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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 652
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 2/16/2009 9:59:03 AM | message detail |
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Of the original 8 I'd take over Akuma... Ryu Ken Chun-Li ... Guile and Blanka are debatable --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/152/14563828pc9.gif |
| BombLasagna | Posted 2/16/2009 10:02:10 AM | message detail |
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Honestly, who the hell plays SF to this day? Not a lot of people. If
SF2 had been the end of SF (including Turbo here for Akuma), would a
single person take Akuma over him? No, I don't think so. How big of a
fanbase do you think the rest of the SF games have garnered? My guess
is very little, and my assumption would be that the vast majority of
SF-clingers are people who were already into the series back in the
day. Meaning they have a decent shot of still preferring Honda to him,
and even if the majority prefer Akuma, I think the rest of the general
gamefaqs public who aren't into the latter SF's support Honda
overwhelmingly. If someone is going to score a blowout in that match, it's going to be Akuma, but I really don't think it's anywhere as close to black and white as you're trying to make it. --- This lasagna is the bomb, yo! hail ec your lord and savior |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 2/16/2009 10:03:03 AM | message detail |
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Honestly, who the hell plays SF to this day? Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo High Def Remix is one of the best selling titles on PSN/XBLA --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/152/14563828pc9.gif |
| BombLasagna | Posted 2/16/2009 10:05:40 AM | message detail |
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Ok, but those are once again more than likely the same people who were
into SF2 back in the day. Obviously there's no way of actually
determining this, but I don't think that has much of an effect on it.
My argument is who the hell cares about the games that Akuma is
actually prominent in? SF4 makes me wary about this, because I have no idea what his role in that game is. --- This lasagna is the bomb, yo! hail ec your lord and savior |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 2/16/2009 10:07:25 AM | message detail |
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Akuma is playable in SF4, but my point is that SSF2THDR is a very
popular game right now that Akuma is prominent in. You might of had a
debate over E Honda and Akuma a year ago.. But Akuma is righti n the
Street fighter limelight with the 2 newest SF games now (He's even the
guy on the main online menu background on SSF2THDR) --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/152/14563828pc9.gif |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 2/16/2009 10:08:02 AM | message detail |
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looking back at 2007 being well ahead of Geno has to mean something the along the lines of "people know who the hell you are." --- *is Dranze* Through fire, justice is served because FastFalcon05 owned my bracket. |
| BombLasagna | Posted 2/16/2009 10:08:39 AM | message detail |
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eh, whatever. I don't care enough/don't know enough about the new SF
games to really argue about it. I'll just be the odd man out if for
some ungodly reason we get a Akuma/E. Honda match-up. --- This lasagna is the bomb, yo! hail ec your lord and savior |
| BombLasagna | Posted 2/16/2009 10:09:33 AM | message detail |
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4-ways, etc. etc. I'm not doubting that Akuma has a solid fanbase. I'm questioning his ceiling against someone who is actually recognizable. --- This lasagna is the bomb, yo! hail ec your lord and savior |
| MegatokyoEd | Posted 2/16/2009 10:16:23 AM | message detail |
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Akuma has one of the most 'badass' character designs in gaming. Akuma's design alone would probably let him beat E. Honda. --- Demyx is better than Axel. |
| BombLasagna | Posted 2/16/2009 10:17:05 AM | message detail |
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no. --- This lasagna is the bomb, yo! hail ec your lord and savior |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 2/16/2009 10:17:41 AM | message detail |
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A fat sumo wrestler doesn't have much "Badass" appeal. --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/152/14563828pc9.gif |
| MegatokyoEd | Posted 2/16/2009 10:24:13 AM | message detail |
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E. Honda has no appeal of any variety. You'd be hard pressed to find
anyone that truly gives a crap about him. We've seen what happens when
badass characters get matched up against characters like that. --- Demyx is better than Axel. |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 2/16/2009 10:25:45 AM | message detail |
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SF2 is one of my top 10 games ever, and I'd vote for almost any character over him. --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/152/14563828pc9.gif |
| charmander6000 | Posted 2/16/2009 10:30:47 AM | message detail |
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Ryu Ken Chun Li M. Bison Vega? Guile Akuma Blanka E. Honda Sagot Dhalsim Balrog Zangief Originally I had Vega in Guile's tier, but with his performance today I'm not too sure where to rank him. --- 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 2/16/2009 10:32:01 AM | message detail |
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Vega > bison seems pretty clear now It makes me sad Zangief is so low though. who can actually prefer e honda or dhalsim to him --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/152/14563828pc9.gif |
| transience | Posted 2/16/2009 10:36:02 AM | message detail |
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Division 8 Round 1: Aeris/Akuma/Geno/Squall Aeris Gainsborough 25.48% 33367 Akuma 23.05% 30185 Geno 16.14% 21141 Squall Leonhart 35.33% 46278 TOTAL VOTES 130971 that's not a bad showing. I think it's pretty comparable to the situation Scorpion was put in the same year: Mega Man 30.43% 45857 Yoshi 19.13% 28823 Samus Aran 33.1% 49872 Scorpion 17.34% 26126 TOTAL VOTES 150678 trying to analyze this fourway crap with LFF matches is stupid, but I certainly wouldn't say Akuma bombed. I wouldn't take anyone outside of Ryu/Ken/Chun-Li over him and I'd be a little nervous about Chun-Li. --- xyzzy STREET FIGHTER 4, SON http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvPKGSk13zo |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 2/16/2009 10:37:22 AM | message detail |
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We need Cammy in this contest. She'd be stronger then Akuma too --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/152/14563828pc9.gif |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 2/16/2009 10:38:36 AM | message detail |
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I'd vote for Cammy's Ass over Cammy. --- Yoblazer: http://i43.tinypic.com/8zkzm1.gif Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 2/16/2009 10:40:11 AM | message detail |
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Well lucky for you, Cammys ass will likely be in her match pic! --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/152/14563828pc9.gif |
| transience | Posted 2/16/2009 10:41:45 AM | message detail |
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I think you're all overreacting to today's poll. Balrog (J:M.Bison) 1.1% M.Bison (J:Vega) 2.92% Sagat 3.31% Vega (J:Balrog) 6.88% this is awful competition. Vega is winning by default. --- xyzzy STREET FIGHTER 4, SON http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvPKGSk13zo |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 2/16/2009 10:43:48 AM | message detail |
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From: transience | #220 http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Diablo_vs_M._Bison_2005 --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/152/14563828pc9.gif |
| transience | Posted 2/16/2009 10:51:57 AM | message detail |
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it's amazing what bad competition will do for you - people think Bison
is noteworthy in the Street Fighter hierarchy because of this. Ken
would have torn that contest apart. every SF2 guy is going to be decent because they're recognizable. put Cait Sith in and he tears that division apart too, but that doesn't mean he's actually worth anything compared to the FF7 cast. --- xyzzy STREET FIGHTER 4, SON http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvPKGSk13zo |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 2/16/2009 10:53:23 AM | message detail |
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Diablo is a low mid carder, and Bison nearly beat him. So I'd say Bison
is a low mid carder, and Vega might be stronger then diablo. --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/152/14563828pc9.gif |
| transience | Posted 2/16/2009 10:55:52 AM | message detail |
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and Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Blanka, Guile, Akuma and Vega would beat Diablo
as well. that doesn't make Bison notable. he's mid-tier amongst his own
game. --- xyzzy STREET FIGHTER 4, SON http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvPKGSk13zo |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 2/16/2009 10:57:06 AM | message detail |
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You're arguing Vega is weak just due to the competition here. But if he can beat Diablo, which is my point, he is not weak. --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/152/14563828pc9.gif |
| voltch | Posted 2/16/2009 10:59:02 AM | message detail |
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i want guile vs duke nukem this summer! --- Pearl FC:3953 0978 7217 |
| HaRRicH | Posted 2/16/2009 12:03:36 PM | message detail |
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COME GETCHA' SOME SONIC BOOM Both of you are right, but I'm ultimately going to say I think Vega would have gone 50/50 with Diablo in 2k5 (I don't think rallying/cheating would have let Diablo easily lose then, otherwise Vega would take it for me), so I think Vega wouldn't be weak. He's not impressive other than beating M. Bison today and he's mid-tier in his game, yes, but this is still respectable enough for me. I wouldn't mind seeing him in a contest. No. Ken was put up against two Noble Niners and got in the mid thirties both times, I believe. He hasn't been seen in a contest since 2003. Ken deserves more of a shot than Akuma no matter how you spin it. [...] Hell, I'd say Vega, or even Guile are worth more of a spot than Akuma. I think we have different ideas of what's more worthy. I think I'm putting more worth on getting an opportunity while you're putting more worth on getting a victory. Ken had terrible draws, but he had his chances with the draws too -- Akuma didn't until 2007. Strength-wise, you're right, but I was much more interested in seeing Akuma for his first time than Ken for his third, especially since Ken wasn't a hot-topic for debate around that time. --- Play Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation (1 and 2) for Gameboy Advance today |
| BombLasagna | Posted 2/16/2009 12:19:33 PM | message detail |
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Actually now that I'm thinking of it, Akuma's performance is worse than
what I originally believed it to be. Sharing the poll with 3 square/rpg
characters, he should have been benefitting as much as any character
can from favorable LFF circumstances in 4-ways. --- This lasagna is the bomb, yo! hail ec your lord and savior |
| voltch | Posted 2/16/2009 12:35:45 PM | message detail |
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surely now Ken will make it,SFIV is gonna be huge,but how did the HD remix do? --- Pearl FC:3953 0978 7217 |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 2/16/2009 12:38:42 PM | message detail |
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Vega and Bison are probably nearly the same. I don't think there's much
of a difference in preference there like it would be with Ken/Ryu or
Scorpion/Sub-Zero. --- *is Dranze* Through fire, justice is served because FastFalcon05 owned my bracket. |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 2/16/2009 12:40:07 PM | message detail |
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From: BombLasagna | #228 I wouldn't count on Geno LFFing with Aeris and Squall considerably but I can see your point. the performance was decent enough however. how would you figure any other Street Fighter character not named Ryu to do? not a lot. --- *is Dranze* Through fire, justice is served because FastFalcon05 owned my bracket. |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 2/16/2009 12:53:47 PM | message detail |
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From: MarioSuperstar | #231 Ken would of advanced no question... Chunners may have. --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/152/14563828pc9.gif |
| HaRRicH | Posted 2/16/2009 12:58:54 PM | message detail |
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Well, I just looked at Geno's polls...guess who looks mighty comparable all of a sudden? http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2891 http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3249 Now, we could argue whether or not Squall/Aeris or Bowser hurt Geno more, but I'm of the opinion they each hurt him some...and Akuma didn't really do much different against Geno from Phoenix Wright last year, and Geno's probably not as far off as those dictate. I know I recently said Akuma/Chun-Li would be a good match, but...this makes me want to take that back in a hurry, especially since Akuma stood out more than Phoenix in those matches. Two questions: which Street Fighter 2 characters would not beat Phoenix Wright, and will fans of post-SF2 SF-games be particularly loyal to characters that came later in the series? --- Play Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation (1 and 2) for Gameboy Advance today |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 2/16/2009 1:03:09 PM | message detail |
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Phoenix Wright is stronger in 4 way format. I wouldn't take him to be anywhere near Chunner in 1v1 --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/152/14563828pc9.gif |
| HaRRicH | Posted 2/16/2009 1:14:54 PM | message detail |
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Even still, if the four-way format becomes standard, then Phoenix being
a bit stronger doesn't matter so much as Akuma not being far from
Phoenix -- they look pretty equal there. Also, if we do consider
Phoenix is stronger in this format, we must also consider Akuma
benefited to some degree for being not only the only non-RPG but
non-Square character in his poll. --- Play Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation (1 and 2) for Gameboy Advance today |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 2/16/2009 1:29:32 PM | message detail |
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that's still pretty cool with me. if Akuma was in today's poll he'd
probably be between Vega and Sagat (closer to Bison most likely). --- *is Dranze* Through fire, justice is served because FastFalcon05 owned my bracket. |
| trannyscience | Posted 2/16/2009 1:31:58 PM | message detail |
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Phoenix could arguably take Ken now -- he's really grown. I'd back Ken though. probably take Phoenix over Chun Li however. --- xyzzy 6:10:50 |
| HaRRicH | Posted 2/16/2009 1:41:21 PM | message detail |
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I'm not taking Phoenix over Ken or Chun-Li. He's grown, but I'm not
sold he went from barely beating Bomberman to their level in a year
when all he had was Apollo Justice yet. He did do well last year, but
I'm not about to gamble anything like that on the guy barring some
other favorable opponents. --- Play Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation (1 and 2) for Gameboy Advance today |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 2/16/2009 2:21:17 PM | message detail |
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i wouldn't be surprised if he did beat Chun Li. --- *is Dranze* Through fire, justice is served because FastFalcon05 owned my bracket. |
| trannyscience | Posted 2/16/2009 2:24:15 PM | message detail |
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Phoenix gets more popular just from word of mouth. he's really quite
unique like that. he's like the black plague, he just spreads and
infects everyone. --- xyzzy 6:10:50 |
| Biolizard28 | Posted 2/16/2009 2:37:29 PM | message detail |
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From: HaRRicH | #233 Two questions: which Street Fighter 2 characters would not beat Phoenix Wright? Balrog, Zangief, E. Honda, Dhalsim, and possibly Sagat. I'm on the fence about Blanka. God knows how he even came close to Guile. The rest would probably be safe. Will fans of post-SF2 SF-games be particularly loyal to characters that came later in the series? I see Dan and Sakura having some support, but I'm not sure about the rest of the SFA/SF3 cast. The only character from 3 who I even get a sense that people care for is Dudley. He had a pretty strong backing for inclusion in the console version of SF4. As for the rest of the cast, I'd wager that people generally care about less than half of the characters in 3. Some are well liked, others are considered god awful. Alpha characters would probably be stronger. --- i have nothing against pedophiles especially the ones that actually act on their desires-Palmer Now this is entertainment! |
| TheOceIot | Posted 2/16/2009 2:39:42 PM | message detail |
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Nomination tally? --- What's quicker than an Ocelot? A FastFalcon http://img.imgcake.com/ducks1.jpg |
| ZFS | Posted 2/16/2009 7:41:55 PM | message detail |
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Whoa now, I can't possibly see Ken struggling to beat a guy like Phoenix Wright. Chun-Li probably takes him easy, too. --- Enough expository banter! Now we fight like men! And ladies! And ladies who dress like men! |
| Gaddswell | Posted 2/16/2009 9:25:42 PM | message detail |
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Maybe we shouldn't nominate Street Fighter 4 if these poll results keep up... Got Street Fighter IV? Yes, with an official joystick too 2.08% 70 Yes, with the official game pad 0.8% 27 Yes, but I'm okay with a regular controller 4.84% 163 No, it's not out where I live yet 23.13% 779 No, I'm not planning to buy it 69.15% 2329 TOTAL VOTES 3368 --- http://www.court-records.net/manga/4koma/(eng)4koma2.png Hail FastFalcon, our new guru overlord! |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 2/16/2009 9:26:31 PM | message detail |
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I'm disappointed that we didn't get best new challenger poll :( --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/152/14563828pc9.gif |
| transience | Posted 2/16/2009 9:27:09 PM | message detail |
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SF4 was obviously not going to have great numbers after it struggled to get 30% against second-tier sequels a few weeks ago. --- xyzzy STREET FIGHTER 4, SON http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvPKGSk13zo |
| nintendogirl1 | Posted 2/16/2009 9:28:08 PM | message detail |
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Also, where the hell is the "No, not yet" option. I hate the poll options in these. --- They're never right. |
| transience | Posted 2/16/2009 9:28:31 PM | message detail |
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man, it didn't even get 24% go go go SF4 --- xyzzy STREET FIGHTER 4, SON http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvPKGSk13zo |
| ZFS | Posted 2/16/2009 9:30:36 PM | message detail |
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time to not nominate sfiv ! --- Enough expository banter! Now we fight like men! And ladies! And ladies who dress like men! |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 2/16/2009 9:33:07 PM | message detail |
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I'm surprised SF4 isn't doing better I thought it was a really hyped game --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/152/14563828pc9.gif |
