I think Crono will be a better draw in the finals.

What? Higher than Sonic? I doubt that.
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Almost there, Sonic! ^_^

How poorly is Sonic supposed to perform in the night vote against Mega Man? Not terribly I hope; Mega Man is also not particularly strong with it.

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Squall: ...Flower.

How big of a vote draw does everyone think a Mario/Sonic final would be? I'd expect a huge turnout, personally.

Probably between Mario/Cloud 2k2 and Link/Cloud 2k3.

Dammit Sonic.
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Supporter of Solid Snake in the Summer 2k5 Character Battle IV

Mega gained 17 votes. :(

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Considering the night vote should've been here already, I think Sonic's doing pretty good.
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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."

Mario/Sonic or Mario/Crono 4 would be the biggest draws, for sure. there hasn't been one match that's just brought a ton of votes in yet though, so I'm not convinced there would be an exponentially higher number of votes.

I've been wondering this about Cloud/Link - do people know when it's happening? I imagine people are like "Cloud/Link is tomorrow" or "I can't wait for the final." it's kind of just being dropped in the middle of the contest, and it feels weird. there's no momentum whatsoever.
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Sonic will stay around this total for a bit then gain another 20 or 40 votes or so...

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I survived the 301 day NHL lockout
Co-founder of team whoa oh oh ohohohoh oh oh oh

How poorly is Sonic supposed to perform in the night vote against Mega Man? Not terribly I hope; Mega Man is also not particularly strong with it.

If previous results hold true, Megaman should start almost consistently gaining soon.

Then again, this entire match has been insane.

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Magus screwed my bracket over. Yay!

the problem with previous results is that school has begun and voting habits have changed. it's not like everyone votes at 19:15 every day - that's just when they happened to hit gamefaqs.
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Sonic received 51.49% of the vote that hour (previous: 51.23%), and averaged 10 votes/15 min (previous: 6vpu). If this continues, he would be expected to lose by 64 votes.
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"It shall be engraved upon your soul! Divine Assault: Nibelung Valesti!" ~ Lenneth Valkyrie

DAMNIT SONIC DON'T GIVE UP NOW!

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I survived the 301 day NHL lockout
Co-founder of team whoa oh oh ohohohoh oh oh oh

Sonic needs to stop losing votes.

9 vote gain.

Better than nothing, I guess.

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Magus screwed my bracket over. Yay!

*hands Sonic 7 chaos emeralds*

Come on baby, all you need is 50 rings!
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Kurotsuchi Mayuri fan
Supporter of Solid Snake in the Summer 2k5 Character Battle IV

C'mon Sonic you can do better than that.
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"The Lotus in Konoha blooms twice..." Rock Lee

Jeez. This match has some terrible votals.
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SC2K5 Guru Contest: Where _______ kicked my ass.

that's what happens when school's in session. hello there, sp2k5.
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Mega Man gains! It's over!
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SC2K5 Guru Contest: Where _______ kicked my ass.

Yes a 1 vote gain means its over.

Well, gaining 1 vote on Sonic is better than gaining 9. Stop his gains, Sonic! GO GO GO!
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Kurotsuchi Mayuri fan
Supporter of Solid Snake in the Summer 2k5 Character Battle IV

GAIN OF ONE VOTE. THIS IS OVER.
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I just looked at Megaman/Conker, and he didn't start really gaining until past 22:00.

Forget 19:15.

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Magus screwed my bracket over. Yay!

Er, past 20:00.

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Magus screwed my bracket over. Yay!

11 for SNOIC.

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Magus screwed my bracket over. Yay!

these two are deadlocked. if Sonic can make up 250 votes at this pace, I'll be surprised.
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And Sonic with 11.
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Kurotsuchi Mayuri fan
Supporter of Solid Snake in the Summer 2k5 Character Battle IV

Sonic needs to take over NOW!

Might as well start doing these.
Quota -- Amount of votes Sonic needs per 15 minute update to tie.
Actual -- Amount of votes per 15 minute update that Sonic actually got.

19:15
Quota: 13.84 vpu
Actual: 1 vpu
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"It shall be engraved upon your soul! Divine Assault: Nibelung Valesti!" ~ Lenneth Valkyrie

Gain of 7.
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Less than five hours left, and Mega Man has less than a 300 vote lead. What an amazing match!

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SC2k5 - 109/120 (Kefka, Magus (x3), Ocelot, Tidus)

I'm starting to fall alseep.

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Magus screwed my bracket over. Yay!

Come on Sonic! You need more than 7 to win this.

You know a match is deadlocked when a 7 vote gain seems big.

I looked at it and thought 'Ugh, Sonic's starting to go again' and then realized it was only 7 votes.

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Magus screwed my bracket over. Yay!

It's over Sonic seems like he can't break 250 here.
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17 have challenged Nintendo in the handheld market, 17 have failed. (see quote for list)

If Mega Man holds on: I am going to call Mario/Crono IV as our final of the contest.
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I'm not counting Sonic out but he needs to pull his head out of his ass now.

Not only does he need to pull his head out of his ass, he needs to stick a foot up Mega Man's.
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Kurotsuchi Mayuri fan
Supporter of Solid Snake in the Summer 2k5 Character Battle IV

Almost over 300

Night vote?
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17 have challenged Nintendo in the handheld market, 17 have failed. (see quote for list)

Oh God, the lead is back up to 299. Night vote engaged?
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Kurotsuchi Mayuri fan
Supporter of Solid Snake in the Summer 2k5 Character Battle IV

It's a shame these two just couldn't tie, and then take down Crono together. Impossible, I know, but still. Neither deserves to lose. And whoever does, this has been a GREAT match!

Still gotta pull for Mega Man though!

Almost got the 300 vote barrier back in place... Sonic should try and just stay under 500 votes.
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Vote for Mario, this year's contest champion!
Mega Man > Sonic

Perhaps I won't be doing this for much longer after all.
Quota: 16.61 vpu
Actual: Loss of 36 vpu
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"It shall be engraved upon your soul! Divine Assault: Nibelung Valesti!" ~ Lenneth Valkyrie

I can't believe you guys actually got worked up over this match...

It's been over since Sonic failed to build up a decent lead during the morning hours.

Unless you're expecting vote stuffing, MM will eventually pull away late at night.

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Reserved for the winner of the SC2K5 Guru Challenge.

Mega Man with another 14, putting Sonic over the 300 vote barrier again. Damned night vote.
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Kurotsuchi Mayuri fan
Supporter of Solid Snake in the Summer 2k5 Character Battle IV

Mega Man gains another 15 votes
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17 have challenged Nintendo in the handheld market, 17 have failed. (see quote for list)

Mega Man leads it by 314. Looks like this is do or die time for Sonic.
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SC2K5 Guru Contest: Where _______ kicked my ass.

Pi has spoken! This match is over.
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"It shall be engraved upon your soul! Divine Assault: Nibelung Valesti!" ~ Lenneth Valkyrie

Sonic needs to win this next update.

I can't believe you guys actually got worked up over this match...

It's been over since Sonic failed to build up a decent lead during the morning hours.

Mario/Crono II could always happen again... the massive comeback, that is.
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Kurotsuchi Mayuri fan
Supporter of Solid Snake in the Summer 2k5 Character Battle IV

Yeah, I mean if Mario can make up.. what was it? Over 500 in an hour? It's not over.

Those were very special circumstances though.
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Proud member of the Hylian Knights--99/120 in the 2k5 SC -- XBL GT: Vance Mendoza

And Sonic gains 18 and breaks the 300 barrier yet again. Good to see you're not out of it yet, Sonic.
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Kurotsuchi Mayuri fan
Supporter of Solid Snake in the Summer 2k5 Character Battle IV