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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 827
LeonhartFour | Posted 2/12/2010 3:29:57 AM | message detail |
And
just out of boredom and curiosity, I decided to check out the
respective game boards of these characters just to see if they were
saying anything about the match. Not much of anything on the KOTOR
board, but I did find one particularly interesting topic on the FFVI
board. It's interesting to read about this stuff from their point of
view: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=554041&topic=53151727 --- "Hold on a minute! That testimony stinks!" "Witness! You can't just say 'Hello' and expect us to get anywhere! I want you to testify!" |
hawk533 | Posted 2/12/2010 4:34:38 AM | message detail |
What
a wonderful thing to wake up to. This is the first contest I've been on
the leaderboard and hopefully I'll get a nice boost after this match. I was thinking the other day that we should try to get Setzer in one of these contests since he's the only FFVI character to appear in a KH game. That or a Final Fantasy generic character like either Bahamut, Shiva or Moogle. What do you guys think? --- Current Score: 51 Pick Today: Terra |
voltch | Posted 2/12/2010 4:56:14 AM | message detail |
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH. i WAKE UP TO FIND TERRA DISHING OUT THE BLOWOUT HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. Now, WHO, I ask ya all WHO, said he'd be disappointed if Revan failed to break 75%? WHO said he'd EAT HIS HAT if Revan disappointed, WELL? I hope you can cook well! --- Shakes Fist! |
MarioSuperstar | Posted 2/12/2010 5:03:41 AM | message detail |
55% isn't a blowout, Ulti.. --- *is Dranze* Krahen Prophet did a fatality. |
charmander6000 | Posted 2/12/2010 5:05:16 AM | message detail |
Considering what some people were predicting, yeah it is. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB8%20BOP.xls Character Battle VIII - 45/54 - Today's Winners: Revan and Squall |
charmander6000 | Posted 2/12/2010 5:21:18 AM | message detail |
Match LVI: (2) Squall Leonhart vs. (15) Akuma Information Name: Squall Leonhart Game/Series: Final Fantasy VIII Previous Contest: 2008 Performance: 3rd in round 3 Name: Akuma Game/Series: Street Fighter Previous Contest: 2007 Performance: 3rd in round 1 Analysis Now this is an interesting rematch. In 2007 Akuma was drawn against Squall and even though Squall also had Aerith in the poll Akuma came nowhere close to defeating him. So removing the dead weight from Squall Akuma is in line for a beating. Squall has an epic match against Auron in round 3 and while he is the favourite looking bad here won’t be the way to go. In 2007 Akuma was only able to get 39.5% against Squall with Aerith in the poll. I guess this would be a great way to see how much LFF can affect two characters. Interestingly enough Geno was also in the poll that went up against Squall in 2005. If you hold Geno’s performance constant between the two years Squall is expected to double Akuma. Of course some people believe that Geno has Square fans for whatever reason so that may be a bit off. Squall shouldn’t have a problem crushing Akuma though whether or not he gets the doubling is still up for debate. Auron performed almost as good as he did against Aerith a few matches ago so the match is still very debatable and while he remains a favourite letting Akuma look good on him isn’t quite the best way to start off this contest. charmander6000’s Bracket: Squall Leonhart > Akuma charmander6000’s Prediction: Squall wins, 66.46% - 33.54% --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB8%20BOP.xls Character Battle VIII - 45/54 - Today's Winners: Revan and Squall |
voltch | Posted 2/12/2010 5:30:25 AM | message detail |
whoever
said they were getting the vincent/kerrigan vibe in favour of revan,
pfff, denial, even I picked Revan but totally jumped ship for Terra
after the Kefka match. Now hat eating time please. --- Shakes Fist! |
charmander6000 | Posted 2/12/2010 5:38:54 AM | message detail |
With that said what's everyone's opinion on the NRT winners, should they stay or should they go? Charizard Ken Cid Highwind Darth Revan Yoshimitsu Charizard should stay, I'd like to wait until next round for Ken/Revan, Cid could go either way, but if we bring in another FFVII he should go and lol Yoshimitsu, too bad we'll never see him tank. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB8%20BOP.xls Character Battle VIII - 45/54 - Today's Winners: Revan and Squall |
BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 2/12/2010 5:40:28 AM | message detail |
I
was behind Terra from the beginning, and when I brought up my upset
pick prior to bracket closing, the response was "lolz bt, he has DARTH
in his name, how can he lose despite every other blank-slate WRPG
character sucking!?" or "moron, how could HK-47, the hilariously
awesome robot be better than the bland and lifeless Revan! DAAAAAAAAAAARTH!!!!" --- http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs14/f/2007/020/b/f/Ariel_by_lolita_art.jpg |
BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 2/12/2010 5:41:38 AM | message detail |
Revan and Yoshimitsu don't deserve to be anywhere near a bracket. Cid should go in favour of Barret or Laguna Ken should stay and Charizard should go for Blastoise to have a shot. --- http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs14/f/2007/020/b/f/Ariel_by_lolita_art.jpg |
voltch | Posted 2/12/2010 5:44:18 AM | message detail |
Keep
Charizard and Ken, now that RE5 boost has been confirmed and looks
pretty substantial from a few of these inital matches, Ken may have
just gotten unlucky. --- Shakes Fist! |
KanzarisKelshen | Posted 2/12/2010 5:45:20 AM | message detail |
From: BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted: 2/12/2010 8:41:38 AM | #310 Yoshimitsu, yes, but wait until everything's over before calling Revan weak like that. And Cid's got strength, keep him in and see if Barret and Laguna can sneak in next year instead of dropping him like a hot potato. Blastoise for Charizard, though? 'lol' --- Placeholder anti-capslock sig. |
ExThaNemesis | Posted 2/12/2010 5:46:56 AM | message detail |
i feel like saying 'shut up black turtle' would be a waste of breath at this point but shut up black turtle |
KanzarisKelshen | Posted 2/12/2010 5:48:53 AM | message detail |
Seriously
though: Blastoise for Charizard? Are you high? That's like...swapping
in Seifer for Squall or something. Just plain horrible. --- Placeholder anti-capslock sig. |
ctesjbuvf | Posted 2/12/2010 5:59:51 AM | message detail |
Blastoise in the contest would be good though Squirtle better but Charizard should stay. --- "Biggest Nintendo Fan Ever" 07/28/02-12/13/09 R.I.P CATS we miss ya ;_; http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu9/npaintv2/Ctes.jpg |
voltch | Posted 2/12/2010 6:01:43 AM | message detail |
and now we know why Black Turtle's opinion doesn't matter. --- Shakes Fist! |
TsunamiXXVIII | Posted 2/12/2010 6:03:28 AM | message detail |
I hope so, I'm hoping to get back on! Terra's never had real good bracket support like Kefka - only 56% against Kerrigan and Zelda had 92% out of her fourpack. Dante had 88%, too. I think Revan will be the bracket favorite but I'm not sure. You're probably right, and oddly enough, it's probably for the same reason that Revan never had a chance. He has "Darth" right there in his name, which makes it instantaneously recognizable as Star Wars--hence, a lot of casual brackets would pick it. However, being associated with a franchise that originated outside of the gaming world put him at a huge disadvantage, because most licensed games are utter crap. --- CB8 score: 48 Incorrect picks: Ocelot, Wesker, Fawful, Tidus (2 rounds), Phoenix (2 rounds), Simon, Kratos Aurion |
XxSoulxX | Posted 2/12/2010 6:21:22 AM | message detail |
Oh man I totally called this in 825 I'm pretty sure Terra is going to beat Revan, but that's just going by my gut feeling. Damn, I hate being right sometimes. It seems like I'm always one point away from the leaderboard when a match like this screws me over. --- Good Times, Great Memories |
WarThaNemesis2 | Posted 2/12/2010 6:24:09 AM | message detail |
Charizard - Stay Ken - ...We'll see. Cid Highwind - Nope. Darth Revan - Lost to Terra. Unless Terra manages to avoid SFF and look decent against Squall, no need to see him again. Yoshimitsu - Bombed in play-ins. --- http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh293/zukiraphaera/war-sig-1.png |
Not_Wylvane | Posted 2/12/2010 6:29:00 AM | message detail |
From: LeonhartFour | #301 Meeple really needs to start posting here. That guy always has some great posts. From: TsunamiXXVIII | #317 To be fair, as far as licensed games sucking, Star Wars is the exception to the rule. Yeah, there's a lot of stinkers like the movie games, but there's also a lot of great games like KotOR, Jedi Knight, TIE Fighter, Battlefront, and so on. I was a little iffy on Revan after Kefka's performance, though I still thought he was the favorite here, so I'm a bit surprised. It's not like Revan's choking as bad as Arthas, and we have no clue if and how much Terra may have boosted. Still, I wouldn't pick Revan over HK-47 at this point, and even if his strength turns out to be a mystery because of weirdness in a Squall/Terra match, it's probably not impressive enough to bring him back. Frankly, Charizard's the only rally character worth bringing back, though I guess we might as well keep Ken around anyway. I'll probably nominate Revan for the next contest, but I wouldn't be upset to see him miss it. So... Assuming Revan = HK-47, how does Terra look? --- Not Wylvane |
Not_Wylvane | Posted 2/12/2010 6:30:40 AM | message detail |
And yeah, this match secures the fact that I'm not making the leaderboard this contest. Oh well, it's been a good two-contest streak. --- Not Wylvane |
charmander6000 | Posted 2/12/2010 6:36:04 AM | message detail |
Changes in the Top 5/10 from yesterday. Top 5 Smallest Night Vote Gaps 1. Pokemon Trainer Red – 29195 vs. Revolver Ocelot – 29013 (R1) – 182 2. Jecht – 26287 vs. Phoenix Wright – 23592 (R1) – 2695 3. Vivi Ornitier – 30113 vs. Donkey Kong – 23379 (R1) – 6734 4. Roxas – 31010 vs. Heavy – 23427 (R1) – 7583 5. Auron – 29758 vs. Aerith Gainsborough – 21870 (R1) – 7888 Top 5 Least Impressive Night Winners 1. Jecht (R1) – 26287 2. Ryu Hayabusa (R1) – 28553 3. Kefka (R1) – 28769 4. Pokemon Trainer Red (R1) – 29195 5. Auron (R1) – 29758 Seems like Auron will only stay on those lists for one day. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB8%20BOP.xls Character Battle VIII - 45/54 - Today's Winners: Revan and Squall |
RPGuy96 | Posted 2/12/2010 6:46:55 AM | message detail |
So... Assuming Revan = HK-47, how does Terra look? Going by L-Block/HK, Terra looks like she'd hit a bit shy 40% on the block if that were the case. Going by L-Block last year, that's more than Ammy (37%) and less than Alucard (41.7%). Of course, extrapolating through L-Block of all characters is probably fraught with peril. --- Mustache...and Green... |
WarThaNemesis2 | Posted 2/12/2010 7:04:21 AM | message detail |
If we assume HK-47 = Revan and L-Block finals 2007 = L-Block 2010, how strong does that make Terra? --- http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh293/zukiraphaera/war-sig-1.png |
RPGuy96 | Posted 2/12/2010 7:10:14 AM | message detail |
If we assume HK-47 = Revan and L-Block finals 2007 = L-Block 2010, how strong does that make Terra? 42% on 2007 Link, which is above the high Noble Nine (Mario/Samus/Snake) range. That would put Terra at 47% on 2007 final Cloud and she'd just miss doubling 2007 final Snake. --- Mustache...and Green... |
WarThaNemesis2 | Posted 2/12/2010 7:10:59 AM | message detail |
...L-Block's run is the gift that keeps on giving. --- http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh293/zukiraphaera/war-sig-1.png |
Fayt_Esteed | Posted 2/12/2010 7:22:34 AM | message detail |
At any rate, I still consider Ezio turd of the round. Failing to break 60% on Simon Belmont is just terrible. --- "Here I go! Divine judgment for an evil soul! Sacred Penance! Rest in peace." - Estellise Sidos Heurassein, Tales of Vesperia |
red sox 777 | Posted 2/12/2010 7:31:57 AM | message detail |
Congratulations
to FFVI characters. The jury's still not quite in yet as Arthas and
Revan are pretty bad measures of strength, but it seems after 7 years
they're finally showing the strength that we always thought was in them. --- 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.... |
Not_Wylvane | Posted 2/12/2010 7:44:12 AM | message detail |
From: RPGuy96 | #325 Terra > Snake confirmed. --- Not Wylvane |
voltch | Posted 2/12/2010 7:47:33 AM | message detail |
the stats are genius. --- Shakes Fist! |
LinkMarioSamus | Posted 2/12/2010 8:35:21 AM | message detail |
We need to see how well Final Fantasy VI would do in a game contest again now that Dissidia might be bringing newcomers. |
HaRRicH | Posted 2/12/2010 8:46:09 AM | message detail |
Keep
Charizard, keep Cid until we get antsy about another FF7-character (go
Barret), Ken's on the maybe-list, Darth Revan's probably skippable
unless Terra impresses against Squall, and Yoshimitsu's embarrassed
himself enough...for shame. --- T E A M C H O C O L A T E http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/7355/64590879.png |
KamikazePotato | Posted 2/12/2010 8:48:05 AM | message detail |
So who are the candidates for next year's NRT? Bayonetta, Blastoise, Gilgamesh... --- KrahenProphet lived up to his name. |
LeonhartFour | Posted 2/12/2010 8:51:55 AM | message detail |
So we're going to have Pokemon win the NRT for the 4th year in a row? That'll be fun. NRT candidates (just glancing over last year's bracket): Laguna Loire (Hopefully, regardless of what you guys think!) Gray Fox Red XIII Psycho Mantis Gilgamesh Brock --- "I can set you free, mate." "My freedom was forfeit long ago!" |
KamikazePotato | Posted 2/12/2010 8:53:59 AM | message detail |
Why not? Not like Pokemon has disappointed in the past! --- KrahenProphet lived up to his name. |
TheKoolAidShoto | Posted 2/12/2010 8:55:04 AM | message detail |
I
fully support Bayonetta. She's from an awesome game, and she's a really
fun character. At worst, she'll be Ryu Hayabusa, but her personality,
multi-platform game, and humorous/badass attitude can get her to
min-Dante levels(like Zack Fair being mini-Cloud ^_^). --- Currently 38th on the CBVIII Leaderboard ^_^ Dante > Cloud: ITS HAPPENING |
LeonhartFour | Posted 2/12/2010 8:55:50 AM | message detail |
Meh, just not a big fan of the Pokemanz bias --- "Hold on a minute! That testimony stinks!" "Witness! You can't just say 'Hello' and expect us to get anywhere! I want you to testify!" |
Dilated Chemist | Posted 2/12/2010 8:56:13 AM | message detail |
Bahamut. --- GT: TriggerTRE "Nothing is true. Everything is permitted." |
HaRRicH | Posted 2/12/2010 8:58:03 AM | message detail |
Mewtwo,
Pokemon RBY, Charizard...sure, Pokemon keeps winning, but they've been
pretty impressive compared to the average NRT-winner. I don't think
that streak will continue (about still finding strong contenders like
them, not about winning the NRT), but until it's proven wrong it's
kinda hard to argue against another character from it. New characters
have to come from somewhere. Terra with 44.56%. --- T E A M C H O C O L A T E http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/7355/64590879.png |
XxSoulxX | Posted 2/12/2010 8:58:22 AM | message detail |
Do
we really need to see any more MGS side characters? The ones that are
in are hovering around the fodder line as is, do we have to see the
weaker forms of them? --- 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 |
Cyclo_Reaper | Posted 2/12/2010 8:59:05 AM | message detail |
I'm of the thought that we need to see more characters from series that aren't already over populating the contest as it is. --- http://i48.tinypic.com/2wmghtl.jpg I Am Albion Hero! |
LeonhartFour | Posted 2/12/2010 8:59:20 AM | message detail |
From: XxSoulxX | #340 I've wanted to see Gray Fox for a while. I'm fine on passing on Mantis, but I think Gray Fox could be decent as long as he gets an awesome cyborg pic. --- "Spoil it for me. I'm never going to play that game so I want to know if he's going to be another Auron or another Sin." - Soul about Jecht vs. PW |
Master Moltar | Posted 2/12/2010 9:00:15 AM | message detail |
Squall Leonhart 60% 3 Akuma 40% 2 TOTAL VOTES 5 --- Moltar Status: Bracket: Revan > Terra (48/54) Contest Analysis Crew Archives: http://thecrew.speedrunwiki.com/ |
tennisboy213 | Posted 2/12/2010 9:00:24 AM | message detail |
Squall Leonhart 53.33% 8 Akuma 46.67% 7 TOTAL VOTES 15 |
LeonhartFour | Posted 2/12/2010 9:00:25 AM | message detail |
Vote Accepted Squall Leonhart 66.67% 20 Akuma 33.33% 10 TOTAL VOTES 30 ...Whatever. --- "I can set you free, mate." "My freedom was forfeit long ago!" |
ctesjbuvf | Posted 2/12/2010 9:00:34 AM | message detail |
Squall Leonhart 56.25% 9 Akuma 43.75% 7 TOTAL VOTES 16 --- "Biggest Nintendo Fan Ever" 07/28/02-12/13/09 R.I.P CATS we miss ya ;_; http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu9/npaintv2/Ctes.jpg |
CP724 | Posted 2/12/2010 9:00:42 AM | message detail |
Squall beasting |
TheKoolAidShoto | Posted 2/12/2010 9:00:46 AM | message detail |
I'm of the thought that we need to see more characters from series that aren't already over populating the contest as it is. And yet we have 20+ Final ****ing Fantasy characters already here >_< --- Currently 38th on the CBVIII Leaderboard ^_^ Dante > Cloud: ITS HAPPENING |
KingBartz | Posted 2/12/2010 9:00:49 AM | message detail |
Squall Leonhart 70.18% 40 Akuma 29.82% 17 TOTAL VOTES 57 Terra Branford 52.73% casuals won again? --- Contest score: 45/53 Today's picks: Auron & Zero |
Djungelurban | Posted 2/12/2010 9:01:02 AM | message detail |
Squall Leonhart 71% 71 Akuma 29% 29 TOTAL VOTES 100 --- Nominate B.B. Hood for CB IX http://miniurl.org/ntI |
