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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 329
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| creativename | Posted 7/26/2006 3:57:36 PM | message detail |
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The brackets usually stay open for a month right? So I don't know about Sept. 1. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| Master Moltar | Posted 7/26/2006 3:57:44 PM | message detail |
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I think nominations will run the rest of this week and the next, with
the bracket up sometime the following weekend. (Saturday August 5th). I'm just hoping for a short bracket-making period (2 weeks), though with the number of brackets we got this Contest, I wouldn't be surprised if they lasted for a month again. --- Moltar Status: Wanting you to nominate Shadow the Hedgehog! Legend of Zelda vs. Metroid - Bracket: LoZ - Vote: Metroid (30/32) |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/26/2006 3:58:31 PM | message detail |
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The bracket last year was about two to three weeks. But if he puts up
the bracket on August 1st, which he should because it would be stupid
to let it go on any longer, then September 1st is the latest. --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| creativename | Posted 7/26/2006 3:59:17 PM | message detail |
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Actually on thinking about it, Ceej probably has noms up so early because he is targeting September 1. Doesn't mean he'll make it, but it does seem he's planning for it. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| RPGuy96 | Posted 7/26/2006 3:59:25 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, like Ceej is going to have the bracket ready in a week. --- Luigi, Magus, Kefka, Ike, Alucard, Phoenix Wright Lyn, Peach, Celes, Lenneth, Presea, Alex Roivas |
| trannyscience | Posted 7/26/2006 3:59:37 PM | message detail |
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hmm.. a thought: if this starts September 1, you're looking at FF12 being released during the last week of a 64-entry bracket. that could be interesting if a voter shift happens at the end of the contest. --- SERIOUS REMINDER: vote for Kingdom Hearts. raytan's perfect bracket depends on it! NORG WILL NOT GO DOWN SO EASILY |
| NewLib | Posted 7/26/2006 3:59:45 PM | message detail |
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Wait Epona was a female horse correct? --- --NL-- Where am I? |
| cyko | Posted 7/26/2006 4:06:08 PM | message detail |
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that would only happen if they're put in the same bracket. I'd expect something like a female half and a male half. i'm actually thinking that we will see a 32 entrant female half and a 32 entrant male half. follwing that, the top 2 males and the top 2 females will be put into an 8-entrant Tournament of Champions with Link, Cloud, Seph, and Mario. that's a possibility i see happening with this contest. --- please NOMINATE BAHAMUT!!! or i will eat your soul. |
| rpgapzx | Posted 7/26/2006 4:10:08 PM | message detail |
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i'm actually thinking that we will see a 32 entrant female half and
a 32 entrant male half. follwing that, the top 2 males and the top 2
females will be put into an 8-entrant Tournament of Champions with
Link, Cloud, Seph, and Mario. Still gunna be ugly. Just imagine it... Link Cloud Sephiroth Mario Crono Megaman Samus Tifa/Zelda --- SC2k6: 29/30 Perfect brackets left to leap: 69 Today: Bracket: Street Fighter Vote: Street Fighter |
| creativename | Posted 7/26/2006 4:14:41 PM | message detail |
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The *only* good thing about this contest is that Ceej might share with us the split between female/male nominations for Samus. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/26/2006 4:16:16 PM | message detail |
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XD That'd be gold. --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| FlamboyantSpy | Posted 7/26/2006 4:17:16 PM | message detail |
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In a fit of dumbassery, I nominated Marina Liteyears under the male
category instead of the female category, now I only have one spot left
and instead of nominating Nightmare, I'm nominating the guru winners
pick if it should be a male. Sorry to the rally, but I feel like the
guru contest holds more obligation, and without me the nomination rally
topic likely would have purged at least once. --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| FlamboyantSpy | Posted 7/26/2006 4:18:15 PM | message detail |
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Watch Samus massively overperform and beat Link after it is revealed
Samus has OMG TEH BOOBIES. It'll be the most glorious example of TJF
ever. --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| creativename | Posted 7/26/2006 4:18:59 PM | message detail |
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The more I think about it the more I realize how bad this is going to get. I realized that even generic video game baddies would probably be stronger as a whole than females. Generic Shinra Soldier would probably crush Kerrigan, and I'd take Koopa Troopa over Terra. And we're probably talking above-average females here! Hell, I might even be tempted to take a Goomba over KOS-MOS. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| Phediuk | Posted 7/26/2006 4:19:05 PM | message detail |
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You all need to nominate Epona. NOW. --- "Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle." -Toad in Super Mario Bros. |
| HaloKiller | Posted 7/26/2006 4:35:06 PM | message detail |
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Yup...this tournament is going to suck. --- "Oh, how dreadful. Say, do you hear that? It's the sound of the Reaper..." - Magus |
| rpgapzx | Posted 7/26/2006 4:39:02 PM | message detail |
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The biggest loser of this nomination rally will be God of War. --- SC2k6: 29/32 Today: Bracket: Zelda Vote: Zelda |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 7/26/2006 4:41:48 PM | message detail |
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HAY GUYS LET'S COMPAIN ABOUT A BRACKET WE HAVEN'T SEEN YET! --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/26/2006 4:42:29 PM | message detail |
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*gets back* Oh dear Lord. I have...Aeris, Meryl, The Boss, and Peach (despite my doubt of her abilities, she's obviously one of the most powerful females). ...ugh. --- Do not kill. Do not rape. Do not steal. These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace. These are codes of behavior. |
| Phediuk | Posted 7/26/2006 4:43:33 PM | message detail |
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I just realized how few new contenders there are for the summer contest
this year. KHII and Oblivion are the only really big games that have
come out since the last contest (though MKDS and NSMB were pretty
significant, too.) People sure don't play Oblivion for the characters,
and no one remarkable was introduced in KHII. It's like the exact opposite of last year, where EVERYTHING came out the previous holiday season. --- "Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle." -Toad in Super Mario Bros. |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/26/2006 4:44:15 PM | message detail |
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Ceej is going to have to have something massive up his sleeve to make
me a believer. Females...aren't...popular...here. Sad, but true. Heck, I'm willing to bet Samus wouldn't have the popularity she has if it weren't for that full body suit. --- Do not kill. Do not rape. Do not steal. These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace. These are codes of behavior. |
| creativename | Posted 7/26/2006 4:44:44 PM | message detail |
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HAY GUYS LET'S COMPAIN ABOUT A BRACKET WE HAVEN'T SEEN YET! You're right, your wisdom has touched me, I see the light now! Once the bracket comes out we'll all fall over ourselves with joy at how amazing it is! Tron Bonne matches will put Final Fantasy vs. Zelda vote totals to shame! ;) --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| swirIdude | Posted 7/26/2006 4:45:49 PM | message detail |
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Heck, I'm willing to bet Samus wouldn't have the popularity she has if it weren't for that full body suit. If Nintendo made Samus star in a Tomb Raider-esque game with no power suit, I still say she's Top 10 on this site. --- Xbox 360 melts disks! And people made jokes about the PS3 being a grill. ~bokunokuso |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 7/26/2006 4:46:03 PM | message detail |
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You're right, your wisdom has touched me, I see the light now! Once the bracket comes out we'll all fall over ourselves with joy at how amazing it is! Tron Bonne matches will put Final Fantasy vs. Zelda vote totals to shame! ;) Heh. I see no reason why Ceej can't make a difficult bracket, even with this format. And really, that's all I care about. --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/26/2006 4:46:21 PM | message detail |
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I was going to say that this new contest has a good chance of erasing
the progress in vote totals we've made in the series contest. People
have a hard enough time caring about characters, let alone many of the
brain dead female counterparts they are paired with. --- Do not kill. Do not rape. Do not steal. These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace. These are codes of behavior. |
| Phediuk | Posted 7/26/2006 4:47:53 PM | message detail |
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Why is everyone thinking that the bracket will be tag-team? Don't you realize (or think Ceej realizes) the ridiculous amount of female fodder that would be required to fill such a bracket? It's not happening. --- "Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle." -Toad in Super Mario Bros. |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/26/2006 4:48:32 PM | message detail |
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If Nintendo made Samus star in a Tomb Raider-esque game with no power suit, I still say she's Top 10 on this site. That's not what I meant. I mean if she had *never* had a suit to begin with. Granted, that ruins much of the 'twist' of the first game, but a lot of people here seem to have a hard time identifying with females in the first place. --- Do not kill. Do not rape. Do not steal. These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace. These are codes of behavior. |
| swirIdude | Posted 7/26/2006 4:50:50 PM | message detail |
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Right. If Samus had never had a suit to begin with, but still starred
in a high quality Nintendo crowd, she'd be a top character. Like how
Tifa uses FFVII to be one of the Top 20. --- Xbox 360 melts disks! And people made jokes about the PS3 being a grill. ~bokunokuso |
| swirIdude | Posted 7/26/2006 4:51:56 PM | message detail |
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Nintendo game, for that matter --- Xbox 360 melts disks! And people made jokes about the PS3 being a grill. ~bokunokuso |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/26/2006 4:52:47 PM | message detail |
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FFVII is a completely different beast than Metroid. Virtually anything
from FFVII can have legtimate and often stunning strength. Metroid has
shown us that's not the case with Ridley and Mother Brain. --- Do not kill. Do not rape. Do not steal. These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace. These are codes of behavior. |
| RockMFR 5 | Posted 7/26/2006 4:53:20 PM | message detail |
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Zelda has broken 100k once again. --- Be a good little washing machine, now... o_0 The Ohio State University: We are so much better than m*ch!g@n. |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/26/2006 4:53:56 PM | message detail |
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And there's no way I buy Samus being so popular because of her games any more. That character design counts for a LOT. --- Do not kill. Do not rape. Do not steal. These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace. These are codes of behavior. |
| FFDragon | Posted 7/26/2006 4:55:44 PM | message detail |
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FACT OR FICTION: Gordon Freeman makes the tournament. FACT OR FICTION: CATS makes the tournament. FACT OR FICTION: A big name character misses the bracket due to restraints. FACT OR FICTION: Jay Solano makes the tournament and accomplishes his mission. --- Married to PepsiPlunge June 01, 2005: HERO'S PLUNGE! (Metal Gear Solid 2) |
| DeepHyren12 | Posted 7/26/2006 4:58:12 PM | message detail |
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Fiction fiction FACT, I'm gonna laugh so hard if Crono gets snubbed again. FACT --- "Civil government is in reality instituted for the defense of the rich against the poor" --Adam Smith |
| cyko | Posted 7/26/2006 4:58:24 PM | message detail |
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FICTION: Gordon Freeman makes the tournament. FICTION: CATS makes the tournament. i really don't see either of these gathering much support around the board anymore. it's possible, but i doubt it. FACT: A big name character misses the bracket due to restraints. definitely. especially if it is 32 males and 32 females. FACT: Jay Solano makes the tournament and accomplishes his mission. if the board keeps their word, then he and Phoenix Wright will be this year's joke characters. --- please NOMINATE BAHAMUT!!! or i will eat your soul. |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/26/2006 4:58:37 PM | message detail |
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FACT: Gordon Freeman makes the tournament. It might be close, but he
usually gets the noms for respectable seeding, and the board should
rally behind him a bit more than usual just so that tradition ensues. FACT: CATS makes the tournament. I've got a feeling that CATS has been bumped down in seeding for every non-Villains Contest appearance. FACT: A big name character misses the bracket due to restraints. Has to happen, I couldn't see it not happening. FACT: Jay Solano makes the tournament and accomplishes his mission. Hopefully. --- Do not kill. Do not rape. Do not steal. These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace. These are codes of behavior. |
| steve illumina | Posted 7/26/2006 4:59:09 PM | message detail |
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Kitana noms are up 11% so far! Keep it up! :) :) --- Steve Illumina: Sage of Board 8 & Elitist Analyst Score: 32/36. Nominate Kitana (MK)! |
| Dekar TKB | Posted 7/26/2006 5:01:48 PM | message detail |
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FACT OR FICTION: Gordon Freeman makes the tournament. Fiction. Not seeing any support for him any more. The bracket looks to be more restrictive, this time. Probably spells doom for him. FACT OR FICTION: CATS makes the tournament. Fact. Can't keep those crazy Cats supporters down. No matter how much I want to. <_<. FACT OR FICTION: A big name character misses the bracket due to restraints. Fact. Seems to happen pretty often. No noble-nine level characters, of course, but still. FACT OR FICTION: Jay Solano makes the tournament and accomplishes his mission Fiction. He gets enough noms to do it, but CJayC keeps him out anyway. --- Chief of Patrol in Sir Chris' police force DA! Captain Falcon for Sc2k6! www.rpgdl.com |
| creativename | Posted 7/26/2006 5:05:10 PM | message detail |
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It's definitely true that Samus would be significantly weaker if she never had the cool suit. Why is everyone thinking that the bracket will be tag-team? Don't you realize (or think Ceej realizes) the ridiculous amount of female fodder that would be required to fill such a bracket? It's not happening. Why would this require any more fodder? Unless you think there won't be 32 females in other variations, which I doubt. Equal nominations is a very strong indicator of equal representatives. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| creativename | Posted 7/26/2006 5:05:39 PM | message detail |
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CATS probably won't make it this time. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| steve illumina | Posted 7/26/2006 5:25:49 PM | message detail |
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"His analyses are entertaining to the core, and he is one of Board 8's most hilarious users. Steve Steve Steve "The way he mocks the 'fanbabies' and incites them over trivial things is laughable!" Illumina Illumina Illumina Super Computer vs Hades Sage of Board 8's Pick: The Tank! (Got land mines?) Fanbabies Pick: KH in an upset...dream on kiddies! The interview is postponed for a day or two...so that I can regale you all with The Sage of Board 8's Nominations! As everyone knows, the Sage has played games for over 20 yrs and his picks are reflective of the characters that have made the most impact on his life over the years, or are just plain hilarious and deserve a shot just cause of that... Beginning with the fairer sex... Kitana: Mortal Kombat Series No surprise here to those who know me beyond this site and on Xbox Live, etc. The Princess of the Fans has always been my favorite fighting game character, and in all truth as my interview with Sushi will detail in the next few days, my mastery of this character has won me cash, accolades, and respect over the years. And all who love MK will get another chance to face me in MK Armageddon in a few short months, where Kitana and all the rest are fully playable online. I am more excited for this game right now than even FFXII... Aeris: FFVII I have nom'd her and Kitana every year, and with good reason...Aeris, the first true tragic heroine of video gaming, touched the hearts of every gamer who ever loaded up the first disc of FFVII and played it through til its sorrowful conclusion. I cried, my wife cried, and so many others I know did too. The boss fight with Jenova Life remains the most poignant and most stirring boss fight in any game I ever played...the piano music...the emotion...all of it is so perfect. This moment alone cements FFVII, even for an MK fanboy like me, as the greatest game of all time. Rydia: FFIV Before there was ever the tragedy of Ms Gainsborough, or even the inner light of Ms Chere, there was one girl, an orphaned summoner, who gave us the first truly touching (and shocking storylinewise) FF moment, when she saved Cecil & friends from Golbez in another great FF moment. My wife and I's first child we will be having soon will be named Rydia, in honor of this character, the child who became a woman, and looked good in green hair to boot! Celes: FFVI The game of my screen name sake must be represented, right? No doubt it shall be! Celes is the first truly torn Squaresoft heroine. Torn by love, by doubt, by fear...she outshines Terra and all the rest with her dialogue and dramatic scenes, including the unrivaled Opera moment. She gave us the first truly sad FF moment too, with the jump off the cliff after Cid dies from too much bad mackerel! Sueng Mina: Soul Caliber I cant always play MK when I feel like kicking ass, lol, so I play Soul Caliber, and when I play that I choose Ms Mina more than anyone. She is just a cool fun character to play, and I have played the games with her since Soul Edge Arcade. Artistically she is drawn quite well, and her weapon is just cool. I like her, plain and simple. Princess Toadstool: Mario We all grew up with Mario games, and so I represent the old school era with her, even though she happens to kick butt in the Kart series and SSBM. However, for me, it is choosing her in Mario 2 and flying through all the levels, bopping TryClyde and Clawgrip and lovable Birdo, and tossing bombs all over. :) Good times. Chun Li: SFAnother of my fav characters in another of my fav series. She will only be my 7th choice if the Guru winner selects a male for their pick, which I shall also pick, as it is the right thing to do! GO KITANA! --- Steve Illumina: Sage of Board 8 & Elitist Analyst Score: 32/36. Nominate Kitana (MK)! |
| creativename | Posted 7/26/2006 5:31:08 PM | message detail |
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Thumbs up for Celes and Rydia. And congrats on the baby, good stuff. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| steve illumina | Posted 7/26/2006 5:32:33 PM | message detail |
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Thanks. Feb 10th is the due date --- Steve Illumina: Sage of Board 8 & Elitist Analyst Score: 32/36. Nominate Kitana (MK)! |
| dethfdddddh | Posted 7/26/2006 5:34:53 PM | message detail |
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.....Aeris, the first tragic heroine of gaming? --- Just Got Owned By Guru winner Voltch. |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/26/2006 5:36:05 PM | message detail |
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Yes. Aeris was the first tragic heroine of gaming. There is no
disputing this. If you think someone else was, it was actually a man in
disguise. There is no disputing this. --- Do not kill. Do not rape. Do not steal. These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace. These are codes of behavior. |
| MasterOfHunters | Posted 7/26/2006 5:37:17 PM | message detail |
| 945 votes behind FF vs MM so far, not too shabby. |
| dethfdddddh | Posted 7/26/2006 5:37:51 PM | message detail |
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Ah, thanks for the clarification. --- Just Got Owned By Guru winner Voltch. |
| FlamboyantSpy | Posted 7/26/2006 5:38:54 PM | message detail |
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*Disputes this* --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/26/2006 5:39:51 PM | message detail |
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Give it up EC, we all knew you were a man in disguise from the beginning. --- Do not kill. Do not rape. Do not steal. These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace. These are codes of behavior. |
| ccbfan | Posted 7/26/2006 5:40:04 PM | message detail |
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You know Steve, I don't know why you get all that hate from this board
but just from your nomination list, you're already one of my favorite
posters. Rydia and Celes SC2006 |