GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 645
| KamikazePotato | Posted 12/2/2008 11:17:00 AM | message detail |
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FFVIII has hit 6 noms, which isn't quite as pathetic as it was doing before. I find it funny that I'm one of the 6, and I've never even played FFVIII. --- FastFalcon believed in Snake. I didn't. |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/2/2008 11:17:34 AM | message detail |
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screw ff8, we need ff9 in th ere instead better game IMHO --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png FastFalcon05 sure knows how to fill out a Guru Contest bracket better than I! |
| The_Ocelot2 | Posted 12/2/2008 11:17:52 AM | message detail |
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I'm not falling for this "patch day" crap again. --- What's quicker than an Ocelot? A FastFalcon http://img.imgcake.com/daox0.jpg |
| ZFS | Posted 12/2/2008 11:18:12 AM | message detail |
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DKC2 will probably be fine so long as it doesn't run into any big
Nintendo game. I'd love to see it go up against Mega Man or something
in round 2. I think it'll do better than most would expect - especially
coming off of Diddy Kong's showing this year. DKC2 gets lots of love
all around. --- http://i36.tinypic.com/2hehbis.gif |
| hailEC | Posted 12/2/2008 11:18:48 AM | message detail |
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Doesn't matter what your opinion is, it's pretty much indisputable fact
FF8 > FF9 in contest strength. No need to see 9 in it without 8. --- all hail ec your lord and savior except FastFalcon, he's so legit you must bow down to his ass too. |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/2/2008 11:18:57 AM | message detail |
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From: The_Ocelot2 | #053 "Tuesday" And "Patch Day" are different Tuesdays are when its down for a couple hours, and not really an issue Patch day, it might be down till 8 or 10 PM, and people are just on forums all day complaining, which makes it ripe for rallying. Patch days only happen once every 2 or 3 months though --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png FastFalcon05 sure knows how to fill out a Guru Contest bracket better than I! |
| charmander6000 | Posted 12/2/2008 11:19:12 AM | message detail |
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Also, thats about 30% of Gamefaqs playing it or playing it at one
point. Just because you don't play it anymore, doesn't mean you won't
vote for it. Like I haven't played FF7 in about 2 years, but I'd vote
for it. Let's compare it with other playership rates from the top 10 contest. 1. Final Fantasy VII - 75.04% 2. LoZ: Ocarina of Time - 87.61% 3. Chrono Trigger - 68.36% 4. LoZ: A Link to the Past - 84.50% 5. Super Mario Bros. 3 - 94.30% 6. Super Smash Bros. Melee - 71.89% 7. GoldenEye 007 - 61.54% 8. Metal Gear Solid - 72.39% 9. Halo - 47.95% 10. FFVI - 66.73% It may be unfair to compare WoW with some of the strongest games... Still it's going to need a rally hitting the thousands to keep up with the big names. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB7%20BOP.xls Congratulations to FastFalcon for winning the guru contest, you are the best among the best. |
| Crimson Dragoon | Posted 12/2/2008 11:19:23 AM | message detail |
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Round 1: Super Smash Bros. Brawl vs Final Fantasy IX Do it --- ~FFDragon. (at Work !!) The Cream of Resident Evil Fanboyism. |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 12/2/2008 11:19:47 AM | message detail |
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Coming from an objective standpoint, sure. Coming from my standpoint...go FF9, screw every other FF game if need be. --- FastFalcon believed in Snake. I didn't. |
| hailEC | Posted 12/2/2008 11:20:30 AM | message detail |
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Has there ever been a Starcraft playership poll? I'm guessing no, but it can't hurt to ask. --- all hail ec your lord and savior except FastFalcon, he's so legit you must bow down to his ass too. |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/2/2008 11:21:30 AM | message detail |
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1. Final Fantasy VII - 75.04% 2. LoZ: Ocarina of Time - 87.61% 3. Chrono Trigger - 68.36% 4. LoZ: A Link to the Past - 84.50% 5. Super Mario Bros. 3 - 94.30% 6. Super Smash Bros. Melee - 71.89% 7. GoldenEye 007 - 61.54% 8. Metal Gear Solid - 72.39% 9. Halo - 47.95% 10. FFVI - 66.73% With "Tie in rates" of 35% being considered "Amazing and some of the best tie in rates eveR", I seriously doubt these numbers. Like there is no way that 87% of the site has played Ocarina of Time, when its tie in rate with the n64 was about 25% --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png FastFalcon05 sure knows how to fill out a Guru Contest bracket better than I! |
| ZFS | Posted 12/2/2008 11:22:39 AM | message detail |
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albion strikes --- http://i36.tinypic.com/2hehbis.gif |
| Janus5000 | Posted 12/2/2008 11:23:22 AM | message detail |
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Sorry if this has been asked before (which it probably has been)... There was a nomination rally tournament for a games contest long ago... what won that? Pokemon R/B/Y? --- http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/HowDisturbing/stayawhile.jpg Stay a while and breathe me in. |
| The Mana Sword | Posted 12/2/2008 11:24:33 AM | message detail |
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hey janus are you going to step up your game in the oracle this time --- Kleenex - Not on his computer. |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/2/2008 11:25:38 AM | message detail |
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BTW, where did you get those percentages? Top 10 contest? Whats that?
If its only board 8 play rate, I believe it, but no way the entire site
is like that. --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png FastFalcon05 sure knows how to fill out a Guru Contest bracket better than I! |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 12/2/2008 11:26:17 AM | message detail |
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We are currently at 19687 total nominations. --- FastFalcon believed in Snake. I didn't. |
| ZFS | Posted 12/2/2008 11:26:32 AM | message detail |
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http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2185 --- http://i36.tinypic.com/2hehbis.gif |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/2/2008 11:27:31 AM | message detail |
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| charmander6000 | Posted 12/2/2008 11:27:55 AM | message detail |
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With "Tie in rates" of 35% being considered "Amazing and some of the
best tie in rates eveR", I seriously doubt these numbers. Like there is
no way that 87% of the site has played Ocarina of Time, when its tie in
rate with the n64 was about 25% First, the question was have you played it not owned it since you've said people who have played the game would still vote for it. Also GameFAQs is disportional to the average gaming joe and we are more likely to buy popular games and own multiple systems. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB7%20BOP.xls Congratulations to FastFalcon for winning the guru contest, you are the best among the best. |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/2/2008 11:29:11 AM | message detail |
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Misread the 4th option which was didn't beat it. Still, I find those numbers staggering --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png FastFalcon05 sure knows how to fill out a Guru Contest bracket better than I! |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/2/2008 11:30:39 AM | message detail |
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First, the question was have you played it not owned it since you've
said people who have played the game would still vote for it. People who don't play WoW anymore still "Own it". Unless you throw out the game, since you can't sell WoW since it can only be installed once with the code like most PC games. --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png FastFalcon05 sure knows how to fill out a Guru Contest bracket better than I! |
| red sox 777 | Posted 12/2/2008 11:32:06 AM | message detail |
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I seriously doubt WoW is anywhere close to Starcraft in strength before
rallying, although it may have even more rally power. And after the
past 2 years, I'd give a lot of credit for SC's run to the bandwagon
factor. SC still had to keep WW's lead to 2000 or so prior to its
insane final 6 hours- it would have broken 48% without rallying. I
seriously doubt Halo would get that close to WW, or that WW is anywhere
near as close to SSBM as the Starcraft matches imply- even discounting
the final 6 hours. WoW has potential for massive rallying, but to replicate Starcraft's run, it needs a bandwagon too- something much harder to get. As far as sales go, WoW wins but it's close, 10 million to 9 million, I believe. Starcraft apparently has a lot of sales to people who do not frequently play online. The key difference I think is that most of Gamefaqs likes Starcraft, and hates WoW. --- Congratulations to Crono for making his first true finals match, your 5 time contest champion, Link, and the Guru Champion FastFalcon |
| Janus5000 | Posted 12/2/2008 11:32:25 AM | message detail |
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I'll step it up in the oracle so hard you'd think I was playing DDR. Speaking of DDR (sort of but not really, mostly just speaking of rhythm games), I'd expect Guitar Hero III to be the strongest... but how strong would it be (and would it even be stronger than Rock Band 2)? Would anyone take GH3 over, say, Fire Emblem? --- http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/HowDisturbing/stayawhile.jpg Stay a while and breathe me in. |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/2/2008 11:35:08 AM | message detail |
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As far as sales go, WoW wins but it's close, 10 million to 9 million, I believe. Actually if you wanna go by total sales, WoW is about 18 million. 11 million currently play, though --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png FastFalcon05 sure knows how to fill out a Guru Contest bracket better than I! |
| red sox 777 | Posted 12/2/2008 11:35:25 AM | message detail |
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The playership polls are probably biased in that those who have played
it and care about it are more likely to respond. They should let us
compare different games' playership on Gamefaqs fairly accurately
though. --- Congratulations to Crono for making his first true finals match, your 5 time contest champion, Link, and the Guru Champion FastFalcon |
| red sox 777 | Posted 12/2/2008 11:36:36 AM | message detail |
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18 million!?!? Wow, that's on the level of Mario 3....seriously? --- Congratulations to Crono for making his first true finals match, your 5 time contest champion, Link, and the Guru Champion FastFalcon |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/2/2008 11:37:39 AM | message detail |
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From: red sox 777 | #076 I saw an article a couple weeks ago about it, and that there were about 7 million currently non active subscriptions (since they don't kill the memberships if people quit), so it would make sense if its 18 million since its 11 million active subscriptions --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png FastFalcon05 sure knows how to fill out a Guru Contest bracket better than I! |
| Ngamer64 | Posted 12/2/2008 11:45:43 AM | message detail |
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Albion, those are all legit playership numbers taken from site-wide PotDs. http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Have_you_ever_played --- thengamer.com/guru/ says we just got owned hard by FastFalcon! (thengamer.com/xstats & board8.wikia.com are neat) |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/2/2008 11:46:54 AM | message detail |
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From: Ngamer64 | #078 Didn't you say you were ignoring me for not posting pics in that one topic? >_> --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png FastFalcon05 sure knows how to fill out a Guru Contest bracket better than I! |
| Ngamer64 | Posted 12/2/2008 11:48:04 AM | message detail |
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Yes, but you're going to make it up to me tonight by sending the full gallery to ngamer@gmail.com, so I've forgiven you. --- thengamer.com/guru/ says we just got owned hard by FastFalcon! (thengamer.com/xstats & board8.wikia.com are neat) |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/2/2008 11:51:26 AM | message detail |
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I was just checking some of the 2008 character contest matches, and saw this oracle on the match: "Master Chief - 60.75% Kirby - 18.75% Big Boss - 14.90% Raiden - 5.83% " I think you have a mix up there <_< --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png FastFalcon05 sure knows how to fill out a Guru Contest bracket better than I! |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 12/2/2008 11:57:58 AM | message detail |
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I hope we get something like Okami vs. Rock Band in the first round of
the contest. It could be a great example of the board dominating the
casuals in prediction percentage (and it would allow Okami to win a
match!!). --- All the stars in the sky are waiting for you. As is FastFalcon |
| WarThaNemesis2 | Posted 12/2/2008 11:59:57 AM | message detail |
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There will be enough of that with Chrono Trigger vs. Anything, Mac. --- ~War~ The Cream of Transexual FastFalcon Fanboyism ~War~ |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/2/2008 12:02:49 PM | message detail |
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I'm not sure if Okami would beat Rock Band tbh --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png FastFalcon05 sure knows how to fill out a Guru Contest bracket better than I! |
| charmander6000 | Posted 12/2/2008 12:04:36 PM | message detail |
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Anyone thinking that the contest would be one vs. one 128 games? It would explain why we're starting the contest so early. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB7%20BOP.xls Congratulations to FastFalcon for winning the guru contest, you are the best among the best. |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/2/2008 12:04:54 PM | message detail |
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I mean I'd prolly have Okami beating it, but I wouldn't feel safe about it and feel its a toss up --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png FastFalcon05 sure knows how to fill out a Guru Contest bracket better than I! |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/2/2008 12:05:21 PM | message detail |
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From: charmander6000 | #085 I'm REALLY hoping it is. That would beat 4way, AND allow 128 games. Win win --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png FastFalcon05 sure knows how to fill out a Guru Contest bracket better than I! |
| Crimson Dragoon | Posted 12/2/2008 12:08:07 PM | message detail |
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Think Goose is going to run a four month contest though? --- ~FFDragon. (at Work !!) The Cream of Resident Evil Fanboyism. |
| WarThaNemesis2 | Posted 12/2/2008 12:09:27 PM | message detail |
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That may require less work than thinking up a poll of the day every day
for four months, since he doesn't even make the match pics anymore. --- ~War~ The Cream of Transexual FastFalcon Fanboyism ~War~ |
| The_Ocelot2 | Posted 12/2/2008 12:12:16 PM | message detail |
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128 games and 1v1 would be amazin' --- What's quicker than an Ocelot? A FastFalcon http://img.imgcake.com/daox0.jpg |
| charmander6000 | Posted 12/2/2008 12:13:07 PM | message detail |
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I'm also having a hard time cutting the field down to 64 without cutting out some major games. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB7%20BOP.xls Congratulations to FastFalcon for winning the guru contest, you are the best among the best. |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/2/2008 12:14:57 PM | message detail |
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We're too used to 128 making it now anyway to go back to 64 --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png FastFalcon05 sure knows how to fill out a Guru Contest bracket better than I! |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 12/2/2008 12:16:14 PM | message detail |
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I've always liked the idea of 96 games. Keeps worthy games in while not making the contest too long. --- FastFalcon believed in Snake. I didn't. |
| hailEC | Posted 12/2/2008 12:16:28 PM | message detail |
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128 games, 1v1 style would be brutal. We don't need a first round that
lasts longer than any other contest that's been run in it's entirety. --- all hail ec your lord and savior except FastFalcon, he's so legit you must bow down to his ass too. |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/2/2008 12:17:06 PM | message detail |
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From: hailEC | #094 Do 2 matches a day then --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png FastFalcon05 sure knows how to fill out a Guru Contest bracket better than I! |
| Masato_Tanaka | Posted 12/2/2008 12:18:21 PM | message detail |
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128 games, 1v1 style would be brutal. We don't need a first round
that lasts longer than any other contest that's been run in it's
entirety. I dunno, considering we haven't had a Games Contest since 2004, I think that would make for a rather epic return honestly. --- The Straight Up G The Palace of Wisdom Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| hailEC | Posted 12/2/2008 12:19:22 PM | message detail |
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So long as both polls would show up on the main page without scrolling
down I wouldn't be totally opposed, but I still don't like the idea.
It'd be pretty nuts keeping up with the contest like that... though it
would probably do a hell of a lot to eliminate boring match days. Eh, I
don't know, it could work. --- all hail ec your lord and savior except FastFalcon, he's so legit you must bow down to his ass too. |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/2/2008 12:23:18 PM | message detail |
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So guys, I've been thinking Assassins Creed Will it make it, and if it does, how will it do? --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png FastFalcon05 sure knows how to fill out a Guru Contest bracket better than I! |
| charmander6000 | Posted 12/2/2008 12:30:25 PM | message detail |
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Even making a list of games that should return from last contest... Super Mario Bros. 3 The Legend of Zelda Tetris Chrono Trigger Super Mario RPG Street Fighter II Super Mario World LoZ: A Link to the Past Super Metroid Final Fantasy VI Final Fantasy VII Final Fantasy Tactics Metal Gear Solid Castlevania: SotN GoldenEye 007 Super Mario 64 LoZ: Ocarina of Time Halo: Combat Evolved Starcraft LoZ: The Wind Waker Metroid Prime Final Fantasy X Super Smash Bros. Melee That's 23 games that I'd be surprised if they missed the contests and I've already made snubs such as; Final Fantasy, Sonic 2, Earthbound, Doom, Xenogears, Perfect Dark, Kingdom Hearts, Half-Life, GTA: Vice City and Metal Gear Solid 2. Most of them would be replaced by sequels that were released after the contest though. That's not even getting to some of the snubs from the first contest plus all the new games that have been released since the contest. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB7%20BOP.xls Congratulations to FastFalcon for winning the guru contest, you are the best among the best. |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/2/2008 12:31:44 PM | message detail |
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How can you keep out Sonic 2? =\ --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png FastFalcon05 sure knows how to fill out a Guru Contest bracket better than I! |
