GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 651
| HaRRicH | Posted 1/30/2009 10:41:00 PM | message detail |
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Hey Albion, how is Warhammer doing today compared to how it did in the PC-GotY? --- FastFalcon05 absolutely decimated me in the Guru challenge. How bad was it? ...I don't want to talk about it. |
| Gaddswell | Posted 1/30/2009 10:41:45 PM | message detail |
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Yeah. SO4 should be in 3rd by the end of the hour! By the way, what is Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned? It's losing quite comfortably to the FE1 / SO4 / Killzone 2 group. --- http://www.court-records.net/manga/4koma/(eng)4koma2.png Hail FastFalcon, our new guru overlord! |
| _Hogger_ | Posted 1/30/2009 10:44:24 PM | message detail |
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From: HaRRicH | #401 This is a totally different series of Warhammer thats a rts that doesn't appeal to the same demographic... --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png http://k2ago.img.jugem.jp/20081127_352729.jpg |
| _Hogger_ | Posted 1/30/2009 10:44:46 PM | message detail |
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From: Gaddswell | #402 Its a DLC for GTA4 --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png http://k2ago.img.jugem.jp/20081127_352729.jpg |
| _Hogger_ | Posted 1/30/2009 10:49:48 PM | message detail |
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Oh, and to solidify my point on Warhammer. Warhammer Online is a medevil game, and Warhammer 40,000 is a futuristic space game Just look at the box arts: 40k: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0e/Warhammer_40%2C000_Dawn_of_War_II.jpg Warhammer Online: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bb/Packfront.gif They're not the same at all. --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png http://k2ago.img.jugem.jp/20081127_352729.jpg |
| Gaddswell | Posted 1/31/2009 12:03:29 AM | message detail |
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F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin 8.58% 1294 Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon 13.84% 2087 Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned 10.48% 1580 Killzone 2 15.03% 2266 The Sims 3 8.91% 1343 Star Ocean: The Last Hope 13.7% 2065 Street Fighter IV 24.83% 3743 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II 4.62% 697 TOTAL VOTES 15075 Huh, FE still holding off SO. Killzone has 2nd though! --- http://www.court-records.net/manga/4koma/(eng)4koma2.png Hail FastFalcon, our new guru overlord! |
| Gaddswell | Posted 1/31/2009 12:28:04 AM | message detail |
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There we go! SO4 in 3rd now. F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin 8.68% 1414 Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon 13.63% 2221 Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned 10.42% 1697 Killzone 2 14.96% 2437 The Sims 3 8.86% 1444 Star Ocean: The Last Hope 13.73% 2237 Street Fighter IV 24.95% 4065 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II 4.77% 777 TOTAL VOTES 16292 --- http://www.court-records.net/manga/4koma/(eng)4koma2.png Hail FastFalcon, our new guru overlord! |
| M_e_g_a_6_4 | Posted 1/31/2009 6:02:08 AM | message detail |
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Pretty mediocre selection this month, but still gonna be better than the rest of the year. Eh, we're due for a slow year after two awesome years in gaming. --- Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 1/31/2009 9:49:35 AM | message detail |
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has CJay or.. bacon ever taken down noms on a Saturday? --- *is Dranze* Through fire, justice is served because FastFalcon05 owned my bracket. |
| _Hogger_ | Posted 1/31/2009 9:58:41 AM | message detail |
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From: MarioSuperstar | #409 He takes weekends off. --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png http://k2ago.img.jugem.jp/20081127_352729.jpg |
| LeonhartFour | Posted 1/31/2009 10:48:47 AM | message detail |
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cn's updater worked in the Spring contest? Huh, I didn't know/remember that. Yep, he started it midway through the first round! GoldenEye/PDS was the first one ever, if I recall correctly. --- FastFalcon is without a doubt the best Guru I've ever heard of, savvy? http://www.court-records.net/animation/phoenix-superobjection.gif |
| voltch | Posted 1/31/2009 11:46:54 AM | message detail |
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tag.,wtf late tag...damn it's been a while. --- Pearl FC:3953 0978 7217 |
| Gaddswell | Posted 1/31/2009 4:21:03 PM | message detail |
| So... FE ended up dipping down to 12.5% before
coming back up to 13.75%. SO's been consistent, though it's dropped a
bit in the day, Killzone went up by 0.2%, GTA went up by about 1%, and
SFIV gave up about 2%. Others didn't seem to have changed much. --- http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u205/MapleMasta/IkeClimbers2.jpg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDaGWrPcjb8 |
| Masato_Tanaka | Posted 2/1/2009 11:51:35 AM | message detail |
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augh wheres the bracket --- The Straight Up G The Palace of Wisdom Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| HaRRicH | Posted 2/1/2009 1:01:38 PM | message detail |
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Forget the bracket for a second, where's the Superbowl-poll? --- FastFalcon05 absolutely decimated me in the Guru challenge. How bad was it? ...I don't want to talk about it. |
| Xuxon | Posted 2/1/2009 1:09:14 PM | message detail |
| Yeah the lack of a Superbowl poll confused me as well. |
| booomshakalaka | Posted 2/1/2009 1:38:18 PM | message detail |
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bacon's too busy cross-dressing to know about manly ongoings --- The Monster Jam! |
| charmander6000 | Posted 2/1/2009 5:18:30 PM | message detail |
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Super Bowl? Is that some kind of giant bowl or something? --- 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. |
| M_e_g_a_6_4 | Posted 2/1/2009 8:52:30 PM | message detail |
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From: charmander6000 | #418 It's some football game they decided to hold to celebrate a special episode of The Office. Though nearly five hours just to celebrate a one-hour show seems a bit extreme, but in all fairness it was an awesome episode. --- Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 |
| M_e_g_a_6_4 | Posted 2/2/2009 6:47:07 AM | message detail |
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SBAllen may be late as hell in getting this contest running, but at least the man has taste. --- Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 |
| charmander6000 | Posted 2/2/2009 7:23:15 AM | message detail |
| I'm almost positive that SBAllen started
nominations early so we would be quiet. Still he only has a few days
left to finish nominations if he wants to start the contest by March. --- 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 2/2/2009 11:43:11 AM | message detail |
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I'm almost positive that SBAllen started nominations early so we would be quiet. He thought we'd be quiet if noms are up for over 2 months? --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/152/14563828pc9.gif |
| GameZACKS | Posted 2/2/2009 12:05:32 PM | message detail |
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2.5-3.5 hours til noms go down and/or BRACKETS --- LONG LIVE GAMEZACKS |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 2/2/2009 12:07:39 PM | message detail |
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i wish. --- *is Dranze* Through fire, justice is served because FastFalcon05 owned my bracket. |
| M_e_g_a_6_4 | Posted 2/2/2009 5:11:01 PM | message detail |
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Nominations will close two weeks from now. --- Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 2/2/2009 5:11:25 PM | message detail |
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summer 2009 game contest --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/152/14563828pc9.gif |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 2/2/2009 5:23:42 PM | message detail |
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Nominations will close two weeks from now. oh god. how many nominations do we have now..? --- *is Dranze* Through fire, justice is served because FastFalcon05 owned my bracket. |
| ZenOfThunder | Posted 2/2/2009 5:26:32 PM | message detail |
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I wish we had a damn banner. --- (|| ' ' ||) Not changing my sig until EBA2/Ouendan 3 is announced. (4/22/08) . /|_|\ http://imgcake.com/img/40/all_eba.jpg |
| M_e_g_a_6_4 | Posted 2/2/2009 8:38:48 PM | message detail |
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From: MyWorldIsCrono | #426 Summer 2010 Game Contest. --- Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 |
| Gaddswell | Posted 2/3/2009 2:07:42 AM | message detail |
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We`re not gonna have a character battle this year, as this is gonna take it`s place in the fall, isn`t it? --- http://www.court-records.net/manga/4koma/(eng)4koma2.png Hail FastFalcon, our new guru overlord! |
| nintendogirl1 | Posted 2/3/2009 2:13:30 AM | message detail |
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Also looking at yesterday's poll, the average GameFAQs family has 2.7 children. That's using 5.5 for the 5+ option. --- Whoo typical. |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 2/3/2009 5:16:35 AM | message detail |
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Bacon went to bed earlier last night. sign for things to come? --- *is Dranze* Through fire, justice is served because FastFalcon05 owned my bracket. |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 2/3/2009 6:31:48 AM | message detail |
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From: MarioSuperstar | #432 lol --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/152/14563828pc9.gif |
| Xuxon | Posted 2/3/2009 12:34:49 PM | message detail |
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Also looking at yesterday's poll, the average GameFAQs family has 2.7 children. That's using 5.5 for the 5+ option. Actually, 1 person voting for the top option is representing their entire family, but someone who has 2 siblings only represents 1/3 of their family, so their votes need to be discounted appropriately to find the true average number of children per family. Taking the total votes and dividing by the discounted total (using 6 siblings as the average for the last option), I get 2.18 as the average number of children per family. |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 2/3/2009 12:37:54 PM | message detail |
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My brain doesn't even comprehend that post. Can you phrase it in a way a 6 year old would understand --- A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice. |
| charmander6000 | Posted 2/3/2009 12:44:54 PM | message detail |
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So the person voting doesn't count as being in the family on GameFAQs? --- 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. |
| Xuxon | Posted 2/3/2009 12:58:47 PM | message detail |
| Yeah I knew right after I posted that that wasn't
going to be a good enough explanation. Imagine a population where
nobody has more than 1 sibling and the total population is 200 million.
Half of the people have 1 sibling, the other half have none. So every
single child represents 1 couple that had 1 child, for 100 million
couples that had 1 child. Every pair of siblings represents 1 couple
that had 2 children, for 50 million couples that had 2 children. So in
actuality, there are twice as many single-child families as 2-child
families. Now imagine that exact poll being given to 10000 random people in this population. The results should be near 50/50, even without many actual pairs of siblings voting in the poll, but as just stated, single-child families are twice as common. The average number of children per family is 4/3, but ngirl's method would make it look like 3/2. Then take this idea and just extrapolate it further. You take the sum of the number of votes for option 1 + half the votes of option 2 + a third the votes of option 3, etc, and divide that into the total number of votes to get the average per family. 105590 / (13511 + 20638 + 9539 + 3039 + 943 + 759) = 2.18. |
| M_e_g_a_6_4 | Posted 2/3/2009 3:26:52 PM | message detail |
| So you're pretty much assuming that for every
person with siblings that voted, all their siblings also voted? I see
that accounting for maybe 1-2% of the voting of each category above no
siblings. I really doubt that a significant portion of GameFAQers who
have siblings also had their siblings vote in the same poll. How many
people do you know on GameFAQs who are siblings of each other? As for the contest, I predict we'll see a surprise upset from future Best Game Ever champion Resident Evil 5. Or hell, Duke Nukem Forever. --- Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 2/3/2009 3:30:37 PM | message detail |
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| The n00b Avenger | Posted 2/3/2009 3:32:38 PM | message detail |
| Actually from what I understand that's not what he
was saying. Obviously it's not something that simple, as generally it
would be counteracted by the fact that only one vote per household is
allowed and the odds of a sibling living in a different area and also
browsing GameFAQs probably made up less than 1% of the voters. That's not what he was saying, but I'm still too stupid to understand what he was really trying to say X_X I don't understand the logic, since the given example uses a scenario that reaches a result by starting at a preconceived notion of 'there is X population and the make up is this' or something like that, but that's not the case in a poll like this. I know the guidelines were given for simplicity sake, but it seems to me that without those specific guidelines, that's scenario that wouldn't apply. I don't know, for someone of average intelligence such as myself its hard to explain --- A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice. |
| TheOceIot | Posted 2/3/2009 3:50:42 PM | message detail |
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How many nominations are we up to Luster? --- What's quicker than an Ocelot? A FastFalcon http://img.imgcake.com/ducks1.jpg |
| paulg235 | Posted 2/3/2009 4:30:54 PM | message detail |
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And now the sticky is closed. Goes to show how long we've been waiting for. --- The Gamer In Me |
| Masato_Tanaka | Posted 2/3/2009 4:31:13 PM | message detail |
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Welp, the sticky is officially filled. It's only a matter of time now. --- The Straight Up G The Palace of Wisdom Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| M_e_g_a_6_4 | Posted 2/3/2009 4:40:44 PM | message detail |
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From: The n00b Avenger | #440 I re-read it and that does seem to be what he's suggesting. I guess he just didn't notice that most people's siblings here wouldn't also vote in said poll. A pretty big detail, but one I could see being overlooked. --- Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 |
| -LusterSoldier- | Posted 2/3/2009 5:25:34 PM | message detail |
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How many nominations are we up to Luster? 115401 Also, a new poll search option was put up yesterday: http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html However, it has the disadvantage of only being able to show the first 50 results. This could be useful for making up poll ideas, or maybe just looking up a contest match. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but still not as cool as FastFalcon05, Guru Champ! |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 2/3/2009 6:49:24 PM | message detail |
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maybe bacon is just busy --- *is Dranze* Through fire, justice is served because FastFalcon05 owned my bracket. |
| booomshakalaka | Posted 2/3/2009 6:52:39 PM | message detail |
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*lazy --- The Monster Jam! |
| TheOceIot | Posted 2/3/2009 6:54:42 PM | message detail |
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*a terrible admin --- What's quicker than an Ocelot? A FastFalcon http://img.imgcake.com/ducks1.jpg |
| Gaddswell | Posted 2/3/2009 7:17:21 PM | message detail |
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*goose --- http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u205/MapleMasta/IkeClimbers2.jpg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDaGWrPcjb8 |
| M_e_g_a_6_4 | Posted 2/3/2009 8:52:17 PM | message detail |
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http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?search=got Yeah, a real shame it only has a 50-poll limit. I want to see how much the admins overused the gimmick. --- Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 |
