GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 685
| Team Rocket Elite | Posted 4/21/2009 9:42:28 PM | message detail |
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Does anyone have graph of the EB/Doom match trends? http://thengamer.com/gamefaqs/04Spring/04Spring-AllVoteUpdates.txt --- Shall I take you with me? To the place in this town where wishes come true... |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 4/21/2009 9:42:31 PM | message detail |
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Replace CT with...uh...Metal Gear Solid, and Lufia II with Monkey Island. Who ya got? --- http://thengamer.com/guru/ |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 4/21/2009 9:42:55 PM | message detail |
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From: FastFalcon05 | #246 It may get down to about 20% overnight, it'll be lucky to be doing this good after the asv. --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png Starcraft >= Diablo 2 > The Lost Vikings 2 >> trash >>>> World of Warcraft |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 4/21/2009 9:43:09 PM | message detail |
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From: Fayt_Esteed | #245 I'm still surprised people aren't more shocked about this! It's a Yoshi game! --- *is Dranze* BGE2 - Today: CT > EB - Points: 46/60 Vote: YI |
| ExquisiteSamurai | Posted 4/21/2009 9:43:13 PM | message detail |
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overestimating lttp. FF7 won't let anything sff it enough to lose to lttp Is this how the majority feels? I thought for sure the popular choice and not even considered an upset pick is LttP > FFVII .. <.< --- Awaiting Final Fantasy XIII |
| FastFalcon05 | Posted 4/21/2009 9:43:48 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, I"m aware, but it's also still the night vote. I'm not very
concerned here. I would expect Earthbound and CT to have more intense
fanbases and also more night-geared ones. I will do everything in my
power to spin this until it is impossible. --- One of the most troublesome things in life is that what you do or do not want has little to do with what does or does not happen. 4983-4640-3352 Brawl Code |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 4/21/2009 9:44:21 PM | message detail |
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This is just pathetic from Mario. I realize the potential for overlap here is high because we're dealing with four
late-era SNES games, but good god, it's the only one that isn't an RPG.
This 55% on Earthbound is a joke, especially when compared to the meat
grinder the other Mario and Zelda games have put everything through. --- Yoblazer: http://i44.tinypic.com/25z1non.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| red sox 777 | Posted 4/21/2009 9:44:22 PM | message detail |
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And of course CT > LTTP is still very unlikely, but it looks much
more possible now than before the contest. We've seen that LFF has been
very limited so far, and I'd definitely expect that to be the case with
FFVII/CT/LTTP: these are 3 of our 4 top games after all, most of the
site has played all of them. I've held CT to be equal or stronger than
LTTP since before the contest, based on expectation of a large boost
from CTDS. Depending on how well CT survives Europe and the day vote
and thus where it ends here, it may or may not look stronger than LTTP
1v1....right now I'd say yes. --- Link he come to town to win the Gamefaqs Contests. |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 4/21/2009 9:44:23 PM | message detail |
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...This is the Power Hour, not the night vote. --- http://thengamer.com/guru/ |
| Childproof | Posted 4/21/2009 9:44:41 PM | message detail |
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The "It's a Yoshi game" is the weakest argument I've seen so far --- Is GrapefruitKing Today's prediction: Crono 48.65% - waaah! waaah! 31.50% - fuzzy pickles 14.60% - Lufia II 5.25% Status: crap. |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 4/21/2009 9:44:50 PM | message detail |
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From: FastFalcon05 | #256 well we'll see next round! --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png Starcraft >= Diablo 2 > The Lost Vikings 2 >> trash >>>> World of Warcraft |
| Yesmar | Posted 4/21/2009 9:45:17 PM | message detail |
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Since someone asked: Time | Earthbound Doom 01:00 | 42.62% | 57.38% 02:00 | 41.43% | 58.57% 03:00 | 37.98% | 62.02% 04:00 | 41.08% | 58.92% 05:00 | 39.97% | 60.03% 06:00 | 40.05% | 59.95% 07:00 | 39.48% | 60.52% 08:00 | 41.51% | 58.49% 09:00 | 41.13% | 58.87% ~ 12:00 | 42.65% | 57.35% 13:00 | 45.10% | 54.90% 14:00 | 45.31% | 54.69% ~ 16:00 | 44.63% | 55.37% 17:00 | 44.43% | 55.57% 18:00 | 43.76% | 56.24% 19:00 | 44.49% | 55.51% 20:00 | 45.20% | 54.80% 21:00 | 44.00% | 56.00% ~ 00:00 | 43.17% | 56.83% Vote Shift: AT LEAST 07.33% Remember that polls started at 3 AM back then. --- FastFalcon owned me in the Guru Contest! |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 4/21/2009 9:45:30 PM | message detail |
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From: Childproof | #260 You got any other explanation for this possible flop? "Mario" is too hard to read for the kiddies? --- *is Dranze* BGE2 - Today: CT > EB - Points: 46/60 Vote: YI |
| ZFS | Posted 4/21/2009 9:45:31 PM | message detail |
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Match doesn't really tell us anything about how much Chrono
Trigger's dropped, since EB has probably dropped as well and YI is
unknown. Yeah, it's probably a good bet EB's dropped off since 2k4, too. Just a weak pack here, but still pretty good for CT after expectations coming in. --- http://i44.tinypic.com/hwh4yo.gif |
| LeonhartFour | Posted 4/21/2009 9:45:33 PM | message detail |
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Looks like CT is stablizing. --- http://www.court-records.net/animation/phoenix-superobjection.gif |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 4/21/2009 9:45:39 PM | message detail |
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LttP > FF7 the cookie cutter? We're talking about a game that lost to a game that FF7 60-40'd in 2004, SFF or no... --- turnturnturn your brain in turnturnturn your brain in |
| RPGuy96 | Posted 4/21/2009 9:45:42 PM | message detail |
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The Power Hour is CT's best time in recent history. Remember, this
hasn't been the Nintendo Power Hour since 2006, it morphed into the CT
and Mega Man Power Hour. --- Mustache...and Green... http://backloggery.com/rpguy96 |
| FastFalcon05 | Posted 4/21/2009 9:46:00 PM | message detail |
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Eh, whatever. I'll reserve my judgment until after the ASV. --- One of the most troublesome things in life is that what you do or do not want has little to do with what does or does not happen. 4983-4640-3352 Brawl Code |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 4/21/2009 9:46:00 PM | message detail |
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Right now, CT has 74% on Earthbound. For what it's worth, it's supposed to get nearly 78%. And that's with Earthbound getting hit from both the RPG and Nintendo side of things. EB's surprisingly solid performance here is the only thing keeping me lavishing CT's performance with praise. --- Yoblazer: http://i44.tinypic.com/25z1non.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 4/21/2009 9:46:26 PM | message detail |
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I wouldn't be surprised if EB took the lead at some point. Mario in general falls off pretty hard after the PH. --- http://thengamer.com/guru/ |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 4/21/2009 9:47:19 PM | message detail |
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From: KamikazePotato | #270 still playing "devils advocate" eh? --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png Starcraft >= Diablo 2 > The Lost Vikings 2 >> trash >>>> World of Warcraft |
| Childproof | Posted 4/21/2009 9:47:21 PM | message detail |
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You got any other explanation for this possible flop? "Mario" is too hard to read for the kiddies? It came out very late in the SNES library, less than a year before Mario 64. So some people passed up on it. Hell, that's exactly what happened to me --- Is GrapefruitKing Today's prediction: Crono 48.65% - waaah! waaah! 31.50% - fuzzy pickles 14.60% - Lufia II 5.25% Status: crap. |
| Lieutenant Kettch | Posted 4/21/2009 9:48:01 PM | message detail |
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And yeah, Yoshi's Island has GOT to win the day vote, so it'll look better than this by the end...right? ...Right? Depends on how much further it drops during the night. It's harder to gain percentage in the day when so many votes are already in. I would've expected YI's early vote to be about where it would finish in the end, with a night drop and a day gain. --- FastFalcon and Solid Snake snapped my neck in the guru contest. |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 4/21/2009 9:48:42 PM | message detail |
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I'm playing 'holy god YI is pathetic' at the moment. --- http://thengamer.com/guru/ |
| Big Bob | Posted 4/21/2009 9:48:49 PM | message detail |
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The only thing I know about Lufia II is that when I was a little kid
and still used the Nintendo hotline to ask for game help, an automatic
message played that asked you to hit buttons for specific games or
genres. Lufia II was one of those options. ...I really should play this game just to see why it needed its own section of the hotline. --- Just say the word and it's bear time! http://backloggery.com/main.php?user=big_bob |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 4/21/2009 9:49:21 PM | message detail |
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I really don't see why it's impossible for it to be flopping simply because it's not really a Mario game traditionally. --- *is Dranze* BGE2 - Today: CT > EB - Points: 46/60 Vote: YI |
| red sox 777 | Posted 4/21/2009 9:49:26 PM | message detail |
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CT cooling off now. Oh well, it should still rise for a couple more
hours at a slower rate until Europe hits. If EB really is going to tank
in Europe, then it's only got 3 hours to try to take the lead from
YI.....don't think it's going to happen. --- Link he come to town to win the Gamefaqs Contests. |
| Childproof | Posted 4/21/2009 9:49:43 PM | message detail |
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great game but gets soooo repetitive --- Is GrapefruitKing Today's prediction: Crono 48.65% - waaah! waaah! 31.50% - fuzzy pickles 14.60% - Lufia II 5.25% Status: crap. |
| transience | Posted 4/21/2009 9:49:47 PM | message detail |
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this match pisses me off because it's the first CT has legitimately looked strong in I don't even know how long. put it against LTTP straight up, or even OOT to see how it measures up. but this is gonna suck. --- xyzzy http://img.imgcake.com//chewing.jpg |
| Childproof | Posted 4/21/2009 9:50:36 PM | message detail |
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| LeonhartFour | Posted 4/21/2009 9:50:39 PM | message detail |
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I'm not even really that surprised by what's happening, and I was very
confident in YI > Earthbound. I knew Earthbound had enough of a
fanbase to keep it from getting completely destroyed, and CT was going
to suck up enough of the vote that YI couldn't pull too far away anyway. I am surprised with the amount of ease CT has surpassed 50% though. --- http://www.court-records.net/animation/phoenix-superobjection.gif |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 4/21/2009 9:50:56 PM | message detail |
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From: Big Bob | #275 Lufia 2 has more puzzles in its dungeons than any other RPG I know of. That probably had something to do with it --- A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice. |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 4/21/2009 9:51:14 PM | message detail |
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Oh c'mon tran whatever happened to non-same-series-SFF-doesn't-exist-in-this-contest CT > LttP > FF7 confirmed --- turnturnturn your brain in turnturnturn your brain in |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 4/21/2009 9:51:17 PM | message detail |
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From: Childproof | #280 You really think voters care that much about Baby Mario? --- *is Dranze* BGE2 - Today: CT > EB - Points: 46/60 Vote: YI |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 4/21/2009 9:51:21 PM | message detail |
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3 hours to cut 400 votes? That's entirely possible. The night vote also
favors games with more dedicated fanbases, due to low votals. --- http://thengamer.com/guru/ |
| ZFS | Posted 4/21/2009 9:52:25 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, this isn't far off from what I expected in this match -- 53/24/18/5 -- which might end up being pretty good! --- http://i44.tinypic.com/hwh4yo.gif |
| FastFalcon05 | Posted 4/21/2009 9:52:38 PM | message detail |
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It came out very late in the SNES library, less than a year before Mario 64. So some people passed up on it. Hell, that's exactly what happened to me Yeah, interestingly enough CTDS isn't the only DS remake that was successful, I think the Yoshi's Island gba port sold a couple million, not that that's very current, but still something to throw out there. --- One of the most troublesome things in life is that what you do or do not want has little to do with what does or does not happen. 4983-4640-3352 Brawl Code |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 4/21/2009 9:52:39 PM | message detail |
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From: MarioSuperstar | #284 Yes. I hated it due to baby mario, and I really liked SMW. --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png Starcraft >= Diablo 2 > The Lost Vikings 2 >> trash >>>> World of Warcraft |
| red sox 777 | Posted 4/21/2009 9:53:05 PM | message detail |
| It is a much more daunting task when you consider
that EB is only at 45.21% on YI at this point. It has to reverse YI's
upward momentum first before it can cut. --- Link he come to town to win the Gamefaqs Contests. |
| HaRRicH | Posted 4/21/2009 9:55:16 PM | message detail |
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EB needs to fight tooth and nail to take the lead before Europe, and I
doubt it sees the lead a moment after that. Still...it's possible. Is
starmen.net trying to pull anything yet? --- Prototype Shorthand, do you speak it?! |
| Fayt_Esteed | Posted 4/21/2009 9:55:43 PM | message detail |
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Sure, YI beating EB was completely obvious, but man...This is
absolutely pathetic. Then again, CT sucking up votes meant that Yoshi's
Isand wasn't really going to get that big a lead, and there's the fact
that EB's fanbase will make sure that it doesn't get completely
destroyed... --- "Here I go! Divine judgment for an evil soul! Sacred Penance! Rest in peace." - Estellise Sidos Heurassein, Tales of Vesperia |
| LeonhartFour | Posted 4/21/2009 9:56:18 PM | message detail |
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Almost a cut by Earthbound there. --- http://www.court-records.net/animation/phoenix-superobjection.gif |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 4/21/2009 9:57:43 PM | message detail |
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I doubt starman.net really plays a factor here. Not big enough. --- http://thengamer.com/guru/ |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 4/21/2009 9:58:13 PM | message detail |
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Sure, YI beating EB was completely obvious *sees YI make a five vote gain* Really? YI doesn't have to be much weaker than it is now or have a less fortunate fanbase split to drop this match entirely... --- turnturnturn your brain in turnturnturn your brain in |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 4/21/2009 9:58:24 PM | message detail |
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Starman.net might be able to get a couple hundred votes total, which is really a non factor for a match with about 120k votes --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png Starcraft >= Diablo 2 > The Lost Vikings 2 >> trash >>>> World of Warcraft |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 4/21/2009 9:59:01 PM | message detail |
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No one was "debating this match for weeks". Us EarthBound freaks clung
to the VC poll and prayed, knowing full well it would lose. --- .,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.~*ST*~.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,. Now Playing: Etrian Odyssey 2, Lunar 2, Devil May Cry 3 |
| Fayt_Esteed | Posted 4/21/2009 9:59:31 PM | message detail |
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Really? YI doesn't have to be much weaker than it is now or have a less fortunate fanbase split to drop this match entirely... ...Eh? What are you getting at? --- "Here I go! Divine judgment for an evil soul! Sacred Penance! Rest in peace." - Estellise Sidos Heurassein, Tales of Vesperia |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 4/21/2009 10:00:02 PM | message detail |
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I'm not an EB freak! --- *is Dranze* BGE2 - Today: CT > EB - Points: 46/60 Vote: YI |
| transience | Posted 4/21/2009 10:00:27 PM | message detail |
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when you invoke god into a contest match, you know you've got a losing pick! --- xyzzy http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/7033/trannyanalysis.png |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 4/21/2009 10:00:28 PM | message detail |
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Really? YI doesn't have to be much weaker than it is now or have a less fortunate fanbase split to drop this match entirely... No. EB never had a chance, should never have been given a chance, and anyone who argued for it is stupid despite knowing EB was a huge upset pick regardless. Haven't you read the last two topics? --- http://thengamer.com/guru/ |
