuations from last year.
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well sora seems to be picking up at a nice constant pace right now. wonder how long he can keep it up
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Kilroy:There fate will be in each other's hands as they decide whether to share or to shaft

Gosh, I really hope Kratos was that much stronger than I thought. In order for Alucard to win like I predicted against Sora, the Kratos fanbase needs to somehow coincide with Alucard's, which I could see happening, although the day vote might be a problem.
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Summer 2005 Contest -- Current Score: 10/11
Today's Prediction -- Sora vs. Agent 47