Wow...Rikku is impressing me.

This does not bode well for my Ryu > Bowser though....
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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*

Rikku? A board vote? Hahahaha.

Ryu is bombing, especially when you look at what he did early on in all of his other matches.

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Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest
"If my fate is to be destroyed... I must simply laugh!" -Magus

You honestly believe Rikku is getting the Board vote?

No, just that SF isn't its strongest at the beginning of the poll. It took Ryu about half an hour to overtake Sonic, and then he held the lead for a couple of hours.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

Rikku over Yoshi? Hmm..
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Summer Contest 2005 - Points: 14/15
Today's Prediction: Ryu - Tomorrow: Master Chief

I was thinking earlier today that if Chun Li was getting doubled by Bowser that Ryu had no chance. Bowser/Ryu may end up being an overhyped second round match. this isn't helping.
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nominate Jay Solano for sc2k6.

Ryu will gain a couple points overnight, then probably lose them again during the day.

He should finish the match in the 58%-60% range I think.
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Yeah, 30 minutes makes such a huge difference.

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Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest
"If my fate is to be destroyed... I must simply laugh!" -Magus

Ryu is bombing, especially when you look at what he did early on in all of his other matches.

Man, everyone's so quick to throw this on Ryu, aren't they?
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

Or maybe Rikku IS stronger than Yuna. I expected it from the beginning. Rikku has a much bigger dedicated fanbase than Yuna.

Man, everyone's so quick to throw this on Ryu, aren't they?

Hasn't that been the case with the first 15 minutes of every match so far?
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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*

Not everyone, just Ulti.

Ryu has been perhaps THE most consistent performer in contest history. This isn't Ryu bombing, its just widespread underestimating of Rikku and severe TJF.
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I would believe Rikku is stronger than Yuna. I'd thought that from the start - a lot of people don't like Yuna while Rikku is "hot". that'll get you votes.
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nominate Jay Solano for sc2k6.

No, just that SF isn't its strongest at the beginning of the poll.

Not like FFX is especially strong here, either. And there is now way Rikku has the Board vote in any way. I'll just chock this up to Rikku's strength, though, not Ryu's weakness. ^_^
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I need to put something here.

Yeah, 30 minutes makes such a huge difference.

Considering that has nothing to do with what I'm saying, I don't get why you posted that. Ryu didn't start taking off in either of his matches last year until a little while in, nor did Chun-Li against Bowser.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

Yep
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Rockman's Road to Victory: Round 1: Conker
Don't forget to vote for: Ryu(SF)

CATS does better with a close-up pic, eh? MC will barely triple him.

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"It takes but a man to gaze into his own twilight and approach it with fear. It takes but a legend to approach it with open arms." - The Unheard Z

Eh, well either FFX-2 truly did help Rikku and Yuna by quite a large margin, or Ryu needs to get his ass in gear.

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Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest
"If my fate is to be destroyed... I must simply laugh!" -Magus

CATS does better when he faces crappy characters.
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nominate Jay Solano for sc2k6.

Ryu going down even further...Wow...
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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*

Eh, well either FFX-2 truly did help Rikku and Yuna by quite a large margin

No kidding. You did see Yuna's performance against Ganondorf, didn't you?
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

Eh, well either FFX-2 truly did help Rikku and Yuna by quite a large margin, or Ryu needs to get his ass in gear.

Well, if you believe that Ganondorf increased, Yuna increased by a lot from X-2 and Rikku probably got quite a bit too.
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"Those whose memories fade seek to carve them in their hearts..."
"All dreams are but another reality. Never forget..."

Rikku, Riku, and Yoshi. Rank them.

I'd probably take Yoshi over both because of fanboyism, but I'd say
Riku > Yoshi > Rikku.
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Revenge is a dish best served cold. ~Old Klingon Proverb

I'm thinking this will end around 55-45. that puts Rikku near Dante. impressive.
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nominate Jay Solano for sc2k6.

Rikku breaking 40% on Ryu is a little hard to take. Most of this is because I love Ryu, though.

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

From: transience | Posted: 8/3/2005 12:33:36 AM | #323
I'm thinking this will end around 55-45. that puts Rikku near Dante. impressive.

I don't think Ryu will drop that much.

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

I'm thinking this will end around 55-45. that puts Rikku near Dante. impressive

That puts her above him, actually.

And who's to say Ryu will bomb with the day vote? He won it against KOS-MOS last year. Chun-Li gained significantly after the morning vote.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

Rikku had to be pretty weak not to come close to breaking 40% at least. I didn't see her below KOS-MOS, so this is no surprise to me, personally.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

I've got faith that Rikku's decently strong. there are a lot of people that like Rikku. why is beyond me.

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nominate Jay Solano for sc2k6.

You know... this is the first matches that Ryu has had against a person with a fairly large fanbase that he is expected to beat. And although he's faced popular characters in Sonic, Samus, and Snake and made the match respectable, they were never close.

One of the big reasons I have Bowser > Ryu is that I am skeptical on how well Ryu can stand up to large fanbases in a close match. He is a character that is VERY well known and is liked by practically everyone. But I don't see many people being as hardcore about him as many of the other characters around him. He may have been able to get respectable amounts of votes in matches which he was already destined to lose, but I want to see how he holds up during a close match against one of the favs (Bowser, Magus, Zero, etc...)
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Ryu 58.48% 2339
Rikku 41.53% 1661
TOTAL VOTES 4000

Random check ^_^
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Rockman's Road to Victory: Round 1: Conker
Don't forget to vote for: Ryu(SF)

oh, and Yuna gained 3% on Ganon between now and the morning vote. I don't see why that's not possible for Rikku as well, though SF does do well during these hours.
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nominate Jay Solano for sc2k6.

Ha! This is just how Ryu likes it! He's in for the fight of his life for the rest of the contest, and he ain't backin' down!
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

One of the big reasons I have Bowser > Ryu is that I am skeptical on how well Ryu can stand up to large fanbases in a close match.

I think that's the same way most feel about KOS-MOS and Luigi. They're so incredibly close in the X-stats, but no one even bothers to discuss that match at all.
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Well, I'd expect a Tidus/Shadow type of match if it's remotely close. Luigi will hold a significant bracket advantage, which should help him hold whatever edge he already has over KOS-MOS.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

I hope KOS-MOS can make that a Tidus vs Shadow match, but like I said I'm really worried she's just gonna fall apart against a character with a huge Nintendo fanbase behind him.
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I need to put something here.

They're so incredibly close in the X-stats, but no one even bothers to discuss that match at all.

Well, Luigi should win regardless..
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Summer Contest 2005 - Points: 14/15
Today's Prediction: Ryu - Tomorrow: Master Chief

I guess 55/45 is a bit much -- I thought Rikku would take the morning vote a la Yuna until I realized that SF does well now too. either way, this is pretty impressive.
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nominate Jay Solano for sc2k6.

One hour comparisons:

Ryu/Rikku - 5568
Bowser/Chun-Li - 5175
Tidus/KoAC - 5510
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

CATS does better when he faces crappy characters.

CATS would still probably lose to some of the crap out there. Not that long ago, CATS was compared to the King of All Cosmos, another fad character, and he would lose to him.
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Ryu 58.23% 3536
Rikku 41.77% 2536
TOTAL VOTES 6072

Ryu's lead hits 1000, so I'm off to bed.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

CATS does better when he faces crappy characters.

That applies to EVERYONE.

~*ST*~
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Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest
"If my fate is to be destroyed... I must simply laugh!" -Magus

CATS would still probably lose to some of the crap out there. Not that long ago, CATS was compared to the King of All Cosmos, another fad character, and he would lose to him.

Not necessarily, it depends on where Tidus lands, and what picture CATS gets. Spring Contest CATS ranks comfortably ahead of KoaC through adjusted 2k4 Tidus - CATS would win that one 56/44. If you base KoaC on unadjusted 2k4 Tidus, Spring Contest CATS breaks 60% (but Eggplant CATS would be very close to 50/50).
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SpC2K5 First Vote Champion
Current Score: 14/15 | Today: Ryu over Rikku

Ryu 58% 3756
Rikku 42% 2720
TOTAL VOTES 6476
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Rikku is impressing so far.
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Ryu 58% 3770
Rikku 42% 2730
TOTAL VOTES 6500

Nice even vote totals too.
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I need to put something here.

TJF seems to be working for rikku. she's doing quite well now.
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Now this surprises me, I thought Ryu would be gaining right now.

I do think that Rikku is stronger than Yuna. Rikku seems to be the larger icon in the video gaming community.

However I disagree with anyone trying to use that to justify Ryu beating Bowser. Bowser's looking comfy with that at the moment.

Bowser/Snake is still real tough.


As for Luigi/KOS-MOS, I expect KOS-MOS to be weaker than she used to be, and I think others share that feeling (even if they haven't thought of it consciously). That match just doesn't seem like something to be concerned about. Unless Luigi "pulls a Luigi", of course ;)

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I doubt this is TJF, outside of innate TJF, which isn't worth mentioning.

i.e., her looks help Rikku's innate character appeal; but that's really no different than their style helping Sephiroth and Cloud, or Ryu's attitude helping people like him, and so forth.

Rikku is a known name, and even without a picture would probably do well.
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From: UltimaterializerX | Posted: 8/3/2005 4:09:00 AM | Message Detail
CATS does better when he faces crappy characters.

That applies to EVERYONE.

that was the point.
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nominate Jay Solano for sc2k6.

I'm curious to know how casual voters would vote in a Riku vs Rikku match.
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