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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 544
| Sykolan | Posted 11/3/2007 7:11:39 PM | message detail |
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and that means Link pretty much HAS to SFF/LFF L-Block to stand a chance...so, so sick. lolz, L-Block has an immunity to SFF <_< Even I can't say that with confidence anymore. OK, today's match needs to hurry up and end so we can see the epicness that is tomorrow's match. --- Pokemon Diamond FC: 0215-7322-4653 SHAPED LIKE A BOOT TO KICK YOUR ASS! VOTE L-BLOCK! |
| BesaidGuy | Posted 11/3/2007 7:16:08 PM | message detail |
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Link will win. I know L Block is the sexy pick but let us be reasonable. If Link was in this poll, he would be at around 40%+ Cloud should place 2nd as well. But there is a slight possibility. --- Leader of the Master Chief Bandwagon Believe |
| Xcarvengerx | Posted 11/3/2007 7:19:38 PM | message detail |
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150000 votes already, with 3 hours to go! --- Xcarvengerx (scar-fan-gear-rex) /n/ = A plethora of quixotic illumination. The cream of Chocobo fanboyism. |
| creativename | Posted 11/3/2007 7:21:34 PM | message detail |
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If Link was in this poll, he would be at around 40%+ No, he'd only be a point or two ahead of L-Block probably. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| Heroic Yuna | Posted 11/3/2007 7:23:59 PM | message detail |
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From creativename Posted 11/3/2007 9:08:22 PM #299 So I haven't read this topic yet, but L-Block is the clear favorite over Cloud tomorrow right? I find that pretty off-putting. So ridiculous. I worked out x-stats for this match based on Snake at 40%, and they put L-Block at 48.5% on Link. But last round L-Block was only at 40.5% on Link. He probably won't increase as much today, but he probably will increase...and that means Link pretty much HAS to SFF/LFF L-Block to stand a chance...so, so sick. this block are sick ~~~ hochiminh155 successfully defied ZELDAfear. He is truly a greater man than I. http://www.destructoid.com/elephant//ul/9855-550x-contra-poster-2-dsf.jpg |
| Draco1214 | Posted 11/3/2007 7:24:29 PM | message detail |
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Uh, Link managed over 45% on Vincent, Crono, and Zero. Why wouldn't he break 40% here? --- Currently Playing: Wild Arms 3, Persona 3 Still reeling from the ownage by Explicit Content in the Guru Contest |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 11/3/2007 7:34:30 PM | message detail |
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Probably because Snake and MC are both > Crono/Vincent in this format. At the worst MC is even with them. Dante > Zero. --- Explicit Content. hungry like the wolf |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 11/3/2007 7:35:13 PM | message detail |
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Actually, I think Link would have a good shot at 40%, but it's not like that competition was stronger. --- Explicit Content. hungry like the wolf |
| Keno316 | Posted 11/3/2007 7:40:14 PM | message detail |
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Uh, Link managed over 45% on Vincent, Crono, and Zero. Why wouldn't he break 40% here? MC and Snake better in this format. Potential Crono/Vincent LFF Link potentially LFF Zero. Not to mention Link ended the match with 64214 votes total that match. And L-Block is well close enough to that right now as is, so the % difference doesn't mean too much when the votes are so close. --- "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* |
| creativename | Posted 11/3/2007 7:58:14 PM | message detail |
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What sucks about L-Block winning is that this is a popularity contest,
the *most popular* character should win - and yet character that wins
won't even be among the 10 most popular! And that's counting all the
rallying popularity...all the rallying out there couldn't make L-Block
come close to Link one-on-one. Less popular characters winning popularity contests is not good for said popularity contests. Hopefully SBAllen will still consider this a success though and we'll see another one next year Spring hopefully! :) (though that's probably not likely) Also I hope his totally lackadaisical attitude towards cheating makes it more likely we see another contest soon, because he's probably putting a lot less time and effort into this one that Ceej used to. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| charmander6000 | Posted 11/3/2007 7:59:10 PM | message detail |
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Match LXIII: Link vs Cloud Strife vs L-Block vs Solid Snake Past Matches Round 5 Link - 39.02% Cloud Strife - 28.46% Samus Aran - 16.78% Sephiroth - 15.74% L-Block ~ 34.80% Solid Snake ~ 26.30% Master Chief ~ 23.80% Dante ~ 15.10% Analysis Welcome to the final match of GameFAQs Character Battle VI. Last round Link defeated Cloud with no problem while Samus defeated Sephiroth at the same time. Even though the match isn’t over yet whether you want to call it cheating or massive rallying L-Block broke away from its traditional 28-30% range and was easily able to round up over one-third of the votes destroying Snake compare to last round. Let’s leave L-Block out of the analysis for a while. Link is the favorite to take first in this match, if you were to add up Cloud and Sephiroth’s percent they together get 44.20% and while Link probably won’t be getting 100% of Samus’ votes it’ll probably be enough to defeat Cloud with ease plus who’s to say that all of Sephiroth’s votes are going to Cloud. I’d be surprised if Link loses if there wasn’t one more character to think about. Cloud will lose to Link though he’ll probably keep it much closer than what it was last year. Cloud has impressed me in every match except last round while Link has been performing at about expected levels though that is enough to defeat Cloud. Also Snake will be in the poll and even though only a slight amount of his votes favored Cloud that may be all that Link needs to win. With both characters fighting really hard for percent increases the chances of victory of another character. Solid Snake will get last in this poll in the Battle Royal he impressively outlasted Sephiroth though in the next day he was totally destroyed by Link and Cloud plus he has lost to L-Block over the past two rounds. It’s a shame that a joke character has made it to the finals and is going to beat Snake for a third time making the score 3-1 for the block. The L-Block is the character that will change the match the most. Just watching the match today we see L-Block winning his pack over Snake despite this time being a weaker pack. Just searching on Google you see a massive amount of rallying for the block and with this being the finals the internet will be pushing to see the joke character winning it all making sure we probably won’t be seeing this format for a while and putting GameFAQs contests as a whole on Jeopardy. L-Block will get at least second and if Cloud can get a big enough percent slice L-Block could win this entire contest. I’m picking Link > L-Block to protect what’s left of the future of our contests though I won’t be surprised to see the block taking home the gold. I and other people had L-Block losing in the first round and to see me being this wrong is very surprising. charmander6000’s Bracket: Link > Cloud charmander6000’s Prediction: Link - 30.07%, L-Block - 29.63%, Cloud - 27.25%, Solid Snake - 13.05% --- The Board 8 BOP - http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB6%20BOP.xls Match 62: Solid Snake > Sonic Points: 381/576 |
| Heroic Yuna | Posted 11/3/2007 8:00:25 PM | message detail |
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From creativename Posted 11/3/2007 9:58:14 PM #310 and yet character that wins won't even be among the 10 most popular! Prove it. ~~~ hochiminh155 successfully defied ZELDAfear. He is truly a greater man than I. http://www.destructoid.com/elephant//ul/9855-550x-contra-poster-2-dsf.jpg |
| __Mega64__ | Posted 11/3/2007 8:03:16 PM | message detail |
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If someone makes an AIM chat for the final, someone do me a favor and
invite me to it like 30 minutes before the final begins. I want in on
this. If there is no AIM chat at that time, I'll make one. I just want to fit in a bit of Civ4 and want to do a chat for what could be an epic match. --- Save the box, save the world. |
| RockMFR 5 | Posted 11/3/2007 8:23:12 PM | message detail |
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So... will the match start in 37 minutes, 1 hour and 37 minutes, or 2 hours and 37 minutes? --- beLieve o_0 The Ohio State University: We are so much better than m*ch!g@n. |
| PortugalTheMann | Posted 11/3/2007 8:31:04 PM | message detail |
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why would gamefaqs update their clocks now? that doesn't even make sense. --- Explicit Content. hungry like the wolf |
| creativename | Posted 11/3/2007 8:34:08 PM | message detail |
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This topic is pretty dead for the build-up to such an EPlC match. Hmmm...spellcheck says I spelled EPlC wrong...but I'm pretty sure that's right :) --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| creativename | Posted 11/3/2007 8:37:41 PM | message detail |
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BTW, with Link needing all the help he can get (man so wrong), people
aren't going to try and pull the Wind Waker/Phantom Hourglass picture
thing right :) --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| Keno316 | Posted 11/3/2007 8:38:28 PM | message detail |
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It'd be funny if SB called an off day tomorrow and post-pone the match til Monday so that DST doesn't affect it in 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* |
| Merc25 | Posted 11/3/2007 8:39:43 PM | message detail |
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BTW, with Link needing all the help he can get (man so wrong),
people aren't going to try and pull the Wind Waker/Phantom Hourglass
picture thing right :) God I hope so(or bible link), but I thought doubt it happening. --- If you read this signature, then you have wasted your time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BEsZMvrq-I |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/3/2007 8:50:53 PM | message detail |
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Finals: Match 63 – Link vs. Cloud Strife vs. L-Block vs. Solid Snake Moltar’s Analysis Link - I’m banned from the character battles. It’s because I’m too liked or something. Round 1 – 70.50% vs. Bidoof, Miles and Agent J Round 2 – 51.19% vs. Vincent, Bidoof and Zelda Round 3 – 45.37% vs. Vincent, Crono and Zero Round 4 – 36.42% vs. Sephiroth, Mario and Vincent Round 5 – 39.02% vs. Cloud, Samus and Sephiroth Link takes first again yawn. Cloud - Well, Cloud is the 2nd strongest character at GameFAQs…(maybe) Round 1 – 61.24% vs. Ocelot, Jill and Zolom Round 2 – 56.10% vs. Marcus, Ocelot and Kefka Round 3 – 49.59% vs. Ryu, Auron and Marcus Round 4 – 41.23% vs. Samus, Mega Man and Ryu Round 5 – 28.46% vs. Link, Samus and Sephiroth Cloud loses to Link again yawn. L-Block - The most debate in this match comes from….and I can’t believe I’m saying this…L-Block vs. Laharl. Seriously, Laharl is so weak that we question his ability to take out a Tetris piece. 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 Round 4 – 29.03% vs. Snake, Sonic and Squall Round 5 – ~34.70% vs. Snake, Master Chief and Dante HOLY ****ING ****! Snake - It’s been a while since we’ve seen a Noble Nine character in action. This time around, it’s Snake, and you better believe he’s dominating this group. 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 Round 4 – 28.86% vs. L-Block, Sonic and Squall Round 5 – ~26.20% vs. L-Block, Master Chief and Dante Snake gets pounded by L….again. You know, posting those Round 1 quotes made me want to go look for some more! Here are some from L-Block’s Round 1 match. Moltar - Anyway, Laharl supporters are saying, “He’s an actual character. No one actually likes a Tetris block, and he won’t get enough joke votes to take second.” Moltar - Then we have Tetris, a game that everyone has played. L-Block has all those people to pull from. Of course, with Kirby being a fan favorite, a good chunk of its support is gone right there. Still, I believe that L-Block will get votes just because its Tetris, and people like Tetris. Ulti - Kirby is the obvious first-place here, and the other three characters (<_<) are such fodder that it's difficult to predict who will take second place. Ulti - And I'm writing this match during Matt the Mii's collapse, so I don't think L-Block has the fad power going for it. HM - But the fact that we’re going to get to see L-Block perform in a contest has some entertainment to it, even if the odds are it’s going to suck hard HM - But, uh, go go go L-Block!! Yo - [Kirby's] an upper midcarder with some great performances under his belt, and he's up against three guaranteed turd-y fodder. Yo - True, [L Block’s] potential is greater than that of Laharl's, but the RPG star already has a guaranteed voting block of niche fans who will give him support. We're not sure if the same can be said of the block. Lopen - It's kinda funny to see lying around... and at least it won't get anti-voted like that damned S/Z-Block would... but who's gonna vote for it? Like Matt the Mii, I don't think most people will appreciate the joke that much... Lopen - Laharl should break 20% in this pretty easily, which is more than I can say for the other two. KH - When a damn block from Tetris gets support in a match, you know something's gone horribly wrong. KH - If people don't get the joke, make the connection that L-Block = Tetris... well, worst case scenario is it loses to Nathan Hale. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/3/2007 8:51:12 PM | message detail |
| Tran - let's start with the Block. the L-Block is
my favourite of the joke entrants this year. as long as the picture is
good, every person in the world should recognize it. Tran - so yeah, give me the Block. I don't have much confidence, but at least everyone can be like "whoa, it's a damn tetris block! awesome!" Ahh, memories. Hope at least one of those made you smile. Anyway, you would think Link > Cloud would be the predictible result, but uh…L-Block’s gaining momentum at an insane rate. You know, I wouldn’t be surprised if…screw it, I don’t care. LINK > L-BLOCK (and GameFAQs becomes the laughing stock of the interwebs confirmed) Oh, and now for the thrilling conclusion of Moltar’s Epicly Epic Character Battle Story. Previously, Link was confronted once again by Sephiroth, but he brough along another ally with him. It was none other than Cloud. Luckily for Link, he was able to talk Cloud into turning against Sephiroth, but then, Cloud set his eyes on him. Before thw two could fight, a mysterious voice invited them to the stadium. The Setting – Inside the CB6 Stadium. Link: Finally, I’ve arrived at the stadium…but it’s empty. *Link looks around the empty stadium, and all he sees is a large monitor* Cloud: …Shall we begin our fight now? ???: Wait! Cloud: That voice. Link: So sexy and manly! *Solid Snake hurries towards the two* Snake: Before you two fight it out, I need to show you something. Link: I thought you were with Samus though, how’d you get here? Snake: No time to explain! Anyway, shortly after you called, I saw this outside the spaceship. *Snake pulls out a picture and shows Link and Cloud. Cloud: What’s that? Link: It looks like a giant…block. Snake: It is a giant block, and it’s heading towards Earth. More specifically, this stadium. At the speed that it’s coming, it will crash here with enough force to destroy us. Link: ! Cloud: ! ???: Ha ha ha, so you figured out my plan. *Link, Cloud and Snake turn to the monitor, where the voice is coming from. On the screen is a picture of the back of a chair.* So you made it here after all Link. I figured you would. Link: Who are you? ???: I am the one who invited you here. I am the one who planned this whole Character Battle. I am the one who sent wave after wave of enemies at you, just so you would end up right here. I am also the only one other than Cloud…to ever defeat you. Link: …It can’t be…you. Cloud: Master… ???: JAY SOLANO OF OPERATION SHADOW! Link: http://i23.tinypic.com/8vptw2.jpg Snake: You’re the one behind all this? But why? Jay: Because I’m tired of this. The same strong characters always winning. Thanks to guys like you, I never get my time in the spotlight. I’ve beaten Link before! I deserve my spot in the Contest too! Therefore, I will kill you three, three of the strongest heroes, to make my statement. Cloud: So you used me… Jay: That’s right, Cloud. I figured you would defeat Sephiroth for me. That’s why I put you two together. You also did a fine job luring Link here. Now, you’ve outlived your usefulness. Snake, it’s also a nice surprise for you to show up here too. The more strong characters I can destroy, the better. Link: We’ll stop whatever you send at us! Jay: Oh really? You underestimate the strength of…the L-Block. I sent the L-Block into space before the Contest started. There, it encountered opponents such as Kirby, DK, and Kratos. They tried to stop the Block, but failed. Then, L-Block’s special ability kicked in. See, it grows stronger with each opponent it defeats, and the stronger the opponent, the more strength it gets. Soon, even opponents like Master Chief, Squall, and Sonic fell to the block. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/3/2007 8:52:03 PM | message detail |
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Link: He can’t be serious! Snake: He is. I’ve fought the Block too, but I couldn’t stop it, and barely got away with my life. *Just then, L-Block appears in the sky over them* Jay: The time for your death is soon! It’s been a real pleasure, Link. This will show the world to remember the name, Jay Solano. *monitor shuts off, epic music begins* Cloud: What do we do now? Snake: The only thing we can do… Link: Is stop L-Block. *The three heroes begin to gather up their energy. Above, the massive L-Block speeds towards them. The three heroes brace for the collision. Link and Cloud ready their swords, while Snake outstretches his arms, planning to hold back the block with his bare hands. Link: Here we go! Give it everything guys! *L-Block enters the stadium, and the two opposing forces collide. Which side wins? Who stands tall? Who falls? Who wins? Who loses? We’ll soon find out…* ~*The End*~ Moltar’s Match Pic: http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/2681/gfaqslinkcloudlsnakecopdl2.png Moltar’s Bracket Says: Link > Cloud Moltar’s Prediction is: Link: 32% - L-Block: 30% - Cloud: 25% - Snake: 13% Heroic Mario’s Analysis I don't think anything sums up this contest more than L-Block being in the final. I'm not sure how – or why – it's made as far as it has, but here it is in the finals. Even crazier, there seems like there's a very real shot of it placing. For whatever reason, with every match it appears in, it gets more and more support from people. The “bandwagon effect” had always been thrown around, but there's never been a whole lot to prove it – I think the L-Block has done that. Given that the Block is going to be at its strongest, by far, there's no telling what's going to happen here. But I know what's going to happen here – Cloud domination. Think about it, Cloud may not have gotten all that close to Link last round, but that's because Sephiroth was there. You may say “Yeah, but Samus was there for Link” -- and here's where the other factor comes into play. With the L-Block here, how many of those Samus voters are more likely to vote for the Block over Link? I'd say a good number of them, limiting how much of that extra vote that Link is going to receive. You're thinking, “That could apply to Sephiroth fans, too!” -- but no, Sephiroth fans, and by extension FF7 fans, probably aren't likely to get behind a joke vote when Cloud is in the poll. We already know that Cloud gets the vast majority of Sephiroth's votes, thanks to the Battle Royale last year. I would expect that to happen again here. Given this, Cloud can easily make up the deficit between he and Link, probably bringing it to near even. Now here's where L-Block further comes into play. Check out his name -- “L”-Block. How many voters are “L” fanboys? A lot, I wager. Call me crazy, but they always vote for a guy named “L”ink. Coincidence? I think not! Now if you have a lot of Link fans who are like “Okay, so this other L guy is in the final match and he's been doing great, and because Link always wins, I'll toss him my vote.” That's one more advantage Cloud has – and no that isn't an “L” in Cloud's name; it's a capitalized “i”. Believe. So at this point, Cloud is already ahead of Link, right? But we're going go need to widen the gap a bit. That's where the next factor comes into play, what I like to call the “HAY GUYZ I'S GOT NO CHARACTER” vote. You know the voters – they fancy Link, Mario, Mega Man and Samus. Nintendo voters, you could say. When stuck with the question “which non-character do I vote for here” there's going to be some that go Link, and others that go L-Block because when you compare feats, L-Block's “SHAPED LIKE A BOOT TO KICK YOUR ASS” outweighs getting revived by a fairy! |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/3/2007 8:52:35 PM | message detail |
| The next – perhaps most forgettable – factor is
“WHAT ABOUT BRAWL HOW DO I VOTE.” Let's be honest here – Brawl has most
of GameFAQs by the balls. How many topics do you see where people are
like “BIDOOF IS LEADING CAN YOU IMAGINE IF HE WAS IN BRAWL WHAT THAT
WOULD MEAN.” It's totally a gut reaction to them – it's like breathing
at this point. So now they're faced with a most interesting conundrum –
the latest guy on the block, Snake, or the old and tired guy in the
skirt? I suspect quite a few of them are all about Snake's masculine
beard at this point, so subtract a few votes there. So with all of that in mind, how can you not take Cloud here? It's impossible! I can already hear cries of “LOL THATS FANBOYISM RIGHT THUR,” but no, sir, no – it's infallible logic. Thanks to the SFVFLBTLFHGIGNCVSLABTKYAWABHDIV factor, it seems pretty clear to me what's going down here. Cloud's taking home the championship, baby! Oh, and I guess L-Block comes in second or something. Cloud – 32% L-Block – 29% Link – 29% Snake – 10% Bracket: Link > Cloud Vote: Cloud Yoblazer’s Analysis The finals. The culmination of two months worth of waiting, debating, yelling, laughing, and whining. This is the final day of contest matches we'll see in 2007, and likely the final day that I and many of my brethren will be so active on the board. It's been a great one, fellas. See you next time. Now, as for the match itself... Wow! It's fair to see that this will be the first hotly contested Character Battle final in over three years. Despite this, three of the guys favored to be here (Link, Cloud, and Solid Snake) are here, so what gives? What makes his match such an impossible-to-analyze crapshoot? The biggest X-factor in contest history, that's what. The angular hammer of destruction. The 90 degree mallet that strikes fear into the hearts of Noble Niners across the bracket. The god damned L-Block. L-Block is the most unpredictable contest force in history. He's far more unpredictable than Link 2K2, Squall/Cloud 2K3, Starcraft, Solid Snake, and The Legend of Zelda. Hell, he might be a more shocking entrant than the rest of those guys combined. Who would have thought that a humble Tetris block would have won more than a match or two, let alone make it into the final match so easily? L-Block is a product of rallied votes, unseen levels of momentum, and a voting populace tired of the same old same old. While I can't say I want to see him/it win this thing, if that's what the people want, then more power to them. It's very fair to say, especially when analyzing his last few matches, that L-Block is gaining momentum on an unprecedented basis. He's stronger today than he was yesterday, and tomorrow, he'll be stronger still. In fact, I think I've seen more L-Block mania in the past 24 hours than I have in the first two months of the tournament. To me, that's a red light that L-Block will be marching (falling?) into this final battle insanely juiced up. The boost L-Block will have managed in a 24 hour period is equivalent to the boost Master Chief would get from Halo Wii and Halo DS arriving on match day. Yes, I honestly feel this way. However, he now has to flex his newfound might against two entirely different beasts. Link and Cloud Strife are not Snake, Sonic, or Master Chief. They are the two most dominant forces these contest (this format included) have ever seen, and thus far, they've proven it. After the last match, Link, especially, looks truly frightening. There's no doubt in my mind that either Link and Cloud could easily outdo L-Block's current percentage against this competition. Will that be good enough to hold off the people's champ? |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/3/2007 8:53:26 PM | message detail |
| I really have no clue, which kinda makes you
wonder what the hell I've been rambling about these past few
paragraphs. While Link and Cloud still look
stronger, such traditional comparisons don't work against L-Block,
especially when we can be assured he'll be at his peak strength tonight. There are so many things that are impossible to picture in this match. It's impossible to picture Cloud losing to anyone but Link. It's impossible to imagine Link losing at all, let alone potentially twice in the same match. It's impossible to imagine any character splitting Link and Cloud in the same match. And it's impossible to imagine L-Block not scoring 30%. However, at least one of those scenarios will happen, and it's going to be bonkers around here when it does. As for my prediction (ie. shot-in-the-dark guess), I'll uhh... I'll go with... good lord, this is tough. The closest thing I have resembling "confidence" is my belief that Cloud has no shot. I think Cloud Strife will lose to a Tetris block, god help me. His horrible first hour, coupled with L-Block's early vote from the heavens, will equal a complete disaster. He could be down thousands after 60 minutes, and I don't see him making that up. A victory over Cloud would be amazing in and of itself, but I think L-Block's fanbase is smart enough to know that that isn't the real test. Link, our contest king, the god of Character Battles, has stood atop the mountain, undeterred, for years. He's the final wall, the final challenge. My friends, this could be one for the ages. Hold your ground! Hold your ground! Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, my brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of wolves and shattered shields, when the age of men comes crashing down, but it is not this day! This day we fight!! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you stand, Men of the West!!! Link - 31% L-Block - 30% Cloud Strife - 24% Solid Snake - 15% Lopen’s Analysis So... the damn L-Block is triumphant. And it appears to be gaining more and more power. Some are even calling it to bring down Link and Cloud... well, I don't believe it can. There's a world of difference between Link and Cloud, and Snake. It might have mad rallies, madder than ever before... and vote stuffing. BUT it's going to lose some votes too, because Link and Cloud are beasts. I can't see it losing that much, but it won't have to to lose. Now, I think Link has it... for two reasons. For the first, it seems like Cloud is going to be relatively abandoned in this match. I don't know, the vibe amongst Cloud voters I've seen is "I want Link to lose, so I'm voting the L-Block" On the other hand, all of us that hate L-Block like the plague are going to screen to Link, to save us from this horrible... thing. Oh, and Cloud of course is weaker, and will be drained by Solid Snake more than Link will. The second... now... if you'll recall, Master Chief lost. But he... how did Master Chief lose...? He's INVINCIBLE! And what happened to his day vote? ... I know what happened. That coward Link... the thief... I remember, now... the camera I had propped up to protect the Game Fuel. An L-Block was in the way as I went to check it... in disgust I turned away, searching for my flamethrower to promptly dispose of it. But now... now... http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c38/NeoX-Death/MissingFuel.jpg Augh... damn you, Link. I always knew they were right in Link's Awakening when they called you "Thief." I... I... well... fine. Use it well. FIGHT FOR US, HERO OF TIME. USE THE GAME FUEL. DESTROY THE STUPID ASS TETRIS PIECE. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/3/2007 8:53:53 PM | message detail |
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Lopen's vote: Link. Believe. Lopen's prediction: Link - 36.04% ACCURSED TETRIS PIECE - 32.00% Cloud - 21.51% Solid Snake - 10.45% Transience’s Analysis well, here we go. Link/Cloud IX, with Link leading 7-1. Cloud's looked good all contest, but he'll need a superhuman effort in order to beat Link. oh, wait. THERE IS AN L-BLOCK IN THE WAY. after round 2, I said that the L-Block had the third-best chance of winning this contest after Link and Cloud. I was mostly saying that nobody else had a chance and it would take a joke of epic proportions to beat them out for first, but here we are. seriously, how do you analyze this? the thing has gone from 30% against Kirby, Laharl and Nathan Hale to 34% on Solid Snake, Master Chief, and Dante. at one point (yesterday), it looked like the thing was static. 28% every time. I did a little math and made this post: trannyscience | Posted 11/2/2007 12:46:48 AM | message detail | #199 well, let's say L holds his 28%. unlikely? who knows at this point. that leaves 72% for Link/Cloud/Snake. we've seen that match before.. Cloud Strife 35.71% 54057 Link 44.65% 67579 Solid Snake 19.64% 29733 TOTAL VOTES 151369 assume the same vote total, give them 72% of this and you get: Cloud - 38921 Link - 48657 Snake - 21407 L-Block - 42384 ...heh. so, if you believe L-Block's 28% is static, it has a serious, legitimate shot at placing. that was before today's match, where L-Block went insane. I think we've now proven that bandwagoning exists. the entire internet seems alerted to this thing. votefortheworst had a thread about it. I came across some insane L-Block ramblings in Russian. Kotaku is linking to us. L-Block is the most insane, unpredictable contest entrant we've ever had. ...most anticipated match of all time? this final is absolutely illegitimate. I don't mind - I'm loving every second of it - but there's no way to even begin to analyze it. if Cloud beats Link tomorrow, you absolutely cannot say he's stronger than Cloud, not when there's a big old L-Block in the way. if Link crushes Cloud, the same is true. you can't draw a single conclusion about the two based on this match. it's the main flaw of the format for anyone who takes the contest "seriously" -- there's so many other factors that can be tossed in that make you say "uhhh". like, you know, GameFAQs's finest being rocked by a Tetris block. so, um, how am I going here? with that momentum, is it even possible to pick against the Block? there was an argument, once upon a time, that voters would abandon the block when it got to the final because it's freaking Link vs. Cloud. everyone knows their history, and even if they thought the L-Block was funny and awesome, they'd get serious and vote for the one they liked more. think of it as being like supporting a political candidate in primaries, but then voting for the lesser evil when the Real Thing comes around. or something like that. but, um, the L-Block is real. it's legitimate. seriously, the thing had a god damn 1172 vote lead on Solid goddamn Snake in the first five minutes. Link and Cloud combined couldn't manage that. I've never seen anything even remotely like this, and I refuse to believe that momentum will suddenly stop because it's up against Link and Cloud. who the hell votes it over Snake, Sonic and Master Chief and then stops for Link and Cloud? not many people, and for those that do, another bunch will protest Link vs. Cloud IX by voting for the Block. and the momentum may take it even farther. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/3/2007 8:54:58 PM | message detail |
| the one thing that makes me doubt L? the day this
is on, daylight savings time. 25 hours. I don't know how SB is going to
handle this, but the longer the poll goes, the less support L will be
able to muster up. put it in a six hour poll and it'd crush everything
ever seen - the longer this goes, the more it's going to bleed
percentage and votes. we'll see how this is taken care of, but it's
something to remember. it's crazy, but the Tetris Block seems like the safe pick right now. the main question is: who gets hurt by the thing more, Link or Cloud? my guess would be Link. Link's always had a crazy early vote, which L-Block absolutely rocks now. seriously, he's going to be down at least 500 votes within five minutes. it might be a lot more. that's the one area where Link always destroys Cloud. if you believe in the "L-Block has Nintendo ties so it hurts Link more" idea, which is stupid, it probably hurts Link even more. this match comes down to who's fans are more loyal, and I don't care to even hazard a guess. I'm going with the guy who has been stronger for four years now -- Link. Cloud has had a fantastic tournament and has a real shot at Link in a real format *or* in this one, but I'll just play it safe. I know one thing: I don't care what I get up to tonight, I will make some weirdass excuse about how I have to be home by midnight. there's no way I'm missing our two contest gods get owned by a Tetris block for the world. call me a dork, I don't care. this will be epic. six years of contests Link, Cloud, Zelda, FF7 beaten by a Block transience's prediction: L-Block with 31.47%, Link with 29.89%, Cloud with 27.56%, Snake with 11.08% Guest’s Analysis - THE GREAT HOCHIMINH155 All of my life I have been persecuted because of my race. My family and I migrated from Vietnam to America when I was nine years old. I was immediately an outcast from the white Americans. However, I did not care because I thought I could hang with my fellow Asians. Much to my udder dismay, I was mistaken. Because of my Vietnamese heritage, I was barred from being friends with the Koreans, Japanese and Chinese. I had nobody. My parents were killed shortly after. I was truly alone. I was also 15 years old but still alone. I was a vagrant. I traveled back to Vietnam. This is where I started reading the teachers of esteemed leader, Ho Chi Minh. For those of you who don't know, think of Ho Chi Minh as the "George Washington" of Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh's teachings of communism really resonated with me. I wouldn't be a loner any more if we could all live in Ho Chi Minh's dream world. I spent ten years at a communist monastery learning to harness the art. I exited the monastery as a badass, I knew what I had to do. To achieve my master's goals, I had to take on the single biggest communication medium – the Internet. And what better place than GameFAQs, a forum of happy, open-minded individuals? The only way to make GameFAQs grovel before me was to win the Character Contest. I was 17 years old at the time and my mother was working two jobs to afford me to go to college. While she worked, I studied the GameFAQs contest history. I also devised secret formulas that the "gurus" of Board 8 didn't even dared to dream. Well, I DARED TO DREAM and I am great position to take first place in the contest. As of yesterday, I am the highest Cloud bracket. Cloud > Link is all I need to net first place and I'm here to tell you why it is inevitable that this particular result happens. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/3/2007 8:55:22 PM | message detail |
| My bracket has the finals being Cloud, Link, Snake
and Sonic. Let me start by saying that I knew L-Block would make it to
the finals, I just didn't want to change it. This is actually good for
Link because Sonic would have drained the holy hell out of him. We
confirmed this is Zelda/Tails. Regardless, Cloud will still beat Link.
Cloud has consistently outperformed Link very round. No exceptions.
While Link was struggling to break 70% on Agent J, Edgeworth and
Bidoof, Cloud was SFFing everyone into oblivion left and right. Cloud
has gotten stronger and received new SFF powers this contest thanks to
the site's second playthrough of Kingdom Hearts II or SPF. Conversely,
Twilight Princess has weakened Link and the other Zelda characters as
well as causing him to lose his SFF powers. Link failed to SFF Samus,
Mario and Bidoof. How sad. I refer to the negative affects of Twilight
Princess to be TPFF (Twilight Princess Flop Factor). Solid Snake is a
no-factor here and he won't even get 10%. He's embarrassed himself this
contest and anyone voting for him is wasting their vote. Now onto L-Block. I for one am not amused. However, some of you think he has been getting stronger this round. Well, as Lux Luthor would put it "Wrooong!" L-Block got 30% last round against 3 stronger characters of radically different fanbases. This round, he's only doing 5% better despite facing a much weaker four-pack of characters that are somewhat similar (compared to last round anyways). Also, 35% on this four-pack is impressive, but Link and Cloud would be getting close to 45% here. L-Block is going to fold in the face of real competition. To summaries, I am a communist, I am in college, Solid Snake is a joke, Cloud is stronger this year, Link is weaker this year and L-Block is not as strong as you think he is. Hochiminh's Krazy Prediction: Cloud with 32%, Link with 31%, L-Block with 28%, Solid Stupid with 9% Crew Consensus: Expect the Unexepected |
| Zerogreenchief | Posted 11/3/2007 8:57:25 PM | message detail |
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Congratulations on waisting your life on a pole. You are the failure of the day --- This site is the cancer of the internet |
| RockMFR 5 | Posted 11/3/2007 8:59:30 PM | message detail |
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*gets ready to vote just in case the saving time stuff is really screwed up* --- beLieve o_0 The Ohio State University: We are so much better than m*ch!g@n. |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 11/3/2007 9:00:26 PM | message detail |
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Unless he's planning on having a poll with no pictures... >_> --- This story is not an end yet. Because only you are in the infinity loop. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/3/2007 9:01:23 PM | message detail |
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IT'S UP! L-BLOCK AT 80% HOLY CRAP --- Moltar Status: The Analysis Crew...believe Link/Cloud/L-Block/Snake - Bracket: Link > Cloud - Vote: Snake (479/652) |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 11/3/2007 9:01:48 PM | message detail |
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more like 34.71% mirite --- This story is not an end yet. Because only you are in the infinity loop. |
| RockMFR 5 | Posted 11/3/2007 9:02:09 PM | message detail |
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lol --- beLieve o_0 The Ohio State University: We are so much better than m*ch!g@n. |
| Sykolan | Posted 11/3/2007 9:19:20 PM | message detail |
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>_> <_< Cloud is so ****ing screwed. --- Pokemon Diamond FC: 0215-7322-4653 SHAPED LIKE A BOOT TO KICK YOUR ASS! VOTE L-BLOCK! |
| Seginustemple | Posted 11/3/2007 9:26:17 PM | message detail |
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I just searched "vote for l block" on google and looked at a few of the results 0_0 It seems like the rest of the internet are just a bunch of whiners who don't want Link or Cloud winning again. So yeah, it's the "omg link wins ever time boooring" guys who are helping fuel l-block. Now I'm starting to think that since the characters that voters are actually looking to take out in this contest ARE Link and Cloud, the block is just gonna outright embarrass them.... It's been a strange but enjoyable contest. Obviously voters are sick of Link/Cloud winning, I wonder what SBAllen is gonna do next year to make it fresh again.... --- If you fail at life you try suicide. If you fail at suicide, what's next? Failing at poetry... - Fidormula |
| paraboxx | Posted 11/3/2007 9:27:06 PM | message detail |
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Huh. What happened to KH's analysis? And Ulti's? I don't know, the vibe amongst Cloud voters I've seen is "I want Link to lose, so I'm voting the L-Block" This is why I'm actually thinking L-Block will hurt Cloud more than Link. There's been a lot of talk lately about people wanting someone besides Link to win one of these things. How many of those people would normally give Cloud their support? How many of them will now give L-Block their support instead? Once again, I know the board's a bad gauge for these things, and that the history (between Cloud and Link) is not on my side. It's just...a gut feeling, I suppose. My gut was wrong about Snake and Dante, but it was right about Master Chief, dammit. And it'll be right here too. |
| Merc25 | Posted 11/3/2007 9:28:13 PM | message detail |
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IT'S UP! Don't do that to me, it scares be ****less. --- If you read this signature, then you have wasted your time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BEsZMvrq-I |
| creativename | Posted 11/3/2007 9:28:29 PM | message detail |
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From reports, solarshadow made a prediction for the final match in the Oracle topic! The best scenario would be hochiminh revealing he was solar's alt all along :-) --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 11/3/2007 9:28:59 PM | message detail |
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hochiminh being solarshadow would be the best thing ever --- This story is not an end yet. Because only you are in the infinity loop. |
| transience | Posted 11/3/2007 9:29:34 PM | message detail |
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awww yeah made it home in time Hochiminh's Krazy Prediction: Cloud with 32%, Link with 31%, L-Block with 28%, Solid Stupid with 9% wait wait what --- xyzzy "And Snake has scaled the mountain. He is within 10% of a Tetris block." -yoblazer33 |
| creativename | Posted 11/3/2007 9:30:15 PM | message detail |
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Obviously voters are sick of Link/Cloud winning, I wonder what SBAllen is gonna do next year to make it fresh again.... Say what, this contest wasn't "fresh" enough for you!? What, L-Block making the finals is been-there-done-that already? :) Unless you mean this contest was fresh and you want another fresh one...in which case, the freshest thing would have nothing to do with the format, but the type. Games would be freshest. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 11/3/2007 9:31:02 PM | message detail |
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I demand another games contest. RE4 to beat SSBB in a shocker! --- This story is not an end yet. Because only you are in the infinity loop. |
| satai_delenn | Posted 11/3/2007 9:32:37 PM | message detail |
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Another contest poem by satai. This is how today's match should have gone. Jab-L-Blocky `Twas midnight, and the bright blue bars Did gyre and gimble in the poll: All mimsy were the voters, And the trends took their toll. "Beware the Jab-L-Block, O Chief! The lines that bite, the corners that rake! Beware the demon hunter, and shun The frumious Solid Snake!" He took his plasma sword in hand: Long time the manxome block he sought -- So rested he by his old Banshee, And stood awhile in thought. And, as in uffish thought he stood, The Jab-L-Block, with squares of flame, Came whiffling down upon his head, And burbled as it came! One, two! One, two! And through and through The plasma blade went snicker-snack! He killed the n00b, and with its cube He went galumphing back. "And, has thou slain the Jab-L-Block? Come to my arms, my Master Chief! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!" Cortana had no grief. `Twas midnight, and the bright blue bars Did gyre and gimble in the poll; All mimsy were the voters, And the trends took their toll. --- My Contest Hero: Riku Currently playing: Aria of Sorrow, Silent Hill 2, Super Mario RPG |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 11/3/2007 9:32:57 PM | message detail |
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Hey Bacon choose those pictures a bit faster --- This story is not an end yet. Because only you are in the infinity loop. |
| Seginustemple | Posted 11/3/2007 9:34:17 PM | message detail |
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Unless you mean this contest was fresh and you want another fresh
one...in which case, the freshest thing would have nothing to do with
the format, but the type. Games would be freshest. Yeah, that's what I meant. 4-way matches have been nuts but I think it'd lose it's appeal if it was done next year. A games contest or a fictional character would be optimal, I guess. And I DID notice Solarshadow in the oracle topic. Made me smile to see him make a prediction. --- If you fail at life you try suicide. If you fail at suicide, what's next? Failing at poetry... - Fidormula |
| creativename | Posted 11/3/2007 9:36:19 PM | message detail |
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How long does it take for Cloud to break 20% here? We could be waiting a looong time... --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| ZFS | Posted 11/3/2007 9:37:24 PM | message detail |
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30 minutes book it believe --- "With each passing day, the world finds new and exciting ways to kill a man." |
| Seginustemple | Posted 11/3/2007 9:37:45 PM | message detail |
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....Cloud's board vote will be just...epic amounts of bad here... --- If you fail at life you try suicide. If you fail at suicide, what's next? Failing at poetry... - Fidormula |
| Lopen | Posted 11/3/2007 9:38:04 PM | message detail |
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That's awesome, man. Almost insulting to the Jabberwocky though to be compared to such scum...! Heh. --- "GUYS I JUST DRANK A MASTER CHIEF SODA, MASTER CHIEF FOR 2007!" - Swirldude |
| Merc25 | Posted 11/3/2007 9:42:01 PM | message detail |
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will this match be extended an extra hour or will SB chose the pics at the last minute? --- If you read this signature, then you have wasted your time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BEsZMvrq-I |
