GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 596
| MegatokyoEd | Posted 10/13/2008 9:56:20 PM | message detail |
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Ryu H gets like 3% of his strength if that from DoA. His strength is obviously all from the Xbox Ninja Gaiden's. --- Demyx is better than Axel. |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 10/13/2008 9:57:28 PM | message detail |
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His strength is mostly from Ninja Gaiden, yes. But he gets strength
from Dead or Alive obviously too. If characters from Dead or Alive were
popular enough to get in before, without any other games, then
obviously he gets SOME support from Dead or Alive since he's by FAR the
most played character in the game. --- Albion Hero http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/Albion+Hero.png |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 10/13/2008 9:58:17 PM | message detail |
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Also, don't forget that Ryu was basically only known as a Dead or Alive
character until Ninja Gaiden, since he hadn't had a game in about 10
years by the time Dead or Alive became popular. So alot of people
probably think Ninja Gaiden is just an offshoot of Dead or Alive. --- Albion Hero http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/Albion+Hero.png |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 10/13/2008 10:02:54 PM | message detail |
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Looking at votals of the first hour, its about the same as any other
match, so seems 4chan didn't care to really rally for him at all. Its
actually 2k less then yesterdays match in the first hour. --- Albion Hero http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/Albion+Hero.png |
| Lopen | Posted 10/13/2008 10:02:55 PM | message detail |
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I will end you for this blasphemy. --- Master Chief's quest to defeat Cloud: Round 1 - Raiden/Kain/Other Dude. Target: 48%. GAME FUEL. Believe |
| ffmasterjose | Posted 10/13/2008 10:40:53 PM | message detail |
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Who was 4chan supposed to rally behind, the seaweed guy? --- 81/104 points - The Great GameFAQs Character Battle VII NP: Leon Kennedy > Riku | http://www.thengamer.com/guru/bracket.php?id=0 |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 10/13/2008 10:41:20 PM | message detail |
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ffmasterjose (#056) Yeah, from what I heard they rallied to get him into the contest. --- Albion Hero http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/Albion+Hero.png |
| vcharon | Posted 10/13/2008 11:28:46 PM | message detail |
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Resident Evil looks better than usual this year. --- :> |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 10/13/2008 11:56:59 PM | message detail |
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RE5 hype. Lord help me that statement was not completely made in jest. --- Yoblazer: http://i33.tinypic.com/16hnm05.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| vcharon | Posted 10/14/2008 12:11:20 AM | message detail |
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Riku perplexes me. Sora looked quite good in his match, even with a pic that I was sure was bound to make him do worse... Then again, I'm sure Riku will go up doing the day as usual. Still, he's well short of what I expected him to be able to do following in the wake of Sora's resounding victory. --- :> |
| Xcarvenger | Posted 10/14/2008 3:45:12 AM | message detail |
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lol at the 3 tied updates between sieg and macmillan, each with 47 votes --- Xcarvenger: http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/9123/chocobo34kg4.jpg For all your board 8 needs: www.board8.wikia.com |
| Biolizard28 | Posted 10/14/2008 3:49:13 AM | message detail |
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Just wait till the kiddies get home! --- Biolizard28: The cream of Fire Emblem fanboyism. Meg and Fiona are the scum of the field. |
| LeonhartFour | Posted 10/14/2008 4:43:06 AM | message detail |
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REFAQs! Watch out, Ocelot! Wow, Leon's smoking Riku here. Man, I've got
to play RE4 to see what the big deal is here. Good thing I didn't
actually take Riku > Leon in my bracket, eh? I still say Riku's got
a good shot next round because the exact same things happened both to
Leon and Riku last year. It just ticks me off that someone who seems to
be as strong as Leon is will be wasted in this bracket. Once again,
great job of bracket placement, Bacon. --- Squall Leonhart's Path to the CBVII Championship Round 1: 1st place, 57296 votes, 45.06% |
| LeonhartFour | Posted 10/14/2008 4:48:05 AM | message detail |
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Yesterday's chart: Time | Kain | The Chief | Layton | Raiden PHV | 26.01% | 34.32% | 10.55% | 29.13% | (0:00-1:00) FNV | 27.28% | 32.70% | 9.85% | 30.17% | (1:00-6:00) BSV | 26.33% | 34.97% | 10.02% | 28.68% | (6:00-9:00) DSV | 25.24% | 37.39% | 9.26% | 28.11% | (9:00-14:30) ASV | 24.21% | 39.70% | 8.82% | 27.26% | (14:30-22:00) SNV | 24.88% | 38.13% | 8.87% | 28.12% | (22:00-24:00) Man, the Chief is behaving like a Nintendo character here! Good Power Hour, bad night vote, pick it right back up in the morning! His ASV was a little subdued this year, but his during school vote was really strong, too. Perhaps Columbus Day did have an effect on him! Raiden was pretty consistent all around, and while Kain progressively slipped as the match went on, he held up very well. I'd go so far as to say that was the best performance we've ever seen out of a pre-FFVII Final Fantasy character, and he didn't even place! He actually held up fairly well during the day, even with the Chief's day vote. LOL Kain's not a fan favorite Yesterday's stats: Master Chief – 50.00% Raiden – 43.50% Kain Highwind – 40.84% Professor Layton – 20.33% --- Squall Leonhart's Path to the CBVII Championship Round 1: 1st place, 57296 votes, 45.06% |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 10/14/2008 6:45:33 AM | message detail |
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So at the very least, hopefully people will shut up about Riku actually being a higher mid carder. --- Albion Hero http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/Albion+Hero.png |
| vcharon | Posted 10/14/2008 6:54:15 AM | message detail |
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I think it should. I'm wondering how close Leon should be to being a top 25 member though... he's looking really strong here. --- :> |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 10/14/2008 6:55:29 AM | message detail |
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I'd say with this performance, he should be top 25 now... Its not easy to put up 43%, regardless of competition --- Albion Hero http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/Albion+Hero.png |
| vcharon | Posted 10/14/2008 6:57:23 AM | message detail |
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I'm inclined to agree with that. It's sad we'll never really know how strong he is, since he'll be once again wasted on Dante. --- :> |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 10/14/2008 6:59:45 AM | message detail |
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I don't think its a given he won't make it past next round. I'd say
right now Leon needs to be the favorite to advance, because even if
Dante and Leon do SFF, Riku just looks too pathetic to take advantage
of it. --- Albion Hero http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/Albion+Hero.png |
| vcharon | Posted 10/14/2008 7:02:21 AM | message detail |
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My bracket actually has Dante > Leon (I'm not sure what I was
thinking), so that'd be nice to see actually. I think I was banking on
Ramza advancing and SFFing Riku enough to let Leon slip through. --- :> |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 10/14/2008 7:06:26 AM | message detail |
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Even if Dante does shave 10% off of Leon, then Ramza should SFF Riku
for being Square, and Dante should SFF Riku a tiny bit for being
popular PS2 games. I just don't see it looking good for Riku right now. --- Albion Hero http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/Albion+Hero.png |
| Japago | Posted 10/14/2008 7:08:23 AM | message detail |
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I don't think its a given he won't make it past next round. I'd say
right now Leon needs to be the favorite to advance, because even if
Dante and Leon do SFF, Riku just looks too pathetic to take advantage
of it. I wouldn't count it out though. Pikachu went from losing to Leon by 9% to beating him by 10%. I think it'll be close. It would be even closer if Hogger advances tomorrow instead of Ramza. --- -Heals severely dry skin -18 hour moisturization -Fragrance free -With Vitamin E |
| vcharon | Posted 10/14/2008 7:11:05 AM | message detail |
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The biggest problem with Dante > Leon is Ramza... first of all he
has to advance, which isn't exactly a given. He's a Square character
sure... but let's face it, he's from FFT. FFIX has looked good in this
contest... hell even FFIV has looked good. But I don't have much faith
in him. If he were say, Rikku... then yeah, I'd think Dante > Leon would be a near lock. Rikku might actually be able to beat Riku if he's really as pathetic as he's looking here. --- :> |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 10/14/2008 7:12:03 AM | message detail |
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SNF = Same Name Factor --- Albion Hero http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/Albion+Hero.png |
| WarThaNemesis2 | Posted 10/14/2008 7:14:32 AM | message detail |
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Don't act like Rikku is a slouch. She's more than proven that her 2k5 match with Ryu was legit!! --- ...I'm still War13104! "and seriously, white flags, god damnit. v.v" - ExThaNemesis, 11:44 PM EST, 1/28/07 |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 10/14/2008 7:16:29 AM | message detail |
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If Hogger advances (which seems unlikely at this point seeing as how
WoW patch day is today, so they'll be too busy playing new patch to
vote for Hogger), then Riku does stand a much greater chance, maybe
even being favorite. --- Albion Hero http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/Albion+Hero.png |
| vcharon | Posted 10/14/2008 7:16:42 AM | message detail |
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Anyway, Hogger has next to no chance. I'll say he won't even break 10%
and will end up behind Laharl. He's a joke only WoW players are going
to get, and unlike I first heard here, his match is the day after the patch. So it went from being "everything is happening to make Hogger place" to "everything is happening to make Hogger not place". Arthas had Warcraft players, who don't play WoW, to fall back on. That and his face is plastered all over this site in ads. Hogger will be pretty bad honestly, I think maybe even Tim level bad. --- :> |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 10/14/2008 7:18:18 AM | message detail |
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vcharon (#077) He won't be tim level bad, since at least he has an active fanbase thats pretty big on this site (WoW is one of the most popular game boards), but yeah, he isn't advancing due to the circumstances of the patch. --- Albion Hero http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/Albion+Hero.png |
| consolefreak | Posted 10/14/2008 7:18:51 AM | message detail |
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I really don't see Riku beating Leon next round after this. It's not
like Dante and Riku are entirely unrelated. And Ramza, if he makes it,
will be hurting Riku more than anyone else, though I don't think
that'll even be necessary. It just ticks me off that someone who seems to be as strong as Leon is will be wasted in this bracket. Once again, great job of bracket placement, Bacon. I gotta say the second round is looking pretty good though. You can make a case for 3 characters possibly advancing in pretty much every match, which is a very good thing. This sort of thing can be annoying though, I'm personally most baffled at the Tifa placement. Seriously, what was he thinking there. --- 90/108. Today : Dante > Ramza. Tomorrow : Sonic > Magus Those who speak do not know, those who know do not speak - Soviet adage |
| vcharon | Posted 10/14/2008 7:20:54 AM | message detail |
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Tifa's placement is by far the worst. I think he must be some raging Samus fanboy pissed off that Tifa made her look like a joke (no offense =D). But yeah, to waste a top 15 character by starting her off with Sephiroth from the very beginning is absurd. --- :> |
| Fayt_Esteed | Posted 10/14/2008 7:21:22 AM | message detail |
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And Ramza, if he makes it, will be hurting Riku more than anyone else, though I don't think that'll even be necessary. But that's not going to have nearly the impact that Dante-Leon SFF will have. After all, Leon went from beating Pika by 9% to losing by 10%. --- 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 |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 10/14/2008 7:22:00 AM | message detail |
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Especially after Tifa didnt even make it last year. This is 2 wasted
years for her now, cuz she'll look pathetic this year with Sephiroth
with her. --- Albion Hero http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/Albion+Hero.png |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 10/14/2008 7:32:08 AM | message detail |
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Seems Leon still has the day vote over Riku... Riku has to hope to stop the bleeding with ASV --- Albion Hero http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/Albion+Hero.png |
| LeonhartFour | Posted 10/14/2008 7:35:17 AM | message detail |
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If he were say, Rikku... then yeah, I'd think Dante > Leon would be a near lock. Rikku who nearly beat Knuckles despite being LFF'd? Sonic Team stinkin' it up in this format or not, that's pretty good. But yeah, Riku isn't even looking to be as strong as Vivi here, which actually makes the Black Mage's performance against Snake make more sense. Unless Leon has had a boost, which looking at Chris Redfield's performance, isn't entirely out of the realm of possibility. And seriously, don't count Riku out, despite how bad this is. Everyone counted him out last year after how bad he looked last year in round 1, and he still advanced. People seem to forget just how bad the Dante/Leon split was. He lost 10% between round 2 and round 3, and he'll lose at least that much next round, too. He ain't gettin' 30%+ with Dante in the poll with him. And I don't get why people are calling for Riku to be hindered by Dante and/or Leon. It won't be anywhere near significant. Ramza might hurt him a bit, but not nearly to the extent of Dante/Leon. And as far as wasted bracket placement, Tifa, Auron, and Squall all come to mind, along with Leon here. --- Squall Leonhart's Path to the CBVII Championship Round 1: 1st place, 57296 votes, 45.06% |
| LeonhartFour | Posted 10/14/2008 7:36:07 AM | message detail |
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KH's power is in the ASV, not now. Riku will go up later. This time
frame is actually more advantageous for characters who are more night
oriented. --- Squall Leonhart's Path to the CBVII Championship Round 1: 1st place, 57296 votes, 45.06% |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 10/14/2008 7:38:01 AM | message detail |
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That better be true, cuz Riku can't handle updates like this in a time he's supposed to be doing well: Captain MacMillan - 10.23% Leon Kennedy - 48.83% Riku - 24.31% Siegfried Schtauffen - 16.63% --- Albion Hero http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/Albion+Hero.png |
| LeonhartFour | Posted 10/14/2008 7:39:28 AM | message detail |
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Sora didn't noticeably improve until the ASV and neither did Roxas.
Same for Axel during that comeback against Frog. Should be the same for
Riku. --- Squall Leonhart's Path to the CBVII Championship Round 1: 1st place, 57296 votes, 45.06% |
| WarThaNemesis2 | Posted 10/14/2008 7:44:37 AM | message detail |
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Even so, the sun is up, but Riku has like one update the entire match
where he's been within 10% of Leon. I can't help but think this Leon is
a lot stronger than even last year, where he was damn impressive. --- ...I'm still War13104! "and seriously, white flags, god damnit. v.v" - ExThaNemesis, 11:44 PM EST, 1/28/07 |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 10/14/2008 7:49:48 AM | message detail |
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I'm scared to see Chris next year seeing both his match and Leons match... --- Albion Hero http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/Albion+Hero.png |
| LeonhartFour | Posted 10/14/2008 7:50:58 AM | message detail |
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Again, this isn't Riku's time. Sora and Roxas didn't improve AT ALL
until the ASV. That's just how KH rolls. But the KH ASV hasn't been
that great so far this year. A noticeable improvement, but not a
drastic leap like other years. Same for MC's ASV yesterday. --- Squall Leonhart's Path to the CBVII Championship Round 1: 1st place, 57296 votes, 45.06% |
| LeonhartFour | Posted 10/14/2008 7:52:37 AM | message detail |
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And if this is a stronger Leon than last year, he should probably stand
up to Dante better, which would help his chances. Heh, if we get
Kirby/MC/Dante/Leon in round 3, I'd say Kirby has a good shot at first. --- Squall Leonhart's Path to the CBVII Championship Round 1: 1st place, 57296 votes, 45.06% |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 10/14/2008 7:52:41 AM | message detail |
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At this point, Riku will be lucky to hit 28% when the match is over. --- Albion Hero http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/Albion+Hero.png |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 10/14/2008 7:53:24 AM | message detail |
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LeonhartFour (#091) The same kirby who got 48% on him by a second tier MGS character? --- Albion Hero http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/Albion+Hero.png |
| WarThaNemesis2 | Posted 10/14/2008 7:54:50 AM | message detail |
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Why not? It's not like Chief didn't bomb too. If Raiden weren't there, I'd be considering Big Boss beating Chief next round. --- ...I'm still War13104! "and seriously, white flags, god damnit. v.v" - ExThaNemesis, 11:44 PM EST, 1/28/07 |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 10/14/2008 7:55:47 AM | message detail |
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WarThaNemesis2 (#094) Chief still got more % then Kirby did. --- Albion Hero http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/Albion+Hero.png |
| WarThaNemesis2 | Posted 10/14/2008 7:56:53 AM | message detail |
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By .04%, despite Kirby having two May-as-Well be Nintendo exclusives in his poll. --- ...I'm still War13104! "and seriously, white flags, god damnit. v.v" - ExThaNemesis, 11:44 PM EST, 1/28/07 |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 10/14/2008 7:57:28 AM | message detail |
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Plus, if it comes down to Kirby and Chief being really close, bracket
voters will give Chief the win, since I'd bet at least 70% of the
brackets have Chief first, with Kriby having barely any. --- Albion Hero http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/Albion+Hero.png |
| Japago | Posted 10/14/2008 7:57:31 AM | message detail |
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Why not? It's not like Chief didn't bomb too. If Raiden weren't there, I'd be considering Big Boss beating Chief next round. This reminds me. Are we assuming BB gets a Naked Snake pic in every round now? --- -Heals severely dry skin -18 hour moisturization -Fragrance free -With Vitamin E |
| LeonhartFour | Posted 10/14/2008 7:58:06 AM | message detail |
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Chief got a higher percentage because he won and another character
wasn't sucking up 48% of the vote. The proportion between Big Boss and
Kirby is practically equal to the proportion between MC and Raiden.
Kirby's stronger than Riku, I'd wager, and Chief ain't the beast he was
last year. --- Squall Leonhart's Path to the CBVII Championship Round 1: 1st place, 57296 votes, 45.06% |
| WarThaNemesis2 | Posted 10/14/2008 7:58:29 AM | message detail |
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With HM around, I wouldn't surprised if he already submitted a dozen Naked Snake pictures for BB. But either way, the guy's screwed Round 3, even if he somehow advances again. --- ...I'm still War13104! "and seriously, white flags, god damnit. v.v" - ExThaNemesis, 11:44 PM EST, 1/28/07 |
