This... is priceless. Chief being projected to get murdered by DK next round? That would be hilarious... except we all know it's because of CATS' face pic. With just a name and the eggplant pic, no one would recognize him as the AYB guy. With the pic that made it all around the 'net, on the other hand... well, let's just say a static Master Chief would have him break the VFL.
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man, does this mean CATS can actually win a match next year if he gets a better seed?

*shudders at the thought*
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As long as he keeps the face pic... why not?

If CJayC comes back to full body pics next round, I suggest he sticks CATS in a TV like he did for Kane in 2002.
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well, let's just say a static Master Chief would have him break the VFL.

Adjusted, or unadjusted? Either way it would be funny as hell if CATS was strong enough to be considered worthy of making a comeback for more then just an ever continuing fad. Based off of Ansem in the spring contest what would is gannon projected to get on CATS? I'm wondering, because if it's around 70% then MC is definitely stronger considering CATS avoided the eggplant pic again.
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Ganondorf on CATS through Ansem? Something like 77%...
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That much? Ouch. We might need to wait until Crono vs. MC to make any solid conclusions on CATS. The data on donkey kong isn't exactly reliable given that vivi vs. zelda makes seph vs. vivi look very unreliable.
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*looks at poll results*

I'm now convinced stats mean next to nothing.
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And to answer that question, I didn't bother giving MC the benefit of the doubt and knocked a few points off of him. Either way, CATS is still doing FAR better than he was against Ansem through Ganondorf. Of course, MC still has lots of time to rise, and he'll keep on doing so until the poll closes...
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I didn't bother giving MC the benefit of the doubt and knocked a few points off of him.

That's reasonable. A 6% increase is ridiculous considering there was no reason for him to increase. I was just wondering because adjusted MC always seemed way to high to me. He might be at that level now, or possibly a bit higher after halo 2, but I think the frog/mc/crash/liquid snake foursome was overrated last year.
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This is just embarrassing. I have been getting blitzed lately with the spread between winner and loser.

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After watching the morning vote taking effect (and it isn't even in full swing yet given it's what, 5 or 6 on the west coast?) MC well probably break 70%. He's just really, really weak early on. His weakness early on is comparible to old school squares weakness in the daytime, and is possibly even worse.
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Master Chief 64% 13363
CATS 36% 7518
TOTAL VOTES 20881

Still in need of another 6%.
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Will this be the biggest Night Vote/Day Vote turnaround in Contest history? I'd say it's got a shot, as I fully expect MC to take off like a rocket any moment now (if he hasn't begun already).

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2% in three hours isn't jawdropping impressive, but it's not a bad start. He'll be taking off hugely with the day vote. That's when anything xbox tends to shine, and when cats just sort of rolls over and dies.
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MC has gone up .1% in each of the last two five minute updates. Looks like he's finally taking off.
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Holy crap, CATS is doing really good. o_o
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I also think that Master Chief dropping so much makes no sense. He was the star of the most hyped game of all time last year. If any game would boost a character, Halo 2 would be it.

It's not hard to see: in the villain contest and in this one, CATS got his vastly more recognizable face pic and did way better. Pics make a difference for characters like CATS.
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Morning guys.

HA! CATS was able to hold a bit during the night. Looks like Chief will finally pass 65% by time I've posted. Still, very impressive for CATS. Looks like Face CATS could actually be a decent competitor, or DK > MC

>.>
<.<

Fine, I'll stop with that.

Now I'll just sit back and watch this ugly morning vote go.
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Master Chief vs. CATS - Bracket: MC - Vote: CATS (15/16)

. . .

I have no idea where to even begin on this. Mercy, this is one horrible performance from Chief. You cannot even begin to explain something like this.

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Master Chief 65.02% 16794
CATS 34.98% 9035
TOTAL VOTES 25829

Over 65% for the Chief.

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MC pulled 69% of the votes in the last hour. this will probably hit like 72% before it's over.

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It doesn't require explaining, it just requires waiting for the after-school vote. =P
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Although it was an impressive run for CATS on the night vote, MC is just beating the hell out of him, and he will most likely all day long. The more he keeps increasing, the better for my awful pick.
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As for the pic factor...as I've stated before, when you change the way things look, it affects things. That's just marketing. Marketing is all about creativity, testing/experimenting, and statistics.

Until we have actual data (a split test with multiple match pics used randomly for the same match), it is unscientific to make a blanket statement that "pics don't matter." This simply can't be said. And the little concrete data we do seem to have is for CATS, where his pic obviously does matter (and this should've been apparent to all before this match took place).

Anyway, I really have no idea why we're rehashing this whole pic factor discussion again. There's nothing new that needs to be said here.

Basing pic factor off of one weak character is a flawed way to do something. It's looking at an extreme case to justify a mean result. I agree with your last statement and arrive at my same conclusion.
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so is it possible for this match to reach 100k?
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it just requires waiting for the after-school vote. =P

What after-school vote? It's August 4th.
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Well, at 08:00, this match had 29,428 votes

Ryu/Rikku - 32,434
Bowser/Chun - 30,968
Tidus/King - 30,954
Ness/CJ - 30,026

So only if this match gets a spike in votes later.
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Master Chief vs. CATS - Bracket: MC - Vote: CATS (15/16)

About the pic factor.

CATS won't be as high as SpC2k5 because of his picture
CATS won't be as low as SC2k4 because of his picture
Ansem = High Fodder
CATS = Low Fodder
Therefore many people don't know them and use pictures.
Master Chief = Halo/Xbox guy
Meaning the average voter has heard of or liked Master Chief and will more likely vote for him over the picture vote.
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I've been Pwned by KoaC. He really is the king of all cosmos.

Master Chief 66.04% 20584
CATS 33.96% 10583
TOTAL VOTES 31167

Chief FINALLY gets 10000+ on CATS.

Guys, I figured out why CATS is doing so well.

This link is on the homepage of MSN.com today:

http://tech.msn.com/?GT1=6774
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CATS won't be as high as SpC2k5 because of his picture

Except, you know, he's already higher.
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WTF? Microsoft is rallying for votes AGAINST their icon?!?!?
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L O L
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WTF? Microsoft is rallying for votes AGAINST their icon?!?!?

Feh. There's not even a link to the contest.

You can't take a joke.
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You can't take a joke.

Duh.

Not that I was taking you seriously either, y'know?

What after-school vote? It's August 4th.

For what it's worth, my home town's high school opened up yesterday. I know not EVERY school is open...but I'm sure several are. Besides, school or not, that's when the Xbox vote is strongest.
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For what its worth, our county is stupid enough to start school on Monday.
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ugh, you just had to remind me of school:(
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It's not the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.

My bad, dunk.


Master Chief is still killing CATS; I wish I could see the Xbox vote take place on him (even if I did vote for CATS, heh), but I gotta both work and lead a parade. Win some, lose some. =/
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Why the hell don't we call it the after-camp vote during the summer? Then just say it starts 5:30 EST, which makes much more sense.
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GameFAQers, camping? Does not compute.
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GameFAQers, camping? Does not compute.

It makes plenty of sense. Outside of the social boards, most GameFAQers are the type who would go to camp. And the sterotypes who would vote for MC DEFINITELY go to camp.
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I dunno; when I think of camp, I think of those 4-H camps where you stay from Monday through Friday without computers. I know that's not the same camp you're thinkin' of here, but that's probably always gonna give me that impression. What I don't like about that term more than anything is when the transition from after-camp to after-school should be made, should after-camp ever be used...and I think that'd be delving a bit too deep for the stretch here.
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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.

Well, most camps close 2 weeks before the end of August, so it would stop being after-camp around August 17th, and start being after school September 5th, which is when almost every school will have started.
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GameFAQers, camping? Does not compute.

Sure it does. Ever play an FPS with them?
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Master Chief 66.67% 23573
CATS 33.33% 11787
TOTAL VOTES 35360
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Lewis Black: Namely as valued contributors to our re-election fund.

Well, whatever the case may be, I'm gonna go on to work. Just because it was asked the other day, I'll bring it back up now...CATS versus King Of All Cosmos, who wins?
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