At 11:10, this match has 45131 votes

Lloyd/Wesker - 45300
Samus/Yuri - 43892
DK/Fisher - 46284

So yes, it's as bad as everyone is saying. This poll is looking to barely break 85K.

And I was hoping Lloyd was a bit stronger, but oh well.
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SC2K5: Samus is going all the way!
Zero vs. Lloyd - Bracket: Zero - Vote: Lloyd (30/34)

For what it's worth, MC 2k3 would get 30.87% on Samus 2k4. Take it as you will.
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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.

Also keep in mind that Diablo got linkage against Kefka but not Kratos, so you might want to account for such; whether it makes Diablo based on Kefka too strong or Kratos based on Diablo too strong, it's your call...also be your own judge of how much of an effect it had.

It's very minimal either way. Even 3000-5000 extra votes wouldn't change the percentage by more than maybe 1-2%.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 2: (3) Mag...Er...(6) Knuckles the Echidna

Right, I'm not sayin' it's a huge difference; I thought I'd throw it out there for those who thought it was a big difference-maker though and to show it was gonna be THAT much harder for any ToS rep to break 35%, much less Lloyd.

For the record though, I assume Diablo probably got a lil' over 1,000 votes in his matches that got linked from www.diabloii.net (that's my guess, anyways, if my GFA experiment carries over well enough for this).
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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.

I can't wait for this week to start. :-)
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PETITION: Ability to preview contests to moderators before posting it. http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=19643565 (231 Signs!)

This "gauntlet" should be very interesting. I've got Ganon, Snake, Alucard, Tidus and Bowser. I'm confident, but I'd settle for 4/5 right now, particularly if the one I miss is Tidus.
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Jon Thomson - MARIO, Samus, SOLID SNAKE, Bowser, CRONO, Squall, Sonic, MEGA MAN

I think the only match in the "gauntlet" that will live up to expectations is Alucard vs Sora. MAYBE Tidus vs Kirby.
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"All pretty girls are a trap, a pretty trap, and men expect them to be."
MasterMage119

I've got Ganondorf, Snake, Sora, Tidus, Ryu, Dante.

Ganon/Auron, Ryu/Bowser, and Dante/Vincent will live up to expectations.
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Summer 2005 Contest - 30/34 points
Current Match Prediction: Zero vs. Lloyd Irving

I have Ganon, Snake, Sora, Tidus, and Bowser. Anything less than 5/5 is not good enough, as I still plan on winning this thing.

I already have 2 more points lost with Magus losing to Knuckles, so I'm HOPING that Knuckles beats Squall to take more people down, since the outcome of that match doesn't affect me.
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MM are my INITIALS "There are only 10 kinds of people in this world, those that read binary and those that don't."

After Magus' bombing, I'm feeling confident that Sora will take without too much trouble.
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Summer 2005 Contest - 30/34 points
Current Match Prediction: Zero vs. Lloyd Irving

*take down Alucard
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Summer 2005 Contest - 30/34 points
Current Match Prediction: Zero vs. Lloyd Irving

Sora/Alucard is the one I'm expecting NOT to live up to expectations out of all of them, actually.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 2: (3) Mag...Er...(6) Knuckles the Echidna

After Ganondorf's impressive performance in the Spring and the fact that it is likely that he was about as strong as his 2K4 numbers suggested due to Collector's Edition, I'm feeling confident Alucard will take down Sora without too much trouble.
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"All pretty girls are a trap, a pretty trap, and men expect them to be."
MasterMage119

After Diablo and Ocelot's bombing, I'm feeling confident that the Spring Contest stats aren't as credible as they are made out to be.
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Summer 2005 Contest - 30/34 points
Current Match Prediction: Zero vs. Lloyd Irving

I...I don't know if I cansay my "___ will win, go home hype promoters" lines anymore with the same confidence. :-((






SORA WILL WIN. KH > SOTN! GO HOME HYPE PROMOTERS.

I guess I haven't lost it. :-)


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PETITION: Ability to preview contests to moderators before posting it. http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=19643565 (231 Signs!)

the fact that it is likely that he was about as strong as his 2K4 numbers suggested due to Collector's Edition

There's really no way we can know that for sure.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 2: (3) Mag...Er...(6) Knuckles the Echidna

I feel confident that Alucard will over Sora because he will.
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When this happened, all of us got PWND by Smurf
http://www.freewebs.com/vgcg/Knuckles.jpg

For the record though, I assume Diablo probably got a lil' over 1,000 votes in his matches that got linked from www.diabloii.net (that's my guess, anyways, if my GFA experiment carries over well enough for this).

For his first two matches, maybe. Against Kefka though, the link was posted a couple of days beforehand as an afterthought. It was basically a bunch of other news, followed by something like "I'm going to be on vacation, so remember to go vote for Diablo in a few days." I doubt he got more than 500 from the link against Kefka.
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That... was her final mission. And like a true soldier, she saw it through the end.
ZSB [aX]

I think Solid/Zelda and Tidus/Kirby are the two least likely to be barn-burners, though I also think those are the two most likely to make for a huge upset too.

Anyways, time for me to pack my computer up and go back to college today. I should hopefully have access again tonight...and the University of Tennessee > us all (myself included). =)
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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.

Tediz, you're right; I forgot about that.

Seriously, I'm out now.
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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.

I'll throw out my thoughts on the "big matches of round 2".

I'm not expecting Snake/Zelda to live up to expectations out of that group. If Snake gets less than 55%, I'd be fairly surprised.

Ryu/Bowser should be really fun. Ryu should take the early lead, (he managed to lead against Sonic early on) and then everybody will be waiting for the "Nintendo day vote" to bail Bowser out (which hopefully doesn't come). We may see three big lead changes that day. (First night for Ryu, day for Bowser, second night for Ryu)

Ganondorf/Auron... I have a feeling that Auron may just run away with this one from the onset and never look back. The shock on the board would be... priceless... if this were to happen.

Kirby/Tidus I think will be a nail-biter. I think Kirby will barely edge Tidus out in the end, but I'm thinking this one will be the closest of the 6 big matches. This also has the possibility of the three big lead changes that could happen in Bowser/Ryu.

Alucard/Sora has two possibilities the way I see it. 1. Sora beats Alucard by more than we (or most of us) were expecting. 2. Another nail biter. I'm hoping for 2.

Dante/Vincent should also be great fun. I'm expecting Master Chief/Frog version 2... well in a way. I expect Vincent to jump out to 70/30 with the board vote, gain slightly over the night but lose gobs of percentage, and then... *gasp*... lose the day vote. I know that sounds crazy, but I'm thinking Dante could take it from him. I'm not expecting a 7 vote margin of victory or anything, Dante should win pretty comfortably... heh heh.
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And yes, I'm completely disregarding where that Snake/Zelda % "places Vivi"

and the University of Tennessee > us all (myself included). =)

We have a winner.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 2: (3) Mag...Er...(6) Knuckles the Echidna

will round 3 be as good as round 2 anyone?
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Kilroy:There fate will be in each other's hands as they decide whether to share or to shaft

Tennessee is probably my favorite SEC team to watch, which is saying something, as I love SEC football. Texas is still better, though... at least when they aren't playing Oklahoma >_>
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That... was her final mission. And like a true soldier, she saw it through the end.
ZSB [aX]

...I just realized something.

This round is extreme close-up face pictures, right?

No boobs for Tifa. Luigi wins.

>_>
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Chun-Li > Bowser book it - lol_internet
Vote for Kirby in SC2K5!

Florida St - Miami are my teams. Miami born, Florida State second generation alum.
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MM are my INITIALS "There are only 10 kinds of people in this world, those that read binary and those that don't."

Tifa won't need 'em to take out the inferior Mario brother. <3

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To the man whose spirit was so free it was bothersome... Kurosaki Ichigo, my sword has been broken by your freedom of spirit.

No boobs for Tifa. Luigi wins.

It's funny because that actually COULD have some merit.
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"All pretty girls are a trap, a pretty trap, and men expect them to be."
MasterMage119

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/209/920785_20050730_screen002.jpg

Tifa doesn't need boobs if she gets that.
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That... was her final mission. And like a true soldier, she saw it through the end.
ZSB [aX]

this division is honestly very boring bring on the next quickly.
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Kilroy:There fate will be in each other's hands as they decide whether to share or to shaft

Tifa won't need 'em to take out the inferior Mario brother. <3

Tifa's facing Luigi, not Mario.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 2: (3) Mag...Er...(6) Knuckles the Echidna

Tifa with no boobs is just like Auron without a sword.

Nintendo wins!
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When this happened, all of us got PWND by Smurf
http://www.freewebs.com/vgcg/Knuckles.jpg

...Didn't Auron still whip Ness without a sword last year?
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 2: (3) Mag...Er...(6) Knuckles the Echidna

Auron's Mel Gibson pic IS pretty bad....

But Ganon's pic won't draw votes in particular.

This conversation brings on a good point... Auron's lack of face will bring his inevitable doom against Ganon.
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Spring Contest 2k5 Score: 76/80 T-117th

Planet Mega Man is down, think this might be a reason why Zero's not doin' so hot?

There's a Mega Man site that actually gets hits?
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Board 8: Where people treat each other right.

Auron's lack of face will bring his inevitable doom against Ganon.

Well, if he gets the face shot he got against Cloud, I could see that one drawing in votes. It's rather cool.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 2: (3) Mag...Er...(6) Knuckles the Echidna

There's a Mega Man site that actually gets hits?

Planet Mega Man is a huge Mega Man site.

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To the man whose spirit was so free it was bothersome... Kurosaki Ichigo, my sword has been broken by your freedom of spirit.

Tifa's facing Luigi,

Yeah, I know. That's why I said "inferior Mario brother."

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To the man whose spirit was so free it was bothersome... Kurosaki Ichigo, my sword has been broken by your freedom of spirit.

i would have agreed mario>luigi then i played mario and luigi. Luigi gave a great performance in that game. He actualy overshadowed mario.
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*pacing back in forth waiting for: advance wars ds, twilight princess, ffxii, kingdom hearts 2, castlevania dos*

Auron's closeup pic looks like Mel Gibson fused with a Native American and Elvis.
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MM are my INITIALS "There are only 10 kinds of people in this world, those that read binary and those that don't."

Yeah, I know. That's why I said "inferior Mario brother."

Well, you apparently have difficulty determining when to use "inferior." This isn't one of those situations.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 2: (3) Mag...Er...(6) Knuckles the Echidna

Well, you apparently have difficulty determining when to use "inferior." This isn't one of those situations.
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Knuckles the Echidna's road to the Sc2k5 Title!
Round 2: (2)Squall Leonhart

The one he had against Ness does.

Completely forgot about his great pic he got against Cloud in 2k3.

Yeah, this is the face shot I'm hoping he gets:

http://gybuwebfac.free.fr/projets/intermediaires/FFXsite/FFX%20perso/FFX%20perso%20Auron.jpg

Is there really any doubt which one Ganon's gonna get?
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 2: (3) Mag...Er...(6) Knuckles the Echidna

This match is about 600 ahead of Lloyd/Wesker, so it might be close to see which one ends up with fewer votes.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 2: (3) Mag...Er...(6) Knuckles the Echidna

http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/sum05/b35.jpg

Meh, about what I expected. Nothing special, but not bad either.
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That... was her final mission. And like a true soldier, she saw it through the end.
ZSB [aX]

*snickers at Frog's picture*
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"All pretty girls are a trap, a pretty trap, and men expect them to be."
MasterMage119

Nothing special indeed. I don't even have a comment to make about it. Just...eh.
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SC2K5: Samus is going all the way!
Zero vs. Lloyd - Bracket: Zero - Vote: Lloyd (30/34)