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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 865
DaruniaTheGoron | Posted 3/6/2010 12:20:40 AM | message detail |
From: LinkMarioSamus | #200 Yoshi has always looked decent, and in 2006 he looked really good. Luigi looked almost as good in 2006 as in 2005. Bowser has been really strong every year. Mario himself was pretty beastly in 2005 though, lol. From: LeonhartFour | #189 2005 was Ryu's weakest year. I wouldn't say it was JUST Bowser boosting. Besides this, you'll always have variation in stats. Oh, and I think the "Villians Contest" argument is bogus. People aren't just going in to a poll in 2005 and going "Hey, he did well in the Villains contest this spring! I'll vote for him because of that!" From: Fayt_Esteed | #195 He's not the favourite. Look at the guru. Maybe now he kind of is only because of his picture and maybe people are finally realizing it's a night match. --- CBVIII: 75/87 - 92 pts, tied for 385th Day Pick: Dante Night Pick: Solid Snake |
UltimaterializerX | Posted 3/6/2010 12:25:54 AM | message detail |
From: DaruniaTheGoron | #201 The Recency Effect is quite real. --- I am the dragon of blood, a relentless prince of pain Renouncing God on his throne, my blood is forever stained. |
Iamthekuzalol | Posted 3/6/2010 12:26:59 AM | message detail |
Almost
all of Mario characters are looking fine this contest (Mario, Yoshi,
Luigi), hell even Peach looked quite alright in her match against
Gordon. On the other hand, all of the KH characters are showing sign of
weakening since 2006. Even at the peak of their strength(KH), i don't
think Sora could beat Bowser by more than 54% in 2006. Bowser has a very strong NPH, slightly below average night and a excellent morning vote, the only voting period that he is clearly losing out is the ASV but sadly, Sora doesn't have access to it. I have Sora in my bracket but i think Bowser should at least be a slight favorite going into the match. --- Snake's Mission "To make it to the finals for the fourth consecutive times" |
Achromatic | Posted 3/6/2010 12:28:36 AM | message detail |
Poor Ganon, your defeat was obvious. Your next, Bowser! --- Dragon Quest V is awesome Sir Chris |
Achromatic | Posted 3/6/2010 12:28:51 AM | message detail |
also you're is probably more accurate there, whoops for just waking up. --- Winner of two Mafia Player of the Year Boardys Sir Chris |
Zylo the wolf | Posted 3/6/2010 12:43:32 AM | message detail |
So I guess this match proves that Ganon really is weaker than CATS considering how well Sonic is doing. --- I challenged Safer 777,lost but lived to tell the tale...Now I must have this sig until the end of the contest!KrahenProfit > Me |
KingBartz | Posted 3/6/2010 1:09:35 AM | message detail |
Sonic is tearing things up during the dead hours. Tons of 60%+ updates. --- Contest bracket status: ELIMINATED |
Japago | Posted 3/6/2010 1:23:35 AM | message detail |
I'm
a casual here, but this is my first time here since Dante/Ryu :(. Man,
I had so much confidence in Dante. He probably just choked big time. On
Leon, we'll get a good reading on him next match. Leon got 56% on Vivi
in 07. I think Kirby should beat that, but we'll see. BTW, does anybody think that the fact that Ryu has 2 T vs C out and SSFIV upcoming had anything to do with it? Man, I'm not gonna make the pic excuse. That I really don't buy. It looks similar to the rest and sales make it seem like the game hasn't had any lasting effect on the fanbase. I don't want to make excuses though, he probably just choked. --- -Heals severely dry skin -18 hour moisturization -Fragrance free -With Vitamin E |
janembaman | Posted 3/6/2010 1:28:07 AM | message detail |
You know...I usually don't believe in the "pic factor" But this time this is too much to let it slide Ganon horrible pic is horrible |
LinkMarioSamus | Posted 3/6/2010 1:28:33 AM | message detail |
Oh
yeah I looked through the bracket and counted up 37 Western characters.
Only 13 of them got to round 2, and only 4 of them are in round 3 (out
of which two of them are joke characters and one of them had a
surprisingly soft path). Note that by "Western character" I mean a character who originated from a Western game, meaning that Diddy Kong is a Western character but Donkey Kong isn't. LOL? |
MoogleKupo141 | Posted 3/6/2010 1:34:28 AM | message detail |
...you consider Diddy Kong a western character --- For your health. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Cyclo/pokewhat.jpg This is my Chocomander, KrahenProphet |
Japago | Posted 3/6/2010 1:40:06 AM | message detail |
Oh
yeah I looked through the bracket and counted up 37 Western characters.
Only 13 of them got to round 2, and only 4 of them are in round 3 (out
of which two of them are joke characters and one of them had a
surprisingly soft path). Note that by "Western character" I mean a character who originated from a Western game, meaning that Diddy Kong is a Western character but Donkey Kong isn't. LOL? Yeah, it's surprising. Maybe games today just don't focus on the characters? What's sad is that even one of the strongest ones (Kratos) should have an immediate game boost due to GoW3. He'll probably become weaker next contest. Honestly, Sub Zero may be in a league of his own in terms of Western non-joke characters. --- -Heals severely dry skin -18 hour moisturization -Fragrance free -With Vitamin E |
vcharon | Posted 3/6/2010 1:46:17 AM | message detail |
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vcharon | Posted 3/6/2010 1:47:56 AM | message detail |
Sub-Zero
is likely the strongest character developed by a western company. Too
bad this wasn't around in the mid 90s and he could have beaten Link and
such. --- :> |
Kotetsu534 | Posted 3/6/2010 2:09:23 AM | message detail |
Good, Sonic's legit! Now to see how far above MMX he is when he goes against Link. --- Currently Playing: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Ocarina of Time, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn |
Mumei | Posted 3/6/2010 2:49:04 AM | message detail |
Sub-Zero
is likely the strongest character developed by a western company. Too
bad this wasn't around in the mid 90s and he could have beaten Link and
such. That would have been interesting - seeing how well FFVII would have done when it first came out, how much OoT would have boosted Link, whether Mario would have been stronger at the tail-end of the SNES / beginning of the N64, how strong MK characters might have been back when the series had... more relevancy than it does now, etc. Too bad polls back then were hardly getting any votes and would make for glacially slow / boring comebacks. --- "Luxe, calme et volupte." - Charles Baudelaire, The Invitation to the Voyage |
Dilated Chemist | Posted 3/6/2010 3:11:11 AM | message detail |
Tifa vs. Ganondorf next contest, please. --- GT: TriggerTRE "Nothing is true. Everything is permitted." |
janembaman | Posted 3/6/2010 3:20:57 AM | message detail |
So..the only "hard" matches left in this round are Bowser\Sora L-Block\Charizard Leon\Ryu Auron\Squall Sepiroth\Missingno I believe that Zelda will beat Jecht,and Tifa will beat Big Daddy Sora will beat Bowser and Charizard will beat L block No idea about Leon\Ryu and Auron\Squall (Probably Squall) Sepiroth Missingno...is debeatable (Missingno can stay with the power he had in the last two matches,or go like L-Block and gain a massive popularity because he made it to round 3..) |
Dilated Chemist | Posted 3/6/2010 3:21:27 AM | message detail |
Fact/Fiction: Mario and Mega Man will both break 70% against their Round 3 opponents. Fact/Fiction: Atleast 2 Pokemon characters will reach the Division Finals. Fact/Fiction: Auron/Squall will be the closest match of the Sprite Round. --- GT: TriggerTRE "Nothing is true. Everything is permitted." |
DaruniaTheGoron | Posted 3/6/2010 3:43:50 AM | message detail |
From: janembaman | #218 If Charizard loses... man, just wtf? Ryu will win. Squall will probably win. Sephiroth will win. And I'm fairly confident in Bowser. --- CBVIII: 75/87 - 92 pts, tied for 385th Day Pick: Dante Night Pick: Solid Snake |
KingBartz | Posted 3/6/2010 3:53:22 AM | message detail |
Fiction: Mega Man will not break 70% Fiction: Charizard will be the only pokemon to reach the Division Finals. Fact: Auron/Squall will be the closest match of the Sprite Round. --- Contest bracket status: ELIMINATED |
Japago | Posted 3/6/2010 3:55:17 AM | message detail |
Bowser\Sora L-Block\Charizard Leon\Ryu Auron\Squall Sepiroth\Missingno Bowser, KH hasn't looked good in this contest at all. The bracket has Sora though... Charizard, L-Block doesn't look like it has a bandwagon this contest. Ryu. This could be a good match next year, but T vs C and SSFIV hype make this easy for Ryu. Squall. He and Vincent have looked locked into the top non-nobles and in the same league as Crono/Sonic/Mega Man. Sephiroth. That bandwagon would need a REALLY big jump from barely beating Yoshi to beating Sephiroth. --- -Heals severely dry skin -18 hour moisturization -Fragrance free -With Vitamin E |
Fayt_Esteed | Posted 3/6/2010 4:14:22 AM | message detail |
Ryu. This could be a good match next year, but T vs C and SSFIV hype make this easy for Ryu. Also, Leon got a pic that is even worse than Solid **** and Elevator Ganon. --- "Here I go! Divine judgment for an evil soul! Sacred Penance! Rest in peace." - Estellise Sidos Heurassein, Tales of Vesperia |
Shoenin_Kakashi | Posted 3/6/2010 4:18:48 AM | message detail |
someone remind me what Elevator Ganon was? --- Ah, you know it's funny, these people, they go to sleep. They think everything's fine, everything's good... They wake up the next day and they're on fire. |
Shoenin_Kakashi | Posted 3/6/2010 4:21:15 AM | message detail |
Fact/Fiction: Mario and Mega Man will both break 70% against their Round 3 opponents. Fact for Mario. Fiction for Mega. Ryu isnt that weak...I think <_< Fact/Fiction: Atleast 2 Pokemon characters will reach the Division Finals. Because like a nimrod, I bet on Snake > Seph. Fiction Fact/Fiction: Auron/Squall will be the closest match of the Sprite Round. Fiction. Sora/Bowser or Block/Zard --- Ah, you know it's funny, these people, they go to sleep. They think everything's fine, everything's good... They wake up the next day and they're on fire. |
Achromatic | Posted 3/6/2010 4:25:48 AM | message detail |
Mega Man is going to pimp slap Ryu <_< --- Why does Final Fantasy 7 win every year? Geesh you'd think people would give Zelda a try. Sir Chris |
Fayt_Esteed | Posted 3/6/2010 4:31:49 AM | message detail |
someone remind me what Elevator Ganon was? Ganondorf's second round match pic. --- "Here I go! Divine judgment for an evil soul! Sacred Penance! Rest in peace." - Estellise Sidos Heurassein, Tales of Vesperia |
Karma Hunter | Posted 3/6/2010 4:33:52 AM | message detail |
This is seriously awful. Ganon's just struggling not to get friggin' doubled in most of these updates now. --- http://i48.tinypic.com/1ryijd.jpg http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs14/f/2007/020/b/f/Ariel_by_lolita_art.jpg |
Shoenin_Kakashi | Posted 3/6/2010 4:34:01 AM | message detail |
Of this contest? Why is it called Elevator Ganon to be precise <_<? I mean yeah it sucked complete balls but why Elevator? --- Ah, you know it's funny, these people, they go to sleep. They think everything's fine, everything's good... They wake up the next day and they're on fire. |
Fayt_Esteed | Posted 3/6/2010 4:42:42 AM | message detail |
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Denzokuken | Posted 3/6/2010 4:45:00 AM | message detail |
holy
Sonic... it's gonna take a serious performance to upend him as Star of
the Round after this. Still a beast it would seem, and even better,
this makes Lightning look great. |
Fayt_Esteed | Posted 3/6/2010 4:45:34 AM | message detail |
Of this contest? Why is it called Elevator Ganon to be precise <_<? I mean yeah it sucked complete balls but why Elevator? I'd say that Leon's sprite has a very good case for being the worst pic of the entire contest, if not the absolute worst pic ever. Because someone said it was as if Ganondor farted on an elevator and is trying not to laugh about it so that they don't realize it's him. --- "Here I go! Divine judgment for an evil soul! Sacred Penance! Rest in peace." - Estellise Sidos Heurassein, Tales of Vesperia |
EternalxCourage | Posted 3/6/2010 5:27:33 AM | message detail |
Ok
where is my props people? I totally called this. Sonic is the hero.
Sonic is the best. Sonic is the #7 and would whip Mega Man. --- Curt - PSN - CPhoenixM I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul. |
Wii_TuRtLe | Posted 3/6/2010 5:36:37 AM | message detail |
Mega
Man should have no trouble breaking 70% on Hayabusa. Snake did it, so
why can't sprite round Mega Man a week after MM10 comes out? Especially
against NES Hayabusa --- "Like Darth Maul, the bastard child of Michael Flatley and Hellboy" - trancer1 |
LeonhartFour | Posted 3/6/2010 5:41:50 AM | message detail |
It just means Ganondorf is awful, which is great news for everyone! Yoshi has always looked decent, and in 2006 he looked really good. Luigi looked almost as good in 2006 as in 2005. Bowser has been really strong every year. Yoshi let Riku get 45% on him. That wasn't good based on what we've seen from Riku ever since, and Yoshi looked awful last year. Besides, something has shifted if we go from Bowser > Yoshi in 2003 and Yoshi > Luigi in 2004 to Luigi > Bowser in 2008. I don't really believe in this whole "4-ways make certain characters look weaker" stuff either. 2005 was Ryu's weakest year. I wouldn't say it was JUST Bowser boosting. Besides this, you'll always have variation in stats. 2005 was Ryu's weakest year, sure, I'm willing to buy that, but not to the point where Bowser gets 59% on him and then loses to him two years later. That's more than just random variation. Not to mention, 2005 was the Year of Nintendo anyway. Everything Nintendo did well that contest, quite literally. Oh, and I think the "Villians Contest" argument is bogus. People aren't just going in to a poll in 2005 and going "Hey, he did well in the Villains contest this spring! I'll vote for him because of that!" And yet it's pretty clear Bowser and Ganondorf benefited from it. Their bracket support that year was ridiculous. Ganondorf had 67.25% getting to round 3 (which included beating Auron). Samus had 85.98% getting to round 3, and it dropped to 49.86% after beating Ganondorf, which is ridiculous. Same thing with Bowser. He had 64.04% getting to round 3, which included beating Ryu, --- "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!" |
LeonhartFour | Posted 3/6/2010 5:42:22 AM | message detail |
Snake did it, so why can't sprite round Mega Man a week after MM10 comes out? Because Snake's a lot stronger than Mega Man, that's why. --- "I couldn't stand a day without a past or future. I need to live each moment to keep fighting here and now." |
Wii_TuRtLe | Posted 3/6/2010 5:46:36 AM | message detail |
I know I took Ganondorf > Samus (it was my first contest being on Board 8, shut up) --- "Like Darth Maul, the bastard child of Michael Flatley and Hellboy" - trancer1 |
LeonhartFour | Posted 3/6/2010 5:48:01 AM | message detail |
In
brighter news, Lightning is now up to 43.20% on Ganondorf, and Ken and
Wesker have both fallen below SFF'd Knuckles and Cecil. --- "I can set you free, mate." "My freedom was forfeit long ago!" |
EternalxCourage | Posted 3/6/2010 5:57:49 AM | message detail |
Well
as much as I was made fun of for Ezio/Zack -- At least Ryu and Sonic
vindicated me. It's like I've said from the beginning they are at their
strongest in 1v1s, and they are stronger now than they've ever been in
the past. You can blame Ganondorf's sprite -- but really Sonic has
never been projected to do this well on Ganondorf. Err...I think. He's
going to massacre Kirby Also Sonic > Mega Man easily. --- Curt - PSN - CPhoenixM I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul. |
LinkMarioSamus | Posted 3/6/2010 6:06:12 AM | message detail |
I
did kinda expect Ganondorf to at least break 45%, so it is a bit of a
disappointment. Of course, this is the same guy that was SFFd to Gordon
Freeman's level last year by a character traditionally bad at using
SFF, so what can I say? On a side note, remember that Vincent and Auron were likely benefitting from 4-ways due to being big fan favorites. Ugh...here are some matches that I want to see: 1) Vincent vs. a non-Clinkeroth Noble Niner 2) Tifa vs. a non-Clinkeroth Noble Niner 3) Zelda vs. a non-Clinkeroth Noble Niner 4) Gordon Freeman vs. Magus or Frog 5) Tidus vs. Yuna or Rikku Okay, I just thought of that rather quickly without much thought. What do you think? |
CJaM613 | Posted 3/6/2010 6:10:04 AM | message detail |
Sonic beats every non-n9 character. Especially MissingNo lol. --- Curt Hey soul sister, hey that mister mister on the radio, stereo, the way you move ain't fair ya know. |
irriadin | Posted 3/6/2010 6:14:18 AM | message detail |
From: LinkMarioSamus | #240 1. I'm thinking Vincent can beat Crono, Sonic, Megaman. The rest are out of his reach. 2. Really unsure here, but I think she may just have a shot at beating Crono. 3. Same as above. 4. I actually think Gordon would win rather comfortably. 5. At first thought, I was thinking "Yuna or Rikku" but it's really hard for me to imagine Tidus losing to them. Despite all evidence to the contrary, I think Tidus would win :/ --- "I do read sometimes." Mat Cauthon, The Wheel of Time. |
MoogleKupo141 | Posted 3/6/2010 6:15:24 AM | message detail |
Ok
where is my props people? I totally called this. Sonic is the hero.
Sonic is the best. Sonic is the #7 and would whip Mega Man. even a broken Curt is right twice a day --- For your health. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Cyclo/pokewhat.jpg This is my Chocomander, KrahenProphet |
Japago | Posted 3/6/2010 6:36:08 AM | message detail |
1) Vincent vs. a non-Clinkeroth Noble Niner 2) Tifa vs. a non-Clinkeroth Noble Niner 3) Zelda vs. a non-Clinkeroth Noble Niner 4) Gordon Freeman vs. Magus or Frog 5) Tidus vs. Yuna or Rikku None of them would beat the 2nd tier noble niners. (Mario, Samus, Snake) 1. I would take Vincent over Sonic and Crono. 2. Tifa over none. 3. Zelda over none. 4. Gordon over both. 5. Yuna and Rikku over Tidus I wasn't around for the match so you guys have probably went over it a ton, but I'm tired of making excuses in my head for Dante. Ryu still over Dante next year, right? Do you guys think the 2 games made a difference for Ryu? I'm really tired of there always being an excuse for Dante, so I hope he gets into a match where there's not 1 inkling of an excuse. Sorry, I'm too much of a fanboy of the DMC games. --- -Heals severely dry skin -18 hour moisturization -Fragrance free -With Vitamin E |
LinkMarioSamus | Posted 3/6/2010 6:38:45 AM | message detail |
I
put Gordon Freeman vs. Magus or Frog there just to humiliate the loser.
Either GFNW returns from the dead, or we get a situation that would've
been completely unimaginable in 2003 or 2004 (somebody who broke 35% on
Link at one time or somebody who got surprisingly close to breaking the
Noble Nine despite struggling with MASTER CHIEF the previous round
losing to a character that was having trouble winning a match at the
same timeframe). Oh, how things change in 6/7 years. I chuckle at the mere thought of Freeman > Magus. Heck, the mere thought of Freeman breaking 45% on Magus is funny. |
Kotetsu534 | Posted 3/6/2010 6:47:03 AM | message detail |
If we have a games contest we could get DMC3 in and see how popular it actually is! I'd take Vincent over Crono, but not over Sonic or MM. Wouldn't amaze me if he pulled those matches off though. Tifa and Zelda over none, but I'd be excited for Tifa/Crono or Zelda/Crono. Freeman over both Frog and Magus (uh, surely 38% on Tifa is better than 36% on Bowser). I'd take Yuna > Tidus, regardless of how they stand indirectly. Tidus/Rikku would be tougher... probably pick Rikku. --- Currently Playing: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Ocarina of Time, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn |
Japago | Posted 3/6/2010 6:47:48 AM | message detail |
I
think Gordon would have it easily. 38% on Tifa vs 37% on Bowser (Frog)
and somebody who got 42% on Alucard (Magus)? Now that I look at it,
Frog over Magus? Was that far fetched back then? --- -Heals severely dry skin -18 hour moisturization -Fragrance free -With Vitamin E |
MarioSuperstar | Posted 3/6/2010 6:52:41 AM | message detail |
Sonic is nearing .. 57/58%? Why did we ever doubt him. --- *is Dranze* Krahen Prophet did a fatality. |
Iamthekuzalol | Posted 3/6/2010 6:54:14 AM | message detail |
1) Vincent vs. a non-Clinkeroth Noble Niner 2) Tifa vs. a non-Clinkeroth Noble Niner 3) Zelda vs. a non-Clinkeroth Noble Niner 4) Gordon Freeman vs. Magus or Frog 5) Tidus vs. Yuna or Rikku 1) Vincent might win against Crono but don't think he can beat Sonic or MM next year especially when they are boosted a little by Sonic4/MM10. 2) Don't think Tifa is stronger than Vincent/Squall/Auron so no. 3) Think Zelda is maybe around Tifa's strength so no. 4) Gordon most probably beat them 5) Very hard match, think Tidus is indirectly around as strong as Yuna/Rikku. In a SFF match, don't know who will win though. --- Snake's Mission "To make it to the finals for the fourth consecutive times" |
MarioSuperstar | Posted 3/6/2010 6:54:21 AM | message detail |
Mega
Man should have no trouble breaking 70% on Hayabusa. Snake did it, so
why can't sprite round Mega Man a week after MM10 comes out? Especially
against NES Hayabusa Because Mega Man isn't Snake! --- *is Dranze* Krahen Prophet did a fatality. |
