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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 296
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| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/28/2006 10:04:18 PM | message detail |
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I didn't even know about it until I read an article about it on the
other fansite I used to frequent, and by then, the contest had already
started. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/28/2006 10:06:20 PM | message detail |
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Ahh, I just checked the site, and I was hoping that article still
existed. Alas, it does not. The guy who wrote it seemed to be expecting
big things out of Kefka, from what I recall. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Quaarma Hunter | Posted 6/28/2006 10:07:08 PM | message detail |
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As was I! --- *is Karma Hunter* |
| Slowflake | Posted 6/28/2006 10:07:51 PM | message detail |
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In 2003? Weren't we all? The only reason most of us had him lose as
early as round 2 was because he was slated to face freaking Crono. Had
he been put in a more favorable situation, he would've owned all our
brackets. Just like Magus, it seems. --- Everything is "Ridiculous! Nonsense! If you believe that, you're a fool! How can that be when..." You'd make a great PW witness. -Shake to Vlado |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/28/2006 10:08:34 PM | message detail |
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Well, I think he was considering Kefka > Crono though. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Quaarma Hunter | Posted 6/28/2006 10:10:38 PM | message detail |
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I had Kefka to Round 3! ...shifting gears, if the Nintendo boost really was underway in 2k4, I'd be surprised. Crono demolishing Mario like that just made him look awful, and it's not like it helps that Mario only has a SFF match and JC Denton to judge him aside from that. ...oh, thanks for that, Ceej. --- *is Karma Hunter* |
| Quaarma Hunter | Posted 6/28/2006 10:11:47 PM | message detail |
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And yes, I'm aware of the whole mass "voter fatigue" theory on Mario v.
Crono, which is why it's still a possibility...but that always came off
as flimsy to me, to tell the truth. --- *is Karma Hunter* |
| Slowflake | Posted 6/28/2006 10:12:14 PM | message detail |
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Maybe not Mario, but Link can definitely say thanks to that boost for
claiming his second championship. It's like some characters got it in
2004, others in 2005. And those who got it in 2004 didn't seem to
change too much in 2005 (namely, Link and Samus). --- Everything is "Ridiculous! Nonsense! If you believe that, you're a fool! How can that be when..." You'd make a great PW witness. -Shake to Vlado |
| yoblazer33 | Posted 6/28/2006 10:12:22 PM | message detail |
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Mass voter fatigue? What? --- Board 8: Where Wii treat each other right. Proud member of the Putty Patrol |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/28/2006 10:12:48 PM | message detail |
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Speaking of 2k3, let's not forget about Luigi giving Samus a match! --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| Quaarma Hunter | Posted 6/28/2006 10:13:26 PM | message detail |
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The idea that voters simply got fed up with the whole debacle of the
first two Mario v. Crono's and enough of them voted Crono just so he
could finally get a win. Thus making Mario look worse than he should. --- *is Karma Hunter* |
| Slowflake | Posted 6/28/2006 10:13:43 PM | message detail |
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And Yoshi doing well on Cloud! Oh, brother. --- Everything is "Ridiculous! Nonsense! If you believe that, you're a fool! How can that be when..." You'd make a great PW witness. -Shake to Vlado |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 6/28/2006 10:14:00 PM | message detail |
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I suppose voter fatigue is the thought of Mario vs Crono being a tired match and people just.. voted Crono? --- "People who play RPGs are depressed gamers who like to sit alone in their dark rooms and play slow games" - Hiroshi Yamauchi * Is Dranze * |
| Quaarma Hunter | Posted 6/28/2006 10:14:41 PM | message detail |
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The oddity in all this, laughably enough, is Ganondorf. He seemed to boost in 2k4 *and* in 2k5. --- *is Karma Hunter* |
| Quaarma Hunter | Posted 6/28/2006 10:15:16 PM | message detail |
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Hey, *I* didn't come up with the theory. Didn't I already say it came off as flimsy to me? --- *is Karma Hunter* |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/28/2006 10:15:28 PM | message detail |
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I always thought that Crono beating Mario in 2k4 was simply people on
this site getting tired of Mario always edging out Crono in
controversial matches. That was a dedicated effort on all fronts to get
Crono the win that year. In all reality, Mario should have been expected to bounce back the next year. I think I among many others took advantage of that matchup to shaft Mario. Samus > Mario was already there, but after that, people started talking up Sonic > Mario. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| Slowflake | Posted 6/28/2006 10:16:10 PM | message detail |
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Indeed. 49% on Magus, 57% on Alucard and 54% on Auron just plain don't connect. --- Everything is "Ridiculous! Nonsense! If you believe that, you're a fool! How can that be when..." You'd make a great PW witness. -Shake to Vlado |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/28/2006 10:16:23 PM | message detail |
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I guess I'm the culprit then? Although I wouldn't call it "mass voter fatigue". More of a dedicated effort on Crono's part. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| yoblazer33 | Posted 6/28/2006 10:17:03 PM | message detail |
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So, do you guys think Mario beats Sonic in 2K6 worse than he beat Shadow in 2K3? --- Board 8: Where Wii treat each other right. Proud member of the Putty Patrol |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 6/28/2006 10:21:36 PM | message detail |
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Hilarious 2003 arguments/claims from memory: -Luigi was a threat to take the North, over Samus and Link. After all, Mario is awesome and Luigi is so much more popular. -Kefka was a major threat in his half of the division, over the likes of Mario and Crono. -Yoshi > Cloud. -Vercetti was a legit Final Four contender. ~*ST*~ --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest Currently Playing: Resident Evil 4, KH:COM (Sora), Larussa 92 (NYY), FE8, WC3: Frozen Throne |
| Quaarma Hunter | Posted 6/28/2006 10:21:46 PM | message detail |
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It's a stronger Sonic that already has the benefit of being...well,
SONIC, against a stronger Mario. Sonic is projected to get almost
exactly as much as Shadow did back then, and by virtue of him ACTUALLY
being Sonic I'd expect him to get more. So why then, am I afraid of him
somehow getting on the bad side of some Ninty SFF...? Sonic getting SFF'd and Shadow not just doesn't seem right, and yet it bugs me. I also have other lingering doubts, like perhaps Sonic overperforming on Mega Man (don't ask me why...I just do), but overall I'd expect him to do better. --- *is Karma Hunter* |
| Quaarma Hunter | Posted 6/28/2006 10:23:07 PM | message detail |
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-Vercetti was a legit Final Four contender. more liek to win the whole thing m i rite? --- *is Karma Hunter* |
| Shivan Reincarnated | Posted 6/28/2006 10:27:39 PM | message detail |
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Isn't it funny how in 2004, we thought Tidus/Shadow was a match of two
underseeded, powerful characters when it actually turned out to be a
battle of mid-carders? --- "Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." ~ Benjamin Franklin |
| Quaarma Hunter | Posted 6/28/2006 10:28:45 PM | message detail |
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Funny once you remember MM/Tidus! --- *is Karma Hunter* |
| Shivan Reincarnated | Posted 6/28/2006 10:31:14 PM | message detail |
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I don't know, it just seems so weird looking back on that match that Tidus and Shadow were both proportionally overrated... --- "Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." ~ Benjamin Franklin |
| Quaarma Hunter | Posted 6/28/2006 10:31:28 PM | message detail |
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And on another note, after reading those old stat topics I *finally*
get why you guys were going so crazy over Mega Man and Samus. The first
few times I stumbled into the stats topics I saw those zany MM >
Link and Samus > Cloud posts made without jest, and just thinking to
myself you guys were crazy. And you were. Is it any surprise Mario beat Samus? --- *is Karma Hunter* |
| yoblazer33 | Posted 6/28/2006 10:32:20 PM | message detail |
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Those were probably both HM. --- Board 8: Where Wii treat each other right. Proud member of the Putty Patrol |
| yoblazer33 | Posted 6/28/2006 10:32:38 PM | message detail |
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Ok, ok. The first one was HM. --- Board 8: Where Wii treat each other right. Proud member of the Putty Patrol |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 6/28/2006 10:33:40 PM | message detail |
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I was so close a perfect prediction on Mega Man/Tidus. Good times. --- "A legend is nothing but fiction. Someone tells it, someone else remembers, everybody passes it on." |
| yoblazer33 | Posted 6/28/2006 10:34:16 PM | message detail |
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XD That was awesome, I'll admit. --- Board 8: Where Wii treat each other right. Proud member of the Putty Patrol |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/28/2006 10:34:51 PM | message detail |
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Megamus Clinkeroth! --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| yoblazer33 | Posted 6/28/2006 10:37:18 PM | message detail |
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>>>>XD I think it's time we spend 20 posts having fun with this. Lui-cetti! --- Board 8: Where Wii treat each other right. Proud member of the Putty Patrol |
| Master Moltar | Posted 6/28/2006 10:39:40 PM | message detail |
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Samus > Cloud, ha! I was rootin' for Samus > Seph >.> And I still say Shadow would have done better against Mega Man than that hack Tidus did. --- Moltar Status: Eagerly awaiting for the next Contest to begin. |
| Quaarma Hunter | Posted 6/28/2006 10:40:40 PM | message detail |
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Timagusdorf --- *is Karma Hunter* |
| yoblazer33 | Posted 6/28/2006 10:42:04 PM | message detail |
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Kefigan --- Board 8: Where Wii treat each other right. Proud member of the Putty Patrol |
| Quaarma Hunter | Posted 6/28/2006 10:43:49 PM | message detail |
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And I still say Shadow would have done better against Mega Man than that hack Tidus did. Sonic proxy 2.0?! Interesting question...on how many characters can Shadow get proxy value on? Certainly not all (thanks Tidus). Just Mario? Maybe Luigi, Mega Man, Zero, Knuckles...? If the match was held again, can Shadow replicate his performance (i.e. do what Sonic is more or less expected to do)? Can Shadow actually *beat* anyone stronger than him due to a proxy factor? --- *is Karma Hunter* |
| yoblazer33 | Posted 6/28/2006 10:47:34 PM | message detail |
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I think Mario would wipe the floor with Shadow in a rematch. --- Board 8: Where Wii treat each other right. Proud member of the Putty Patrol |
| Quaarma Hunter | Posted 6/28/2006 10:48:28 PM | message detail |
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And I thought Mario would cream Yoshi if that favorite poll were to happen again BUT NO YOSHI HAD TO PSYCHE MY MIND AGAIN --- *is Karma Hunter* |
| Master Moltar | Posted 6/28/2006 10:52:36 PM | message detail |
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First you slam Ganondorf, then Shadow? If Kirby is next, then I just might have to hunt you down and take you out for good!! And no, Shadow wouldn't do as well as he did back in 2003. Still, if he were to return this year (which he better), I would think he would do better than his 2004 value suggests. --- Moltar Status: Eagerly awaiting for the next Contest to begin. |
| yoblazer33 | Posted 6/28/2006 10:53:25 PM | message detail |
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Hmm... I think Mario's performance was impressive enough. He made
nearly an 8% jump in a poll with eight entrants. That's pretty strong
stuff. --- Board 8: Where Wii treat each other right. Proud member of the Putty Patrol |
| Quaarma Hunter | Posted 6/28/2006 10:54:15 PM | message detail |
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I know, but he still lost, and I wanted an excuse to say DAMN YOU YOSHI --- *is Karma Hunter* |
| greatone10 | Posted 6/28/2006 10:55:01 PM | message detail |
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I think the reason he wins those damn polls is because everyone likes to choose Yoshi in the various Party games. --- RIP Eddie Guerrero 1967-2005 "I set my ATM card's number to "0001" because I'm number one!" - Manfred von Karma |
| Quaarma Hunter | Posted 6/28/2006 10:56:28 PM | message detail |
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The Party Game Factor?!?! --- *is Karma Hunter* |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 6/28/2006 10:57:00 PM | message detail |
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PGF FTW! --- "A legend is nothing but fiction. Someone tells it, someone else remembers, everybody passes it on." |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/28/2006 10:57:27 PM | message detail |
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More like, proof of how strong Mario Kart 64 is! Yoshi's the best in that game, other than maybe Wario. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Master Moltar | Posted 6/28/2006 10:58:18 PM | message detail |
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I think the reason he wins those damn polls is because everyone likes to choose Yoshi in the various Party games. Damn straight! Yoshi > all --- Moltar Status: Eagerly awaiting for the next Contest to begin. |
| yoblazer33 | Posted 6/28/2006 11:00:39 PM | message detail |
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I'm a Waluigi player, myself. --- Board 8: Where Wii treat each other right. Proud member of the Putty Patrol |
| Quaarma Hunter | Posted 6/28/2006 11:01:12 PM | message detail |
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Poor Waluigi. More randomness: what are the chances of Wario getting into SC2k7 (i.e., the contest after SSBB's release)? I'll go with 45%. --- *is Karma Hunter* |
| yoblazer33 | Posted 6/28/2006 11:03:31 PM | message detail |
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The same as Waluigi's, because the Wa-lu will also be a playable character and will be top-tier, to boot. --- Board 8: Where Wii treat each other right. Proud member of the Putty Patrol |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/28/2006 11:05:00 PM | message detail |
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If Waluigi ends up as top tier, heads will roll. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |