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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 546
| Warsola | Posted 11/4/2007 10:40:19 AM | message detail |
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I need to start playing FFX again. I never played much of it. --- And if we destroyed two lines at a time, we'd have four times the votes! Official Head of the L-Block Belief Core! |
| ZFS | Posted 11/4/2007 10:40:29 AM | message detail |
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The Chocobo race is one of the dumbest things I've ever done. That was awful. --- "With each passing day, the world finds new and exciting ways to kill a man." |
| wavedash101 | Posted 11/4/2007 10:41:06 AM | message detail |
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best minigame ever...aquired taste I guess =) --- Our shields cannot withstand wavedashing of this magnitude! Annoying posters! I am the great wavedash! [no u cru] |
| ZFS | Posted 11/4/2007 10:41:18 AM | message detail |
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Haha. Blitzball's awesome. --- "With each passing day, the world finds new and exciting ways to kill a man." |
| Warsola | Posted 11/4/2007 10:41:52 AM | message detail |
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I wanna be a blitzball! --- And if we destroyed two lines at a time, we'd have four times the votes! Official Head of the L-Block Belief Core! |
| Drakeryn | Posted 11/4/2007 10:42:02 AM | message detail |
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either Samus hurt Link more than Sephiroth hurt Cloud or L-Block is
hurting Cloud. this is just pathetic for a guy who looked to be at
least Link's equal through a few rounds. I don't follow voting trends, so I can't offer any objective take on this statement. All I can offer is my own reason for voting, which is this: As a major Cloud fan, I don't mind Cloud failing to take the ultimate championship, as long as Link doesn't get the championship either. When I woke up everyone was talking about a possible Link comeback. So I voted L-Block. --- I don't need to do a better job. I need better P.R. on the job I do. - Calvin |
| satai_delenn | Posted 11/4/2007 10:42:51 AM | message detail |
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Oddly enough, the only minigame I ever got addicted to was Sphere Break
in FFX-2. I don't know why. I just couldn't stop playing it. --- My Contest Hero: Riku Currently playing: Aria of Sorrow, Silent Hill 2, Super Mario RPG |
| RPGuy96 | Posted 11/4/2007 10:43:05 AM | message detail |
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Blitzball was pretty simple with Jecht Shot, at least. I don't think I
lost a match, except maybe the first one against Luca. The other
minigames (chocobo, lightning, butterflies) are the worst things ever,
though. --- Mustache...and green...Only Explicit Content is more badass than Luigi! www.rit.edu/~zmb0386/Brawl.jpg |
| YoAriel33 | Posted 11/4/2007 10:45:19 AM | message detail |
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I beat the lightning catching pretty quickly, but I was lucky enough to develop a sick (and kinda cheap) strategy. --- yoblazer33: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... Explicit Content pwn me... in the Guru Contest! |
| wavedash101 | Posted 11/4/2007 10:47:53 AM | message detail |
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oh there are strategies that make it much easier...its the time commiment that drives me insane --- Our shields cannot withstand wavedashing of this magnitude! Annoying posters! I am the great wavedash! [no u cru] |
| transience | Posted 11/4/2007 10:48:07 AM | message detail |
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I loved Sphere Break. I can play Chocobo Hot and Cold endlessly. Blitzball, though.. no. when you hit Luca, I try to make sure it doesn't end in a tie so I don't have to play anymore. --- not even the great L-Block messing up the contest could stop Explicit Content, sexiest man of all time, from owning the Guru Contest. 'grats, brudda. |
| YoAriel33 | Posted 11/4/2007 10:49:38 AM | message detail |
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That's where I got really lucky. I found an area near the top of the
north section (pretty close to the Macalania entrance) where lightning
strikes every 5-7 seconds. It let me build up a good rhythm. I still
can't imagine how people could ever beat that minigame if they stick to
areas where lightning strikes every 20-30 seconds. Seems impossible. --- yoblazer33: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... Explicit Content pwn me... in the Guru Contest! |
| wavedash101 | Posted 11/4/2007 10:49:57 AM | message detail |
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the Luca game sucks hard but its alot better once you can recruit your own team I wish I had more time for games like FFX =( --- Our shields cannot withstand wavedashing of this magnitude! Annoying posters! I am the great wavedash! [no u cru] |
| wavedash101 | Posted 11/4/2007 10:51:39 AM | message detail |
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yeah thats one of the things that helps...I cannot imagine people finishing it without a NoEncountes item on though --- Our shields cannot withstand wavedashing of this magnitude! Annoying posters! I am the great wavedash! [no u cru] |
| YoAriel33 | Posted 11/4/2007 10:53:09 AM | message detail |
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1. No Encounters 2. Find northern area where lightning strikes every 5-7 seconds 3. Mute television (false sound cues are such a *****) 4. Have some bored person count for you Makes it infinitely easier. --- yoblazer33: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... Explicit Content pwn me... in the Guru Contest! |
| Lopen | Posted 11/4/2007 10:53:24 AM | message detail |
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Eh, I liked Blitzball enough to get Wakka's item effortlessly, but once
the rewards were gone I never played it again, heh. The rest of the
minigames in that game can die, though. Nice to see Link has it in him to make good cuts on this thing... 6500 vote comeback with the day vote? Damn straight, Link's packin GAME FUEL today. --- "GUYS I JUST DRANK A MASTER CHIEF SODA, MASTER CHIEF FOR 2007!" - Swirldude |
| Merc25 | Posted 11/4/2007 10:53:53 AM | message detail |
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next time we a CB, what will be Weighted Companion Cube odds? I got a good feeling it destroy Crono, and Sonic in 1v1. --- If you read this signature, then you have wasted your time. vote for L-Block |
| satai_delenn | Posted 11/4/2007 10:54:37 AM | message detail |
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I really wanted to like blitzball, but my first time through a game I
like to go straight through the plot without doing too many side things
to distract me, so I didn't spend enough time with blitzball to figure
out what the heck was going on. When I replay FFX (which I will do, sometime soon) I plan to try a little harder to get decent at it. --- My Contest Hero: Riku Currently playing: Aria of Sorrow, Silent Hill 2, Super Mario RPG |
| YoAriel33 | Posted 11/4/2007 10:55:15 AM | message detail |
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| Heroic Yuna | Posted 11/4/2007 10:55:35 AM | message detail |
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aww yeah ffx stats and discussion ~~~ 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 |
| YoAriel33 | Posted 11/4/2007 10:57:06 AM | message detail |
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I don't know what a weighted companion cube is, but I think people are
losing touch with reality if they think we can capture lightning in a
bottle again. This was special. Just enjoy it without flooding the next
contests with blocks and cubes. aww yeah ffx stats and discussion I guess that's what happens when the finals are wrapping up and there's not much left to analyze (as if we ever could analyze this match in the first place =P). --- yoblazer33: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... Explicit Content pwn me... in the Guru Contest! |
| YoAriel33 | Posted 11/4/2007 10:58:21 AM | message detail |
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Oh, and L-Block finally dropped below his final percentage from yesterday. See, we knew Link and Cloud would make a difference! --- yoblazer33: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... Explicit Content pwn me... in the Guru Contest! |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 11/4/2007 10:59:48 AM | message detail |
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Did anyone notice how this match is extremely similar to the Battyle
Royale last year? If you assume L-Block ends at 34%. the expected
ending percent for the other 3 based on the Battle Royale is Link: 29.46% Cloud: 23.56% Snake: 12.99% The only difference is Snake is sucking it up a bit more than he should --- This story is not an end yet. Because only you are in the infinity loop. |
| HeroicTronBonne | Posted 11/4/2007 11:09:10 AM | message detail |
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FFX would be great if the biggest plot twist in it didn't suck. --- GSB International Champion WWEGSB Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| wavedash101 | Posted 11/4/2007 11:11:37 AM | message detail |
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wut plot twist...well auron's rocked I thought --- Our shields cannot withstand wavedashing of this magnitude! Annoying posters! I am the great wavedash! [no u cru] |
| HeroicTronBonne | Posted 11/4/2007 11:13:12 AM | message detail |
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The one where you find out.... *SPOILAHS OMG* That Tidus is a dream or whatever. I just really didn't care for that. Almost everything else in FFX was stellar though. Mainly the combat system and Blitzball. Oh, and the Aeons ****ing dominated. --- GSB International Champion WWEGSB Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| wavedash101 | Posted 11/4/2007 11:15:19 AM | message detail |
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I didnt think it was that bad...there have definitely been worse plot twists --- Our shields cannot withstand wavedashing of this magnitude! Annoying posters! I am the great wavedash! [no u cru] |
| satai_delenn | Posted 11/4/2007 11:16:58 AM | message detail |
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Did anyone notice how this match is extremely similar to the Battyle
Royale last year? If you assume L-Block ends at 34%. the expected
ending percent for the other 3 based on the Battle Royale is Link: 29.46% Cloud: 23.56% Snake: 12.99% The only difference is Snake is sucking it up a bit more than he should Yeah--this is interesting. I actually had pretty much exactly this idea in my "analysis" of this match before I "added" all the other "factors"...unfortunately my "analysis" was mostly a joke, heh. I had the block at 36 there though, to reflect its tendency to increase each round. --- My Contest Hero: Riku Currently playing: Aria of Sorrow, Silent Hill 2, Super Mario RPG |
| Yesmar | Posted 11/4/2007 11:20:09 AM | message detail |
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Here are some factoids I collected about the contest. Feel free to correct me if I missed any/made any errors. Only Double Comeback: Marcus Fenix against Kefka and Ocelot (4th to 2nd) Only Double Drop: Mudkip against Ganondorf and Luigi (1st to 3rd) Most Rounds Advancing Together: L-Block/Snake (3) Only other Couples advancing Multiple Rounds: Mario/Big Boss, Master Chief/Yuna, Dante/Amaterasu, Sonic/Sub-Zero (1st/2nd), Link/Vincent (2nd/3rd) Only people to Beat Someone who Previously Beat Them: L-Block (Three Rounds in a Row), Alucard, Riku, Gordon Freeman, Ryu (SF), Luigi, Pikachu, Dante (One Round) Only people to go from 1st to 4th between rounds: Liquid Snake, Duke Nukem and Pikachu Since nobody ended the contest with a perfect record: Longest Streak of Wins: Link (5) Second Longest: Cloud/Master Chief (4) Farthest Round Reached Without Winning a Match: L-Block (4th Round) Shame we never got to see any triple comebacks or triple drops. --- Congratulations to Explicit Content, the 2007 Guru Winner!! |
| Keno316 | Posted 11/4/2007 11:21:59 AM | message detail |
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Ugh! FFX mini games... Choccobo Races, Lighting Dodging and Butterfly catching....God I hated them. If only they hadn't been needed for the stupid crests. Choccobo races was the only one I was successful at. Blitzball was kinda fun, but God I hated the stupid Al Bhed team. I hate how in the story they we could beat them easily, but in the league they kicked my ass royally. --- "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* |
| YoAriel33 | Posted 11/4/2007 11:24:23 AM | message detail |
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Actually, the toughass mini games get you the Sigils. The Crests are
pretty easy to get. Also, yeah, Al Bhed was tough because their
goalkeeper was a beast. --- yoblazer33: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... Explicit Content pwn me... in the Guru Contest! |
| cyko | Posted 11/4/2007 11:25:38 AM | message detail |
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i LOVED Blitzball. my team was unstoppable. as unstoppable as the L-Block! --- I support the following SC2K6 characters: L-Block, Phoenix Wright, Magus, Agent J, Vincent Valentine, Miles Edgeworth, HK-47, Zero, Kefka |
| fallenstar | Posted 11/4/2007 11:27:40 AM | message detail |
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L-Block's strength comes from mass rallying, and not so much people on gamefaqs riding a bandwagon. When you look at it's matches with solid snake. First match (Kratos/L-block/snake/riku) snake had 46201, block had 40774 and votals were 142403. Second match (Snake/block/sonic/squall) snake had 44489, block had 44753 and votals were 154165. Third match (Master Chief/Dante/L-Block/Solid Snake) snake had 43081, block had 56925!, votals were 164401. Snake is almost the same, only drops a little due to stronger opponents. If you minus L- block's increase in votes, votals would be about the same. Only L block increases as time passes. (Cloud Strife/Samus Aran/Link/Sephiroth) and (Sephiroth/Mario/Link/Vincent Valentine) only had 144,000 votes. Sure since characters there have similiar fanbases so votals might have suffered a bit but considering the strength of these characters it;s reasonable to assume that > 90% of gamefaqs voted there. Today's match is probably going to go over 180,000 I believe the rallies are giving L-block between 20,000 to 40,000 of it's votes. This also means, that no matter what Link does at this point, he can't win as the instant he goes up, more people rally. But on the bright side, at least it's bringing more visitors to the site, even if most of them are only temporary. --- Truly if there is evil in this world. It lies within the heart of mankind. - Dhaos |
| Mumei | Posted 11/4/2007 11:30:45 AM | message detail |
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While I'm wililng to accept that L-Block rallying results in 10 -
20,000 more votes total, I don't believe that they all go to L-Block.
I'd bet at best that 60-ish% of them are going to him. Oh, and question. If this were Link / Tanner / L-Block / Snake, how would the percentages change? --- "I believe that words uttered in passion contain a greater living truth than do those words which express thoughts rationally conceived" - Sensei |
| XIII_rocks | Posted 11/4/2007 11:38:14 AM | message detail |
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1-on-1 match 8-pack! L-Block Kirby Crono Megaman Vincent Valentine Ganondorf Sonic Solid Snake --- http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=34492787 Sign plz Explicit Content beat me. |
| satai_delenn | Posted 11/4/2007 11:38:48 AM | message detail |
| Man, I just had a thought. How crazy would the FFP
of this contest have been? Four-way matches aside, creatively writing
L-Block into advancing every round and potentially winning the whole
thing would have been hilarious. Some rounds someone thought it was a weapon and used it to bludgeon their opponents to death. Other rounds it just sat unassumingly in the corner until two of the others had been eliminated. Finally the other contestants realized that it, too, had been invited to fight...and it was winning. So they banded together to stop it, but it was too late. Silliest FFP ever. :P --- My Contest Hero: Riku Currently playing: Aria of Sorrow, Silent Hill 2, Super Mario RPG |
| The Real Truth | Posted 11/4/2007 11:39:51 AM | message detail |
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Is anyone watching the Vikings/Chargers game? Vikings just attmpted a 58 yard fg with 4 seconds left in the first half only to have it ran back for a 109 yard TD. --- So like, Explicit Contentplaced first and way above me in the Guru Contest and stuff. |
| transience | Posted 11/4/2007 11:40:12 AM | message detail |
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it's so weird to see a stall at 6500 votes. this is what happens when Link and the L-Block are engaged in an epic battle. --- not even the great L-Block messing up the contest could stop Explicit Content, sexiest man of all time, from owning the Guru Contest. 'grats, brudda. |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 11/4/2007 11:41:10 AM | message detail |
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Zero did it to Crono. --- I got surprise sex'd by a Gyrating Grandma in the Guru Contest. |
| transience | Posted 11/4/2007 11:41:49 AM | message detail |
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Crono could lose updates to the frog from frogger, though. --- not even the great L-Block messing up the contest could stop Explicit Content, sexiest man of all time, from owning the Guru Contest. 'grats, brudda. |
| Yesmar | Posted 11/4/2007 11:43:10 AM | message detail |
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Zero did it to Crono. Zero also did it to Mario with a 27,000 vote lead. I guess he's just crazy with stuff like this. --- Congratulations to Explicit Content, the 2007 Guru Winner!! |
| Keno316 | Posted 11/4/2007 11:49:10 AM | message detail |
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Is anyone watching the Vikings/Chargers game? Vikings just attmpted a 58 yard fg with 4 seconds left in the first half only to have it ran back for a 109 yard TD. I saw. Its a record that can't ever be broken...unless the NFL were to extend the field length for some reason... --- "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* |
| AerisHilton | Posted 11/4/2007 11:49:16 AM | message detail |
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L-Block Kirby Crono Megaman Vincent Valentine Ganondorf Sonic Solid Snake Kirby Megaman Ganondorf Solid Snake Megaman Solid Snake Solid Snake --- MerSHINEsess 4 Lyfe |
| HeroicTronBonne | Posted 11/4/2007 11:58:15 AM | message detail |
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Are we seriously talking about football now? Oh no...stats topic is about to go downhill >_> --- GSB International Champion WWEGSB Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| Keno316 | Posted 11/4/2007 12:04:53 PM | message detail |
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Well, this match is done. As much as he wants to, Link stands absolutely no chance. ...Man that is still weird to say... --- "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 11/4/2007 12:15:44 PM | message detail |
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Still, that's something to talk about. The fact that this contest and
everything we've come to expect from it trend wise has been broken in
half. --- GSB International Champion WWEGSB Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| Tohoya | Posted 11/4/2007 12:27:31 PM | message detail |
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bltzball is definitely the best FF minigame ever. Triple Triad comes close, but blitzball takes the cake. --- "There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses." --Ezekiel 23:20 |
| Sykolan | Posted 11/4/2007 12:28:09 PM | message detail |
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Keno316 | Posted 11/4/2007 3:04:53 PM | message detail Well, this match is done. As much as he wants to, Link stands absolutely no chance. ...Man that is still weird to say... I hear you there. It's such a strange feeling, saying that Link is beat. I mean...wow. I predicted a L-Block victory but damn...I sure as hell didn't expect the prediction to come true. Guess we all better enjoy it while we can. This will probably be the only time during this decade that we can say, "lol Link." <_< --- Pokemon Diamond FC: 0215-7322-4653 SHAPED LIKE A BOOT TO KICK YOUR ASS! VOTE L-BLOCK! |
| Lopen | Posted 11/4/2007 12:29:08 PM | message detail |
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So how much better would MC be doing here than Snake? I could see him with 18-20% and giving Cloud a small scare...! --- "GUYS I JUST DRANK A MASTER CHIEF SODA, MASTER CHIEF FOR 2007!" - Swirldude |
| transience | Posted 11/4/2007 12:30:09 PM | message detail |
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I thought picking anything but L-Block here was crazy. after what he
did to Snake last round, it seemed obvious to me that he was going to
walk over Link and Cloud too. Link isn't invincible, he can be beaten.
he's not held up as some kind of demigod to anyone but the people who
follow these things. --- not even the great L-Block messing up the contest could stop Explicit Content, sexiest man of all time, from owning the Guru Contest. 'grats, brudda. |
