GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 437
| Team Rocket Elite | Posted 2/22/2007 11:06:41 PM | message detail |
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What? Blasphemy! Alright, alright. It's up to date now. It has all the archived topics up to 436. Part 437 can be found here for now: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=33518407 <_< --- Rufus Shinra 18 decimated me in the Summer 2006 Guru Contest. Support Wario for the Summer 2007 Contest! |
| HaRRicH | Posted 2/22/2007 11:09:57 PM | message detail |
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I think TRE just upgraded himself? Is he...is he Vista?! --- The Office > you. |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 2/23/2007 6:12:06 AM | message detail |
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From Ngamer64 Posted 2/23/2007 12:25:49 AM #292 *high fives HaR and TRE* Yeah just ignore the guy that did the actual convincing here (i.e., me). I see your game =p ~*ST*~ --- 2/4/2007 - SUPER BOWL CHAMPION COLTS!! Now Playing: Disgaea 2, Final Fantasy, FF6A |
| UItimaterializer | Posted 2/23/2007 6:13:45 AM | message detail |
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Actually I was on the wrong account when I posted that. Message From UltiX at 2007-02-17 04:42:16 Given the old-school series of polls you're currently running, I suggest running an SNES poll. We've never had a "Got SNES?"-type poll, and it's long overdue. Have you ever owned an SNES? Yes, and I still play it Yes, but I don't play it anymore No, but I used to No, but I wanted one No, and I never wanted one Feedback Status: Filed - Your message has been "filed" away for future perusal. I believe everyone else's feedbacks were marked "read", yes? Either way it's about time we see the results of this. The SNES is still alive and kickin'! ~*ST*~ --- 2/4/2007 - SUPER BOWL CHAMPION COLTS!! Now Playing: Disgaea 2, Final Fantasy, FF6A |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 2/23/2007 9:46:09 AM | message detail |
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Wow, that many people still own a SNES? --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 2/23/2007 10:01:40 AM | message detail |
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Round Robin Day 6: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=33795570 --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| Ngamer64 | Posted 2/23/2007 3:03:06 PM | message detail |
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What? So me, TRE, and HaR all suggest it and its ignored, then someone he knows mentions the same idea and CJay jumps right on the bandwagon? Eh, well, I guess I still give him credit for doing the right thing in the end, regardless of if it took favoritism to finally push it through. Regardless, release the bracket tonight Jeff, and all will be forgiven! --- thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats Still smarting from the beatdown Rufus applied in the Guru Contest! |
| XIII_rocks | Posted 2/23/2007 3:05:58 PM | message detail |
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This better be a damn good bracket when it comes out. Not to burst your bubble, but I thought the exact same thing about the series contest and look how that turned out. --- http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs9/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=22242738 Sign plz Winner of the February 18th 2007 KHAFEICV! |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 2/23/2007 7:17:05 PM | message detail |
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From Ngamer64 Posted 2/23/2007 6:03:06 PM #307 What? So me, TRE, and HaR all suggest it and its ignored, then someone he knows mentions the same idea and CJay jumps right on the bandwagon? My swag is phenomenal. ~*ST*~ --- 2/4/2007 - SUPER BOWL CHAMPION COLTS!! Now Playing: Disgaea 2, Final Fantasy, FF6A |
| Team Rocket Elite | Posted 2/23/2007 9:40:06 PM | message detail |
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During Summer 2006, the record for longest period of time between the
nominations closing and the bracket going up was set at 7 days 21 hours
56 minutes 54 sec. The nominations for the "Spring 2007" contest closed
on 2/15/2007 11:43:11 PM PST. And as of now, there's a new record. ;_; --- Rufus Shinra 18 decimated me in the Summer 2006 Guru Contest. Support Wario for the Summer 2007 Contest! |
| Ngamer64 | Posted 2/23/2007 9:56:07 PM | message detail |
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Updated: http://board8wiki.com/Got_Console Color me surprised by that SNES result. Great vote total for the poll (95k), but I honestly thought the site's favorite console would have been owned by 81% of users, not 71%. I mean, I can understand having been owned by fewer gamers than the N64 and PSX, as that was the era when this site came into its own, and the PS2/GBA/GB had such huge sales that I understand the good showing. But how does the SNES manage to be 7% behind the considerably older NES, and 3% behind the considerably less-loved GameCube? Anyways, hey, looks like CJay may have given the Got Console page I linked him to a look after all, because he's doing exactly what I would have asked to bring it up to date... our very first Genesis poll! Will be interesting to see how the final numbers shake out for that epic Console War of a couple generations back. --- thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats Still smarting from the beatdown Rufus applied in the Guru Contest! |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 2/24/2007 10:22:23 AM | message detail |
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Nomination Rally Round Robin Day 7: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=33814462 --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 2/24/2007 10:57:31 AM | message detail |
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At this point, Mewtwo, Seifer, Diddy, and Nightmare are all but locks
to be the four winners of the Nomination Rally, so I guess we could
start speculating on their relative strengths. How would you rank these
four in order? Who is the strongest character you would take any of
these four over? --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| wavedash101 | Posted 2/24/2007 11:02:10 AM | message detail |
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I'd take Mewtwo...I think he's someone Pokemon fans would actually get behind and he has less haters than other pokemon... Mewtwo Seifer Diddy Nightmare That is my totally uninformed, non-stathead opinion >_> --- Our shields cannot withstand wavedashing of this magnitude! Annoying posters! I am the great wavedash! |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 2/24/2007 11:03:24 AM | message detail |
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I'd say it's probably something like... Gilgamesh <huge gap> Mewtwo Seifer Nightmare Diddy Kong --- Rufus Shinra won the Guru Contest. I didn't. Rufus > Kleenex. Now playing: Final Fantasy V Advance |
| HaRRicH | Posted 2/24/2007 12:34:06 PM | message detail |
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Seifer Mewtwo Diddy/Nightmare Nightmare/Diddy I wouldn't take Seifer terribly high, myself -- I probably wouldn't take him over Tidus. I can see them all beating The Boss though, so there's room for some range. --- The Office > you. |
| Big Bob | Posted 2/24/2007 12:45:39 PM | message detail |
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Seifer Mewtwo Nightmare Diddy --- ~Board 8's Official One Piece Fanboy~ |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 2/24/2007 1:56:11 PM | message detail |
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Mewtwo Seifer/Diddy Diddy/Seifer Nightmare --- Explicit Content. Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| HeroicTronBonne | Posted 2/24/2007 2:42:55 PM | message detail |
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All I got to say is, Midna better not make it in any capacity. --- Mr. Inverse Absolute Power WWEGSB Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| swirIdude | Posted 2/24/2007 2:44:08 PM | message detail |
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Seifer Mewtwo Diddy Kong Nightmare And since the Rally is a lock, you should start NCAA back up. --- ENTER THE KAIBA CAVE! The sonic demo is awesome. Its a total reminder that bad things can always get worse. ~red13n |
| Janus5000 | Posted 2/24/2007 2:45:32 PM | message detail |
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Seifer > Mewtwo > Nightmare > Diddy. --- Those who cast the vote decide nothing. Rufus Shinra 18 decides everything. http://www.scorehero.com/scores.php?user=2916&diff=4 |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 2/24/2007 10:31:42 PM | message detail |
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Mewtwo > everything Seifer > everything in an actual contest though, probably. ~*ST*~ --- 2/4/2007 - SUPER BOWL CHAMPION COLTS!! Now Playing: Disgaea 2, Final Fantasy, FF6A |
| Ngamer64 | Posted 2/24/2007 11:27:07 PM | message detail |
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Update! http://board8wiki.com/Got_Console Sega Gen scores a 54% and enters in the middle of the pack, just behind the DS and DreamCast (remember that it scored that 56 at the peak of its popularity though), and with room to spare before you hit the lower Xbox/Atari tier. Speaking of which, a chance to update that Atari number. CJay's like the gift that keeps on giving... except it's never the gift you really want! --- thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats Still smarting from the beatdown Rufus applied in the Guru Contest! |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 2/25/2007 11:56:09 AM | message detail |
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Round Robin Day 8: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=33836143 --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| wavedash101 | Posted 2/25/2007 11:59:15 AM | message detail |
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lol Ulti --- Our shields cannot withstand wavedashing of this magnitude! Annoying posters! I am the great wavedash! |
| therealmnm | Posted 2/25/2007 12:01:37 PM | message detail |
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Mewtwo Diddy Seifer Nightmare I think the first three are right there in strength. I also think Diddy might be able to beat Mewtwo head-to-head. Diddy was more popular than DK during the DKC era, and it's not like people don't know who he is... at least among Nintendo fans. The Nintendo fanbase MIGHT side with him over Mewtwo... at least enough for Diddy to take the win. --- Currently playing: Resident Evil 4, Fable, Castlevania PoR, Yoshi's Island DS |
| therealmnm | Posted 2/25/2007 12:59:38 PM | message detail |
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Heh, seeing all this Sonic and the Secret Rings hoopla, I'm looking
forward to the next character battle. It's amazing that Sonic still
constantly has the spotlight on him whether or not his games are crap
or actually decent. I was just looking at him hog the front page and
imagined him having a contest match at the same time. <_<; --- Currently playing: Resident Evil 4, Fable, Castlevania PoR, Yoshi's Island DS |
| Zylo the wolf | Posted 2/25/2007 1:38:03 PM | message detail |
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Anyone in the rally > N00btwo In an actual contest however, Mewtwo might be one of the Pokémons that has a chance to win over an decent opponent. --- My Emperor, I failed you!!! |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 2/25/2007 1:41:19 PM | message detail |
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I still can't believe Diddy was one of the winners, much less that people are trying to argue him over Mewtwo. I'd argue he could be stronger indirectly before I ever dreamt of him winning in a head-to-head match. I mean... it's a weaker version of Donkey Kong. No way he doesn't choke a match against Mewtwo away. --- *kills self* Commit it to memory. |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 2/25/2007 1:42:31 PM | message detail |
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Diddy is just DK with a bigger penis. We all know large penis = large votals. --- Explicit Content. Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| Janus5000 | Posted 2/25/2007 1:54:43 PM | message detail |
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We all know large penis = large votals. Other way around, really. http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2079 --- Those who cast the vote decide nothing. Rufus Shinra 18 decides everything. http://www.scorehero.com/scores.php?user=2916&diff=4 |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 2/25/2007 1:56:10 PM | message detail |
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Diddy is so screwed. --- *kills self* Commit it to memory. |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 2/25/2007 1:56:26 PM | message detail |
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It doesn't work if you're up against a woman. --- Explicit Content. Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| Janus5000 | Posted 2/25/2007 1:57:11 PM | message detail |
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1) Clinkeroth 8) Diddy Kong --- Those who cast the vote decide nothing. Rufus Shinra 18 decides everything. http://www.scorehero.com/scores.php?user=2916&diff=4 |
| HaRRicH | Posted 2/25/2007 2:27:27 PM | message detail |
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Ya know, I would find it funny if Diddy was weaker than DK yet had a
Frog-like run. I dunno, say he barely beat Marth in some 3/6-match,
then went on to squeak by Lara Croft...then impressed against Kirby
(not necessarily like Frog/Solid, but still impressed). If Diddy could
do that while DK has choked the way he's choked so many times...it
would totally be worth it, ha. --- The Office > you. |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 2/25/2007 7:08:31 PM | message detail |
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At this point I'm kinda hoping this contest just gets scraped, and Ceej
announces a game contest. We're getting too close to summer for their
to be a contest between this one and the character contest... unless of
course we get it really late again. Anyway, what do you guys think the chances of getting the contest without a prediction period is? --- Explicit Content. Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| HaRRicH | Posted 2/25/2007 7:37:42 PM | message detail |
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We either get a contest tomorrow/tonight, Thursday, or a Top
Ten/Hundred List...and lord knows I needs me a new list to examine,
mirite? --- The Office > you. |
| Ngamer64 | Posted 2/25/2007 10:01:17 PM | message detail |
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http://board8wiki.com/Got_Console Oh, another good showing for the Old School! The Atari 2600 expands on the 36% share it earned back in early 2004, improving to 40% on this 2007 update. That's enough to, temporarily at least, push it out in front of the 360 on the all-time ranks. --- thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats Still smarting from the beatdown Rufus applied in the Guru Contest! |
| Haste_2 | Posted 2/25/2007 11:47:21 PM | message detail |
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Diddy Kong being about on par with Peach feels about right to me. Maybe
slightly higher than that since Peach beating Diddy doesn't seem quite
right. I think Mewtwo could be a bit stronger than that, though,
somewhere between Peach and Donkey Kong. I think Seifer would be around
the level of Rikku. As for Nightmare... I think he would make a pretty
good match with Kefka or Chun Li. That makes my rankings... Seifer Mewtwo Diddy = Nightmare (slight edge to Diddy) But, all four of them being worth 23+% on Base Link? That seems a little too hopeful. I'm sure somebody will totally blow my expectations among those. I hope one of them does better than everyone expected, though... Sub-Zero did just that among last year's rally winners, pulling 40% on a KH2-boosted Auron. --- "Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So...what is a party?" "Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think." |
| Big Bob | Posted 2/25/2007 11:52:09 PM | message detail |
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I find the chances of Diddy doing anything to be pathetic, actually.
He's guaranteed to be weaker than Donkey Kong, and DK's hardly strong.
He would have his ass kicked by Mewtwo and Seifer. He MAY be able to
beat Nightmare, but due to SCII's strong sales I'm starting to doubt it. --- ~Board 8's Official One Piece Fanboy~ |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 2/26/2007 6:41:42 AM | message detail |
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I could see Diddy beating either Mewtwo or Seifer... not that I'd
actually predict it to happen though. Mewtwo and Seifer definitely have
the greatest upper limits to go crazy. With how Snake looked this year,
any potential funkiness in Snake/Squall only puts Squall higher up, and
I doubt Seifer can be that
much weaker than him (granted it's going to be a very significant gap).
As for Mewtwo, I think his upper limit is a bit less than Seifer's, but
I do think he has a very good chance at being stronger than him
regardless. Nightmare is pretty much guaranteed at the bottom of the
list for me, and Diddy should be weaker than DK, but I don't think the
gap will be as large as most suspect. --- Explicit Content. Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 2/26/2007 9:19:09 AM | message detail |
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Yeah, it seems logical for Diddy to be
weaker than Donkey Kong, and that's what I would bank on if I had to.
DK just has all of the intangibles in his corner to beat Diddy, except
for PERHAPS likeability. You really can't guarantee that Diddy is more
likeable than DK, even though it might seem common sense to some of us. I know HaRRicH has his doubts about Seifer due to Squall's strength pre-KH (though it still seems difficult to tell if Snake did ANYTHING to him in 2002 or not), but he does have KHII in his corner now, even if it is a little bit role. However, you can't go through KHII and NOT notice Seifer, really. Don't know if that'll help him any or not though. I don't know what to think about Mewtwo either. He could be a decent midcarder, but he could also be a bust. However, I think he has more reason to do well than to flop, but it's definitely not out of the question. I've never been sold on Nightmare, but people insist on making sure he gets to be one of the four because he didn't make it last year. I don't have any problem with that line of thinking, although I'd really rather see Akuma... --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 2/26/2007 11:31:55 AM | message detail |
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If you swap Nightmare with Akuma, the nomination rally becomes a lot more badass. --- Explicit Content. Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| HaRRicH | Posted 2/26/2007 11:50:33 AM | message detail |
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Diddy can only really compete with DK within the DKC series, which is
probably DK's biggest source of strength outside of his icon
status...but even within those games, I'd take DK > Diddy. From
there, DK had several games and arcade releases before then, appeared
in Mario Kart 64, been in SSB/M, and still appears in other games
occasionally without Diddy. DK64 probably didn't mean much for either
of them, honestly, and DK/Diddy share the status of "hey, more
characters" in most other games they share (especially Mario Sports).
Diddy Kong Racing isn't enough to compete with MK64/SSB-M, though DKR
is a testament of how liked Diddy was in the DKC series. DK's icon
status is stronger than Diddy's too though, easily at that, and so I
just can't see any way for Diddy to match DK. I think Diddy would
resist SFF better than many characters, but I don't think Diddy would
be THAT close to DK...I would imagine having a Mega/Zero relationship
would be a bit kind to Diddy, though that's the best example I have on
my mind. I'm curious to hear if Seifer was actually enjoyable in KH2 or not -- I know it's a small role that must be seen, but I don't think I've heard one way or another if it was actually a decent role or not. Regardless, yeah, I'm skeptical on how strong Squall/Seifer were before their KH appearances and I would think it's plenty logical to think that Squall > Seifer before the KH series came about and Squall's appearance in KH received much more praise than Seifer's in KH2. Now, where Squall was in 2k2, eh, I figure pretty close to where he landed -- I may give him some benefit of the doubt though...but Seifer? He'd be doing real good to match Tidus today, I figure. FF8 has that love/hate feeling still (although nothing like it once was) and Seifer was no Squall in FF8 or the KH series. I trust Mewtwo will not flop like Pikachu did. I just don't foresee Mewtwo being a beast either -- Pokemon strikes me alot like FF3/6. We have seen its strength in games and series in various ways, and we have seen several characters -- including their most well-known -- in action during previous contests. Both games have so many characters and several of them could have some real strength, but after seeing the ones we've seen already I wonder how much higher we can really get from the game/series. I trust Mewtwo would make a bigger jump ahead of Pikachu than Shadow/Locke would over Kefka...but Pikachu is a good deal below Kefka, too, and I don't see Mewtwo blowing away Kefka too easily. If nothing else, between the stigma Pokemon's left behind every match barring last year's matches and that Pokemon/Nidoran faced Metroid/Samus -- which are not exactly notorious for holding their own in SFF matches -- and, well, I don't want to take Mewtwo too high. I'm certain he's the strongest from the Pokemon series, but how much stronger? I'll give him credit, but I'm not going to over-estimate him. I wish Yoshimitsu would have made it instead of Nightmare -- he's the fan-favorite of Tekken and gets some of Soul Calibur's fanbase too...but alas, it's not happening. Nightmare would certainly do better than Ivy, but I wouldn't want to take him too much higher than the likes of Jin/Terry Bogard. I wouldn't take him against any SF character we've seen yet, either, nor would I take him over Akuma. Akuma/Yoshimitsu really needed in instead of Nightmare..... --- The Office > you. |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 2/26/2007 12:01:22 PM | message detail |
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Final day of the Nomination Rally Tournament: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=33855126 --- "I'm only here to see how the story plays out. Any self-respecting leading man would do the same." - Balthier |
| redrocket | Posted 2/26/2007 12:21:49 PM | message detail |
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I trust Mewtwo would make a bigger jump ahead of Pikachu than Shadow/Locke would over Kefka. Taking either Shadow or Locke to be above Kefka is a BOLD prediction. --- The whole reason guys die quicker than girls is because we want to. -UltimaterializerX |
| MegatokyoEd | Posted 2/26/2007 12:25:37 PM | message detail |
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I don't underestimate Nightmare's support at all. I would expect Akuma to get over 60% on him. --- Demyx is better than Axel. Just like Rufus Shinra is better than me for winning the Guru Contest. |
| HaRRicH | Posted 2/26/2007 12:28:40 PM | message detail |
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Never said I would take Shadow or Locke over Kefka, note that, but
there's always going to be discussion of who the strongest character
from FF3/6 is until we see Shadow, Locke, Edgar, Sabin, and Mog, you
know what I mean? I would certainly take Mewtwo over Pikachu as opposed
to probably reluctantly taking Kefka over Locke, personally. --- The Office > you. |
| HaRRicH | Posted 2/26/2007 12:29:42 PM | message detail |
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I also disagree with Nightmare's support, but if it shows that people
are willing to support characters who won and were snubbed last year,
then Raiden better blast Fox's ass away. --- The Office > you. |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 2/26/2007 1:39:27 PM | message detail |
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I really want to see Fox and Raiden in this year... I just want to see
Raiden in more. Both for the fact that I think his strength is more
unpredictable than Fox's, and I want to see him with an accurate value
pre-MGS4 and post-MGS4. --- Explicit Content. Cheer Up Emo Kids |
