GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1028
How
is this not close? O_o the fact that the winner isn't in doubt at this
point doesn't change the raw numbers. People would be really into this
if the contest was good and we didn't know trends et al. That's a
problem with us, not the match. --- c |
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More like the people have gotten too old, gotta get some fresh blood. --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/Rivalry%20BOP.xls Rivalry Rumble: 55/62 Today: Sora/Riku |
Raw
numbers wise, this is going to finish well above 50.5%. That could be
seen as a general mark for a really close match. This match is still
close, just not that close. --- 2002 Link, 2003 Cloud, 2004 Link, 2005 Link, 2006 Link, 2008 Link, 2010 Link, 2011 Cloud. Link 6, Cloud 2 |
Match XLIX: (1) Mario/Bowser vs. (2) Sonic the Hedgehog/Dr. Robotnik Previous Round Mario/Bowser – 80.47% Ike/Black Knight – 19.53% Kirby/Meta Knight – 37.79% Sonic the Hedgehog/Dr. Robotnik – 62.21% Analysis Ever since contests have begun people have been waiting for a Mario and Sonic match. Interestingly enough these two characters have appeared on opposite sides of the brackets for every character battle that they shared together until 2010 where Link stood in the way of the pair meeting each other. I don’t think anyone is considering this to be a close match, but it will deliver in the nostalgia department. With Sonic and Dr. Robotnik essentially being Nintendo characters now do raise the question of whether or not there will be SFF in this match. Last year we saw what Link did to Sonic and back in 2008 we saw Mario having no problems against Knuckles even with Zelda being in the poll. Of course this match having a lot of meaning to some people we could potentially see Sonic avoid a lot of SFF as fans of old Sega rise up and support their blue hedgehog. Mario and Bowser have a good chance at breaking 60% on Sonic should they pick up a lot of SFF. Before SFF I feel Mario and Bowser could potentially hit the high 50s, especially considering the strength difference between Bowser and Dr. Robotnik. Either way I hope this match brings back memories of the SNES Genesis console wars to a lot of people. charmander6000’s Bracket: Mario/Bowser > Kirby/Meta Knight charmander6000’s Prediction: Mario/Bowser wins, 59.47% - 40.53% --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/Rivalry%20BOP.xls Rivalry Rumble: 55/62 Today: Sora/Riku |
Going
back to a previous topic (since I've been away all day for our best
match of the contest), I'm not saying Squall/Seifer is a comparable
rivalry in terms of the "boost" it provides when you compare it to
Red/Blue. The point is that Seifer being weak on his own doesn't mean Squall/Seifer is a weak pairing, because I think FFVIII fans think it's a solid rivalry. We've already seen that it doesn't matter if a character is weaker individually than the other pairing if voters think the rivalry is better. I don't see Sora/Riku having a substantial "rivalry" advantage over Squall/Seifer. That's a push. FFVIII beats KH1 or KH2 in a Games Contest. Yes, Squall may lose a bit of the "KH appeal," but Squall doesn't lose to Sora. --- "I can set you free, mate." "My freedom was forfeit long ago!" |
From: ZFS | #353 Oh hey, I was reading this topic and had pretty much this exact same thought right before I read this post. Good call! --- "The great GF...Bahamut." "...GF? I...? Using my powers...It is you humans...I fear..." |
Yesterday's chart: Time | Squalfer | Siegmare | Votes | Demographic EBV | 64.07% | 35.93% | 540 | (0:00-0:05) PHV | 65.36% | 34.64% | 4073 | (0:00-1:00) FNV | 68.30% | 31.70% | 9666 | (1:00-6:00) BSV | 67.87% | 32.13% | 4759 | (6:00-9:00) DSV | 66.12% | 33.88% | 12501 | (9:00-14:30) ASV | 66.59% | 33.41% | 12133 | (14:30-22:00) SNV | 65.05% | 34.95% | 2498 | (22:00-24:00) Other than that rough first hour, Squall/Seifer do a lot better in the first twelve hours than the last twelve. Northwest Division Upper Half Squall Leonhart vs. Seifer Almasy – 50.00% Siegfried Schtauffen vs. Nightmare – 33.24% Ramza Beoulve vs. Delita Hyral – 29.46% Laharl vs. Mid-Boss – 26.35% --- http://i.imgur.com/CbfFb.jpg |
Would
anyone support asking Bacon to hide Geolocation for the next contest?
It wouldn't really help that much when it comes to identifying trends,
but it could help somewhat, albeit other than MvC2/NSMBWii I can't think
of any matches that Geolocation itself made the match less suspenseful. --- "What's wrong with bootblacking? We like it very much!" This is Yesmar. |
Geolocation
really doesn't predict much of anything. Just because things are a
certain way in Geolocation at a certain period of time doesn't mean
they'll remain that way. --- http://i52.tinypic.com/2zfiu09.gif http://i54.tinypic.com/10729w2.gif |
It's
definitely a close match by any reasonable definition. It's just not a
super-interesting one, because KH was a very large favorite after the
first hour. We knew Dante would fight back overnight but figured he
couldn't stand up to the KH day vote, and that's what happened. Looking at the updates, seems like there was one small period in the afternoon where it seemed like Dante might have some momentum, but it didn't last long. Clearly this was because the US was watching football and the US is for KH, so when football ended the Americans can back and voted Sora again >_> But in terms of predictability of trends and such, it's the same problem as always - we know these entrants. We have years and years of data. We need new, popular entrants that are unknowns whom we have no data on. Strong entrants that will draw votes and generate interest. When that happens, the discussions around here will start getting very vocal and we'll have things to debate and analyze again. Cloud beating Link would be the most interesting thing that could happen at this point, and maybe Frog/Magus will give us yet another epic match. But even those things couldn't save the contest because 90+% of it has been very dull. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
LOLContests posted... Would anyone support asking Bacon to hide Geolocation for the next contest? It wouldn't really help that much when it comes to identifying trends, but it could help somewhat, albeit other than MvC2/NSMBWii I can't think of any matches that Geolocation itself made the match less suspenseful. Why don't we ask him to hide the current percentage too. That way no one knows who is winning until the end of the match, thus building suspense :P --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
I
don't think removing geolocation will do anything anymore, we already
got information from it like California supporting fighting characters. --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/Rivalry%20BOP.xls Rivalry Rumble: 55/62 Today: Sora/Riku |
No,
we don't need to hide information in an attempt to make things more
interesting. If anything, I'd support expanding geolocation to include
actual votes from each place. I've always wondered how much each time
zone spikes at 3 PM. --- 2002 Link, 2003 Cloud, 2004 Link, 2005 Link, 2006 Link, 2008 Link, 2010 Link, 2011 Cloud. Link 6, Cloud 2 |
I
think Seifer kind of reduces Squall to FF8 only, much like Ridley does
to Samus. it's only one match and before a site shift, but Squall was
worth 35% on Snake in 2002 and like 43% after, and that's with a boosted
Snake. anyway, best match of the contest and a match ten years in the making and nobody posts for the final hour of the match. yikes. --- add the c and back away iphonesience |
This was ten years in the making? >_> --- Yoblazer: http://oi53.tinypic.com/2hd0dh1.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
I mean Mario and Sonic. --- add the c and back away iphonesience |
Anyways, it's time for me to bid farwell to my leaderboard spot Ended up banking like I said I would. --- http://img.imgcake.com/RegaroUlquiorrapngse.png |
Mario with 70% at the freeze BOOK IT --- http://i42.tinypic.com/11jol1t.gif Oracle Challenge ~ Rank: 19th ~Today's prediction: Sora/Riku - 50.73% |
Mario vs. Bowser 66.67% 8 Sonic the Hedgehog vs. Dr. Robotnik 33.33% 4 TOTAL VOTES 12 --- Yoblazer: http://oi52.tinypic.com/ad21i1.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
Vote Accepted Mario vs. Bowser 62.5% 10 Sonic the Hedgehog vs. Dr. Robotnik 37.5% 6 TOTAL VOTES 16 --- "Why must we always choose between certain death and probable death?" "I'm in an epic battle to the death, FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELF!" |
Mario vs. Bowser 14 50% Sonic the Hedgehog vs. Dr. Robotnik 14 50% TOTAL VOTES 28 Wowza. --- http://img.imgcake.com/nio/2bigwigpngut.png |
aww yeah he's f***ing doin it --- http://i42.tinypic.com/11jol1t.gif Oracle Challenge ~ Rank: 19th ~Today's prediction: Sora/Riku - 50.73% |
Mario vs. Bowser 53.33% 16 Sonic the Hedgehog vs. Dr. Robotnik 46.67% 14 TOTAL VOTES 30 Oh yeah --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/Rivalry%20BOP.xls Rivalry Rumble: 55/62 Today: Sora/Riku |
60.66% for Sora/Riku Surprised it was that high. --- http://www.gifsoup.com/view/593815/frasier-and-niles-dance-o.gif |
TEN YEARS IN THE MAKING --- Yoblazer: http://i44.tinypic.com/5nw45i.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
I knew the 'atherines didn't have strength. --- http://raptr.com/badge/cf898f37d9c30ef120ada6c35e636ad3/fs.png http://myanimelist.net/signature/RyanSaotome.png |
Mario vs. Bowser 70.2% 245 Sonic the Hedgehog vs. Dr. Robotnik 29.8% 104 TOTAL VOTES 349 70% get. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as BlAcK TuRtLe, Guru Champ! |
Oh cool, I moved up two spots in the Battle Challenge. Sora/Riku had about 64% picking him there, too. --- http://img.imgcake.com/nio/26leonpngat.png http://img.imgcake.com/nio/daigohadoupnguj.png |
From: FateStayAlbion | #428 It's called SFF. --- http://i52.tinypic.com/2zfiu09.gif http://i54.tinypic.com/10729w2.gif |
Only lost 13/95 perfects. Either one upset wipes everyone or multiple people run the table. That's it now. --- Yoblazer: http://i43.tinypic.com/25z1non.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
LOL Sonic and I am #2 on the battle leaderboard! --- ... |
Hmm. Maybe Mario/Sonic wouldn't have been such a great entrant after all. --- "What's wrong with bootblacking? We like it very much!" This is Yesmar. |
****ing Destruction --- Nice catch BlAcK TuRtLe. But too bad your ass got SAAAAAAAAAAACKED.*tackles* |
LMAO Sonic. --- SubDeity wants to vote for Calvin Coolidge. [Evil Republican] Play Der Langrisser. |
From: LOLContests | #435 This poll says virtually nothing about that! --- http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab48/Leonhart4/Squall.jpg |
LeonhartFour posted... From: FateStayAlbion | #428 I knew the 'atherines didn't have strength. It's called SFF. I wouldn't think theres much SFF here. Sonic didn't get his strength from Brawl or those Olympic games. --- http://raptr.com/badge/cf898f37d9c30ef120ada6c35e636ad3/fs.png http://myanimelist.net/signature/RyanSaotome.png |
this is kind of embarrassing. --- add the c and back away iphonesience |
This is about what Mario 3/World/64 would do against Sonic games. Makes me even more confident in Pokemon tbqh. --- Yoblazer: http://oi53.tinypic.com/2hd0dh1.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
From: FateStayAlbion | #440 Link pretty clearly SFF'd Sonic last year. He may not be Nintendo, but he's inextricably linked to it. --- "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 wouldn't think theres much SFF here. Sonic didn't get his strength from Brawl or those Olympic games. You heard here, Link consider yourself warned. --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/Rivalry%20BOP.xls Rivalry Rumble: 57/64 Today: Mario/Bowser |
From: GrapefruitKing | #419 yep --- http://i42.tinypic.com/11jol1t.gif Oracle Challenge ~ Rank: 19th ~Today's prediction: Sora/Riku - 50.73% |
god damn |
Not too surprised about this. Mario/Sonic is probably 60-40, and Robotnik/Bowser to the mix is only going to drag it down more. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
holy crap --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
Damn,
I thought my 68% Oracle was big. I was thinking of firing off 70% but
wussed out, and even that might have been undershooting. --- Yoblazer: http://i32.tinypic.com/zlf1w7.gif Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
Shame. --- "When I was a young man, I had liberty, but I did not see it. I had time, but I did not know it." |
