Alright, it appears Sonic is making this match closer, but Mega Man is going to stay ahead.
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Vote for Mario, this year's contest champion!
Mega Man > Sonic

Sonic received 50.24% of the vote that hour (previous: 49.85%), and averaged 6 votes/15 min. If that rate were to continue, he would take the lead at 22:40.

This is typically when the second night vote starts, so let's look at the six matches Mega Man and Sonic have been involved in:

Yoshi: Mega Man gained .58%
Leon: Mega Man lost .05%
Conker: Mega Man gained .12%
Tifa: Sonic lost .69%
Diablo: Sonic lost .49%
Jin: Sonic lost .34%
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"It shall be engraved upon your soul! Divine Assault: Nibelung Valesti!" ~ Lenneth Valkyrie

You know what? If Sonic wins, which for some reason it's looking like he will, I am never trusting anything related to stats in any way, including time zone votes and GFNW.

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Magus screwed my bracket over. Yay!

-81 in 15 minutes is just laughable?

The Blue Bomber has to be moderately concerned..
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Mega Man under .20?

Abandon hope...
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Robert Smith as MOTHRA!

Come On Sonic! ur doin well!!!

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Lvl 20 Mo/W

This match hasn't gone according to our normal voting patterns, or at least what we've expected.
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"Stay there for me, trapped in memories."
"I...I won't become a memory."

UNDER 300!!! Go Blue Blur!

Only 6 votes, but the 300 barrier is broken.
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Kurotsuchi Mayuri fan
Supporter of Solid Snake in the Summer 2k5 Character Battle IV

I am never trusting anything related to stats in any way, including time zone votes and GFNW.

Nobody would "trust" GFNW if he were up against, say, Mr. Driller.
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SC2K5 Guru Contest: Where _______ kicked my ass.

300 Barrier has been breached.
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Only a 6 vote gain...

What the heck is happening?

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Magus screwed my bracket over. Yay!

Not a big gain, but we're under 300.
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"A strong man doesn't need to read the future. He makes his own."
"Building the future and keeping the past alive are the same thing."

Under 300
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17 have challenged Nintendo in the handheld market, 17 have failed. (see quote for list)

What too many people seem to be overlooking is that even though sonic is absolute crap with the first night vote, he actually isn't that bad with the second one.
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"The idiots on gamefaqs are easy to find because they always quote themselves" - dragoontheguy

Best match in a long time <3
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Sonic The Hedgehog's road to the best final possible:
20XX Division Champ: (1) MegaMan

*scoffs again*

Mega Man's just needs more weapon energy for his Starcraft gun... give him a few updates.
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Squall: "Hi, like Cloud from the last game, I am full of angst and am named after weather."
- Slow Beef

This match hasn't gone according to our normal voting patterns, or at least what we've expected.

Good matches never do. Do you believe MC could go 50/50 at 22:00 against Frog?
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17 have challenged Nintendo in the handheld market, 17 have failed. (see quote for list)

People just assumed that because Sonic lost the Night Vote to two chumps and a Square character he'd lose it to MM in what may go down as his most important match ever.

[This message was deleted at the request of the original poster]

What too many people seem to be overlooking is that even though sonic is absolute crap with the first night vote, he actually isn't that bad with the second one.

Yoshi: Mega Man gained .58%
Leon: Mega Man lost .05%
Conker: Mega Man gained .12%
Tifa: Sonic lost .69%
Diablo: Sonic lost .49%
Jin: Sonic lost .34%

This match just makes no sense at all, period.

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Magus screwed my bracket over. Yay!

I can't wait until I read the FFP Sonic/MM match.
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"ertyu is actually a language. For example, 'dum' is ertyunese for 'godly'." - Topaz Kitsune
*Waiting for Guru winner's sig*

-6 every 5 minutes = -72 every hour = Sonic Win

You can go slow Sonic..Just be steady..
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Keep in mind that Yoshi lost .6% against Laharl and .14% against Pac-Man with the second night vote. In other words, he's not very good with it.
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"A strong man doesn't need to read the future. He makes his own."
"Building the future and keeping the past alive are the same thing."

I am never trusting anything related to stats in any way, including time zone votes and GFNW.

You know, I think Ceej is fully aware of GFNW and decides to put him in a match that he knows GF will lose, but will also appear that he has a chance to win it. I wouldn't worry too much about GFNW faltering...
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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."

http://www.retrojunk.com/details_theme/208/

"Don't doubt what he can do, Sonic the Hedgehog!"

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“A pro isn’t someone who sacrifices themselves for a job. That’s just a fool.” – Reno

Leon Kennedy also lost .09% against Gordon Freeman. Tifa gained .58% against Luigi and .27% against Vyse. She's pretty good with it.
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"A strong man doesn't need to read the future. He makes his own."
"Building the future and keeping the past alive are the same thing."

-3
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Still, this is weird.

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Magus screwed my bracket over. Yay!

Only -3 but still impressive. As long as Sonic gains it's good.

Just because a character is fodder doesn't mean they can't be "relatively better" with the Night Vote. You'd think a character like Laharl would be decent with it, in comparison to the day.
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Squall: "Hi, like Cloud from the last game, I am full of angst and am named after weather."
- Slow Beef

And just for those who are wondering, Diablo had no net change against Kratos Aurion with the second night vote.
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"A strong man doesn't need to read the future. He makes his own."
"Building the future and keeping the past alive are the same thing."

Come on! SOnic! dont die now!

Just because a character is fodder doesn't mean they can't be "relatively better" with the Night Vote. You'd think a character like Laharl would be decent with it, in comparison to the day.

Just like Vyse, right? Didn't stop Tifa from gaining .25% on him. And she gained quite a bit on Luigi, too. Nintendo generally is not that good with the second night vote.
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"A strong man doesn't need to read the future. He makes his own."
"Building the future and keeping the past alive are the same thing."

Yep...


5 Hours and 50 Minutes Left...

Thats 70 Updates...

70 * 3 = 210

If he only shaves off 3 every 5 minutes, he loses by nearly 90 votes..

Sonic needs to shave off 4+ per 5 minutes..
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Just like Vyse, right? Didn't stop Tifa from gaining .25% on him. And she gained quite a bit on Luigi, too. Nintendo generally is not that good with the second night vote.

So Mega Man is going to perform bad then right?

>_>
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17 have challenged Nintendo in the handheld market, 17 have failed. (see quote for list)

Yoshi: Mega Man gained .58%

Nintendo and the second night vote don't mix. It's usually one of the worst times for a nintendo character
Leon: Mega Man lost .05%

RE is usually good at night and bad during the day, so this makes sense, although it doesn't help make MM look strong with it.
Conker: Mega Man gained .12%

I'm not even sure about conker, so I won't be guessing.

Tifa: Sonic lost .69%
Diablo: Sonic lost .49%
Jin: Sonic lost .34%

Square (even new school) and diablo are generally good with the second night vote. Nothing here really shows that he's terrible with it.
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"The idiots on gamefaqs are easy to find because they always quote themselves" - dragoontheguy

Diablo had no net change against Kratos Aurion with the second night vote.

Wasn't Diablo linked during the end of his match against Sonic?
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"ertyu is actually a language. For example, 'dum' is ertyunese for 'godly'." - Topaz Kitsune
*Waiting for Guru winner's sig*

But FFVII's strongest time is at the second night, isn't it?
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Squall: "Hi, like Cloud from the last game, I am full of angst and am named after weather."
- Slow Beef

[This message was deleted at the request of the original poster]

MM puts it away..

GG Sonic.
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Mega Man up by 21.
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17 have challenged Nintendo in the handheld market, 17 have failed. (see quote for list)

But FFVII's strongest time is at the second night, isn't it?

No, it's generally the day vote that they're at their best. Pretty good with the second night vote, but not spectacular.

In other words, anything beyond the morning vote. Tifa had odd patterns compared to them though. She was good with both night votes.
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"A strong man doesn't need to read the future. He makes his own."
"Building the future and keeping the past alive are the same thing."

How did MM put it away? Sonic might gain 35 next update for all we know.

Mega just called Sonic's bluff and raised him .01.
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Robert Smith as MOTHRA!

You have no idea how nervous I am right now. Best match of 2K5, easily.

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Magus screwed my bracket over. Yay!

Let's just hope that Mega Man found a large weapon power pellet and not a small one...
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Squall: "Hi, like Cloud from the last game, I am full of angst and am named after weather."
- Slow Beef

From: yoblazer33 | Posted: 9/16/2005 5:32:55 PM | Message Detail | #088
...Where's this night vote everyone said got here 30 minutes ago?

Those were the turkeys. I say the night vote gets here in 45-50 minutes, with Mega Man gaining upon its arrival, and you can take that to the bank.

If Mega Man continues to gain for the next few updates, I plan to Orton Pose for a very long time.
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SC2K5 Guru Contest: Where _______ kicked my ass.

This could be an all-time classic if it goes down to the wire. This is possibly for the finals.
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"A strong man doesn't need to read the future. He makes his own."
"Building the future and keeping the past alive are the same thing."

And Sonic gains only 3 back. THIS AIN'T ENOUGH TO WIN SONIC!
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Kurotsuchi Mayuri fan
Supporter of Solid Snake in the Summer 2k5 Character Battle IV