GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 593
| Karma Hunter | Posted 10/12/2008 1:23:16 AM | message detail |
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Hey it's Big Boss dominating and Nintendo flopping so how's everyone else doing this fine night --- turnturnturn your brain in turnturnturn your brain in |
| Iubaris | Posted 10/12/2008 1:24:32 AM | message detail |
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*checks poll* God DAMMIT. My Division 7 is a complete and utter failure. *crumples up bracket and throws in the trash* --- It's iubaris, not Lubaris. Bracket: 79 points || Oracle: 28th || Guru: 12th |
| vcharon | Posted 10/12/2008 1:26:50 AM | message detail |
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Nintendo dominance is apparently over now. SquareFAQs, MGSFAQs and ItemFAQs are in control --- :> |
| greatone10 | Posted 10/12/2008 1:28:16 AM | message detail |
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Mario Mushroom for CBVIII! --- Donkey Kong Country 2 for next Games contest. Brawl FC: 3050-7287-5564 Kart FC: 3738-0020-0896 |
| Fayt_Esteed | Posted 10/12/2008 1:34:01 AM | message detail |
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I wouldn't be surprised to see Chief break 50%. Professor Layton =
non-factor. I don't know where Kain is in order of FF4 popularity...and
with Cecil having laid an egg earlier, I doubt that will help Kain's
case at all. --- Isaac and Princess Kumatora for SSB4! SSBB Mains: Zelda, Peach, Lucas, Ness Now we must duel, like two gleaming banjos on a moonlit stoop! -Dimentio, SPM |
| creativename | Posted 10/12/2008 1:36:19 AM | message detail |
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Nintendo dominance is apparently over now. SquareFAQs, MGSFAQs and ItemFAQs are in control I would say Square has remained about static actually. As for ItemFAQs, that's a definite. And the Super Mushroom would absolutely dominate in a 4-way. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 10/12/2008 1:38:34 AM | message detail |
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We should sub out Nana for Darth Vader's Lightsaber and see what happens. --- Yoblazer: http://i33.tinypic.com/16hnm05.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| HaRRicH | Posted 10/12/2008 1:40:44 AM | message detail |
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About MC tomorrow: if people think MC will get low-40's%, please look below: http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2881 http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2904 Now, let's compare them: Yuna would have smashed Raiden last year and will still likely lose to her, Kain Highwind wouldn't beat Vercetti when Kefka couldn't while Alucard would break him, and Professor Layton wouldn't be far from PaRappa...so we can safely assume Liquid murders him. So, all of MC's opponents tomorrow should be notably weaker than either of his first two matches last year... ...and those polls were before (Vercetti/PaRappa) and after (Alucard/Liquid) his Halo 3 release. He nearly had 46% before it and it's fair to assume tomorrow's four-way is weaker...and post-release, he nearly had 44% when there's absolutely no question tomorrow's four-way is far weaker. To be fair, that was MC's contest to shine since the hype was huge and its release was during the contest. However, if that has diminished, then something to consider would be how well the 360 has been doing. It increased in ownership here more than the Wii in the past year (perhaps more than the Wii and DS combined...?) while online gaming is at an all-time high, more people would rather only be able to play a 360 than any other system, and Hayabusa was able to pull a huge board upset on Zero. Barring some exceptions (Tim, Kaim), the system has been doing better than ever here. Perhaps that would keep MC from losing a lot of his momentum from last year...hard to say. Regardless, the main argument would be that tomorrow's four-way is nothing compared to what his had in R2 last year, and I would still think it's weaker than what he had in R1 where he was in pre-release mode and still got 45.69%. The only way he falls below that is if his original hype and excitement from its imminent release helped him out and he has lost that now, but there's still little reason to see him to worth than, say, 44%. --- NRT winners: Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow, Star Fox 64, Donkey Kong Country 2 Remember these games! |
| HaRRicH | Posted 10/12/2008 1:47:10 AM | message detail |
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Oh, and completely unrelated, but since I found this poll: http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3059 Lopen, I'm not so sure Pac-Man folds over for Donkey Kong anymore! =P --- NRT winners: Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow, Star Fox 64, Donkey Kong Country 2 Remember these games! |
| WhatTheDarn | Posted 10/12/2008 1:48:13 AM | message detail |
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Lucas has a lower percentage now than Tanner managed against Snake. --- "War is no reason to end a friendship." - Solid Snake |
| creativename | Posted 10/12/2008 1:49:48 AM | message detail |
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Something fishy happened with Liquid in that match though. And either
Vercetti fell off the map (quite possible, in which case Kain could
beat him), or something fishy was there too. Sonic characters are looking like a joke so far this year That's been their rep since last year. But I was thinking about Sonic team the last couple years. Like everyone else, I've thought how the format hurt them. But what if it's not the format? Chrono Trigger characters did worse last year, but we've assumed that's because the game is fading and they're getting weaker. Not that it's the format. Maybe Sonic team has just gotten weaker, because they haven't had a big well-received game in so long? Sonic could still do decent this year though, because he's gotten more exposure recently than the other Sonic characters. But I still expect him to be weaker than Chief; they should be pretty close though. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
| vcharon | Posted 10/12/2008 1:53:57 AM | message detail |
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I'm not sure about Chrono characters. Crono looked fairly impressive in
his match, maybe he's going to turn back the hands of time with the new
port of CT. As for Sonic... yep, I think he's in some serious trouble. Barring some sort of unexpected surprise from his match, I think it can be safely said he is most definitely the bottom rung of the Noble 9 and is in real danger of losing Vincent, Squall or hell, Big Boss. --- :> |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 10/12/2008 1:54:16 AM | message detail |
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Sonic was just far too awful last year for me to expect anything
noteworthy this time around. He had four matches, three of them were
total duds, and the one good (admittedly great) performance came right
after he was announced for Brawl. If Sandbag makes it out of the first
round, I'd be extremely confident in Auron beating Sonic during the
second round. I'd probably bet money on it if I could. now why the hell doesn't my bracket reflect this oh well --- Yoblazer: http://i33.tinypic.com/16hnm05.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| vcharon | Posted 10/12/2008 1:57:24 AM | message detail |
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I've got Sonic going a good ways, but eventually going down to
Sephiroth > Master Chief. But I don't think he's going to make it.
If the strong performances from Squall and Sora are any indication of
Auron, Sonic might be done in that round. --- :> |
| HaRRicH | Posted 10/12/2008 2:00:00 AM | message detail |
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Something fishy happened with Liquid in that match though. Likely true, but then consider that Raiden is in the match now. There's a chance something similar can happen to Raiden now. In fact, as a side-note, between possible fishiness (SFF?) of MC/MGS and BB/Raiden pulling at each other, Kirby's not exactly out of the running of advancing next round... ...but it sure does look grim. --- NRT winners: Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow, Star Fox 64, Donkey Kong Country 2 Remember these games! |
| Xuxon | Posted 10/12/2008 2:01:49 AM | message detail |
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I've got Sonic going a good ways, but eventually going down to
Sephiroth > Master Chief. But I don't think he's going to make it.
If the strong performances from Squall and Sora are any indication of
Auron, Sonic might be done in that round. Er... what? Auron can beat Sonic in round 2 and Sonic can still advance up to meeting Master Chief. Unless you mean Sandbag? Or Auron beating Sonic in a poll with Sephiroth? --- DQVIII LLG - level 1/6/10/19, before Captain Crow Brawl FC: 0344-9611-6716 |
| Xuxon | Posted 10/12/2008 2:03:15 AM | message detail |
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What about Yuna/Liquid fishiness? The FF/MGS weirdness strikes again! --- DQVIII LLG - level 1/6/10/19, before Captain Crow Brawl FC: 0344-9611-6716 |
| vcharon | Posted 10/12/2008 2:06:02 AM | message detail |
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Er... what? Auron can beat Sonic in round 2 and Sonic can still
advance up to meeting Master Chief. Unless you mean Sandbag? Or Auron
beating Sonic in a poll with Sephiroth? I meant Sandbag, yes. --- :> |
| Dilated Chemist | Posted 10/12/2008 2:30:56 AM | message detail |
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What is all this Raiden talk? Kain Highwind will prevail! --- [Multiple Scorgasms] Score: 76/100 Today's Pick: Master Chief > Kain Highwind |
| Zylo the wolf | Posted 10/12/2008 2:36:44 AM | message detail |
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You guys still think the Sandbag is anything at all? Sonic + Auron is
more than a SFF'D bag can handle, but I would be surprised if it even
beat Magus. --- Ngamer64: Zylo, you're making less sense every day. The 2008 Guru contest winner > Me |
| Fayt_Esteed | Posted 10/12/2008 2:37:38 AM | message detail |
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What is all this Raiden talk? Kain Highwind will prevail! 1. Cecil did horrible in his Round 1 match. That can't help Kain at all. 2. I doubt Kain is as popular as Cecil. --- Isaac and Princess Kumatora for SSB4! SSBB Mains: Zelda, Peach, Lucas, Ness Now we must duel, like two gleaming banjos on a moonlit stoop! -Dimentio, SPM |
| vcharon | Posted 10/12/2008 2:37:39 AM | message detail |
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Joke items don't adhere to SFF... only if there was another joke in there too. --- :> |
| Lopen | Posted 10/12/2008 2:43:03 AM | message detail |
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Holy crap. Is it wrong that I doubt Solid Snake himself could manage much higher than this? --- Master Chief's quest to defeat Cloud: Round 1 - Raiden/Kain/Other Dude. Target: 48%. GAME FUEL. Believe |
| Dilated Chemist | Posted 10/12/2008 2:45:18 AM | message detail |
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1. Zack Fair was in that match. Cloud with black hair. 2. I'm pretty sure Kain Highwind is way more liked than Cecil amongst FF fans. IE Tidus/Auron. --- [Multiple Scorgasms] Score: 76/100 Today's Pick: Master Chief > Kain Highwind |
| Dilated Chemist | Posted 10/12/2008 2:49:35 AM | message detail |
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And Raiden is no where as near as popular as say, Big Boss. I'd take The Boss over Raiden if that means anything. --- [Multiple Scorgasms] Score: 76/100 Today's Pick: Master Chief > Kain Highwind |
| Lopen | Posted 10/12/2008 2:50:57 AM | message detail |
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Raiden has a better track record than The Boss, and this is pre MGS4. Raiden obliterates her. --- Master Chief's quest to defeat Cloud: Round 1 - Raiden/Kain/Other Dude. Target: 48%. GAME FUEL. Believe |
| Fayt_Esteed | Posted 10/12/2008 2:51:21 AM | message detail |
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1. Zack Fair was in that match. Cloud with black hair. True. But I still doubt that pre-FF7 characters are worth much in this contest. And Cecil himself got tripled by Kirby back in 2005. That makes it that much harder for me to put any faith in Kain. 2. I'm pretty sure Kain Highwind is way more liked than Cecil amongst FF fans. IE Tidus/Auron. I can't really say anything about that. --- Isaac and Princess Kumatora for SSB4! SSBB Mains: Zelda, Peach, Lucas, Ness Now we must duel, like two gleaming banjos on a moonlit stoop! -Dimentio, SPM |
| Zylo the wolf | Posted 10/12/2008 2:53:31 AM | message detail |
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This jokefear is overrated. Mudkip only got that many percent because
the poll was just X VS Mudkip VS two characters nobody cares about. The
L-Block is the previous champion and despite bracket voters Ryu out of
all characters almost beat it. The Cube winning it's poll was no
surpise at all, at least if you knew what you where doing (Yeah I'm
just trying to act cocky that I got that match correct) Sandbag has two things going for it: Lulz and Smash fans. But there's no internet fad with the Sandbag. I've never seen "So I beat the Sandbag OVER 9000%, So I Heard U Liek Sandbag, or SANDBAG'D. Sandbag is just a joke character that isn't funny. Then what about the Smash support? Well since day 1 in this contest we've seen that Brawl barely did anything. But it still should have some soild fans right? Well then there's Sonic, who is also in Brawl, and more fans of the series will care about an actual character in the game than just a bag of sand. "But Masterhand beat Kuja", yeah but that was the villain in the game, not just a bag of sand. And then it lost to Dr Robotnik who the got completely destoryed by Ganondorf, who is maybe equal but in no way stronger than Sonic." Look at how Lucas are doing today, another character who shares the SSB fanbase with a character the fans cares more about. the Sandbag won't do much better on thursday. Unless of course you are thinking: The bag was in Meele and Sonic wasn't so the Smash fans will vote for the bag instead... --- Ngamer64: Zylo, you're making less sense every day. The 2008 Guru contest winner > Me |
| Zylo the wolf | Posted 10/12/2008 2:54:50 AM | message detail |
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Oh and no way Kain will beat Raiden, since when did Gamefaqs vote for the best character ^_^ --- Ngamer64: Zylo, you're making less sense every day. The 2008 Guru contest winner > Me |
| Guess how many teens | Posted 10/12/2008 3:02:50 AM | message detail |
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So how is MC>BB looking for round2? --- [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ -Red |||||||||||||| -Green ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] -Blue |
| Lopen | Posted 10/12/2008 3:04:07 AM | message detail |
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I still think Raiden can hurt Big Boss enough that he's no longer a
threat. I don't think Raiden's just going to roll over for him like he
did for Solid Snake. --- Master Chief's quest to defeat Cloud: Round 1 - Raiden/Kain/Other Dude. Target: 48%. GAME FUEL. Believe |
| greatone10 | Posted 10/12/2008 3:06:02 AM | message detail |
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Very very good. Kirby pretty much has to hope for Raiden taking a lot
of BB's support, MC also taking some of the action support, being
positively affected by being the only Nintendo option in poll, and Big
Boss not getting a Naked Snake picture next round. --- Donkey Kong Country 2 for next Games contest. Brawl FC: 3050-7287-5564 Kart FC: 3738-0020-0896 |
| Lady Ashe | Posted 10/12/2008 3:06:07 AM | message detail |
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Lucas just got an update under 2.5% If you honestly thing Magus has a chance of losing to Sandbag you might want to check yourself in to an asylum. --- http://backloggery.com/embok/sig.gif http://img.imgcake.com/embokbackloggerynotextcopy.jpg |
| Guess how many teens | Posted 10/12/2008 3:07:39 AM | message detail |
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Mm maybe not, but Kirby is doing as I expected, disappointing. I think
many saw this as a potential close match, and it's far from that. --- [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ -Red |||||||||||||| -Green ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] -Blue |
| transience | Posted 10/12/2008 3:21:22 AM | message detail |
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awww yeah 1.91% updates --- xyzzy "Man...tranny gets bored, the rest of us suffer." -satai |
| satai_delenn | Posted 10/12/2008 3:24:07 AM | message detail |
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...wow. I...I did not expect Lucas to be quite this pathetic. Brawlfear more like lawlfear ... >_> --- Attention, all yoctograms! (It's x2) DIE! |
| Lopen | Posted 10/12/2008 3:26:04 AM | message detail |
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I love how Kirby's pretty much stayed constant from the power hour and
Big Boss has just been harvesting the soul of Lucas and Jinjo for
sustenance. What the hell, Kirby. Be ambitious, dammit. You can take some too. --- Master Chief's quest to defeat Cloud: Round 1 - Raiden/Kain/Other Dude. Target: 48%. GAME FUEL. Believe |
| Lady Ashe | Posted 10/12/2008 3:27:19 AM | message detail |
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"We can't say Lucas is even stealing votes from Kirby here, because
clearly all of his voters are 100% diehard Lucas fans. And who the hell
knows what freaks like that would vote for XD" Loving this comment from creativename by the way. Calling people freaks for liking one character more than three others. Real classy, that. --- http://backloggery.com/embok/sig.gif http://img.imgcake.com/embokbackloggerynotextcopy.jpg |
| satai_delenn | Posted 10/12/2008 3:28:23 AM | message detail |
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Kirby is full from having devoured the hopes and dreams of small children everywhere. Menace to society, I keep telling you this...! --- Attention, all yoctograms! (It's x2) DIE! |
| Lopen | Posted 10/12/2008 3:28:37 AM | message detail |
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Ashe, I agree. We should not discriminate against those of the bulbous head persuasion. They are people too. --- Master Chief's quest to defeat Cloud: Round 1 - Raiden/Kain/Other Dude. Target: 48%. GAME FUEL. Believe |
| Lopen | Posted 10/12/2008 3:29:57 AM | message detail |
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Satai, the reason Kirby is such a menace is because he never
gets full. Even if the things filling his little body happen to be the
hopes and dreams of mankind... I thought you'd know this first! --- Master Chief's quest to defeat Cloud: Round 1 - Raiden/Kain/Other Dude. Target: 48%. GAME FUEL. Believe |
| satai_delenn | Posted 10/12/2008 3:34:28 AM | message detail |
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Ooooh...that dastardly little pink blob. Always looking so cheerful
about destroying civilization one meal at a time. It's true, I should
have known that his diabolical hunger for souls would never be abated. --- Attention, all yoctograms! (It's x2) DIE! |
| vcharon | Posted 10/12/2008 3:38:13 AM | message detail |
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Shouldn't you be closing your account by now Ashe, instead of jinxing Magus into really losing to a bag of sand? Also, why are people talking about L-Block like it isn't a serious threat? Because it barely beat Ryu? Do you remember that this is the same L-Block that was easily beaten by Kirby in round 1? So you mean to tell me that if L-Block was in the poll today, it'd be game over? I don't think so. I don't think many of you here realize the nature of the joke character (items, not CATS etc.). It doesn't operate like a normal entry... it just does not. I'd like for Magus to win, I really would. He's a great character, and my bracket has him moving on. But I don't see it happening at all. Unlike BRAWLFEAR, Jokefear is well founded and has yet to be proven wrong. Brawlfear was over on day 1 on the contest. --- :> |
| Lopen | Posted 10/12/2008 3:42:20 AM | message detail |
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<(^_^)> - "Sorry, not available to get votes right now, out
devouring the souls of innocent children to satiate my eternally
unquenchable hunger, thanks!" Well, when you put like that, it all makes sense now. --- Master Chief's quest to defeat Cloud: Round 1 - Raiden/Kain/Other Dude. Target: 48%. GAME FUEL. Believe |
| Lady Ashe | Posted 10/12/2008 3:42:28 AM | message detail |
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| vcharon | Posted 10/12/2008 3:45:09 AM | message detail |
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I don't think you have any grounds to be calling me an idiot. At least
I'm smart enough not to make bets on stupid picks in this contest that
I can't back up. --- :> |
| Lopen | Posted 10/12/2008 3:46:54 AM | message detail |
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vcharon... I'm not trying to flame you, but in this case I'd like to say Ashe has plenty of grounds --- Master Chief's quest to defeat Cloud: Round 1 - Raiden/Kain/Other Dude. Target: 48%. GAME FUEL. Believe |
| vcharon | Posted 10/12/2008 3:49:01 AM | message detail |
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I'll let the Sandbag do my talking for me, then. It's not long off. --- :> |
| Lopen | Posted 10/12/2008 3:49:27 AM | message detail |
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Your pick is hardly what I was referring to. --- Master Chief's quest to defeat Cloud: Round 1 - Raiden/Kain/Other Dude. Target: 48%. GAME FUEL. Believe |
| vcharon | Posted 10/12/2008 3:54:07 AM | message detail |
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k. --- :> |
