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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 852
ZFS | Posted 2/26/2010 9:45:29 PM | message detail |
Wait, are some people here actually entertaining the idea of Samus beating Cloud? Fun times in the stats topix. --- wheresoever you go, go with all your heart |
LeonhartFour | Posted 2/26/2010 9:45:36 PM | message detail |
I
am saying people actually cared about Chrono Trigger in 2003. Looking
at the two games contests, and if you want to trust the four ways to be
truthful in that, then CT has fallen off big time. Yeah, but we're talking about in 2005 before CT really started falling off. 2006 was the big dropoff year. --- "The great GF...Bahamut." "...GF? I...? Using my powers...It is you humans...I fear..." |
TheCodeisBosco | Posted 2/26/2010 9:46:08 PM | message detail |
Ganon
being 'nothing but good'? Letting Ken get 36% on you in the day seems
kinda chumptastic to me, but we'll see how he does against Sonic! I agree to an extent, but in all fairness, Ganondorf had one of the worst match pictures of the contest in his match against Ken. Elevator Ganon is almost as bad as Lettuce Kefka, if you ask me! So...About Captain Falcon vs Riku... Falcon is the underdog right? I'm hoping for Falcon to pull off a win, but...I somehow doubt it. Riku is definitely the favorite, but Falcon does have a chance; after all, Riku laid a bit of an egg in R1. But I'm rather biased, as the good Captain is one of my favorite video game characters ever. --- CURRENT BRACKET SCORE: 88. Characters who hurt my bracket most: Nathan Drake, Liquid, Crono, Kratos |
red sox 777 | Posted 2/26/2010 9:46:31 PM | message detail |
Magus
probably fell off more between 2005 and 2007 than between 2003 and
2005, even taking his 35% on Link at face value. He was overrated, yes,
but he had legitimate strength too (would have beaten Knuckles in an
Ulti-style blowout). --- Missingno's quest to avenge Crono - Round 2: Yoshi |
Not_Wylvane | Posted 2/26/2010 9:46:35 PM | message detail |
Or everyone underrated SM64 because it got SFFed hard by OoT! Time | Ridley | Chris 00:05 | 63.56% | 66.19% 00:10 | 64.33% | 67.33% 00:15 | 65.88% | 68.17% 00:20 | 65.84% | 67.63% 00:25 | 66.07% | 67.89% 00:30 | 66.34% | 68.07% 00:35 | 66.53% | 68.29% 00:40 | 66.74% | 68.38% 00:45 | 66.92% | 68.47% --- Not Wylvane |
PartOfYourWorld | Posted 2/26/2010 9:46:41 PM | message detail |
From: ZFS | #051 Samus over Cloud or Cloud over Link, I have no idea. All this energy should be saved for Sunday's match. --- Yoblazer: http://i33.tinypic.com/ml36gl_th.gif Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
Achromatic | Posted 2/26/2010 9:46:44 PM | message detail |
From: LeonhartFour | #049 I think it explains more than you guys want to admit. Everything points to CT itself going down, Auron has seemingly gained in strength while Tidus has fallen off. Ganondorf has done fine, which outside of "he will break the nn lol" makes you think up another scenario to explain it away so "magus is a fraud" remains true. He wasnt a fraud back then: He has strength, I can buy if you say "Magus wasnt QUITE as strong as the result", that's true. But acting like he was anywhere near in danger of losing to knuckles in 2003 is quite... silly. --- Why does Final Fantasy 7 win every year? Geesh you'd think people would give Zelda a try. Sir Chris |
LeonhartFour | Posted 2/26/2010 9:46:53 PM | message detail |
From: ZFS | #051 Apparently, Chris couldn't beat Jill or something. I dunno. --- "The great GF...Bahamut." "...GF? I...? Using my powers...It is you humans...I fear..." |
Achromatic | Posted 2/26/2010 9:47:35 PM | message detail |
From: KamikazePotato | #050 Well, we'll see, right? I mean I can't prove I am right at this moment, but if Link goes on to bust faces and Alucard has 28%~ on the winner of the contest, then um... I'll be vindicated, no? --- Dragon Quest V is awesome Sir Chris |
Karma Hunter | Posted 2/26/2010 9:47:52 PM | message detail |
I will entertain both Samus > Cloud and Cloud > Link. But only if I can do both of them at once. Not individually. I think you know where I'm going with this. --- http://i48.tinypic.com/1ryijd.jpg http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs14/f/2007/020/b/f/Ariel_by_lolita_art.jpg |
Fayt_Esteed | Posted 2/26/2010 9:48:38 PM | message detail |
Elevator Ganon Aww, great... Why do I feel like I'm about to crack up again...? --- "Here I go! Divine judgment for an evil soul! Sacred Penance! Rest in peace." - Estellise Sidos Heurassein, Tales of Vesperia |
ZFS | Posted 2/26/2010 9:48:41 PM | message detail |
Samus over Cloud or Cloud over Link, I have no idea. All this energy should be saved for Sunday's match. I'm not sure how it's even possible to have this match produce either of those ideas! Agree about the Sunday match, though -- that's the match of the contest. --- wheresoever you go, go with all your heart |
Haguile | Posted 2/26/2010 9:49:09 PM | message detail |
Riku is definitely the favorite, but Falcon does have a chance; after all, Riku laid a bit of an egg in R1. But I'm rather biased, as the good Captain is one of my favorite video game characters ever. Yeah, I'm biased as well. The only reason I still got hope is that there will be no monstrous KH ASV tomorrow. --- JechtFAQS. |
PartOfYourWorld | Posted 2/26/2010 9:49:20 PM | message detail |
From: LeonhartFour | #058 He can't. Jill would unlock his face. --- Yoblazer: http://i43.tinypic.com/25z1non.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
LeonhartFour | Posted 2/26/2010 9:49:31 PM | message detail |
He
has strength, I can buy if you say "Magus wasnt QUITE as strong as the
result", that's true. But acting like he was anywhere near in danger of
losing to knuckles in 2003 is quite... silly. I never said he would've lost to Knuckles in 2003. 2003 was Knux's worst year pre-4ways, where Snake put up like 63% on him or something. He wouldn't have broken 60% on him in 2003 like the stats say either. Ganondorf has done fine, which outside of "he will break the nn lol" makes you think up another scenario to explain it away so "magus is a fraud" remains true. I never touted Ganondorf as a Noble Nine breaker, and I never will. Magus was never a legit 35% on Link, Noble-Nine breaker, so in a sense, he was a fraud. --- "I can set you free, mate." "My freedom was forfeit long ago!" |
Not_Wylvane | Posted 2/26/2010 9:49:56 PM | message detail |
Mario > Samus finals aw yeah Only appropriate that the two N9ers to have never lost to any non-N9er be in the finals! --- Not Wylvane |
red sox 777 | Posted 2/26/2010 9:50:08 PM | message detail |
What's
wrong with thinking 2010 Alucard is on par with 2004 Alucard? One match
against Auron in 2006- a year that was closer to 2004 than now? Alucard just posted a higher score on Link than he did on Sephiroth in 2003- statistically it's probably the most impressive performance of his contest career. Of course hochi's alternative explanation is much more fun to think about! --- Missingno's quest to avenge Crono - Round 2: Yoshi |
Hochimihnister | Posted 2/26/2010 9:50:09 PM | message detail |
The only reason I still got hope is that there will be no monstrous KH ASV tomorrow It will still be there, just dispersed throughout the whole day. Not that it matters, Captain Fodder is getting his teeth kicked in tomorrow |
LeonhartFour | Posted 2/26/2010 9:50:44 PM | message detail |
From: Achromatic | #059 Link winning the contest like everyone expects isn't going to prove much of anything! I'm just saying 71% on Alucard wasn't a superstar performance. It was fine, it was what we should have expected. There's nothing outstanding about it though. --- "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!" |
Not_Wylvane | Posted 2/26/2010 9:51:09 PM | message detail |
Time | Ridley | Chris 00:05 | 63.56% | 66.19% 00:10 | 64.33% | 67.33% 00:15 | 65.88% | 68.17% 00:20 | 65.84% | 67.63% 00:25 | 66.07% | 67.89% 00:30 | 66.34% | 68.07% 00:35 | 66.53% | 68.29% 00:40 | 66.74% | 68.38% 00:45 | 66.92% | 68.47% 00:50 | 67.12% | 68.34% Chris cutting percentage! --- Not Wylvane |
Karma Hunter | Posted 2/26/2010 9:51:17 PM | message detail |
28%
on Link isn't necessarily that good! It's not if Link wins the contest,
it's how other people do in relation to Link that will prove how good
Alucard is. Which isn't so great considering Link's got a pile of SFF before the finals, but Cloud's half-bracket should be reliable... assuming the Best Upset Ever takes place. --- http://i48.tinypic.com/1ryijd.jpg http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs14/f/2007/020/b/f/Ariel_by_lolita_art.jpg |
Achromatic | Posted 2/26/2010 9:51:40 PM | message detail |
Well
when you use the word fraud it makes it seem like he is much weaker
than he showed, much weaker. You could run the same poll on this site
once a week for a year and every day you ran it I bet there would be
some differences in the poll (assuming everyone who votes in one poll
votes the same way int he next) just because the site gets so many
unique users, its just different week to week, much less through the
years. Trying to use more recent results to call into question past
results is in itself logically bad. --- The difference between arrogance and confidence is confidence acts rather than speaks. Sir Chris |
KleenexTissue50 | Posted 2/26/2010 9:52:17 PM | message detail |
Best Upset Ever takes place. I didn't know you were on the Missingno > Snake train! --- If you're seeing this sig, I'm not on my computer! |
Achromatic | Posted 2/26/2010 9:52:50 PM | message detail |
From: LeonhartFour | #069 Yeah but, maybe this was just me, but I didn't have anyone else I was impressed with. I picked him as the star of the round because to me that performance proved he was going to win the contest. I don't like to open up the stats topic and have an opinion be attacked in it casually when we had a topic for the podcast for people to call into question my sanity tbh. --- Dragon Quest V is awesome Sir Chris |
red sox 777 | Posted 2/26/2010 9:52:54 PM | message detail |
Missingno > Snake wouldn't be an upset, as he'd have already beaten Sephiroth at that point. --- Missingno's quest to avenge Crono - Round 2: Yoshi |
LeonhartFour | Posted 2/26/2010 9:53:05 PM | message detail |
Well when you use the word fraud it makes it seem like he is much weaker than he showed, much weaker. He was a good bit weaker than he showed. People were touting him as someone who could beat Sonic or Snake, and he probably never was at that level. Which qualifies him as a fraud in my book. --- "Why must we always choose between certain death and probable death?" "I'm in an epic battle to the death, FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELF!" |
Karma Hunter | Posted 2/26/2010 9:53:13 PM | message detail |
If that glitch beats Sephiroth would anyone even consider taking it over Snake to be an upset? --- http://i48.tinypic.com/1ryijd.jpg http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs14/f/2007/020/b/f/Ariel_by_lolita_art.jpg |
KleenexTissue50 | Posted 2/26/2010 9:53:23 PM | message detail |
boy red sox you sure are a buzzkill tonight --- If you're seeing this sig, I'm not on my computer! |
Not_Wylvane | Posted 2/26/2010 9:54:23 PM | message detail |
Link can't be Star of the Round! That will be Shepard after he triples Pikachu! --- Not Wylvane |
Achromatic | Posted 2/26/2010 9:54:46 PM | message detail |
From: LeonhartFour | #076 The problem is you are seemingly using what some people expected with reality. "Some people say he could beat sonic or snake..." But... no one smart should have thought that. He was always a step or two behind of ever being able to actually beat those people. I think it is weird you are using perceptions by certain people to dictate what really happened. I could say Samus was a fraud because people thought she could beat mario, but it doesnt make it true. --- Board 8's User of the Decade as voted on by the users. Sir Chris |
Not_Wylvane | Posted 2/26/2010 9:55:32 PM | message detail |
Time | Ridley | Chris 00:05 | 63.56% | 66.19% 00:10 | 64.33% | 67.33% 00:15 | 65.88% | 68.17% 00:20 | 65.84% | 67.63% 00:25 | 66.07% | 67.89% 00:30 | 66.34% | 68.07% 00:35 | 66.53% | 68.29% 00:40 | 66.74% | 68.38% 00:45 | 66.92% | 68.47% 00:50 | 67.12% | 68.34% 00:55 | 67.49% | 68.46% --- Not Wylvane |
LeonhartFour | Posted 2/26/2010 9:56:05 PM | message detail |
Mario/Samus
is a bit of a different situation than saying Magus could beat Sonic or
Snake. Magus's match against Link seemed to indicate he could beat them
(especially once Cloud doubled Sonic in the same contest no less), so
perhaps I should say that performance was fraudulent, which it was. --- "Why must we always choose between certain death and probable death?" "I'm in an epic battle to the death, FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELF!" |
Not_Wylvane | Posted 2/26/2010 9:56:41 PM | message detail |
I don't even know what the **** you guys are arguing about. I kinda want to see Ganondorf vs Auron, though. Or Ganondorf vs Squall. --- Not Wylvane |
red sox 777 | Posted 2/26/2010 9:56:42 PM | message detail |
It's
all how you look at it. Either you can think that there is some rule
(i.e. the x-stats) and any match that doesn't fit it is an anomaly, or
you can think that there are no anomalies, and any match that you get
wrong just proves the rule you were using is flawed. --- Missingno's quest to avenge Crono - Round 2: Yoshi |
Haguile | Posted 2/26/2010 9:57:06 PM | message detail |
It
will still be there, just dispersed throughout the whole day. Not that
it matters, Captain Fodder is getting his teeth kicked in tomorrow I don't know, I think I want to let Captain Falcon show Riku his moves before calling the match's result. --- JechtFAQS. |
KamikazePotato | Posted 2/26/2010 9:57:28 PM | message detail |
...did Albion get suspended again? --- KrahenProphet lived up to his name. |
LeonhartFour | Posted 2/26/2010 9:57:32 PM | message detail |
And
note I would have never taken Magus to beat Sonic or Snake at any time.
But saying "Don't judge Magus off of people's perceptions" isn't
exactly fair. Magus had a better 2003 contest than Sonic did based on
their matches, period. This isn't an issue of perception. It's an issue
of contest performance. --- "I couldn't stand a day without a past or future. I need to live each moment to keep fighting here and now." |
Not_Wylvane | Posted 2/26/2010 9:57:39 PM | message detail |
Who says Magus is a fraud? For all we know, Sandbag would get 35% on Link 1v1! --- Not Wylvane |
Achromatic | Posted 2/26/2010 9:57:41 PM | message detail |
Cloud
doubling Sonic and then beating the crap out of Link kinda proved Cloud
would have gave the business to Magus on a level (disregarding sff)
that would have dispelled that, no? --- Why does Final Fantasy 7 win every year? Geesh you'd think people would give Zelda a try. Sir Chris |
PartOfYourWorld | Posted 2/26/2010 9:57:44 PM | message detail |
From: Not_Wylvane | #083 Whatever it is, it's going to end with Leonhart getting insulted on this week's podcast, which will of course lead to an insult about me because those guys love mentioning me on every show. --- Yoblazer: http://i44.tinypic.com/5nw45i.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
LeonhartFour | Posted 2/26/2010 9:57:56 PM | message detail |
From: KamikazePotato | #086 Yep. --- "I couldn't stand a day without a past or future. I need to live each moment to keep fighting here and now." |
KamikazePotato | Posted 2/26/2010 9:58:15 PM | message detail |
Which will lead to someone calling me crazy. Just the way it should be. --- KrahenProphet lived up to his name. |
KamikazePotato | Posted 2/26/2010 9:58:41 PM | message detail |
Why? Someone please tell me so I can go to bed --- KrahenProphet lived up to his name. |
Not_Wylvane | Posted 2/26/2010 9:58:45 PM | message detail |
As for Link/Alucard/Magus... Link merely SFFed Alucard! They both use swords! --- Not Wylvane |
LeonhartFour | Posted 2/26/2010 9:58:57 PM | message detail |
From: Achromatic | #089 If you take Cloud/Link, Link/Magus, and Cloud/Sonic all at face value, you end up with Sonic and Magus being around equal. It doesn't really dispell anything. --- "I can set you free, mate." "My freedom was forfeit long ago!" |
Achromatic | Posted 2/26/2010 9:59:20 PM | message detail |
KP, you are going to miss Sir Chris actually arguing in a contest topic? I like, never do this <_< --- Why does Final Fantasy 7 win every year? Geesh you'd think people would give Zelda a try. Sir Chris |
KleenexTissue50 | Posted 2/26/2010 9:59:37 PM | message detail |
Link merely SFFed Alucard! Bishounen SFF strikes again. --- If you're seeing this sig, I'm not on my computer! |
Not_Wylvane | Posted 2/26/2010 10:00:12 PM | message detail |
And
it's nerdy enough for me to read contest debates in this topic! No way
I'd listen to something as nerdy as a contest podcast! Not like there's anything to talk about in those that haven't already been discussed ad nauseum in these topics! --- Not Wylvane |
Hochimihnister | Posted 2/26/2010 10:00:32 PM | message detail |
Based on my stats, Cloud is currently projected to get 50.57%
on Link. This will increase as Cloud goes up tonight. Cloud has just
1-UPed Link. The ball is in Link's court. The shine is off the apple. |
LeonhartFour | Posted 2/26/2010 10:01:00 PM | message detail |
And
despite our impressions of Cloud's board vote actually being good, he
still managed to go up 2.3% from the freeze to the end of the hour! --- "The great GF...Bahamut." "...GF? I...? Using my powers...It is you humans...I fear..." |
