GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1011
Yeah,
that 15k includes everything. I know TRE has a list of total brackets
entered per contest, and I assume Luster has some average of the votals
for last year's contest. I don't think the difference will be
significant - definitely nowhere near big enough for anyone to suggest
they've actually affected a match result. We haven't even seen one
winner dip below 58% yet. Actually, we may not get a reasonably close match until Boss/Tidus. Failing that, we wait for Phoenix/Gordon. --- Yoblazer: http://oi52.tinypic.com/ad21i1.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
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i refuse to believe big boss vs. tidus is a close match. look at this, look at this http://i.imgur.com/K4yki.jpg http://i.imgur.com/SDc1o.jpg --- peace comes from within |
I
agree, but barring that, we might not get anything closer than 55/45
until Phoenix (I think Yuna's gonna get killed). Tidus/Jecht could have
won a match or two with better bracket placement. --- Yoblazer: http://i32.tinypic.com/zlf1w7.gif Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
*Sees poll results* Uuuugh, on the wrong side of another debatable match. Damn :( --- 5/5 pts - GameFAQs' Rivalry Rumble NP: Mega Man X/Zero > Captain Falcon/Shadow | Bartz/Gilgamesh > Guybrush/LeChuck |
I'll
admit that Donkey Kong's predilection to be the casual favorite in any
match is the biggest reason why I stuck with Ezio here. Also because I
knew that both of these rivalries were little more than hero/villain
rivalries, and I thought that the more recent of those rivalries would
have the advantage. Does King K. Rool appear in any games outside of Donkey Kong Country and his SSBM trophy? I wouldn't know. I'll also admit that I thought Donkey Kong Country Returns would not matter because King K. Rool shouldn't have been in that game since DK squared off against Tikis instead of Kremlings. Also after Altair burned me last year I didn't want to underestimate Assassin's Creed again. This is the second "character" contest in a row (and second overall for me) where my first missed match involved Assassin's Creed. Except this time, Assassin's Creed was the one not to trust. --- Currently Playing - StarCraft: Brood War |
K.Rool was the villain in Donkey Kong 64 as well --- thelefty for analysis crew 2008 imo -tranny I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris |
King
K. Rool is generally exclusive to the Donkey Kong series. He has a
trophy in Brawl and is in Mario Super Sluggers - two bonus inclusions
that likely do nothing for his popularity. From what I can remember, he
functions as little more than a comical last boss in the DK games.
Donkey Kong is not a particularly strong entrant, and KKR should bring
very, very little to the team. I don't think these guys are winning
because of strength. They're winning because the two of them are simply
more recognizable, up against a rivalry that is unrecognizable and
meaningless to GameFAQs. Actually, this result makes me a little worried about Chell/GlaDOS. Some parallels can be drawn between that upcoming match and this one. --- Yoblazer: http://i43.tinypic.com/25z1non.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
Portal series seems to get a lot more love around all boards compared to what I see for the AC series. |
ZFS posted... i refuse to believe big boss vs. tidus is a close match. look at this, look at this http://i.imgur.com/K4yki.jpg http://i.imgur.com/SDc1o.jpg Also, this: http://img.imgcake.com/Cerryl/big_snakex1.jpg --- 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 |
*Wakes up, sees poll results* ... *smirk* And they said I was mad. Now if only I'd entered the damn guru or done anything with my bracket, then I'd be in business. --- Something something something ^Poorly disguised anti-caps sig |
Glad I banked. And yeah, this contest is showing us both characters have to be strong. Cloud/Seph might actually pull this thing off. --- Oh brilliant blade of cold as steel, rend the infinite darkness and crush my enemies to nothing... SAVAGE WOLF FURY! |
From: ZFS | #402 Best post ever made. *patriot salute* --- `·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.~*ST*~.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.· "You're a good man, Ulti." -SantaRPG |
UltimaterializerX posted... Glad I banked. And yeah, this contest is showing us both characters have to be strong. Cloud/Seph might actually pull this thing off. i doubt it, i have Sora/Riku beating Cloud/Seph in the quarterfinals --- There will be death Harv-5 |
From: Molitheus | #413 UltimaterializerX posted... Glad I banked. And yeah, this contest is showing us both characters have to be strong. Cloud/Seph might actually pull this thing off. i doubt it, i have Sora/Riku beating Cloud/Seph in the quarterfinals Then you're not gonna win the contest, because you don't know what you're talking about. --- :D |
^the
Final Fantasy series are overrated just as Kingdoms Hearts series but
Kingdom Hearts is more popular. a lot of people expect Cloud/Seph to win
but then again, they were only in one game and fought only a few times.
not exactly a rivalary thats popular enough to go all the way --- There will be death Harv-5 |
So
far it seems like having a strong second character (or a good rivalry)
will be very important, so Cloud/Seph might actually stand a chance.
However, we've also seen Nintendo put up crazy performances, so that's
good for Link/Ganondorf. Honestly, I can see it going either way. I'll give it 50/50 odds, which is better than what I would have said before the contest started, where I considered Link a clear favorite. EDIT: ^the Final Fantasy series are overrated just as Kingdoms Hearts series but Kingdom Hearts is more popular http://memedepot.com/uploads/0/207_not_sure_if_serious.jpg --- http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/0/0e/Ffx-bahamut.jpg Support Bahamut if we ever get another real contest. |
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i agree with you on that one and if just so happens that Cloud/Seph go
all the way then hats off to them(im only playing as a karma entry) but
the one rivalry that i would love to see win is Megaman/Dr. Wily which
are underrated and dont get the respect they deserve --- There will be death Harv-5 |
I hope it's a combination of two strong characters, strong rivalries, and Who am I kidding. Mario's never winning a contest with Link present. --- Current Let's Play: Final Fantasy IV (FF2US) http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3445328 |
From: Molitheus | #415 Nope. And picking Sora to beat Cloud is sheer idiocy. --- "Didn't take the main reason I left long, Ulti, to show his face." -Albion |
Yeah
expected result. I really don't think a large portion of voters know or
care who Ezio is. Not sure why it was made out to be a close encounter
by folks here while the idea of conker beating Ike (which was a closer
match) was ridiculed. --- Smurf, the cream of Sonic fanboyism |
cloud and seph might actually pull this off This is mean, stop it. =( Anyway I didn't even think abot this one when making my picks. I'm worried about fox and wolf vs yuna and seymour though, I might bank for that one --- "I can't do this all on my own... no I know, I'm no Superman." ~*~TEAM RK-VOLTCH'D~*~ |
lolwhoops At least I can still win the battle challenge --- Woop woop woop woop woop woop woop |
Then people wonder why most want the contests to stop.Because Nintendo dominance is really stupid.I hope it is the last contest. --- GameFaqs is NOT the place to go for relationship advice.Nobody here gets any action unless it is their right or left hand.Including me.~Dawn and Dusk~ |
I'd
imagine the low votals aren't going to help with the more kid/teen
friendly options like Ezio/Shepard. You'd think the first people to go
in a site decline are the newer, casual audience. We saw something like
that in 2004 when Crono inexplicably rose from the previous year despite
not having a game in 9 years. At the expense of the flavour of the
month Kingdom Hearts / SSBM crowd more than anything else. --- Smurf, the cream of Sonic fanboyism |
Actually the people that go to a declining site are the old time members,the ones that stick to the past and that is. --- GameFaqs is NOT the place to go for relationship advice.Nobody here gets any action unless it is their right or left hand.Including me.~Dawn and Dusk~ |
Augh this isn't even close. --- Xbox Live Gamertag: ffmasterjose Your favorite Trapper's favorite Trapper |
I just remembered Donkey Kong got a mention in Jennifer Lopez's hit single this year "On the Floor". That must be it! --- ------ --------- |
http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=943 So bub vs Ezio? --- Smurf, the cream of Sonic fanboyism |
__Smurf__ posted... http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=943 So bub vs Ezio? Kids these days don't understand that Bubble Bobble is the perfect multiplayer game so Ezio would at least double poor Bub. Now add Bob and Rodrigo and the dragons would kill the other two. --- Ngamer64: Zylo, you're making less sense every day. Black Turtle > Me |
From: UltimaterializerX | #410 If they do, then the SQUARE ALWAYS WINS factor will give Mario/Bowser the victory in the final. Not only that, but how dare they defeat Link, who had just starred in the best game ever! --- Thanks for reinforcing your stupidity, jerks. Einstein > You |
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Man Jeremy Irons Factor did nothing for Rodrigo |
Match VIII: (2) Sub-Zero/Scorpion vs. (7) Leon Kennedy/Ada Wong Previous Contest Sub-Zero – 2010 53.86% against Tidus 59.06% against Roxas 32.69% against Samus Aran Scorpion – 2008 30.11% against Gordon Freeman, Balthier Bunansa and Big Daddy 18.94% against Vincent Valentine, Gordon Freeman and Falco Lombardi Leon Kennedy – 2010 60.81% against Vault Boy 64.81% against Sackboy 43.12% against Ryu Ada Wong – 2007 38.42% against Balthier Bunansa, Frank West and Jade Curtiss 19.41% against Dante, Amaterasu and Balthier Bunansa Analysis This match showcases some of the dilemmas bracket makers had when adjusting their predictions to suit the contest type. In a one on one match Leon would have no problem defeating both Sub-Zero and Scorpion, though it is unlikely that he would be able to do so against them at the same time. Also Ada Wong doesn’t exactly add much to the table considering her strength. We saw Leon and Ada compete in the vote-ins where they performed about expected considering the competition; however their competition was either two weak characters or one strong, one weak character, not two decent characters that we see here. As clear as 12-ways are it did suggest that Ada will help about as much relatively to what Lavos did to Crono. For not having an elite character in the pair I do feel that Sub-Zero and Scorpion will be among the strongest pairs once everything is over. Not only does the pair have two characters with decent strength, but the overlap in my opinion may be lower compare to other pairs. Mortal Kombat fans seem to be fairly split between whether they are a fan of Sub-Zero or Scorpion. Sub-Zero and Scorpion also have a well-known rivalry and while Leon and Ada aren’t a terrible rivalry they have almost nothing compared with Sub-Zero and Scorpion. We saw how well Mega Man X and Zero did earlier this contest; of course just because one pair of rivals did a lot better doesn’t mean it’ll happen. Still even without a rivalry factor I would take Sub-Zero and Scorpion over Leon and Ada because Ada doesn’t bring much to the table while Leon wouldn’t be able to win this match by himself. charmander6000’s Bracket: Sub-Zero/Scorpion > Leon Kennedy/Ada Wong charmander6000’s Prediction: Sub-Zero/Scorpion wins, 57.41% - 42.59% --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/Rivalry%20BOP.xls Rivalry Rumble: 6/6 Today: Donkey Kong/King K. Rool & Sub-Zero/Scorpion |
Too
much assumption of rivalry playing an influencing role. This is two
Mortal Kombat characters with virtually no overlap against a popular
Resident Evil duo. Ada has been nominated into these things in her own
right, and is widely seen as a fan favourite. I don't think she's going
to be quite the liability some people think she'll be. I'm expecting a narrow Leon win with some heavy backlashes of "everyone votes on the first name" hyperbole on board 8. --- Smurf, the cream of Sonic fanboyism |
Mortal Kombat team will win this --- .... |
From: __Smurf__ | #434 Seriously, after what happened to the first Resident Evil team? Granted, Leon's team will be stronger, but I'm expecting the ninjas to be a clear step above Kirby/Meta Knight, and unlike the Smash duo, they won't need to put up with a time disadvantage. Kirby/Jill would have been 60/40 or worse during the day. --- Yoblazer: http://i43.tinypic.com/25z1non.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
Are we even confident that Leon vs Sub-Zero is a lock 1v1? And Scorpion thrashes Ada. --- http://raptr.com/badge/cf898f37d9c30ef120ada6c35e636ad3/fs.png http://myanimelist.net/signature/RyanSaotome.png |
... Leon and Ada aren’t a terrible rivalry ... I'm sorry, but this is wrong. Leon/Ada is not a rivalry by any definition of the word. I still don't get how Bacon paired those two up together. It should have been Leon/Krauser instead. It's less of a rivalry then the super-boring Hero/Final Boss rivalries, and most of these are terrible to begin with. --- http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/0/0e/Ffx-bahamut.jpg Support Bahamut if we ever get another real contest. |
And
after the huge (?) success that was MK9, the first well received game
for the Ninjas in over 15 years, I think they should have boosted quite a
bit, and I would have taken Subby > Leon in a 1-on-1 this year. --- http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/0/0e/Ffx-bahamut.jpg Support Bahamut if we ever get another real contest. |
From: PartOfYourWorld | #436 58-42 between Kirby/Jill was exactly as expected, you make it sound like some sort of horror show capitulation. What exactly did you expect from a rivalry that existed solely in RE3? This is very much a different proposition today all in the games it represents, the strength of both characters and the weaker opposition. Again I think you're getting too hung up on two Mortal Kombat characters and a meaningful rivalry in the series and confusing it with it resulting in it somehow fabricating extra voters that the individuals wouldn't normally get. They may very well edge it but saying that they'll put out a performance to indicate they'd beat Kirby is a ridiculous assertion. --- Smurf, the cream of Sonic fanboyism |
From: FateStayAlbion | #437 Is there any indication whatsoever that theres a sizable portion of people who'd vote for Scorpion who would otherwise anti-vote Sub-Zero? This is essentially what you're believing if you think this match is a certainty when you'd otherwise question the victor of Leon vs Sub-Zero. Like with most niche fanbases there's an alpha-character and every other character in the series is a subset of that characters fanbase. --- Smurf, the cream of Sonic fanboyism |
Leon would defeat Sub-Zero, but I doubt Leon would break 55%. Also like I said in the Mortal Kombat fanbase there are people that love Sub-Zero and there are ones that love Scorpion. While they wouldn't anti-vote the other one in large numbers they do have one in a higher ranking of their favourite characters list. --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/Rivalry%20BOP.xls Rivalry Rumble: 6/6 Today: Donkey Kong/King K. Rool & Sub-Zero/Scorpion |
From: __Smurf__ | #440 Something closer. I had it in my bracket as an upset and thought they'd at least break 45. And yeah, I do think Leon's team is stronger anyway and I still think the ninjas will more or less rip him to shreds. The Sub-Zero/Scorpion rivalry is iconic. Leon/Ada is not. It's less meaningful than Jill/Nemesis. I think that after this current match and the one set to start in 50 minutes, it'll be apparent that voters are taking the rivalries into consideration. --- Yoblazer: http://i44.tinypic.com/5nw45i.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
Well I just checked my bracket, turned out I had Guybrush yesterday How the hell The good news is, my battle bracket is still perfect, and will continue to be! --- Something something something ^Poorly disguised anti-caps sig |
Someone give me logic on Phoenix > Gordon. I really don't see that happening. Gordon has only gotten stronger since '06. Phoenix has gotten weaker. The next year he barely beat Bomberman, of all people. --- Black Turtle shoots the lights out |
Phoenix
has gotten significantly stronger since 2006, plus a night match favors
him, PLUS awful votals benefits more obscure/easily rallied characters. I mean, I have Gordon, but I've lost confidence due to these votals and things from the vote-ins so far all looking pretty bad. --- http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh293/zukiraphaera/war-sig-1.png http://i.imgur.com/FII1z.gif |
Phoenix also doesn't have a complete anchor with him --- thelefty for analysis crew 2008 imo -tranny I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris |
Phoenix
hasn't gotten any stronger since 2006 and it seemed that based on last
contest neither has Freeman, but rivalry factor should help him out. --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/Rivalry%20BOP.xls Rivalry Rumble: 6/6 Today: Donkey Kong/King K. Rool & Sub-Zero/Scorpion |
th3l3fty posted... Phoenix also doesn't have a complete anchor with him I'm worried about this. I think the anchor makes or breaks you. Thinking Phoenix might have this but I've got Gordon. --- Pobody's nerfect. |
From: Ultimaphazon | #438 Looks like someone is using the Bacon handbook on "rivalries" You don't have to be enemies to be rivals. There's definitely a sense of trying to outdo one another between Leon and Ada (their first encounter in RE4 has them getting in a tussle IIRC). They're a better rivalry than most in the bracket. (And Leon/Krauser for that matter) --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
