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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 450
| Big Bob | Posted 8/15/2007 9:46:34 PM | message detail |
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I'm the resident poke-nut in the stats topic, and even I'm not spouting crap about him making round 3. And I'm sure everybody's glad they missed my 'OMFG WHERES JIGGLYPUFF" explosion. Send all thank-you cards to Luis_Sera89. --- Okay, I promise I won't put any more TOS-bypassing words in my sig. |
| YoAriel33 | Posted 8/15/2007 9:47:35 PM | message detail |
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You've essentially taken Leon to double Vivi. Even if Vivi has
significantly SFF'd Tidus in your example, you've taken Leon to beat
the hell out of Vivi with relative ease. You've also taken Leon to get
more than 55% of the vote in a threeway match against Vivi and Tidus.
Are you starting to realize how ridiculous this is? --- yoblazer33: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| transience | Posted 8/15/2007 9:48:58 PM | message detail |
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Can Laharl beat a Tetris block and a PS3 exclusive character? this might be the quote of the topic. For Pikachu to advance, he just needs to be at Peach's level or so, and have Vivi/Teedusj split the vote giving Leon/Pika the win. hmm... it's close. --- xyzzy 8-bit plastic love machine |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 8/15/2007 9:49:54 PM | message detail |
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Think about it. Vivi and Tidus are nearly equal in 2k5, and Leon is a
little above both. What I'm seeing here is Leon = Vivi+Tidus, which is
essentially one or the other in a 1v1 match. TuRtLe ~~~ "Like Darth Maul, the bastard child of Michael Flatley and Hellboy" -trancer1 BlAcK TuRtLe. The cream of Zero fanboyism |
| ZFS | Posted 8/15/2007 9:50:27 PM | message detail |
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Leon- 40% Vivi- 20% Teedus- 15% Pikachu- 25% Is this the culmination of the craziness? I think it is! --- Believe |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 8/15/2007 9:50:52 PM | message detail |
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What I'm seeing here is Leon = Vivi+Tidus, which is essentially one or the other in a 1v1 match. No. It's not. Two people are always stronger than just one of the two, regardless of the pairing. --- Rapid analysis, accurate judgment, and superb powers of concentration. That is all we need. |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 8/15/2007 9:52:08 PM | message detail |
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Even if Pikachu doesn't outright win that, it will be alot closer than
any of you seem to be giving him credit for. This isn't 2002, and all
the people who anti-voted him then are now either indifferent, or going
to be struck by nostalgia. That and Nintendo's latent strength means
this isn't THAT unlikely of an upset. Not only that, but Tidus and Vivi are now 2 years older than in their last legitmate contest appearance, and neither are really timeless characters. TuRtLe ~~~ "Like Darth Maul, the bastard child of Michael Flatley and Hellboy" -trancer1 BlAcK TuRtLe. The cream of Zero fanboyism |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 8/15/2007 9:53:27 PM | message detail |
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Vivi/Tidus could split more evenly with Pikachu being closer to them,
but I'm making my stand on this one, and the stats topic won't be
changing my mind here. TuRtLe ~~~ "Like Darth Maul, the bastard child of Michael Flatley and Hellboy" -trancer1 BlAcK TuRtLe. The cream of Zero fanboyism |
| YoAriel33 | Posted 8/15/2007 9:54:00 PM | message detail |
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and all the people who anti-voted him then are now either indifferent, or going to be struck by nostalgia. If I had the combined wit of Amazing Telephone and Aeon Azuran, I might be able to respond to this. Maybe. --- yoblazer33: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| Pikachu Fanboy | Posted 8/15/2007 9:54:12 PM | message detail |
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Pikachu in round 3 really is kind of pushing it... --- Pika. Pika Pika! |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 8/15/2007 9:54:12 PM | message detail |
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This isn't 2002, and all the people who anti-voted him then are now either indifferent In which case they won't be voting for Pikachu. Indifference is no help. or going to be struck by nostalgia. Yes. NOSTALGIC HATRED! --- Rapid analysis, accurate judgment, and superb powers of concentration. That is all we need. |
| Draco1214 | Posted 8/15/2007 9:54:54 PM | message detail |
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Vivi's black mage image easily makes him timeless in a contest setting,
which is why I think he SFFs Tidus and walks all over Pikachu into
second place. --- Currently Playing: Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner, Persona 3 |
| ZFS | Posted 8/15/2007 9:55:01 PM | message detail |
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and all the people who anti-voted him then are now either indifferent, or going to be struck by nostalgia. I want to know how you came to this conclusion. Where have you seen anything except dislike for Pikachu? He's got no following. This isn't Mewtwo; he's not badass, he's doesn't look cool, and he's ... it's Pikachu, man. --- Believe |
| Evil_REmade | Posted 8/15/2007 9:56:15 PM | message detail |
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So.....why are we all paying attention to BT and his crazy decisions again? >_> --- [=[_] =] Nintendo DS~See double while sober! [+[_]·:·] Wii FC: 7696 5759 3867 0483 |
| THEVinceYoung | Posted 8/15/2007 9:57:11 PM | message detail |
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Balthier isn't even the star of a game that's on par with FF9 in popularity. Oh, Balthier IS the star of FFXII, my friend. He's the Auron of the game, meaning he doesn't technically need to be the "main character" to be by far the most popular. Hold a Favorite FFXII Character Poll and Balthier wins in a walk. I've always said 8 was more popular, but people never listened. ...No one ever said that FFIX was more popular than FFVIII. That was never in question. You looking for any excuse to make yourself sound smart is, in effect, making you look stupider than you ever have before. --- What now, Merril Hoge? |
| YoAriel33 | Posted 8/15/2007 9:57:27 PM | message detail |
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cuz it's fun and I'm trying to draw out Lucky Star as much as possible. --- yoblazer33: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| Gaddswell | Posted 8/15/2007 9:57:39 PM | message detail |
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It's nice to see all this Pika talk. >_< --- Finally a damn bracket! |
| transience | Posted 8/15/2007 9:57:56 PM | message detail |
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Evil_REmade | Posted 8/16/2007 12:56:15 AM | message detail | #164 So.....why are we all paying attention to BT and his crazy decisions again? >_> question of the topic right here. I just re-enabled my block list! I haven't had this thing on since the Battle Royale. ahh, contest season. some traditions never die! --- xyzzy 8-bit plastic love machine |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 8/15/2007 10:00:33 PM | message detail |
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Anyone think Leon's going to get a pretty big fraction of the Nintendo
vote? RE4 does get the majority of its strength from the GCN and Wii,
and it did dominate the GotY polls for 2k5. --- Rapid analysis, accurate judgment, and superb powers of concentration. That is all we need. |
| redrocket | Posted 8/15/2007 10:12:42 PM | message detail |
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Anyone think Leon's going to get a pretty big fraction of the
Nintendo vote? RE4 does get the majority of its strength from the GCN
and Wii, and it did dominate the GotY polls for 2k5. So true. VIvi/Tidus SFF? Moar like Leon/Pikachu SFF! Pikachu might end up being lucky to break 10%. --- http://www.pacifier.com/~zen/creepy.jpg http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/5/56/250px-Clock_Spider.jpg |
| THEVinceYoung | Posted 8/15/2007 10:20:39 PM | message detail |
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Hmmm...I was scanning old polls looking for something interesting, and
believe it or not, I found something intriguing in the VILLAINS CONTEST! http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2020 For one thing, here's a multioption poll with Sephiroth and CATS. CATS gets his usual 12%. Here's an instance where you see someone beating a character in a multiway poll who beat them straight up ( CATS > Kefka >> Diablo here). This is the closest thing we've got to this contest without referring to the elites of the Battle Royale. It's certainly worth thinking over. And Ganondorf doing so well here is interesting for his division. --- What now, Merril Hoge? |
| YoAriel33 | Posted 8/15/2007 10:24:34 PM | message detail |
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CATS puts up 12% in a 5-way poll featuring Sephiroth and Ganondorf, yet
people were discussing Meta Knight earlier today. Weird bunch. --- yoblazer33: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| Haste_2 | Posted 8/15/2007 10:28:12 PM | message detail |
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That's an awful lot of discussion just over Pikachu's chances... my
opinion for Pikachu having little chance is this: Vivi and Tidus would
probably come close to doubling Pikachu. So, in order for Pikachu to
beat them, Vivi and Tidus almost literally have to cut each other's
votes in half. That's not gonna come close to happening. --- "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." |
| ZFS | Posted 8/15/2007 10:29:48 PM | message detail |
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Yeah. Seeing that poll made me feel better about picking CATS to make it to the second round. --- Believe |
| YoAriel33 | Posted 8/15/2007 10:30:43 PM | message detail |
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Same here. Good find, Mr. THE. --- yoblazer33: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| hochiminh155 | Posted 8/15/2007 10:31:40 PM | message detail |
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Isaac gets the Nintendo vote before the rat that nobody likes. --- Fc: 4768 3939 5325 |
| THEVinceYoung | Posted 8/15/2007 10:34:13 PM | message detail |
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http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=841 Also, I don't really know what this one is worth. It IS pre-FFX-2, after all. But you see Rikku edging out Tidus, Yuna bombing, and Auron owning everything. --- What now, Merril Hoge? |
| hochiminh155 | Posted 8/15/2007 10:35:41 PM | message detail |
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That poll is 6 years old and only has 20000 votes. --- Fc: 4768 3939 5325 |
| ZFS | Posted 8/15/2007 10:36:05 PM | message detail |
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Hah. I just noticed this one. January 07 -- http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2646 July 07 -- http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2812 Halo 3 got 19.1% in January 07 and 19.4% in July 07. Hardcore fanbase at work right there -- the others are all over the place. --- Believe |
| THEVinceYoung | Posted 8/15/2007 10:38:30 PM | message detail |
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Look at MGS4's improvement! MGS boost across the board confirmed! --- What now, Merril Hoge? |
| Evil_REmade | Posted 8/15/2007 10:40:02 PM | message detail |
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I don't know. I'm really liking GTA IV's percentage in the second poll, though. --- [=[_] =] Nintendo DS~See double while sober! [+[_]·:·] Wii FC: 7696 5759 3867 0483 |
| hochiminh155 | Posted 8/15/2007 10:41:38 PM | message detail |
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So about 20% of the voters are hardcore Halo fans. That means MC is
guarantted 20% in every match. Also, lol at DMC4's percent. So much for
Dante beating Leon --- Fc: 4768 3939 5325 |
| YoAriel33 | Posted 8/15/2007 10:43:56 PM | message detail |
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Dante is much more popular than his games. --- yoblazer33: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| hochiminh155 | Posted 8/15/2007 10:45:00 PM | message detail |
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You know, Yuna beats out MC in Round 1. Vercetti will take away casual support. --- Fc: 4768 3939 5325 |
| Nobody9090 | Posted 8/15/2007 10:45:54 PM | message detail |
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Dante, and his games, are unpopular and surprisingly still overrated by a few in these contests. --- ~Love a Nobody~ ~Straight Outta PotD~ |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 8/15/2007 10:49:14 PM | message detail |
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Also, lol at DMC4's percent. So much for Dante beating Leon Dante as a character is far stronger, however. --- Network Premiere of: "GA All The Way." Watch one black kid's desperate search for his Wii. |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 8/15/2007 10:57:56 PM | message detail |
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The most notable thing in that poll is Kefka beating Diablo, IMO.
Despite Sephiorth being there, Kefka still manages to do far better
than he did in the direct poll between the two. I'd say that casual
games are going to suffer pretty heavily in this format, and suddenly
I'm feeling pretty bad about Marcus > Kefka... --- Rapid analysis, accurate judgment, and superb powers of concentration. That is all we need. |
| ZFS | Posted 8/15/2007 11:00:42 PM | message detail |
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I'm feeling worse about having Diablo move on to the second round. Thinking I'm going to have to fix that one. --- Believe |
| THEVinceYoung | Posted 8/15/2007 11:07:54 PM | message detail |
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I was just discussing this with HM and transience on AIM, but we were
thinking about this whole format: How much will things change depending
on how the percentages of the matches go? Like, for me, in the
Snake/Vyse/Nightmare/Rayman match, despite liking Snake the most, I'll
probably throw my vote to Vyse because he'll need it and Snake won't.
And I wonder how many people switched their votes to Snake in later
rounds after seeing how close he got to Sephiroth on previous days. And how many people will maintain their votes from round to round? I mean, Mario, Cloud, and Sephiroth all lost percentage after Samus was eliminated. And yet Link gained big time every time. That guy's a beast. It's going to be entertaining watching him destroy everything, at least. --- What now, Merril Hoge? |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 8/15/2007 11:09:26 PM | message detail |
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after looking at that poll, I'm throwing every single piece of logic I used to put things like Marcus over Kefka in the water. --- Network Premiere of: "GA All The Way." Watch one black kid's desperate search for his Wii. |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 8/15/2007 11:10:51 PM | message detail |
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still, looking at it and finding Diablo fail, I can't find a possible way to tell who wins in this format. --- Network Premiere of: "GA All The Way." Watch one black kid's desperate search for his Wii. |
| Warsola | Posted 8/15/2007 11:10:57 PM | message detail |
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www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2564 Yes, I know Snake did well in that, but look at the bracket! --- It is pitch black. You may be eaten by a Relm. Proud Member of the RAGE OF WARCRAFT! *War13104* |
| YoAriel33 | Posted 8/15/2007 11:11:39 PM | message detail |
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What the ****? --- yoblazer33: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| HaRRicH | Posted 8/15/2007 11:16:38 PM | message detail |
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I've come to realize that Kratos's four-pack would have been VERY
debatable if PoaC would have been replaced with Diddy Kong. Zidane also
could have been replaced by Seifer, though that four-pack is already
debatable enough... ...just skimming for ways that our snubbed NRT winners would have made good options. A battle for second between Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, and Marth would have been excellent though. --- PETITION: a "Contest Suggestions" board. Life-changing details below: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=35717580 |
| Haste_2 | Posted 8/15/2007 11:17:57 PM | message detail |
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How much will things change depending on how the percentages of the matches go? Well, as you were mentioning Solid Snake's 4-pack... notice how he's leagues above the others. Since all of Snake's victims will get a low percentage, Vyse's cult SoA following (and RPG following, too) will probably be magnified here to get him the victory over Nightmare, though I'd Nightmare over Vyse in a normal contest. If it was someone a lot weaker than Solid Snake, Nightmare would suddenly have a lot more a shot. That's my two cents, at least. As for characters dropping in the Battle Royale, I think that has to do with the voters being different each day more than anything. The vote totals dropped on the 2nd and 3rd days, and perhaps those inclined to vote for Mario or Sephiroth just tend to be the more casual voters who didn't bother to vote on the later days. --- "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." |
| Haste_2 | Posted 8/15/2007 11:18:59 PM | message detail |
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Er, when I said cult following... I inferred non-linearity/voter dilligence. --- "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." |
| Link versus Cloud | Posted 8/15/2007 11:19:07 PM | message detail |
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Dante in the semifinals this is maddness --- Not changing this sig until Cleveland wins a title Former 3-Time PWB WWE Champ and 2-Time WHC! |
| THEVinceYoung | Posted 8/15/2007 11:19:51 PM | message detail |
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Whoa, Knuckles/CATS was the Final Four in aga's site in 2005, heh. --- What now, Merril Hoge? |
| transience | Posted 8/15/2007 11:20:12 PM | message detail |
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I remember that match. it was like the finals! --- xyzzy 8-bit plastic love machine |
| THEVinceYoung | Posted 8/15/2007 11:20:57 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, because the finals were rigged! Sonic and CATS tied, and aga gave Sonic the win! --- What now, Merril Hoge? |
