GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1042
Are
you honestly saying Modern Warefare 3 would be in the top 5? I'm sorry
but it wouldn't even be close. I'd take Dark Souls to beat MW3 on this
site 1v1 easily. http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3727 Uncharted 2 and Dragon Age both beat Dark Souls. MW3 shouldn't be as strong as the 2nd, but I don't see why it can't at least go even if not beat Dark Souls. I think you're really overestimating it. --- http://raptr.com/badge/cf898f37d9c30ef120ada6c35e636ad3/fs.png http://myanimelist.net/signature/RyanSaotome.png |
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From: Haste_2 | #050 Sonic and Mega Man should probably be brought up somehow, given how badly they were roflstomped. No idea how that would be accomplished though. Also, I can't express how happy I am with how high X/Zero ended up despite being fed to Mario (and subsequently to Link). They're probably a top 5 team in the bracket in proper stats. I'd have taken them over the Snakes now that we saw how crappy Cloud looked. --- Game of the decade? More like Guru of the decade mirite? |
Also, suppose I should change my sig --- Game of the decade? More like Guru of the decade mirite? However, the Guru of the next decade so far is SuperNiceDog |
X-stats
seem okay.Of course you can never have a clear result with these things
but eh.Also amazing how only TWO rivalries break 41% on Link!Man is he
strong. --- 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~ |
BlAcK TuRtLe posted... Also, suppose I should change my sig past guru champ should be exempted from this but yeah... at least you keep the "GotD" title for at least nine more years!!! Edit: and Congrats to SuperNiceDog!!! You will hopefully keep the "Rivalry Rumble" title FOREVER... XD --- Congratulation to SuperNiceDog. Guru champ and Rivalry Rumble master |
Poll schedule for the next few days: 12/22/2011 - I don't know. Probably an original poll idea. 12/23/2011 - I don't know. Probably an original poll idea. 12/24/2011 - 'Twas the night before Christmas, and what are you doing? 12/25/2011 - What did you get for Christmas (or another December holiday)? 12/26/2011 - Got 3DS? 12/27/2011 - Got PlayStation 3? 12/28/2011 - Got Wii? 12/29/2011 - Got Xbox 360? It seems like Bacon won't be doing "Got DS?", "Got PSP?", or "Got iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad?" right after Christmas. I guess he dropped some of the "Got Console?" polls this year in preparation for the release of the Wii U and Vita in North America. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
From: -LusterSoldier- | #056 Excellent news. --- SuperNiceDog http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/2369/mythbattlers.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/Sensui22/1248835958206.png |
Though
next year, he'll have "Got Wii U?" and "Got Vita?" right after
Christmas using the extra spots left over from dropping 3 of the "Got
Console?" polls. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
So
basically, either the site gets asked what contest it wants in the next
two polls, or we get a Most Attractive Character contest. >.> --- Who knew the Rivalry Rumble would be so predictable? SuperNiceDog, that's who. |
From: Kotetsu534 | #059 Let's not rule out Favorite Couple! --- "Stay with me until the end, SuperNiceDog. Please." "Not until the end. Always." |
Link/Zelda vs Tidus/Yuna finals. --- Black: 3310-7431-2094 |
more like Link/Zelda vs Mario/Peach --- SuperNiceDog recommends the following SuperNiceGame: http://amzn.to/tOv1Xr |
More like Phoenix/Iris vs. Link/Ruto. --- SuperNiceDog's Guru victory dance: http://www.gifsoup.com/view/593815/frasier-and-niles-dance-o.gif |
I nominate Fang/Vanille. |
So
with Brian being revealed as an alt, there's a chance for me to finish
as high as 2nd?! *crosses fingers and hopes everyone else had ****tier
tiebreakers than I did. --- http://www.facebook.com/zerosignal My only regret is not having faith in Phoenix Wright. Hats off to SuperNiceDog |
6. Ryu vs. Ken Masters – 29.98% 7. Samus Aran vs. Ridley – 29.58% redeemed 5. Solid Snake vs. Liquid Snake – 31.62% 9. Big Boss vs. The Boss – 27.52% curses --- "When I was a young man, I had liberty, but I did not see it. I had time, but I did not know it." |
Metal Gear rivalries are where they should be. MGS1 > MGS3 > MGS4 --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/pjbasis.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
Switch 3 and 1, then we're set! --- "When I was a young man, I had liberty, but I did not see it. I had time, but I did not know it." |
3 > 1 > 4/2 Just like the games --- SuperNiceDog is better than a bunny slug: http://img.imgcake.com/nio/26leonpngat.png http://img.imgcake.com/nio/daigohadoupnguj.png |
MGS2 and SotC had "artsy" SFF. MGS2 was gonna win the division...! --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/pjbasis.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=1949 http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=4575 That's a bit better, I guess. --- SuperNiceDog was not so nice to my bracket. Congrats to SuperNiceDog for winning the Rivalry Rumble Guru Contest! |
From: pjbasis | #070 When you're trying to say MGS2 got SFF'd by SOTC, then you know your argument is sunk. --- No objections to SuperNiceDog as our Guru champ! http://i.minus.com/iH9vIGOBoyTQ2.gif |
Kotetsu534 | Posted 12/21/2011 10:44:56 PM | message detail | quote So basically, either the site gets asked what contest it wants in the next two polls, or we get a Most Attractive Character contest. >.> If it didn't happen today, it probably won't happen tomorrow either. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
I would imagine tomorrow's poll will be something akin to "Do you plan to buy a Wii U?" --- SuperNiceDog is better than a bunny slug: http://img.imgcake.com/nio/26leonpngat.png http://img.imgcake.com/nio/daigohadoupnguj.png |
I get the feeling we probably won't hear a thing from SB until it's time for the next contest. --- Yoblazer: http://i32.tinypic.com/zlf1w7.gif Watch and you'll see... SuperNiceDog own me... in the Guru! |
Well,
I'm hoping we can get a new contest early next year considering this
Rivalry Rumble was almost like a mini-contest like the Villains Contest
or the Series Contest. --- This is what SuperNiceDog did to me in the Guru: http://i43.tinypic.com/dgwh0.gif http://www.majhost.com/gallery/atukam/OHWD/snownd.gif |
So
basically, either the site gets asked what contest it wants in the next
two polls, or we get a Most Attractive Character contest I'm optimistic that he's gonna pick up on the vibe that Rivalry Rumble mostly sucked and then revert back to "tried and true" - so either games or straight character. --- My weapons are USELESS against SuperNiceDog! |
I
agree with the sentiments in the opener that we should make the most of
the contest. I don't, however, feel that Batman has any chance
whatsoever to beat Link. Batman's absolute ceiling is slightly above
Arkham Asylum. Acting like throwing him and a bunch of weaker guys in
and expecting them to do anything is ridiculous, and the only reason
we're even discussing it is because everyone seems so desperate to find
anyone who can possibly beat Link. This feels like a less extreme
version of the WWF No Mercy hype that happened, where a small core of
people who were passionate about a shared common interest managed to
convince each other that the next great thing was about to happen before
finding out that they thought very differently from the rest of the
site and everything fell apart. --- Bracket: DEAD (unless Waluigi proves himself as the people's champion) Battle: Still goin' |
^Lol
no one really thought No Mercy was going to win it's match. They were
just picking it on the incredibly small chance that it did happen
because they liked the game and since it was just a 1 point match
anyways it wasn't going to decide the winner of the contest (hell the
guru winner missed that match). --- Starcraft is my life, so without it I wouldn't exist. - Artosis Congratulations to SuperNiceDog for winning the 2011 Guru contest. |
From: FateStayAlbion | #051 They both beat DEMON SOULS Demon Souls =/= Dark Souls. http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=4454 http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=4476 DS is one of those games that got more popular after it came out. No doubt it's far stronger than Demons and certainly up there. I said it was 5th strongest, i didn't say the strongest. Look at Assassin on there...and look at how the game was recieved. It isn't going to do as well as Brotherhood. Obviously Batman,Skyrim,Zelda and Portal are way ahead. The only debate is hwo strong UC3 is. PS3 Exclusive Vs. Miltiplat. UC3 isn't going to be anywhere near as strong as UC2 http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=4507 Hype polls don't mean anything. You have to see how games did in relation to their hype. Some people thought FF13 would win GOTY just because it was FF last year. ME2 dominated the polls. I'm not overestimating it. All i'm saying is you have a Batch of games in Assassins, MW3, BF3, Uncharted 3, gears 3 and Dark Souls and for me Dark Souls is going to be the more popualr out of those, that's just my take. USing 2 year old GOTY polls for completely different games is silly. |
Kotetsu534 | Posted 12/21/2011 2:49:45 PM | message detail | quote Skyrim >> Zelda >> Uncharted 3 > MW3 = Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Skyrim will crush the multiplat poll(s), Zelda and Uncharted will make the final from their exclusive polls (along with Gears of War 3). If SBA's taking more than one multiplat game, then it's down to Portal 2 and Arkham City to fight it out. I don't think he would do more than one multiplatform game in the first overall GotY poll (not the 3-way). Last year's GotY poll already had 11 games in it, and now we'll end up with another game because of the 3DS. He should drop the iPhone GotY poll, if he wants to keep it at 11 games, especially because we'll get the Wii U and Vita next year as well. If we get another iPhone GotY poll, it will be painful to watch. The last one got under 26000 votes and site traffic is even worse compared to the start of 2011 when we had the GotY polls. Another iPhone GotY poll would be in the running to get less than 20000 votes. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
^Lol
no one really thought No Mercy was going to win it's match. They were
just picking it on the incredibly small chance that it did happen
because they liked the game and since it was just a 1 point match
anyways it wasn't going to decide the winner of the contest (hell the
guru winner missed that match). Rewriting history, sure it may be true for some people, but there were people that thought WWF No Mercy had a decent chance at winning. --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/Rivalry%20BOP.xls Congrats to SuperNiceDog for winning the guru contest. |
People who were actual fans of the game realized the game didn't have much of a chance. --- SuperNiceDog also has the right of way. http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/7760/222bj.jpg |
http://oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k10&type=match&match=22 About half thought the match would be fairly close. No one expected PoR to win by as much as it did. --- SuperNiceDog was not so nice to my bracket. Congrats to SuperNiceDog for winning the Rivalry Rumble Guru Contest! |
Well, I wasn't expecting 70/30, to be sure. I didn't think POR itself would be that strong. --- SuperNiceDog Guru racing with motion controls: http://i52.tinypic.com/2zfiu09.gif http://i54.tinypic.com/10729w2.gif |
Most people didn't realize No Mercy would be that WEAK. =p The majority overestimated POR against Pokemon DPP the next round. --- Congrats to SuperNiceDog on besting me in the Guru challenge! |
From: LeonhartFour | Posted: 12/22/2011 3:45:38 AM | #060 Squall and Rinoa 4 life tbh --- http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Shaneh87/Funny/siggy.jpg |
Man, at least Smurf's trolling used to get people banned. This is just sad. --- You've got me wondering why I like it rough. Is it because you don't mean it, or because I don't feel it? |
http://oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k10&type=match&match=22 WTF why does it have me with WWF at 57.43%, should be PoR at 57.43%. Doesn't matter anyways. --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/Rivalry%20BOP.xls Congrats to SuperNiceDog for winning the guru contest. |
I
think this contest was slightly better than the 2006 series contest, so
I don't think it was quite the worst one. I think the Trainers in and
of themselves gave the Rivalry Rumble a redeeming quality. If you think
otherwise, please give me an explanation, though I'd prefer you tell me
something that was good about the series contest. BlAcK TuRtLe posted... Sonic and Mega Man should probably be brought up somehow, given how badly they were roflstomped. No idea how that would be accomplished though. Also, I can't express how happy I am with how high X/Zero ended up despite being fed to Mario (and subsequently to Link). They're probably a top 5 team in the bracket in proper stats. I'd have taken them over the Snakes now that we saw how crappy Cloud looked. Sonic might be a touch too low, but I think Mega Man/Wily is fine. Sub-Zero/Scorp probably beats him in a non-nailbiter. --- Congrats to SuperNiceDog on besting me in the Guru challenge! |
From: Haste_2 | #090 Pokemon/Metroid Castlevania/Kingdom Hearts Castlevania/Halo Street Fighter/Resident Evil Super Mario Bros./Final Fantasy The Legend of Zelda/Final Fantasy Six quality matches out of 31 About twice as many as the Rivalry Rumble had. --- "Hold on a minute! That testimony stinks!" "SuperNiceDog! You can't just say 'Hello' and expect us to get anywhere! I want you to testify!" |
Meh, I still count some of the R1 blowouts as good matches. Hindsight, etc. but X/Zero going from 80 to 82 in the first or second update was great. Chris/Wesker blowout was great! --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/pjbasis.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
Well, if we want to talk epic blowouts, then the list would increase. Pretty much every match FF, Mario, and Zelda had against opponents that weren't themselves would qualify. --- This is what SuperNiceDog did to me in the Guru: http://i43.tinypic.com/dgwh0.gif http://www.majhost.com/gallery/atukam/OHWD/snownd.gif |
I'm talking blowouts that weren't done by FF, Mario and Zelda though! Those are the ones to cherish. --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/pjbasis.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
Oh right, I also forgot about GTA/Warcraft. And Mega Man/Mario Kart, for killing off yoblazer's account. --- "I couldn't stand a day without a past or SuperNiceDog. I need to live each moment to keep fighting here and now." |
So how long until contest winners get some sort of official notification? I assume we get an email at some point? --- Inter-planetary-mega-stellar-hydro-static. There's no gravity between us. Our love is automatic. |
From: SabrielAbhorsen | #096 Oh cool, glad to know everybody else is uninformed too. Was worried I'd picked Fun entry, not Karma. --- http://img.imgcake.com/nio/59xiiipngpy.png |
Well, "worried" --- "oh my god oh my god a spider just crawled INTO MY KEYBOARD" -pxlated "It just wants some web access." - Ness26 |
Haste_2 posted... I think this contest was slightly better than the 2006 series contest, so I don't think it was quite the worst one. I think the Trainers in and of themselves gave the Rivalry Rumble a redeeming quality. If you think otherwise, please give me an explanation, though I'd prefer you tell me something that was good about the series contest. Along with what Leon said, its champion was both a board-upset and in the closest championship we had (LoZ with 50.99%) until last year (LoZ:MM with 50.52%). It doesn't hurt that the Series Contest was built around a significantly better idea, either. --- http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/3492/eponaharr.jpg Nominate SuperNiceDog's Guru-choice, then Epona. |
Hmm...I'm
not entirely sure I like the way these x-stats shake out. See, one
thing I've always found annoying about tournaments that work out exact
"placements" using loser-bracket type games is that it can be very
inaccurate. Take, for example, the various early-season tournaments that
exist in NCAA basketball. We'll use this year's Maui Invitational as an
illustrative example. Day 1: First-round games Duke 77, Tennessee 67 Michigan 73, Memphis 61 Kansas 67, Georgetown 63 UCLA 92, Chaminade 60 Day 2: Winners' bracket: Duke 82, Michigan 75 Kansas 76, UCLA 56 Losers' bracket: Memphis 99, Tennessee 97 (2OT) Georgetown 88, Chaminade 71 Day 3: Seventh-place game: Tennessee 86, Chaminade 60 Fifth-place game: Georgetown 91, Memphis 88 (OT) Third-place game: Michigan 79, UCLA 63 Championship Game: Duke 68, Kansas 61 They allegedly have a defined 1-8 order, but aside from the champion and the last-place finisher, nothing is really terribly defined. The third-place game winner lost their match to the champion, not the runner-up, so either one could easily be the true #2, and UCLA, which had the good fortune to draw the host team (who comes from a lower division and almost always finishes in 8th place) in the first round, goes 1-2 with both losses by large margins and finishes "4th", while Georgetown is 2-1 and is "5th". Madness. But let's look at the flipside, this year's Paradise Jam. Opening rounds: Norfolk State 61, Drexel 56 TCU 57, Virginia 55 Mississippi 63, Drake 59 Marquette 95, Winthrop 73 Winners' bracket: Norfolk State 66, TCU 53 Marquette 96, Mississippi 66 Losers' bracket: Virginia 49, Drexel 35 Drake 66, Winthrop 62 Seventh-place game: Drexel 68, Winthrop 45 Fifth-place game: Virginia 60, Drake 52 Third-place game: Mississippi 80, TCU 69 Championship Game: Marquette 59, Norfolk State 57 It's still not perfect because the seventh-place finisher lost to the fifth-place finisher, not the sixth-place finisher, and the second-place finisher beat the fourth-place finisher, not the third-place finisher, but...TCU, which came in fourth, got their lone win against Virginia, who came in fifth. So at the very least, the "1-2 for fourth place, 2-1 for fifth" problem is a non-issue. Which brings us back to why I object to these X-Stats... 1. Link vs. Ganondorf – 50.00% 2. Mario vs. Bowser – 42.28% 3. Cloud Strife vs. Sephiroth – 41.74% 4. Pokemon Trainer Red vs. Pokemon Trainer Blue – 37.51% Now, I know that in the x-stats, the runner-up isn't always even in second place, but in this contest, the final was the closest match that the champion had...and the winner of the third-place match was defeated by the loser of the championship match, so the 1-2-3-4 order should be somewhat concrete. I know, the very presence of a "third-place match" wrecks the idea of X-stats, because they're based on the idea that matches should be transitive even though they aren't, but the idea that the Pokémon Trainers could finish behind Cloud and Sephiroth in the X-stats despite having a direct head-to-head win seems ridiculous. --- I'm a cat person, but I can still appreciate a SuperNiceDog. |
