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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 417
| EvenMyROgetsB7 | Posted 11/7/2006 6:43:35 AM | message detail |
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There are no kids in school, it's election day. This may as well be a weekend match. --- Cheer Up Emo Kids. |
| Lady Ashe | Posted 11/7/2006 6:44:08 AM | message detail |
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From Lady Ashe The kiddies are off to school now, which is why Tifa just won that update. Told you. ~~~ The one. The only. Lady Ashe. |
| Who Cares? | Posted 11/7/2006 6:44:14 AM | message detail |
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At least she's making The Boss and Sheena look really good, though. Heh, forgot about that. Go Tifa, GO Goooooo! --- Chun-Li's Road to the Female Final Four: Failed! She should've stayed away from the summoner! *Go play Tales of the Abyss* |
| CyberMachine08 | Posted 11/7/2006 6:44:57 AM | message detail |
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Tifa seems to be gaining votes again. >_> --- I thought lolicon would mean LOL ICON as in Lol internet - XIII is cool *is raytan7585* in the Purg'D Prison (22 days left) |
| Tediz247 | Posted 11/7/2006 6:47:31 AM | message detail |
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By the way, these votals are looking ridiculous. Looks like this one will be our new high scoring match. --- That... was her final mission. And like a true soldier, she saw it through to the end. ZSB [aX] |
| AmazingKirby | Posted 11/7/2006 6:47:38 AM | message detail |
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Oh god...please Tifa... I don't even care if Tifa breaks the NN before Zelda...Zelda will beat Tifa anyway! Go go go Tifa! --- caps |
| xp1337 | Posted 11/7/2006 6:47:53 AM | message detail |
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...WTF was that? Samus just killed on that update! Did the kiddies come back already!? --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out? SC2k6 (086/096) Samus v Tifa |
| zwong1 | Posted 11/7/2006 6:48:00 AM | message detail |
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Samus won that update. --- I am a Singaporean and I hope Snake will beat Megaman. |
| FourthDeus | Posted 11/7/2006 6:49:09 AM | message detail |
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Samus stuffing reminds me of her 2k2 run. KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THIS ONE CEEJ! --- 5/18/05 Never forget. Never forgive. |
| V for Vendetta | Posted 11/7/2006 6:51:28 AM | message detail |
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samus just got 300 votes after getting ~250 for the last couple --- V(tm) |
| Tediz247 | Posted 11/7/2006 6:51:51 AM | message detail |
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http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=31192807 Everyone crying about stuffing, read the sticky again. Stuffed votes aren't counting. They're blocked. --- That... was her final mission. And like a true soldier, she saw it through to the end. ZSB [aX] |
| EvenMyROgetsB7 | Posted 11/7/2006 6:52:18 AM | message detail |
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Thank you GOD for that last update.... ...and about this picture not being able to be worse for Samus than it is for Snake, the name "Snake" is used about 18,000 more often in the MG games than "Samus" is in Metroid. I still think Snake underperforms in the sprite round... so long as his face isn't in the background, but I think it's silly to simply discredit this match because Bowser only overperformed by a couple percent against Snake. But guess what, Frog overperformed by a whole hell of a lot more against Snake than that, so it's possible. Give me a match that says "Samus Aran vs. Solid Snake" with a match picture, and I'll take Samus easily, give me one with the pic, and it suddenly becomes a whole hell of a lot closer. Hell I think Samus might actually be better off in this situation without a picture, simply because I can see people thinking it is Samus, seeing the pic, and going "Hmmm... must be someone else" especially those who love her for her SSB appearances, they only reference her as Samus in that, not Samus Aran. Is it a good picture? In the sense of looking good, hell yeah. Is it tapping Samus' full potential? Not even close. --- Cheer Up Emo Kids. |
| FourthDeus | Posted 11/7/2006 6:52:40 AM | message detail |
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That's no really that strange. Still...Samus has been known to stuff before. Keep an eye out for it. --- 5/18/05 Never forget. Never forgive. |
| zwong1 | Posted 11/7/2006 6:52:53 AM | message detail |
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Samus won another update. --- I am a Singaporean and I hope Snake will beat Megaman. |
| V for Vendetta | Posted 11/7/2006 6:54:27 AM | message detail |
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Tediz, stop trying to get someone banned. --- V(tm) |
| Tediz247 | Posted 11/7/2006 6:54:33 AM | message detail |
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When has Samus been known to stuff before? When CJayC didn't take away
votes from her when she beat Sonic in 2K2, leading me to believe that
he couldn't find any cheating? --- That... was her final mission. And like a true soldier, she saw it through to the end. ZSB [aX] |
| FourthDeus | Posted 11/7/2006 6:55:21 AM | message detail |
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2k2 was blatant stuffing. She hasn't had a close match like it since, and has had no reason to stuff. --- 5/18/05 Never forget. Never forgive. |
| Mumei | Posted 11/7/2006 6:56:53 AM | message detail |
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They were both stuffing, were they not? It's just that Sonic fans were incompetent. << --- "I believe that words uttered in passion contain a greater living truth than do those words which express thoughts rationally conceived"- Sensei, "Kokoro" |
| janembaman | Posted 11/7/2006 6:57:51 AM | message detail |
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If XII is really a factor,what will happen tomorrow? --- laff |
| FourthDeus | Posted 11/7/2006 6:58:12 AM | message detail |
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Sonic had a comfortable, consistent lead all day. Then in the last hour
a 1000 vote lead completely evaporates? We look at these things all the
time. The only time voting has that much of a swing is when stuffing is
involved. --- 5/18/05 Never forget. Never forgive. |
| Mumei | Posted 11/7/2006 7:01:36 AM | message detail |
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The last hour? Or did it occur over several hours and you are exaggerating because you are so terribly bitter? << --- "I believe that words uttered in passion contain a greater living truth than do those words which express thoughts rationally conceived"- Sensei, "Kokoro" |
| kfleong2000 | Posted 11/7/2006 7:01:44 AM | message detail |
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That was a big swing... --- - Does money make the world go 'round??? ¥€$ |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 11/7/2006 7:17:11 AM | message detail |
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My jaw literally dropped when I saw the poll results and Tifa was in
the lead. It's a shame she couldn't hold it. WHY MUST HER DAY VOTE SUCK
SO MUCH?! This could've been the greatest day in the history of these
contests. Behold the power of KHII and AC! Cloud > Link confirmed! Honestly, this isn't all the picture. We've seen characters with KHII appearances look very strong, much stronger than they've ever been before. ...Squall > Snake indirectly confirmed! And suddenly we're not talking about Snake, Sonic, Crono, and Mega Man just winning the MALE bracket anymore! This is awesome. Although I'm not sure if this performance makes Sonic look better or worse... --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 7: Bahamut (2-4) |
| EvenMyROgetsB7 | Posted 11/7/2006 7:18:01 AM | message detail |
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Behold the power of KHII and AC! Cloud > Link confirmed! Honestly, this isn't all the picture. We've seen characters with KHII appearances look very strong, much stronger than they've ever been before. So now Jill and Peach are suddenly strong? --- Cheer Up Emo Kids. |
| charmander6000 | Posted 11/7/2006 7:19:31 AM | message detail |
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The last hour? Or did it occur over several hours and you are exaggerating because you are so terribly bitter? << 1500 votes in 2 hours. --- "I was trying to escape. Obviously, it didn't work." - President Bush |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 11/7/2006 7:19:50 AM | message detail |
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Oh right, preliminary stats: Samus Aran – 41.69% Crono – 39.87% Solid Snake – 39.10% Mega Man – 38.79% Sonic the Hedgehog – 38.50% Vincent Valentine – 36.89% Auron – 36.28% Sora – 35.52% Ganondorf – 34.98% Princess Zelda – 34.98% Bowser Koopa – 33.94% Tifa Lockhart – 33.57% Yoshi – 33.50% Squall Leonhart – 33.16% Dante Sparda – 33.13% Ryu – 32.55% Luigi – 30.65% Leon Kennedy – 30.24% Aeris Gainsborough – 30.17% Riku – 30.01% Yuna – 29.56% Sub-Zero – 29.29% Kirby – 29.23% Master Chief – 28.74% Zero – 28.38% Kratos – 27.92% Rikku – 25.85% Alucard – 25.83% Gordon Freeman – 25.62% Axel – 23.37% Chun-Li – 23.15% KOS-MOS – 23.14% Ryu Hayabusa – 23.06% Princess Peach – 22.79% Jill Valentine – 22.78% Prince of Persia – 22.39% Kairi – 21.57% Phoenix Wright – 21.42% Claire Redfield – 20.67% Captain Falcon – 20.60% Lara Croft – 20.58% Tidus – 18.56% Marle – 18.23% Tingle – 17.33% Sheena Fujibayashi – 17.30% The Boss – 17.09% Ada Wong – 16.86% Amy Rose – 16.00% Ivy Valentine – 15.99% Nidoran F – 15.13% CATS – 14.82% Kasumi – 14.47% Terra Branford – 14.38% Soma Cruz – 13.96% Celes Chere – 13.30% Joanna Dark – 12.98% Lenneth Valkyrie – 12.93% Roll – 12.24% Sarah Kerrigan – 11.88% Cortana – 10.32% Carmen Sandiego – 9.74% Alyx Vance – 9.24% Jade – 8.13% Princess Daisy – 7.70% Time Division Stats Crono – 50.00% Auron – 45.50% Bowser Koopa – 42.46% Leon Kennedy – 37.83% Sub-Zero – 36.74% Master Chief – 36.04% Alucard – 32.40% Captain Falcon – 25.84% --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 7: Bahamut (2-4) |
| Draco1214 | Posted 11/7/2006 7:23:42 AM | message detail |
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This match really doesn't make any sense. If this was a trend of
underperformances like with Mega Man and Aeris it'd be more
understandable, but Samus looks like she hasn't lost a step since last
year (and could be underrated, if anything). --- Currently Playing: Final Fantasy XII, Tales of the Abyss, King of Fighters 2002/2003 |
| Zylo the wolf | Posted 11/7/2006 7:29:04 AM | message detail |
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Those stats doesn't make any sense. Samus is higher than anyone else, but Auron is higher than Tifa.... --- Supporter of Megaman and Sonic |
| Draco1214 | Posted 11/7/2006 7:39:05 AM | message detail |
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I think we may have found a new Solid ****. --- Currently Playing: Final Fantasy XII, Tales of the Abyss, King of Fighters 2002/2003 |
| AmazingKirby | Posted 11/7/2006 7:44:09 AM | message detail |
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YES! GO GO GO! --- caps |
| EvenMyROgetsB7 | Posted 11/7/2006 7:44:49 AM | message detail |
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That better be a hic-up. --- Cheer Up Emo Kids. |
| Larbeight | Posted 11/7/2006 7:46:04 AM | message detail |
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The Tifa support for this match raises an important question. Does anybody actually like Samus? I mean she always loses SFF matches and her games stink in contests so maybe Samus voters are just people who'd vote Nintendo over anything? --- ~Larbeight~. The finest mind of his generation. |
| FourthDeus | Posted 11/7/2006 7:47:10 AM | message detail |
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Samus is a dull, uninteresting character. And this has far more to do with FFXII fervor on the website as opposed to AC or KHII. --- 5/18/05 Never forget. Never forgive. |
| Larbeight | Posted 11/7/2006 7:48:01 AM | message detail |
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Didn't help Aeris any. It's probably mostly KHII, unless Sonic is horribly underrated or something. --- ~Larbeight~. The finest mind of his generation. |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 11/7/2006 7:50:10 AM | message detail |
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Turn it around, Tifa! Turn it around! ...And don't even compare this picture to Snake's sprites. It's not in the same universe. --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 7: Bahamut (2-4) |
| Who Cares? | Posted 11/7/2006 7:50:54 AM | message detail |
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Never cared for Metroid, only game I finished was Fusion, don't really
play her in Smash Brothers...she's just a big pile of 'Meh' for me.
*shrug* --- Chun-Li's Road to the Female Final Four: Failed! She should've stayed away from the summoner! *Go play Tales of the Abyss* |
| AmazingKirby | Posted 11/7/2006 7:51:04 AM | message detail |
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You're right, this one is much, much worse. --- caps |
| EvenMyROgetsB7 | Posted 11/7/2006 7:52:29 AM | message detail |
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I like Samus... I mean there's nothing great about her, but she's an alright character. And there's plenty of reason to compare this to Snake's sprite, if you want to be blinded and say it can't be bad because the actual picture is nice, despite it being extremely unrecognizable by a assload of Samus supporters, then do so. --- Cheer Up Emo Kids. |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 11/7/2006 7:52:58 AM | message detail |
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Yes, Snake's sprites are much, much worse. --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 7: Bahamut (2-4) |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 11/7/2006 7:54:31 AM | message detail |
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...But wasn't the Super Smash Brothers Brawl trailer the biggest thing
this year? Yeah, not everyone keeps up with that stuff, but people were
wanting to attribute a potential Snake boost to it. I'm not saying that
the picture isn't hurting her at ALL, just that's not all this is. --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 7: Bahamut (2-4) |
| AmazingKirby | Posted 11/7/2006 7:54:46 AM | message detail |
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Yes, they are quite ugly, while Samus is fairly attractive. In terms of votes, however, Solid **** would beat ZSS in a poll. --- caps |
| EvenMyROgetsB7 | Posted 11/7/2006 7:56:01 AM | message detail |
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Well I'm not going to repeat what I already said in previous posts, but
there's extremely reasonable to think that this pic can be hurting
Samus just as badly as Snake's hurt him, or even worse. Which is more
aesthetically pleasing? Samus', but that doesn't mean it can't hurt her. --- Cheer Up Emo Kids. |
| charmander6000 | Posted 11/7/2006 7:57:00 AM | message detail |
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Let's put it this way, if I never played MZM then I wouldn't have
recongnized her. It's probably the same with many SSB players. --- "I was trying to escape. Obviously, it didn't work." - President Bush |
| EvenMyROgetsB7 | Posted 11/7/2006 7:57:13 AM | message detail |
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...But wasn't the Super Smash Brothers Brawl trailer the biggest
thing this year? Yeah, not everyone keeps up with that stuff, but
people were wanting to attribute a potential Snake boost to it. I'm not
saying that the picture isn't hurting her at ALL, just that's not all
this is. You're talking to the wrong guy. I've been saying forever that it's silly to think a trailer for Snake in SSBB is going to boost him to new levels, or that he's suddenly going to act like a Nintendo character because of it. Don't blame everyone else on me. --- Cheer Up Emo Kids. |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 11/7/2006 7:57:51 AM | message detail |
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Whoa, a correct spelling of "trailer!" I'm impressed! --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 7: Bahamut (2-4) |
| Haste_2 | Posted 11/7/2006 7:58:25 AM | message detail |
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I think some voters are refusing to vote for Samus because they dislike
her image without the suit... it's not a bad picture, but... it's like
she's not Samus at all (someone else pointed that out...I forget). With
Snake, he has some semblence of being that sneaky stealth man, and he
gets hurt by 8-bit pictures... I also wouldn't be surprised to see
Samus drop in strength permanently after SSBB comes out, regardless of
the type of picture she has....well, she does have the new Metroid game
coming out, so she'll probably be alright. As for a Samus drop, I could see it...but not very much, though. She was too dominant in Round 2 and 3 to make me think that...I could see Tifa growing a good deal, though. I have to admit that half the reason I'm a huge fan of Samus is because of her suit... I just wouldn't care for her if she was suitless in all her games. --- Sign the Petition for more stats in the GameFAQs Contests here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=30693799 |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 11/7/2006 7:58:54 AM | message detail |
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Let's put it this way, if I never played MZM then I wouldn't have recongnized her. It's probably the same with many SSB players. Yeah, the only reason I recognize her is because of the new SSB trailer myself. Otherwise, I'd just know it's her because of the combination that her name is Samus and I'm not an idiot. --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| XIII_rocks | Posted 11/7/2006 8:00:11 AM | message detail |
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I don't mind Samus - she gets the job done and does have some character
if you explore around. In any case, even if you think she doesn't have
character...no character > bad character. I didn't like Tifa to begin with - most FF7 characters suck IMO - but I wanted Samus to blow Tifa out of the water for DARING to beat The Boss with so much force. I don't care what that says for Boss' strength, her ranking will be complete BS anyway due to the obvious SFF. Speaking of which, doesn't SFF usually go to the better character? Heh... --- http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs9/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=22242738 Sign plz |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 11/7/2006 8:00:52 AM | message detail |
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And it did go to the better character! --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 7: Bahamut (2-4) |
| EvenMyROgetsB7 | Posted 11/7/2006 8:00:57 AM | message detail |
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Let's put it this way, if I never played MZM then I wouldn't have recongnized her. It's probably the same with many SSB players. Exactly, it's not just she's unrecognizable like Snake's sprites are, it's that she looks like a completely different person. If I didn't know any better and had only played the SSB games, I see "Samus Aran" and see that picture and say "WTF who?" thinking it's completely different character. I can certainly see A LOT of people doing that. Honestly, what other way is there to explain this match? I can't think of one that's reasonable. Samus overrated last year? Auron, Ganon, and Yuna all performing better than last years numbers show say otherwise. Tifa boost from KH2/AC? Yeah, and Jill suddenly turned around a year after year decline into a massive boost from no new game. The only possible explanation is FFXII new voters coming here and supporting the FF crew... but the votals aren't higher than usual, so I'm skeptical of how much exactly that comes into play. You can say it's not the picture all you like, but please, come up a better explanation. --- Cheer Up Emo Kids. |
