GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 535
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 10/26/2007 10:37:39 PM | message detail |
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http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/8222/cb655copypb3.jpg L-Block with 50% IMO IMO --- CB6 - 234/352; Oracle - 33rd http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff192/Afroking97/sonicwii.jpg |
| ExThaNemesis | Posted 10/26/2007 10:37:53 PM | message detail |
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We need them to make EXTREME L-Block, like they did with Bomberman. --- ~*~ExThaNemesis~*~ "This topic is pretty hot and exciting to read." - LusterSoldier Arsenal FC: 8-0-1. Pts: 25. Position: 1st L5: W-W-W-W-W |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/26/2007 10:38:01 PM | message detail |
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If L-Block got that picture I would take him over anyone. ANYONE (that will be in my match-pic believe) --- Moltar Status: The Analysis Crew...believe Kratos/L-Block/Snake/Riku - Bracket: Snake > Kirby - Vote: Snake (287/362) |
| Janus5000 | Posted 10/26/2007 10:38:26 PM | message detail |
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Snake edged around in his box, anticipating where his foe would land
and preparing to strike it immediately after it landed. "Can't be too
hard to surprise a block," he figured. Snake edged close to a wall where his prety was falling toward. He nudged his box under a small outcropping about half the length of his box and found it to be a perfect fit. He placed a land mine next to him and waited for his nemesis to fall, which didn't take long. Suddenly, the L twisted in midair, rotating itself 180 degrees around its origin. Its descent gained momentum, and Snake barely had enough time to react when it landed. There was a blinding flash and the Block was gone. Oddly enough, so was the wall Snake was next to, and so was Snake's box. Unbeknownst to Snake, with those three lines, God had just gotten to Level 10 on Tetris. --- "Those who cast the vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything." - Joseph Stalin |
| smitelf | Posted 10/26/2007 10:38:30 PM | message detail |
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Do people really think L-block's pic matters?! He's a goddamn L-shaped block. --- Official Queen ***** of the Universe! "I just happen to think you are an idiot. Why must it be so personal?" - Sir Chris |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 10/26/2007 10:38:33 PM | message detail |
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L-Block is massively, massively more pic-sensitive than Snake could ever be. *sigh* That just doesn't make SENSE. There's no one out there that doesn't realize that's the L-Block from Tetris with this picture. Period. The difference in the version between two Tetris sprites shaped like an L and the difference between Snake's Brawl picture and an unrecognizable blob of pixels is self-evident. Denying it is even more ludicrous than your stubborn reluctance to admit L-Block is a joke character. --- Samus 2K5 is horribly underrated, and is indirectly stronger than Mario. KHF sucks and never existed either, much like my package. |
| paraboxx | Posted 10/26/2007 10:39:11 PM | message detail |
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We need them to make EXTREME L-Block, like they did with Bomberman. Wasn't that Round 1's pic? |
| creativename | Posted 10/26/2007 10:39:49 PM | message detail |
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http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/8222/cb655copypb3.jpg Wow, great picture! Have no idea what the boost would be, but for sure it would be significant. a different L-Block picture is not going to convince somebody to vote for it. it's a Tetris block. But you just destroyed your own argument right there. That's exactly it. It's a freakin' BLOCK! Like I posted in the last topic, L-Block has NO fanbase whatsoever. Zip. Zero. El-Zilcho! That L-Block would be epically more pic-sensitive than an actual character is just common sense to me. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| transience | Posted 10/26/2007 10:40:52 PM | message detail |
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Like I posted in the last topic, L-Block has NO fanbase whatsoever. Zip. Zero. El-Zilcho! which is why it's a joke character / entrant. and why it performs like a joke entrant. --- "i go by statisticss put them all in an arena sepphroth="why arent your hair and mustache the same color?!" BAM dead mario" -Rathalownage |
| YoAriel33 | Posted 10/26/2007 10:42:14 PM | message detail |
| I'm also very unsure about L-Block's picture truly
affecting his performances. Who votes for L-Block based on the picture?
Either people appreciate the joke or they don't. --- yoblazer33: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| creativename | Posted 10/26/2007 10:43:16 PM | message detail |
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why? it's gotten the same percentage, more or less, from three
different matches. are you telling me the pictures are getting better? Oh, and very obviously, I'm going to say yes. The format is probably playing a role, as is some loyalty factor. But we've gone over this plenty of times before. L-Block's 1st round picture was beyond awful, and everyone assumed it would hurt it a lot until it did so "well". Obviously, in retrospect, the performance wasn't really that great. L's 2nd round was largely due to LFF; today is the first time it's getting a picture where most should easily be able to tell what it is at first glance. I have no idea what sort of picture L gets next round, but it could well be much stronger than it is in today's match. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| transience | Posted 10/26/2007 10:43:27 PM | message detail |
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the only thing you need is for people to understand what "L-Block" is. in that regard, it's pic-sensitive, I agree there. but to give it a GB Tetris picture as opposed to the Purple L? that's nothing. --- "i go by statisticss put them all in an arena sepphroth="why arent your hair and mustache the same color?!" BAM dead mario" -Rathalownage |
| Yesmar | Posted 10/26/2007 10:43:44 PM | message detail |
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I'm gonna have to agree with creative here. While I don't think that
L-Block is AS pic sensitive as he makes it out to be, I see where he's
coming from. People aren't just gonna joke vote for a random group of blocks, but if it's clear that it's an actual block from Tetris than the joke is much easier to get. --- "Look out-- It's Liquids and Gases!" |
| smitelf | Posted 10/26/2007 10:43:46 PM | message detail |
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That L-Block would be epically more pic-sensitive than an actual character is just common sense to me. It makes the complete opposite of sense to me, because L-block's pics are all the same except for color and a few black lines. It doesn't have a "good" or "bad" pic. --- Official Queen ***** of the Universe! "I just happen to think you are an idiot. Why must it be so personal?" - Sir Chris |
| paraboxx | Posted 10/26/2007 10:43:55 PM | message detail |
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That just doesn't make SENSE. There's no one out there that doesn't
realize that's the L-Block from Tetris with this picture. Period. You guys are overlooking the other half of the pic factor, which is nostalgia. The Solid **** sprite doesn't just hurt Snake because some people don't recognize him. It also hurts him because those that do recognize him are likely to think of the original Metal Gear when they look at that pic. And when you've got Metal Gear Solid and Smash Bros Brawl on your resume, Metal Gear is not the game you want people thinking about when they're considering whether or not to vote for you. Same goes for L-Block. Yes, people see an "L" and they get the joke immediately. But how many more people are going to vote for the joke if they're fondly remembering NES Tetris at the same time? This is what I was trying to express earlier, by the way. (And why, if L-Block doesn't pull off the upset, I'm blaming the pic.) |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 10/26/2007 10:43:58 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, the picture is pretty pointless here. 85% of my friends that I've
mentioned this contest to knew exactly what I was talking about as soon
as I said "L-Block". They would have voted for it picture or not. --- CB6 - 234/352; Oracle - 33rd http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff192/Afroking97/sonicwii.jpg |
| transience | Posted 10/26/2007 10:44:39 PM | message detail |
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http://www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery/albums/cb6/cb6-45.jpg I dunno, that's pretty recognizable to me. maybe even better than this round? either way, it's a push for me. --- "i go by statisticss put them all in an arena sepphroth="why arent your hair and mustache the same color?!" BAM dead mario" -Rathalownage |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 10/26/2007 10:45:21 PM | message detail |
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but if it's clear that it's an actual block from Tetris than the joke is much easier to get. What one Earth could "L-Block" be other than a Tetris piece? It's not that hard to figure out on the name alone. --- CB6 - 234/352; Oracle - 33rd http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff192/Afroking97/sonicwii.jpg |
| Keno316 | Posted 10/26/2007 10:45:32 PM | message detail |
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Seriously...how hard is it for a video gamer to not recognize who/where L-Block is from? --- "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* |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 10/26/2007 10:46:17 PM | message detail |
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L-Block's picture affecting his performances to a degree is probably
likely - there is a notable difference between the picture HM posted
and the red thing L got stuck with in the first round, even for a joke
entrant - but saying that it's greater than Solid ****, the most
infamous and 'reliable' pic factor we have (and doing so with utter
CONFIDENCE) comes off as wishful thinking. People don't vote for
L-Block because of Tetris fanboyism. They vote for it because it's
funny to vote for an L-shaped block in a contest match. L-Block would
dismantle Tetris. --- Samus 2K5 is horribly underrated, and is indirectly stronger than Mario. KHF sucks and never existed either, much like my package. |
| smitelf | Posted 10/26/2007 10:46:22 PM | message detail |
| Put two pics of L-block side by side and most
people wouldn't be able to say which was from which version of the
game. This is obviously not the case with Snake. --- Official Queen ***** of the Universe! "I just happen to think you are an idiot. Why must it be so personal?" - Sir Chris |
| Tai | Posted 10/26/2007 10:46:30 PM | message detail |
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14 vote gain for Snake. --- New England Patriots: 7-0 Next: vs Washington Redskins (Sun 4:15 PM) |
| ZFS | Posted 10/26/2007 10:46:35 PM | message detail |
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I personally don't believe the picture matters much for the L-Block. I
can understand the idea of "nostalgia" being bigger when you see an
actual Tetris piece, but I doubt that sways very many people who voted
for Snake right now. It's hard to give the L-Block a good or bad
picture because it's just an L -- you're just changing the look of it. --- "With each passing day, the world finds new and exciting ways to kill a man." |
| stained glass | Posted 10/26/2007 10:48:33 PM | message detail |
| GFAQs users aren't particularly intelligent. Maybe more people will get the joke if they see a tetris block as opposed to a random 'L'. |
| Yesmar | Posted 10/26/2007 10:48:40 PM | message detail |
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Seriously...how hard is it for a video gamer to not recognize who/where L-Block is from? We are talking about the same group of people who can't deduce that the Snake and Samus they are looking at could be the same ones they love and the same group of people who go "Oh! Back when I was just seeing artwork of an anthropomorphic frog, I wasn't sure who it was, but now that I see a *sprite* of the anthropomorphic frog, it's all coming together." --- "Look out-- It's Liquids and Gases!" |
| transience | Posted 10/26/2007 10:48:45 PM | message detail |
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What one Earth could "L-Block" be other than a Tetris piece? It's not that hard to figure out on the name alone. you'd think that, but.. What one (haw haw) Earth could "Solid Snake" be other than Solid Snake? It's not that hard to figure out on the name alone. --- "i go by statisticss put them all in an arena sepphroth="why arent your hair and mustache the same color?!" BAM dead mario" -Rathalownage |
| creativename | Posted 10/26/2007 10:49:09 PM | message detail |
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Unbeknownst to Snake, with those three lines, God had just gotten to Level 10 on Tetris. Hah! :) Do people really think L-block's pic matters?! He's a goddamn L-shaped block. I find it incomprehensible - utterly incomprehensible - that people can even debate this at this point. I mean, it couldn't possibly be staring people in the face any harder. There's no one out there that doesn't realize that's the L-Block from Tetris with this picture. There is not one reason to believe this, and a gazillion reasons to believe the exact opposite. Seriously, "L-Block"? Are you joking? Just think of how many people on this board had to ask "What the **** is L-Block" when people started to nomination rally for it. Denying it is even more ludicrous than your stubborn reluctance to admit L-Block is a joke character. Some of that is tongue in cheek, though it depends on what you mean by joke. Again, people probably smile when voting for it, but it's strength is no joke. which is why it's a joke character / entrant. and why it performs like a joke entrant. If that's your definition of joke entrant, then fine :) I prefer "board favorite"...like "height challenged" vs. midget :) --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| paraboxx | Posted 10/26/2007 10:49:52 PM | message detail |
| For the record, though, I have a hard time believing that L-Block's pic factor would be bigger than Snake's, simply because of how Big Boss crushed Magus last round (then fell apart in this one). |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 10/26/2007 10:49:55 PM | message detail |
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if you ever quote my typos again i will end you --- CB6 - 234/352; Oracle - 33rd http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff192/Afroking97/sonicwii.jpg |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 10/26/2007 10:51:02 PM | message detail |
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There is not one reason to believe this How about the reason that THE PICTURE IS THE L-SHAPED BLOCK FROM TETRIS --- Samus 2K5 is horribly underrated, and is indirectly stronger than Mario. KHF sucks and never existed either, much like my package. |
| transience | Posted 10/26/2007 10:51:31 PM | message detail |
| "joke character" doesn't have a negative stigma to
it - at least not in my mind. it just means that it's not a
"legitimate" character -- ie, it's a Tetris block. I hope it wins the whole damn contest due to the format - it's got a chance. I'd give it the third most likely entrant to win this contest after Link and Cloud! man, I'm glad L didn't make it in 2004. woulda totally ruined this amazing run. --- "i go by statisticss put them all in an arena sepphroth="why arent your hair and mustache the same color?!" BAM dead mario" -Rathalownage |
| smitelf | Posted 10/26/2007 10:51:37 PM | message detail |
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From stained glass GFAQs users aren't particularly intelligent. Maybe more people will get the joke if they see a tetris block as opposed to a random 'L'. I think it's more likely that they can't differentiate between a bold, purple L and a GB Tetris block. --- Official Queen ***** of the Universe! "I just happen to think you are an idiot. Why must it be so personal?" - Sir Chris |
| paraboxx | Posted 10/26/2007 10:54:38 PM | message detail |
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Oh, and you can't call L-Block a joke character at this point any more than you can call Phoenix Wright one. L-Block's done much better than Phoenix, in fact, making him somewhat less of a joke. |
| paraboxx | Posted 10/26/2007 10:56:08 PM | message detail |
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L-Block's done much better than Phoenix, in fact, making him somewhat less of a joke. it dammit it stupid joke characters |
| creativename | Posted 10/26/2007 10:56:39 PM | message detail |
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Seriously...how hard is it for a video gamer to not recognize who/where L-Block is from? Lots, in the context of deciding who to vote for in a few seconds once you come to the site. A huge percentage of the voters would take a second or two to realize what it was. Again, tons of people on this very board had to be explained what "L-Block" was. Are you REALLY giving the gamefaqs homepage visitor that much credit? I mean, that kind of thinking been debunked many times. but saying that it's greater than Solid ****, the most infamous and 'reliable' pic factor we have (and doing so with utter CONFIDENCE) comes off as wishful thinking. Wait - wishful thinking? Wishful for what? Anyway, you're right about there being one thing Solid **** has that L doesn't - a control. We know with confidence that Solid **** matters; in L's case, there's other factors to consider, and no control. So it's not definitive. But I think this is a case of common sense overriding the need for absolute, unquestionable data. They vote for it because it's funny to vote for an L-shaped block in a contest match. Absolutely! :) L-Block would dismantle Tetris. Actually I'm not sure about this. I have no idea what would happen there really. And I think Tetris was probably heavily SFFed by LoZ anyway. Enough picture discussion though...if I haven't convinced anyone yet, I doubt I can without an explicit experiment of some sort, which obviously isn't possible. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| transience | Posted 10/26/2007 10:56:41 PM | message detail |
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Phoenix Wright is a character with personality/depth/whatever. he may
be funny, but he's not a joke. you can come up with exceptions all day
trying to prove L as a "character" and I won't bother responding if you
want to fight that fight (Link has no personality either!!!), but at
the heart of it we all know it's just a damn Tetris block. --- "i go by statisticss put them all in an arena sepphroth="why arent your hair and mustache the same color?!" BAM dead mario" -Rathalownage |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 10/26/2007 10:57:00 PM | message detail |
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Performances don't decide what makes a joke character a joke. It has
nothing to do with strength. If anyone was thinking that the
connotation for 'joke character' was a character that performs poorly
in contests... why?
The only person you can POSSIBLY attribute that to I think is Jay
Solano, and that's because the whole 'joke' was to get a character that
would get the lowest vote total in contest history (though how things
turned out...) ...epic Jay v L-Block match go --- Samus 2K5 is horribly underrated, and is indirectly stronger than Mario. KHF sucks and never existed either, much like my package. |
| Janus5000 | Posted 10/26/2007 10:57:37 PM | message detail |
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Nah, just a more powerful joke. I mean, come on - it's a freakin' Tetris block --- "Those who cast the vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything." - Joseph Stalin |
| MasterOfHunters | Posted 10/26/2007 10:59:08 PM | message detail |
| I still don't understand how tetris block is eligible while RTS units are not. |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 10/26/2007 10:59:57 PM | message detail |
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Wait - wishful thinking? Wishful for what? Wanting L-Block to be even MORE powerful. I think this is a case of common sense That a substantial amount of people don't seem to share in the slightest. Common sense may not be so common, but don't overstate your position. Actually I'm not sure about this. I have no idea what would happen there really. Best case scenario is in a direct match Tetris gets bailed out by its own picture (I-block/L-Block SFF...?). Indirectly, though... Tetris gets mauled. --- Samus 2K5 is horribly underrated, and is indirectly stronger than Mario. KHF sucks and never existed either, much like my package. |
| chaos knight | Posted 10/26/2007 11:00:26 PM | message detail |
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Is it just me or was L-Block the most annoying block to get normally in Tetris too? --- You know, if Microsoft were to stage a hostile takeover of EA...I'd actually cheer them on. |
| ZFS | Posted 10/26/2007 11:00:33 PM | message detail |
| Well, you have a new person running these contests
now. I think CJayC wouldn't allow anything that wasn't a character into
the contest, but SBAllen probably doesn't care. --- "With each passing day, the world finds new and exciting ways to kill a man." |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 10/26/2007 11:00:36 PM | message detail |
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I still don't understand how tetris block is eligible while RTS units are not. New administration. Nominate Carrier to your heart's content next year. --- Samus 2K5 is horribly underrated, and is indirectly stronger than Mario. KHF sucks and never existed either, much like my package. |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 10/26/2007 11:01:31 PM | message detail |
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Time .| Kratos ..| L-Block | Snake ...| Riku 01:00 | 17.62% | 36.23% | 31.30% | 14.86% 02:00 | 18.59% | 31.79% | 33.88% | 15.74% As always an epic 2nd hour drop-off --- This story is not an end yet. Because only you are in the infinity loop. |
| transience | Posted 10/26/2007 11:01:47 PM | message detail |
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anybody that thinks L is the worst block in Tetris either 1.) sucks at tetris; 2.) hasn't played bastet --- "i go by statisticss put them all in an arena sepphroth="why arent your hair and mustache the same color?!" BAM dead mario" -Rathalownage |
| MasterOfHunters | Posted 10/26/2007 11:02:03 PM | message detail |
| Carrier vs. L or I-Block, who wins? |
| creativename | Posted 10/26/2007 11:02:19 PM | message detail |
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For the record, though, I have a hard time believing that L-Block's
pic factor would be bigger than Snake's, simply because of how Big Boss
crushed Magus last round (then fell apart in this one). Well if you're talking about Big Boss, it's a lot more debatable than with Solid Snake, which I don't even think is overly debatable that L is more pic-sensitive. Big Boss though I think would be more name sensitive than pic even :) Oh, and you can't call L-Block a joke character at this point any more than you can call Phoenix Wright one. I always thought Phoenix was a joke character, was surprised to see others thought he wasn't. I guess his games are actually popular here now, so I no longer consider him a joke, so I still get a jokish vibe from him. Performances don't decide what makes a joke character a joke. It has nothing to do with strength. What do you want from me, man? An "L-Block is a joke character!" statement? Fine, there it was :) Doesn't really matter much either way. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| paraboxx | Posted 10/26/2007 11:04:43 PM | message detail |
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Big Boss though I think would be more name sensitive than pic even :) ...actually, I might think twice before voting for Naked Snake. Too many memories of Naked Raiden. |
| Keno316 | Posted 10/26/2007 11:04:46 PM | message detail |
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How long was it til Kratos overtook L-Block last round, anyway? --- "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* |
| HeroicTronBonne | Posted 10/26/2007 11:04:54 PM | message detail |
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Phoenix IS a joke. Only Board 8 and a few others care about him. --- GSB International Champion WWEGSB Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
