Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1060

#351 | Dilated Chemist (Topic Creator) | Posted 7/11/2013 8:55:00 PM | message detail
Chie vs. Draven

Jak in 3rd.
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Points: 6/6 Today's Picks: Draven & Ryu (SF)
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#352 | xp1337 | Posted 7/11/2013 8:56:06 PM | message detail
Dilated Chemist posted...
You can only pick 1st and get either +3 or -3.

You can only pick 2nd and get either +2 or -2.

You can only pick 3rd and get either +1 or -1.

If you're truly guessing though, you're still expected to lose points there. You'd have a 1/3 chance of being right and a 2/3 chance of being wrong.

If you truly believe the competition will be fierce enough that you must take the risk, that's one thing. And if you don't think all the outcomes are equally likely, that changes things too. All I'm saying is that if you're truly not sure at all you're expected to lose points if you guess.

I'm guessing though! I couldn't help it!
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#353 | pyresword | Posted 7/11/2013 8:56:24 PM | message detail
I'm pretty sure I've seen every character called as a near lock for first and for last. This should be interesting.
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#354 | TheKoolAidShoto | Posted 7/11/2013 8:57:01 PM | message detail
Jak for first

other characters fight for scraps like the scrubs they are
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#355 | MarioSuperstar | Posted 7/11/2013 8:57:10 PM | message detail
Last minute bank on Chie > Jak > Draven. Hope it pays off.
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#356 | Nintendoboy375 | Posted 7/11/2013 8:58:13 PM | message detail | (edited)
I feel like if I crash and burn with my Expert picks, I still have a reasonable chance to win the Bracket Challenge. I won't feel too bad about it.

Jak/Chie/Draven. Let's go.
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#357 | Greyfeld | Posted 7/11/2013 8:57:46 PM | message detail
pyresword posted...
I'm pretty sure I've seen every character called as a near lock for first and for last. This should be interesting.


Has a lot to do with having absolutely zero information on 2/3 of the characters.
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#358 | tennisboy213 | Posted 7/11/2013 9:00:22 PM | message detail
Vote Accepted






Draven

36.84%

7 Votes

Your Pick





Chie Satonaka

42.11%

8 Votes





Jak

21.05%

4 Votes

Total Votes: 19
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#359 | SnoicFactor | Posted 7/11/2013 9:00:37 PM | message detail
go jak go!
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#360 | DoctorJimmy133 | Posted 7/11/2013 9:00:42 PM | message detail
Welp, Draven
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#361 | charmander6000 | Posted 7/11/2013 9:00:57 PM | message detail
Draven losing the board vote, not looking good
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Points: 5/6 Today's Picks: Draven and Ryu
#362 | pjbasis | Posted 7/11/2013 9:01:05 PM | message detail
Ouch, I was thinking this might happen
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#363 | abdou | Posted 7/11/2013 9:01:10 PM | message detail
lol draven
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#364 | CrushDavis | Posted 7/11/2013 9:01:17 PM | message detail
welp Jak wins this. Chie is a board vote kinda character
#365 | Dr_Football | Posted 7/11/2013 9:01:18 PM | message detail
GO JAK GO
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#366 | MarioSuperstar | Posted 7/11/2013 9:01:19 PM | message detail
And my last minute change.. has failed me
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#367 | xp1337 | Posted 7/11/2013 9:01:21 PM | message detail
Did Jak just seriously pull ahead of Chie already?

well then.
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#368 | Kotetsu534 | Posted 7/11/2013 9:01:28 PM | message detail
Jak's killing it by the looks, and Draven's flopping.
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#369 | TheArkOfTurus | Posted 7/11/2013 9:01:38 PM | message detail
I thought Draven would lose the board vote, but not this badly. Ouch.
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#370 | UltimaterializerX | Posted 7/11/2013 9:01:41 PM | message detail
Did I see Chie going nuts early, then Jak going even more nuts later?

I think I did!
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#371 | SnoicFactor | Posted 7/11/2013 9:01:47 PM | message detail
Chie will die off hard. This site really likes Persona for some reason.
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#372 | Xuxon | Posted 7/11/2013 9:02:34 PM | message detail
was mulling this over and thinking about changing and all of a sudden it started. feeling good about Jak winning, but second seems up in the air still.
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#373 | SuorGenoveffa | Posted 7/11/2013 9:02:36 PM | message detail
...and this is why I shouldn't have bet on a completely random LoL nom.
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#374 | jacko_vdz | Posted 7/11/2013 9:02:46 PM | message detail
Draven's pic got changed? Only just noticed.
#375 | UltimaterializerX | Posted 7/11/2013 9:02:51 PM | message detail
It's kind of sad that Chie is more likely to get successfully comeback-rallied than Draven is.
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#376 | CrushDavis | Posted 7/11/2013 9:02:53 PM | message detail
How weak do these characters have to be to allow Jak to be in the 40s?
#377 | machinegungeek | Posted 7/11/2013 9:02:58 PM | message detail
SnoicFactor posted...
Chie will die off hard. This site really likes Persona for some reason.


Because Persona is a quality series.
#378 | Metal_DK | Posted 7/11/2013 9:03:19 PM | message detail
CrushDavis posted...
How weak do these characters have to be to allow Jak to be in the 40s?


about as weak as chris davis has been this past week
#379 | BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 7/11/2013 9:03:39 PM | message detail
Been waiting a couple of years for this one:

lol LoL
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#380 | isNotPerfect | Posted 7/11/2013 9:03:44 PM | message detail
Draven is getting killed by the board vote.

And there goes my perfect bracket.
#381 | xp1337 | Posted 7/11/2013 9:03:48 PM | message detail
Well, if this holds, I'm going to second-guess why I didn't make the change to Jak > Chie > Draven earlier today for a while.
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#382 | TsunamiXXVIII | Posted 7/11/2013 9:03:57 PM | message detail
When I made my vote for Chie, the poll showed her with a one vote lead. It was glorious.
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#383 | Then00bAvenger | Posted 7/11/2013 9:04:10 PM | message detail
In after Draven gets last place
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#384 | Qwaar | Posted 7/11/2013 9:04:12 PM | message detail
Well there goes all my points for this match.
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#385 | swirIdude | Posted 7/11/2013 9:04:24 PM | message detail
This result seems pretty clear, and boring.
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#386 | UltimaterializerX | Posted 7/11/2013 9:05:07 PM | message detail
Jak up 62 at the freeze. Only a rally is going to stop him at this point.
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#387 | Shoenin_Kakashi | Posted 7/11/2013 9:05:09 PM | message detail
Ahahaha

eat **** Noxian filth
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#388 | ffmasterjose | Posted 7/11/2013 9:05:09 PM | message detail
Spyro > Morrigan, confirmed
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The Great GameFAQs Character Battle IX contest - 5/6 pts | Expert Challenge: 14/36
NP: Draven > Jak > Chie Satonaka
#389 | machinegungeek | Posted 7/11/2013 9:05:13 PM | message detail
Though seriously, my Expert Challenge has long since been toast, lol. Oh well, at least my bracket is going strong. I originally, on first inspection, had Chie winning this. That doesn't seem so crazy anymore. A lot of my friends play LoL and I still don't know wtf a Draven is. So yeah.
#390 | TsunamiXXVIII | Posted 7/11/2013 9:05:13 PM | message detail
...Well, at least -2 is better than -6. Even if it is more embarrassing. >_>
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#391 | DoctorJimmy133 | Posted 7/11/2013 9:05:24 PM | message detail
Draven
23.95%
182 Votes

Chie Satonaka
33.95%
258 Votes

Jak
42.11%
320 Votes

Man, now this is going to be boring. R.I.P. my perfect bracket.

44.444…/33.333…/22.222… much?
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#392 | ShatteredElysium | Posted 7/11/2013 9:05:57 PM | message detail
I've never played Persona 4 and errr is Chie supposed to look like a guy on the poll picture? Surely that's hurting her?
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#393 | CrushDavis | Posted 7/11/2013 9:05:58 PM | message detail
Chie won that last minute!

That little glimpse of hope will likely be squashed in the next update..
#394 | GANON1025 | Posted 7/11/2013 9:06:02 PM | message detail
Well then
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#395 | Shoenin_Kakashi | Posted 7/11/2013 9:06:06 PM | message detail
Cho'gath should've been here and put his Gentleman Cho'gath pic
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#396 | swirIdude | Posted 7/11/2013 9:07:26 PM | message detail
Draven rallying is occuring on Twitch right now. Expect a big Draven boost and a second place finish.
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#397 | StarStormScream | Posted 7/11/2013 9:07:58 PM | message detail
ffmasterjose posted...
Spyro > Morrigan, confirmed


Wait...wut?
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#398 | Sorozone | Posted 7/11/2013 9:08:05 PM | message detail
A massive boost would be amusing to see,
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#399 | Team Rocket Elite (Moderator) | Posted 7/11/2013 9:08:34 PM | message detail
Score-Brackets-% Right
5--------3874------69.70
4--------6404------75.22
3--------3606------68.77
2--------1111------61.66
1--------195--------52.82
0--------64----------50.00

It's sort of weird that it's the -1s that did best this time. It was an easy match so the people at the top would normally do best. I wonder if it's because someone has a bunch of identical brackets and is skewing the stats.

11 people fell off the Top 49. 03cobrasarenice, 1benjy, 50inchDLP, 7point9, 99Clouds, abcd9876, AbsoluteZeroX19, AC3Corruption, AceMoe, ACEorFISH and AceSaysHigh23 did not have Aeris winning the match.
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#400 | PSI_NESS | Posted 7/11/2013 9:08:55 PM | message detail
swirIdude posted...
Draven rallying is occuring on Twitch right now. Expect a big Draven boost and a second place finish.



Then this will be my 4th 0 for the expert challenge already :'(
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