Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1075

#451 | BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 7/24/2013 11:40:23 AM | message detail
charmander6000 posted...
So is there any known trend that Protoman will somehow make a huge comeback or it's pretty much over like this? with Protoman cutting here and there but pretty much over?

Well when Europe goes to bed Proto Man will get stronger by comparison.


Mega Man characters always do their best in the first 3 hours of the poll, and the last 4-5 hours. Mega Man/Sonic 2005 is an excellent barometer for trending Mega Man characters.
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#452 | FranzyvonKarma | Posted 7/24/2013 11:40:34 AM | message detail
It's true.

No way does MGS3 get close to Metroid Prime.
#453 | LinkMarioSamus | Posted 7/24/2013 11:41:41 AM | message detail
KamikazePotato posted...
Prime and Paper Mario both did very well in GotD.


They both finished well ahead of Vice City in the x-stats for that contest as well. I think the stats for that contest even have Prime doubling Vice City. I think Prime would at least 60-40 Vice City now anyhow.

The stats for that contest also have Prime getting 56% on Kingdom Hearts. Well, to be fair, Prime got a re-release in between contests, and maybe Other M hype brought new people to the series?

Then again, you know what else finished ahead of Vice City in the GOTD x-stats? New Super Mario Bros. Wii, of all things.
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#454 | KamikazePotato | Posted 7/24/2013 11:41:53 AM | message detail
Games 2008 was way, way weirder than GotD.
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#455 | Karma Hunter | Posted 7/24/2013 11:42:16 AM | message detail
On second thought anything that makes Metroid Prime look like it loses to all the MGSes is fine with me
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#456 | charmander6000 | Posted 7/24/2013 11:42:28 AM | message detail
Mega Man characters always do their best in the first 3 hours of the poll, and the last 4-5 hours. Mega Man/Sonic 2005 is an excellent barometer for trending Mega Man characters.

Yeah due to Europe (especially the UK) sleeping and not giving their votes to the other two characters.
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#457 | LeonhartFour | Posted 7/24/2013 11:42:42 AM | message detail
FranzyvonKarma posted...
It's true.

No way does MGS3 get close to Metroid Prime.


MGS3 losing to Half-Life 2 sounds stranger to me than MGS3 beating Prime!
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#458 | BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 7/24/2013 11:43:08 AM | message detail
LeonhartFour posted...
BlAcK TuRtLe posted...
No way, Super Metroid is way stronger than Prime


There isn't a single contest match that points to this.


Only because Super Metroid gets stuck behind LttP in every appearance. Prime never really impressed me in any match.
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#459 | LeonhartFour | Posted 7/24/2013 11:43:34 AM | message detail
Karma Hunter posted...
On second thought anything that makes Metroid Prime look like it loses to all the MGSes is fine with me


Oh, MGS2 and MGS4 are definitely overrated in the stats. The SotC that faced MGS3 was not the same SotC that faced MGS2.
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#460 | KamikazePotato | Posted 7/24/2013 11:44:05 AM | message detail
I don't think the trends for this will change much. Ike is pretty awful in Europe, too.
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#461 | LeonhartFour | Posted 7/24/2013 11:45:44 AM | message detail
BlAcK TuRtLe posted...
Only because Super Metroid gets stuck behind LttP in every appearance. Prime never really impressed me in any match.


And you were impressed with almost losing to Super Mario Kart?
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#462 | BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 7/24/2013 11:45:45 AM | message detail
charmander6000 posted...
Mega Man characters always do their best in the first 3 hours of the poll, and the last 4-5 hours. Mega Man/Sonic 2005 is an excellent barometer for trending Mega Man characters.

Yeah due to Europe (especially the UK) sleeping and not giving their votes to the other two characters.


Mega Man matches always weird me out with how low he gets in Europe. Sonic matches always surprise me with how well he does in Europe. Sonic/Mega Man was a classic match, and I'd love to see a rematch (even though Mega Man likely 55-45's Snoic these days).
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#463 | KamikazePotato | Posted 7/24/2013 11:45:52 AM | message detail
Actually, so is Sonic. We might see the exact same percents all day.
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#464 | BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 7/24/2013 11:46:26 AM | message detail
LeonhartFour posted...
BlAcK TuRtLe posted...
Only because Super Metroid gets stuck behind LttP in every appearance. Prime never really impressed me in any match.


And you were impressed with almost losing to Super Mario Kart?


And you're buying into probably the worst SFF match we've ever seen in a 4-way contest?
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#465 | Karma Hunter | Posted 7/24/2013 11:46:33 AM | message detail
You all can trust Prime against something like, say, Resident Evil 4 if you want in future contests. But it's gonna get demolished.
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#466 | charmander6000 | Posted 7/24/2013 11:47:04 AM | message detail
I don't think the trends for this will change much. Ike is pretty awful in Europe, too.

Not as bad as Proto Man, especially in the UK where Europe gets a large portion of its votes from.


Also I'd expect Super Metroid/Metroid Prime to be a close match, I'd personally go with Super Metroid.
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#467 | BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 7/24/2013 11:48:11 AM | message detail
KamikazePotato posted...
I don't think the trends for this will change much. Ike is pretty awful in Europe, too.


Once again, we have lots of numbers to tell us how the rest of the match should play out. If this is close at 7pm, Proto Man will likely make the comeback. Trends aren't only geographical. The kiddies will vote for Ike, and the older crowd will vote for Proto Man.
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#468 | Nanis23 | Posted 7/24/2013 11:49:22 AM | message detail
What is the story between UK and Mega Man anyway
Mega Man games are not released in UK..,?
I remember there was some contest that Mega Man was up against some turbo fodder and that turbofodder beat him in the UK..and it was all the lol
Don't remember what match it was though..!
#469 | LinkMarioSamus | Posted 7/24/2013 11:50:38 AM | message detail
All of Prime's matches in GOTD were impressive.
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#470 | charmander6000 | Posted 7/24/2013 11:51:19 AM | message detail
What is the story between UK and Mega Man anyway
Mega Man games are not released in UK..,?


More or less, and when they were the games weren't exactly popular

MMX lost to Jigglypuff in UK earlier this contest
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#471 | TheOneAboveAll | Posted 7/24/2013 11:52:42 AM | message detail
I mentioned this in the beginning of the contest and with Mega Man apparently stronger now it bears repeating. Do we think that Mario and Samus split enough that Mega Man can come through that and make the final?
#472 | LinkMarioSamus | Posted 7/24/2013 11:53:48 AM | message detail
No because Mario SFFs Mega Man too.
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#473 | LeonhartFour | Posted 7/24/2013 11:53:50 AM | message detail
BlAcK TuRtLe posted...
And you're buying into probably the worst SFF match we've ever seen in a 4-way contest?


http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/3454

I may be wrong, but I don't think that qualifies as the worst SFF match we've ever seen.
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#474 | FranzyvonKarma | Posted 7/24/2013 11:55:19 AM | message detail
Nah, Mega Man gets SFFed just as badly as Samus does by Mario 1v1. Mega Man probably holds up better than Samus does in a 3-way and coasts to an easy 2nd, but Mario will beat down Samus enough to keep a significant gap between 1st and 2nd.
#475 | charmander6000 | Posted 7/24/2013 11:55:21 AM | message detail
All of Prime's matches in GOTD were impressive.

Star Ocean - meh, fodder
Devil May Cry 3 - expected after its match against Mother 3
Okami - not impressive, never understood how that game has so much strength though
Half-Life 2 - maybe, it was always thought to be close though
Fallout 3 - ditto

The game performed fine, but I don't think we were shocked by its performances
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#476 | Nanis23 | Posted 7/24/2013 11:56:16 AM | message detail
http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/3297
Wasn't this the worst SFF match?
#477 | charmander6000 | Posted 7/24/2013 11:56:27 AM | message detail
I mentioned this in the beginning of the contest and with Mega Man apparently stronger now it bears repeating. Do we think that Mario and Samus split enough that Mega Man can come through that and make the final?

If Mega Man doesn't get SFF, he almost won over Samus with Yoshi in the poll, at the very least he's finishing second.
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#478 | Karma Hunter | Posted 7/24/2013 11:57:02 AM | message detail
Mega Man couldn't even beat Samus, Queen of folding to SFF, when Yoshi was dragging her down like a stone. Mario naturally SFFs Samus down to 40%, to say nothing of what he'll drill her down to if he actually needs it to win. And, of course, Mega Man isn't immune from this fanbase mixup either.
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#479 | ZFS | Posted 7/24/2013 11:57:48 AM | message detail
Mario beat Samus and Mega Man pretty cleanly. I could MM going for second, though.
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#480 | charmander6000 | Posted 7/24/2013 11:58:45 AM | message detail
Robotnik won that update there
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#481 | LinkMarioSamus | Posted 7/24/2013 11:59:05 AM | message detail
I was surprised by Prime taking down Half-Life 2 and almost upsetting Fallout 3.
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#482 | Karma Hunter | Posted 7/24/2013 12:02:59 PM | message detail
Mega Man getting last in the Mario/Samus/Mega Man split would be really depressing for his strength. I mean, he's pseudo-Nintendo, but he shouldn't fold like that. I'd be more stunned with him coming in third than I would him outright winning.
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#483 | LeonhartFour | Posted 7/24/2013 12:03:48 PM | message detail
Two updates won in a row for Robotnik!

Three's a trend...?
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#484 | Karma Hunter | Posted 7/24/2013 12:04:42 PM | message detail
LeonhartFour posted...
Two updates won in a row for Robotnik!

Three's a trend...?


You know, Robotnik has never failed to make the third round in any of his contest appearances thus far.
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#485 | FranzyvonKarma | Posted 7/24/2013 12:06:53 PM | message detail
Mega Man getting third would be absurdly impressive for Samus. I can't see Mega Man hitting below 30% against Mario/Samus so if she manages to stay within 10% of Mario I'd start tooting the "Samus crushes Cloud" horn.
#486 | ZFS | Posted 7/24/2013 12:07:10 PM | message detail
I'd sooner expect last than a win, personally.
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#487 | Then00bAvenger | Posted 7/24/2013 12:08:56 PM | message detail
Ike hasn't been able to pad the lead for a half hour now.

Protoman gonna go for that nighttime comeback!
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#488 | Karma Hunter | Posted 7/24/2013 12:09:03 PM | message detail
Wait I don't even have Mega Man in that match

You crazy kids and not taking Pokemon in every single match you can
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#489 | FranzyvonKarma | Posted 7/24/2013 12:10:14 PM | message detail
Karma Hunter posted...
Wait I don't even have Mega Man in that match

You crazy kids and not taking Pokemon in every single match you can


Real men have a Charizard/Magikarp split allowing Zero to get there!

(I am not a real man)
#490 | charmander6000 | Posted 7/24/2013 12:10:28 PM | message detail
It's just after 8pm in the UK so the effects of Europe will probably last for a few more hours.
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#491 | Denzokuken | Posted 7/24/2013 12:10:56 PM | message detail
Mario > Samus > Mega Man but it's irrelevant anyway since Lightning will be there.
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#492 | Whupassman | Posted 7/24/2013 12:12:48 PM | message detail
charmander6000 posted...
What is the story between UK and Mega Man anyway
Mega Man games are not released in UK..,?


More or less, and when they were the games weren't exactly popular

MMX lost to Jigglypuff in UK earlier this contest


*Earthquake voice* "You bulls***tin'?!"
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#493 | ZFS | Posted 7/24/2013 12:13:06 PM | message detail
Sounds like someone missed the Mega Man trailer.

http://i.minus.com/i4H2LnjAHKMT6.gif

pokemon no chance
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#494 | FranzyvonKarma | Posted 7/24/2013 12:14:24 PM | message detail
ZFS posted...
Sounds like someone missed the Mega Man trailer.

http://i.minus.com/i4H2LnjAHKMT6.gif

pokemon no chance


Fire is super-effective against Steel, not the other way around!
#495 | charmander6000 | Posted 7/24/2013 12:15:31 PM | message detail
*Earthquake voice* "You bulls***tin'?!"

Yup Jigglypuff won over MMX 44-40 (a 24-65 match worldwide)

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/5151
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#496 | Karma Hunter | Posted 7/24/2013 12:15:42 PM | message detail
No one's gonna believe that trailer anyway

like we'd buy any kind of defense stopping Metal Blade
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#497 | TheOneAboveAll | Posted 7/24/2013 12:16:22 PM | message detail
Ike hasn't won an update in half an hour. This match could have on heck of a finish.
#498 | Whupassman | Posted 7/24/2013 12:16:54 PM | message detail
*throws shoe ala Random Task*
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#499 | Denzokuken | Posted 7/24/2013 12:17:04 PM | message detail
beast
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#500 | Denzokuken | Posted 7/24/2013 12:17:12 PM | message detail
lightning
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