GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1021
From: KamikazePotato | #099 When we had the Games Contest and Character Battle in the same year (2004), the Character Battle outdrew it. Same with the Series Contest and the Character Battle in 2006. Pretty sure the 4-ways in 2007 and 2008 had more votes than the Games Contest in 2009 (but someone would need to confirm that), and the Character Battle in 2010 had better vote totals than GOTD. That may all be a strange set of coincidences and the Games Contests all came at times of low traffic compared to Character Battles, even when they were conducted closely together, but I dunno. --- http://i43.tinypic.com/dgwh0.gif http://www.majhost.com/gallery/atukam/OHWD/snownd.gif |
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White_Tiger posted... With these terrible votals, and if site traffic keeps on declining at the rate its been for the last two years, this may very well be our last contest. You're right, Bacon will probably blame it on people not caring about contests anymore, not that his contest idea was a flop. --- http://raptr.com/badge/cf898f37d9c30ef120ada6c35e636ad3/fs.png http://myanimelist.net/signature/RyanSaotome.png |
Best Series Ever 2006 - 121917 Character Battle 2006 - 121677 Character Battle 2007 - 136178 Character Battle 2008 - 134028 Series Contest barely beat out the Character Battle, but both 4-way contests beat anything from the traditional 1v1 format. 2007 had the L-Block run to boost site traffic and the votals as well, but 2008 was during the peak of site traffic on GameFAQs. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as BlAcK TuRtLe, Guru Champ! |
I know some people here won't like it, but they really need to bring back the 4ways. Those are the ways to bring in the votes. --- http://raptr.com/badge/cf898f37d9c30ef120ada6c35e636ad3/fs.png http://myanimelist.net/signature/RyanSaotome.png |
I
really do have to question the ability of 4-ways to bring in the votes,
because all 3 of them were run during a time that GameFAQs had reached
its peak in site traffic. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as BlAcK TuRtLe, Guru Champ! |
From: FateStayAlbion | #104 Could just be false correlation, considering the peak of the site's popularity was during those contests. --- "But you have been given freedom. Freedom to be...outside." "I am lightning...the rain transformed." |
Still
not going to bring too much people back, if any at all. People just
don't use FAQs anymore, and most people certainly don't come here for
the message boards at least >_> So there really isn't anything that can be done to save this place. --- caps |
Also,
there's not really much reason not to have contests if you're going to
keep having POTDs, because they still outdraw regular POTDs. Bacon might
have to continue to reduce prize amounts, but unless contests start
getting outdrawn by regular POTDs consistently, they'll probably
continue. --- "I can set you free, mate." "My freedom was forfeit long ago!" |
This
contest is bringing in votals that are similar to regular POTDs. From
the votals I saw in round 1, they just barely outdoing the average
votals on regular POTDs. Dante/Vergil and Crash/Cortex were the only 2
night matches under 24000 votes (just barely) and they would only get
about 44000 votes in a full 24 hour match, votals that are below the
average of 49925 for regular POTDs from September 1st to November 2nd. I
guess by the end of this contest, average votals probably fall around
55000. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as BlAcK TuRtLe, Guru Champ! |
Man, that 2007 final... L-Block, Link, and Cloud drew way more votes individually than any 12-hour match we have seen this year. L-Block and Link will probably end up outdrawing most of the 24-hour matches for the year, and even Cloud could end up outdrawing one or two. Hell, even Snake, who was subject to some terrible Fourth Place Factor (enough so that Cloud doubled him), outdrew the entire Dante/Vergil and Pac-Man/Blinky matches Luster just mentioned. --- Yoblazer: http://i32.tinypic.com/zlf1w7.gif Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
LeonhartFour posted... From: FateStayAlbion | #104 I know some people here won't like it, but they really need to bring back the 4ways. Those are the ways to bring in the votes. Could just be false correlation, considering the peak of the site's popularity was during those contests. Giving people more options will make it easier to vote. You're more likely to find someone you want to vote for with 4 options than 2. --- http://raptr.com/badge/cf898f37d9c30ef120ada6c35e636ad3/fs.png http://myanimelist.net/signature/RyanSaotome.png |
I've been thinking ever since Hitler -- we'll never see another week like the L-Block week again. in my mind, we had three great peaks in contest history -- 2002's final week, 2004 games's final week and L-Block's final week. I don't think we can ever hope to recapture that. L-Block mania was totally unique. even the regs were having fun with it until our precious Link got defeated. --- xyzzy |
What
was great about 2004's final week? There were two great matches
(CT/LTTP and SC/SSBM), and that was it. No real climax or anything.
Decent ending, but 2004 was pretty up and down in terms of momentum.
LTTP/FFVI-LTTP/CT was just as good, almost. Edit: Even if 4-ways were the reason votals increased (no real reason to think that as the site's popularity was also at its peak during that time), it was only 10%, which is less than the amount votals dropped since the last contest. --- "What's wrong with bootblacking? We like it very much!" This is Yesmar. |
SC/WW too (and SSBM/FFX and hype for FFVII/OoT) and Zelda getting taken out one after another got people excited. --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/Rivalry%20BOP.xls Rivalry Rumble: 31/32 Today: Mario/Bowser |
Starcraft, Mario 3, CT, FF7 -- from all Zelda final four to no Zelda final four in four days --- xyzzy |
Ah,
yes, I remember when many people were worried that the entire final
four would consist of Zelda games in that 2004 contest. Haha.... yeah, I
guess it was 4 Zelda games in a row that lost, starting with the Wind
Waker at the end of Round 3. Do you think a couple of nailbiters in the second round could lead to significantly more vote totals and overall contest enthusiasm? --- "Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. So...what is a party?" "Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think." |
To
be fair to the Series and '04 and '09 Games Contests, they were all
held in the Spring, while the character battles in those years were held
in the summer. I don't know about GameFAQs, but on other sites
frequently by young people, site viewership jumps up big time once
school ends. --- Praise the Black Turtle, Game of the Decade Guru Champ. (Well, I never promised creativity, did I?!) |
From: FateStayAlbion | #111 This isn't necessarily true. It's not like we see a big spike in vote totals when you give them 5, 6, 10, or 12. --- "I couldn't stand a day without a past or future. I need to live each moment to keep fighting here and now." |
Although many people seem to forget, FFX vs SSBM actually happened between WW and Zelda 1's loss in 2004. --- Pokemon VGC2011 US Nationals - 54th place Pokemon VGC2012 NW Regional - 16th place |
oh yeah. 4 in 5 days then! dat picture --- xyzzy |
We should all forget about FFX/SSBM. --- http://i43.tinypic.com/dgwh0.gif http://www.majhost.com/gallery/atukam/OHWD/snownd.gif |
is this match still going on? --- [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ -Red |||||||||||||| -Green ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] -Blue Play Earthbound. |
From: Guess how many teens | #122 24 hour matches now bro --- ~Acting on Impulse~ Black Turtle still didn't MAJORA'S MASK |
Although many people seem to forget, FFX vs SSBM actually happened between WW and Zelda 1's loss in 2004. Aw. Well, Melee's victory was pretty awesome itself, at least (IMO....). --- "Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. So...what is a party?" "Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think." |
I hope someone is making a Ryu/Ken match pic using the Third Strike Online art. http://thefightingconnection.com/sites/default/files/pictures/ryu-street-fighter-iii-third-strike-online-edition-picture.jpg http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/12/120503/1805845-07_sf3art02.jpg In case you need some extra motivation. Zen and other picsmiths check this topic right? |
Any chance this poll breaks 50,000 in the next 2 hours and 16 minutes? --- - |
Poll has gotten 3006 votes in the last two hours, which would be enough if it keeps up that pace. Probably won't though. --- "Hold on a minute! That testimony stinks!" "Witness! You can't just say 'Hello' and expect us to get anywhere! I want you to testify!" |
There
have been 1406 votes in the past hour, and the votes are just going to
slow down even more until the end of the poll. So it's probably only
going to get around 2400-2500 votes in the past 2 hours, so it might
fall short of 50000. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as BlAcK TuRtLe, Guru Champ! |
even max payne vs dirk the daring got over 50,000 votes |
Match XXXIV: (3) Kirby/Meta Knight vs. (2) Sonic the Hedgehog/Dr. Robotnik Previous Round Kirby/Meta Knight – 58.47% Jill Valentine/Nemesis – 41.53% Sonic the Hedgehog/Dr. Robotnik – 73.12% Katherine/Catherine – 26.88% Analysis I’m surprised that a lot more people aren’t hyping this match. Sure Sonic defeated Kirby in the previous contest, but this contest has produced different results due to rivals and strengths of pairs. Then you have to consider that the board is hungry for an upset. You would think people would latch on this match considering Kirby did break 45% since we saw them. In terms of rivalry boost I do feel that Kirby and Meta Knight provide a stronger one. Sure Sonic and Dr. Robotnik is iconic and known by a lot of people, but we’ve seen icons struggle to produce results in the past. On the other hand Kirby and Meta Knight have more of the respect that is needed. In terms of general strength Meta Knight would probably have no issue against Dr. Robotnik, even considering his performance against Ganondorf all the way back in the villains contest may have had SFF. Last round Kirby and Meta Knight did as expected and may have done a bit better had the match been in the day or even 24 hours. Of course as expected isn’t good enough if you want to win here. Sonic and Dr. Robotnik fell to meet the board’s expectations, but we’ve never seen Katherine and Catherine in action while the picture may have garner them a few votes. When I made my bracket I felt Kirby and Meta Knight will out rival and out strength the addition of Dr. Robotnik and while the first round does not make me any confident it didn’t show me that Kirby and Meta Knight wouldn’t be able to live up to that expectation. Kirby and Meta Knight are going to need to come up with a decent lead before the European vote comes in as the day vote should be fairly even between the two. Even if the upset doesn’t happen we should have our closest match yet. charmander6000’s Bracket: Kirby/Meta Knight > Sonic the Hedgehog/Dr. Robotnik charmander6000’s Prediction: Kirby/Meta Knight wins, 51.05% - 48.95% --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/Rivalry%20BOP.xls Rivalry Rumble: 31/32 Today: Mario/Bowser |
There
are going to be 24-hour matches where both teams combine for less than
what Crono got in 12 hours against Missingno last year, aren't there. 4
characters with double the time............fury.......... --- 90s games > 00s games |
Stop being so obsessed over Crono. He's only going to get worse. --- caps |
GranzonEx posted... Stop being so obsessed over Crono. He's only going to get worse. Don't say that. What will Red Sox be without his Crono fanboyism? --- http://raptr.com/badge/cf898f37d9c30ef120ada6c35e636ad3/fs.png http://myanimelist.net/signature/RyanSaotome.png |
From: FateStayAlbion | #133 All he would have left is his MWC and SmartMuffin fanboyism --- "I couldn't stand a day without a past or future. I need to live each moment to keep fighting here and now." |
I
guess he'll be obsessed with the Red Sox, at least they'll probably go
to a WS this decade unlike Crono's slow agonizing death! --- caps |
Hmm,
Crono finished with 45277 votes in that match, so maybe it's possible.
In fact, only the Dante/Vergil, Pac-Man/Blinky, and Siegfried/Nightmare
matches would fail to break Crono's vote total if they ran for 24
hours. Looks like this match will definitely break 50000 votes, but just barely. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as BlAcK TuRtLe, Guru Champ! |
Hell yeah Charmander preachin the mad truthz First upset here we go --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
All he would have left is his MWC and SmartMuffin fanboyism What? I am most certainly not a fanboy of either of them. I enjoy reading their posts; that is worlds away from fanboyism. --- 90s games > 00s games |
I'm
feeling really good about this one. Almost good enough to drop my
"battle pick against my regular pick to hedge my bets since this contest
has no upsets" strategy and just go with Kirby everywhere. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
From: red sox 777 | #078 2002 was an uneventful first round that was dominated by blowouts, but we didn't know what to expect, and it was exciting. The problem now is that most of these matches are blowouts and were never in debate, so it's not even interesting BEFORE they start. --- "Link has spoken for years. And music is his language" -YoBlazer |
This contest doesn't even give any good material for joke fanfics. --- 90s games > 00s games |
For real. Well, maybe I can work something in for Cloud/Sephiroth next round. Anyway it's ALL OR NOTHIN I just went Kirby in the battle challenge. This'll be the one that puts me back in the battle challenge! --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
Two years ago it took Sonic about ten minutes to put the match away ... guess we'll see if Kirby can last any longer this time! --- "Ovelia ... SPOILERS IN THE KEYWORDS WOOPS" - Vormav |
I am risking my 33 win streak on this --- .... |
Y'know, I seriously have a bad feeling about this. --- "Claire likes to say 'You can be part of the problem, or part of the solution.' But I happen to believe you can be both." - Phil Dunphy |
50,000 votes get. --- "So cold. I am always by your side." "There ain't no gettin' off of this train we on!" |
5 minutes. I have nothing to lose. --- Black: 3310-7431-2094 |
Let's do this Kirby. Rivalry Factor for the win. Well probably not, but I'm trying to build excitement where there is little. --- 90s games > 00s games |
I have the strangest feeling that Sonic will win with over 60%. Ugh, my gut! --- Yes, I laugh at my own jokes Sign here http://bit.ly/qqDDST and copy this to your sig if you want Majora's Mask 3D. |
