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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 373
| Draco1214 | Posted 9/30/2006 4:30:58 PM | message detail |
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Taking Luigi in a debated match is like setting yourself up for
disappointment. It's like taking an FF6 entity in a debated match. --- Character Battle V Score - 18/18 points Current Prediction - Riku vs. Yoshi |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 9/30/2006 4:31:09 PM | message detail |
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Who cares about Vincent/Ganon? It's only worth one point... Well, Sonic/Vincent could be interesting... And Luigi's problem is that Nintendo decided to make him awol in Mario 64 and Sunshine, and then they turned him into a wuss. --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 1: 41-15 over Sephiroth |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 9/30/2006 4:32:03 PM | message detail |
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You know, maybe I'm just crazy, but I don't think we should trust any
match involving Frog. He's always all over the board, maybe Riku was
underrated last year and was closer to Sora then we all thought. It would make his boost seem less extreme. TuRtLe ~~~ I used my brain and statistics to make my bracket. Karma Hunter used MGS fanboyism. KH won. Commit it to memory. |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 9/30/2006 4:32:33 PM | message detail |
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The only problem is that we have no idea where Sora was last year. --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 1: 41-15 over Sephiroth |
| Draco1214 | Posted 9/30/2006 4:33:05 PM | message detail |
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I highly doubt Riku is close to Sora at all. Sora:Sonic::Riku:Knuckles --- Character Battle V Score - 18/18 points Current Prediction - Riku vs. Yoshi |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 9/30/2006 4:34:00 PM | message detail |
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It's obvious that Luigi and Yoshi share the same fanbase, but SFF
implies that we're getting a massive shift toward one or the
other...even if we want to suggest that Yoshi was indirectly weaker in
that match, it's got to be a helluva lot weaker before I even think of
calling that a match riddled with SFF. Riddled was clearly the wrong word to use there because I don't believe that Yoshi was even weaker indirectly than Luigi in that match. Yoshi getting a definite preference in that match that would otherwise make the two equal in 2004 is hardly a stretch. If Yoshi was weaker in 2004, then why Luigi is where he is now just makes more sense. But anyone going along with this nonsense about Yoshi's floor being Luigi was just asking for confusion after today's match. I'm starting to think most of the Crew somehow went along with that judging from the high 50s/low 60s predictions. Oh, and Link is the poseur of SFF. Mega Man only took a dive in that match to teach HM a lesson! Link is just the King of SFF period! Mega Man is nothing but some lame guy who can only SFF characters who he shouldn't share a fanbase with! --- "Master using it and you can have this." http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/160/masterjg3.jpg |
| Blade Of Evils Bane | Posted 9/30/2006 4:34:25 PM | message detail |
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Wow Yoshi is really disappointing here. So much for the Nintendo boost. Also if Sonic loses to some pathetic FF7 side character I will have officially lost all faith in the Gamefaqs community. If you vote for Vincent in that match, you are not a gamer. >_> --- Can't think of a good sig. |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 9/30/2006 4:34:38 PM | message detail |
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Well, Sonic/Vincent could be interesting... Not when Vincent is losing in round 1! --- "Master using it and you can have this." http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/160/masterjg3.jpg |
| Draco1214 | Posted 9/30/2006 4:35:01 PM | message detail |
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I'll be voting for Vincent if he faces Sonic because I like him better. --- Character Battle V Score - 18/18 points Current Prediction - Riku vs. Yoshi |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 9/30/2006 4:35:02 PM | message detail |
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Then Sonic has nothing to worry about until Crono! --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 1: 41-15 over Sephiroth |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 9/30/2006 4:35:15 PM | message detail |
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Wow Yoshi is really disappointing here. So much for the Nintendo boost. People like this, for example, make me want to stab something. >> --- "Master using it and you can have this." http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/160/masterjg3.jpg |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 9/30/2006 4:35:46 PM | message detail |
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And both Riku and Knuckles had odd matches last year where they
"exposed" strong CT characters. I dunno, nothing about Frog's matches
make any sense. The guy is a complete wildcard, which is why I'd like
to have seen him in this bracket somewhere. Give him Auron's place in that division, or hell, even Sub-Zero's. TuRtLe ~~~ I used my brain and statistics to make my bracket. Karma Hunter used MGS fanboyism. KH won. Commit it to memory. |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 9/30/2006 4:35:57 PM | message detail |
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Then Sonic has nothing to worry about until Crono! Not when Sonic is getting beat by Ganon! --- "Master using it and you can have this." http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/160/masterjg3.jpg |
| Kaxon | Posted 9/30/2006 4:37:03 PM | message detail |
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I've thought Sonic was a bit overrated all along. His match with
Mega Man was the first true Icon vs. Icon match we had ever seen (nope,
not counting Clinkeroth as a gaming icon). You're using a weird definition of gaming icon if Link doesn't qualify but Mega Man does. That right there could have been reason enough for something screwy, but I also have a feeling Mega Man will cave against other iconic or super strong competitors. That's why I feel Mario would kick the crap out of him, and it's also why I'd be too scared to take him over Samus. We've already seen Mega Man face five other noble niners, and the only one he caved against is Link, so I'm not sure where you're getting your "will cave against other super strong competitors" idea. Maybe Mario would gain some SFF, but I have a hard time imagining Samus could. --- ....TCELES B HSUP |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 9/30/2006 4:37:09 PM | message detail |
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Sonic lose to Ganondorf? Pffft. It's friggin' Sonic, man! Plus, I'm not seeing any indications of a second Nintendo boost, like some seemed to be predicting. Ganondorf has too much ground to gain! --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 1: 41-15 over Sephiroth |
| KingBartz | Posted 9/30/2006 4:38:05 PM | message detail |
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Sonic > Crono is a super sexy upset pick that I am taking to town. --- The end of the world is nigh! Earth Life Remaining: 3 days SC2K6: 17/18 Today's pick: Yoshi |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 9/30/2006 4:38:50 PM | message detail |
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The guy is a complete wildcard But how? Last year, he seemed pretty normal. --- Riku vs. Yoshi / Bracket: Yoshi / Vote: Yoshi (17/18) Tomorrow / Bracket: Dante / Vote: Ryu |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 9/30/2006 4:38:51 PM | message detail |
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Link is just the King of SFF period! Mega Man is nothing but some
lame guy who can only SFF characters who he shouldn't share a fanbase
with! LOOK OUT SAMUS !! --- Commit it to memory. |
| charmander6000 | Posted 9/30/2006 4:39:23 PM | message detail |
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Match XX: (2) Dante Sparda vs. (7) Ryu Hayabusa Contest History Dante Sparda Summer 2002 Defeated Q*Bert, 70.01% - 29.99% Lost to Crono, 33.42% - 66.58% Ranked: 18th Summer 2003 Defeated Ryo Hazuki, 77.65% - 22.35% Lost to Ryu, 45.99% - 54.01% Ranked: 21st Summer 2004 Defeated Ratchet, 80.28% - 19.72% Defeated Tails, 57.40% - 42.60% Lost to Sonic the Hedgehog, 37.97% - 62.03% Ranked: 17th Summer 2005 Defeated Terra Branford, 71.50% - 28.50% Lost to Vincent Valentine, 46.00% - 54.00% Ranked: 16th Ryu Hayabusa Summer 2004 Defeated Jill Valentine, 50.02% - 49.98% Lost to Sora, 38.28% - 61.72% Ranked: 28th Summer 2005 Lost to Zero, 37.00% - 63.00% Ranked: 34th Analysis: Dante is from the Devil May Cry series. Over the years Dante has performed very well for himself, but usually gets screwed over by bracket placement. Last year what was suppose to be a close match turned into a blowout and he did very well in the most argued match of round 2. Ryu Hayabusa is from the Ninja Gaiden series. In 2k4 he was the favorite of making it out of his 4-pack, but then had the second closest match ever and then lost hard to the underrated Sora. Last year he was screwed in bracket placement, but at least he did respectable against Zero. Like last year Ryu is screwed by his placement. Dante is up into Zero’s league and Ryu barely put up a fight in that match. This will be the first time that we can test if the Devil Division was overrated last year since Terra and Kerrigan were up against each other and Squall was in a SFF match. I do believe that the Devil Division is overrated because of the AC leak and this will be one of the best matches to test it out because they are both the same seeding apart and have basically the same picture as last year so many factors would be kept at a minimum. This match is just a stepping stone to the Dante/Yoshi match next round. Right now Yoshi is doing fine, but if Dante could match or even get over what Zero got against Ryu then Yoshi will be in a little trouble. In the end I think Dante will only be able to break 60% on him. charmander6000’s Bracket: Dante over Ryu Hayabusa charmander6000’s Prediction: Dante wins, 60.27% - 39.73% --- "I was trying to escape. Obviously, it didn't work." - President Bush |
| Kaxon | Posted 9/30/2006 4:39:36 PM | message detail |
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Who cares about Vincent/Ganon? It's only worth one point... In the contest that matters, every match is worth 50 points. >_> --- ....TCELES B HSUP |
| KingBartz | Posted 9/30/2006 4:41:26 PM | message detail |
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^^^ AGREE'D --- The end of the world is nigh! Earth Life Remaining: 3 days SC2K6: 17/18 Today's pick: Yoshi |
| therealmnm | Posted 9/30/2006 4:42:40 PM | message detail |
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Give him Auron's place in that division, or hell, even Sub-Zero's. Master Chief would definitely be setting up for revenge in that match. I'm sure the entire Halo world would be alerted for that match. <_<; --- Vote for Soma Cruz Currently playing: Grand Theft Auto 3, Castlevania:Curse of Darkness, Mega Man ZX |
| MarkSmith | Posted 9/30/2006 4:44:32 PM | message detail |
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Couple of thoughts: 1.) Dante's gonna beat Yoshi, no question 2.) Squall's gonna get damn close to Snake if not beat him outright --- PROUDEST MEMBER OF THE FIGHTIN' TEXAS AGGIE CLASS OF 2010 Next game: ARMY (2-0) |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 9/30/2006 4:45:23 PM | message detail |
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I dunno, if last year was Frog's true form (lol), then Riku's boost is
either too much, or Yoshi/Luigi is a terrible match to judge by. Frog being funny could help reduce the other two factors. TuRtLe ~~~ I used my brain and statistics to make my bracket. Karma Hunter used MGS fanboyism. KH won. Commit it to memory. |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 9/30/2006 4:45:59 PM | message detail |
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We don't really have an exact value on Yoshi either way, but it could be more Yoshi/Luigi. --- Riku vs. Yoshi / Bracket: Yoshi / Vote: Yoshi (17/18) Tomorrow / Bracket: Dante / Vote: Ryu |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 9/30/2006 4:47:16 PM | message detail |
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I suppose all will be revealed in the second round. From a statistical standpoint, Yoshi/Dante and Zero/Kirby are going to give us a LOT of information about last year's stats. TuRtLe ~~~ I used my brain and statistics to make my bracket. Karma Hunter used MGS fanboyism. KH won. Commit it to memory. |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 9/30/2006 4:47:53 PM | message detail |
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And Sonic/Ganon/Vincent TuRtLe ~~~ I used my brain and statistics to make my bracket. Karma Hunter used MGS fanboyism. KH won. Commit it to memory. |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 9/30/2006 4:49:00 PM | message detail |
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I wouldn't trust the former at all, especially if Dante wins. Snake/Dante may be quite brutal, believe me. --- Commit it to memory. |
| Draco1214 | Posted 9/30/2006 4:49:42 PM | message detail |
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If Round 3 is the sprite round, Snake/Dante may just be one of the worst pics of all time. --- Character Battle V Score - 18/18 points Current Prediction - Riku vs. Yoshi |
| YoboD | Posted 9/30/2006 4:50:03 PM | message detail |
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So, how does everyone expect Dante to do in his match with Ryu? I'd say a win with 58%. --- Join this site. http://smashmaster1.proboards83.com/index.cgi |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 9/30/2006 4:51:03 PM | message detail |
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You should look out for my wonderful Crew Analysis (tm) to see my thoughts on that!!! --- Commit it to memory. |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 9/30/2006 4:51:16 PM | message detail |
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Dante with 63%. That's right! --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 1: 41-15 over Sephiroth |
| MarkSmith | Posted 9/30/2006 4:52:00 PM | message detail |
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58% sound about right. DMC3 going GH and DMC 3:DA releasing should provide a nice boost. --- PROUDEST MEMBER OF THE FIGHTIN' TEXAS AGGIE CLASS OF 2010 Next game: ARMY (2-0) |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 9/30/2006 4:52:54 PM | message detail |
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If you want Dante to beat Yoshi, he's gonna need a little more than 58% on Hayabusa... --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 1: 41-15 over Sephiroth |
| Tediz247 | Posted 9/30/2006 4:53:04 PM | message detail |
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I'll say Dante with 60.5%. I don't think Dante's as strong as Zero, so he shouldn't match Zero's performance. --- That... was her final mission. And like a true soldier, she saw it through to the end. ZSB [aX] |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 9/30/2006 4:53:48 PM | message detail |
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But he's closer to Zero than that, especially with the way DMC3 has sold since then. --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 1: 41-15 over Sephiroth |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 9/30/2006 4:53:56 PM | message detail |
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Sonic lose to Ganondorf? Pffft. It's friggin' Sonic, man! All the more reason for him to lose! Plus, I'm not seeing any indications of a second Nintendo boost, like some seemed to be predicting. Ganondorf has too much ground to gain! There has been something to show there's not another Nintendo boost? Today's match wouldn't really be indicative of that considering Riku has all the reason to see a bigger increase himself. Of course, I don't think we were going to see another widescale boost, but certain Nintendo characters boosting seems possible enough to me. I for one think that Zelda is going to be stronger this year than last. And that goes for Ganon, too! --- "Master using it and you can have this." http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/160/masterjg3.jpg |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 9/30/2006 4:54:26 PM | message detail |
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I think Dante gets around 59% or so against Hayabusa. --- "Master using it and you can have this." http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/160/masterjg3.jpg |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 9/30/2006 4:56:18 PM | message detail |
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Unless Hayabusa overperforms or has noticeably increased since last year, I don't see Dante failing to break 60% here. ...And don't bring up Tails either. --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 1: 41-15 over Sephiroth |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 9/30/2006 4:57:14 PM | message detail |
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Not if something something is overrated! --- "Master using it and you can have this." http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/160/masterjg3.jpg |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 9/30/2006 4:57:51 PM | message detail |
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*slaps HM* Besides, DMC3 has been selling like hotcakes, man! --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 1: 41-15 over Sephiroth |
| Draco1214 | Posted 9/30/2006 4:58:09 PM | message detail |
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I agree with HM, but mostly because I think Zero is still the beast he's always been. --- Character Battle V Score - 18/18 points Current Prediction - Riku vs. Yoshi |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 9/30/2006 5:00:13 PM | message detail |
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That clearly means nothing! Sales don't matter, remember? He could get a measly .5% boost! --- "Master using it and you can have this." http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/160/masterjg3.jpg |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 9/30/2006 5:00:37 PM | message detail |
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With the boost he got last year? HA! --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 1: 41-15 over Sephiroth |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 9/30/2006 5:01:11 PM | message detail |
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He got the bulk of his boost last year! It was only 3% then and it'll be lesser now! --- "Master using it and you can have this." http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/160/masterjg3.jpg |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 9/30/2006 5:01:59 PM | message detail |
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Lesser like 2%? Still enough to get 63% on Hayabusa! --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 1: 41-15 over Sephiroth |
| therealmnm | Posted 9/30/2006 5:02:51 PM | message detail |
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lol Dante/Tails --- Vote for Soma Cruz Currently playing: Grand Theft Auto 3, Castlevania:Curse of Darkness, Mega Man ZX |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 9/30/2006 5:03:10 PM | message detail |
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Assuming Hayabusa didn't increase himself! --- "Master using it and you can have this." http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/160/masterjg3.jpg |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 9/30/2006 5:03:40 PM | message detail |
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From THEJackSparrow Posted 9/30/2006 7:57:51 PM *slaps HM* Besides, DMC3 has been selling like hotcakes, man! So has Tomb Raider Legends. TuRtLe ~~~ I used my brain and statistics to make my bracket. Karma Hunter used MGS fanboyism. KH won. Commit it to memory. |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 9/30/2006 5:04:10 PM | message detail |
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So has Tomb Raider Legends. No, it hasn't. --- Commit it to memory. |