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There is a Hero in all of us. ~*creativename's contest site (all things contest!)*~ www.gamefaqscontests.com ~*The Board 8 Wiki (lots of useful contest and board information, including all past Post-Contest Analysis from Ulti, transience, Ed Bellis and others)*~ http://board8.wikia.com/ ~*List of All Polls (a search bar is at the bottom)*~ http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html ~*NGamer64's Archive Sites (good stuff!) and (LOL) X-Stats Sim (some offensive language)*~ http://www.thengamer.com/ http://thengamer.com/xstats ~*GameFAQs Contests Hall of Fame*~ http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/GameFAQs_Contests_Hall_of_Fame http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/GameFAQs_Contests_Match_Hall_of_Fame ~*Character Contest Histories*~ http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Contest_Histories ~*Simple Explanation of Extrapolated Standings*~ A = Strongest Character B = Character Weaker than A C = Character Weaker than B To figure out a character's Xsts Percentage ---> [(CvB)(BvA)]/50 = CvA To compare how C would do against B ---> [(CvA)/(BvA)]*50 = CvB To figure out how B would do against A ---> [(CvA)/(CvB)]*50 = BvA ~*All the Match Pics*~ http://www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery/index.php ~*Leonhart4's Trend Charts*~ https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?hl=en&key=tOGmynfNIiNy5VukpEF-PdA&hl=en#gid=0 ~*Daily Vote Trends - An Explanation for Dummies*~ http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Daily_Vote_Trends ~*Acronyms and Percentages for Dummies*~ http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Acronyms_and_Percentages ~*Say What? Common Stats Topic Lingo Defined*~ SFF (Same Fanbase Factor) - Same Fanbase Factor is the theory that, if two contestants share a common fanbase, the weaker of the two options will underperform in a direct matchup. For instance, Link was expected to defeat Ganon with 65% of the vote in 2004, based on their 2003 values. Instead, Link collected near 88% of the vote. This is the best example of SFF we've ever seen. However take some SFF labels with a grain of salt, as many people will slap it onto any match that doesn't make perfect sense. Extrapolated Standings - The mathematical "strength" of a contestant that's determined based on their performance relative to the rest of the field. This number is typically based on the contest entrant's loss, but adjustments are sometimes made. See above for a watered down explanation for how the stats are calculated. --- "This is a fantasy based on reality." DChemist |
My Expert Challenge is screwed once again. |
Now we know why Rinoa never made a contest before. lol --- Fine! I'll go to the store and get your Goddamn drain cleaner! Character Battle IX Tingle Victory Parade - the journey is over.... |
I
do not give a single **** if this can't possibly last. No ****s are
given. Every update the Hero is not doing horribly is a win for justice,
glory, and the American way. --- Death is not to be feared, but avoidance never hurt anyone. |
Mine too. --- "This is a fantasy based on reality." DChemist |
It's a little early to get all fatalistic, after what Tina pulled during the last match. --- PSN - Aevio "I'm on a Goomba." - BlackMageJawa |
WOO the fodder match was fun! --- My Little Phineas and Ferb: Summer is Magic! Natwaf will win this year's Guru Contest! (Yeah Right) |
Seriously though the font for this round ****ing sucks I CAN'T EVEN TELL WHAT THAT RIGHT NAME IS --- http://img.imgcake.com/KommunistKoala/koalajpgehsa.jpg http://img.imgcake.com/KKpngat.png |
Well, my Expert Challenge is starting to take a very grim turn! ...At least I won't have lost points in a match yet! --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out? GotD (219/384) Melee v FFX |
is it too early to overreact and say there's a reason we never see non-Squall FF8 in these things? because...my god --- Leafs / Raptors / Blue Jays / TFC / Argos / Tottenham We'll get 'em next year. |
Lopen posted... I suspected this might happen. Not because anyone actually knows who Hero is, but because Aeris and Rinoa are basically the same character and it's an easy to dislike character. Hero could get 20% just on anti-votes That's a very good point. I didn't even consider the idea of Hero getting votes because of "not-FFVII" or "not-FFVIII". --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
The thing is, if you try to rally for Rinoa, won't the votes go to Aerith instead? --- Hey, its that SuperNiceDog! Congrats to the Guru 2011 winner |
Seifer
would've made some noise if he weren't up against a character that
never loses in Round 1, and another character from Final Fantasy. --- "This is a fantasy based on reality." DChemist |
This
is some heavy standout factor for Hero against two Final Fantasy
chicks. I wonder what percentage of the people voting for him have any
idea which game he's even from. Still, Shepard will have a similar
advantage next round against two RPG chicks (although it will be diluted
since they won't both be from FF), so this doesn't bode very well for
Aeris out the gate. --- http://i.imgur.com/IjkDZMA.jpg |
From: Zabie_W | Posted: 7/11/2013 12:10:56 PM | #487 Xuxon posted...From: Zabie_W | Posted: 7/11/2013 12:03:14 PM | #465Then again, I'm from Europe (Spain to be exact) and we love our Fire Emblem. Had the Lucina v Dracula v Caim been a night match, I belive that Lucina would beat up the competition badly. obviously Alucard would stomp that match, that's not what i'm referring to. i'm just talking about Alucard's night strength relative to his own day strength. he has one of the strongest ratios there, so i'd expect Dracula to be similar. --- http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxkdr0uNc91qlu5jao1_r1_400.gif |
Hero is also called Hero and if you've ever played any DQ game you know who he is. --- Tornadoman78: tornadoman and tornadogirl like to kick box each other in my tornaolayzers and she dosent even mind getting hit |
BK_Sheikah00 posted... The thing is, if you try to rally for Rinoa, won't the votes go to Aerith instead? Depends on where you rally from. You'd have to get rallies from very specific boards to push Rinoa ahead without feeding Aerith. --- PSN - Aevio "I'm on a Goomba." - BlackMageJawa |
Well I don't just mean they're girls from FFVII and FFVIII I mean they're literally the same character. Rinoa is just a more intense version of it. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
I can't get it out of my head. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs-MeZBGJ_k --- Can anyone provide me with a decent challenge!? |
GloriousSweater posted... This is some heavy standout factor for Hero against two Final Fantasy chicks. I wonder what percentage of the people voting for him have any idea which game he's even from. Still, Shepard will have a similar advantage next round against two RPG chicks (although it will be diluted since they won't both be from FF), so this doesn't bode very well for Aeris out the gate. unless it's FemShep again hurhur --- Want any VNs pre-patched? PM me. List of VNs can be found by clicking on my username. |
Also,
Rinoa is doing better against Aeris than we've typically seen from the
FF7/8 split in the past. The Cloud/Squall and Cloud/Seph vs.
Squall/Seifer matches have all ended in at least triplings, IIRC. --- http://i.imgur.com/IjkDZMA.jpg |
Unreal.
Hero's gonna beat Rinoa. Well done. I had that in my expert until an
hour ago then I changed it. Oh well. My only consolation is that
Aeris>Rinoa>Hero was probably the most popular pick and that I
won't lose too much ground on everyone else with this. |
Dilated Chemist posted... Seifer would've made some noise if he weren't up against a character that never loses in Round 1, and another character from Final Fantasy. Honestly, Celes is the only thing that screws Seifer. I would've definitely taken him to beat Knux if the third opponent had been a non-factor. --- The Great GameFAQs Character Battle IX contest - 4/5 points NP: Aerith Gainsborough > Rinoa Heartilly > Hero |
Rallied
so hard last night for Tina, but it just fell short. #2 post on
r/borderlands, #7 post on r/borderlands2. Got a link posted here too: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tiny-Tina/461805067171803. At the end I was trying to go into a couple Twitch streams and talk about it, but I don't think that helped. Oh well. I guess maybe without any of that, Tharja just slowly gains throughout the entire night. Who knows. I had fun though. Sorry Tina, we almost did it! |
Yeeeeees Hero --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
That
just dilutes the effect of rallying though it doesn't make them
worthless. Final Fantasy is a large enough fanbase that I could easily
see rallies still having an impact on the 2nd place match even if 2/3 of
the rally votes go to Aerith --- This is my signature. |
Second
match in a row that I end up with 0 points in the Expert Challenge
thanks to messing up 2nd and 3rd place. Damn, I think I'll just
completely bank on the next match because these matches are really
giving me a lot of trouble already. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
Voted for Rinoa but yeah, Hero's looking real good. |
Greyfeld posted... BK_Sheikah00 posted...The thing is, if you try to rally for Rinoa, won't the votes go to Aerith instead? Not really. Even if 60% of votes from an attempted Rinoa rally went to Aeris, that's still a lot more votes coming in for Rinoa than you would have otherwise had. Remember, no one would think of getting Rinoa a win with a rally. They'd just need to push her past Hero. |
Only one perfect -30 left. |
Yeah
I'm not sure I get it... a character from a pretty old and niche game
shouldn't be able to put up this performance. I'm still expecting this
to die off, but maybe not. --- Still smilin' :> |
Xuxon posted... From: Zabie_W | Posted: 7/11/2013 12:10:56 PM | #487Xuxon posted...From: Zabie_W | Posted: 7/11/2013 12:03:14 PM | #465Then again, I'm from Europe (Spain to be exact) and we love our Fire Emblem. Had the Lucina v Dracula v Caim been a night match, I belive that Lucina would beat up the competition badly. Fair point, although I personally belive that Dracula would not have a similar ratio compared to Alucard. Then again, Lucina v Dracula is a day match so we will never know :V |
TheOneAboveAll posted... Unreal. Hero's gonna beat Rinoa. Well done. I had that in my expert until an hour ago then I changed it. Oh well. My only consolation is that Aeris>Rinoa>Hero was probably the most popular pick and that I won't lose too much ground on everyone else with this. I considered the idea that Aerith would totally eat Rinoa's votes, giving Hero the chance to slip into second, but I threw it away because I assumed that Hero would be weak enough that no amount of SFF in the world could put him in that spot. I should really learn not to underestimate the niche fanbases that make their home on this website. --- PSN - Aevio "I'm on a Goomba." - BlackMageJawa |
I think the truly surprising here is that Aerith isn't even doing that good a job of SFFing Rinoa. That's pretty much where I expected Rinoa to be but Hero is just blowing that up! --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/B8%20Girls%202012/pjbas.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
How many people fell off the leaderboard? --- 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 expect Rinoa to eventually pass Hero and then never let go of the lead. Hero won't last long. --- http://myanimelist.net/animelist/swordz9 |
junk_funk posted... I can't get it out of my head. did someone actually paste a rap song in the topic? (I don't mean this in a degrading way btw Nas is a legend; just holy crap Board 8 links Nas to Dragon Quest) --- "i am pretty sure 3-year old children would generate more thoughtful discussion than board 8 on any topic of sexism" - Naye745 |
vcharon posted... Yeah I'm not sure I get it... a character from a pretty old and niche game shouldn't be able to put up this performance. I'm still expecting this to die off, but maybe not. Because he's not just from one game. Reasons why he's in second here: 1. He's like a light version of Link. "Hero" is the default name of every DQ lead. 2. His name is Hero. 3. Rinoa is getting SFF'd. 4. Hero is an alternative to two FF chicks and the only dude in the match. 5. Rinoa looks like a dude in that picture. --- Tornadoman78: tornadoman and tornadogirl like to kick box each other in my tornaolayzers and she dosent even mind getting hit |
scaryice posted... Rallied so hard last night for Tina, but it just fell short. #2 post on r/borderlands, #7 post on r/borderlands2. Got a link posted here too: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tiny-Tina/461805067171803. At the end I was trying to go into a couple Twitch streams and talk about it, but I don't think that helped. Oh well. Are you going to rally for face mcshooty and Jack too? --- Play Earthbound And Dragon Warrior(Quest) 7 |
TheOneAboveAll posted... Greyfeld posted...BK_Sheikah00 posted...The thing is, if you try to rally for Rinoa, won't the votes go to Aerith instead? I'd sure like to know what FF forums you frequent. --- When you've got a pretty-boy monkey on your back constantly calling you a puppet, you hardly want to seem like you're happy to be used. - DSakaCharanJ |
At least I feel good about Shepard though! --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/B8%20Girls%202012/pjbas.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
Yeah no... he is not Link, even a light version. In name alone, but not in image, character, etc. Big difference. --- Still smilin' :> |
Actually
let's get something straight. The Hero of DQV is vastly different from
every other lead in DQ history and is in legitimate elite company in
silent protagonists. Like, he is legitimately the best character here. But hey if people need a Hero, I'm fine with that. --- Death is not to be feared, but avoidance never hurt anyone. |
Cut by Rinoa. --- Still smilin' :> |
Hero % getting taken by Aerith, don't care, yayayay. --- Death is not to be feared, but avoidance never hurt anyone. |
I'm sure he's doing this well because he looks like a representative of the whole series. I mean, he does look like all of them, especially the DQVIII guy --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/B8%20Girls%202012/pjbas.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
Come on Hero, you can do it! --- Maniac64 at work ~Boko United~ |
From: vcharon | Posted: 7/11/2013 12:28:32 PM | #044 Cut by Rinoa. not a cut, but Hero's gains are slowing and he's bleeding % --- http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxkdr0uNc91qlu5jao1_r1_400.gif |
"Whoops" at my quickmath there. But very slight gain there, stall. --- Still smilin' :> |
I'm
not calling him Link. All I'm simply saying is people know Hero is from
DQ. DQ8 was pretty popular. Everyone who played that game can tell this
guy is from DQ. --- Tornadoman78: tornadoman and tornadogirl like to kick box each other in my tornaolayzers and she dosent even mind getting hit |
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