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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 283
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| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/12/2006 5:08:04 PM | message detail |
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Sonic/Mega Man was very bad in terms of premature calling as well. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Ramza, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| trannyscience | Posted 5/12/2006 5:08:05 PM | message detail |
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he had Sephiroth in his name, that's all I remember. hopefully he doesn't return cause that was annoying. --- xyzzy |
| trannyscience | Posted 5/12/2006 5:08:38 PM | message detail |
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well, at least Mega Man had a decent lead on Sonic. it still wasn't justified, but it was better than six votes. --- xyzzy |
| Anal Storage | Posted 5/12/2006 5:08:44 PM | message detail |
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SephyG? --- Explicit Content I used to be Asian, but I didn't get good enough grades so my parents beat it out of me. - snalien |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 5/12/2006 5:09:31 PM | message detail |
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Cloud will take the day vote against Link! Speaking of this, I am so happy that we get a character contest this year over a games contest. I estatic about Cloud winning this year. Unless, of course, that blasted Super Princess Peach helps Link! --- “The human body is supposed to be 70 percent water. I consider myself 70 percent film.” – Hideo Kojima |
| Anal Storage | Posted 5/12/2006 5:09:34 PM | message detail |
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Plus is Squall was making a comeback or in the lead it was OMFG IT'S
OVER SQUALLS WINNER. Then Vincent would make a comeback or take the
lead and it was all OMFG IT'S OVER VINCENTS WINNER. It was the most
spineless thing I've ever seen. --- Explicit Content I used to be Asian, but I didn't get good enough grades so my parents beat it out of me. - snalien |
| therealmnm | Posted 5/12/2006 5:09:52 PM | message detail |
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*ignores HM rambling* --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: KH2, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC (wow, my PS2 is actually getting play!) |
| trannyscience | Posted 5/12/2006 5:10:34 PM | message detail |
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wasn't G. there's so many seph's around here that it's easy to get them mixed up. --- xyzzy |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/12/2006 5:11:28 PM | message detail |
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Where's the site with every stats topic archived on it? --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Ramza, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Anal Storage | Posted 5/12/2006 5:12:52 PM | message detail |
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Snake? SNAKE? SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!!!!!!! *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/alltimexstats.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/ NGamer64's Archive Site and (lol) X-Stats Sim (some offensive language): http://thengamer.com/gamefaqs/ http://thengamer.com/xstats http://thengamer.com/stats 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: http://www.rpgdl.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3251 HaRRicH's Fourpack of Fun Board: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 lol leon --- Explicit Content I used to be Asian, but I didn't get good enough grades so my parents beat it out of me. - snalien |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 5/12/2006 5:13:40 PM | message detail |
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Solid Snake beating Samus? Oh come on, it's not like Samus won't get a
boost from her game either, Solid Snake won't get a boost big enough to
beat Samus.. and Mario? That's even more crazy. He's getting new games
as well. --- "People who play RPGs are depressed gamers who like to sit alone in their dark rooms and play slow games" - Hiroshi Yamauchi |
| LoopZoopTheBest | Posted 5/12/2006 5:13:46 PM | message detail |
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I'm calling it now: I plan to call at least 90% of the upcoming contest's matches within the first 60 seconds. --- Board 8: Where Wii treat each other right. -__- |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/12/2006 5:13:49 PM | message detail |
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I looked. That's not the right site. Besides, it doesn't have anything for 2005 on it. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Ramza, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Anal Storage | Posted 5/12/2006 5:15:14 PM | message detail |
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I'M TRYING TO BE POMPOUS HERE SHHH. --- Explicit Content I used to be Asian, but I didn't get good enough grades so my parents beat it out of me. - snalien |
| Anal Storage | Posted 5/12/2006 5:15:46 PM | message detail |
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I'm calling it now, yoblazer finishes the contest in 6th place. --- Explicit Content I used to be Asian, but I didn't get good enough grades so my parents beat it out of me. - snalien |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 5/12/2006 5:16:08 PM | message detail |
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I'm calling it now, yoblazer finishes the contest in 6th place. That's like calling Solid Snake>Tanner. --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/12/2006 5:16:18 PM | message detail |
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Oh, sorry. Uhhh...Man, I'm so stupid. How could I have missed that.............. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Ramza, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 5/12/2006 5:17:03 PM | message detail |
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I'm ready for that bracket right about now ... --- “The human body is supposed to be 70 percent water. I consider myself 70 percent film.” – Hideo Kojima |
| Anal Storage | Posted 5/12/2006 5:17:28 PM | message detail |
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That's like calling Solid Snake>Tanner. Last year I promised myself I was going to copy yo's bracket, and change one matchI thought was wrong, that was I was guaranteed to win the entire thing, but it was too boring. --- Explicit Content I used to be Asian, but I didn't get good enough grades so my parents beat it out of me. - snalien |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 5/12/2006 5:19:19 PM | message detail |
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Last year I promised myself I was going to copy yo's bracket, and change one matchI thought was wrong, that was I was guaranteed to win the entire thing, but it was too boring. XD Coping yo's bracket is the most technically sound thing anyone can do for these contests. You're guaranteed a top 10 finish, and if you're lucky, you can beat him in the tiebreaker and laugh at his undeserved misfortune! --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| Anal Storage | Posted 5/12/2006 5:20:20 PM | message detail |
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Haha, I actually told him over AIM I was going to do it, and he emailed me his bracket. I had it all set and everything. --- Explicit Content I used to be Asian, but I didn't get good enough grades so my parents beat it out of me. - snalien |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 5/12/2006 5:21:24 PM | message detail |
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Haha, I actually told him over AIM I was going to do it, and he emailed me his bracket. I had it all set and everything. And you opted not to!?! You crazy wildebeast! Eh, I probably wouldn't copy it either. Why copy yoblazer when I can predict such crazy things as Luigi over Tifa and Ryu over Sonic!? --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| trannyscience | Posted 5/12/2006 5:23:11 PM | message detail |
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wait, there's a simple answer to this whole debate: yoblazer, who wins: Snake or Samus? --- xyzzy |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 5/12/2006 5:25:03 PM | message detail |
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For the record, I would take Samus in a heartbeat. The time leading up
to that decision might be pretty long, but the actual act of picking
Samus? Heartbeat. Seriously though, Metroid Prime 3 being a launch title for Wii means more people will buy it than would normally buy a Metroid title. --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 5/12/2006 5:25:32 PM | message detail |
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This is assuming we're talking about 2007 of course... I haven't really
been following the whole discussion, I just wanted to comment on
yoblazer's bracket picking skillz at first. --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/12/2006 5:25:44 PM | message detail |
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I'd consider copying it and changing a few things on an alternate bracket, but not on my for-prizes bracket. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Ramza, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| trannyscience | Posted 5/12/2006 5:25:50 PM | message detail |
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I agree with Mage, though I think TP might have a little something to
say about that if it comes out with the Revolution. I still don't know
all the details there though. --- xyzzy |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 5/12/2006 5:27:23 PM | message detail |
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I agree with Mage, though I think TP might have a little something
to say about that if it comes out with the Revolution. I still don't
know all the details there though. TP is a Wii launch title, yes. But I see people buying two or three games when they buy the system since it's probably going to "only" cost $250, as opposed to 4 or 600. --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| LoopZoopTheBest | Posted 5/12/2006 5:28:14 PM | message detail |
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You guys flatter me. Seriously. It's mainly about lucking out when it
comes to to the finals and other big-point matches, and that's
something I've had some success with. If you correctly predict the two
finalists and the contest winner, you've already gained half the points
of a perfect bracket. I'll say the only contest where my confidence was high throughout was Sp2K5. Everything else has just been about biting my nails and hoping to catch some luck. =) --- Board 8: Where Wii treat each other right. -__- |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 5/12/2006 5:28:24 PM | message detail |
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Seriously though, Metroid Prime 3 being a launch title for Wii means
more people will buy it than would normally buy a Metroid title. I bet it has sales on par with Metroid Prime, but nothing that is mind blowing at all. It would be an improvement over Metroid Prime 2, but it is going to be overshadowed by Twilight Princess and other games. Metroid has never really been that big of a seller ... --- “The human body is supposed to be 70 percent water. I consider myself 70 percent film.” – Hideo Kojima |
| therealmnm | Posted 5/12/2006 5:31:22 PM | message detail |
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You guys flatter me. Seriously. It's mainly about lucking out when
it comes to to the finals and other big-point matches, and that's
something I've had some success with. If you correctly predict the two
finalists and the contest winner, you've already gained half the points
of a perfect bracket. Agreed. When it comes down to it, a lot of people here have kickass contest records when it comes to win-loss. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: KH2, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC (wow, my PS2 is actually getting play!) |
| trannyscience | Posted 5/12/2006 5:33:05 PM | message detail |
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found it! From: Safer Sephiroth 777 | Posted: 9/10/2005 4:27:35 AM | Message Detail You should call the match!It is over I say!!! --- xyzzy |
| charmander6000 | Posted 5/12/2006 5:33:36 PM | message detail |
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in just a few short weeks, we'll have people "calling" matches when they're up six votes again! can't wait! I'm one of those people who like to call matches prematurely, but I usually don't say it until I'm like 90% sure. --- "I was trying to escape. Obviously, it didn't work." - President Bush |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/12/2006 5:34:24 PM | message detail |
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I don't mind calling matches. Just don't do it in the first 30 minutes or so unless it's an absolute blowout. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Ramza, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Ngamer64 | Posted 5/12/2006 5:35:50 PM | message detail |
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Off by a bit, Xcon. The bold was meant to go here: http://thengamer.com/stats <-- (every Stat Topic ever) Speaking of bold, only one response to the poll! So I'll try again. Which URL would you rather see sc2k5 move to in the future: gamefaqscontests.com OR gfcontests.com --- "lol x-stats" - The Contest Simulator: http://thengamer.com/xstats Ngamer's Contest Archives: http://thengamer.com/gamefaqs/ |
| LoopZoopTheBest | Posted 5/12/2006 5:37:05 PM | message detail |
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gfcontests.com --- Board 8: Where Wii treat each other right. -__- |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 5/12/2006 5:37:43 PM | message detail |
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http://thengamer.com/stats <-- (every Stat Topic ever) Where are 86-100, huh Liar McLiarface!? And I like gfcontests.com better. --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| trannyscience | Posted 5/12/2006 5:37:49 PM | message detail |
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doesn't matter to me what the name is since I just click on bookmarks
and go there. you could call it erfjkhuithieh.com and I'd like it just
as much. --- xyzzy |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 5/12/2006 5:38:18 PM | message detail |
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Tranny's is my favorite so far. --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 5/12/2006 5:38:33 PM | message detail |
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you could call it erfjkhuithieh.com There's my vote. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Ramza, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Ngamer64 | Posted 5/12/2006 5:41:40 PM | message detail |
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Hey, I put TRE in charge of getting those topics up! Let's place the blame where it belongs! And gfcontests.com seems to be the clear favorite. I say to go for it, creative! --- "lol x-stats" - The Contest Simulator: http://thengamer.com/xstats Ngamer's Contest Archives: http://thengamer.com/gamefaqs/ |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 5/12/2006 5:43:26 PM | message detail |
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gamefaqscontests.com --- “The human body is supposed to be 70 percent water. I consider myself 70 percent film.” – Hideo Kojima |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 5/12/2006 5:48:07 PM | message detail |
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I think lol HM should be an official, Board 8 term. >>; --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 5/12/2006 5:51:50 PM | message detail |
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I think it is better to say "lol people with different opinions" as the official Board 8 term. It is more fitting, I believe! --- “The human body is supposed to be 70 percent water. I consider myself 70 percent film.” – Hideo Kojima |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 5/12/2006 5:52:49 PM | message detail |
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I think it is better to say "lol people with different opinions" as the official Board 8 term. It is more fitting, I believe! But lol HM is funnier. :( --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| HaRRicH | Posted 5/12/2006 5:53:37 PM | message detail |
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Both options are better than the other choices you had, so I don't mind which wins (about the site-name). --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| trannyscience | Posted 5/12/2006 5:53:44 PM | message detail |
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give 'em a week and he'll be voting for gfcontest.com. don't worry. --- xyzzy |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 5/12/2006 5:54:54 PM | message detail |
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Same meaning, shorter version ... well, you people do like having the short version of things ... !! --- “The human body is supposed to be 70 percent water. I consider myself 70 percent film.” – Hideo Kojima |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 5/12/2006 5:55:27 PM | message detail |
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To be honest, it really doesn't matter which one it ends up being because both are fine. --- “The human body is supposed to be 70 percent water. I consider myself 70 percent film.” – Hideo Kojima |
| trannyscience | Posted 5/12/2006 5:55:30 PM | message detail |
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if that were the case, your name would be "hurricane kick" !! --- xyzzy |