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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1034
From: pyresword | #297 Depends on the picture. With casuals it's the difference between "hey i know that guy!" and "who the hell is this?". They vote for a character they recognize. --- -Merc |
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Squall Leonhart vs. Seifer Almasy 49.99% 4049 Sora vs. Riku 50.01% 4051 TOTAL VOTES 8100 --- If you read this signature, then you have wasted your time. (:H --- Capt. Bullet, my mascot. |playing: Dragon Age, Borderlands |
Well, the fact that Squall and Seifer don't even know each other in the KH universe would keep KH fans from voting for a rivalry they know nothing about. --- http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/7760/222bj.jpg |
although I wouldn't say I disliked Squall in FF8 I liked him a bit more in Kingdom hearts overall --- http://img.imgcake.com/superangelo128/Higurashipicjpgaz.jpg |
pyresword posted... I dont understand the whole theory that Squall gets votes from Kingdom Hearts. Squall isn't even called Squall, its "Leon," unless there is like one scene or something. Unless people knew who Squall was before playing Kingdom Hearts, there would be no way to associate the KH "Leon" character with the Squall in the pole. They look the same. People have eyes. Also, knowing who Squall is because of FF8 does not necessarily equate to liking him because of FF8. The only reason I'd ever vote for Squall is KH, but I still know he's from FF8 --- For your BlAcK TuRtLe. At least Kupo has class and doesn't MESSAGE the people -Dr Pizza |
LeonhartFour posted... Well, the fact that Squall and Seifer don't even know each other in the KH universe would keep KH fans from voting for a rivalry they know nothing about. exactly. --- I'm a mess http://i43.tinypic.com/205o5l.gif |
Wow it's tough for Squall to take the lead and his momentum unnaturally stopped? Color me surprised! --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
I
wasn't considering the games either. FF7 can stomp multiple games here
but I wouldn't take FF8 over the KH series. Squall's still got this with
individual strength but I should have bumped down the arbitrary Oracle
safety. --- "Ovelia ... SPOILERS IN THE KEYWORDS WOOPS" - Vormav |
I think FFVIII beats either KH game, but it's close one way or the other. But if KH2 had actually played up the Squall/Seifer rivalry, we wouldn't even having to be worrying about this silly match...! --- http://i.imgur.com/CbfFb.jpg |
Haha, if Sora wins this match, so many perfect battlers will be so mad. I think I like Squall's odds right now, but this is the first really interesting match of the contest. Who would have expected that when we entered our brackets. --- I think someone is being way, way too sensitive. Do we have to stop saying "You got owned" in order to not offend black people due to slavery? - wg64Z |
ha I thought the fact there was still a 2 vote difference because I thought the poll refused to update then I realized it just happened to still be a 2 vote difference somehow --- http://img.imgcake.com/superangelo128/Higurashipicjpgaz.jpg |
Well,
I guess why I dont get it is because I cant picture anyone voting for a
character based on a non-canonical appearance of that character. I guess if its a matter of voting "that guy from Kingdom Hearts" or "this other guy I've never heard of" I could see it, I guess I just underestimated hhow much that played a role in Squall's vote |
From: pyresword | #312 Yeah, it's not like we had three people right after you made your original post say that they do. --- http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/8718/leonflowchart.png |
I mean, canon really has nothing to do with it. If a character's cool, he's cool. --- http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/8718/leonflowchart.png |
Decent size cut again. --- - |
Here we go Squall. Let's build that lead further. --- http://i56.tinypic.com/25stpxf.gif http://www.glogster.com/media/1/2/42/74/2427453.jpg |
looks like the Sora stuffers fell asleep it was well past their bedtime anyway am I right --- http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab48/Leonhart4/Squall.jpg |
Sora
has already started to lose percentage in the US. This happened last
round when he lost percentage overnight against Dante before the morning
vote kicked in. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as BlAcK TuRtLe, Guru Champ! |
Pretty
hard to not call this for Squall at this point. Sora only beat Dante
by 700 votes total and Dante was behind 300-400 votes at this point.
Unless you think Squall's day vote is going to be significantly weaker
than Dante's. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
back to 50/50 --- ziggie ziggie wop wop |
More like Squall stuffers that update. It's a tie! |
Sora/Dante was a weekend match, so the trends were slightly different, but Squall still needs to get moving soon. --- "I can set you free, mate." "My freedom was forfeit long ago!" |
pyresword posted... Well, I guess why I dont get it is because I cant picture anyone voting for a character based on a non-canonical appearance of that character. If Frog and/or Magus appeared as secret playable characters in FFX, their last match goes a completely different way, canon be damned. It's all about name/face recognition. Hell, I'd be surprised if Alucard/Dracula haven't been getting a fair amount of votes based off Dracula's sheer name recognition. --- http://www.nbc.com/parks-and-recreation/exclusives/ron-dancing-animated.gif |
Lopen posted... Pretty hard to not call this for Squall at this point. Sora only beat Dante by 700 votes total and Dante was behind 300-400 votes at this point. Unless you think Squall's day vote is going to be significantly weaker than Dante's. Well, both of the matches in 2008 had Sora ending up at a higher % then he was at 2 AM. So history supports Sora here, but I dunno if the ASV will be as strong as it was back then. --- http://raptr.com/badge/cf898f37d9c30ef120ada6c35e636ad3/fs.png http://myanimelist.net/signature/RyanSaotome.png |
No
matter who wins this, it'll be close, which tells us that Squall/Seifer
is roughly equal to Sora/Riku, which is roughly equal to Dante/Vergil.
That's obviously not perfectly transitive (I'd take Squall's team to
have a slightly easier time with Dante's than whatever the stats end up
saying), but the three teams should still be in that same general
strength area. And that's kinda bad for Squall, and hell, Sora too (despite this potentially bracket-crushing result for him). I bet Squall would have been a B8 favorite over a team like the MK ninjas, and he would have gotten smashed. --- Yoblazer: http://i32.tinypic.com/zlf1w7.gif Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
Squall's
obviously the one stuffing right now. They cut back on the flow a bit
once Squall caught up-- no need to rush, then Sora dropped off and they
interpreted it as a voting shift and cut the power to their stuffing
turbines-- then it was variance and Squall got clobbered as a result. True story --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
Squall Leonhart vs. Seifer Almasy 50% 4391 Sora vs. Riku 50% 4391 Amazing. --- Surskit .-#Elements of Water#-. |
Yeah, things wouldn't have turned out so well for Squall/Seifer elsewhere in the bracket. But it will have the additional benefit of making people underestimate Squall the next time we have a 1-on-1 contest! --- http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/8718/leonflowchart.png |
Yeah. Sub-Zero/Scorpion and Samus/Ridley were painfully wasted in this contest. Ryu/Ken to some extent too. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
Well I'm off to bed. I expect to see Squall/Seifer up by 300 when I wake up just in time for the ASV --- I'm a mess http://i43.tinypic.com/205o5l.gif |
It's Kingdom Hearts fanboys we're talking about here. Right, and in a 50/50 poll, every fanboy counts. I'm saying it's plausible KH fanboys would vote Squall over Sora, but not Squall vs. Unknown vs. Sora v. Riku. The idea of Sora v. Riku is more appealing than the idea of just Sora. It doesn't really take many KH to feel that way to close the gap Charmander posted about on page 1. --- One of the most troublesome things in life is that what you do or do not want has little to do with what does or does not happen. 4983-4640-3352 Brawl Code |
Bosses
could have done some real work in this division. Hell, call me crazy,
but Chris/Wesker might have made things interesting as well, especially
if they had drawn Sora in a R1 night match. At least their rivalry spans
15 years and is more relevant today with RE5 and MvC3 than anything
else the division has to offer. --- Yoblazer: http://8board.webs.com/ariel.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
I
was about to say "We'll just have to wait until the final X-Stats come
out," but then I remembered that they're going to be borked beyond
repair. --- http://i.minus.com/iH9vIGOBoyTQ2.gif |
regardless of what happens now, this has been a great great match! --- MMM... cookies |
From: SuperNiceDog | #336 "great great" featuring Final Fantasy VIII and Kingdom Hearts. Don't think so bro --- http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/ExTha/10and14.jpg "I was wrong." - SmartMuffin |
Hey it had more lead changes thus far than the rest of the contest :P. Just waiting to see how far a lead Squall builds, and to see if sora can turn it come asv time. Squall sure is taking his slow time to build a lead btw. --- Truly if there is evil in this world. It lies within the heart of mankind. - Dhaos |
I
don't think Samus wins this division. personally, so I don't think
Bosses would do much here. (Which is what I meant by Samus was
misused-- her division was too weak) --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
ahahahaha team KH just got a 61% update --- Fight like dragons, have no fear, swords are made of STEEEEEEEEL~ |
Past 4 updates: Squall leads 7. Sora leads 7. Squall leads 21. Sora leads 21. --- Starcraft is my life, so without it I wouldn't exist. - Artosis |
Against Majora, FFX began to really build its overnight lead at this point. Meanwhile, Squall is still down. --- Yoblazer: http://oi52.tinypic.com/ad21i1.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
so next update squall leads by 63 --- Fight like dragons, have no fear, swords are made of STEEEEEEEEL~ |
Dante didn't really start cutting until around 4. Squall not moving isn't necessarily a bad sign for him. --- Fight like dragons, have no fear, swords are made of STEEEEEEEEL~ |
Wow this is tied almost 3 hrs in? Surely Sora has a good shot at this with the day vote! --- "I am riding the Poke-wave, using the metaphorical Surf and hopping on my Blastoise, all the way to Mario vs Bowser." - RPGLord |
I refuse to believe these updates are for real. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
Yeah, it's almost too formulaic. --- http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2011/8/22/2094c2de-bae8-4f5b-9f27-67eaff0aaeaf.jpg |
Well, I'm going to bed while Squall's in the lead. --- http://i43.tinypic.com/dgwh0.gif http://www.majhost.com/gallery/atukam/OHWD/snownd.gif |
1. Stuffing/rallying on one or both sides because it's a high stakes match for people who pay too much attention to contests 2. Our votes don't actually count and someone just designed a contest trend simulator to simulate matches and gave it to Bacon to use 3. Legit updates Those are my theories in order. I rather like the second theory. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
