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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 762
LeonhartFour | Posted 12/14/2009 5:10:52 PM | message detail |
This topic wouldn't have 762 parts, that's for sure. --- "Stay with me until the end. Please." "Not until the end. Always." |
red sox 777 | Posted 12/14/2009 5:11:25 PM | message detail |
If the stats topic followed that logic stuff like Vincent vs. Dante and World of Warcraft wouldn't happen. I don't understand. The stats topic didn't set up the bracket placement for either of those. --- Link he come to town to dominate all other characters and trample them down with his sword of more votes. |
charmander6000 | Posted 12/14/2009 5:12:28 PM | message detail |
I thought we were talking about Crono > Mario? --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/BGE2%20BOP.xls Congratulations to Krahenprophet for winning the guru contest |
The n00b Avenger | Posted 12/14/2009 5:13:20 PM | message detail |
If
someone promised a new format and all they did was make it bigger,
you'd be left with a lot of unhappy campers if you were a politician. It's safe to assume it won't be 1v1 128 --- A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice. |
red sox 777 | Posted 12/14/2009 5:13:40 PM | message detail |
I
was saying that we should avoid getting rid of possible upsets just
because we think they won't happen. Which in this case would be
Mario/Crono. --- Link he come to town to dominate all other characters and trample them down with his sword of more votes. |
MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/14/2009 5:14:23 PM | message detail |
From: The n00b Avenger | #304 yeah, bacon is too hard headed to realize that would be like the best contest ever --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png Vote Vault Boy! |
charmander6000 | Posted 12/14/2009 5:14:54 PM | message detail |
If
someone promised a new format and all they did was make it bigger,
you'd be left with a lot of unhappy campers if you were a politician. The board wants 1v1 so badly that I don't think people would care. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/BGE2%20BOP.xls Congratulations to Krahenprophet for winning the guru contest |
LOLContests | Posted 12/14/2009 5:15:31 PM | message detail |
I
was saying that we should avoid getting rid of possible upsets just
because we think they won't happen. Which in this case would be
Mario/Crono. Don't forget Mario/Lightning!! And I'm not being sarcastic. I will be second guessing Lightning this entire contest, based on when it begins. --- "Heh, heh...The wind...it is blowing."--Ganondorf This is Yesmar. |
LeonhartFour | Posted 12/14/2009 5:16:15 PM | message detail |
From: LOLContests | #308 Imagine Mario/Lightning on FFXIII release date. Eat your heart out, Super Mario Sunshine. --- "So cold. I am always by your side." "There ain't no gettin' off of this train we on!" |
charmander6000 | Posted 12/14/2009 5:17:09 PM | message detail |
Lightning would still lose. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/BGE2%20BOP.xls Congratulations to Krahenprophet for winning the guru contest |
red sox 777 | Posted 12/14/2009 5:17:21 PM | message detail |
The
other thing is that most of the matches we think will be exciting
aren't, and the really exciting stuff always comes from places we
didn't expect. I mean, part of that is just that unexpected stuff is more exciting, but it also means that if we ever got one of our ideal, stats-topic designed brackets, we could miss out on a lot of good matches and especially good runs. --- Link he come to town to dominate all other characters and trample them down with his sword of more votes. |
LeonhartFour | Posted 12/14/2009 5:17:35 PM | message detail |
From: charmander6000 | #310 You're ruining the moment here! --- "The great GF...Bahamut." "...GF? I...? Using my powers...It is you humans...I fear..." |
charmander6000 | Posted 12/14/2009 5:18:59 PM | message detail |
Actually the best matches are more often matches that we thought would be close and ended up delivering. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/BGE2%20BOP.xls Congratulations to Krahenprophet for winning the guru contest |
red sox 777 | Posted 12/14/2009 5:23:17 PM | message detail |
Actually the best matches are more often matches that we thought would be close and ended up delivering. Like what? The best things, such as Starcraft's entire run, L-Block's entire run, every close Frog match, etc.....were not expected. --- Link he come to town to dominate all other characters and trample them down with his sword of more votes. |
XxSoulxX | Posted 12/14/2009 5:24:55 PM | message detail |
Knux/Magus, Sonic/Crono... --- "Calling Pokemon RBY a top 10 game was the most insane contest jibba-jabba ever Woe unto he who sig bets with the near-invincible Lord High creativename |
charmander6000 | Posted 12/14/2009 5:25:14 PM | message detail |
Starcraft vs. Halo Mario vs. Cloud Mario vs. Crono 2003 Chrono Trigger vs. Link to the Past Sephiroth vs. Mega Man 2002 Crono vs. Vincent 2007/8 --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/BGE2%20BOP.xls Congratulations to Krahenprophet for winning the guru contest |
red sox 777 | Posted 12/14/2009 5:25:39 PM | message detail |
Two more matches that were unexpected, especially Knux/Magus. --- Link he come to town to dominate all other characters and trample them down with his sword of more votes. |
XxSoulxX | Posted 12/14/2009 5:26:20 PM | message detail |
Two more matches that were unexpected, especially Knux/Magus. I know, was agreeing with you. --- Good Times, Great Memories |
LeonhartFour | Posted 12/14/2009 5:26:32 PM | message detail |
Sonic/Crono wasn't unexpected to me! I called it! --- "The great GF...Bahamut." "...GF? I...? Using my powers...It is you humans...I fear..." |
charmander6000 | Posted 12/14/2009 5:27:15 PM | message detail |
Sonic/Crono wasn't that unexpected by the time the match came. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/BGE2%20BOP.xls Congratulations to Krahenprophet for winning the guru contest |
XxSoulxX | Posted 12/14/2009 5:27:50 PM | message detail |
Sonic/Crono wasn't unexpected to me! I called it! Same here! --- Good Times, Great Memories |
LeonhartFour | Posted 12/14/2009 5:27:55 PM | message detail |
From: charmander6000 | #320 It wasn't unexpected around 2 P.M. on match day. --- "Stay with me until the end. Please." "Not until the end. Always." |
charmander6000 | Posted 12/14/2009 5:28:55 PM | message detail |
Or maybe it was Crono not looking so hot against Bowser and Auron while Sonic was performing as expected. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/BGE2%20BOP.xls Congratulations to Krahenprophet for winning the guru contest |
LeonhartFour | Posted 12/14/2009 5:29:50 PM | message detail |
Crono
was still favored 73-23 in the Oracle. There were believers, but most
people still expected Crono to win because Sonic was still Sonic. --- "The great GF...Bahamut." "...GF? I...? Using my powers...It is you humans...I fear..." |
red sox 777 | Posted 12/14/2009 5:32:31 PM | message detail |
I
felt very worried about Crono after that Auron match, though he did
well against Bowser (just 2% less than Sephiroth! Why did you have to
be so overrated, Bowser? You're my second favorite Nintendo character
too.) But basically, I think it's clear that most of the really exciting stuff wasn't planned by us but just arose out of the contest itself. You can't force a good contest, you may get lucky or you may not. You can ruin a contest (by flooding it with boring SFF matches a la 2004), but you can't force it to be good. You can't create something like Starcraft or L-Block. --- Link he come to town to dominate all other characters and trample them down with his sword of more votes. |
red sox 777 | Posted 12/14/2009 5:33:48 PM | message detail |
And
actually, I was worried about Crono before the contest. That matchup
just didn't and doesn't feel right to me. Like even now, I'd feel more
comfortable with Crono against Megaman than Sonic in a rematch, however
bad Sonic looked last year. --- Link he come to town to dominate all other characters and trample them down with his sword of more votes. |
charmander6000 | Posted 12/14/2009 5:33:51 PM | message detail |
I
wouldn't trust the oracle, Crono was the favourite, but a lot of people
hold on to their brackets even if deep down they don't think he can win. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/BGE2%20BOP.xls Congratulations to Krahenprophet for winning the guru contest |
The n00b Avenger | Posted 12/14/2009 5:38:23 PM | message detail |
Uh, even if Crono was the favorite, it was only to win by 51%. You can't say someone expected to win with 51% not winning is unexpected --- A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice. |
XxSoulxX | Posted 12/14/2009 5:41:59 PM | message detail |
Link was expected to beat Cloud with what, 54%? Would you say the same if Cloud beat Link that year? --- Good Times, Great Memories |
The n00b Avenger | Posted 12/14/2009 5:43:26 PM | message detail |
Quite a distance between 51 and 54 --- A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice. |
XxSoulxX | Posted 12/14/2009 5:44:59 PM | message detail |
3% --- Calling Pokemon RBY a top 10 game was the most insane contest jibba-jabba ever Woe unto he who sig bets with the near-invincible Lord High creativename |
red sox 777 | Posted 12/14/2009 5:45:02 PM | message detail |
He was the favorite before the contest. But in any case, I'm not saying matches we expect to be good can't be good, just that most of them aren't. The best way to keep the contest interesting is to have a wide variety of matches. Keep it organic and avoid set-ups wherever possible. --- Link he come to town to dominate all other characters and trample them down with his sword of more votes. |
red sox 777 | Posted 12/14/2009 5:47:32 PM | message detail |
Also,
the mentality of this place regarding margins like that was quite
different back then. Remember when we called Tidus/Shadow "obvious"
after the fact? It was supposedly a match that was close but that Tidus
always was guaranteed to win. --- Link he come to town to dominate all other characters and trample them down with his sword of more votes. |
charmander6000 | Posted 12/14/2009 5:48:11 PM | message detail |
Matches that we don't expect to be good also don't turn out good. Either way your right. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/BGE2%20BOP.xls Congratulations to Krahenprophet for winning the guru contest |
MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/14/2009 5:48:12 PM | message detail |
wheres the damn bracket --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png Vote Vault Boy! |
LeonhartFour | Posted 12/14/2009 5:48:19 PM | message detail |
Remember when we called Tidus/Shadow "obvious" after the fact? Psh, I called it obvious before the fact! --- "But you have been given freedom. Freedom to be...outside." "I am lightning...the rain transformed." |
charmander6000 | Posted 12/14/2009 5:48:22 PM | message detail |
*you're --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/BGE2%20BOP.xls Congratulations to Krahenprophet for winning the guru contest |
charmander6000 | Posted 12/14/2009 5:49:52 PM | message detail |
Actually I stand by Tidus > Shadow being obvious and even predicted it to be close, just that Shadow wouldn't win. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/BGE2%20BOP.xls Congratulations to Krahenprophet for winning the guru contest |
red sox 777 | Posted 12/14/2009 5:51:46 PM | message detail |
No
match that was as close as that one should be considered obvious. The
fact that it was that close means that there was a chance the other
character would win, since none of us can predict percentages with
anywhere near that kind of precision. --- Link he come to town to dominate all other characters and trample them down with his sword of more votes. |
The n00b Avenger | Posted 12/14/2009 5:56:24 PM | message detail |
From: red sox 777 | #339 Listen to the man spouting common sense --- A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice. |
LeonhartFour | Posted 12/14/2009 6:00:08 PM | message detail |
Common sense isn't as fun though! --- "But you have been given freedom. Freedom to be...outside." "I am lightning...the rain transformed." |
MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/14/2009 6:02:40 PM | message detail |
C'mon 1v1!!!!! --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png Vote Vault Boy! |
KamikazePotato | Posted 12/14/2009 6:03:22 PM | message detail |
Go tag-teams! (woo minority) --- KrahenProphet lived up to his name. |
Haguile | Posted 12/14/2009 6:05:12 PM | message detail |
Bracket is up! Tag teams! Dan McNeely+Dan Hibiki! ...Okay I'm lying, but wouldn't that be awesome? |
ZenOfThunder | Posted 12/14/2009 6:05:46 PM | message detail |
I'm for tag teams because it'll be fun to make match pics with two people in them. WOO! --- (|| ' ' ||) Not changing my sig until EBA2/Ouendan 3 is announced. (4/22/08) . /|_|\ http://imgcake.com/img/40/all_eba.jpg |
red sox 777 | Posted 12/14/2009 6:06:05 PM | message detail |
OOT Link + LTTP Link vs. Cloud + Zack --- Link he come to town to dominate all other characters and trample them down with his sword of more votes. |
TheCodeisBosco | Posted 12/14/2009 6:07:51 PM | message detail |
Dan McNeely + Missingno. would be better. Or Dan McNeely + CATS. Oh wait. :( --- CATS: 2002-09. R.I.P. :( CURRENTLY PLAYING: Super Mario 64 DS (DS), Tails Adventure (Game Gear) |
PartOfYourWorld | Posted 12/14/2009 6:09:39 PM | message detail |
Let's go Bayonettaouttanowhere --- Yoblazer: http://i33.tinypic.com/ml36gl_th.gif Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
LeonhartFour | Posted 12/14/2009 6:10:00 PM | message detail |
Let's go Link + Squall tag team! --- "But you have been given freedom. Freedom to be...outside." "I am lightning...the rain transformed." |
ffmasterjose | Posted 12/14/2009 6:10:29 PM | message detail |
Okay I can't find Allen's post about how the contest isn't going to be a 4-way. But what did it say again? >_> |
