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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 376
| GyratingGrandma | Posted 10/4/2006 2:29:05 PM | message detail |
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In Kefka/PoP, I'd take PoP pretty confidently. Not because I think PoP
is that much stronger, but because Kefka can't win close matches. Yes,
that's more of just who he's been up against, and part of his inherent
strength, but dammit I'll never pick him in a debatable match. --- mmm feel the vibration baby |
| Blade Of Evils Bane | Posted 10/4/2006 2:30:01 PM | message detail |
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So whats the explanation for why Ryu completely sucks ass today? Kratos should be nothing but fodder. --- Can't think of a good sig. |
| GyratingGrandma | Posted 10/4/2006 2:30:50 PM | message detail |
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What's the explanation for you acting like an ass? --- mmm feel the vibration baby |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 10/4/2006 2:31:01 PM | message detail |
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The explanation is that you're wrong about Kratos. --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 2: Etna (0-1) |
| therealmnm | Posted 10/4/2006 2:35:54 PM | message detail |
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Ryu doesn't have to fall. This is Sora being underrated, not that
it's a shock to anybody. Plus, Kratos probably went up somewhat. Stop getting protective! I wasn't implicating anything on Ryu... I was just seeing if anyone was actually saying that it was because of Ryu rather than looking at Kratos obviously being underrated. I really don't think Kratos is much stronger than last year... Sure God of War went greatest hit, but last year's contest was still during the peak of the God of War craze. And God of War II has kinda fell off the hype-meter with all the next-gen stuff going on. Not to say it isn't anticipated, but I don't see it making Kratos any stronger right now. I put this match all on him being underrated last year. And for the record, I think Ryu was underrated as well. I don't see him all of a sudden decreasing in strength. Seriously, 45% on Sonic to 41% on Bowser within the span of a year? Something was up with that. He just ran into that Bowser train! If you want more speculation on that... the Street Fighter craze DID start on the SNES... Hmmm... --- Vote for Soma Cruz Currently playing: Grand Theft Auto 3, Castlevania:Curse of Darkness, Mega Man ZX |
| GyratingGrandma | Posted 10/4/2006 2:36:07 PM | message detail |
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Another update taken by Kratos! It's comeback time, baby! Oh how I wish... --- mmm feel the vibration baby |
| YoAriel33 | Posted 10/4/2006 2:40:00 PM | message detail |
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It's great to see Kratos doing so well here. I wonder if he can
actually hit 43% at this rate. Do any of the smart number guys here
think there's any chance? --- The Little Mermaid 2-Disc Platinum Edition DVD Coming October 3, 2006 |
| GyratingGrandma | Posted 10/4/2006 2:40:55 PM | message detail |
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And for the record, I think Ryu was underrated as well. I don't see
him all of a sudden decreasing in strength. Seriously, 45% on Sonic to
41% on Bowser within the span of a year? Something was up with that. He
just ran into that Bowser train! If you want more speculation on
that... the Street Fighter craze DID start on the SNES... Hmmm... I think most people will agree with you thar Ryu/Bowser would have made Ryu underrated, but if you take into consideration Bowser/Snake, I think it all pretty much evens out. If you give Kratos a 3% boost in the stats (Sora), and another 2% for GoW selling another 600K copies, you end up with 57.2% for Kratos in this match, which I think is pretty reasonable at this point. If you adjust Ryu up, you're getting into crazy boosting territory for Kratos. --- mmm feel the vibration baby |
| GyratingGrandma | Posted 10/4/2006 2:41:35 PM | message detail |
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It's great to see Kratos doing so well here. I wonder if he can
actually hit 43% at this rate. Do any of the smart number guys here
think there's any chance? While I have the intellect of a clubbed baby seal, I'm gonna go with there's a pretty decent chance. --- mmm feel the vibration baby |
| YoAriel33 | Posted 10/4/2006 2:43:06 PM | message detail |
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Clubbed baby seal, eh? You wouldn't happen to have any mayonnaise, would you? >_> --- The Little Mermaid 2-Disc Platinum Edition DVD Coming October 3, 2006 |
| GyratingGrandma | Posted 10/4/2006 2:43:51 PM | message detail |
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mmm... mayo --- mmm feel the vibration baby |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 10/4/2006 2:47:25 PM | message detail |
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So you believe in random variation being potentially enough to boost
Sonic > Crono, but Dante increasing from 3 games in his favor is
farfetched? That just seems silly to me. I want Snake to do as well as
possible, as he's easily my favorite character, but Dante kicking ass
their would make me incredibly pleased. And The higher you get, we all
know the harder it is to increase, getting to Link's level would be
insane, plus we all know Link gets his boosts too. Fine then, Base Link. =P Dante increasing isn't far-fetched, but I don't put much, if any of it on the games. And Snake and Dante could be centralized on two completely different systems and I'd still expect Snake to crush him there. It's what I expected in Dante/Hayabusa, after all! --- *kills self* Commit it to memory. |
| GyratingGrandma | Posted 10/4/2006 2:49:14 PM | message detail |
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Also, to be a bit more serious, the % should only continue falling at
this rate until about 6:30, 7 at the latest. After that it should get
pretty stabalized until it ends. 57 will be a stretch. 57.5 is looking
pretty likely. --- mmm feel the vibration baby |
| GyratingGrandma | Posted 10/4/2006 2:49:25 PM | message detail |
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stabilized even. --- mmm feel the vibration baby |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 10/4/2006 2:51:46 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, 43% for Kratos is probably out of reach at this point. This will
slow down once the night vote hits and Ryu should be able to hold on in
the 57% range. --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 2: Etna (0-1) |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 10/4/2006 2:52:12 PM | message detail |
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If Kratos can continue this rate all the way until the match ends, he
would actually be projected to end at 43.25% or around that area. That's a pretty big if though --- ertyu and VeghEsther are truly proof that there is much about this world we still do not understand. |
| GyratingGrandma | Posted 10/4/2006 2:56:51 PM | message detail |
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Jesus Christ massive cut by Kratos. --- mmm feel the vibration baby |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 10/4/2006 2:56:59 PM | message detail |
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Well if can keep winning updates like that, he won't quite need to keep it up until the end of the match O_o --- ertyu and VeghEsther are truly proof that there is much about this world we still do not understand. |
| YoAriel33 | Posted 10/4/2006 2:59:25 PM | message detail |
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He's got six hours to increase 1%. Obviously, things will get pretty
stable for most of those six hours, but I'm not counting him out,
especially if wins more updates by 26 votes. o__O --- The Little Mermaid 2-Disc Platinum Edition DVD Coming October 3, 2006 |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 10/4/2006 2:59:53 PM | message detail |
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COMEBACK I sure hope Kratos can get this over 43% by the end, as it would make EC look like a fool again since yoblazer would get the point instead of HM !! --- *kills self* Commit it to memory. |
| trannyscience | Posted 10/4/2006 3:01:27 PM | message detail |
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jesus, Kratos is a beast in the day. this reminds me of a slightly weaker Master Chief. --- xyzzy "12 percent of those who liked opera had experimented with magic mushrooms." - Reuters |
| YoAriel33 | Posted 10/4/2006 3:01:31 PM | message detail |
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Heh, 42% on the nose. Exactly six hours to gain 1%. GO KRATOS GO --- The Little Mermaid 2-Disc Platinum Edition DVD Coming October 3, 2006 |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 10/4/2006 3:04:00 PM | message detail |
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Master Chief vs. Kratos: Who gets the day vote? ...Bigger question: Who gets the night vote? --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 2: Etna (0-1) |
| trannyscience | Posted 10/4/2006 3:04:57 PM | message detail |
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Kratos for the night, MC for the day.. but I wouldn't expect much a swing in that match at all. --- xyzzy "12 percent of those who liked opera had experimented with magic mushrooms." - Reuters |
| YoAriel33 | Posted 10/4/2006 3:09:46 PM | message detail |
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Hmm... it seems that God of War 2 is scheduled to come out in the
beginning of 2007. Next year, I really hope Kratos gets an easy first
round opponent and a debatable second round match. He's certainly
earned it. --- The Little Mermaid 2-Disc Platinum Edition DVD Coming October 3, 2006 |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 10/4/2006 3:10:38 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, Kratos and Riku both need winnable matches next year. ...Perhaps against each other... --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 2: Etna (0-1) |
| Phediuk | Posted 10/4/2006 3:13:58 PM | message detail |
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Kratos is impressing me here. --- "Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle." -Toad in Super Mario Bros. |
| Phediuk | Posted 10/4/2006 3:14:31 PM | message detail |
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God of War is a great game, BTW. I only wish it were longer. --- "Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle." -Toad in Super Mario Bros. |
| therealmnm | Posted 10/4/2006 3:21:52 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, Kratos is looking to be another Dante. Don't forget that Dante
himself came into the contest as a new character being a decent
midcarder in 2k2 and moving up since then. Character difference means
that Kratos isn't guaranteed to end up like Dante, but he certainly is
on the same path. --- Vote for Soma Cruz Currently playing: Grand Theft Auto 3, Castlevania:Curse of Darkness, Mega Man ZX |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 10/4/2006 3:23:57 PM | message detail |
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From Xuxon Posted 10/4/2006 2:20:16 PM #071 Also, people are saying Axel will be weaker than Kairi. That seemed kind of weird to me, but I haven't played Kingdom Hearts, does anyone have any thoughts on that? Yes, Axel being weaker than her would shock me. ~*ST*~ --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest Now Playing: Disgaea 2, KH:COM (Sora), FE8, Castlevania: LoI |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 10/4/2006 3:25:44 PM | message detail |
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Axel being weaker than Kairi would shock me as well. --- Z1mZum won the Guru Contest. I picked Pokemon over Metroid, GTA over Warcraft, Halo over CV, Street Fighter over RE, and FF over Zelda. |
| YoAriel33 | Posted 10/4/2006 3:28:59 PM | message detail |
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Kairi never even entered my head. However, some of the debate
surrounding him got me thinking. As far as I remember, there's really
only one scene in KHII that distinguishes him from the other members of
Organization XIII whom you have to battle. I'd definitely consider
Kairi to be a lot stronger than those other Org. XIII guys, so Axel is
a big question mark for me right now. --- The Little Mermaid 2-Disc Platinum Edition DVD Coming October 3, 2006 |
| GyratingGrandma | Posted 10/4/2006 3:30:28 PM | message detail |
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COMEBACK I sure hope Kratos can get this over 43% by the end, as it would make EC look like a fool again since yoblazer would get the point instead of HM !! *KH 15 minutes into the match* OH MAN KRATOS CAN PUSH FOR 45+!!! *KH few hours later* OH MAN KRATOS WILL BE LUCKY TO BREAK 60%, 57? YOU CRAZY EC, YOU CRAZY. WELL WHO'S CRAZY NOW!?!? --- mmm feel the vibration baby |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 10/4/2006 3:32:52 PM | message detail |
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Both of me, it would seem! --- *kills self* Commit it to memory. |
| therealmnm | Posted 10/4/2006 3:34:25 PM | message detail |
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Eh, Karma Hunter already touched on this, but Axel was really
hyped for Kingdom Hearts CoM and Kingdom Hearts 2. Him in his battle
stance was shown in damn near every preview that I saw of either
game. And though the individual members of Org XIII may not be too
strong, as a whole, Org XIII is adored by the KH fanbase and >>
Ansem as villains. And Axel is probably the most prominent of them all. He already has the incredibly casual appealing design, and he is the manipulator in Chain of Memories. And even though his role in KH2 isn't that large, he still puts on a good show for the beginning of the game. I don't think he is weaker than Kairi... --- Vote for Soma Cruz Currently playing: Grand Theft Auto 3, Castlevania:Curse of Darkness, Mega Man ZX |
| Draco1214 | Posted 10/4/2006 3:35:51 PM | message detail |
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Wait, why do people think Kairi will be stronger than Axel? Axel has been more of the fan favorite than Kairi has ever been. --- Character Battle V Score - 21/22 points Current Prediction - Kratos (God of War) vs. Ryu (Street Fighter) |
| AmazingKirby | Posted 10/4/2006 3:36:31 PM | message detail |
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Kairi is like the main character of the series. Axel won't even come
close to her strength. Though they're both equally awesome and should
blow out Mega Man! --- caps |
| Shivan Reincarnated | Posted 10/4/2006 3:39:27 PM | message detail |
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So whats the explanation for why Ryu completely sucks ass today? Kratos should be nothing but fodder. Kratos isn't that bad. Of course, you have to look at 2005 Ryu vs 2004 to see Ryu take small dip but despite that, Kratos is a lot more than fodder. --- Let the snow fall deep, the rain drive down, and the wind buffet my cloak. I care not for I've a road worth walking ~ Drizzt Do'Urden |
| YoAriel33 | Posted 10/4/2006 3:40:13 PM | message detail |
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You know, I probably would vote for Kairi over Mega Man. Also, as I
type this, thoughts of suicide are creeping into my mind for the first
time. --- The Little Mermaid 2-Disc Platinum Edition DVD Coming October 3, 2006 |
| trannyscience | Posted 10/4/2006 3:41:30 PM | message detail |
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Kratos seems really underrated by the board. I don't understand why
anyone would think he would be fodder. it's nice to see someone recent
do relatively well instead of the same old guard for the fifth year in
a row. --- xyzzy "12 percent of those who liked opera had experimented with magic mushrooms." - Reuters |
| EvenMyROgetsB7 | Posted 10/4/2006 3:42:21 PM | message detail |
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Because people are incapable of looking at the x-stats, and thinking
for themselves at the same time. Then when something goes horrendously
different it's LOL X-STATS. --- I'm so hardcore. |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 10/4/2006 3:43:27 PM | message detail |
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I think Axel can just avoid the tripling as Ansem is already close to Conker as it is. Oh, and about Ryu dropping and such, I don't know who said this but there was once a theory that Ryu overperformed on Sonic in 2004 because of the new SF game coming out around that match. Then, come the next year, KOS-MOS bombs and Ryu bombs along with her. --- Kratos vs. Ryu / Bracket: Ryu / Vote: Ryu (20/21) Tomorrow / Bracket: Mega Man / Vote: Mega Man |
| EvenMyROgetsB7 | Posted 10/4/2006 3:45:29 PM | message detail |
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It doesn't matter if Axel is stronger than Jesus himself, MM will be SFFing his way to a 90% victory, isn't that right KH? --- I'm so hardcore. |
| Shivan Reincarnated | Posted 10/4/2006 3:47:12 PM | message detail |
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Well, I don't see how you can say to look at 2004 Ryu and ignore 2005
Ryu because i"t didn't seem right."Why wouldn't it seem right? It's not
as if Bowser SFFed Ryu. Ryu didn't exactly impress against Rikku. I
think the theory about the SF game being released for the Sonic match could be possible...eh... --- Let the snow fall deep, the rain drive down, and the wind buffet my cloak. I care not for I've a road worth walking ~ Drizzt Do'Urden |
| EvenMyROgetsB7 | Posted 10/4/2006 3:50:49 PM | message detail |
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If you don't think something funny happened in Ryu/Bowser (and you
should), and you belive something funny happened in Bowser/Snake (and
you should), then Ryu has become ridiculously weak, and Kratos wasn't
underrated last year. Sorry, but that's a little hard to swallow. --- I'm so hardcore. |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 10/4/2006 3:51:52 PM | message detail |
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I've really gotten to the point where I don't care much about stats. Wins and losses are what's ultimately important. ~*ST*~ --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest Now Playing: Disgaea 2, KH:COM (Sora), FE8, Castlevania: LoI |
| trannyscience | Posted 10/4/2006 3:52:49 PM | message detail |
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Well, I don't see how you can say to look at 2004 Ryu and ignore
2005 Ryu because i"t didn't seem right."Why wouldn't it seem right?
It's not as if Bowser SFFed Ryu. Ryu didn't exactly impress against
Rikku. I think the theory about the SF game being released for the
Sonic match could be possible...eh... I've seen people suggest it. I personally think it's a silly idea and that 2005 Ryu is equal to 2006 Ryu.. and it makes me worried about Sub-Zero's chances against Master Chief. fighting games in general haven't looked good recently. --- xyzzy "12 percent of those who liked opera had experimented with magic mushrooms." - Reuters |
| EvenMyROgetsB7 | Posted 10/4/2006 3:53:04 PM | message detail |
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But the percentages certainly play a role in determining how strong or
weak a character is. I agree with you though, I'd much rather get every
match right and be in dead last in the oracle standings (that'd be
really weird), than win the oracle and get 5 matches wrong. --- I'm so hardcore. |
| EvenMyROgetsB7 | Posted 10/4/2006 3:53:40 PM | message detail |
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I personally think it's a silly idea and that 2005 Ryu is equal to 2006 Ryu.. Why? --- I'm so hardcore. |
| Draco1214 | Posted 10/4/2006 3:54:14 PM | message detail |
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Considering Street Fighter's performance in the series contest, I
highly doubt this site has all of a sudden stopped caring about its
characters and they've dropped off the map. --- Character Battle V Score - 21/22 points Current Prediction - Kratos (God of War) vs. Ryu (Street Fighter) |