GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 691
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 4/25/2009 9:23:20 PM | message detail |
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From: General_Zimbad | #044 I don't think its anywhere near over. http://www.gamefaqscontests.com/images/poll_graph.php?matchnum=1628&type=2&seconds=60&max=0 Half Life starts out REALLY slow. --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png Starcraft >= Diablo 2 > The Lost Vikings 2 >> trash >>>> World of Warcraft |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 4/25/2009 9:23:30 PM | message detail |
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Currently 30% on what may very well be the strongest game in the contest yeah you really suck FF9 way to fail You made Vivi cry. =( --- http://thengamer.com/guru/ |
| hochiminhX | Posted 4/25/2009 9:23:34 PM | message detail |
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Hochi? Surprised by results not going his way? I never thought I'd see the day. What are you talking about? I have OoT > FF9 in my bracket. OoT is still doing awful. If FFVII were in OoT's place, it would have double what OoT has --- I may be fine and divine, but sometimes even contest know-nothings like Jose make better predictions than I...though not often |
| transience | Posted 4/25/2009 9:23:42 PM | message detail |
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well, r2 should be fun - a chance to measure FF8 vs. FF9, and maybe a
chance for Starcraft to luck out. I'm gonna love seeing FF8 and FF9
measure up, that's a debate we've had for years. --- xyzzy http://img.imgcake.com//chewing.jpg |
| SonicRaptor | Posted 4/25/2009 9:23:50 PM | message detail |
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God damn you Starcraft. Why was everyone expecting great things from StarCraft? Especially since Blizzard rallying hasn't been that impressive since. --- Today's Subliminal Thought Is: |
| M_e_g_a_6_4 | Posted 4/25/2009 9:23:53 PM | message detail |
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From: SonicRaptor | #050 Fixed. --- http://gamebros.smackjeeves.com/ http://l33trappacat.smackjeeves.com/ |
| Masato_Tanaka | Posted 4/25/2009 9:24:21 PM | message detail |
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You're ruining the integrity of this line of topics debating the statistics of a popularity contest about video games! Haha, I know right? Shame on me. Seriously though, FF9 isn't really impressing me. Sure I had OOT > Half-Life, but that's mainly because I have no faith in FF9 at all, not that I expected strength out of Half-Life. --- The Straight Up G The Palace of Wisdom Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| RPGuy96 | Posted 4/25/2009 9:24:27 PM | message detail |
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Eh, 40% might be too high, but if FFVIII wants to argue that it's in
that elusive top ten club, I think it's gotta do better than 35%.
Hopefully I'm just overestimating FFVIII after getting burned by it;
I'd be pleased to see it come crashing back down. --- Mustache...and Green... http://backloggery.com/rpguy96 |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 4/25/2009 9:24:27 PM | message detail |
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From: SonicRaptor | #055 We're talking about a game that nearly beat Smash Bros Melee. --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png Starcraft >= Diablo 2 > The Lost Vikings 2 >> trash >>>> World of Warcraft |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 4/25/2009 9:24:54 PM | message detail |
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I consider OoT and LttP to be completely different animals in this
day and age. I can't imagine LttP getting support on par with OoT just
because one wears the "LOL BEST GAME EVER" tag and the other doesn't. Plus, if character contests are any indication, FFVII loves to lose support in the final match. If you want to use character contests as an indication (especially the last two featuring characters that were bandwagoned to all hell and led Link in both final matches) be my guest. I'd much rather point toward the Series Contest, where FF fell flat on its face against SMB and *still* got 49% on LoZ when the time came in the finals, but what do I know? --- turnturnturn your brain in http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs14/f/2007/020/b/f/Ariel_by_lolita_art.jpg |
| transience | Posted 4/25/2009 9:25:36 PM | message detail |
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I think you're underestimating OOT, actually. there's a grand list of two games that would get 40% on OOT - CT, FF7. of course half of that is because it'd SFF the christ out of other stuff, but hey! --- xyzzy http://img.imgcake.com//chewing.jpg |
| SonicRaptor | Posted 4/25/2009 9:26:10 PM | message detail |
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We're talking about a game that nearly beat Smash Bros Melee. I am not denying StarCraft was a beast in that contest, nobody will deny that. What I am saying is Blizzard rallying has not been a factor since and we have yet to see a game, series or character repeat what StarCraft pulled off in 2004. Diablo in the villains contest doesn't count because he faced what would have been turbofodder if placed in the regular character battle. --- Today's Subliminal Thought Is: |
| charmander6000 | Posted 4/25/2009 9:26:18 PM | message detail |
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So how long before Chrono Cross cuts Half-Life? --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/BGE2%20BOP.xls BGE2 - Today's Match: LoZ: OoT > Half-Life Points: 55/76 |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 4/25/2009 9:26:33 PM | message detail |
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Does >30% on OoT with Chrono Cross in the poll make FFIX a candidate for the Top 20 Club? --- http://thengamer.com/guru/ |
| transience | Posted 4/25/2009 9:26:49 PM | message detail |
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I think we can safely say that Chrono Cross is at the very least equal to Xenogears --- xyzzy |
| SonicRaptor | Posted 4/25/2009 9:26:52 PM | message detail |
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It's also good to see FF9 is getting the respect it DAMN WELL deserves. --- Today's Subliminal Thought Is: |
| red sox 777 | Posted 4/25/2009 9:27:20 PM | message detail |
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Hang on now, I still feel pretty bad about my Starcraft pick for next
round. Remember FF8 cleared 61% on it yesterday, and even Sephiroth was
only able to LFF Cloud 6-7% or so, although FFIX probably holds up to
SFF better than Seph did. Starcraft needs a lot to go its way just to
get within range of rallying. I'd set that range at about 47% on FF8,
or 2500 votes with 6 hours to go, assuming SC and FF8 combine for 40%
or so of the vote. --- Link he come to town to win the Gamefaqs Contests. |
| Masato_Tanaka | Posted 4/25/2009 9:27:22 PM | message detail |
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Does >30% on OoT with Chrono Cross in the poll make FFIX a candidate for the Top 20 Club? Eh, not really. If anything it's probably SFFing CC a bit. --- The Straight Up G The Palace of Wisdom Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 4/25/2009 9:27:25 PM | message detail |
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From: SonicRaptor | #055 I wasn't. I was expecting it to lay down and die next round. My bracket has FFVIII going very far, and I've pretty much conceded that Starcraft will ride yet another perfect storm to an undeserving result. I don't care what happens yesterday; I'll be very surprised to see it drop the ball when two FF games will be overlapping so heavily. --- I, like clockwork, have been humiliated by hochiminh Hochiminh is better than me. I was a numbskull for thinking I could defy Him. |
| hochiminhX | Posted 4/25/2009 9:27:30 PM | message detail |
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Does >30% on OoT with Chrono Cross in the poll make FFIX a candidate for the Top 20 Club? No, but it makes OoT a candidate for the Bottom 20 Club --- I may be fine and divine, but sometimes even contest know-nothings like Jose make better predictions than I...though not often |
| Biolizard28 | Posted 4/25/2009 9:27:49 PM | message detail |
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Blizzard rallying was needed to keep Arthas from folding to an SFFd Ike. Either Ike is a goddamn beast waiting to be unleashed, or Blizzard rallying is lol --- i have nothing against pedophiles especially the ones that actually act on their desires-Palmer Now this is entertainment! |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 4/25/2009 9:27:53 PM | message detail |
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From: transience | #065 if FF9 wasn't here, I'd think Chrono Cross could beat Half Life --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png Starcraft >= Diablo 2 > The Lost Vikings 2 >> trash >>>> World of Warcraft |
| Masato_Tanaka | Posted 4/25/2009 9:27:54 PM | message detail |
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I think we can safely say that Chrono Cross is at the very least equal to Xenogears I can feel alright with this. --- The Straight Up G The Palace of Wisdom Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| M_e_g_a_6_4 | Posted 4/25/2009 9:28:13 PM | message detail |
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From: Karma Hunter | #060 Character contests were from the last two years and are our only fourway contests that we can compare this fourway contest to. Series was in 2006 and already has conflicted with this contest (Mario Kart impressing, lol Mega Man and Sonic). Everyone knows characters =/= games, but the same things that affect and benefit characters should benefit games too, including bandwagons and such. --- http://gamebros.smackjeeves.com/ http://l33trappacat.smackjeeves.com/ |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 4/25/2009 9:28:46 PM | message detail |
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I don't see what all the Starcraft fuss is about. It simply got beaten too badly for R2 to be really contention. --- http://thengamer.com/guru/ |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 4/25/2009 9:29:06 PM | message detail |
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*what happened yesterday* lol --- I, like clockwork, have been humiliated by hochiminh Hochiminh is better than me. I was a numbskull for thinking I could defy Him. |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 4/25/2009 9:29:09 PM | message detail |
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From: Biolizard28 | #071 My part in that rallying ceased after the night since Arthas was so ahead of him I didn't even bother rallying during the day. --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png Starcraft >= Diablo 2 > The Lost Vikings 2 >> trash >>>> World of Warcraft |
| RPGuy96 | Posted 4/25/2009 9:29:22 PM | message detail |
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Well, yeah, but I'd guess that LttP, Mario 3, and perhaps Melee could
manage 40% on FFVII, which should be more or less the same thing as 40%
on Ocarina. Still, I think 38% or so would be the sweet spot for low tier elites, just like it was for the lower Noble Nine for a long time. Round 2's going to be messed up for obvious reasons but we should get a decent read on FFVIII wrt Ocarina in round 3, at least. --- Mustache...and Green... http://backloggery.com/rpguy96 |
| Masato_Tanaka | Posted 4/25/2009 9:29:25 PM | message detail |
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FF8 is gonna make FF9 look completely silly next round. --- The Straight Up G The Palace of Wisdom Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 4/25/2009 9:29:27 PM | message detail |
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Eh, not really. If anything it's probably SFFing CC a bit. ...Did you just imply that CC is making FFIX do better? --- http://thengamer.com/guru/ |
| M_e_g_a_6_4 | Posted 4/25/2009 9:29:57 PM | message detail |
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From: PartOfYourWorld | #069 Undeserving? It didn't cheat until SSBM. It was pure rallying strength. Sounds deserved to me. --- http://gamebros.smackjeeves.com/ http://l33trappacat.smackjeeves.com/ |
| Masato_Tanaka | Posted 4/25/2009 9:30:13 PM | message detail |
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...Did you just imply that CC is making FFIX do better? Why yes I did. But that's mainly because I think CC has more haters than a rabid fanbase on GameFAQs of all places. And most Square fans would probably prefer FFIX unfortunately :/ --- The Straight Up G The Palace of Wisdom Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| Biolizard28 | Posted 4/25/2009 9:30:32 PM | message detail |
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From: MyWorldIsCrono | #077 My part in that rallying ceased after the night since Arthas was so ahead of him I didn't even bother rallying during the day. So it's the latter. Starcraft was never going to repeat its last run. No ****ing way. --- i have nothing against pedophiles especially the ones that actually act on their desires-Palmer Now this is entertainment! |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 4/25/2009 9:30:47 PM | message detail |
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THAT IS NOT HOW FANBASE OVERLAPS WORK --- http://thengamer.com/guru/ |
| M_e_g_a_6_4 | Posted 4/25/2009 9:31:13 PM | message detail |
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RBY:GS::FF8:FF9 Both will SFF their counterpart significantly enough that the bigger game will still advance. --- http://gamebros.smackjeeves.com/ http://l33trappacat.smackjeeves.com/ |
| Masato_Tanaka | Posted 4/25/2009 9:31:26 PM | message detail |
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Albion just doesn't care about the other Blizzard franchises. That's
one reason rallying wasn't an issue. Or maybe I'm giving him too much
credit, who knows. --- The Straight Up G The Palace of Wisdom Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 4/25/2009 9:31:35 PM | message detail |
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Eh, not really. If anything it's probably SFFing CC a bit. ...Did you just imply that CC is making FFIX do better? I bet I can guess who this is in response to --- turnturnturn your brain in http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs14/f/2007/020/b/f/Ariel_by_lolita_art.jpg |
| Biolizard28 | Posted 4/25/2009 9:31:58 PM | message detail |
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From: M_e_g_a_6_4 | #081 Undeserving? It didn't cheat until SSBM. It was pure rallying strength. Sounds deserved to me. Cheating wasn't discovered until SSBM. It may very well have cheated throughout its division. Just because it didn't have a massive spike each match doesn't mean there wasn't stuffing. --- i have nothing against pedophiles especially the ones that actually act on their desires-Palmer Now this is entertainment! |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 4/25/2009 9:32:28 PM | message detail |
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From: Masato_Tanaka | #086 To be fair, I can rally maybe 1k votes on my own at max. 1k would do nothing in a match like yesterdays. --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png Starcraft >= Diablo 2 > The Lost Vikings 2 >> trash >>>> World of Warcraft |
| M_e_g_a_6_4 | Posted 4/25/2009 9:32:43 PM | message detail |
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From: Karma Hunter | #087 Could you please stop acting like a ***** in the stats topic? Thanks. --- http://gamebros.smackjeeves.com/ http://l33trappacat.smackjeeves.com/ |
| Masato_Tanaka | Posted 4/25/2009 9:33:00 PM | message detail |
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THAT IS NOT HOW FANBASE OVERLAPS WORK Sure it does! Explain to me why it wouldn't occur that way at least in some fashion. It's not like what I'm stating hasn't been presented in this topic or contests before. There's a reason Mario beat the **** out of Samus in 05. --- The Straight Up G The Palace of Wisdom Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| Masato_Tanaka | Posted 4/25/2009 9:34:05 PM | message detail |
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Could you please stop acting like a ***** in the stats topic? Thanks. I appreciate this. I know I'm just feeding this BS, but I really don't care for people starting e-fights just for the hell of it. --- The Straight Up G The Palace of Wisdom Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 4/25/2009 9:34:49 PM | message detail |
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Sure it does! Explain to me why it wouldn't occur that way at least in some fashion. Adding another game into a poll that shares the same fanbase will NEVER make it do better. No matter how badly it SFFs it. It's common sense. Add a game equal to CC's strength in and it and FFIX would be doing slightly better while HL and OoT would be doing slightly worse. --- http://thengamer.com/guru/ |
| M_e_g_a_6_4 | Posted 4/25/2009 9:35:17 PM | message detail |
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I just find it hilarious he was freaking out about a 500 post. Especially since I did one on the previous topic that was much more offensive. --- http://gamebros.smackjeeves.com/ http://l33trappacat.smackjeeves.com/ |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 4/25/2009 9:36:27 PM | message detail |
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so... ff12 > hl2 confirmed? --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png Starcraft >= Diablo 2 > The Lost Vikings 2 >> trash >>>> World of Warcraft |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 4/25/2009 9:36:57 PM | message detail |
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HL2>HL and FFIX>FFXII...but things aren't looking good for Gordon. --- http://thengamer.com/guru/ |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 4/25/2009 9:37:29 PM | message detail |
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HL1 is doing well enough for HL2 to have a shot, assuming it doesn't fall off the map --- A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice. |
| M_e_g_a_6_4 | Posted 4/25/2009 9:37:34 PM | message detail |
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From: MyWorldIsCrono | #095 Looking that way. TP should impress in this match. Wouldn't be surprised to see 55%, honestly. Also wouldn't be too surprised to see Phoenix Wright advance. :D --- http://gamebros.smackjeeves.com/ http://l33trappacat.smackjeeves.com/ |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 4/25/2009 9:37:54 PM | message detail |
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From: KamikazePotato | #096 FF12 also lacks SFF in that match, so I'd put it about ff9 level. --- http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/blue/Albion+Hero.png Starcraft >= Diablo 2 > The Lost Vikings 2 >> trash >>>> World of Warcraft |
| red sox 777 | Posted 4/25/2009 9:38:15 PM | message detail |
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Adding another game into a poll that shares the same fanbase will
NEVER make it do better. No matter how badly it SFFs it. It's common
sense. A minor correction: adding another game into a poll that shares the same fanbase will never make a game do better relative to its competition, assuming the competition is non-static (L-Block). A game's absolute percentage can go up if the other game is SFF'd hard enough. --- Link he come to town to win the Gamefaqs Contests. |
