You know who is a real pain in the ass? The End. I got mighty upset fighting him.....


*Creativename's websites*

Everything you could ever imagine:
http://www.sc2k5.com
http://www.sc2k4.com

Sortable Table for Every Contest Match:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/19



*Extrapolated Standings*

Explanation of Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/11

Simple Explanation of Extrapolated Standings:
A = Strongest Character
B = Character Weaker than A
C = Character Weaker than B
To figure out a character's Xsts Percentage ---> [(CvB)(BvA)]/50 = CvA
To compare how C would do against B ---> [(CvA)/(BvA)]*50 = CvB
To figure out how B would do against A ---> [(CvA)/(CvB)]*50 = BvA

Summer 2002 Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/13

Summer 2003 Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/14

Spring 2004 Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/15

SFF Adjusted Spring 2004 Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/16

Summer 2004 Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/17

SFF Adjusted Summer 2004 Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/18

Spring 2005 Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/27

SFF Adjusted Summer 2005 Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/33

Summer 2005 Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/32

All Time Extrapolated Standings:
http://www.freewebs.com/mmxcalibur/alltimexsts.htm



*Solarshadow's Sites*

Summer 2002 Contest:
http://solarshadow2002.tripod.com

Summer 2003 Contest:
http://solarshadow-stats.tripod.com/2003/index.html

Spring 2004 Contest: (not currently updating)
http://solarshadow-stats.tripod.com/sp2004/index.html



*Old Stats topics*

Summer 2002 Contest:
http://solarshadow2002.tripod.com/page1.html

Summer 2003 Contest:
http://solarshadow-stats.tripod.com/archive/topic1p1.html
http://www.angelfire.com/games5/sum_contest/Page1.htm (See note)

2003-2004 Off-Season:
http://membres.lycos.fr/shindohikaru/stats1.htm (See note)
Note: Don't use the links in the topic to browse through the pages, change the page number in the URL.

Spring 2004 Pre-Season (Chance the number after "Season" to view other pages; there are three of them):
http://sc2k4.com/archive/04SpringPreSeason1.htm

Spring 2004 Contest (Change the number after "Stats" to view other pages; there are eight of them):
http://sc2k4.com/archive/04SpringStats1.htm



*Match Pictures*

All the match pics, save for three from 2002:
http://www.sc2k5.com/gallery/index.php



*Miscellaneous*


Creativename's Page of Links:
http://sc2k4.com/links.php

UltimaterializerX's Contest Sites:
http://prophetchallenge.hyperboards2.com/index.cgi
http://www.freewebs.com/mmxcalibur/

A List of Acronyms, A Lesson on Percentages, and Some Odd Matches:
http://www.freewebs.com/mmxcalibur/acronymspercentsanomalies.htm

All Time Top 25/Top 10 Lists (Old):
http://www.rpgdl.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3251



!yawA tsoP
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Kudos to voltch, who single-handedly clicked the appropriate games better than us phony gurus.
Voltch: the Red to your loaned account.

First?
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Nominate Fox McCloud for 2006! And support Yoshi!
You have no chance to survive make your time.

The End is just long winded and boring. >_>
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Ahem! There's VOLTCH on my boots!
http://www.geocities.com/lettucekefka/

...and, therefore, a pain in the ass.
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Kudos to voltch, who single-handedly clicked the appropriate games better than us phony gurus.
Voltch: the Red to your loaned account.

The End sucked, it was too easy, and too boring.
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"I named my wang the Rancor. Why? Because everytime I pull it out a fat man in a head dress weeps at the beauty." - GTA Gavin

It was easy in the sense that I don't think it's possible to die from that battle (unless you dive off cliffs repeatedly, for whatever reason), but I can't imagine the battle actually played the way it was meant to be (as a true silent-killer sniping battle). I would also love to see somebody hold him up to get that daggum Moss Suit of his or whatever; rarely could I even get close enough to have him in my screen, much less actually have him at gun-point.....
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Kudos to voltch, who single-handedly clicked the appropriate games better than us phony gurus.
Voltch: the Red to your loaned account.

I actually managed to sneak up on him and hold him up once, but I couldn't get him to drop the stupid camo for the life of me. You almost absolutely have to wait for him to fall asleep before you can sneak up on him.
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"What's going to happen to this Planet?"
"Who knows...That's up to you, I guess."

*minor MGS3 spoilers*

Sneaking up on The End isn't that hard, you just have to pay attention to all the potential sniper spots (and he can only be in a couple at the beginning) and follow his footprints when he runs away (thermal goggles help a lot with this if you're inexperienced). Then just stalk (D-Pad) when you hear him breathing or if you think you're getting close.

As for his camo, you have to hold him up, aim at his head, and pull away a couple of times to get him to do it--i.e., you need to get him to shake three times before he'll drop the camo.

I was crawling the one time I got in the same screen as him, and he had his back turned. Once I got a lil' closer though, for whatever reason, the next two things I knew were "!" and "****!"...

...then I promptly got shot.
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Kudos to voltch, who single-handedly clicked the appropriate games better than us phony gurus.
Voltch: the Red to your loaned account.

Crawling is unreliable. Stalking is much better when you close in on The End.

You HAVE to use the D-pad to stalk somebody. It doesn't matter how slightly you move the analog stick. The enemy will detect it.

Not sure if that's the problem, but I remember learning that the hard way against The End myself.
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"What's going to happen to this Planet?"
"Who knows...That's up to you, I guess."

I'll keep that in mind when I go through my second play-through. I just don't like using the D-Pad for MGS games...'bout time I suck it up though.

Also, another note: though I didn't get into the grass when he was alerted, he was in some high-grass. Will my stalking in the grass get his attention, or will that be okay too?
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Kudos to voltch, who single-handedly clicked the appropriate games better than us phony gurus.
Voltch: the Red to your loaned account.

As long as you're stalking with the D-Pad and he can't see you, you should be fine.

Like I said before, if he's asleep, it'll be much easier.
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"What's going to happen to this Planet?"
"Who knows...That's up to you, I guess."

Far as I remember, stalking in the high grass should be fine. Stalking is basically the be-all end-all of sneaking in MGS3, the only thing that's more effective than it is Spirit Camo.

Man, I love the Spirit Camo.
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"What's going to happen to this Planet?"
"Who knows...That's up to you, I guess."

Heh, IFP + Spirit Camo + Stealth Item = Instant win.

Bah. MGS3. Haven't played it much yet. Waiting for Subsistence. Won't read topic while it talks about MGS3.
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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."

Sorry therealmnm; I'll stop after this post 'cuz I was in your same shoes a lil' over a month ago.


Spirit Camo is something I'm definitely getting next play-through; I just didn't think a stamina-kill was the way to go with that particular boss, plus I wasn't aware that defeating the bosses depending on which bar you took down mattered at that time as far as items go.
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Kudos to voltch, who single-handedly clicked the appropriate games better than us phony gurus.
Voltch: the Red to your loaned account.

Oh, it's cool. I don't really mind since I'm not hardcore about the MGS series besides the first. Most of MGS2 has been spoiled for me already, even though I haven't beaten it, so I don't really mind.

What drove me batty was having Tales of Symphonia constantly spoiled for 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."

I gotcha'; yeah, ToS was definitely spoiled all to hell.
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Kudos to voltch, who single-handedly clicked the appropriate games better than us phony gurus.
Voltch: the Red to your loaned account.

Spirit Camo?

~*ST*~
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Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest
Currently Playing: Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Dragon Warrior

I assume that's the name of what The Fear drops off.
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Kudos to voltch, who single-handedly clicked the appropriate games better than us phony gurus.
Voltch: the Red to your loaned account.

That's The Sorrow's camo, I believe.
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The October 2005 Guru Contest: Where voltch kicked my ass.
Rest in peace, Eddie.

You get the Spirit Camo automatically. You can't miss it.

As for The Fear's camo...I never use it because it's not worth the stamina drain. Regardless, I almost always beat The Fear by draining his stamina. It's so much easier that way.
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Yuna: "Stay with me until the end. Please."
Tidus: "Not until the end. Always."

And with that rant off my chest, I'm going to bed.
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Yuna: "Stay with me until the end. Please."
Tidus: "Not until the end. Always."

That was awfully backwards for a high note.
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voltch... he come to town... come to own... the silly gurus...

I don't even like Sonic and that comes off in bad taste.

http://oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k5&type=match&match=60

that's a lot to a little.


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xyzzy
voltch: 9% better than me.

Yeah, I see where Leonhart is coming from as a Sonic fan... As for the contest, I didn't really think Sonic would be near Mega Man, let alone have a chance to win the match. That was a victory in itself to us fans that had to constantly hear time after time how Sonic has fallen off.
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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."

I'll support everything Leonhart just said there...

...except Squall > Knuckles.
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Kudos to voltch, who single-handedly clicked the appropriate games better than us phony gurus.
Voltch: the Red to your loaned account.

When I first went through the bracket, I picked Sonic over Mega Man...but by the time I locked my bracket the next day, I allowed the adjusted stats and fanboyism to help me pick Mega Man over Sonic. Granted, I'm also a Sonic fan...but, come on, it's the Blue Bomber.....
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Kudos to voltch, who single-handedly clicked the appropriate games better than us phony gurus.
Voltch: the Red to your loaned account.

I let that slide since he still likes Knuckles. Since he's a Squall fan, he's allowed to delude himself into believing that Squall > Knuckles rather than admit the truth. =P
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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."

And I don't care how the actual match went... ;)
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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."

I too had Sonic / MM at first, said 'uhh.. uh..' and picked the character with the higher adjusted x-stat value. that's the only time I did that in my bracket and it paid off - of course, all the other idiotic picks I had didn't.

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xyzzy
voltch: 9% better than me.

Oh please. I bashed both Sonic and Mega Man in that writeup.

And yes, I do like both characters. I just despise what they've done since the SNES/Genesis days, and their fans certainly don't help.

Anyway, I have since cleaned up the bio a bit and mentioned that most people expected Mega to win the match.

~*ST*~
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Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest
Currently Playing: Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Dragon Warrior

Again I ask, have you played through the Sonic Adventure and Mega Man X series (up to 4)?
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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."

No to both.

~*ST*~
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Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest
Currently Playing: Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Dragon Warrior

So what exactly is it that you despise that they've done since the SNES/Genesis days? I know that we have the similar taste in console games, and I think the Adventure Games and the X series kick extreme amounts of ass! You should give them a chance.

The X series (at least the first 4) speaks for itself. I know you like the original Mega Man series, so it's baffling that you haven't even given the X series a chance! Trust me, they are well worth playing through.

As for the Sonic Adventure games, I can only say try them out for yourself before you listen to others bash how they aren't like the 2D Sonic games. But I think they are much more in depth even though the execution wasn't perfect. For me, once I played through the Sonic Adventure games, it was hard for me to go back to the "hold right" gameplay of the 2D Sonics. Give them a shot!
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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."

Well I plan on getting the X Collection and already own SA2:B, so give it time.

~*ST*~
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Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest
Currently Playing: Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Dragon Warrior

*tag*
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voltch pities the fool who plays against him in the Guru contest.

Mega Man X isn't quite the same formula as the Classic series. Sure, it follows the general "Beat all the Robot Masters" formula, but there are quite a few differences. Granted, once Capcom finds one formula for one series, it stays with it forever, but that's a different story.

And the Sonic Adventure games ARE good, and Sonic CAN work in 3-D. Sega just hasn't taken full advantage of their potential. I mean, relegating Knuckles to nothing more than treasure hunting and sticking Tails in a mech? Gimme a break.
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"What's going to happen to this Planet?"
"Who knows...That's up to you, I guess."

Note that I haven't played Sonic Heroes, so I can't comment on the aspects of that game, but the style of gameplay seems like it still limits the potential.
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"What's going to happen to this Planet?"
"Who knows...That's up to you, I guess."

I prefer Sonic Heroes over the other two by a considerable amount. It brought back Tails to his roots pretty well (minus the ear-crippling voice acting), and Knuckles actually comes into his own gameplay-wise instead of being a Sonic who glides and clings to walls.
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Q: Why was Chris Benoit kicked out of the gas station?
A: Because he was carrying matches.

I would have liked Sonic Heroes better if it didn't have the team thing. Although combat was fine with it, moving around was pretty awkward besides with Sonic. I didn't like the formations at all. I'd rather have Tails running around and flying by himself like in the original SA, although the way they did it makes sense. It just didn't feel right.

Knuckles would have been even more awesome in the game if he had his gliding and climbing abilities, but once again, the formation and teamwork thing couldn't allow that. Not to mention the fact that the game needed to be fine tuned, tested, and debugged another month or two...
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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."

the thing about adventures is, they killed it by making sonic and shadow levels the ONLY fun levels in the game yet the game is filled with crappy treasure hunting and horrible mech shooting.
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currently playing: castlevania dos. lunar dragon song, advance wars ds, fire emblem 6, maximo 2

Eh, that's part of the reason I prefer the original Sonic Adventure to SA2B. Tails is no fun when he's just stuck in a machine the whole time, and for this whole "Good or evil: Now you can choose!" stuff, both sides are remarkably similar in gameplay and level design. Not to mention, the game ends the same either way. Kinda defeats the whole purpose.

Plus, the original has playable Amy Rose.
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"What's going to happen to this Planet?"
"Who knows...That's up to you, I guess."

3D Sonic games suck.
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Voltch just gave me my 3rd Guru loss this year.

You say the same thing about Zelda... no wonder I can't take you seriously when you make a comment like that.
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Q: Why was Chris Benoit kicked out of the gas station?
A: Because he was carrying matches.

who thinks if the sonic games had come out during the contest sonice would have defeated mega man
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Winner of the Top Ten Guru Contest!

You could say the same about MMXAC, really.
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Q: Why was Chris Benoit kicked out of the gas station?
A: Because he was carrying matches.

They do as well. That's not my fault. It's not liek I dislike 3D gaming as a whole. We all know I hold SM64 in very high regard, and I'm sure if we made a list of 3D games I could find a number that I played and liked. Some games just weren't meant to be in 3D; Sonic, Zelda, and Metroid are among them.
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Voltch just gave me my 3rd Guru loss this year.