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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 308
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| Read_Only_Thx | Posted 7/10/2006 9:31:05 PM | message detail |
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Now both are down to the mid 400s. --- sig |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/10/2006 9:31:08 PM | message detail |
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I hate Blizzard entries. I hate them. --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 7/10/2006 9:31:10 PM | message detail |
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And I fail to see how vote rallying is cheating. What happened in
Kefka/Vercetti was cheating. What happened in Mario/Cloud 2k2 was
rallying. TuRtLe ~~~ Like Darth Maul, the bastard child of Michael Flatley and Hellboy. -trancer1 |
| Silencer S | Posted 7/10/2006 9:31:36 PM | message detail |
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Storm, Earth and Fire... Heed my call... I am the son of the wind and rain, Thunder beckons and I heed the call. If I die upon this day, In battle I will fall. Hear me brothers gather up the wolves, (howl) To battle, we will ride. Wardrums echo the beating heart, Pounding from inside. STORM Black clouds fill the sky. EARTH I hear my battle cry. FIRE Thunder will bring forth... DEATH From the power of the Horde... Farseer to the Warsong clan, To no matter will I kneel. Feel the power and the energy, For the black blood, honor and steel. I feel the fire burning in my veins, Lightning strikes at my command. By storm and earth, axe and fire, We come to claim this land. STORM Black clouds fill the sky. EARTH I hear my battle cry. FIRE Thunder will bring forth... DEATH From the power of the Horde... -guitar solo- Yeeeeaaaahhhh! Surrounded by the enemy, The wolf among the hounds. Thunder turns to silence it- Took the hundred to bring me down. Wolf brothers falling at my side, With honor I will die. Upon the Altar of the Storms, I will be reborn. STORM Black clouds fill the sky. EARTH I hear my battle cry. FIRE Thunder will bring forth... DEATH For I have been reborn. STORM EARTH FIRE DEATH (death sound) The power of the Horde........ (battle sounds/axes clashing) --- God Bless America. "Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do." |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 7/10/2006 9:31:37 PM | message detail |
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I actually meant vote stuffing, not rallying. --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 7/10/2006 9:31:54 PM | message detail |
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Rallying isn't cheating. I'm totally rallying for GTA. --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend Masa JUST LIKE UR MOM LOLO AND URS TO LALA-Tombolo |
| Janus5000 | Posted 7/10/2006 9:31:59 PM | message detail |
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It's not cheating so much as lame. --- "Those who cast the vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything." |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 7/10/2006 9:32:17 PM | message detail |
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RECORD UPDATES Largest Vote Gaps (by vote total) July 2006 - Mushroom Round 1 - (1) Super Mario Brothers [108512] vs (8) Madden NFL [9168] - 99334 July 2006 - Hyrule Round 1 - (1) The Legend of Zelda [100163] vs (8) Civilization [11169] - 88994 Spring 2004 - Division 8 Round 1 - (3) The Legend of Zelda [92894] vs (14) Adventure [4686] - 88208 Summer 2003 - North Round 1 - (1) Link [92998] vs (16) AiAi [8802] - 84196 Summer 2003 - West Round 1 - (2) Mega Man [91905] vs (15) Mr. Resetti [11400] - 80505 Summer 2003 - East Round 1 - (1) Cloud [94086] vs (16) CATS [14168] - 79918 Spring 2004 - Division 16 Round 1 - (6) Link to the Past [86690] vs (11) Gunstar Heroes [8418] - 78272 Summer 2003 - South Round 1 - (1) Mario [89189] vs (16) Captain Olimar [11678] - 77511 Spring 2004 - Division 32-64 Round 1 - (1) Final Fantasy 7 [91749] vs (16) Suikoden II [15401] - 76348 Spring 2004 - Division 8 Round 1 - (4) Final Fantasy [86938] vs (13) Pitfall! [12256] - 74682 Largest Vote Gaps (by percentage) Spring 2004 - Division 8 Round 1 - (3) The Legend of Zelda [95.2%] vs (14) Adventure [4.8%] - 90.4% Summer 2004 - 20XX Round 1 - (2) Solid Snake [94.3%] vs (15) Tanner [5.7%] - 88.6% Summer 2002 - West Round 1 - (6) Mega Man [92.3%] vs (11) Ms. Pac Man [7.7%] - 84.6% July 2006 - Mushroom Round 1 - (1) Super Mario Brothers [92.21%] vs (8) Madden NFL [7.79%] - 84.42% Summer 2002 - West Round 2 - (6) Mega Man [91.84%] vs (3) Serious Sam [8.16%] - 83.68% Summer 2003 - North Round 1 - (1) Link [91.35%] vs (16) AiAi [8.65%] - 82.70% Spring 2004 - Division 16 Round 1 - (6) Link to the Past [91.15%] vs (11) Gunstar Heroes [8.85%] - 82.3% July 2006 - Hyrule Round 1 - (1) The Legend of Zelda [89.97%] vs (8) Civilization [10.03%] - 79.94% Summer 2003 - West Round 1 - (2) Mega Man [88.96%] vs (15) Mr. Resetti [11.04%] - 77.92% Summer 2003 - South Round 1 - (1) Mario [88.42%] vs (16) Captain Olimar [11.58%] - 76.84% Largest Individual Vote Totals (by vote total) July 2006 - Mushroom Round 1 - (1) Super Mario Brothers - 108512 July 2006 - Hyrule Round 1 - (1) The Legend of Zelda - 100163 Summer 2003 - East Round 1 - (1) Cloud - 94086 Summer 2003 - North Round 1 - (1) Link - 92998 Spring 2004 - Division 8 Round 1 - (3) The Legend of Zelda - 92894 Summer 2003 - West Round 1 - (2) Mega Man - 91905 Spring 2004 - Division 32-64 Round 1 - (1) Final Fantasy 7 - 91749 Summer 2003 - South Round 1 - (2) Sephiroth - 90364 Summer 2003 - South Round 2 - (2) Sephiroth - 89595 Summer 2003 - South Round 1 - (1) Mario - 89189 Smallest Individual Vote Totals (by vote total) Summer 2004 - 20XX Round 1 - (15) Tanner - 4492 Spring 2004 - Division 8 Round 1 - (14) Adventure - 4686 Summer 2002 - West Round 1 - (11) Ms. Pac Man - 5257 Summer 2002 - West Round 2 - (3) Serious Sam - 5414 Spring 2004 - Division 16 Round 1 - (11) Gunstar Heroes - 8418 Summer 2002 - West Round 1 - (10) Gabe Logan - 8602 Summer 2003 - North Round 1 - (16) AiAi - 8802 July 2006 - Mushroom Round 1 - (8) Madden NFL - 9168 Spring 2004 - Division 8 Round 2 - (6) Donkey Kong - 9559 Summer 2004 - Hyrule Round 1 - (16) CATS - 10025 Just Missed: Total votes for the poll came in 11th place, just behind Snake/Mega Man from 2003. Uh... yeah, Madden got owned in record proportions. Over 108,000 and almost a 100,000 margin of victory? Jesus. ~*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 |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/10/2006 9:32:18 PM | message detail |
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Board 8: OMG WE NEED A WARCRAFT CHARACTER FOR 2K6 --- Commit it to memory. |
| SonicRaptor | Posted 7/10/2006 9:32:25 PM | message detail |
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And I fail to see how vote rallying is cheating. What happened in
Kefka/Vercetti was cheating. What happened in Mario/Cloud 2k2 was
rallying. SC/SSBM was the real culprit of cheating. --- "Never argue with a fool, people may not tell the difference" - Murphy's Law |
| NewLib | Posted 7/10/2006 9:32:30 PM | message detail |
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I dont care what anyone says. Warcraft II and III are only behind Monkey Island and Star Fox 64 in Quotability --- Where am I? |
| rpgapzx | Posted 7/10/2006 9:32:53 PM | message detail |
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I just hope WC doesn't win because then we'll have to listen to
people claim rallying is such a huge factor forever. If WC wins, it'll
do it on its own strength, but so many people will fail to realize that. The unfortunate truth. Agreed. Most phenomenom we point out here besides game releases have an effect, but usually a minimal one. People draw the couple extra % of votes way out of proportion. --- SC2k6: 9/9 Leaderboard #7: ProfessorBen Today: Bracket: GTA Vote: Warcraft |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/10/2006 9:33:01 PM | message detail |
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Mega Man/Ms. Pac-Man FTW! --- Commit it to memory. |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/10/2006 9:33:07 PM | message detail |
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Board 8: OMG WE NEED A WARCRAFT CHARACTER FOR 2K6 I just stabbed myself at the thought. Please, WarCraft, do not win ... --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| Applause Sign | Posted 7/10/2006 9:33:23 PM | message detail |
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Wow.. that's not a disruptive post at all. I could care less who wins
this match, I just hope it goes down to the absolute wire. I'd rather
GTA win just so I don't have to listen to this boards ****, but I just
want a down to the wire match, the winner winning by 13 votes, then the
board yelling "LOL I TOLD YOU SO HOW THE **** DID YOU THINK _______
COULD WIN? LOL WAT A NUB" --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| transience | Posted 7/10/2006 9:33:34 PM | message detail |
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yeah, rallying is just stupid. heck, Ceej expressed his displeasure at
PGC in Mario/Cloud. it may not be outright cheating, but it's
definitely a stupid thing to do. --- xyzzy |
| Big Bob | Posted 7/10/2006 9:33:45 PM | message detail |
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Yes! Mega Man vs. Ms. Pac Man! --- http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v674/ImBigBob/PokemonvsMetroid.jpg |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 7/10/2006 9:33:57 PM | message detail |
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I'd rather GTA win just so I don't have to listen to this boards
****, but I just want a down to the wire match, the winner winning by
13 votes, then the board yelling "LOL I TOLD YOU SO HOW THE **** DID
YOU THINK _______ COULD WIN? LOL WAT A NUB" XD --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| Ed Bellis | Posted 7/10/2006 9:34:11 PM | message detail |
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I like the concept of rallying. Makes it more unpredictable. --- This was Ed Bellis. |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 7/10/2006 9:34:13 PM | message detail |
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In this match, that extra 2% could be the difference. That's why I'm enjoying the closeness right now. TuRtLe ~~~ Like Darth Maul, the bastard child of Michael Flatley and Hellboy. -trancer1 |
| NewLib | Posted 7/10/2006 9:34:14 PM | message detail |
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Id agree we might need either Warcraft II or World of Warcraft in the
next Games contest, but really Warcraft has even more of a problem than
Starcraft does about not having one main character... --- Where am I? |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 7/10/2006 9:34:31 PM | message detail |
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"Our sacred grove is being desecrated!" ~*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 |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/10/2006 9:34:41 PM | message detail |
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yeah, rallying is just stupid. heck, Ceej expressed his displeasure
at PGC in Mario/Cloud. it may not be outright cheating, but it's
definitely a stupid thing to do. Indeed. --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| Slowflake | Posted 7/10/2006 9:34:45 PM | message detail |
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HM is right. We'll already have enough of basically forcing ourselves
into nominating Nightmare, who we now know will probably be a giant
turd. --- Mario's not fun btw and only sells on nostalgia. I mean, you're just walking from one side of a level to the other at a tenth of Sonic's speed... -vego |
| SonicRaptor | Posted 7/10/2006 9:35:16 PM | message detail |
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| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 7/10/2006 9:35:28 PM | message detail |
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I hope Warcraft wins, to make up for my Halo pick. And I won't gloat, because I'm almost as surprised as many of you that it's this close. TuRtLe ~~~ Like Darth Maul, the bastard child of Michael Flatley and Hellboy. -trancer1 |
| Janus5000 | Posted 7/10/2006 9:35:35 PM | message detail |
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...The % not changing had me puzzled for a second there. --- "Those who cast the vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything." |
| Read_Only_Thx | Posted 7/10/2006 9:35:54 PM | message detail |
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Wow, GTA got exactly 51.8% of the vote that update. --- sig |
| Slowflake | Posted 7/10/2006 9:36:19 PM | message detail |
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Well, that's a good sign for GTA. And yes, even I'm surprised that I'm rooting for GTA. Not my type of game at all. --- Mario's not fun btw and only sells on nostalgia. I mean, you're just walking from one side of a level to the other at a tenth of Sonic's speed... -vego |
| SonicRaptor | Posted 7/10/2006 9:36:39 PM | message detail |
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I won't make any predictions until tomorrow morning, the board vote will be over and we'll see who masters the day and night. --- "Never argue with a fool, people may not tell the difference" - Murphy's Law |
| NewLib | Posted 7/10/2006 9:36:49 PM | message detail |
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So which game is stronger: Warcraft II or Warcraft III or World of Warcraft. WoW has the MMORPG aspect. Warcraft III is newer than II but II is more beloved. --- Where am I? |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 7/10/2006 9:36:53 PM | message detail |
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I'd expect Illidan to do much better than Kerrigan. Warcraft 3 is alot more character focused than Starcraft. Although if Tassadar managed to get into the contest, I would die with glee. TuRtLe ~~~ Like Darth Maul, the bastard child of Michael Flatley and Hellboy. -trancer1 |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 7/10/2006 9:37:13 PM | message detail |
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Good god I love this match. This is the most excited I've been about a match since any Mario/Crono bout. --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend Masa JUST LIKE UR MOM LOLO AND URS TO LALA-Tombolo |
| rpgapzx | Posted 7/10/2006 9:37:17 PM | message detail |
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In this match, that extra 2% could be the difference. That's why I'm enjoying the closeness right now. Your response indicates you do not understand the point of the statement. Clearly, we have seen close matches. That is not the issue. You need to read into the point. The two men I quoted are shaking their heads in agreement. --- SC2k6: 9/9 Leaderboard #7: ProfessorBen Today: Bracket: GTA Vote: Warcraft |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 7/10/2006 9:37:20 PM | message detail |
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This is a rare case where I'm really rooting for the "favorite." I love Blizzard, but GTA gets a lot of irrational hate. And I want at least a perfect first round. --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/10/2006 9:39:06 PM | message detail |
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Good god I love this match. This is the most excited I've been about a match since any Mario/Crono bout. I don't care about either one, so my excitement is completely no there for this match. Just my ever growing dislike of Blizzard entries. >> --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| Read_Only_Thx | Posted 7/10/2006 9:39:47 PM | message detail |
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At least Blizzard keeps these contests exciting. Gotta love them for that. --- sig |
| Applause Sign | Posted 7/10/2006 9:39:50 PM | message detail |
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The only thing that makes me want Warcraft to win is I don't want to
see a perfect bracket in a 32 entrant contest. I want GTA to win, so
this board will shut up about "teh evil blizzard ralying wtf lol." And
I want warcraft to win based on personal preference. Only like WoW, but
I've never found GTA games to be worth much more than killing time.
It's fun, and gets far too much hate, but it's not my type of game. --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| NewLib | Posted 7/10/2006 9:39:54 PM | message detail |
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Im going for Warcraft because Warcraft II was the first game which I
was addicted to the online play. Also it pretty much set the standard
for online games. --- Where am I? |
| transience | Posted 7/10/2006 9:40:03 PM | message detail |
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yeah, I don't really care either way, with the exception of my bracket. which is probably lost anyway. --- xyzzy |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 7/10/2006 9:40:16 PM | message detail |
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Ughhhh, guys, be sure to take plenty of screenshots for me while I'm gone. TuRtLe ~~~ Like Darth Maul, the bastard child of Michael Flatley and Hellboy. -trancer1 |
| rpgapzx | Posted 7/10/2006 9:40:29 PM | message detail |
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Toe to Toe update. --- SC2k6: 9/9 Leaderboard #7: ProfessorBen Today: Bracket: GTA Vote: Warcraft |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 7/10/2006 9:40:38 PM | message detail |
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Increased the lead by one there!!! --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/10/2006 9:40:42 PM | message detail |
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This isn't so bad...if Warcraft pulls off the miracle, it has no chance
against SMB. So really, all we have to look out for is it being
potentially overrated (yeah, if Warcraft turns out to be the fourth
strongest series in the stats, I ain't buying it). --- Commit it to memory. |
| Aprosenf | Posted 7/10/2006 9:40:46 PM | message detail |
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And GTA adds another vote onto its lead =) --- For the sake of simplicity, I'm going to refer to Gordon Freeman versus Tanner as Schrodinger's Match. -Phoenix Flattener |
| SonicRaptor | Posted 7/10/2006 9:40:57 PM | message detail |
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Street Fighter will demolish Elder Scrolls on name recognition alone. Indeed. --- "Never argue with a fool, people may not tell the difference" - Murphy's Law |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/10/2006 9:41:05 PM | message detail |
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I want GTA to win, so this board will shut up about "teh evil blizzard ralying wtf lol." That is a good reason, as is me getting this match, and not having the board hype up another damn Blizzard character for the character battle. --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 7/10/2006 9:41:15 PM | message detail |
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And how else would you expleain the random vote shifts without rallying? TuRtLe ~~~ Like Darth Maul, the bastard child of Michael Flatley and Hellboy. -trancer1 |
| Applause Sign | Posted 7/10/2006 9:41:49 PM | message detail |
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WTF? Stall. Gain. Gain. Loss. Gain. Stall. Loss. Yet overall GTA keep
increasing. I really hope no one ever gets more than a 1500 vote lead. --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| Tai | Posted 7/10/2006 9:41:58 PM | message detail |
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50.06% for GTA on 00:40 update. :-( --- http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=579987 - Wanna report a TOS violation! Go to Snack Attack and we can help! |