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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 539
| Lopen | Posted 10/31/2007 7:21:54 PM | message detail |
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Squall's winning! $2007 on Jeopardy! --- "GUYS I JUST DRANK A MASTER CHIEF SODA, MASTER CHIEF FOR 2007!" - Swirldude |
| Lieutenant Kettch | Posted 10/31/2007 7:22:27 PM | message detail |
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http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/cb6/cb6-60-7.jpg WHO MADE THIS ANTI-L-BLOCK PICTURE?!? |
| ZFS | Posted 10/31/2007 7:22:34 PM | message detail |
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Squall's got this! --- "With each passing day, the world finds new and exciting ways to kill a man." |
| Heroic Yuna | Posted 10/31/2007 7:25:20 PM | message detail |
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oh man l-block face pic for the win ~~~ Ashe. The Cream of Final Fantasy Fanboyism. http://www.destructoid.com/elephant//ul/9855-550x-contra-poster-2-dsf.jpg |
| Shoenin_Kakashi | Posted 10/31/2007 7:26:53 PM | message detail |
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http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/cb6/cb6-60-8.jpg That is quite possibly the best picture the contest ever had. --- Hi |
| trannyscience | Posted 10/31/2007 7:27:21 PM | message detail |
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http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/cb6/cb6-60-1.jpg Snake's eyein' the block! http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/cb6/cb6-60-2.jpg oh man, edge to L. http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/cb6/cb6-60-3.jpg seen this kind of picture a few times. simple., but effective. http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/cb6/cb6-60-4.jpg uhh what the heck is this http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/cb6/cb6-60-5.jpg more tetris action;. L's got this picture advantage, man. http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/cb6/cb6-60-6.jpg not here though. he's dancing! edge Sonic, I guess. http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/cb6/cb6-60-7.jpg uhh what L's "eyes" cracks me up http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/cb6/cb6-60-8.jpg hahahahaha FD's pic made it, this thing cracked me up --- xyzzy "And just to clear up any remaining confusion, tranny > icon." -Shaggy |
| Gaddswell | Posted 10/31/2007 7:28:11 PM | message detail |
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Yes! FD's Jeopardy pic got accepted! I love the poker one too! --- You can create your own stages this time?! No way. REALLY?! With a feature like that, won’t I be able to play this game forever?! - Sakurai http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y69/unown_pnoi/brawlhypeclubheader.jpg |
| Sonic_Factor | Posted 10/31/2007 7:29:05 PM | message detail |
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This is still the best these contests have ever had imo http://www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=69 --- Hi. Hello. Howdy. |
| FinalFantasyTactics | Posted 10/31/2007 7:29:38 PM | message detail |
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I don't think Snake being the Ace of Hearts feels right. --- Counter Strike: Source Ownz!! |
| Heroic Yuna | Posted 10/31/2007 7:30:26 PM | message detail |
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Yeah. Squall should really be Ace of Hearts. =/ ~~~ Ashe. The Cream of Final Fantasy Fanboyism. http://www.destructoid.com/elephant//ul/9855-550x-contra-poster-2-dsf.jpg |
| Shoenin_Kakashi | Posted 10/31/2007 7:30:44 PM | message detail |
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http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/cb6/cb6-60-1.jpg Could Squall get anymore compensating? --- Hi |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/31/2007 7:34:57 PM | message detail |
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woo moltar's gets chosen again But wow, good stuff this time around. --- Moltar Status: The Analysis Crew...believe MC/Luigi/Pikachu/Dante - Bracket: Ganon > Dante - Vote: Dante (375/460) |
| Kyle Bowen | Posted 10/31/2007 7:37:00 PM | message detail |
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Squall has a sword in every pic... and he gets the KH vote. KB |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 10/31/2007 7:37:43 PM | message detail |
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in half of them he's trying to get it off, i don't think that's an advantage --- Explicit Content. hungry like the wolf |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 10/31/2007 7:38:31 PM | message detail |
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Advantage Block! --- The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar http://server3.uploadit.org/files/ff6man-PhoenixVote.jpg |
| Kyle Bowen | Posted 10/31/2007 7:40:30 PM | message detail |
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in half of them he's trying to get it off, i don't think that's an advantage It is if you are the sword. KB |
| paraboxx | Posted 10/31/2007 7:41:52 PM | message detail |
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I knew the pics would kick ass, but damn. I already drooled over 7 in another topic, but I've just got to again. I never thought we'd get another Milk Nukem - but L-Block's "face" is ten times better. All of them are awesome, though; I'm really digging all the crazy themes. Makes me hyped up for this match all over again. |
| creativename | Posted 10/31/2007 7:45:03 PM | message detail |
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The poker and Jeopardy pictures are the best we've ever seen, I think. Gotta give it to SBAllen in terms of selection - I don't know if Ceej would've run with themed pics like those. Maybe he would have though. But those are the kind of pictures I want to see more of! Someone needs to make a Mt. Rushmore pic for the Final Four. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| creativename | Posted 10/31/2007 7:46:19 PM | message detail |
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Oh...and yeah, L-Block is going to be force beyond anything he's been
so far. When I was talking about good pictures for him, this is what I
was talking about. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| trannyscience | Posted 10/31/2007 7:46:27 PM | message detail |
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I don't like the poker picture. it just looks so... stupid. :) the jeopardy one is awesome. it's not better than Tetris/Pong though. --- xyzzy "And just to clear up any remaining confusion, tranny > icon." -Shaggy |
| swirIdude | Posted 10/31/2007 7:47:28 PM | message detail |
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http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/cb6/cb6-60-4.jpg This is amazing. --- Number of people who have responded to my post with only prepositions: 38 National Shoddy Battle League: 1-0 |
| swirIdude | Posted 10/31/2007 7:48:17 PM | message detail |
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http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/cb6/cb6-60-8.jpg Oh man this wins! --- Number of people who have responded to my post with only prepositions: 38 National Shoddy Battle League: 1-0 |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 10/31/2007 7:48:50 PM | message detail |
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Seeing L-Block participating in Jeopardy makes me want to vote for him for some reason --- This story is not an end yet. Because only you are in the infinity loop. |
| creativename | Posted 10/31/2007 7:49:19 PM | message detail |
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4 cards - must be playing Omaha :) Hmm...how would an L-Block Mt. Rushmore look though? I think L-Block's chances of making the final four right now are higher than anyone's not named Link/Cloud/Snake, too. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 10/31/2007 7:51:35 PM | message detail |
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Oh, and in all the excitement we missed Chief hitting 32%. Not a bad showing. --- The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar http://server3.uploadit.org/files/ff6man-PhoenixVote.jpg |
| paraboxx | Posted 10/31/2007 7:52:06 PM | message detail |
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When I was talking about good pictures for him, this is what I was talking about. Seconded. Every single one of these pictures is clearly a Tetrad, section breaks and all. The only one that's off at all is #7...but I think it can be excused, seeing as it gets the joke better than all the other pics combined. |
| Xcarvengerx | Posted 10/31/2007 8:08:56 PM | message detail |
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Hey creativename. In case you haven't noticed it yet, the second
picture for today's match was updated... so maybe you want to upload
both pics to your gallery. ^_~ http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/cb6/cb6-59-2.jpg --- Xcarvengerx (scar-fan-gear-rex) /n/ = A plethora of quixotic illumination. The cream of Chocobo fanboyism. |
| Ngamer64 | Posted 10/31/2007 8:19:58 PM | message detail |
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Don't forget to up your Oracle creative! --- The 2007 Guru Rankings! thengamer.com/guru thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats |
| YoAriel33 | Posted 10/31/2007 8:25:52 PM | message detail |
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I've been thinking about this for a while, and a convo just jolted it
back into my memory. For all of the insane results we've had, I feel
the three most awesome, exciting moments of this contest are still
Frog's final hour against Axel, Phoenix's stall, and Liquid/Alucard
duking it out. Unforeseen results are cool, but in my opinion, this contest has proven there's a limit. We've seen so many of them that (it seems to me) we hardly give a crap, whereas everyone was still going bat**** over those down-to-the-wire instant classics. A bit of proof that you can't beat the tried and true, right there. =) --- yoblazer33: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| creativename | Posted 10/31/2007 8:30:54 PM | message detail |
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Hey creativename. In case you haven't noticed it yet, the second
picture for today's match was updated... so maybe you want to upload
both pics to your gallery. ^_~ http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/cb6/cb6-59-2.jpg Alright, I replaced the old one. Thanks. Don't forget to up your Oracle creative! Well I already have him at 23.5%, so I'm not going to move him up too much...but I do think there's an excellent chance he'll shatter that :) I was planning on moving him up though once pictures came out. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/31/2007 8:34:10 PM | message detail |
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Quarterfinals: Match 60 – Solid Snake vs. L-Block vs. Sonic the Hedgehog vs. Squall Leonhart Moltar’s Analysis Snake - Hopes he’s badass enough to beat this badass bunch. Round 1 – 57.88% vs. Nightmare, Rayman and Vyse Round 2 – 47.72% vs. Riku, Ryu H. and Nightmare Round 3 – 32.44% vs. L-Block, Kratos and Riku Uh…is that good? L-Block - Best. Not Really a Joke Character. Ever. Round 1 – 30.89% vs. Kirby, Laharl and Nathan Round 2 – 28.33% vs. Kratos, Kirby and DK Round 3 – 28.63% vs. Snake, Kratos and Riku L-Block not crumbling yet? Ha ha oh wow. Sonic - Brawl will be the best Sonic game in years. Round 1 –39.64% vs. Sub-Zero, Prince of Persia and Joe Round 2 – 44.39% vs. Sub-Zero, Gordon and Duke Round 3 – 32.31% vs. Squall, Sora and Sub-Zero Round 1 Sonic returns, and that’s not good. Squall - Representing the sexy side of Square Round 1 – 35.33% vs. Aeris, Akuma and Geno Round 2 – 33.56% vs. Sora, Aeris and Lara Round 3 – 30.81% vs. Sonic, Sora and Sub-Zero This is a match with two Noble Nine characters. This is supposed to be easy and predictible. This is supposed to be one of those “three line analysis god this is obvious” matches. WHY IS IT NOT THEN Well, the big reason is L-Block has decided to be nothing short of a beast this contest. Three straight rounds, all against varying levels of characters and this block DOES NOT FALTER. Even Solid Snake could not faze this beast of a character. He’s practically guaranteed to get ~25% here, and uh…that’s definitely enough for Round 5. L-Block in Round 5, who would have thought that pre-Contest (and entered a legitimate bracket)? And then there’s Sonic, who’s been really on and off. Rounds 1 and 3 he looks weak, Round 2 he looks scary strong. Well, I don’t think he holds up well here either. I just can’t have confidence in the hedgehog after he let Squall come within 2% of him last round, and that’s WITH Sora not helping Squall. Speaking of Squall, he also stands a very real chance here. His only real obstacle here is Solid Snake, so if he holds up well from last round, then Squall can say hello to the next round. Saying I feel confident in any combination of these characters passing would be a lie, so it sounds like it’s time for some guessing game! (pulls name out of hat) Uh…Snake > L-Block, Noble Nine am dead again, God this contest is wacky. Moltar’s Match Pic: http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/3744/gfaqssnakelsonicsquallcoa5.png Moltar’s Bracket Says: Snake > Sonic Moltar’s Prediction is: Snake: 28% - L-Block: 26% - Sonic: 24% - Squall: 22% Heroic Mario’s Analysis Heading in, this is probably the best match of the entire contest. Everyone here is a player and there's no telling what could happen. With the exception of Squall > Snake, I could see any combination happening here. It's that tight right now – but it may not end up being that way. After L-Block and Squall's impressive showings last round, both of them stand an equally good chance of beating either Snake or Sonic for second. Despite most people giving the advantage to L-Block, I'm going with Squall to advance behind Snake. There is definitely the possibility of Snake/Squall weirdness, but I don't think it's going to be much of a factor in this match – if it ever even was. Last year's match between those two went about how you would expect it. Snake was as strong as ever that year, and Squall still put up 42% on him. There may have been some overlap there, but it should be rather insignificant. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/31/2007 8:34:31 PM | message detail |
| Assuming there's nothing weird happening with
Snake, this should be Squall's first real match without behing
hindered. Every round, he's had to deal with another Square character
in the poll holding him back, although surprising he has remained very
consistent in each match he has been in. Looking at it, he got 35% in
round 1; 33% in round 2; and 31% in round 3. It could just be a
coincidence, but that may speak of Squall's fanbase supporting him no
matter what. Now remove the other Square character and what happens to
him? He could well be up there with Snake! I may be giving Squall too much credit (!!), but if you gave me Squall/Mega Man, or Squall/Sonic, in a normal contest, I'd take Squall there. It might not seem like that, but Squall's definitely up there with Vincent, if not above and beyond him indirectly. If nothing happens to him with Snake, I think he can take second place here over either L-Block or Sonic... Now, on the other hand, if there is some weirdness there, L-Block might just end up advancing to the semi-finals. It almost feels wrong not taking him here. The thing seems like it gets stronger and stronger with each match its in – the bandwagon is certainly growing with people on the board. When you lead Solid Snake for multiple hours...yeah. It's hard not to think that the Block is legit, because he's gone up against good competition and advanced each time. This isn't a Bidoof or Pikachu situation here. I almost wouldn't be surprised if the Block managed to take first (vincent aint got nothin on this). The most likely outcome in this match is Snake > Sonic. They're the two noble niners; they've both win each match they've been in; and if there is any “SFF” or “LFF,” they're not going to be hurting from it. That said, I'm sticking with my pick of Squall – and I might as well go ahead and put L-Block ahead of Sonic, too! BRAWLFEAR NOT HERE Solid Snake – 29% Squall – 25% L-Block – 23% Sonic – 23% Bracket: Snake > Squall Vote: WHY KOJIMA WHY DELAY MGS4 Yoblazer’s Analysis This is our second of two straight too-much-can-happen quarterfinal matches, so let's cut the small talk and dive right in. Happy Halloween, by the way. =) Today, we have two Noble Niners, a potential Noble Nine killer, and the most insanely overpowered joke character of all time. Nobody may have predicted it before the contest, but we're seeing a lot of power being split four ways here. I really can see any of these four advancing, and the only one I feel relatively confident in is Solid Snake. Yes, despite all the wackiness, I can't really picture any one, much less two, of these entrants challenging and defeating Snake. He received his terrible sprite last round and responded in due form, underperforming like a true traditionalist. Even still, he managed to beat L-Block pretty comfortably, and he won't be heading into this round with a disadvantage like L-Block's two previous ironic victims, Kirby and Kratos. Snake won't be facing anyone stronger than himself, won't be a victim of a significant overlap, and will march into battle with an array of badass pictures, so I see him beating L-Block and securing first place once again. The battle for second is a much more tricky one. While I wouldn't be truly shocked to see any of the three entrants moving on, I have to call Squall the significant underdog. He performed splendidly (quite splendidly!!) against Sonic last round, but unlike most people, I feel that Sonic's picture may have hampered him. Sonic runs on attitude, and attitude doesn't run on goofy looking pixels. The famous blur should be more up for the challenge with some better pics, so I think he'll get past Squall again. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/31/2007 8:35:22 PM | message detail |
| And thus, we reach the X-Factor, or in this case,
the L-Factoh god XDXDXDXD I couldn't even finish the joke without
losing it that's how good it was *wipes away tear* oh boy, hope you
guys appreciated that one. Product of many hours, that one was. Woooo
boy. There's really not a whole lot I can write about L-Block, seeing
as how he's just one big, right angled enigma. He shocked us in round
one, did so again in round two, and then overperformed in round three.
However, I'm still gonna go with the Noble Nine for little more reason
than they're the Noble Nine. Guess I'll take blocky to beat Squall. \m/ Solid Snake - 30% Sonic the Hedgehog - 26% L-Block - 23% Squall Leonhart - 21% Ropen's Write-up I think the Stupid Ass Tetris Piece is going to die, here. When the going gets tough, the joke voters won't be devoted enough to the cause of the piece. Contrary to Master Chief's vote minimum, I think the Tetris Piece's is going to abandon it when it gets too far. There's a point where a joke just stops being funny. When does the Tetris Piece become beating a dead horse? Even without that, though, Sonic and Snake might just get too much anyway. If they both get 30%, the piece is as good as done. Waah, waah, Master Chief is a joke, you say! Hush, suckas! Can't bring me down! Permit me this hate... in this moment of triumph... ha ha ha ha.... HA HA HA HA... the death of the Tetris Piece! Okay, okay... about the rest of this match. Oh, spying the competition I see that Sonic seemed a bit weak in the previous round! Is it enough to be defeated by Mr. Whatever here? I'm not going to bet on that. As I said before, I don't think the fanbases of the pretty boy and Sora shared much membership. And heck, we've seen weird things... fishy things happen between MGS and FF before. If anything, that Renzoukuken spamming freak is going to be hurt more by Snake's presence than he was by Sora's, as crazy as that sounds. Though I don't think he's gonna just die, not a bit. The one named after weather has some backbone in his fanbase, no doubt. In addition I don't think that he's going to be hurting Snake much either. I'm just sayin, don't expect him to go crazy without Sora here, I just don't think it's gonna happen. Sonic beat him in the previous round, and I'm not seein a reason that's gonna change this time around. Of course, Sonic might have it in him to upset Snake here... but Snake has been more impressive for the most part, so I'm gonna have to just stick with him. No big reason to doubt him now. Now I'm gonna shape my write-up as a boot to kick the Tetris Piece's ass. No support here in this write-up, none. Aw yeah goin down end of tracks die die die. Ropen's Prediction: Snake - 28.67% Sonic the Hedgehog - 26.62% ... whatever - 24.37% Stupid Ass Tetris Piece - 20.34% Karma Hunter’s Analysis One more cell phone writeup! What a way to spend a car trip... SOLID SNAKE Going from two of the most dominating performances of the contest to letting L-BLOCK lead you for half the night isn't exactly inspiring, but with Solid **** it's almost expected. The key word being 'almost'... Snake could have used a better performance, even considering a probable rebound today. L-BLOCK But you can't give the crap all the credit, or even most of it... our little star of the contest is aiming for the finals at this point. With an intense loyalty that only the widest joke in the contest could garner and user pictures sure to flatter it, can it be stopped? SONIC THE HEDGEHOG And suddenly Sonic looks more vulnerable than he has yet, as Squall nearly beats him with Sora in the poll. If he can do that, what's to stop him from winning outright this time... to say nothing of L-BLOCK? |
| wavedash101 | Posted 10/31/2007 8:35:36 PM | message detail |
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L-Block's "face" alone is win on a monumental scale --- Our shields cannot withstand wavedashing of this magnitude! Annoying posters! I am the great wavedash! [no u cru] |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/31/2007 8:35:39 PM | message detail |
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SQUALL LEONHART And Squall has his own demons to worry about - particularly Solid Snake, with whom he is encountering for the THIRD time. He held up admirably last time, but does that really discount overlap? Can he upend Sonic and join Vincent as the NN breaker he was born to be? The most unpredictable match of the round, and arguably the contest. If you haven't been paying attention (or if you're *sigh* red13n) it seems like Snake and Sonic are mortal locks to advance... but mortal locks don't slip past their opponents by respective 4 and 2 percent margins, especially in THIS format. And ESPECIALLY with a damn Tetris piece in the match. There are too many arguments to count, too many possible outcomes, too many possibilities. Snake and Sonic splitting the SSB vote and letting L-Block in first? One of them getting a decisive advantage with it and leaving the other in the dust (and L-Block to pick up the pieces)? Squall slipping in without Sora holding him back? Snake and Squall holding each other back and eliminating each other? Honestly. If you ask me, I'm gonna even put aside fanboyism and simply state: The picture. Yes, the most volatile, debated, and unpredictable factor there is. And while arguing wholly from it is something that most statheads are loathe to do, it's all I feel I can even partially rely on. The SFF and loyalty issues seem too volatile (imagine the shock if L drops below 20 percent...), enough to change, again, even with a picture (see: Ganon/Luigi). And seeing as how I won't be seeing any of that, I'm forced to speculate. Probably for the best. And so I'll stick with two things: fanboyism (and the strongest character), and the damn little block I expect to make the finals at this rate. Karma Hunter's Vote: blah blah snake blah blah metal gear blah KARMA HUNTER'S KRAZY PREDICTION: Solid Snake with 29, L-Block with 28, Sonic with 23, Squall with 20 ...ick Upset Probability: 90 percent GOOD LORD Transience’s Analysis I'm not afraid to admit it -- this is probably my most anticipated match of all time. two Noble Niners, arguably the strongest non-Noble... and a Tetris Block. I can't ****ing wait. Solid Snake not even his legendary sprite picture can stop him, though you had to be disappointed at his percentage and how long L-Block held the lead on him. even with that picture, he nearly doubled Kratos and actually destroyed L-Block with the day vote. not that that's all that impressive, but hey, this is the guy who lost updates to Frog. L-Block .....let's not go there yet. Sonic Sonic didn't do so bad last round.. until you realize that he was facing two characters from the same company, starring in the same game. whatever "boost" Sonic may have gotten from Brawl may help him stay competitive among Noble Niners, but everything we've seen this year points to a dramatic dropoff from 2006. Sonic may need every bit of that Brawl Boost in order to survive this round. Squall Squall's round 3 performance was fantastic -- cutting at Sonic throughout the night despite having to deal with Sora in the poll? that's damn impressive. Squall may very well be the strongest non-Noble Nine character right now -- stronger than Vincent. think about it: 49% on Vincent, Squall gets Kingdom Hearts 2 while Vincent gets FF7: Some Game Nobody Liked. who would you expect to boost more? the only argument for Vincent there is that he had more room to boost due to his optional status / Squall already having been in KH1. other than that, it's no damn contest. Vincent got 48% on Sonic. Sora's no longer in the poll. ...uh oh? L-Block I'm writing this at 1am, the day before the match. I just did a search for "L-Block" on board 8 and came up with 34 topics. he hasn't had a match in like four days. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/31/2007 8:36:57 PM | message detail |
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the L-Block Movement is gaining steam, and he looks to be completely
static: he gets 28% in every poll. given that three *very* strong
characters are fighting for votes, will that be enough for second place
again? ...first? now then, let's analyze this thing. let's start with the "real" characters - Sonic, Squall and Snake. first, Snake and Squall. Snake beat him straight-up 57-43 last year, and there's no reason for that to change. in fact, Squall > Snake is the only result that I see as being impossible -- everything else can happen. it's long been rumoured that Snake and Squall share a fanbase. Snake beat the hell out of Squall in 2002 and it looked like there was "SFF" in their 2006 match just because nobody wanted to believe Snake was that strong. plus, Squall had KH2 - how could he not have boosted? Snake did end up being that strong though, and the "proof" is inconclusive. that said, there's been a lot of matches involving FF7 and MGS where Weird Crap has happened, most notably FF7 vs. MGS in the Game Contest. no one knows if that's weird or not, but you have to look at that and say "whoa." I still can't believe FFT went even with MGS, but that's for another day. anyway, I've always noticed that fans of Squall are also fans of Snake for whatever reason. people who like one seem to like the other. I think this hurts both of them. it may not be the tightest affiliation, but, um, did you see Dante/Leon/Pikachu? Something Weird happened there, and I have no idea what. the same thing could happen with Snake and Squall. then there's the Brawl Boys -- Snake and Sonic. do they suck votes from each other based on how hyped people are over that game? I don't know, it seems unlikely given that these guys are so popular and people should have formed an opinion long ago.. but Snake flat out boosted through the roof and took Sonic down on the way, so you've gotta look at it as being worth something. it's even more if you think Snake's Brawl votes dried up when facing Samus. it's very possible that all three of these guys are not going to be at peak strength when this match comes around. it also seems likely that we're going to be seeing some low numbers for first place -- I wouldn't be surprised at all if none of these guys broke 30%. which brings us to the Block. L-Block looks like he's getting stronger as time passes. people are voting that thing over everything, no matter what. the one theory I've heard repeated several times is that L-Block will fold when against real competition. well, I'd say Kratos, Snake and Riku are real competition and L didn't budge -- he actually went up in percentage. the other argument is that L's had lucky bracket placement -- two Nintendo guys sucking each other off, and then three PS2 guys doing the same. I don't buy this, either - L-Block is simply not budging from that 28%. I believe that it's possible people will look at this match as a Snake/Sonic matchup and choose the one they like more there -- I believe this will happen in the Link/Cloud final to a certain extent, for example -- but not with the L-Block. L-Block is going to keep on getting that percentage, and the more split the match is, the harder his opponents are going to have to advance past him. it's pretty much a lock that L-Block comes flying out of the gate. he'll be up hundreds of votes within minutes, unless that Snake picture absolutely destroyed him (which is a possibility). plus, if this match is even close at the end, L-Block is going to get a rally that will make Frog's look like nothing. |
| RockMFR 5 | Posted 10/31/2007 8:37:17 PM | message detail |
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L-Block is going to look like ****ing Link tomorrow. This is gonna get ugly :D --- Are you just going to eat peaches?! o_0 The Ohio State University: We are so much better than m*ch!g@n. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/31/2007 8:37:21 PM | message detail |
| so, what happens? let's start with Sonic. it just
hasn't been his contest. he might be able to benefit from some
Squall/Snake Weirdness, but I wouldn't expect this to be too huge.
plus, Sonic had a hard enough time beating Squall when there was a guy
from the same damn game in the poll. it's very possible he could make a
comeback here, but it's unlikely - I think the highest he can get is
second, and I'm picking him to take fourth. next, Squall. I believe he's going to look really good here unless Snake hurts him. he doesn't even need to be hurt by him though, since Snake is flat-out stronger than him. Snake's looked at Mario levels in previous matches, and with fan-made pics back, he should be back to optimal strength. Squall could arguably beat Sprite Snake, but that's not what we'll be seeing here. I don't know if he can pull 28%, which is where I think L will end up. I'll give him third place, which is pretty impressive given that he's still above a Noble. two weeks ago, people might have made a big deal out of this. this leaves us with Snake and L. Snake is in a very good position here unless Squall hurts him. he already beat the Block last round and he'll be back to normal. first place seems logical. ...L-Block is far from logical, though. the addition of two stronger characters are going to hurt Snake a lot more than it will L. it's possible that Sonic hurts L because he's an iconic character from the same general time period, but I'm not buying it. L is getting stronger, his pictures are probably going to be as good as they've ever been, he's got all the board support in the world, he's going to come out destroying everyone in the poll... can he win it? I don't know. do I have the balls to pick a ****ing tetris block over two Noble Niners? OH YEAH Noble Nine, broken by Vincent? L-Block beats two at the same damn time. transience's prediction: L-Block with 27.88%, Solid Snake with 26.83%, Squall with 23.48%, Sonic with 21.81% Guest’s Analysis - Gaddswell First off, I would like to say thank you to those who nominated Pikachu during the nomination phase. I doubt any of us expected Pikachu to Round 4! See, your nomination went to a good cause! Be sure to nominate Pikachu for the next character battle as well (if only for teh AUGHs)! Solid Snake The strongest character in this poll, Snake finally runs into another Noble Niner. It should be interesting to see how that Brawl fanbase splits itself between Snake and Sonic. Even without that Nintendo backing, Snake should come in first unless that supposed funny business between FF/MGS shows up and holds him back. L-Block The big wildcard here, the most successful joke 'character' we've ever seen. This thing not only managed to turn a 44/31 loss at the hands of Kirby into not only a 28/24 upset win, but has managed to turn that same 32/28 loss to Kratos into a 28/20 win as well. In addition to that, L-Block also had the lead over Solid Snake for a good 4 hours! The Block seems guaranteed to have 25% of the vote, no matter the competition, and it will likely put up a similar number here today. Will the Noble Nine be thrashed around by a Tetris block? Sonic the Hedgehog Recently announced for SSBB, Sonic impressed in Round 2 only to disappoint in Round 3 by allowing Squall to come within 1.5% of him. Sonic team hasn't looked good all contest so the threat of him being upset by Squall or the L-Block is a probable possibility. Squall Leonhart Squall finally rids himself of his fellow Squaremates only to be led him right into the hands of Solid Snake, the man who defeated him twice prior. Squall's a contest powerhouse and a near-elite that went 50-50 with Vincent Valentine (the man who stole 2nd place from Crono) back in 2k5 and has had Kingdom Hearts 2 released since. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/31/2007 8:37:58 PM | message detail |
| This match is essentially a total crapshoot. Any
combination of the four is possible except for Squall > anyone. With
L-Block eating up a quarter of the percentage, there's not much room
for the three others to move around. If one starts doing too well,
there won't be enough percentage to go around to the other two and
L-Block will very likely place 2nd. It's a balancing act tomorrow with
each of the three all having at least 20% of the vote. Should be fun to
watch! Gaddswell predicts: Solid Snake - 29.06% L-Block - 23.83% Sonic the Hedgehog - 25.97% Squall Leonhart - 21.14% Crew Consensus: ...there is no consensus? Snake > L-Block I guess. |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 10/31/2007 8:40:03 PM | message detail |
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L-Block > Snake would make me the happiest man in the ****ing universe. --- Explicit Content. hungry like the wolf |
| Kyle Bowen | Posted 10/31/2007 8:42:21 PM | message detail |
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Snake/Sonic SSB LFF will allow Squall and Lblock to advance. KB |
| CaptainArticuno | Posted 10/31/2007 8:45:09 PM | message detail |
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i see squall and snake PS1-SFFing each other, and L-block and Sonic
iconic-status-SFFing each other. what does that mean? I couldn't say. --- Articuno... PUNCH!!! |
| Kyle Bowen | Posted 10/31/2007 8:47:04 PM | message detail |
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ok wait. Snake and Sonic SSB LFF Sonic and LBlock Icon LFF Snake and Squall ps1 LFF Snake and LBlock Badass LFF which leaves Squall only getting SFF'd once. O_O coincidence. I think not. KB |
| ZFS | Posted 10/31/2007 8:47:36 PM | message detail |
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... Anyway -- lets do this thing --- "With each passing day, the world finds new and exciting ways to kill a man." |
| Heroic Yuna | Posted 10/31/2007 8:48:10 PM | message detail |
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Squall gets owned by Video Game SFF. Sorry. =/ ~~~ Ashe. The Cream of Final Fantasy Fanboyism. http://www.destructoid.com/elephant//ul/9855-550x-contra-poster-2-dsf.jpg |
| ZFS | Posted 10/31/2007 8:49:22 PM | message detail |
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correction JSFF --- "With each passing day, the world finds new and exciting ways to kill a man." |
| RockMFR 5 | Posted 10/31/2007 8:55:04 PM | message detail |
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This is either going to be the most awesome power hour ever or the most awesome power hour ever. --- Are you just going to eat peaches?! o_0 The Ohio State University: We are so much better than m*ch!g@n. |
| Lieutenant Kettch | Posted 10/31/2007 8:55:38 PM | message detail |
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We all know that it wasn't Sora hurting Squall last round, but Sora's Keyblade. Squall/L-Block LFF. http://darkdiamond.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/WindowsLiveWriter/GetYourVeryOwnKeyblade_A887/kingdomkey_keyblade_5401.jpg |
| trannyscience | Posted 10/31/2007 8:55:42 PM | message detail |
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uhh contest fanboys and discussion speaking of which WOO BLOCK --- xyzzy "And just to clear up any remaining confusion, tranny > icon." -Shaggy |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 10/31/2007 8:57:48 PM | message detail |
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L-Block > Snake or Sonic > Snake ftw! --- Explicit Content. hungry like the wolf |
