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SFF (Same Fanbase Factor) - Same Fanbase Factor is the theory that, if two contestants share a common fanbase, the weaker of the two options will underperform in a direct matchup. For instance, Link was expected to defeat Ganon with 65% of the vote in 2004, based on their 2003 values. Instead, Link collected near 88% of the vote. This is the best example of SFF we've ever seen. However take some SFF labels with a grain of salt, as many people will slap it onto any match that doesn't make perfect sense.

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Noble Nine - Link, Cloud, Solid Snake, Sephiroth, Mario, Crono, Sonic, Samus and Mega Man.
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Sir Chris

Call of Duty begins its fall from grace, just like GTA and Halo before it.

Mainstream games meant for casuals (Halo, Madden, GTA) don't perform well here, so it was only a matter of time before Call of Duty fell back down to Earth.
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Good Times,
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this match makes me feel like Dissidia has a chance.
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FF in a night match + huge pic advantage , of course it has a chance. MW2 will have to bring its AAA performance.
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Not to mention MW1 here is pretty far behind WC3/Morrowind in terms of votals, and thats a bad sign. MW isn't the type of game to draw in the voters... but do you know what is? A pic of Cloud. Plus MW2 should be weaker. It had a lot of backlash, plus lower seeding even though its the newer game. This is a prime upset.
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Glad to see PoP isn't getting completely buried.
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Yo Where All The White Women At

Actually checking the game pages here...

http://www.gamefaqs.com/xbox360/939212-call-of-duty-4-modern-warfare
http://www.gamefaqs.com/xbox360/951944-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2

Yeah, I'm very confident in MW1 > MW2 here.
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Dissidia > MW2 CONFIRMED

Albion, would you like to make a two-week ToS-friendly sig-bet off my prediction that Dissidia won't break 45% on MW2?
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http://www.gamefaqs.com/psp/939394-dissidia-final-fantasy
http://www.gamefaqs.com/xbox360/951944-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2

Dissidia has an 8.9 score from 2258 user votes, better than MW2's 8.3 score from 2571 votes. Even reader reviews favor Dissidia. The average gamefaqs user likes Dissidia, so its not as hated as some of you claim. Its also a Final Fantasy game.
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Albion, would you like to make a two-week ToS-friendly sig-bet off my prediction that Dissidia won't break 45% on MW2?

Sure, 1 line okay?
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One's fine with me!
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Sounds good! I look forward to giving you a nice new sig!
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I just don't see how FINAL FANTASY can lose to MODERN WARFARE.

CoD fans will vote MW2. Everyone else Dissidia.

It's simple math!

people don't vote for games just because of their title. Sunshine should have made that clear to you. It's a pretty similar situation with Dissidia/MW2
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Either way, there's no way that one isn't going to be close at this point. You'd have to be extremely foolish to think either game gets over 55%. Especially with the way this contest has gone.

this contest.
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FF in a night match + huge pic advantage , of course it has a chance. MW2 will have to bring its AAA performance.

I was going to write up a long rant about why this is wrong. But instead I'm just going to say:

LOL no.

Then I can counter with Mega Man 9. People voted for that because of its title, even though I'm sure a good amount of its voters never played it. And Halo isn't really anti voted these days, but MW2 is probably the 2nd biggest bait for anti votes in this contest (behind WoW). That game is the face of everything wrong with Activision.
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The only problem with that logic is Dissidia is a terrible game, I'm still going to vote for it because well the alternative is CoD but it doesn't change the fact that it is a lousy game.
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Smurf , The cream of Germany fanboyism.

*logs in, sees results*

Yeeees, PoP keeping it respectable. Good job, GameFAQs.
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From: abdou | #011
http://www.gamefaqs.com/psp/939394-dissidia-final-fantasy
http://www.gamefaqs.com/xbox360/951944-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2

Dissidia has an 8.9 score from 2258 user votes, better than MW2's 8.3 score from 2571 votes. Even reader reviews favor Dissidia. The average gamefaqs user likes Dissidia, so its not as hated as some of you claim. Its also a Final Fantasy game.

Reminds me I forgot to rate that game a 2 in My Games. Thanks.
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Everyone else Dissidia.

I don't think so.

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Yeah MM9 was actually well received Albion, so everyone that actually did play it was going to vote it.

Not so for Dissidia. Plenty of folks that played it hated it and will vote against it.

We're just going to have to hope that the fact that the ones who have played neither will vote for it, and I think there's a pretty good shot there.
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Then I can counter with Mega Man 9. People voted for that because of its title, even though I'm sure a good amount of its voters never played it. And Halo isn't really anti voted these days, but MW2 is probably the 2nd biggest bait for anti votes in this contest (behind WoW). That game is the face of everything wrong with Activision.

That situation is less analogous because it's two games that most of the site has never played. MM's name recognition put it against something people had no opinion on. Halo 3/MW2 are both huge games that people actually played.
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Not so for Dissidia. Plenty of folks that played it hated it and will vote against it.

You think the Japanophiles would rather vote for the most casual/mainstream FPS out there instead? Even if you hate Dissidia, I think they'd rather not vote at all then vote for MW2, since its like the opposite type of game that Japanophiles like.
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If your argument rests with "Japanophiles," you're in rough waters.

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There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.

I agree with you though. I think Dissidia, in a night match, especially after seeing MW1 underperform right here, is going to take that match 52-48 or something.


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I was going to write up a long rant about why this is wrong. But instead I'm just going to say:

LOL no.

I was going to write up a long rant about why you are wrong. But instead I'm just going to say:

LMAO no.
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Also, odd poll I just remembered:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3728

means little I am sure, but huh.
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Sir Chris

I would be surprised at the reaction here, but I think it's normal for the stats topic all things considered. Given how the rest of this contest has gone, and the almost retroactive appreciation and adoration that Sands of Time has gotten, I wouldn't start calling for Dissidia, of all games, to be anything noteworthy. That's not even a name at work -- no one who is a fan of Final Fantasy will blindly vote for that, not anymore than they will blindly see Crisis Core through FFXII because of "Final Fantasy VII." I get the sense most people here didn't play Dissidia, that they don't know exactly what this game is like and why it won't receive the votes people are expecting. Legend of Dragoon part 2 incoming.

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And now CoD4 is really starting to take off now. Those last 2 updates were brutal.
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Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~
Popular at school, but not as cool as Dr_Football, Guru Champ!

HM, whats the point of even discussing the contest if you keep the exact same view points on matches regardless of the results? The results will always tell us stuff that can help us decide future matches, and to think that they won't is just ignorant. Right now we're seeing Call of Duty 4 struggling to beat up an action game that should be significantly weaker than a game like Ninja Gaiden. Thats really telling, especially when Modern Warfare 2 should be the weaker of the two. I don't know about you, but I would take Dissidia to kill Prince of Persia. Or do you actually think Prince of Persia beats Dissidia?
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I would have taken Sands of Time over Ninja Gaiden easily, even before this result.

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DFF

And it would beat Dissdia fairly easily, too.

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DFF

You're essentially looking at a terrible game vs a so-so heavily overrated game with an awful fanbase. And depending on who reads that they may have a different view which is which, lol.

In the end hating on a game because its just plain **** is a reason I'd bank on more than the masses anti-voting something because they don't like the people who play it. And while I'd never enjoy seeing CoD beating FF it'd be a case of losing the battle, winning the war for this since I'd prefer for the better game to win and not anti/joke/rally/fanboy voting present to ruin another contest.

tl;dr: both games shouldn't be here. have at ye, nominators.

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So you think Dissidia is bottom of the barrel fodder? Even with the name Final Fantasy, and with an all-star cast of FF characters on the box art? Cuz thats the only way a Prince of Persia game is "Beating Dissidia farily easily"
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COD is starting to open the can of whoopass.
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Sir Chris

Call of Duty 4 struggling to beat up an action game that should be significantly weaker than a game like Ninja Gaiden.

Prince of Persia would have beaten Ninja Gaiden with room to spare. It's not at all weaker, or less popular, than Ninja Gaiden. I know you'll probably link to some 2003 poll, but 2003 is not 2010.

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A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

Also after seeing this ASV so far, MW2 is even unluckier to get a night match. MW1 is ripping **** up now.
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Or do you actually think Prince of Persia beats Dissidia?

Yep -- worse than it'd beat Ninja Gaiden. Dissidia is not popular.

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I don't know how strong Dissidia is, but I'd definitely takes SoT over NG without thinking twice about it.

Also, hello there ASV. Too bad MW2 won't have that in its match.
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If you really want to think that some old action game that has never shown itself to be anything more than junk on this site beats a FF fanservice game, then I guess thats that.
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A FF fanservice game that hasn't done ****, sure.
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Around here, I'm the father, the son, and the Holy ****ing Spirit all rolled into one - Red Crow

other notable powerhouses in Albion's mind: Erhgeiz. Chocobo Racing. FFVII Snowboarding
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From: KamikazePotato | #035
And it would beat Dissdia fairly easily, too.

oh dear
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Dissidia..is popular?
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Uguu~

So you think Dissidia is bottom of the barrel fodder? Even with the name Final Fantasy, and with an all-star cast of FF characters on the box art? Cuz thats the only way a Prince of Persia game is "Beating Dissidia farily easily"

Dissidia won't put up any more of a fight than SMS did on Halo 3. It's a genuinely bad fighting game, and I've seen approximately zero discussion about it since about a month after its release. The Final Fantasy apathy vote will be the majority of its votals, which won't count for much.

You're seriously overestimating franchise power in a contest that's proven time and time again that franchise only stretches so far.

other notable powerhouses in Albion's mind: Erhgeiz. Chocobo Racing. FFVII Snowboarding

To be honest, FFVII Snowboarding would make a pretty good joke nomination.
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You guys are writing off Dissidia wayyy too easily at this point, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
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