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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 309
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| Kratos_42 | Posted 7/11/2006 8:02:06 AM | message detail |
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Nice one! Less than 600 votes left! --- He wields the blade of a fallen hero, but now he is the hero, and it is the others who fall. He is rising. CERtified user. |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/11/2006 8:02:29 AM | message detail |
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It was a joke. -_- --- Commit it to memory. |
| andaca | Posted 7/11/2006 8:03:02 AM | message detail |
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Kefka's updates have been just as consistent as Vercetti's Er, so let me follow the logic here. At some point in the past, someone who didn't clearly appear to be cheating was actually cheating. Therefore, everyone who appears to not be cheating is cheating. Bwah? |
| ChichiriMuyo | Posted 7/11/2006 8:03:03 AM | message detail |
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A bad one. --- Take a hike, and don't forget the trail mix *****. Hijack - MC Chris Detective in Sir Chris' Police |
| Kratos_42 | Posted 7/11/2006 8:03:17 AM | message detail |
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Are you talking to me? I meant, "Nice One" to GTA gaining back some ground, not your pathetic joke. --- He wields the blade of a fallen hero, but now he is the hero, and it is the others who fall. He is rising. CERtified user. |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/11/2006 8:03:33 AM | message detail |
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Warcraft's voting patterns have been every bit as consistent as
GTA's have. There is no reason I've seen, other than sheer paranoia
about Blizzard games, to suspect cheating at this point. The thing is, Kefka's updates were consistent compared to Vercetti's. It's just that this match is following the same pattern: The losing game makes a few small cuts into the lead, and then the leading game gets it all back in one update. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/11/2006 8:03:59 AM | message detail |
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As much as I would like GTA to keep that up, I have a feeling Warcraft will get some crazy gain within the next two updates. --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/11/2006 8:05:08 AM | message detail |
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Heck, that pattern has been going on for the last nearly 5 hours now.
Warcraft's lead has been in the high 500s-low 600s since around the
6:20 mark. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| ChichiriMuyo | Posted 7/11/2006 8:05:18 AM | message detail |
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"Er, so let me follow the logic here. At some point in the past, someone who didn't clearly appear to be cheating was actually cheating. Therefore, everyone who appears to not be cheating is cheating." Two steps and you got lost after the first? Let us now thank god that the rest of us aren't so lost, or so prone to Strawman arguments. No one said anything liek you're suggesting, jus tthat it SHOULDN'T BE RULED OUT simply because it looks normal. Vercetti/Kefka looked normal too, therefore normal looking performances can still be cheating and other signs should be considered. That's all. --- Take a hike, and don't forget the trail mix *****. Hijack - MC Chris Detective in Sir Chris' Police |
| ChichiriMuyo | Posted 7/11/2006 8:06:07 AM | message detail |
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"Are you talking to me?" No. --- Take a hike, and don't forget the trail mix *****. Hijack - MC Chris Detective in Sir Chris' Police |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/11/2006 8:06:44 AM | message detail |
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Another good cut from GTA, but the next update is most important! Does
it follow the pattern of four GTA cuts and a huge Warcraft gain or does
GTA finally keep this thing going! Find out in ... five minutes!! --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| yoblazer33 | Posted 7/11/2006 8:06:53 AM | message detail |
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Ariel would be doubling either of these series. --- Board 8: Where people treat each other right. |
| params7 | Posted 7/11/2006 8:07:33 AM | message detail |
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Well the current update has a 567 vote gap. Thing is, its been going down since the last 15 minutes. --- On December 9,2001,Chris Jericho brought the argument to an end when he became the first superstar to unify the World Championship Titles of both WCW and WWF. |
| Kratos_42 | Posted 7/11/2006 8:07:38 AM | message detail |
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I was asking Karma, dammit. Stupid topics moves too fast. --- He wields the blade of a fallen hero, but now he is the hero, and it is the others who fall. He is rising. CERtified user. |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 7/11/2006 8:08:10 AM | message detail |
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And I would be doubling Ariel! --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/11/2006 8:08:19 AM | message detail |
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A bad one. What other contest match do you recall where Ceej took precisely 1800 votes away from an option? --- Commit it to memory. |
| ChichiriMuyo | Posted 7/11/2006 8:08:23 AM | message detail |
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He's not talking to you either, he's talking to me. --- Take a hike, and don't forget the trail mix *****. Hijack - MC Chris Detective in Sir Chris' Police |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/11/2006 8:08:32 AM | message detail |
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Thing is, its been going down since the last 15 minutes GTA has cut the lead for 15 minutes many times, but Warcraft gains most, if not all, of it back the following update. It is not happening all the time, but it is quite frequent. --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| voltch | Posted 7/11/2006 8:09:07 AM | message detail |
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now GTA is shaving the lead again Warcraft will soon pull away again right? --- Kilroy:Their fate will be in each other's hands as they decide whether to share or to shaft. BrentfordFC-championship here we come |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/11/2006 8:09:51 AM | message detail |
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If trends are any indication, Warcraft should get a ~40 vote spike within the next two updates. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| params7 | Posted 7/11/2006 8:10:09 AM | message detail |
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GTA has cut the lead for 15 minutes many times, but Warcraft gains most, if not all, of it back the following update. It is not happening all the time, but it is quite frequent. i see. I wonder if there's something to that pattern that would suggest sudden vote stuffing.... --- On December 9,2001,Chris Jericho brought the argument to an end when he became the first superstar to unify the World Championship Titles of both WCW and WWF. |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/11/2006 8:10:31 AM | message detail |
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Hey, GTA kept it going for a fifth update! This might be the comeback!! --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| ChichiriMuyo | Posted 7/11/2006 8:10:34 AM | message detail |
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Screw numbers, how many other matches have had cheaters caught? It's a
short list, but just because someone got their details mixed up (which
is awfully common around here at contest time) doesn't mean he was
accidentally calling Kefka a Blizzard character. --- Take a hike, and don't forget the trail mix *****. Hijack - MC Chris Detective in Sir Chris' Police |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/11/2006 8:10:43 AM | message detail |
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But not yet. GTA takes a little bit more off the lead. This is the lowest it's been since the 7:25 mark. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| lettuce Kefka | Posted 7/11/2006 8:10:59 AM | message detail |
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I never thought I'd be supporting GTA in one of these polls. ¬_¬ GTA best win to silence all the annoying Blizzard fans. >____> --- Ahem! There's LETTUCE on my boots! Nominate the Midgar Zolom for SC2K6 |
| Slowflake | Posted 7/11/2006 8:11:15 AM | message detail |
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And GTA does it this time. Can it keep going like that or will Warcraft's rebound have just been delayed? (Fun fact: I almost typed Starcraft here.) --- 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 |
| Kratos_42 | Posted 7/11/2006 8:11:34 AM | message detail |
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S-S-S-STREAK BROKENNNNNN! --- He wields the blade of a fallen hero, but now he is the hero, and it is the others who fall. He is rising. CERtified user. |
| XIII_rocks | Posted 7/11/2006 8:13:35 AM | message detail |
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This is ****ing ridiculous. GTA is going to be denied the chance to be Mario fodder two contests running! --- http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs9/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=22242738 Sign plz I admire MYC, for he is the pinnacle of human wit, poise, and beauty. |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/11/2006 8:14:07 AM | message detail |
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At the 11:10 mark, this match has 59940 votes. To compare with other matches at this time: Zelda/Civilization - 50430 Metal Gear/Soul Calibur - 52153 Castlevania/Halo - 53332 Mario/Madden - 54372 ...Yeah, this is exactly the kind of match I'd figure would be one of the highest-voted matches of all-time....... --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| andaca | Posted 7/11/2006 8:14:47 AM | message detail |
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Two steps and you got lost after the first? Let us now thank god
that the rest of us aren't so lost, or so prone to Strawman arguments.
No one said anything liek you're suggesting, jus tthat it SHOULDN'T BE
RULED OUT simply because it looks normal. Vercetti/Kefka looked normal
too, therefore normal looking performances can still be cheating and
other signs should be considered. That's all. Chiciri, I've been saying all along that cheating is possible. What I was making fun off was the fact that people seem to be using the fact that there isn't anything sign that something suspicious is going on as a sign that something suspicious must be going on. While it is entirely possible that Warcraft is cheating, it is equally possible that GTA is cheating. It is also very possible that neither of them are cheating. Some people in this topic are so eager to jump on the "Blizzard must be cheating" bandwagon that they seem to be overlooking this fact. |
| ChichiriMuyo | Posted 7/11/2006 8:15:33 AM | message detail |
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Well, close matches do tend to run high, and Blizzard games tend to
bring in voters it otherwise wouldn't. Of course it should be high. --- Take a hike, and don't forget the trail mix *****. Hijack - MC Chris Detective in Sir Chris' Police |
| Draco1214 | Posted 7/11/2006 8:15:35 AM | message detail |
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Huge update for GTA --- Organization XIII - Number III - Xordac Currently Playing - Suikoden V, Capcom vs. SNK 2 |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/11/2006 8:15:48 AM | message detail |
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And GTA brings it under 500! Here we go! That's half an hour's worth of consistent gains! --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/11/2006 8:15:49 AM | message detail |
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It begins ... --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| lettuce Kefka | Posted 7/11/2006 8:16:13 AM | message detail |
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Under 500!!11 --- Ahem! There's LETTUCE on my boots! Nominate the Midgar Zolom for SC2K6 |
| Kratos_42 | Posted 7/11/2006 8:16:17 AM | message detail |
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Yeah-ha! 491! --- He wields the blade of a fallen hero, but now he is the hero, and it is the others who fall. He is rising. CERtified user. |
| Big Bob | Posted 7/11/2006 8:16:26 AM | message detail |
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Is everyone forgetting that Zelda/FF will likely set records, maybe even surpassing Link/Cloud 2003? --- http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v674/ImBigBob/PokemonvsMetroid.jpg |
| voltch | Posted 7/11/2006 8:16:46 AM | message detail |
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by the way why does this match have such high vote totals? i mean i don't see either of the two getting anywhere near the votes they currently have VS Mario. --- Kilroy:Their fate will be in each other's hands as they decide whether to share or to shaft. BrentfordFC-championship here we come |
| RedCometofZeon | Posted 7/11/2006 8:17:11 AM | message detail |
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Go GTA! --- I am, and always have been, my own man - Char Aznable Prepare for rejection you'll get No Direction from me Go Go Haurhi Suzumiya!!!! w00t! |
| ChichiriMuyo | Posted 7/11/2006 8:17:56 AM | message detail |
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Of course there's probably no cheating, but it's still suspicious to
see two competitors fight back and forth like this. The last time this
pattern was so apparent there was cheating. Usually patterns like this
aren't as pronounced. It's not abnormal, it's hardly evidence of
cheating, but most people are going to tell you it doesn't look right. --- Take a hike, and don't forget the trail mix *****. Hijack - MC Chris Detective in Sir Chris' Police |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/11/2006 8:17:57 AM | message detail |
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Warcraft just fell off the map that update... o.O --- Commit it to memory. |
| voltch | Posted 7/11/2006 8:18:10 AM | message detail |
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GTA's got 300 per update now. --- Kilroy:Their fate will be in each other's hands as they decide whether to share or to shaft. BrentfordFC-championship here we come |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/11/2006 8:19:24 AM | message detail |
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If this match -- THIS MATCH -- ends up getting as much as it's
projected to legitimately, FF/Zelda is going to easily break Link/Cloud
2k3. Easily. --- Commit it to memory. |
| HellKnightX | Posted 7/11/2006 8:19:28 AM | message detail |
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If people knew they were voting for the Warcraft RTS games and not for
World of Warcraft, I'm sure they would vote for GTA instead. WoW is not
a series, Warcraft is. And this is about the best series, so WoW
doesn't count. --- Slow and steady may not win the race... but at least you don't end up splattered on the walls... |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/11/2006 8:20:35 AM | message detail |
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GTA continues to take off more votes -- down to 482!! --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| Kratos_42 | Posted 7/11/2006 8:20:54 AM | message detail |
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And again! --- He wields the blade of a fallen hero, but now he is the hero, and it is the others who fall. He is rising. CERtified user. |
| andaca | Posted 7/11/2006 8:21:09 AM | message detail |
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10:00 - 11:00 Updates are listed with the most recent first. GTA updates -- 317, 260, 288, 251, 251, 277, 259, 253, 261, 216, 276, 251. Warcraft updates -- 282, 252, 267, 276, 284, 270, 256, 253, 242, 224, 257, 236. GTA Average = 263.333 GTA Standard Dev. = 24.6331 Warcraft Average = 258.25 Warcraft Standard Dev. = 18.4939 |
| HaRRicH | Posted 7/11/2006 8:24:03 AM | message detail |
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For what it's worth -- and it ain't much, promise -- GTA-related entries are 2-0 in close matches. --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| ChichiriMuyo | Posted 7/11/2006 8:24:14 AM | message detail |
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Hey, guys, remember what the best scoring match of sp2k4 was? I know I sure do. --- Take a hike, and don't forget the trail mix *****. Hijack - MC Chris Detective in Sir Chris' Police |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/11/2006 8:24:44 AM | message detail |
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Yeah, when GTA loses, it loses badly. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |