Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1076

#301 | Then00bAvenger | Posted 7/24/2013 7:35:38 PM | message detail
I'm sure the last hour will be twice as kind to him!

Maybe
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#302 | Lopen | Posted 7/24/2013 7:36:58 PM | message detail
Protoman would basically need to channel his inner Frog or inner Alucard to do this

Not totally off the table... there might be enough Proto fans to do it, but yeah. Lookin pretty tough.
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#303 | Then00bAvenger | Posted 7/24/2013 7:38:47 PM | message detail
A dinky 10 and 11 vote cut.

Dig deeper!
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#304 | hellfire104 | Posted 7/24/2013 7:41:42 PM | message detail
Protoman needs an 18 vote cut per update to win.

Let's see if he manages it.
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#305 | hellfire104 | Posted 7/24/2013 7:44:09 PM | message detail
13 votes isn't good enough. Needs 18 per.
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#306 | tennisboy213 | Posted 7/24/2013 7:44:11 PM | message detail
He's cut 93 votes in the last 35 minutes. With 265 more votes to cut, and, 76 minutes remaining, he's not currently on pace to win.

However, he should start increasing his cuts as it gets later and later. This should be close.
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#307 | Qwaar | Posted 7/24/2013 7:44:11 PM | message detail
I thought I had this predicted right, but my expert bracket shows Protoman -> Robotnik -> Ike which I know I didn't do. Weird.
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#308 | LinkLegend27 | Posted 7/24/2013 7:45:07 PM | message detail
I picked Ike like everyone else but a Proto Man comeback would be nasty.
#309 | TheOneAboveAll | Posted 7/24/2013 7:46:36 PM | message detail
15.5 updates left.
Ike leads by 265 votes.
Protoman needs to cut 17.1 votes per update to win.
#310 | raginbull911 | Posted 7/24/2013 7:48:13 PM | message detail
This is like watching the end of a cricket match where a teams runs per over required just keeps getting higher and higher as they fail to meet their objective, only in this case the "over" is the voting interval and the "runs" are votes gained.

Someone call Sachin Tendulkar!
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#311 | ChenKenichiFan | Posted 7/24/2013 7:51:28 PM | message detail
Proto Man needs a "Frog" hour. Considering no one has him in their bracket and most B8ers want him to lose, he won't get it.
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#312 | Achromatic | Posted 7/24/2013 7:52:17 PM | message detail
Protomon got my vote and if he wins I'll be quite pleased.
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#313 | tennisboy213 | Posted 7/24/2013 7:52:57 PM | message detail
19-vote cut
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#314 | junk_funk | Posted 7/24/2013 7:54:45 PM | message detail
Our first Guru upset is on the horizon.
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#315 | kinsho3 | Posted 7/24/2013 7:55:24 PM | message detail
raginbull911 posted...
This is like watching the end of a cricket match where a teams runs per over required just keeps getting higher and higher as they fail to meet their objective, only in this case the "over" is the voting interval and the "runs" are votes gained.

Someone call Sachin Tendulkar!


India's biggest god hands down. Ganesh got nothing on him.
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#316 | SliceSabre | Posted 7/24/2013 7:55:38 PM | message detail
No I curse Protoman. HE SHALL NOT SURPASS IKE'S LESS THAN 1% LEAD!
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#317 | Achromatic | Posted 7/24/2013 7:56:07 PM | message detail
junk_funk posted...
Our first Guru upset is on the horizon.


Crash already happened.
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#318 | izNotPerfect | Posted 7/24/2013 7:56:27 PM | message detail
Why is this happening?

Dammit, I have Ike in my bracket and a late comeback will not ruin my perfect bracket!
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#319 | SubDeity | Posted 7/24/2013 7:56:29 PM | message detail
1-vote difference.

Make it happen GameFAQs.
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#320 | Karma Hunter | Posted 7/24/2013 7:58:06 PM | message detail
ChenKenichiFan posted...
Proto Man needs a "Frog" hour. Considering no one has him in their bracket and most B8ers want him to lose, he won't get it.


This. By and large, improbable last hour comebacks or more extreme "rallies" can never be done if it's against the board consensus. I used to be down on it - what Alucard did, for example, certainly wasn't legit - but at this point it's something everyone should consider when making their brackets. The hivemind can be advantageous.
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#321 | KamikazePotato | Posted 7/24/2013 7:59:42 PM | message detail | (edited)
I tell you, being an Ike fan is stressful. He has had a nailbiter match literally every year.

Edit: Well, maybe not NAILBITER, but stuff close enough to make me care.
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#322 | hellfire104 | Posted 7/24/2013 7:59:40 PM | message detail
1 hour left. Protoman needs 21 votes per cut to win this.
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#323 | TheOneAboveAll | Posted 7/24/2013 8:00:04 PM | message detail
12.5 updates remaining.
Ike leads by 243 votes.
Protoman needs 19.44 votes cut per update to win.

If it gets above 20 I'm calling it. This is basically over, but it's still kinda possible, especially with the Mega Man SNV.
#324 | izNotPerfect | Posted 7/24/2013 8:03:01 PM | message detail
holy s*** that was an update
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#325 | tennisboy213 | Posted 7/24/2013 8:03:15 PM | message detail
There's 24
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#326 | izNotPerfect | Posted 7/24/2013 8:03:25 PM | message detail
PROTO MAN STAHP IT
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#327 | TheOneAboveAll | Posted 7/24/2013 8:03:44 PM | message detail
And that's why it wasn't over yet. Wow. Massive update.
#328 | Karma Hunter | Posted 7/24/2013 8:03:46 PM | message detail
Also, it can't help that even people that voted for Protoman (like me) kinda wanna see him lose after seeing BT <_<
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#329 | Kibago | Posted 7/24/2013 8:03:52 PM | message detail
ooh that was nice
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#330 | SubDeity | Posted 7/24/2013 8:03:55 PM | message detail
Goddamn here he comes.

...Somebody post on Serenes.
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#331 | Then00bAvenger | Posted 7/24/2013 8:04:31 PM | message detail
One hour to knock off 219 votes.

Just knocked off ~130 the last hour.

CAN IT HAPPEN
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#332 | KanzarisKelshen | Posted 7/24/2013 8:04:53 PM | message detail
SubDeity posted...
Goddamn here he comes.

...Somebody post on Serenes.


Cue the topics going up in the FE fansites.
#333 | Lopen | Posted 7/24/2013 8:05:42 PM | message detail
Hey there are plenty of graceful Protoman supporters out there, like myself! Don't hate the Protoman, hate the TurtlE
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#334 | Achromatic | Posted 7/24/2013 8:06:06 PM | message detail
Lopen posted...
Hey there are plenty of graceful Protoman supporters out there, like myself! Don't hate the Protoman, hate the TurtlE

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#335 | SliceSabre | Posted 7/24/2013 8:06:14 PM | message detail
No! He's cutting into the lead! MY BRACKET WAS JUST RECOVERING AFTER THE CHIE FIASCO!

DAMN YOU PROTOMAN YOU'RE GOING TO RUIN SO MANY BRACKETS!
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#336 | Lopen | Posted 7/24/2013 8:06:20 PM | message detail
Hey Kan go fire up your Draven stuffing bot to help Protoman win it'd be funny
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#337 | Blairville | Posted 7/24/2013 8:07:23 PM | message detail
Does Protoman have a really strong final hour, or is Ike's weak?
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#338 | Julian_Caesar | Posted 7/24/2013 8:07:28 PM | message detail
Just voted for Protoman (against my bracket) for the same reason I voted for Alucard (against my bracket)--comebacks are way more awesome than a single measly contest point
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#339 | Karma Hunter | Posted 7/24/2013 8:07:37 PM | message detail
Also, this kinda seals for me that Protoman woulda won a 24 hour match. Hmm. Good for him.

"he hasn't lost yet" WELL GOOD FOR HIM FOR THAT TOO
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#340 | CrushDavis | Posted 7/24/2013 8:07:43 PM | message detail
#341 | TheOneAboveAll | Posted 7/24/2013 8:07:59 PM | message detail
And it's under 200 with a second straight 24-vote cut. Holy cow.
#342 | charmander6000 | Posted 7/24/2013 8:08:27 PM | message detail
Thing might get interesting
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#343 | izNotPerfect | Posted 7/24/2013 8:08:36 PM | message detail
NOOOO

MY PERFECTION!
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#344 | Blairville | Posted 7/24/2013 8:08:42 PM | message detail
M-my perfect...
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#345 | Achromatic | Posted 7/24/2013 8:08:48 PM | message detail
AND HERE WE GO.
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#346 | Julian_Caesar | Posted 7/24/2013 8:08:51 PM | message detail
*cue Flight of the Valkyries*
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#347 | SuorGenoveffa | Posted 7/24/2013 8:08:52 PM | message detail
Oh ffs.

pls no.
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#348 | Lopen | Posted 7/24/2013 8:08:56 PM | message detail
Ike's final hour is notoriously weak, actually. Protoman's should also be good on top of that but yeah.

Ike's 4 way in 2007 he was cutting Freeman's lead over him till the last two hours, cutting like 1000 over the course of the day and then promptly dropped 500 votes in the last two hours.
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#349 | tennisboy213 | Posted 7/24/2013 8:09:01 PM | message detail
Wow, 2 24's in a row!
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#350 | tgs2 | Posted 7/24/2013 8:09:02 PM | message detail
I am rooting for the comeback now. This is incredible