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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 612
| Fayt_Esteed | Posted 10/28/2008 12:05:09 PM | message detail |
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More like ReSTALLver Lossalot, am I right? XD --- 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 |
| greatone10 | Posted 10/28/2008 12:05:58 PM | message detail |
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I don't think Ocelot really deserves an F. Yeah he bombed, but to say
Jill had no business winning her match is a load of crap, unless you
totally missed the RE5 trailer that probably made her the sentimental
favorite in a lot of voter's minds. --- Donkey Kong Country 2 for next Games contest. Brawl FC: 3050-7287-5564 Kart FC: 3738-0020-0896 |
| __hiei__ | Posted 10/28/2008 12:11:40 PM | message detail |
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giving Magus an F is absurd losing or not to sandbag isn't very relevant since sandbag was untested Magus got 40% on Sonic. he deserves at least a B just for that. |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 10/28/2008 12:11:52 PM | message detail |
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1. Big Boss 2. Zack Fair 3. Liquid Snake 4. Sandbag 5. Leon Kennedy No Jill? Pish posh! --- Yoblazer: http://i33.tinypic.com/16hnm05.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| Crimson Dragoon | Posted 10/28/2008 12:13:13 PM | message detail |
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but to say Jill had no business winning her match is a load of crap,
unless you totally missed the RE5 trailer that probably made her the
sentimental favorite in a lot of voter's minds. Jill had no business winning that match. 4 seconds in one shaky cam trailer should in no way outclass a staring role in one of the biggest games of the year. --- ~FFDragon. (at Work !!) The Cream of Resident Evil Fanboyism. |
| Crimson Dragoon | Posted 10/28/2008 12:14:01 PM | message detail |
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And she wasn't even really in the trailer! Just her name! I love the result, but she absolutely had no business winning it. --- ~FFDragon. (at Work !!) The Cream of Resident Evil Fanboyism. |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 10/28/2008 12:14:19 PM | message detail |
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Yeah he bombed, but to say Jill had no business winning her match is a load of crap, unless you totally missed the RE5 trailer Yeah never mind that 99% of GameFAQs falls into this category --- turnturnturn your brain in turnturnturn your brain in |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 10/28/2008 12:17:12 PM | message detail |
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I don't think Ocelot really deserves an F. Yeah he bombed, but to
say Jill had no business winning her match is a load of crap, unless
you totally missed the RE5 trailer that probably made her the
sentimental favorite in a lot of voter's minds. As a huge Jill fan, I admire your vim, but no way. Ocelot should NOT have lost that match. In terms of purely results (not percentages), that was arguably the biggest upset of the first round. giving Magus an F is absurd losing or not to sandbag isn't very relevant since sandbag was untested Magus got 40% on Sonic. he deserves at least a B just for that. Nah, I think it's deserved. Magus lost a match he was supposed to win, and he lost it in a hilariously depressing way. Also, 40% on Sonic doesn't mean as much as it did years ago. It means even less considering that Magus was supposed to get 50% on Sonic in the olden times. Hell, and it means even LESS because Sonic and Sandbag were clearly splitting some fanbase votes. Magus was pathetic. --- Yoblazer: http://i33.tinypic.com/16hnm05.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| __hiei__ | Posted 10/28/2008 12:20:44 PM | message detail |
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is sandbag somehow related to Sonic? i don't get this regardless, getting 40% on a noble niner for someone who was being called foderline by some people,is not pathetic at all. |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 10/28/2008 12:23:14 PM | message detail |
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is sandbag somehow related to Sonic? i don't get this Yeah. They're both Nintendo (de facto or not), and they shared the most significant game Sonic has gotten in years. I'd say there's a definite overlap there. The extent of the overlap is debatable, but it was a clear advantage for Magus, and he lost anyway. --- Yoblazer: http://i33.tinypic.com/16hnm05.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| greatone10 | Posted 10/28/2008 12:30:57 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, because Jill/Ocelot last year was such a huge blowout that absolutely no factor could have ever turned the tide easily. --- Donkey Kong Country 2 for next Games contest. Brawl FC: 3050-7287-5564 Kart FC: 3738-0020-0896 |
| Crimson Dragoon | Posted 10/28/2008 12:31:57 PM | message detail |
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MGS4 didn't exist last year. --- ~FFDragon. (at Work !!) The Cream of Resident Evil Fanboyism. |
| _Hogger_ | Posted 10/28/2008 12:32:01 PM | message detail |
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greatone10 (#111) k --- http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/RyanSaotome/rydia.gif http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/Albion+Hero.png |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 10/28/2008 12:34:29 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, because Jill/Ocelot last year was such a huge blowout that absolutely no factor could have ever turned the tide easily. There was a factor. Metal Gear Solid 4. All the fans said Ocelot owned ass. Really now, let's simplify this: Jill loses to Ocelot. Ocelot stars in the second biggest game of the year and reportedly steals the show. Jill has to face Ocelot again. something something profit --- Yoblazer: http://i33.tinypic.com/16hnm05.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| PegasusLover123 | Posted 10/28/2008 12:41:03 PM | message detail |
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Well it looks like Tidus isn't gonna survive this round, but i didn't
think the Cube would actually be behind Mega Man since i thought the
Cube was gonna lead this round. As for Magus losing to Sandbag, he was at a disadvantage anyway considering Sandbag was in a sense both a Joke and Brawl character so Sandbag had 2 sources of votes. --- BC: 0774-7368-9787 name: EDS "Casual player" so dont count me in for no item matches. |
| greatone10 | Posted 10/28/2008 12:41:55 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, but the problem is that Ocelot lost. If anyone can provide a
better reason than the RE5 trailer, then maybe I would consider it.
It's not the like the main character of the game went from losing to
Pyramid Head to making a respectable showing against Sora and Fox as
well. --- Donkey Kong Country 2 for next Games contest. Brawl FC: 3050-7287-5564 Kart FC: 3738-0020-0896 |
| Fayt_Esteed | Posted 10/28/2008 12:42:32 PM | message detail |
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giving Magus an F is absurd losing or not to sandbag isn't very relevant since sandbag was untested Magus got 40% on Sonic. he deserves at least a B just for that. Sorry, but I think Magus deserves his F. He lost a match that he was supposed to win. And considering Sonic and Sandbag were splitting votes, that 40% means less than you might think. Magus was grade-AAA pathetic. --- 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 |
| Fayt_Esteed | Posted 10/28/2008 12:59:07 PM | message detail |
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regardless, getting 40% on a noble niner for someone who was being called foderline by some people,is not pathetic at all. How many Magus fans do you know that were NOT disgusted after his bomb against Sandbag? He may have gotten 40%, but Sonic was splitting fanbase votes with Sandbag, and in the end, Magus was pathetic, and nothing can change 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 |
| BDawg | Posted 10/28/2008 1:02:15 PM | message detail |
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Magus would've been better off just losing wire to wire than pulling
that huge choke job. But hey at least looking at CTDS videos is making
me hyped for the port. --- Should I start running now? |
| red sox 777 | Posted 10/28/2008 1:06:32 PM | message detail |
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Magus doesn't deserve an F. I'd give him a B- for putting up as much of
a fight as he did against a joke and a Noble Niner. Sure, he deserves
an F based on our expectations at 3 PM that day, but Sandbag was the
favorite in this topic before the match, and most people didn't think
Magus would break 40% on Sonic. Of course, now that we've seen all the
Noble Niners so far impress in round 2 after faltering in round 1, that
40% doesn't look quite so impressive, but I'd still give Magus a higher
grade than Crono for round 1. And if Magus deserves an F for losing to
Sandbag, Crono deserves an F in both 2006 and 2007 for pulling more
depressing collapses. --- Crono's quest to kick L-Block out of this contest: Round 3: Crono vs. L-Block vs. Pikachu vs. Alucard |
| Fayt_Esteed | Posted 10/28/2008 1:21:27 PM | message detail |
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Rats... The Magus Brigade is out in force now. --- 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 10/28/2008 1:22:17 PM | message detail |
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Fayt_Esteed (#121) Because barely losing to a possible finals contender does not equal an F. --- http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/RyanSaotome/rydia.gif http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/Albion+Hero.png |
| Biolizard28 | Posted 10/28/2008 1:26:11 PM | message detail |
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Anyone who thinks Magus flopped is an idiot. Especially considering the nature of jokes in this contest. --- Biolizard28: The cream of Fire Emblem fanboyism. ALLEN LIED! PEOPLE LOST THEIR ABILITY TO CONTEST! |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 10/28/2008 1:27:30 PM | message detail |
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If anything, Magus confirmed he still has strength. If he was at the
weakened strength we thought he was, he wouldn't put 40% on Sonic or be
able to even compete Sandbag. --- http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/RyanSaotome/rydia.gif http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/Albion+Hero.png |
| Biolizard28 | Posted 10/28/2008 1:28:23 PM | message detail |
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I bet you think Ike flopped too. --- Biolizard28: The cream of Fire Emblem fanboyism. ALLEN LIED! PEOPLE LOST THEIR ABILITY TO CONTEST! |
| HaRRicH | Posted 10/28/2008 1:30:08 PM | message detail |
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| HaRRicH | Posted 10/28/2008 1:31:16 PM | message detail |
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About Magus/Sandbag: 1) As mentioned already, it has to be certain that Sandbag and Sonic shared at least a little bit of fanbase. To say otherwise would be to assume none of the votes for Sandbag or Sonic came from people who played SSBB. 2) As mentioned already, getting 40% on Sonic doesn't mean as much as it used to. Since we've started this four-way format, there has only been one time a Sonic character impressed: Sonic against Sub-Zero, Gordon, and Duke...which was immediately after his announcement in SSBB while Duke/Gordon fought over a specific PC-FPS fanbase... ...but Knuckles lost hard to Yoshi twice and let Zelda-coupled-with-Mario smash him, Shadow was embarrassed last year and was even moreso this year by Zidane, and Tails let The Boss take third over him last year while never standing a chance against DK this year. Sonic nearly let Squall beat him last year despite Sora being in the poll, too...which is funny; comparing Squall-despite-Sora and Magus based on 2k5's Magus-Knux-Squall and 2k7's Sonic/Squall/Sora/Sub-Zero, Magus should have gotten ~45%. Instead, although Magus was unhindered, Sonic had Sandbag in the poll, the supposed SSBB-deboost, CTDS-anticipation is rising, and the idea of NN'ers under-performing in the first round...Magus only got ~40% on Sonic and lost to the most controversial joke character we've seen since L-Block. 3) Did you see the lead he gave up? I also understood most joke-characters have a stronger vote at night than at day...though Sandbag is an exception, Magus let that exception happen to an unbelievable degree. Magus is not bad for a character strength-wise, but that match killed a lot of respect for him. His 40% isn't all that impressive either in hindsight. He does NOT deserve a B-grade like I've seen suggested, and I am okay with him getting an F (though a D would be more fitting in my book). --- NRT winners: Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow, Star Fox 64, Donkey Kong Country 2 Remember these games! |
| Biolizard28 | Posted 10/28/2008 1:32:45 PM | message detail |
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40% on Sonic is more than most characters can say. Seriously, get off your ****ing high horse. --- Biolizard28: The cream of Fire Emblem fanboyism. ALLEN LIED! PEOPLE LOST THEIR ABILITY TO CONTEST! |
| Fayt_Esteed | Posted 10/28/2008 1:34:27 PM | message detail |
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40% on Sonic is more than most characters can say. Jeez... Sonic and Sandbag were splitting votes. Why can't you see 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 |
| Biolizard28 | Posted 10/28/2008 1:35:06 PM | message detail |
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THAT many, right? --- Biolizard28: The cream of Fire Emblem fanboyism. ALLEN LIED! PEOPLE LOST THEIR ABILITY TO CONTEST! |
| charmander6000 | Posted 10/28/2008 1:40:32 PM | message detail |
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While breaking 40% was above my expectations, you still have to realize
that Sonic characters suck in this format and if it weren't for L-Block
MC would've beaten him in round 5. Personally I wouldn't given him an
F, but the highest I'd give him would be a D. Sandbag performed the
second biggest successful comeback in contest histroy (57 votes behind
Sonic/Crono) it was all choke for Magus. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB7%20BOP.xls Character Battle 2008: Points 137/192 Today's Match: Mega Man > Tidus |
| HaRRicH | Posted 10/28/2008 1:40:38 PM | message detail |
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40% on Sonic is more than most characters can say. Seriously, get off your ****ing high horse. Based on R1 last year, Sub-Zero was expected to get 45.35% on Sonic. If Sonic's hype-strength is gone and his SSB-strength is hindered this year due to him sucking in SSBB and/or Sandbag's presence, then this would assume a lot of characters could break 40% -- in fact, many respectable fighters could break 45% if Sub-Zero could. --- NRT winners: Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow, Star Fox 64, Donkey Kong Country 2 Remember these games! |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 10/28/2008 1:40:56 PM | message detail |
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guys guys it's only a few days until Auron annihilates Sonic can't we just wait until then to cast judgment --- turnturnturn your brain in turnturnturn your brain in |
| __hiei__ | Posted 10/28/2008 1:42:10 PM | message detail |
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If Auron beats Sonic comfortably i might agree with Magus's F otherwise,no. |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 10/28/2008 1:44:30 PM | message detail |
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Someone write down ReSTALLver Lossalot as it is hilarious --- Bracket: http://thengamer.com/guru/bracket.php?id=10 |
| red sox 777 | Posted 10/28/2008 1:45:32 PM | message detail |
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I get the feeling Sonic will surprise us and beat Auron. Magus will
look good, except that it will probably be due to Sonic underperforming
in round 1 just like the other Noble Niners. --- Crono's quest to kick L-Block out of this contest: Round 3: Crono vs. L-Block vs. Pikachu vs. Alucard |
| HaRRicH | Posted 10/28/2008 2:05:52 PM | message detail |
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To change it toward Sonic/Sandbag/Auron/Sub-Zero more...for whatever
it's worth last round, Sonic-with-Sandbag beat Magus by 40.24% while
Auron beat Sub-Zero with 40.49%. Magus's grade aside, how do you think
Sonic-with-Sandbag/Auron will turn out? --- NRT winners: Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow, Star Fox 64, Donkey Kong Country 2 Remember these games! |
| hailEC | Posted 10/28/2008 2:13:42 PM | message detail |
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Dead Space is so awesome already that whatever that dudes name is needs to get in the next contest. --- all hail ec your lord and savior |
| Zylo the wolf | Posted 10/28/2008 2:15:34 PM | message detail |
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I think Sonic will do just fine. Auron will no doubt be close, but I
bet that in that match we will finally see that Auron isn't on the same
level as Squall and Vincent. --- Ngamer64: Zylo, you're making less sense every day. The 2008 Guru contest winner > Me |
| ZenOfThunder | Posted 10/28/2008 2:17:59 PM | message detail |
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hailEC (#138) http://img.imgcake.com/Zen/isaac.png =D --- (|| ' ' ||) Not changing my sig until EBA2/Ouendan 3 is announced. (4/22/08) . /|_|\ http://imgcake.com/img/40/all_eba.jpg |
| ffmasterjose | Posted 10/28/2008 2:18:09 PM | message detail |
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KamikazePotato | Posted 10/28/2008 4:44:30 PM | message detail Someone write down ReSTALLver Lossalot as it is hilarious I'll commit it to memory :) --- 143/192 points - The Great GameFAQs Character Battle VII NP: Mega Man > Tidus | http://www.thengamer.com/guru/bracket.php?id=0 |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 10/28/2008 2:26:06 PM | message detail |
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Well I guess the thing to take away from this match is that everyone loses the day vote to the Weighted Companion Cube huh --- turnturnturn your brain in turnturnturn your brain in |
| Yesmar | Posted 10/28/2008 2:36:28 PM | message detail |
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Sure, he deserves an F based on our expectations at 3 PM that day, but Sandbag was the favorite in this topic before the match, and most people didn't think Magus would break 40% on Sonic. ^ This. Magus was not some favorite who lost. Sandbag comeback or no, Magus did better on Sandbag when all was over than a lot of people said he would. If Magus had halted the comeback and won by 1 vote, would that have made him substantially better somehow? --- "The right to be God. That right is now mine"--Albert Wesker |
| HaRRicH | Posted 10/28/2008 2:50:50 PM | message detail |
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Maybe the favorite among stats-men right before the match started, but
the brackets in the Guru will certainly support that Magus was the
favorite entering the contest and I would think more people still
favored him than Sandbag even up until the day of the match. --- NRT winners: Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow, Star Fox 64, Donkey Kong Country 2 Remember these games! |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 10/28/2008 3:25:10 PM | message detail |
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Question: What is this "Sonic characters suck "in this format"" garbage? I think you can safely take out the "in this format" to make it a more correct statement. Releasing terrible game after terrible game is what is making Sonic characters blow, nothing to do with "this format". Just like "this format" has nothing to do with Pikachu and Master Chief last year. --- I want adventure in the great wide somewhere... I want it more than I can tell! - Belle http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/3949/beautyandthebeast21024uh9.jpg |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 10/28/2008 3:26:31 PM | message detail |
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Also, when Auron beats the tar out of Sonic and Sandbag in a few days,
there will be no question that Sandbag, and Magus by association, suck. --- I want adventure in the great wide somewhere... I want it more than I can tell! - Belle http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/3949/beautyandthebeast21024uh9.jpg |
| red sox 777 | Posted 10/28/2008 3:29:35 PM | message detail |
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It's only because Sonic's recent bad performances have been exclusively
in this format, which can't be helped as we haven't had 1v1 matches
since 2006. But yeah, there's no reason to attribute it to the format
as opposed to Sonic dropping- on the other hand, it could be true. --- Crono's quest to kick L-Block out of this contest: Round 3: Crono vs. L-Block vs. Pikachu vs. Alucard |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 10/28/2008 3:37:03 PM | message detail |
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| Masato_Tanaka | Posted 10/28/2008 3:37:38 PM | message detail |
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Jill had no business winning that match. 4 seconds in one shaky cam
trailer should in no way outclass a staring role in one of the biggest
games of the year. Truth --- The Straight Up G The WWEGSB Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 10/28/2008 3:38:12 PM | message detail |
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There's no reason for Sonic to have
dropped, that's what. Sonic's been releasing critically panned games
for YEARS now. Yet 2006 was by any reasonable account the strongest
Sonic we've ever seen, and him scoring his first win over a fellow
Noble ever. There's no reason for Sonic to suddenly have dropped to a
level to where Sub-Zero could get 45% on him pre-Brawl announcement
when Sonic was projected to beat him with 64% of the vote a year
beforehand. The ONLY thing that changed was the format. --- turnturnturn your brain in turnturnturn your brain in |
