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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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A pro isn't someone who sacrifices himself for his job. That's just a fool. - Reno, FFVII
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VIPER BEAM
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*Shakes Fist*

Is there a paticular reason ALL three MGS games from this decade were placed in the same bracket?
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LET'SA GO
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The Gamer In Me
In December 2010, a new guru will rise.

From: FFI3_Lightning | #003
Is there a paticular reason ALL three MGS games from this decade were placed in the same bracket?

For variety in the final rounds.
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The Gamer In Me
"Ike and Ash and co. saw a Yoshi and didn't catch it" - Mer telling us his dream

From: FFI3_Lightning | #003
Is there a paticular reason ALL three MGS games from this decade were placed in the same bracket?

Same reason Brawl/Melee and both KH games are in the same div, we asked for it.
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Uguu~

Wait, who on earth was asking for KH vs KH2?
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The Gamer In Me
"Oh boy, I always wanted to be a pedo." - Janus5000's response to sleeping with Misty for the night

ok i guess that makes sense. But why were pokemon games kept apart?
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For variety in the final rounds.

Because Bacon fears that MGS2 of all games would tear through the bracket otherwise.
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"Ahem! There is *sand* on my *boot*!"--Kefka
Dr. Football beat me, Yesmar in the 2010 Guru Contest!

The same reason that FFX/IX, Zelda MM/WW, KH1/2, and SSBM/B all have to go against each other by the division finals, I imagine.

On another topic, why the HELL do I have Paper Mario beating MGS3???
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PSN - Aevio
Playing: Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes

MGS2's outclassed in its division, but I'm fine with MGS3/4 sharing it. Switch MGS2 over somewhere where it can do something debatable though; I'm not feeling the SotC-upset right now.
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Love Epona.

I was.
The only interseries match we didn't need was FFX/FFIX.
And I would have liekd the Zelda match to actually happen, rather than seeing GSC defeating both games.
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A pro isn't someone who sacrifices himself for his job. That's just a fool. - Reno, FFVII
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Same reason i got TYD beating Gears.
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Nyuu~

Games from the same series going up against each other is fun. Except for FF9, of course, that game deserved so much better damnit!
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James - Board 8's Resident Warm And Safe, Slipper-Wearing User
& The Cream of Porcupine Tree Fanboyism

ok i guess that makes sense. But why were pokemon games kept apart?

Because they're so far apart in strength that you can safely place them in different divisions and still only have one pokemon game in the quarter finals.
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PSN - Aevio
Playing: Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes

man it would've sucked to have picked MvC2 and see it get so close, but fall short like this.
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ok, and yeah i would have liked have seen MM, TP and WW in the same bracket.
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I think Brawl/Melee, KH1/KH2 and MGS3/MGS4 are great matches and I love that Bacon set them up. We have no idea which way the fanbase will go in those matches.
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A pro isn't someone who sacrifices himself for his job. That's just a fool. - Reno, FFVII
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It seems that people generally don't care about Mario games after Super Mario 64. That's a darn shame...
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WE ARE...

I like Halo 1/Halo 3 too. Halo 1 is big favorite, but if Halo 3 wins, then I think that can say big things about the Brawl/Melee match
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Ika Musume > Any Western Character
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...

holy crap
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Sir Chris

mario is done
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Ika Musume > Any Western Character
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err yikes. 60 vote cut.
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Smurf , The cream of Sonic fanboyism.

nice cut
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5/29/10 Where were you when Halladay was embedded in history?//
10/6/10 Where were you when Halladay became a God in Philadelphia?//

I do wish Pokemon GSC and Twilight Princess were swapped over. Would've made both those divisions much more interesting, I think! One of about 3 complaints I have about the whole bracket though, to be fair.
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James - Board 8's Resident Warm And Safe, Slipper-Wearing User
& The Cream of Porcupine Tree Fanboyism

Oh yeah, I like the Halo match as well, I had just forgotten about it.
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A pro isn't someone who sacrifices himself for his job. That's just a fool. - Reno, FFVII
http://i25.tinypic.com/2cp5chf.jpg

So how bout that Viper Beam?
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My God, did that predict good!
Dr_Football-l-l it no goin' and you tell me do things, I done runnin'...

What the heck did I just see?
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The Gamer In Me
"Paulg is a genius." - MajinZidane

From: NoDicePwn | #020
I like Halo 1/Halo 3 too. Halo 1 is big favorite, but if Halo 3 wins, then I think that can say big things about the Brawl/Melee match

I disagree. 1 > 3 wouldn't say anything about the Brawl/Melee match, why would the reverse have any say?
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Going to wait for another Geolocation update to get an idea of what caused the huge cut. Probably the result of MvC2 gaining a lot of percentage in the US.
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Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~
Popular at school, but not as cool as Dr_Football, Guru Champ!

From: NoDicePwn | #020
I like Halo 1/Halo 3 too. Halo 1 is big favorite, but if Halo 3 wins, then I think that can say big things about the Brawl/Melee match

Combat evolved is going to SFF Halo 3 into the ground.
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Hmm, so the US is to blame after all. MvC2 just jumped from 49.86% to 50.49% in the US in that last Geolocation update.
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Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~
Popular at school, but not as cool as Dr_Football, Guru Champ!

WOW. Upper Jaw cut son.
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I disagree. 1 > 3 wouldn't say anything about the Brawl/Melee match, why would the reverse have any say?

Because 1 is the major favorite, yet if 3 wins, it shows people view the newer game in a better light, which could spell good things for Brawl

Going to wait for another Geolocation update to get an idea of what caused the huge cut. Probably the result of MvC2 gaining a lot of percentage in the US.

It went from like 49.7% in US to 50.5% for MvC2
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Ika Musume > Any Western Character
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That was mostly Mario dropping a lot. MvC2 was a bit higher than the previous updates, but nothing substantial.
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A pro isn't someone who sacrifices himself for his job. That's just a fool. - Reno, FFVII
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Doom/Hulk/Juggs/CapCom/Dan/Serv/Capt Master Race here

The game still sucks.
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My God, did that predict good!
Dr_Football-l-l it no goin' and you tell me do things, I done runnin'...

FINAL JUSTICE!

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raytan. The Cream of Terra Branford Fanboyism.
http://myanimelist.net/animelist/raytan7585

Comeback has begun. We're out of the Power Hour, Mario!

Thanks for the chart, Luster. I'm going to get to work on some geolocation-based projections for this match, since I don't think we have any good matches on which to do normal time-based projections.
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Nominate Crono so he can get a higher seed and avoid being fed to Clinkeroth early in the contest.

100 votes cut last 2 updates
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Ika Musume > Any Western Character
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MvC2 beastin'
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The Gamer In Me
"Ike and Ash and co. saw a Yoshi and didn't catch it" - Mer telling us his dream

Oh man California
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You may take Mr. Rogers down, but I will be back and become more powerful than you ever imagine
"tgs is taking it alone"

Further lead cut...
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James - Board 8's Resident Warm And Safe, Slipper-Wearing User
& The Cream of Porcupine Tree Fanboyism

This might be over
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Smurf , The cream of Sonic fanboyism.

Jesus, nearly 100 votes cut in just 2 updates.
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Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~
Popular at school, but not as cool as Dr_Football, Guru Champ!

dotdotdot
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Maple Leafs: 5-2-1 / Raptors: top 3 pick plz / Jays / TFC: legit DPs plz / Argos: 8-8 /
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Another monster cut. Why didn't I fanboy it up for this match. Damn it.
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A pro isn't someone who sacrifices himself for his job. That's just a fool. - Reno, FFVII
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Whoa, what the...is somebody rallying? This is pretty huge twice in a row.
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Nominate EPONA...or the terrorists win.
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Hahahahaha. Spiderman> Mario
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Did the entire fighting community just wake up for this match alone or something?
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Uguu~

anomalies, the both of them.
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