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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 889
KamikazePotato | Posted 3/18/2010 9:54:07 PM | message detail |
I'm
100% positive I will like ME2 better. I've seen some of the ME1>ME2
arguments and they include things like "I miss the Mako systems!" "I
miss the old inventory system!" --- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj8OjPKN9B4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZrSUvrXRc4 |
KamikazePotato | Posted 3/18/2010 9:54:23 PM | message detail |
*missions --- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj8OjPKN9B4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZrSUvrXRc4 |
CronoBrokeNobl9 | Posted 3/18/2010 9:54:43 PM | message detail |
From: LordTMax | #050 And many wrpgs use the DND system. So its DND translated into video game form. --- http://i43.tinypic.com/24y7282.jpg Albion Hero is the Cream of Loli fanboyism |
DidYouMWISMe | Posted 3/18/2010 9:55:00 PM | message detail |
Every
time I agree with something like this, I inwardly sob at the awful
series of unfortunate circumstances that made KoToR 2 the biggest
gaming disappointment of my life. There's this phenomenal Let's Play written up by a really intelligent fan of the game who dissects everything that KOTOR 2 could have been. It brought tears of sadness to my eyes. I am utterly convinced that if KOTOR 2 was given the time it needed to complete development, it would have been even better than the original KOTOR. There were some incredible twists and turns planned, real shades-of-grey style developments that symboled a huge progression from the original KOTOR's moral absolutism. ...and then the game was released too early. Bah. |
TheKoolAidShoto | Posted 3/18/2010 9:55:36 PM | message detail |
From: KamikazePotato | #051 Who are these people? I need to keep their bad opinions on ignore. --- All abord the "Snake > Cloud" train! http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=53966881 |
KamikazePotato | Posted 3/18/2010 9:56:08 PM | message detail |
The
amount of content cut from KOTOR 2 is incredible. I think it was
released 6 months early to come out during the holidays or something
ridiculous like that. --- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj8OjPKN9B4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZrSUvrXRc4 |
LordTMax | Posted 3/18/2010 9:56:15 PM | message detail |
From: CronoBrokeNobl9 | Posted: 3/18/2010 9:54:43 PM | #053 It still has an exact story to it based on Limited character choices. As DnD allows room for a lot more Creativity, and a better story based on character choices, DM's Improvising is what makes it a True RPG, unlike WRPG's still having that barrier. --- http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n237/Danielyoon10/B8sigbet-3.jpg Gamefaqs mods:"No, we moderate random posts for fun." |
Julian_Caesar | Posted 3/18/2010 9:56:29 PM | message detail |
From: CronoBrokeNobl9 | #108 You're setting certain limits on the definition of the word "role" to make that distinction. The fact that someone has a "role" does not automatically mean that they have choices in what they do; ever heard of the sports term "role player"? It's someone who does a specific thing at a specific time, not whatever the hell they please (like Michael Jordan). It's a cultural difference, not a difference in validity. Eastern countries are not nearly as focused on the individual as western ones, and the games reflect this (i.e. your player's "role" in WRPG's has much more individuality/freedom in their choices than JRPG's). --- Every day the rest of your life is changed forever. |
KamikazePotato | Posted 3/18/2010 9:56:55 PM | message detail |
Apparently the old inventory system had 'RPG elements', which automatically makes it better. All I can say is that if this inventory was in an actual RPG, it could be a gamebreaker. --- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj8OjPKN9B4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZrSUvrXRc4 |
xp1337 | Posted 3/18/2010 9:58:51 PM | message detail |
ME1 v ME2 arguments? I side with ME2 here. ME1 has the superior main story, but that's about it. ME2 has a ridiculously improved cast, better gameplay (overall, there are elements in Mass Effect 1 I prefer, but on the whole I give this to ME2), no Mako Sections/incredibly blatant recycling of a handful of areas (though planet scanning approaches Mako levels of annoyance after a time)... --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out? SC2k10 (267/302) Snake v Sephiroth |
DidYouMWISMe | Posted 3/18/2010 9:59:01 PM | message detail |
Who are these people? I need to keep their bad opinions on ignore. I'd have missed the Mako for that beautiful scenery and sense of elegant, desolate space exploration in its rawest form. ...I would have missed the Mako, anyway, if it wasn't buggy as all hell. Seriously, ME1's Mako would have been fine if the bugs were reduced, the number of explorable planets reduced by about half, and each explorable planet was given more...stuff to do. Oh, and they should have gotten rid of the unnecessarily steep inclines on some planets. That was rough. In ME2, I did miss the fact that you didn't have the chance to explore quite as varied a set of planets. You explored more habitable planets, but less of the crazy sci-fi stuff -- planets with kooky atmospheres, planets with three different-colored suns, all those shenanigans. |
LOLContests | Posted 3/18/2010 9:59:41 PM | message detail |
I
find the FFVII anti-voters very weird. One some level they "care" less
about the contests, since they obviously no so little about them, but
on some other level they are more personally invested in the outcomes,
and thus assume that everyone else is as well. It's like some weird
Nixonian "Silent Majority" resentment, but translated to GameFAQS
contests. The same thing holds true on 4chan as well for the most part,
at least from what I've observed. They mock anyone who "takes things
seriously" and gets "butthurt" despite the fact that they are actually
more invested in hating things and much more rigid in what is
acceptable than the people they mock, and if anyone acts "butthurt" in
their incidents it is almost always them. --- "Here you go, Sagat. I owe you. If I hadn't met you, I might've become you. "--Ken Masters Yesmar |
xp1337 | Posted 3/18/2010 10:01:06 PM | message detail |
Since
Bioware RPG discussion seems to be coming up in general too... I also
have the unpopular opinion that even as butchered as it was, KotOR II
is almost entirely equal to KotOR. Sure, the ending got mangled beyond
belief, but before that, I felt it was improved in nearly every other
way for the most part. Having heard of a lot of what was cut, I have no doubt at all that the complete version of KotOR II would have blown away KotOR. Alas, it did not happen. --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out? SC2k10 (267/302) Snake v Sephiroth |
-LusterSoldier- | Posted 3/18/2010 10:01:41 PM | message detail |
Now that we are done with the 24 hour matches, I can provide some small stats on them. Average votes per match (night matches): 52590 Which is distributed in the following manner... North America - 37106 (70.56%) South America - 1236 (2.35%) Europe - 9625 (18.30%) Asia - 2693 (5.12%) Oceania - 1854 (3.53%) Africa - 75 (0.14%) Average votes per match (day matches): 73248 Which is distributed in the following manner... North America - 59534 (81.28%) South America - 2068 (2.82%) Europe - 8937 (12.20%) Asia - 1373 (1.87%) Oceania - 1279 (1.75%) Africa - 56 (0.08%) Day matches got more votes than night matches by a factor of about 1.39 (73248 / 52590). I suppose some of the stats guys could use this information to make adjustments to the match results based on the time of the day. This might help determine what matches might have had a totally differently result based on the time of the day, or if the match had been a 24 hour match instead. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as KrahenProphet, Guru Champ! |
DidYouMWISMe | Posted 3/18/2010 10:02:11 PM | message detail |
find the FFVII anti-voters very weird. ...We...stopped talking about the FFVII anti-voters a while back. Honestly, the more you bring it up, the more I'm convinced you're really just an FFVII fanboy who's irrationally angry that Other People Don't Always Love The Same Things You Do. ...(And I like FFVII. It's my favorite Final Fantasy. Seriously. Not even kidding. I simultaneously believe it's my favorite Final Fantasy and it's overrated, but I'd still vote for Cloud Strife over many other characters in this contest not named Solid Snake.) |
red sox 777 | Posted 3/18/2010 10:02:38 PM | message detail |
Nay,
the Silent Majority is the FFVII fanbase here. The anti-voters are the
liberals who are very loud and into politics, in this case. --- 2010 Extrapolated Standings: Crono gets 46.85% on Sephiroth. All you need now is KH3 or SSB4, Crono. Then your quest shall be fulfilled! |
KamikazePotato | Posted 3/18/2010 10:02:59 PM | message detail |
I anti-vote FF7 and I care about the contest. Do I win? --- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj8OjPKN9B4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZrSUvrXRc4 |
xp1337 | Posted 3/18/2010 10:03:25 PM | message detail |
Oh,
I've felt for quite some time that for all the "lol we don't care about
this contest we're doing this to make all you guys mad and whine lol"
talk, that the Missingo supporters, etc. actually seemed to care more
about the contest and its results than the vast majority of their
"opponents." It's just it seemed like a pointless argument to pursue, because I doubt it'd get anywhere productive. --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out? SC2k10 (267/302) Snake v Sephiroth |
LOLContests | Posted 3/18/2010 10:04:25 PM | message detail |
But
this type of FFVII anti voter does exist and they clearly post on the
board. If you want to agree to disagree on how many that there are,
that's fine. I'm just talking about the ones on the board. --- "Here you go, Sagat. I owe you. If I hadn't met you, I might've become you. "--Ken Masters Yesmar |
red sox 777 | Posted 3/18/2010 10:04:35 PM | message detail |
But
the rest of what you said is true. The anti-voters undoubtedly care
more about the contests than the average FFVII supporter. --- 2010 Extrapolated Standings: Crono gets 46.85% on Sephiroth. All you need now is KH3 or SSB4, Crono. Then your quest shall be fulfilled! |
voltch | Posted 3/18/2010 10:06:02 PM | message detail |
isn't that what i said last topic that anti voters claiming we care too much are weirdos. --- Shakes Fist! |
Julian_Caesar | Posted 3/18/2010 10:06:23 PM | message detail |
From: xp1337 | #153 That's bold, but i can respect that opinion...because if you got past all the glitches and such, the story as a whole was a step up, in terms of really fleshing out the supporting cast. The only thing that was less than great to me about KoToR 1 was that the most important supporting cast had some cliche back stories...good, but still overused. Obviously, *SPOILERS FOR KOTOR 1* the main character's story was sufficiently mind-blowing that the lesser stories could be forgiven and the game completely enjoyed. *END SPOILERS* --- Every day the rest of your life is changed forever. |
TheKoolAidShoto | Posted 3/18/2010 10:07:17 PM | message detail |
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TheKoolAidShoto | Posted 3/18/2010 10:07:45 PM | message detail |
From: voltch | #071 By the definition of what anti-voters are, of course. The average FF7 supporter thinks "Oh hey, its that game I played when I was younger and I didn't know what good RPGs were like! *votes*" The anti-voter has to be somewhat invested in the contest, to the point where he would vote against FF7 because they do not like the idea of it winning a match. --- Good luck Freeman! Be Adequate! |
-LusterSoldier- | Posted 3/18/2010 10:08:49 PM | message detail |
Now that we are done with the 24 hour matches Whoops, meant to say "12 hour matches" in my last post. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as KrahenProphet, Guru Champ! |
SecksThaNemesis | Posted 3/18/2010 10:10:20 PM | message detail |
oh hey Shoto I see what you did there with the saying FFVII isn't a good RPG. What a clever user of witted barbs you are! --- "Why did you come with me?" "Only because I wanted to go with you." |
LeonhartFour | Posted 3/18/2010 10:11:38 PM | message detail |
Preliminary First Half Stats (after one hour): Link – 50.00% Mario – 37.44% Charizard – 34.75% Mega Man X – 32.72% Kratos – 31.63% Bowser Koopa – 31.46% Mega Man – 31.17% Sonic the Hedgehog – 29.77% Luigi – 28.87% Sora – 28.51% Alucard – 28.21% Big Boss – 27.59% L-Block – 27.35% Kirby – 27.02% Ganondorf – 25.50% Pokemon Trainer Red – 24.98% Revolver Ocelot – 24.91% Duke Nukem – 24.85% Miles “Tails” Prower – 24.69% Kefka Palazzo – 24.11% Zack Fair – 23.89% Magus – 23.40% Amaterasu – 23.33% Frog – 23.15% Cid Highwind – 23.04% Rikku – 22.95% Vivi Oruntia – 22.90% Captain John Price – 22.43% Shadow the Hedgehog – 22.12% Isaac – 21.62% Lightning – 21.52% Mewtwo – 21.08% Midna – 20.73% Weighted Companion Cube – 20.30% Altair – 20.24% Thrall – 20.19% Donkey Kong – 20.02% Meta Knight – 19.80% Yuna – 19.78% HK-47 – 19.72% Ike – 19.39% Knuckles the Echidna – 19.29% Arthas Menethil – 19.02% Zidane Tribal – 18.79% The Boss – 18.76% Cecil Harvey – 18.51% Ken Masters – 18.45% Laharl – 18.38% Albert Wesker – 18.33% Nathan Drake – 17.87% Ryu Hayabusa – 17.36% GlaDOS – 17.08% Liquid Snake – 16.55% Master Chief – 16.47% Neku Sakuraba – 16.06% Prinny – 14.55% Falco Lombardi – 14.20% Professor Layton – 13.50% Claptrap – 13.40% Crash Bandicoot – 13.26% Miles Edgeworth – 13.12% Spy – 13.10% Fawful – 11.35% Sandal – 8.89% And suddenly, Liquid looks a little less pathetic. --- Squall Leonhart is the worst Final Fantasy character ever created. |
Mumei | Posted 3/18/2010 10:13:28 PM | message detail |
What would Link need in this match to force Zack / Kefka below Ammy? <.< --- "Luxe, calme et volupte." - Charles Baudelaire, The Invitation to the Voyage |
TheKoolAidShoto | Posted 3/18/2010 10:15:06 PM | message detail |
From: SecksThaNemesis | #076 Thank you, you're too kind. Its not to the level of your trademark whining like a ***** and hoping everyone dies(which was on some godly, Oscar Wilde levels of clever), but I'm trying to improve. --- All abord the "Snake > Cloud" train! http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=53966881 |
LeonhartFour | Posted 3/18/2010 10:15:30 PM | message detail |
63.73% gets Kefka and Zack. 63.46% for just Zack. --- Squall Leonhart is the worst Final Fantasy character ever created. |
Shoenin_Kakashi | Posted 3/18/2010 10:16:52 PM | message detail |
Thrall – 20.19% Arthas Menethil – 19.02% FOR THE HORDE --- 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. |
KamikazePotato | Posted 3/18/2010 10:18:10 PM | message detail |
Isaac – 21.62% Lightning – 21.52% Watch out for the GS3 boost --- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj8OjPKN9B4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZrSUvrXRc4 |
LeonhartFour | Posted 3/18/2010 10:29:05 PM | message detail |
Link blasts past 63%. Unbelievable. --- Squall Leonhart is the worst Final Fantasy character ever created. |
KamikazePotato | Posted 3/18/2010 10:29:58 PM | message detail |
70% update are you kidding me --- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj8OjPKN9B4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZrSUvrXRc4 |
DidYouMWISMe | Posted 3/18/2010 10:31:59 PM | message detail |
...If only I kept up my Legend of Snake CYOA. Its plotline just seems so pertinent now. Link is like the evil tyrant who's possessed everyones' hearts and souls, who's devoured everyone's free will and independent thought. We are all like lemmings before him, yet perhaps someday, somehow, someone will rescue us from our repugnant despair... |
Fayt_Esteed | Posted 3/18/2010 10:38:05 PM | message detail |
23.78 Isaac 23.44 Magus LOL Magus --- "Here I go! Divine judgment for an evil soul! Sacred Penance! Rest in peace." - Estellise Sidos Heurassein, Tales of Vesperia |
Jman_maximum | Posted 3/18/2010 10:39:43 PM | message detail |
So will Crono end up ahead of Mario in the stats? |
LeonhartFour | Posted 3/18/2010 10:40:25 PM | message detail |
From: Jman_maximum | #087 Link would have to destroy Cloud/Snake pretty badly for that to happen. So that's a maybe for now. --- Squall Leonhart is the worst Final Fantasy character ever created. |
Team Rocket Elite (Moderator) | Posted 3/18/2010 10:41:42 PM | message detail |
Wouldn't Link crushing Cloud/Snake make Crono look worse? --- Every night will have a day. Even forever has to come to an end. 2/14/2010 24:00 EST |
LeonhartFour | Posted 3/18/2010 10:42:35 PM | message detail |
From: Team Rocket Elite | #089 Oh right. I read what he said backwards. So yeah, Crono will probably end up ahead of Mario. But it's Link, so uhhh... --- Squall Leonhart is the worst Final Fantasy character ever created. |
Team Rocket Elite (Moderator) | Posted 3/18/2010 10:45:24 PM | message detail |
Is
Snake beats Cloud and Link stops as 63.3% on Mario. Snake needs 41.64%
on Link or better for Crono to end above Mario. Holding Link under 60%
is a lot to ask for. <_< --- Every night will have a day. Even forever has to come to an end. 2/14/2010 24:00 EST |
Jman_maximum | Posted 3/18/2010 10:47:51 PM | message detail |
Also seems Sonic will end up behind quite a lot of people. |
Fayt_Esteed | Posted 3/18/2010 11:05:59 PM | message detail |
Also seems Sonic will end up behind quite a lot of people. And his sntire division will look like crap as well. --- "Here I go! Divine judgment for an evil soul! Sacred Penance! Rest in peace." - Estellise Sidos Heurassein, Tales of Vesperia |
Fayt_Esteed | Posted 3/18/2010 11:12:36 PM | message detail |
entire* --- "Here I go! Divine judgment for an evil soul! Sacred Penance! Rest in peace." - Estellise Sidos Heurassein, Tales of Vesperia |
KamikazePotato | Posted 3/19/2010 12:02:55 AM | message detail |
Question: How much is a semifinal match worth? --- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj8OjPKN9B4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZrSUvrXRc4 |
paulg235 | Posted 3/19/2010 12:03:22 AM | message detail |
32 points. --- The Gamer In Me My Signature's broken, just like your front door. |
KamikazePotato | Posted 3/19/2010 12:04:04 AM | message detail |
...I could win money if Snake beats Cloud. >_> --- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj8OjPKN9B4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZrSUvrXRc4 |
UltimaterializerX | Posted 3/19/2010 12:18:54 AM | message detail |
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UltimaterializerX | Posted 3/19/2010 12:22:18 AM | message detail |
From: DidYouMWISMe | #085 Yeah so how goes Liquid's TRAINING IN WUTAI. Perfect example of why there is no good fanfiction. Fun Fact: A few real-life friends were asking about GameFAQs over my place. We happened upon that topic for some reason and started reading it. It wasn't that bad (I'd put it at "well-written, but it's still a fanfic" level), but then we got to that Liquid training in Wutai stuff. It's been an inside joke ever since. --- ¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.~*ST*~.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´`·.,¸¸ "Do you have ANY idea how low my self-esteem is?" -DYL |
Lopen | Posted 3/19/2010 12:24:02 AM | message detail |
Liquid wishes he was as cool as Yuffie --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
