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~*Simple Explanation of Extrapolated Standings*~
A = Strongest Character
B = Character Weaker than A
C = Character Weaker than B
To figure out a character's Xsts Percentage ---> [(CvB)(BvA)]/50 = CvA
To compare how C would do against B ---> [(CvA)/(BvA)]*50 = CvB
To figure out how B would do against A ---> [(CvA)/(CvB)]*50 = BvA

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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.

Extrapolated Standings - The mathematical "strength" of a contestant that's determined based on their performance relative to the rest of the field. This number is typically based on the contest entrant's loss, but adjustments are sometimes made. See above for a watered down explanation for how the stats are calculated.

Noble Nine - Link, Cloud, Solid Snake, Sephiroth, Mario, Crono, Sonic, Samus and Mega Man.
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Nominate Crono so he can get a higher seed and avoid being fed to Clinkeroth early in the contest.

tag
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Behold the power of an awesome game kicking major ass.
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Wylvane
PrivateBiscuit1 is a horrible user.

I still feel bad for Katamari

it is such a good game
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You know what else is a good game?

Paper Mario
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And I certainly do not agree with my words being taken out of context. - Vlado

Apparently Katamari Damacy wasn't released in Europe. This could become.....an even bigger blowout?
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Nominate Crono so he can get a higher seed and avoid being fed to Clinkeroth early in the contest.

katamari got the board vote, didn't it? This is gonna end up so ugly..
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Epona > Any Western Character
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Wait, why do we still have the Noble Nine in the Intro Post? We already ended that months ago!
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Wylvane
CombuskenEngine is a horrible user.

Paper Mario yuck

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

Aw yeah Paper Mario

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DFF.

Paper Mario > MGS3?

:P

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CURRENT GOTY SCORE: 43
I'm not digging this division, to say the least... :\

And PM goes up again.

Go for that tripling!
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Wylvane
Ikon is a horrible user.

Updated Top 5

Top 5 Biggest Night Vote Gaps
1. Super Smash Bros. Melee – 35469 vs. Guitar Hero II – 5223 (R1) – 30246
2. Fallout 3 – 33402 vs. inFamous – 7837 (R1) – 25565
3. Resident Evil 4 – 31896 vs. Jet Grind Radio – 6929 (R1) – 24967
4. Final Fantasy X – 32570 vs. Viewtiful Joe – 9479 (R1) – 23091
5. Metal Gear Solid 3 – 28643 vs. TimeSplitters 2 – 8627 (R1) – 20016

Top 5 Lowest Individual Night Votes
1. Guitar Hero II (R1) – 5223
2. Jet Grind Radio (R1) – 6929
3. inFamous (R1) – 7837
4. TimeSplitters 2 (R1) – 8627
5. Beyond Good & Evil (R1) – 9246

Top 5 Most Impressive Day Losers
1. Fable (R1) – 30856
2. Grand Theft Auto IV (R1) – 29113
3. Sonic Adventure 2 (R1) – 26673
4. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (R1) – 25287
5. Warcraft III (R1) – 25066

Top 5 Least Impressive Day Winners
1. Deus Ex (R1) – 25117
2. Morrowind (R1) – 25522
3. Persona 4 (R1) – 25820
4. Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (R1) – 26911
5. Street Fighter IV (R1) – 27481

Top 5 Easiest Matches to Predict
1. Resident Evil 4 vs. Jet Grind Radio (R1) – 95.55%
2. Fallout 3 vs. inFamous (R1) – 93.66%
3. Final Fantasy X vs. Viewtiful Joe (R1) – 92.77%
4. Metal Gear Solid 3 vs. TimeSplitters 2 (R1) – 92.72%
5. Metroid Prime vs. Star Ocean 3 (R1) – 92.44%

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BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls
GotD Bracket: 42/50 Today's Matches: PM & WoW

Paper Mario yuck


Don't knock it unless you've tried it.

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From his looks Magus is Macho Man Randy Savage as an anime zombie. The black wind howls, and one of you will snap into a Slim Jim ooh yeeeah! -sonicblastpunch

I've played Paper Mario, unfortunately!

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

Pfft, hating on Paper Mario, what is this nonsense?
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Minimum Effort
Maximum Results

HM hates fun nothing to see here

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DFF.

Is that what we're calling Paper Mario now, fun? Yikes !

At least it's better than Golden Sun.

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The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as a foreign land.

From a gameplay perspective, I think Paper Mario is probably my favorite Mario RPG. As far as storyline and humor goes, though, my favorite is actually Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time; I haven't played Bowser's Inside Story yet, though.

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CURRENT GOTY SCORE: 43
I'm not digging this division, to say the least... :\

the good taste squad arrives
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Epona > Any Western Character
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From: ZFS | #018
Is that what we're calling Paper Mario now, fun? Yikes !

At least it's better than Golden Sun.

To be fair, giving yourself a rectal exam would be better than Golden Sun.

Still, you have perhaps the weirdest taste of anyone on this board. At least people like Vlado make sense with their favorites, even if unpopular.
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Wylvane
_Panuru_ is a horrible user.

Paper Mario is very very fun for an RPG. In terms of pure fun, I'd rank it highest among all RPGs I've played. Of course there's more to a game than fun, but......
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Nominate Crono so he can get a higher seed and avoid being fed to Clinkeroth early in the contest.

ZFS like Ninja Gaiden Black, he's fine in my book.
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I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.

I'm a big RPG fan and I never really liked it. I mainly play RPGs for the story, though, and a Mario game isn't exactly one to have a top tier story.
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Epona > Any Western Character
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I like games that are enjoyable -- that's about the only criteria a game needs to meet for me. Whether that enjoyment comes from the story and characters, or solely the actual game itself, it's all the same. Vlado makes sense with his favorites, but he's also as narrow as someone who swears by Nintendo.

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

From: TheCodeisBosco | #019
From a gameplay perspective, I think Paper Mario is probably my favorite Mario RPG. As far as storyline and humor goes, though, my favorite is actually Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time; I haven't played Bowser's Inside Story yet, though.

In both regards, The Thousand Year Door wins all. Tweaks the gameplay of Paper Mario a bit with stuff like audiences and giving partners HP, adding some strategy to the mix, while also making some interesting, even touching story moments. It's the first Mario game as far as I know that actually touches on death, and it surprisingly has some other dark themes as well. It's not FFTactics, but it's quite a step up for a Mario game.

I want to play it now.
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Wylvane
Skarmory60 is a horrible user.

I really like TTYD, but I tried replaying it recently and got bored with it. Waaaay too talky, and that second chapter was absolute ****.
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I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.

I do like the gameplay in TTYD quite a bit (the audiences were really cool), but for some reason, the story didn't really grab me. Aside from "Paper Luigi" and the Glitz Pit, I honestly found the plot kind of boring, and I'm not even really sure why.

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CURRENT GOTY SCORE: 43
I'm not digging this division, to say the least... :\

I didn't like TTYD that much the first time I played it

characters/story wasn't nearly as great or entertaning as the first imo

I mean the gameplay was a slight upgrade but meh

also the music didnt stick out as much
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~ Ange

and I can't see myself replaying it anytime soon
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~ Ange

I can't go back to Paper Mario 1 after playing TTYD. TTYD just completely stomps it.

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DFF.

Very good showing so far.
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"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." ~ Winston Churchill

Lol Katamari.

That is all.
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Currently Playing: StarCraft, Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Wait, why do we still have the Noble Nine in the Intro Post? We already ended that months ago!

Although we should try to invent a Noble Nine for games. That will be harder to do, because there have been a total of 3 game contests (the contest right now counts as a game contest).
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Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~
Popular at school, but not as cool as Dr_Football, Guru Champ!

Actually I thought TTYD was superior in anyway over the first.

However, a recent playthrough both made me appreciate the first one a lot more.
Now, it's kinda up in the air...

I don't think OoT or FFVII lost to anyone but each other ever.

I played TTYD and thought it was really mediocre. SPM was worse than mediocre.

never played the original though
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xyzzy

I liked both Paper Marios the same I guess. I heard someone once say that Paper Mario is a Mario game which just so happens to be an RPG, while Paper Mario 2 is an RPG which just so happens to be a Mario game, and I think that's a pretty good distinction.

I liked Superstar Saga more than either of them though. It's a shame it didn't get in.
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Dr. Football beat me, Yesmar in the 2010 Guru Contest!

From: LOLContests | #038
I liked both Paper Marios the same I guess. I heard someone once say that Paper Mario is a Mario game which just so happens to be an RPG, while Paper Mario 2 is an RPG which just so happens to be a Mario game, and I think that's a pretty good distinction.

that's seems like an interesting comparison
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~ Ange

Apparently Katamari Damacy wasn't released in Europe. This could become.....an even bigger blowout?

The weird thing is that Katamari Damacy is doing much better in Europe compared to North America. Weird.
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Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~
Popular at school, but not as cool as Dr_Football, Guru Champ!

Paper Mario is really starting to fall. It might end up under 70% afterall
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Epona > Any Western Character
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Katamari Damacy was not released here but its sequels were.

Also it's doing slightly worse in Europe overall.
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Reallh high percentage for MVC.I was expecting less than 33%.I guess because it was the top option it did better,if it was the other way around it would had much less.And 34 people on leaderboard got it wrong...At least a Mario game got owned that is good.
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That percentile is actually lower than I expected, I was expecting something similar to Halo 3 vs Sunshine and SA2 vs SFIV, where the casuals would heavily favor MvC2.
I guess people overestimated a Mario game that isn't Sunshine.
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Match LII: (4) World of Warcraft vs. (13) Animal Crossing

Information

Name: World of Warcraft
Year: 2004
Previous Performance: SpC2k9 – 3rd in round 2

Name: Animal Crossing
Year: 2002
Previous Performance: N/A

Analysis

What was originally thought to be a simple match now has people fearing for an upset and I’m not really sure why. While it is true that if there was a game that performs differently in one on one it would be World of Warcraft, but you still have to look at its opponent.

Of course with pretty much no non-SFF polls available to the series it is pretty hard to rank Animal Crossing. What we can estimate is that the game is very low on the Nintendo totem pole. Even in the character battle Tom Nook has looked terrible, though like other games in this contest you don’t play this one for the characters.

The main reason why people think World of Warcraft will be weaker in this format was the performance of Arthas in the previous contest. While Kefka’s performance against Bowser made it look a bit better it was still pretty bad. There is however an explanation for Arthas’ drop in strength. In 2008 an expansion pack for World of Warcraft that featured Arthas was released. Even though GameFAQs doesn’t care about World of Warcraft compare to other sites it was still pretty hyped here.

One of the bigger arguments for Animal Crossing is that the playership for World of Warcraft is something around 35% and considering that you need 50% to win it would be impossible for the game to win. First if you take the same poll for Animal Crossing I wouldn’t be surprised to see the game finish with a similar percent. Second people need to stop thinking that an entrant has some sort of cap. This is no different than the people that thought Ansem had a chance at tripling CATS. If there is a weak enough opponent anything can win, I think this contest has done well showing that with all of these fodder vs. fodder matches.

World of Warcraft being weaker is a possibility, but Animal Crossing still requires to have some sort of strength for it to capitalize it. The people supporting it seem to forget that the series is pretty weak for a Nintendo series, sure it might put decent numbers, but it isn’t going to be touching World of Warcraft.

charmander6000’s Bracket: World of Warcraft > Animal Crossing

charmander6000’s Prediction: World of Warcraft wins, 64.78% - 35.22%

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BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls
GotD Bracket: 42/50 Today's Matches: PM & WoW

This board vote is gonna be ugly for WoW
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Epona > Any Western Character
http://www.seaslugteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/2010-10-squid.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVWqiOqyGPY

Come on, best result ever!
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glad to see PM making consistent percentage gain since 6 am. now i can tell myself that it would have gotten a tripling in a day match. =)
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Is it weird that I considered taking Animal Crossing over WoW for a moment when making my bracket?

I mean it was only for a half a minute but still
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This board vote is gonna be ugly for WoW

More like the board is going to bracket vote.
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BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls
GotD Bracket: 42/50 Today's Matches: PM & WoW