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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 496
| SonicRaptor | Posted 9/22/2007 10:55:49 PM | message detail |
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Matt was always fodder, regardless of what Board 8 thought. --- Today's Subliminal Thought Is: |
| Mumei | Posted 9/22/2007 10:56:02 PM | message detail |
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The only people I recall even talking about Okami are... me, oli,
PartOfYourWorld (or something like that), WVI, KH, and maybe Chich when
he was complaining about things he disliked about it. And that was only for a few months, tops, after the release last September. --- "I believe that words uttered in passion contain a greater living truth than do those words which express thoughts rationally conceived" - Sensei |
| HaRRicH | Posted 9/22/2007 10:57:07 PM | message detail |
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Holy **** at Liquid/Alucard... ...THROUGH THIS ARM!!! I imagine I'm one of the few people on the board that, despite not having Liquid advance, still got two points out of the ordeal. Awesome. We also finally get the MC/Liquid "match" that we wanted since 2k4. Double-awesome. As for today's match...goddammit Matt. I am not surprised...but it sucks. --- PETITION: a "Contest Suggestions" board. Life-changing details below: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=35717580 |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 9/22/2007 10:57:33 PM | message detail |
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Ammy looks 300x better than every other character in this match. I mean...damn. That's an awesome picture. The artistic appeal of Okami is unparalleled. That's something I'd just factor directly into Ammy's strength, I have no idea how you could get a bad picture of her. ...now that doesn't explain why Dante got shafted here, but maybe SB is saving the good pics for the rounds that matter... --- Samus 2K5 is horribly underrated, and is indirectly stronger than Mario. KHF sucks and never existed either, much like my package. |
| Mumei | Posted 9/22/2007 10:59:17 PM | message detail |
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So, can I pretend that Ammy is suffering Capcom SFF and is actually stronger indirectly? <_< --- "I believe that words uttered in passion contain a greater living truth than do those words which express thoughts rationally conceived" - Sensei |
| ZFS | Posted 9/22/2007 11:01:58 PM | message detail |
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The competition here is pretty terrible, but man, Amaterasu? Really? Ah, well! --- let's mosey |
| JaKyL25 | Posted 9/22/2007 11:02:02 PM | message detail |
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Matt was always fodder, regardless of what Board 8 thought. I still think he could beat Mac with a better pick and classification as being from Wii Sports, but yeah, there's no way he could have taken Amaterasu. Could someone explain why she ISN'T Wander 2.0? Is it because you hear/see her name in the actual game? --- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. Character Battle V Contest Winner! |
| Keno316 | Posted 9/22/2007 11:02:22 PM | message detail |
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What's wrong with Ammy? --- "Opinions are like butts, little girl. Everyone's got one and nobody thinks their's stink." -Lunar 2:EB *Claims KG's Eclair, C.C. & Tear Grants* |
| Mumei | Posted 9/22/2007 11:03:41 PM | message detail |
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Could someone explain why she ISN'T Wander 2.0? Is it because you hear/see her name in the actual game? Mostly. Still a cult-y character, but her name is shown many, many times. --- "I believe that words uttered in passion contain a greater living truth than do those words which express thoughts rationally conceived" - Sensei |
| ZFS | Posted 9/22/2007 11:03:46 PM | message detail |
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That nickname for one! --- let's mosey |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 9/22/2007 11:04:25 PM | message detail |
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Could someone explain why she ISN'T Wander 2.0? Is it because you hear/see her name in the actual game? That's the only thing I can think of. You hear/see her name a LOT (though much of the time it's just shortened to 'Ammy'), but even so this is impressive. Her being the face of her game and having a picture galaxies better than Wander may have helped as well... --- Samus 2K5 is horribly underrated, and is indirectly stronger than Mario. KHF sucks and never existed either, much like my package. |
| GyratingGrandma | Posted 9/22/2007 11:09:37 PM | message detail |
| Why is Yuna being questioned as number two next
round? Would you really only take her to overtake Ness 27-25 in
yesterdays match? I don't know about you, but barely only beating Ness
by 2% shouldn't put you on par with Yuna. --- mmm feel the vibration baby |
| ZFS | Posted 9/22/2007 11:09:58 PM | message detail |
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Could someone explain why she ISN'T Wander 2.0? Well, I think it'd be hard to ever find a Wander 2.0. That guy has way too much going against him -- poor design, lack of a name outside of the credits, doesn't do anything particularly cool in the game, etc. Based entirely on the visual design, I'd take Amaterasu to do significantly better than Wander one-on-one or otherwise, and this was pre-match, not an after-the-fact deal. That said, I'd take Shadow of the Colossus over Okami all day. --- let's mosey |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 9/22/2007 11:10:01 PM | message detail |
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And not like it needs to be said, but unless Mac has some day vote
magic in him (he's technically Nintendo so it's *possible*, but the
old-school factor would indicate the opposite), he's WAY finished. The
best he can do is stall and Ammy's gonna be well over 1000 votes before
too long. Awesome. :) --- Samus 2K5 is horribly underrated, and is indirectly stronger than Mario. KHF sucks and never existed either, much like my package. |
| ZFS | Posted 9/22/2007 11:11:26 PM | message detail |
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aww yeah agree with ec --- let's mosey |
| Mumei | Posted 9/22/2007 11:11:45 PM | message detail |
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Ammy's a great nickname for those who are incapable of spelling Amaterasu. =) --- "I believe that words uttered in passion contain a greater living truth than do those words which express thoughts rationally conceived" - Sensei |
| JaKyL25 | Posted 9/22/2007 11:12:18 PM | message detail |
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Based on Alucard and Liquid's performances, I don't see why anyone's doubting Yuna. MC will blow them all out, but Yuna should be in second by a margin that's never in doubt. Of course, then we get the epid LS/Alucard rematch for 3rd place. Then we can TRULY test FF/MGS SFF. Or does MC stealing Alucards X-Box Live Arcade vote counter that? --- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. Character Battle V Contest Winner! |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 9/22/2007 11:12:19 PM | message detail |
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Why is Yuna being questioned as number two next round? Would you
really only take her to overtake Ness 27-25 in yesterdays match? I
don't know about you, but barely only beating Ness by 2% shouldn't put
you on par with Yuna. And until two days ago, I would have argued that being blown out by Master Chief is even worse. THE FORMAT --- Samus 2K5 is horribly underrated, and is indirectly stronger than Mario. KHF sucks and never existed either, much like my package. |
| JaKyL25 | Posted 9/22/2007 11:14:48 PM | message detail |
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Of course, then we get the epid LS/Alucard rematch for 3rd place. LOL, that's a typo, but I like the word I just invented there, and it fits. It will be epic but tepid. Epid. --- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. Character Battle V Contest Winner! |
| Mumei | Posted 9/22/2007 11:15:06 PM | message detail |
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God, why can't I find any of the awesome Ammy pictures online? Especially the Solar Flare weapon art. :( --- "I believe that words uttered in passion contain a greater living truth than do those words which express thoughts rationally conceived" - Sensei |
| HaRRicH | Posted 9/22/2007 11:16:09 PM | message detail |
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Why is Yuna being questioned as number two next round? Would you
really only take her to overtake Ness 27-25 in yesterdays match? I
don't know about you, but barely only beating Ness by 2% shouldn't put
you on par with Yuna. Ness was in a privileged position anyway -- only Nintendo character in a poll with three other PS1 stars. Not that it helped him a lot, but it's hard to argue for Ness to beat either Alucard or Liquid one-on-one. Yuna could beat Ness worse than that...but so could Liquid or Alucard. --- PETITION: a "Contest Suggestions" board. Life-changing details below: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=35717580 |
| thok | Posted 9/22/2007 11:18:09 PM | message detail |
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Amaterasu apparently has generic anime character strength. Curious. Who wins in Amaterasu versus Lloyd Irving? |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 9/22/2007 11:18:55 PM | message detail |
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And Jesus, Matt, I know people didn't expect much out of you especially
after seeing that pic, but you got it fixed and you're STILL bleeding
percentage. I'm just gonna assume it's because people don't realize it's a Mii... and hope Barret never gets in so I can continue to believe in the excuses for CJ/Matt/uhuhuhdarnyoulackofblackvideogamecharacters --- Samus 2K5 is horribly underrated, and is indirectly stronger than Mario. KHF sucks and never existed either, much like my package. |
| JaKyL25 | Posted 9/22/2007 11:21:12 PM | message detail |
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Who wins in Amaterasu versus Lloyd Irving? Lloyd, but I'd think about it. If it was a more popular ToS character, I wouldn't. To be honest though, I'd wait to see Amaterasu's day vote today before I say that's final. --- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. Character Battle V Contest Winner! |
| GyratingGrandma | Posted 9/22/2007 11:24:03 PM | message detail |
| I wouldn't be so sure about that HaRR... Alucard
just keeps looking crappier year after year, and it's not like Liquid
exactly impressed the last time we saw him. It's not that I don't think
they beat Ness... but even if you use Yuna's 2K5 value, which I'll
argue to the death is underrated, but for right now you can use it at
face value, and that's still stronger than I would ever give Liquid or
Alucard. Add in any Ganon/Samus SFF you think happened, and then adjust
for however far underadjusted Samus is (oh, how she is, just check out
KH's sig!), it makes her look even better. Yes I'm aware the format is
different in this, so anything is possible, but nothing from yesterday
should make anyone feel any better about Liquid or Alucard over Yuna
than they felt before the contest started. --- mmm feel the vibration baby |
| Just Some Person | Posted 9/22/2007 11:25:35 PM | message detail |
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Wait...did I miss an epic end to an epic match? I read the topic, and apparently there was a huge push by Alucard at the end...and he still lost? And there's no topic by the management? --- Food. |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 9/22/2007 11:26:40 PM | message detail |
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Alucard was leading by 17 going into the last update, and Liquid pulled
one out of his ass to win by 3 (even thought it was more of Alucard
dropping off but whatever). --- Explicit Content. I wish Lei Fang were my mom. I'd like drug her and feel her up and stuff. - Ken |
| Just Some Person | Posted 9/22/2007 11:28:29 PM | message detail |
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Wow, 3 votes huh? Sounded like a good time all around. --- Food. |
| HaRRicH | Posted 9/22/2007 11:30:58 PM | message detail |
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I don't mean to argue that Yuna isn't likely to get second next round
or some such. I just wanted to point out that -- like Yuna if she had a
typical and not unusual four-pack with Ness -- Liquid and Alucard would
have likely beat Ness worse than 27-25 with a more diverse four-pack.
This is coming from someone who had Ness > Alucard and defends Ness
a lot, too. I don't think she's gonna have a blow-out for second place, but I do think she firmly has it. --- PETITION: a "Contest Suggestions" board. Life-changing details below: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=35717580 |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 9/22/2007 11:32:39 PM | message detail |
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My point is more of Alucard/Liquid did nothing so impressive yesterday
that people should suddenly be questioning Yuna in that match. I mean
most had Alucard > Ness to begin with, so now someone beats Alucard
by 3, and they have a great shot at Yuna. Doesn't make sense to me. --- Explicit Content. I wish Lei Fang were my mom. I'd like drug her and feel her up and stuff. - Ken |
| transience | Posted 9/22/2007 11:32:54 PM | message detail |
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so uh i hear the last match was close or something also wtf amaterejfdshjahuiheuihsajasu --- xyzzy http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2636/ivotedphoenixyi0.png |
| HaRRicH | Posted 9/22/2007 11:33:46 PM | message detail |
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I'll agree to that, foot-massager. --- PETITION: a "Contest Suggestions" board. Life-changing details below: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=35717580 |
| creativename | Posted 9/22/2007 11:36:42 PM | message detail |
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Harrich I imagine I'm one of the few people on the board that, despite not having Liquid advance, still got two points out of the ordeal. That's funny, because I'd actually consider Ness>Alucard to be clearly a worse pick than Alucard>Ness :) In this match I actually have the wolf in my bracket, but that was just luck, this was a total coin flip between her and Little Mac. I iniitally had Matt and had some confidence in him, but changed that after thinking about it more (I realized he probably wouldn't be listed as "Matt the Mii", and hearing he was black). After his pic of course everyone knew he'd suck. I predicted 11% for him in the Oracle (surprisingly below most people), hopefully he doesn't go up during the day. Mumei Ammy's a great nickname for those who are incapable of spelling Amaterasu. =) Why were we not informed of this nickname before the contest?? Would've saved some trouble :) Jakyl Based on Alucard and Liquid's performances, I don't see why anyone's doubting Yuna. MC will blow them all out, but Yuna should be in second by a margin that's never in doubt. You're probably right that Yuna will win. But it's not a lock. I figure Yuna's around the 25%ish range, maybe a little higher. Alucard's very likely below that now, but I think he could give her a run if he had any sort of format dynamic (split fanbase) working in his favor, but he doesn't. Of course, then we get the epid LS/Alucard rematch for 3rd place. Then we can TRULY test FF/MGS SFF. Or does MC stealing Alucards X-Box Live Arcade vote counter that? If any FF/MGS SFF existed, I don't see how it could benefit Yuna. Not only a female, not only not a badass, but not from the FF7/FF8 generation either. Also I doubt Alucard has any truly notable XBox Live Arcade vote. Though XBox Live Arcade is awesome. KH And until two days ago, I would have argued that being blown out by Master Chief is even worse. I wouldn't have said that. Though again, I probably have less respect for Ness than most here. and hope Barret never gets in so I can continue to believe in the excuses for CJ/Matt/uhuhuhdarnyoulackofblackvideogamecharacters Red XIII would be stronger than Barret I think. Just Some Person And there's no topic by the management? With the confusing bracket and lack of auditing (or even communication about a cursory glance) and all that, I think the new management is a lot less in the direction of 'giving a crap' and 'bothering' than our old overlord ;) Still, it's been a great contest. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| transience | Posted 9/22/2007 11:37:50 PM | message detail |
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hmm, it looks like Mac is better than Amatuheurhejhfasu with the night
vote.. he'll win some updates eventually. the question here is if
Amatuheurhejhfasu is day vote material -- she'll probably be better
than Mac given how old and dated he is, but I wonder if her trends
aren't more PW-like. still, damn impressive. this match was all wrapped up in my mind. --- xyzzy http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2636/ivotedphoenixyi0.png |
| creativename | Posted 9/22/2007 11:38:58 PM | message detail |
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Alucard was leading by 17 going into the last update, and Liquid
pulled one out of his ass to win by 3 (even thought it was more of
Alucard dropping off but whatever). Seems like a classic case of Alucard ralliers/cheaters becoming overconfident and lazy in their moment of triumph! --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| transience | Posted 9/22/2007 11:39:46 PM | message detail |
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oh, and I'm still baffled by the Matt picks. being a Mii doesn't mean that people will like you -- it means you're a joke. --- xyzzy http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2636/ivotedphoenixyi0.png |
| Xcarvengerx | Posted 9/22/2007 11:42:13 PM | message detail |
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transience: You can just type Ammy for Amaterasu, rather than Amatuheurhejhfasu... >_> --- Xcarvengerx (scar-fan-gear-rex) /n/ = A plethora of quixotic illumination. The cream of Chocobo fanboyism. |
| HaRRicH | Posted 9/22/2007 11:43:10 PM | message detail |
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That's funny, because I'd actually consider Ness>Alucard to be clearly a worse pick than Alucard>Ness :) Ha, and it apparently was, but Ness landed 25% in a very tough match so I remain somewhat-justified. It's a lot like when I had Bowser > Mewtwo and Mewtwo landed just shy of 25%. --- PETITION: a "Contest Suggestions" board. Life-changing details below: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=35717580 |
| HaRRicH | Posted 9/22/2007 11:43:56 PM | message detail |
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Also, though the format complicates things...would anybody take Ness > Mewtwo now? --- PETITION: a "Contest Suggestions" board. Life-changing details below: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=35717580 |
| creativename | Posted 9/22/2007 11:45:03 PM | message detail |
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Speaking of Live Arcade and Symphony of the Night, my brother
downloaded that game. Why are it's graphics so bad? They seem SNES
quality to me, not PlayStation quality at all. The Alucard movement
thing is cool, but the sprites and backgrounds are relatively poor,
from what I've seen. I'm sure SotN's a great, not trying to dis it, but was it originally supposed to be for SNES or something? oh, and I'm still baffled by the Matt picks. being a Mii doesn't mean that people will like you -- it means you're a joke. If this was one of the other (read: white) Miis, who was listed as "... The Mii", and had a profile Mii pic rather than a boxing one, I think they'd be doing a lot better. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 9/22/2007 11:46:30 PM | message detail |
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Uh...Mewtwo slaughters Ness. That might've been a tough match before the contest, but not now. In fact, if Mewtwo was in Ness's place, he would've won that fourpack. --- Rapid analysis, accurate judgment, and superb powers of concentration. That is all we need. |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 9/22/2007 11:46:35 PM | message detail |
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Also, though the format complicates things...would anybody take Ness > Mewtwo now? I want to meet the person that would. I love easy marks. <.< --- Samus 2K5 is horribly underrated, and is indirectly stronger than Mario. KHF sucks and never existed either, much like my package. |
| creativename | Posted 9/22/2007 11:47:01 PM | message detail |
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Also, though the format complicates things...would anybody take Ness > Mewtwo now? No chance, Mewtwo wins easily. Also I hope that Scorpion/Ness debate is over now. Scorpion is stronger than Liquid, I have almost no doubt. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 9/22/2007 11:47:23 PM | message detail |
| Why would you put Yuna at 25% on BL? Her value in
2K5 if anything, is underrated, and she's above 26%, and then add onto
that, that crazy KH2F you bastards like to throw around, and she only
has reason to be stronger. Putting Yuna at 25% just seems like crazy
reasoning to try and justify her losing. --- Explicit Content. I wish Lei Fang were my mom. I'd like drug her and feel her up and stuff. - Ken |
| creativename | Posted 9/22/2007 11:47:41 PM | message detail |
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In fact, if Mewtwo was in Ness's place, he would've won that fourpack. Yup. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| HaRRicH | Posted 9/22/2007 11:51:02 PM | message detail |
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Also I hope that Scorpion/Ness debate is over now. Scorpion is stronger than Liquid, I have almost no doubt. I do want to wait a bit longer before I say Scorpion > Liquid (or Alucard). I'm not gonna go that far yet, but seeing how Ness -- while doing well -- missed a great opportunity, I wouldn't be surprised. I just wanna see them both in action again first. --- PETITION: a "Contest Suggestions" board. Life-changing details below: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=35717580 |
| creativename | Posted 9/22/2007 11:51:59 PM | message detail |
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Why would you put Yuna at 25% on BL? Her value in 2K5 if anything,
is underrated, and she's above 26%, and then add onto that, that crazy
KH2F you bastards like to throw around, and she only has reason to be
stronger. Putting Yuna at 25% just seems like crazy reasoning to try
and justify her losing. I never considered her higher than 26%-27% to begin with. Also her 2K5 value was 24%, and I doubt it'd be underrated by much. Also I've never heard anyone discuss KH2F for anyone other than Auron (and of course the original KH characters themselves), and for Auron I've not seen anyone say it was at crazy levels. I didn't even know Yuna was in the game - I doubt it was a big role. She doesn't have the instant appeal of Auron anyway. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 9/22/2007 11:53:02 PM | message detail |
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I never considered her higher than 26%-27% to begin with. Also her 2K5 value was 24%, and I doubt it'd be underrated by much. lol not base-link --- Explicit Content. I wish Lei Fang were my mom. I'd like drug her and feel her up and stuff. - Ken |
| voltch | Posted 9/22/2007 11:54:05 PM | message detail |
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3 votes?! out of so many thousands of votes it went this close? --- Rufus shinra destroyed my bracket in the sc2k6 contest. |
| creativename | Posted 9/22/2007 11:54:59 PM | message detail |
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I see you're using my BL values, so maybe that accounts for part of the
discrepancy in our Yuna estimates. I don't really use BL values
anymore. They may be better for year-to-year comparison, but the added
confusion isn't worth it I think. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
