GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 767
voltch | Posted 12/18/2009 4:07:18 PM | message detail |
From: RPGuy96 | #246 Crack in time maybe? --- Shakes Fist! |
charmander6000 | Posted 12/18/2009 4:07:21 PM | message detail |
This also means that a Jay Solano rally would require the cooperation of the entire board. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB8%20BOP.xls Submit bracket here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=52670380 |
KamikazePotato | Posted 12/18/2009 4:07:29 PM | message detail |
Which begs the question of how the hell Archer came anywhere close to a vote-in poll --- KrahenProphet lived up to his name. |
LeonhartFour | Posted 12/18/2009 4:08:26 PM | message detail |
But
it basically guarantees that whoever the Guru winner chooses will get
into the contest, as long as the Gurus keep their word. --- "Stay with me until the end. Please." "Not until the end. Always." |
charmander6000 | Posted 12/18/2009 4:08:35 PM | message detail |
Maybe there's a drop off between 13 and 16 seeds. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB8%20BOP.xls Submit bracket here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=52670380 |
voltch | Posted 12/18/2009 4:09:00 PM | message detail |
jak is getting those handheld games so maybe support from there? --- Shakes Fist! |
LeonhartFour | Posted 12/18/2009 4:10:20 PM | message detail |
Oh, and this essentially confirms that Bacon did
tweak with seeding to some degree. He said Jak and Ocelot were the
least nominated characters not in the vote-in, but they're 12 seeds.
Prinny, Ellis, Wander, and Ken apparently got more nominations than
they did, but still ended up as 13 seeds. --- "The great GF...Bahamut." "...GF? I...? Using my powers...It is you humans...I fear..." |
RPGuy96 | Posted 12/18/2009 4:10:56 PM | message detail |
This is what I get for not keeping up on PSP platforming releases! (I have no regrets!) --- Mustache...and Green... http://backloggery.com/rpguy96 |
transients | Posted 12/18/2009 4:11:21 PM | message detail |
Solano rally had 186 people, and that's just the ones who committed. --- xyzzy |
voltch | Posted 12/18/2009 4:11:26 PM | message detail |
good find Leon, man bacon..what a bastard. --- Shakes Fist! |
voltch | Posted 12/18/2009 4:12:15 PM | message detail |
But Solano was for 64 character. --- Shakes Fist! |
LeonhartFour | Posted 12/18/2009 4:12:59 PM | message detail |
From: transients | #259 Well, that was back when we had only 64 characters. Basically, Jak and Ocelot were #99 and #100 with 196. Of course, we don't know how many nominations previous contests had. --- "The great GF...Bahamut." "...GF? I...? Using my powers...It is you humans...I fear..." |
MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/18/2009 4:13:58 PM | message detail |
From: LeonhartFour | #250 like a month ago --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/500x_ffps3.jpg |
MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/18/2009 4:16:43 PM | message detail |
so,
if a contest with this few nominations compared to last few needed 200
to make it... then last contest probably needed at least 500 --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/500x_ffps3.jpg |
HaRRicH | Posted 12/18/2009 4:17:32 PM | message detail |
We
do know this contest had about half as many nominations as last year
though, so..take that as you will. So we got to see the top 172 most
nominated characters this year then, with the two tied at 99th getting
196 nominations... ...our non-Guru/NRT rallies better step up from here on out then. --- T E A M C H O C O L A T E http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/7355/64590879.png |
charmander6000 | Posted 12/18/2009 4:17:39 PM | message detail |
Worst yet Salano had to compete with the male bracket. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB8%20BOP.xls Submit bracket here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=52670380 |
HaRRicH | Posted 12/18/2009 4:18:39 PM | message detail |
Also,
to be fair, you could also only nominate ten characters instead of
fifteen for the sixty-four-entry brackets. Adjust for that however you
like. And Link's a beast. --- T E A M C H O C O L A T E http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/7355/64590879.png |
voltch | Posted 12/18/2009 4:18:42 PM | message detail |
heck, imagine if the guru choice won the NRT. the nom numbers would be huge. --- Shakes Fist! |
charmander6000 | Posted 12/18/2009 4:19:05 PM | message detail |
...our non-Guru/NRT rallies better step up from here on out then. It's just that we can't try to nominate obscure things. Come to think of it how did Nana get in last year? --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB8%20BOP.xls Submit bracket here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=52670380 |
MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/18/2009 4:20:11 PM | message detail |
Also to the person who said he was surprised that Ratchet got 200 noms... he was a 5 seed. He probably got at least 400-500 to get that kinda seed --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/500x_ffps3.jpg |
LeonhartFour | Posted 12/18/2009 4:20:18 PM | message detail |
From: voltch | #268 A lot of NRT supporters are Guru people so the numbers would overlap, but yeah, it'd be well over 200 in all likelihood, assuming someone the board likes wins the NRT. --- "I can set you free, mate." "My freedom was forfeit long ago!" |
charmander6000 | Posted 12/18/2009 4:20:36 PM | message detail |
heck, imagine if the guru choice won the NRT. the nom numbers would be huge. I don't think a guru choice would be able to win the NRT. Think about it, why vote for it if it already has the support of the gurus. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB8%20BOP.xls Submit bracket here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=52670380 |
voltch | Posted 12/18/2009 4:20:45 PM | message detail |
well according to the B8 podcast it was all thanks to a certain user, who single handedly pushed for her. --- Shakes Fist! |
voltch | Posted 12/18/2009 4:23:21 PM | message detail |
and
maybe not have the guru win the NRT, but like i dunno have the NRT host
plug in and say please also nominate X character if you still spots
open for it or something like that, though in that case it could really
overseed a character. --- Shakes Fist! |
HaRRicH | Posted 12/18/2009 4:38:29 PM | message detail |
I
think a lot of us do that through word of mouth already. I know when
people were asking about nominations (outside of Doc...!), I was often
recommending the NRT-winners. --- T E A M C H O C O L A T E http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/7355/64590879.png |
LeonhartFour | Posted 12/18/2009 4:40:03 PM | message detail |
For the record, how many Doc Louis pledges did you get? --- "Stay with me until the end. Please." "Not until the end. Always." |
HaRRicH | Posted 12/18/2009 4:42:56 PM | message detail |
Seventy-three, I believe...can't believe I didn't save a final list. --- T E A M C H O C O L A T E http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/7355/64590879.png |
LeonhartFour | Posted 12/18/2009 4:44:20 PM | message detail |
And he made the vote-in. Hmmmm... --- "But you have been given freedom. Freedom to be...outside." "I am lightning...the rain transformed." |
HaRRicH | Posted 12/18/2009 4:46:38 PM | message detail |
There is no doubt in my mind he had phenomenal casual support...ahem. More seriously, if I would have focused on Little Mac instead, he would have likely gotten into the contest. For shame, but I'm not taking it back! --- T E A M C H O C O L A T E http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/7355/64590879.png |
Kaxon | Posted 12/18/2009 5:37:02 PM | message detail |
this
12 hour thing is going to wreak havoc on our usual board contests.
there is no way Moltar is going to have time to post two sets of
writeups a day, for example. the Oracle is pretty much automated, but
I'm not sure how the Guru works. I think that's why we haven't seen too
much there. I think the biggest problem for the Oracle will be people keeping up with their predictions. Lots of people make their predictions the day before, now it's going to require more advance planning to keep up. No, we need MWC on the crew. He's the funniest poster around (or at least, the one who makes me laugh the most), and his contest opinions already manage to generate a lot of attention. If that's the criterion then Ertyu should totally be on the crew. (I would seriously support that idea) --- I made a living on time trial blowing myself off to cross the finish line at ludicrous speed. -transience |
red sox 777 | Posted 12/18/2009 5:40:41 PM | message detail |
Ulti:
Magus actually looks better to me in that picture. But then, I prefer
CT's graphics to FFVII's (probably not alone on that one) and OOT's
graphics to TP's. --- 6 years later, Crono's quest to defeat Sephiroth -- Round 1: Missingno 'Till shade is gone, 'till water is gone, into the shadow with teeth bared.... |
UltimaterializerX | Posted 12/18/2009 5:42:40 PM | message detail |
From: red sox 777 | Posted: 12/18/2009 8:40:41 PM | #281 Freaking hardcore agree on both counts. I love FF7 to death and like it as a game way more than OOT, but... come on. It looks like colored boxes glued together. And Twilight Princess is just boring all around. --- "Final Fantasy XI is a bad game that no one should care about for any reason." -FFDragon |
BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 12/18/2009 8:56:05 PM | message detail |
Few thoughts: - I mentioned this a couple of topics ago, but splitting the Analysis Crew into 2 groups then taking the top half for the last 2 rounds would be a great way to keep the workload down - I've been thinking about Revan/Terra, and I think I'm going to go with the upset in Terra. Something about Revan just screams "turbofodder" to me. No way he's anywhere near HK-47, and Terra has reason to boost (Dissidia). --- http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs14/f/2007/020/b/f/Ariel_by_lolita_art.jpg |
UltimaterializerX | Posted 12/18/2009 8:59:12 PM | message detail |
This actually seems like the perfect contest *not* to have a crew for. 127 matches is nuts to keep track of. --- The NFL and its fans don't hold to some moronic self-righteous belief that their sport is some holy relic of ethereal grace and morality. -BesaidGuy on baseball |
MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/18/2009 9:01:38 PM | message detail |
And Bayonetta can't even win this poll you guys hype that thing too much --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/500x_ffps3.jpg |
UltimaterializerX | Posted 12/18/2009 9:03:02 PM | message detail |
From: MyWorldIsCrono | Posted: 12/19/2009 12:01:38 AM | #285 Hey, news flash: You not liking the game because the main character isn't a loli doesn't mean the game is bad. rofl --- "There are no fingerprints deep under water, nothing to tie one to a crime And if you seek vengeance, all you need are instruments of pain." -Dethklok |
charmander6000 | Posted 12/18/2009 9:03:31 PM | message detail |
Yeah
the Bayonetta hype had to have been one of the dumbest things. Just
because it was made by someone who made Devil May Cry doesn't mean
anything. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB8%20BOP.xls Submit bracket here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=52670380 |
MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/18/2009 9:03:45 PM | message detail |
From: UltimaterializerX | #286 having a tiny head is weirder then a loli imo --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/500x_ffps3.jpg |
transience | Posted 12/18/2009 9:06:04 PM | message detail |
nobody
expected Bayonetta to be the next Dante. she's still a better pick than
some of the stuff that got in -- Neku, some of those COD guys, Simon
Belmont, etc. --- xyzzy |
ZFS | Posted 12/18/2009 9:06:28 PM | message detail |
GameFAQs being GameFAQs, nothin' to see here. --- the journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step |
MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/18/2009 9:06:41 PM | message detail |
tranny is starting to sound like the Tales fans with their love of niche fodder --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/500x_ffps3.jpg |
UltimaterializerX | Posted 12/18/2009 9:07:37 PM | message detail |
wtf, "tiny head?" http://game-server-hosting.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/bayonetta-2.jpg What? --- `·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.~*ST*~.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´`·.,¸¸,.·´ "Truly, if there is a god of destiny, he is fond of plot twists." |
transience | Posted 12/18/2009 9:07:42 PM | message detail |
I don't even like Bayonetta and don't want the game --- xyzzy |
MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/18/2009 9:08:57 PM | message detail |
From: UltimaterializerX | #292 http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/10/500x_originalbayonetta.jpg --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/500x_ffps3.jpg |
BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 12/18/2009 9:18:38 PM | message detail |
I've
also been thinking a lot more about the Soap/Geno/Ness fourpack, and I
think Soap has a really good chance of taking that. I think a lot of
people are expecting him to be the next MacMillan, but that's faulty
logic given that: a) MW2 is 10 times more popular than CoD4 b) Soap is a major character in both games (one would argue THE main character) as opposed to MacMillan's one-shot Ghillie-suit appearance c) CoD4 proved itself to be pretty damn strong d) lol big daddy/ness/geno --- http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs14/f/2007/020/b/f/Ariel_by_lolita_art.jpg |
Achromatic | Posted 12/18/2009 9:19:13 PM | message detail |
lol CoD characters. --- The difference between arrogance and confidence is confidence acts rather than speaks. Sir Chris |
SonicRaptor | Posted 12/18/2009 9:19:15 PM | message detail |
I really don't know about Bayonetta, I'm starting to trust the Internet less and less when it comes to hype. Doesn't Dante's Inferno come out the same month? Yeah, that's my monthly game purchase there. --- ...Just repeat to yourself / It's just a show / I should really just relax... |
MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/18/2009 9:19:47 PM | message detail |
MacMillan has about as much screen time as Zack tbh --- http://card.mygamercard.net/nxe/Albion+Hero.png http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/500x_ffps3.jpg |
ZFS | Posted 12/18/2009 9:19:58 PM | message detail |
No need for Dante's Inferno when God of War III is a couple months later. Game is shameless. --- the journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step |
transience | Posted 12/18/2009 9:21:30 PM | message detail |
I'm
pretty surprised Dante's Inferno is winning actually. I didn't know
people even knew it existed. I guess the demo being out a couple days
prior to the poll helped. I expected Heavy Rain to be in first, that game is much more up GameFAQs's alley. --- xyzzy |
