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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 508
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 10/3/2007 5:25:02 PM | message detail |
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Ike under 1000 woo. --- Kleenex - Now with an invigorating blast of citrus cherry flavor. CB6 - 91/120; Oracle - 20th |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 10/3/2007 5:25:11 PM | message detail |
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The list of who the "must nominates" are certainly changes when you
take upcoming releases into account...Arthas isn't too great now, but
he could be pretty strong with WotLK. And I shudder to think of what Hayabusa with NG2 and NGDS could accomplish. Dante-level power, baby! And do we know which ToS characters are going to be in ToS 2 and when it comes out? Of course, we shouldn't forget about our MGS friends either. Raiden/Ocelot/Liquid might be capable of impressing once again once MGS4 is out. Other than that...Mewtwo and Phoenix Wright are the only ones I can think of. --- Rapid analysis, accurate judgment, and superb powers of concentration. That is all we need. |
| Childproof | Posted 10/3/2007 5:25:48 PM | message detail |
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naah.. it's too little too late --- *warned grapefruitking* Oracle prediction: Gordie 35.39% - Ike Broflovski 28.50% - Milk 26.05% - Some Guy's Brush 10.06% |
| Gaddswell | Posted 10/3/2007 5:26:06 PM | message detail |
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I heard pretty much every ToS character (except maybe Zelos or Kratos) is going to be in it. Nice Ike cut by the way. --- Who the hell do you think you are getting off being so egotistical like that? - hochiminh155 to Takfloyd_mkII__ |
| Childproof | Posted 10/3/2007 5:26:38 PM | message detail |
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0_o didn't know a ToS 2 had been announced --- *warned grapefruitking* Oracle prediction: Gordie 35.39% - Ike Broflovski 28.50% - Milk 26.05% - Some Guy's Brush 10.06% |
| FFDragon | Posted 10/3/2007 5:26:44 PM | message detail |
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Wesker is supposed to be the central character in Umbrella Chronicles,
and if you believe that his small role in RE4:Wii boosted him... >_> --- Married to PepsiPlunge June 01, 2005: HERO'S PLUNGE! The revenge was swift and sweet (Metal Gear Solid 2) |
| Gaddswell | Posted 10/3/2007 5:27:50 PM | message detail |
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Here's the ToS2 board: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=942210 Checking it out, looks like it's Kratos who wouldn't be playable. --- Who the hell do you think you are getting off being so egotistical like that? - hochiminh155 to Takfloyd_mkII__ |
| DpObliVion | Posted 10/3/2007 5:30:57 PM | message detail |
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Gordon Freeman sucks. I can't believe I trusted him to get first here. --- Dp, you are one awesome, sexy bastard. I less than 3 you. -Shadow Ryoko See Quote for Character Battle VI Printable Bracket 88/120 |
| Gaddswell | Posted 10/3/2007 5:31:39 PM | message detail |
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Duke back above 800! --- Who the hell do you think you are getting off being so egotistical like that? - hochiminh155 to Takfloyd_mkII__ |
| BDawg | Posted 10/3/2007 5:32:06 PM | message detail |
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Ike actually did about the best case scenario I would've hoped for,
shaving off 1000 votes. In the end his percentage was right where most
people thought, this ended up being a Duke/Gordon problem. --- Should I start running now? |
| trannyscience | Posted 10/3/2007 5:36:29 PM | message detail |
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blah, this is boring. so I rank my most anticipated round 2 matches 16. Sub/Sonic/Duke/Gordon 15. Sephiroth/Meta Knight/Fox/Wario 14. Crono/Zero/Raiden/HK 13. Samus/Frog/Scorpion/Midna 12. Cloud/Marcus/Ocelot/Kefka 11. Dante/Amaterasu/Ada/Balthier 10. Master Chief/Yuna/Alucard/Liquid Snake 9. Snake/Riku/Ryu Hayabusa/Nightmare 8. Mega Man/Yoshi/Knuckles/KOS 7. Link/Vincent/Zelda/augh 6. Kirby/Kratos/DK/L 5. Luigi/Ganondorf/Mudkip/Vergil 4. Mario/Phoenix/Magus/Big Boss 3. Squall/Aeris/Sora/Lara 2. Leon/Vivi/Tidus/Pikachu 1. Auron/Shadow/Ryu/Bowser --- xyzzy "And just to clear up any remaining confusion, tranny > icon." -Shaggy |
| Who Cares? | Posted 10/3/2007 5:45:15 PM | message detail |
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To add to Mac's post earlier, Soul Calibur should have a big '08. SC4
on the 360 & PS3, SC Lengends on the Wii. This should be enough to
give Nightmare & maybe one other SC character another shot. --- Current Points: 93 Maximum Possible Points: 741/768 |
| ZhangJunyi | Posted 10/3/2007 6:14:10 PM | message detail |
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So this is essentially over, right? --- Not changing this sig until Cena, Batista, & Lashley lose their titles. Started: 1/24/07 http://www.dailymotion.com/PrivateBiscuit01 |
| trannyscience | Posted 10/3/2007 6:15:08 PM | message detail |
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has been for ~8 hours --- xyzzy "And just to clear up any remaining confusion, tranny > icon." -Shaggy |
| RPGuy96 | Posted 10/3/2007 6:17:07 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, Ike made a nice push and he's still doing pretty well, but 2100 votes was out of his league. --- Mustache...and green... www.rit.edu/~zmb0386/Brawl.jpg |
| FFDragon | Posted 10/3/2007 6:17:45 PM | message detail |
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I want to see everyone end up in the 29% range by the end of the match. --- Married to PepsiPlunge June 01, 2005: HERO'S PLUNGE! The revenge was swift and sweet (Metal Gear Solid 2) |
| Gaddswell | Posted 10/3/2007 6:26:51 PM | message detail |
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Gordon's lead over Ike finally under Duke's lead on Gordon. --- Who the hell do you think you are getting off being so egotistical like that? - hochiminh155 to Takfloyd_mkII__ |
| FFDragon | Posted 10/3/2007 6:28:29 PM | message detail |
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Duke > Gordon by 878 Gordon > Ike by 872 Ike > Guybrush by 20120 Poor Guybrush. --- Married to PepsiPlunge June 01, 2005: HERO'S PLUNGE! The revenge was swift and sweet (Metal Gear Solid 2) |
| RPGuy96 | Posted 10/3/2007 6:29:14 PM | message detail |
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Ike is closer to Gordon than Gordon is to Duke for the first time in
the match, I think. In the opening hour, it was Gordon > Duke >
Ike. --- Mustache...and green... www.rit.edu/~zmb0386/Brawl.jpg |
| therealmnm | Posted 10/3/2007 6:36:35 PM | message detail |
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Why was Lopen so animated for this particular match and Ike's comeback?
It seems like every few matches we get someone who really gets into the
match... <_< --- Currently playing: Call of Duty 2, Maverick Hunter X, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Dead Rising, Tomb Raider Legend |
| FFDragon | Posted 10/3/2007 7:06:39 PM | message detail |
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Close match is boooooooring. --- Married to PepsiPlunge June 01, 2005: HERO'S PLUNGE! The revenge was swift and sweet (Metal Gear Solid 2) |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/3/2007 7:14:16 PM | message detail |
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Division 8: Round 1 - Match 32 – Sonic the Hedgehog vs. Sub-Zero vs. Prince of Persia vs. Viewtiful Joe Moltar’s Analysis Sonic Game/Series Known From: Sonic the Hedgehog Seed in 2002: 1 Seed in 2003: 2 Seed in 2004: 1 Seed in 2005: 1 Seed in 2006: 1 Lost in 2002 to Samus in Round 3 Lost in 2003 to Cloud in the Elite 8 Lost in 2004 to Samus in the Elite 8 Lost in 2005 to Mega Man in the Elite 8 Lost in 2006 to Solid Snake in the Final 4 His games get worse, but performances get better. Sub-Zero Game/Series Known From: Mortal Kombat Seed in 2006: 7 Lost in 2006 to Auron in Round 2 Surprisingly strong. Prince Game/Series Known From: Prince of Persia Seed in 2006: 6 Lost in 2006 to Kirby in Round 1 Didn’t we already see a Prince in action? Joe Game/Series Known From: Viewtiful Joe Seed in 2004: 5 Lost in 2004 to Tails in Round 1 Pretty sad Contest history. A loss to Tails. Moltar Productions Inc. Presents: End of Round One Blowout Extravaganza Analysis Special Live 2007 – The Reckoning! *We know bring you to our Awards Ceremony, already in progess.* Audience: http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/1278/clappingtb6.gif Moltar: Another well-deserved award. Alright, for those folks just tuning in, I’m Moltar, and your host for the Character Battle Awards! I did have a date tonight, but those plans got cancelled once she got red rings and died on me. *pauses* Audience: http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/5824/mthmidnightcrowdvn7.jpg Moltar: …Anyway, tonight has been a great night so far. We’ve already seen the award for Best CB6 Movie Adaptation go to “9000”. *clip starts up* Tidus: What does the scouter say about the enemy’s numbers? Pit: IT’S OVER 9000!!! Tidus: Impossible, we can’t take on all those Pokémon! This is madness! Kratos: THIS IS GAMEFAQS! *kicks Tidus down hole* *clip ends* Audience: http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/1278/clappingtb6.gif Moltar: Also, in a bit of a surprise, the winner of the award for Best Looking Female Final Fantasy 7 Character Whose Not A Spoiler, was not the same as previous years before. In the past, one woman had a death grip on the title, but this year, it went to Midgar Zolom! I’m guessing our usual winner isn’t too happy to see she got snubbed. This must be quite the horrible Fantasy, huh? Audience: http://i24.tinypic.com/34ef1qu.jpg *cut to a living room, where Tifa is lying on a couch with chips in one hand and a bucket of ice cream in the other, wearing a grease-stained t-shirt and no pants* Tifa: Oh ha ha, you think you’re so funny. You know what, **** you all! *shoves face in food* Ocelot, Shadow, Tails, Aeris and all the other members of The Snubs: lulz what Moltar: Later on, we have the only awards worth caring about, Game of the Year and Character of the Forever, but now, we have our award for Best Character Duo! Presenting the award will be quite the dynamic duo themselves. Please welcome, from Metal Gear Solid, Solid Snake and Raiden! Audience: http://i20.tinypic.com/9u9kkj.jpg *Solid Snake and Raiden take the mic* Snake: Now, I’m a little bit smoking badass. Raiden: And I’m a little bit naked cartwheels. Snake: But we still find a way to get thr…hold on, I got a codec coming in. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/3/2007 7:14:39 PM | message detail |
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Raiden: Oopsie! I’ll finish this, since you’ll be busy for about 20
minutes. Our nominees for Best Character Duo are…Sonic and Tails in
“Sonic’s Last Adventure” *clip of Tails holding a dying Sonic in his arms* Sonic: Tails…never forget what we were. Tails: I’ll always remember you, my brotha. Raiden: Scorpion and Sub-Zero in “Combat Immortal” *clip of Scorpion and Sub-Zero chasing some guys* Scorpion: Get over here! Sub-Zero: no u Raiden: Prince of Persia and Sands of Time in “Prince Goes to the Beach – Age 7” *clip of young Prince playing in the sand* Prince: aww yeah Raiden: And Joe and Silvia in “Captain Blueballs” Silvia: Oh *bleep*! Oh *bleep*! Oh *bleep* *bleep* *bleep* you *bleep* *bleep* with *bleep* *bleep* and take it and put it *bleep* *bleep* *bleep* *bleep* polynomial x^3 *bleep* *bleep* *bleep*. Joe: Math is fun! Raiden: And the winner is…a four way tie? Audience: http://i23.tinypic.com/vpwzgn.jpg Sonic: What? I’m not sharing my award with these clowns. Sub-Zero: The award is mine! Prince: aww no Joe: Let’s fight for it! Moltar: How about the audience? What do you guys want to see? A rrrrrumble? Audience: http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/5824/mthmidnightcrowdvn7.jpg Moltar: …I got a better idea. We’ll have a mini-tournament. The ones who get the highest praises this round move on to the next. This round will be a talent round, and our three judges will represent the whole video game spectrum. From Microsoft, we have Master Chief! Master Chief: Alright dawgs, bring it to me and I’ll see if it’s half as good as GAME FUEL. Moltar: From Nintendo we have Peach! Peach: Do your best everyone! Ulti: aww yeah, predicted that. Moltar: And from Square, we have Kefka! Kefka: I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE EVERYTHING! Sony: What about us? Moltar: I think you guys should be worried about your dying console more than not getting a spot on the judges panel, am I right audience? Audience: http://i23.tinypic.com/2laqb2h.gif Joe: I’ll go first. My talent is this! *turns into Viewtiful Joe, speeds up time, slows down time, zooms in on self* Audience: http://i24.tinypic.com/34ef1qu.jpg Master Chief: Yo, that was weak. Dawg, I know what you can do in a game, but this ain’t Halo 3 now in stores buy more copies, homez. Peach: Um..you gave it your best shot! Kefka: I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE IT! Prince: I’m going next! *pulls out beatbox* Listen to this rhyme! *beat starts up* This ain’t no haiku So don’t call me orange All I’m telling you Is to suck my…..augh wate i mess up *Uses sand of time to rewind, beat starts up* Here I go now On the attack I have a dream That one day…augh wate one more time *runs out of sand* Audience: http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/5824/mthmidnightcrowdvn7.jpg Master Chief: I need a weapon and some GAME FUEL. Peach: I need to lie down. Kefka: I need moar HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE! Sub-Zero: My turn! GIVE ME PRAISE OR I WILL KILL YOU! Audience: http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/1278/clappingtb6.gif Master Chief: You did your thing dawg. Good job. Peach: Wonderful! Kefka: HATE but not much. Sonic: Alright, here’s my talent. I made Sonic game! Audience: http://i24.tinypic.com/34ef1qu.jpg Sonic: That plays like the speed levels in Sonic Adventure Audience: http://i20.tinypic.com/9u9kkj.jpg Sonic: With none of my other ****ty friends. Audience: http://i23.tinypic.com/vpwzgn.jpg Sonic: Produced alongside with…not Sega, but Nintendo! Audience: http://i23.tinypic.com/8vptw2.jpg |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/3/2007 7:15:21 PM | message detail |
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Master Chief: Dawg… I Believe. That’s better than GAME FUEL! Peach: As excellent as my flawless ass! Kefka: I LOVE IT! Audience: http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/1278/clappingtb6.gif Moltar: So it looks like Sonic and Sub-Zero are the ones to advance to the next round! So now, who takes first? Sub-Zero: There’s only one way to settle that. *rolls up sleeves* Sonic: I see what you’re getting at. *gets in a fighting stance* Sub-Zero: A battle to end all battles. Sonic: Only one will survive. Sub-Zero: No second chances. Sonic: No time for failure. Sub-Zero: You and me. Sonic: 1 on 1 Sub-Zero: No items. Sonic: Marth or Fox only. Both: FINAL DESTINATION *match happens* Sub-Zero: cheap noob Sonic: I win! Moltar: Sonic is the winner! He takes first and Sub-Zero takes second! I hope you all enjoyed the analysis! Audience: http://i20.tinypic.com/2i0axz4.jpg Moltar: I mean the awards show! Tifa: augh *changes channel* Moltar’s Bracket Says: Sonic > Sub-Zero > Prince > Joe Moltar’s Prediction is: Sonic: 45% - Sub-Zero: 29% - Prince: 16% - Joe: 11% Ultimaterializer’s Analysis If Kratos or Master Chief were in the place of one of the two generic platformer characters, this would be a *great* match. As it stands, Sonic > Sub-Zero is the massively consensus pick for not one, but *two* rounds. They're that far ahead of everyone else in this little group of four that any other result would be a huge upset. Ulti's Prediction: Sonic [45.00%] Sub-Zero [31.00%] Prince [13.00%] Joe [11.00%] Heroic Mario’s Analysis Sonic – 42% Sub-Zero – 30% Prince of Persia – 16% Viewtiful Vote – 10% This match should be fun. After seeing every Sonic character underperform expectations, I don’t think too many people are going to be surprised when Sonic doesn’t come out looking like a beast here -- cue the Ganon / Master Chief upset trains! I’m not a big fan of Sonic anyway, so if he really bombs, I can’t say I’ll be too upset! It’d be fun seeing everyone going crazy over the idea of Master Chief having a shot at the finals. On the other hand, I’m expecting to see some good things from Sub-Zero. Every fighting game character up to this point has performed really well, and Sub’s second to only Ryu from the bunch we’ve seen -- getting 40% on post-KH2 Auron is no joke. Given that fighting game characters seem to be favored more in this format, Sub-Zero making this a somewhat close match wouldn’t surprise me all that much. Now if he ends up within a couple of thousand votes or something ridiculous, I’d say that would be more of Sonic sucking than anything else. Gotta make sure that Mortal Kombat isn’t given too much credit, after all! But yeah, this match is only good for seeing how Sonic and Sub-Zero perform. There’s no debate on the placement of any of these guys. The hedgehog with an easy first, Sub with second, Prince with a distant third and Viewtiful Joe fighting to stay above 10% (YOU ARE NO GUYBRUSH GET OUTTA HERE). Man, this analysis sucked. Bring on round 2! Bracket: Sonic > Sub-Zero Vote: Prince of Persia |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/3/2007 7:15:40 PM | message detail |
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Yoblazer’s Analysis Lord all mighty, I can't tell you how thankful I am that this first round has come to an end. Don't get me wrong; by nearly all counts, it was a superb month of matches, with excitement galore and completely unexpected happenings as the norm. However, it's just not as much fun knowing that you have, in some way, shape, or form, missed half of the matches. It's depleted me a bit, but I never forget that this round, long as it may be, represents only 1/6 of the total contest points. Yep, someone who correctly predicts the finals winner will earn just as many points as someone with a perfect first round. And that, THAT'S WHERE I MAKE MY LIVIN', BOYS. SO WATCH OUT. Anyway, before we move on to what could be an excellent Round 2 opener, we have to close the book on this old boy, and we have four badasses of gaming to help us do it. You know who I'm talkin bout yeah I'm talkin about Sonic, Sub-Zero, the Prince of Persia, and Viewtiful Joe. The first and last place finishers are clear as crystal. Our winner will be gaming icon and Noble 9er extraordinaire, Sonic. Our last place finisher will be Viewtiful Joe, who doesn't have the broad appeal or popular games that his three opponents share. Sub-Zero and The Prince of Persia will constitute the meat of this fourpack sandwich. While it's not as obvious as first and fourth, I believe Sub-Zero is the overwhelming favorite to advance right behind Sonic, and for very good reason. While the Prince put up a decent performance against Kirby last year, Subz beat Master Chief in an end-of-round-one shocker that had fanboys orgasming with glee. He then held up very well to a powered up Auron, proving that his strength was legitimate and not a byproduct of Master Chief hate. To top it all off, his buddy, Scorpion, had an excellent match early in the bracket, and we all know Sub Zero is stronger anyway because blue>>>>yellow and I dare you to find me a product of the 90's who thinks differently. Sadly for Prince, he truly got the shaft here. He could have easily advanced in some other fourpacks, and I think the casually killer combo of Sonic and Sub-Zero will make him look weaker than he deserves. Here's to hoping enough people think he's worth a return trip next year. Sonic the Hedgehog - 43% Sub-Zero - 27% The Prince of Persia - 18% Viewtiful Joe - 12% Lopen’s Analysis Hoo boy, Sonic's got a ROUGH four pack. Sub-Zero, Prince of Persia, and Viewtiful Joe? What the hell happened when this bracket was being made? Was there a crap quota for every match in this division, and then at the end there wasn't any crap left? I mean man, stick any of these guys into one of the last two matches and we've got more fun to go around. Sonic and Sub-Zero should be beating down Playstation Platforming Character #26 and that island dwelling bastard that keeps getting into these contests. Joe and the Prince are getting the shaft here. Midcarders as they be, I don't think either one is in Sub Zero's league, so this match isn't very debatable. Man, Sonic's got no hope of breaking 50% like most of his NNer friends did. Sucka's gonna struggle to break 40%. The man throwing three very solid competitors in here, trying to make Sonic look bad? I don't know. And meanwhile, Sub-Zero has got the "hay look I'm from a fighting game" factor helping him. Trust me, it exists! Fight the man, Sonic. Fight him! Lopen's Prediction: Sonic the Hedgehog - 40.01% Sub-Zero - 28.38% Prince of Persia - 16.45% Viewtiful Joe - 15.16% Karma Hunter’s Analysis uh oh last day of round 1 writeups you know what that means !! ...since I'm undoubtedly going to be overshadowed here, I'll try to keep things succinct. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/3/2007 7:16:45 PM | message detail |
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Sonic the Hedgehog The final Noble Niner rounds out our final match of the round. Does he have what it takes to upend Snake... or will he be upended himself by some green hype machine with his own soda? THE ANSWERS START NOW DAMMIT Sub-Zero The star newcomer of last contest, Subby needs to show people that he's not a fluke... and maybe get upsets rumbling in the later rounds (yay Squall/Aeris or Squall/Sora SFF). The Prince of Persia Another 2k6 newcomer, PoP couldn't make nearly as much of a splash and stands as a decent low-midcarder without too much of a prayer here. Unless he benefits from his Xbox fanbase boosting or his Wii remake making waves lolz (if only... please) Viewtiful Joe He who lost comfortably to Tails in his only contest appearance. Joe ain't gonna place here, but he might surprise... perhaps for the worse, however. Well, this is relatively straightforward... Sonic wins, Sub-Zero places, Prince and Joe come behind respectively. You can make the argument that Subby is overrated, but looking at Scorpion - does it even MATTER? Plus he's got his class picture here... so unless you're banking on blue SFF or a PoP boost, we're just down to percentages. This is clearly the strongest pack fed to a Noble... can Sonic impress? He should break 40... from there, I can only guess. And that's never a good thing. Karma Hunter's Vote: Prince of Persia. Some say contest strength is like a river, that flows swift and true in one direction. But I have seen the face of these polls, and I can tell you - they are wrong. Karma Hunter's Krazy Prediction: Sonic the Hedgehog with 43%, Sub-Zero with 26%, Prince of Persia with 22%, Viewtiful Joe with 9% Around expectations for SNOIC, Sub wins, PoP impresses (beLIEve), Joe bomba. Any questions? oh god plz say no Upset Probability: 10% This is as much for PoP upending Subs as it is for Joe upending PoP. This should be pretty straightforward, but if Sub-Zero was truly overrated and is actually on par with Scorpion (don't believe it for a second, btw), this could get semi-interesting if PoP has gotten any more strength. Pretty unlikely though... he's got that same meh WW picture. Transience’s Analysis hello, casual bait! all four of these guys are well-known, which is probably a first for this contest. I'm really interested in how Sonic does here. Knuckles and Shadow both looked pretty bad compared to expectations, and while Sonic doesn't have a very interesting path, it's possible he loses to Master Chief or something in the semis. I'd like to see a nice performance out of him here. I don't expect 50%, but 45 would be a nice number for him to aim for. Sub-Zero's a good bit ahead of the Prince and should come in second no problem. his picture makes what's a barely debatable match almost guaranteed. Sub-Zero's got a chance to top Squall/Aeris/Sora thanks to them splitting votes in round 3, and if he impresses enough that hypewagon is going to get louder and louder. but yeah, as far as this match goes, there's nothing to say. this match is all about comparing this performance to the rest of division 8. are we there yet? no the fodder is almost gone round 2 tomorrow transience's prediction: Sonic with 43.43%, Sub-Zero with 29.56%, Prince of Persia with 17.00%, Viewtiful Joe with 10.01% |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/3/2007 7:17:27 PM | message detail |
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Guest’s Analysis - DaruniaTheGoron We're down to the final match of round 1! Deciding the winners of this won't be the hard part, unlike most of the previous matches (I have a dismal 84 points so far). Sonic and Subby have this locked up. Deciding the percentages will be much tougher. Sonic is looking strong off his performance last year. He beat Vincent and Crono and Luigi decisively, and got 45% on a Snake that was on 'roids, which was better than how Mega Man performed. I would say that Sonic is a lock to get 50% in this match, however, his opponents look much tougher than the usual lame fourpacks we've been getting. Sub Zero is no slouch, getting 40% on Auron was no easy task. The Prince of Persia got 40% on Kirby as well. Viewtiful Joe performed decently in 2004 (this is rather dated though). Another factor is the fact that all of these characters seem like they would have at least somewhat of a dedicated fanbase behind them. Other members of the Noble Nine have struggled to get 50% against fodderific characters, so I'm going to lower Sonic a bit and give him 42%. Scorpion got 36% against MUCH weaker competition, so I'll go with 27% for Sub-Zero in this match. Prince, this is a guess mostly, but I'll take 17% for him. Viewtiful Joe, seems like he'll have some backing so I'll give him 14% as well. Official Prediction: Sonic - 42% Sub-Zero - 27% Prince of Persia - 17% Viewtiful Joe - 14% Crew Consensus: Round 1 ends with a whimper as Sonic > Sub-Zero. |
| Janus5000 | Posted 10/3/2007 7:24:32 PM | message detail |
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Maybe Subby can end round 1 with another massive upset? ... ... ... ... Well, maybe not... --- "Those who cast the vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything." - Joseph Stalin |
| Lopen | Posted 10/3/2007 7:46:29 PM | message detail |
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Why was Lopen so animated for this particular match and Ike's comeback? Just blame me having a lot of time doing homework on this computer with the poll update in the background/it being a close match/it being an upset/it being an upset I called/it being an upset that involves THE DUKE. --- "GUYS I JUST DRANK A MASTER CHIEF SODA, MASTER CHIEF FOR 2007!" - Swirldude |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 10/3/2007 7:58:54 PM | message detail |
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Round 1- Division 8 Group D Characters Involved Sonic Summer 2002 Contest West Division - 1 Seed Eastern Round 1 --- Defeated (16) Pitfall Harry, 53023 [82.44%] - 11292 [17.56%] Eastern Quarterfinal --- Defeated (5) Tidus, 33602 [58.83%] - 23516 [41.17%] Eastern Semifinal --- Lost to (5) Samus Aran, 41939 [49.98%] - 41973 [50.02%] Extrapolated Strength --- 5th place [41.05%] Summer 2003 Contest East Division - 2 Seed Eastern Round 1 --- Defeated (15) Ken Masters, 73484 [68.91%] - 33146 [31.09%] Eastern Quarterfinal --- Defeated (7) Zero, 51903 [52.34%] - 47261 [47.66%] Eastern Semifinal--- Defeated (11) Aeris Gainsborough, 56701 [53.02%] - 50241 [46.98%] Eastern Final --- Lost to (1) Cloud Strife, 36571 [33.79%] - 71651 [66.21%] Extrapolated Strength --- 10th place [34.92%] Summer 2004 Contest Chaos Division - 1 Seed Chaos Round 1 --- Defeated (16) Terry Bogard, 64615 [80.84%] - 15316 [19.16%] Chaos Quarterfinal --- Defeated (9) Ryu, 45109 [57.4%] - 33472 [42.6%] Chaos Semifinal --- Defeated (5) Dante, 49057 [62.03%] - 30033 [37.97%] Chaos Final --- Lost to (2) Samus Aran, 35897 [42.49%] - 48589 [57.51%] Extrapolated Strength --- 8th place [33.56%] Summer 2005 Contest Chaos Division - 1 Seed Chaos Round 1 --- Defeated (8) Jin Kazama, 69317 [76.15%] - 21715 [23.85%] Chaos Semifinal --- Defeated (5) Diablo, 63014 [68.55%] - 28954 [31.45%] Chaos Final --- Defeated (3) Tifa, 59703 [56.40%] - 46155 [43.50%] Elite Eight --- Lost to (1) Mega Man, 49099 [49.63%] - 49841 [50.37%] Extrapolated Strength --- 8th Place [35.28%] Summer 2006 Contest Blast Division - 1 Seed Blast Round 1 --- Defeated (8) CATS, 87757 [80.75%] - 20925 [19.25%] Blast Semifinal --- Defeated (5) Vincent, 64699 [52.09%] - 59497 [47.91%] Blast Final --- Defeated (2) Luigi, 79761 [60.19%] - 52760 [39.81%] Elite Eight --- Defeated (1) Crono, 64027 [50.77%] - 62087 [49.23%] Final Four --- Lost to (1) Solid Snake, 62097 [45.01%] - 75864 [54.99%] Extrapolated Strength --- 5th Place [42.21%] Once a part of the ass-end of the Noble Nine with Snake, Sonic finally shook off whatever was holding him back by beating a (clearly weakened) Crono before performing exactly to expectations on Snake (after Snake/Mega Man happened of course). Sonic is still in the bottom tier of the Noble Nine, but last year he showed that Vincent/Squall/Ganondorf won't be breaking that contest tradition for some time to come. So Sonic basically has a free pass to the finals since he and Snake are the only NNers in the bottom half of the bracket. |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 10/3/2007 7:59:43 PM | message detail |
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Sub-Zero Summer 2006 Contest Time Division - 7 Seed Time Round 1 --- Defeated (2) Master Chief, 63538 [50.95%] - 62932 [49.05%] Time Semifinal --- Lost to (3) Auron, 54325 [40.37%] - 80252 [59.63%] Extrapolated Strength --- 27th Place [30.53%] Last year Subby rode a new game the day of his first match to a close upset win over Master Chief before impressing against Auron. A lot of people are under the impression that this is his legitimate strength, but I'm not convinced. Nonetheless, barring any wankery, he should have second place here. Prince of Persia Summer 2006 Contest Blast Division - 6 Seed Blast Round 1 --- Lost to (3) Kirby, 46729 [38.30%] - 75274 [61.70%] Extrapolated Strength --- 41st Place [24.56%] Personally, I think the Prince was severely underrated last year given Luigi's extremely odd matches. He put up Noble-Nine numbers on Zero and Kirby before going back to his 2k5 expectations on Sonic, and that's bound to make PoP look bad. I can seriously see PoP taking second here, though most would disagree with me. Viewtiful Joe Summer 2004 Contest Chaos Division - 5 Seed Chaos Round 1 --- lost to (12) Tails, 36102 [45.20%] - 43775 [54.80%] Extrapolated Strength --- 38th Place [19.63%] He didn't do too bad in his lone contest match, but he's clearly out of his league here. Predictions: Sonic > Subby That's what almost everyone is saying, and is even what I have in my bracket. Though lately, this match has been making me extremely nervous. First of all, I'm a firm believer that Sub-Zero vastly overperformed last year due to getting Mortal Kombat Armageddon the day of his first match. That coupled with my belief of Luigi being incredibly odd in both his victories and his loss make Prince a scary threat to my bracket. Casual characters have been impressing all contest, and I can see Prince falling into that niche given how well he did against Kirby's day vote. I'm sticking with Sub-Zero here because of my bracket, but I think this will be a lot closer than most are expecting. As for Sonic, he's pretty much guarenteed to not break 50% here, and I think he may even struggle for 45%. Look at his fourpack compared to Crono and Mega Man's. TuRtLe's Prediction: Sonic 42%, Sub-Zero 24%, Prince of Persia 22%, Viewtiful Joe 12% TuRtLe's Bracket: Sonic > Sub-Zero TuRtLe's Vote: Sonic TuRtLe ~~~ 95/120 in the contest. Next pick: Gordon > Duke BlAcK TuRtLe. The cream of Zero fanboyism |
| Draco1214 | Posted 10/3/2007 8:00:59 PM | message detail |
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I see the Prince of Persia bombing to Viewtiful Joe before Sub-Zero even coming close to losing that second place spot. --- Currently Playing: Wild Arms 3, Persona 3 |
| charmander6000 | Posted 10/3/2007 8:15:00 PM | message detail |
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Match XXXII: Sonic vs Sub-Zero vs Prince of Persia vs Viewtiful Joe Information Name: Sonic the Hedgehog Game/Series From: Sonic series Past Contests: CB2k2, CB2k3, CB2k4, CB2k5, CB2k6 Wins: Pitfall Harry (2k2), Tidus (2k2), Ken (2k3), Zero (2k3), Aeris (2k3), Terry Bogard (2k4), Ryu (2k4), Dante (2k4), Jin Kazama (2k5), Diablo (2k5), Tifa (2k5), CATS (2k6), Vincent (2k6), Luigi (2k6), Crono (2k6) Losses: Samus (2k2), Cloud (2k3), Samus (2k4), Mega Man (2k5), Solid Snake (2k6) Name: Sub-Zero Game/Series From: Mortal Kombat series Past Contests: CB2k6 Wins: Master Chief (2k6) Losses: Auron (2k6) Name: Prince of Persia Game/Series From: Prince of Persia series Past Contests: CB2k6 Wins: None Losses: Kirby (2k6) Name: Viewtiful Joe Game/Series From: Viewtiful Joe series Past Contests: CB2k4 Wins: None Losses: Tails (2k4) Analysis Final match of the round and funny enough all the characters have been to a contest before. Ever since the villain’s contest there has been a huge upset at the last match of the round (forget the series contest). I don’t see the upset though then again the only one I saw coming was Pac-Man/Ocelot and that was only on the day before the match, however if there is upset it’ll probably be the character who’ll take second. Sonic will take first in this poll, like all the other members of the Noble Nine Sonic doesn’t have to worry about first round and he doesn’t have to worry about losing for a while. However Sonic’s percent may not be as high as the other Noble Nine because he probably has the toughest four-pack out of all the members. I’d probably take the weakest character in this four-pack over half the characters that the Noble Nine went up against. Like last year Sub-Zero is in the final match of the round, but unlike last year most people on the board have him going to the next round and after seeing Scorpion’s performance you’ve got to give him the favorite status. Nothing much has happened over the year for Sub-Zero, but it is not like he needs anything to easily take second. Prince of Persia does have a chance at taking second. He did very well against Kirby though he does have his work cut out for him. Maybe the Prince is the huge upset that seems to be happening every year now. I don’t think he has a chance, but it wouldn’t surprise me if he does very well here. We haven’t seen Viewtiful Joe since his embarrassing lost to Tails back in 2k4. This year we see Tails barely losing to The Boss in what felt like the most boring close match ever, but Viewtiful Joe does have some new appearances since his last appearance. Viewtiful Joe 2 was released since his last appearance though that game was released just months after his first contest match and other than some handheld appearances that is about it. Viewtiful Joe is the type of character that is popular for a few years before disappearing off the face of the Earth. I think he hasn’t totally disappeared yet. I’ve also just noticed something whoever comes in first and second in this match has the chance of being first and second for three matches in a row provided that Squall and Aeris/Sora SFF each other. So Sonic comes and first and Sub-Zero second, I can’t wait until the second round begins. charmander6000’s Bracket: Sonic > Sub-Zero charmander6000’s Prediction: Sonic - 44.17%, Sub-Zero - 22.27%, Prince of Persia - 20.28%, Viewtiful Joe - 13.28% --- The Board 8 BOP - http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB6%20BOP.xls Match 31: Gordon Freeman > Ike Points: 90/120 |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 10/3/2007 8:19:00 PM | message detail |
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Oh, forgot to mention, I'm counting on Prince to impress to validate 2
of my theories (Luigi non-linearity and Sub-Zero being an overrated
turd). Go Prince go! TuRtLe ~~~ 95/120 in the contest. Next pick: Gordon > Duke BlAcK TuRtLe. The cream of Zero fanboyism |
| swirIdude | Posted 10/3/2007 8:19:51 PM | message detail |
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I'm counting on Prince to invalidate two theories (Luigi non-linearity and Sub-Zero being an overrated turd). Go Prince go! --- http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2636/ivotedphoenixyi0.png Squall > Sora is a lock. ~Lady Ashe |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 10/3/2007 8:22:00 PM | message detail |
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And wtf @ Ike's day vote. It makes no sense whatsoever given how crappy Ness' was, and Ness has actually been in a game. I'm starting to think the kiddies voted Ike just because he looked like a Smash character. TuRtLe ~~~ 95/120 in the contest. Next pick: Gordon > Duke BlAcK TuRtLe. The cream of Zero fanboyism |
| swirIdude | Posted 10/3/2007 8:22:57 PM | message detail |
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I'm going to switch up the common response. XD BT --- http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2636/ivotedphoenixyi0.png Squall > Sora is a lock. ~Lady Ashe |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 10/3/2007 8:23:03 PM | message detail |
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i'm expecting prince to have sex with bt's mom and not pay when he's done --- Explicit Content. I wish Lei Fang were my mom. I'd like drug her and feel her up and stuff. - Ken |
| RPGuy96 | Posted 10/3/2007 8:23:58 PM | message detail |
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Incidentally, this match has two leads under 1000 votes. That's more
than the entire Villains contest (0), 2005 Characters (1), and Series
contest (0) combined, as well as tying the 2006 Characters contest (2). Pretty cool format. --- Mustache...and green... www.rit.edu/~zmb0386/Brawl.jpg |
| FFDragon | Posted 10/3/2007 8:27:31 PM | message detail |
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From: BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted: 10/3/2007 8:22:00 PM | Message Detail And wtf @ Ike's day vote. What have we learned? Yes, that's right BT, Caps Lock is not cruise control for cool and bold does not make you any more correct. Now go eat your graham crackers and milk. *pats on head* --- Married to PepsiPlunge June 01, 2005: HERO'S PLUNGE! The revenge was swift and sweet (Metal Gear Solid 2) |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 10/3/2007 8:29:50 PM | message detail |
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Yay! Graham crackers! ^_^ TuRtLe ~~~ 95/120 in the contest. Next pick: Gordon > Duke BlAcK TuRtLe. The cream of Zero fanboyism |
| FFDragon | Posted 10/3/2007 8:30:43 PM | message detail |
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See? Everyone loves graham crackers. Wars could be stopped if we had more graham crackers. --- Married to PepsiPlunge June 01, 2005: HERO'S PLUNGE! The revenge was swift and sweet (Metal Gear Solid 2) |
| HaRRicH | Posted 10/3/2007 8:31:45 PM | message detail |
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I had graham crackers the other day. They kept me from skipping classes and breaking laws. --- PETITION: a "Contest Suggestions" board. Life-changing details below: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=35717580 |
| Gaddswell | Posted 10/3/2007 8:41:04 PM | message detail |
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Bleh, graham crackers. I prefer my biscuits, thank you very much! --- Who the hell do you think you are getting off being so egotistical like that? - hochiminh155 to Takfloyd_mkII__ |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/3/2007 8:41:18 PM | message detail |
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I haven't had those in forever... Oh dammit, now I might buy (steal) some soon! --- Moltar Status: The Analysis Crew...believe Sonic/Sub-Zero/Prince/Joe - Bracket: Sonic > Sub-Zero - Vote: Sonic (103/124) |
| FFDragon | Posted 10/3/2007 8:49:37 PM | message detail |
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Bwahaha my master plan is working well. --- Married to PepsiPlunge June 01, 2005: HERO'S PLUNGE! The revenge was swift and sweet (Metal Gear Solid 2) |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 10/3/2007 8:53:10 PM | message detail |
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I just realized Phantom Hourglass came out this week. Man did that slip under the radar or what? On another note, FFT comes out next week. I'm jacked. TuRtLe ~~~ 97/1240 in the contest. Next pick: Snoic > Sub-Zero BlAcK TuRtLe. The cream of Zero fanboyism |
| Gaddswell | Posted 10/3/2007 8:57:28 PM | message detail |
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Gordon's lead over Ike squeaks back above 1000. --- Who the hell do you think you are getting off being so egotistical like that? - hochiminh155 to Takfloyd_mkII__ |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 10/3/2007 8:58:50 PM | message detail |
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If they were just a bit closer in strength this could have been one of the most epic matches --- This story is not an end yet. Because only you are in the infinity loop. |
| HeroicTronBonne | Posted 10/3/2007 8:59:01 PM | message detail |
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I wonder if Phantom Hourglass will give Link any substantial boost. --- GSB International Champion WWEGSB Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
