GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1000
Maybe
he's just cleverly pulling our chains and is preparing the Fictional
Character Battle as we speak! I mean honestly, who would use "Darth
Sidious vs Jane Whoever" as a serious example? --- Yoblazer: http://i43.tinypic.com/25z1non.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
 
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No
Link contest means another Nintendo character would be rallied, once
the masses realize Link is on a vacation, like what happened to MM
without OOT enough with the CB contest lets have something new --- .... |
What's
silly is that Galaxy probably kills Call of Duty 4 in a 60-40 rout now.
Of course, that was back when Call of Duty was apparently cool so
yeah. Speaking of new Nintendo disappointing, the GotD x-stats have Metroid Prime doubling Vice City. Even if you account for Prime being behind Fallout 3/Brawl, that's still a HUGE change from just the previous year. So... ...maybe Vice City was SFFd a little? --- Currently Playing - StarCraft: Brood War |
Yeah he's not running all fictionals after that. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
I doubt it happened with MM last contest. With that said I'm taking Mario to win it. --- BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls Congratulations to Black Turtle for winning the guru contest. |
PartOfYourWorld posted... Maybe he's just cleverly pulling our chains and is preparing the Fictional Character Battle as we speak! I mean honestly, who would use "Darth Sidious vs Jane Whoever" as a serious example? Jane Eyre. And yeah, you're right. Possibility. --- XIIIiscool (2:47 am): *gets in a car* I'M F***ING COMING FOR YOU RUSTY RustyMrMokka has left the room. |
darn no fictional characters --- Want to listen to more video game music every day? Check out the VGMusicoftheDay Youtube Channel sometime! |
Fictional
character contests would be a horrible fit for GameFAQs. Most
Attractive Character is also unfitting, as putting sensual stuff on the
front page might be damaging to the reputation of the site. Worst
Character/Game would get very boring after about three days, and might
also damage the site's reputation. Any of the others are, um, fine with me. --- "Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. So...what is a party?" "Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think." |
Oh cool, Bacon finally announced the new contest. Personally, I want a character battle now and then one of those wacky ideas for the spring contest. I need my yearly Character Battle! --- Menji - Sign My Petition for "Search By Username" http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/7-site-suggestions/55168396 |
Most
attractive character would be fun just for the inevitable daily
****storms on the board. There might be more insults flung in that than
in any other five contests combined. --- Yoblazer: http://i33.tinypic.com/ml36gl_th.gif Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
From: Haste_2 | #408 I still disagree. Darn near every Star Wars character and big-name comic book character has had more game exposure than members of our own Noble 9. btw, Part 1000 wouldn't be complete without THIS argument again YEEAAA! --- Yoblazer: http://i32.tinypic.com/zlf1w7.gif Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
Character Battle w/o Link REPRESENT Shame to see that the chances of a fictional character contest are low, though. I wasn't crazy about GameSpot's inclusion of Vader, Joker and Shredder either, but I think a full-on fictional character battle would be significantly better. Mario vs. Captain Jack Sparrow, Krusty the Clown vs. Kefka, Missingno. vs. The Kool-Aid Man... there could be so many awesome matches. --- Nominate Tallahassee (Zombieland) for the BFC! "You know what they call Twinkies in Mexico? Los Submarinos!" |
PartOfYourWorld posted... Most attractive character would be fun just for the inevitable daily ****storms on the board. There might be more insults flung in that than in any other five contests combined. If that contest were to happen, I'd love to see a joke rally for Tingle or something. --- Nominate Tallahassee (Zombieland) for the BFC! "You know what they call Twinkies in Mexico? Los Submarinos!" |
Kefka vs. Tingle for the Most Attractive Character finals! --- "Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. So...what is a party?" "Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think." |
The
people that don't want All Fictional Characters are just the people
afraid of change. Include an entire new pool of characters into the
contests, injecting real life into it for the first time since 2007?
Nope, run the same contest we've had since 2002! --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
abdou | Posted 8/26/2011 9:05:25 PM | message detail | quote No Link contest means another Nintendo character would be rallied, once the masses realize Link is on a vacation, like what happened to MM without OOT Mario or Samus are the only ones with enough strength to possibly win a contest without Link in it. And even then, Cloud/Sephiroth is still widely believed to be stronger than Mario/Samus, despite how far Cloud/Sephiroth has fallen in recent years. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as BlAcK TuRtLe, Guru Champ! |
I
still disagree. Darn near every Star Wars character and big-name comic
book character has had more game exposure than members of our own Noble
9. Except people won't be voting based on games. Funny enough I think people would be more accepting if the strongest characters were guarenteed to not be stronger than a near elite, but that defeats the purpose for a lot of people. --- BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls Congratulations to Black Turtle for winning the guru contest. |
As much as I'd love to watch Darth Sidious taking on Jane Eyre Oh come on, everyone knows Jane Eyre wouldn't make this contest! Bad example. He also seems to be opposed to the idea of retiring Link from the main bracket based on his seemingly sarcastic tone on "Link always wins except when he doesn't." I really hope he doesn't actually implement any of those "standout" ideas though because they're all pretty bad. --- Support Barret Wallace (Final Fantasy VII) for Character Battle IX! http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/3834/banner1barret.jpg |
From: charmander6000 | #417 People keep bringing this up, and I keep failing to see why it matters. No, "this is a video game site" isn't a relevant objection because in fact, yes, gamers do enjoy things that aren't video games! In fact, frequent objector HaRRicH has been doing a long-running series of South Park polls on Board 8 for the last month or so, and I'm fairly certain it has nothing to do with any of the South Park video games! --- "Why must we always choose between certain death and probable death?" "I'm in an epic battle to the death, FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELF!" |
I mean, we saw Santa freakin' Claus nearly break 40% on Link, and we don't want to see if Batman could challenge him? No, of course not, because this is a video game site and we care about nothing but video games, I guess. Or is it for the sake of "credibility" because "nobody cares what a video game website thinks about comic book or movie characters?" Why does that even matter? These contests lost all credibility years ago, and they lose all credibility all the time, if Dorami is to be believed! --- "So cold. I am always by your side." "There ain't no gettin' off of this train we on!" |
But Leon, I have a one-track mind and want the exact same thing every year even if it's long since gotten stale. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
Link-only contest please --- i'm dumb as hell holy crap -ExThaNemesis |
It's so easy though! The only rule that has to be changed would be the one where you can't nominate a character that didn't originate from a video game. I even have doubts as to how many non-vg characters even make it in! A few Stars Wars, marvel, and disney characters. And then what? I wonder if they'd even make up half the field, probably just booting out the weak characters anyways. |
You
know, I think Best. Quote. Ever. would still make a great contest. We
just need to find a way around the fact that a normal nomination system
would be extremely messy. --- "Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. So...what is a party?" "Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think." |
From: Haste_2 | #424 I would imagine this is why the original idea was dropped to begin with, and I don't know if there's really any way around it. --- http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2011/8/22/2094c2de-bae8-4f5b-9f27-67eaff0aaeaf.jpg |
pjbasis posted... I even have doubts as to how many non-vg characters even make it in! A few Stars Wars, marvel, and disney characters. And then what? I wonder if they'd even make up half the field, probably just booting out the weak characters anyways. They'd be new and novel, though - I could see as much as half of the bracket being non-vg characters, though I think it would be more likely a quarter. --- Guru Status: Beaten cleanly by BT. http://www.rpgdl.com - Because everybody loves violent arena battles, right? |
From: Haste_2 | #424 I know I sent that in as my choice for a new contest, and since it didn't appear he probably won't be doing this anytime soon. --- 2010 Game of the Decade Contest - some guy named Black Turtle won the guru for this http://backloggery.com/articuno2001/sig.gif |
Who was it that started the Epona nomination sign-up list? Might be about time to put that back up. |
I'm very late to this. --- Give up some love for the Guru! Ladies and gentleman, the Incredible Black Turtle! |
Character Battle 2010 Link vs. Thrall The 12-hour era began with a surprise, as Warcraft’s Thrall did a much better job on Link than most were expecting. This would be a recurring theme during this contest: the huge favorites (especially Link, Cloud, and Sephiroth) struggled to get the past blowouts they were known for, victims of some snarky voters tired of the same old same old. Alucard vs. Magus A B8 match through and through. These are two classic B8 contest all-stars – we’ve practically adopted both. This match was debated as all hell and split the Gurus down the center (IIRC). It began and… THE PLAN. Magus bombs spectacularly yet again as Alucard shines during the day. Says a lot when you’ve got a worse day vote than a freakin’ vampire. Pokemon Trainer Red vs. Revolver Ocelot A super close struggle, Ocelot was helped by the fact that this was a night match (this is probably our first match where the time would have made a difference, as Red should have easily run away with a day match). However, the Russian gunslinger came just short, as Red pulled off the comeback in the final morning hours. Albert Wesker vs. Ken One of the best, funnest, most feel-good 1v1 matches ever. Most expected an easy win for Ken, but what we got was 12 hours of bedlam, F5ing, and quote-spouting craziness. Everyone gathered around the stats topic and watched these two beloved characters duke it out. When Cali came home (CALI ASV YEEEES), Ken took care of business, but what a match we had. This is one case of “no losers,” board included. Kefka vs. Arthas Menethil We expected a 60% win for Arthas. We got that 60%... for Kefka. The first few updates of this match, when we realized Kefka was gonna win big, felt like we had gone back into 2003 and were watching with the same wonder and lack of understanding we did back then. Just watching and smiling. Great, great times. This match (in addition to an earlier one with Cecil and Knuckles) ushered cries of Dissidia Factor, with B8ers arguing that the recently released Final Fantasy Dissidia was boosting these old FF characters. Charizard vs. Duke Nukem Most had Charizard here, but some actually took Duke and expected a close match. What we got was Charizard’s coming out party, as he chastised us for seven years of missed brackets by destroying a very patriotic Duke Nukem. The fire breathing Pokemon instantly established himself as a player. Tidus vs. Sub-Zero After the WCC debacle in 2008, I think it’s fair to say… LOL TIDUS. Cloud Strife vs. Ridley Thrall may have bruised Link’s ego, but it was nothing compared to what Ridley had in store for Cloud. Ridley finished the match with nearly 30%, as laughs were echoed at Cloud’s direction. Our big two were clearly getting anti-voted, but as has been the case for years, Square was getting the worst of it. Darth Revan vs. Terra Branford Uggggghhhhhhhhh looks like this Dissidia thing is the real deal Crono vs. Missingno F*** you, internet. Ryu Hayabusa vs. Master Chief ROFLMAO CHIEF --- Yoblazer: http://i44.tinypic.com/5nw45i.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
Ryu vs. Dante THE best match of the contest, topping even Ken and Wesker. Ryu and Dante, who had battled once before way back in ’03, were set to meet again in what was arguably our most debated pre-contest match of all. Well, they proved that all the debate had been merited, as they went toe-to-toe and blow-for-blow for 12 stupidly ridiculous hours. Anyone who is unfamiliar with this match, do yourself a favor: look it up on the B8 wiki and study “hockey factor.” Quick summary: Ryu was doing his best work in North America (specifically, US and Canada). Unfortunately for him, this match took place on the same day of the US/Canada gold medal hockey match. As soon as the match ended, Ryu started rocking. It was amazing. Hell, we have evidence to suggest Ryu might have been doing better during commercial breaks. Sounds crazy, but we have the trends to more or less back it up. At the end, Ryu nailed Dante with his Ultra 2 and took the win. Nothing was gonna top this match. I’d like to note how the Wesker/Ken and Ryu/Dante matches had comparatively little *****ing for such hotly contested battles. I think this is largely due to the absence of Squaretendo and the impossibility of hating any of these four characters. Say what you will about the Pokemon, but for my money, Capcom took this contest. Auron vs. Squall Leonhart This was a pretty close match between two guys vying to be our #10, or “that top near-elite.” Squall took it after a good fight from Auron, but overall, I think this would be considered one of the more boring 51/49. Became too evident after a bit that Squall was taking. Sephiroth vs. Missingno Glitch… WELCOME TO DIE. Sephiroth stomped it before things got too out of hand. Sonic the Hedgehog vs. Kirby After shockingly losing to Kirby in our last character battle, Sonic earned a bit of redemption with an easy win. Kirby > Sonic was a popular upset pick, but it was not a fruitful one. Bowser vs. Charizard This one, however, was. Anyone crazy enough to take the unknown Charizard out of the division (dat DR. FOOTBALL) was handsomely rewarded with B8 props. Riding the release of Heart Gold and Soul Silver, Charizard proved his only fire breath was deadlier than Bowser’s. Solid Snake vs. Sephiroth We had already seen so much craziness go down, but this was among the board’s favorites. With nothing left to do but shoot for glory, Snake vanquished Sephiroth without much trouble at all. ExTha, who was in contention to actually win money, lost it all here, and the resulting meltdown was a top B8 moment for the contest. Link vs. Cloud Strife After so much craziness, it seemed strangely ironic that we would end things with the most static of status quos. Link wears his sixth crown. And I swear, anyone telling me I incorrectly used the word “ironic” is gonna get it. --- Yoblazer: http://i32.tinypic.com/zlf1w7.gif Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
In my opinion, that contest was the best --- http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/4839/drfc.png http://img.imgcake.com/drfootballpngru.png |
Oh, and before I forget, at least one post here must be dedicated to PALMER FUN ENTRY PALMER FUN ENTRY PALMER FUN ENTRY PALMER FUN ENTRY PALMER FUN ENTRY PALMER FUN ENTRY PALMER FUN ENTRY PALMER FUN ENTRY PALMER FUN ENTRY PALMER FUN ENTRY PALMER FUN ENTRY PALMER FUN ENTRY PALMER FUN ENTRY PALMER FUN ENTRY PALMER FUN ENTRY --- Yoblazer: http://oi52.tinypic.com/ad21i1.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
From: PartOfYourWorld | #431 Match of the contest. Leonhart gets revenge on HaRRicH for Kuja/Glove after 5 long years. --- http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/8516/whatisdesiresig.gif |
Is someone seriously using "GameFAQs has a reputation to keep" as a mark against no fictional characters? GameFAQs is viewed by the rest of the internet the same way current society views anime and DnD nerds. This site's reputation is already trash, who cares. --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best Game Ever" Contest http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page, Rest in peace Mitch Stuekerjuergen :( |
I
would imagine this site only has a "reputation" to those on other
tech/game sites. Really doubt the average person on ESPN.com or Yahoo
has any perception toward this place. --- Yoblazer: http://i44.tinypic.com/5nw45i.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
The
site does have a reputation of being a serious site that's somewhat
stuck in the 90s. Which is a good thing as far as I'm concerned. --- 90s games > 00s games |
Yes, and adding non-video game characters to the contest won't tarnish that reputation, don't worry. --- "So cold. I am always by your side." "There ain't no gettin' off of this train we on!" |
This
site is making attempts to try and catch up to other modern sites. A
couple of new features have been introduced this year, like PMs, post
editing, quoting, friend lists, an improved My Games interface, and
spoiler tags will probably arrive before the end of this year. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as BlAcK TuRtLe, Guru Champ! |
GameFAQs
is viewed by the rest of the internet the same way current society
views anime and DnD nerds. This site's reputation is already trash, who
cares. But I disagree with this at any rate. Most people don't know Gamefaqs exists, just as with most websites, and of those who know about it, most people don't really care one way or the other that it does exist. Perhaps they'll use it once in a while to get help for a game. The people who actually care about the site are......no surprise, its users. --- 90s games > 00s games |
Most
people don't know Gamefaqs exists, just as with most websites, and of
those who know about it, most people don't really care one way or the
other that it does exist. I agree with this. I see GameFAQs as a site that exists "under the radar" among the video game community. Sites like GameSpot and IGN are seen as the "premier" sites to visit for any type of video game content (videos, reviews, news, walkthroughs) because they have way more content on the site than GameFAQs. I think it's nice that the boards are being upgraded to try and reach an acceptable standard that most forums have (in terms of features). The boards aren't quite there yet. GameSpot and IGN get more traffic than GameFAQs because of stuff like this: http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/0/960610_125593_back.jpg You can see a GameSpot and IGN award for Fallout 3 on that box image. Having that on there does a lot to promote GameSpot and IGN, because it makes people aware of those sites, so they end up visiting them. If GameFAQs gave out official GotY awards (no, our polls don't count as official) by people who are paid to do that stuff, I bet GameFAQs would be receiving more traffic than it normally would. --- Luster Soldier - Popular at school. ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ |
Albert Wesker vs. Ken One of the best, funnest, most feel-good 1v1 matches ever. Most expected an easy win for Ken, but what we got was 12 hours of bedlam, F5ing, and quote-spouting craziness. Everyone gathered around the stats topic and watched these two beloved characters duke it out. When Cali came home (CALI ASV YEEEES), Ken took care of business, but what a match we had. This is one case of “no losers,” board included. IN-DES-TRUCT-IBLE! |
Ryu/Dante might be my favorite match. Felt good getting Ryu's path right that contest! --- Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. |
My logic on Ryu/Dante was "we've seen this already". Dumb logic, but it worked! Mana did that package ever show up? --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best Game Ever" Contest http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page, Rest in peace Mitch Stuekerjuergen :( |
I
remember I was replaying RE4 for the first time in about a year while
Ryu/Dante was going on. That was a really fun Capcom day. --- It will launch for $350 with some Wii Sports s***. I bet my life on it. Damn, that KoolAid guy is awesome - NGamer64 |
Street Fighter was all over those Capcom characters that contest. Ryu > Dante and Leon, Ken > Wesker And all was well. --- http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/7760/222bj.jpg |
i like most attractive character --- The return of...Me_Pie_Three |
From: special_sauce | #447 Fits with the Ryu/Dante and Wesker/Ken matches tbqh --- Yoblazer: http://i43.tinypic.com/25z1non.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
I would bet money that Link wins that contest too. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
On
a site where 95% of the voters are male, Link somehow finds a way to
win a Most Attractive Character Contest! The rest of the internet vows
to avoid GameFAQs forever. Actually, Zelda would probably win. --- Support Squirtle (Pokemon R/B/Y) for Character Battle IX! http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/8463/banner2squirtle.jpg |
