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KanzarisKelshen posted... ChenKenichiFan posted...I'll say... three more updates without a Ridley cut before we restart the Squirtle hype train again. Well, Ridley being in that match probably clinches it for Dante. There might not be much SFF, but there will be more Ridley overlap with Squirtle than Dante. |
KanzarisKelshen posted... ChenKenichiFan posted...I'll say... three more updates without a Ridley cut before we restart the Squirtle hype train again. Apart from monsters like Mario/Link/Samus, Nintendo characters have demonstrated in the past that they have difficulty splitting the vote with other Nintendo characters in multi-way polls. Ridley would have really Squirtle against Dante, perhaps making the win unattainable. Now that that SCARY THOUGHT seems to have kindly removed itself, I'm feeling thrilled with Squirtle's chances. Oh crap, MASSIVE UPDATE FOR ZIDANE. SPRING BREEZE DANCIN VOTE TIME --- Chen Kenichi's #1 Fan (also Yoblazer) http://i.imgur.com/gdl8lcn.jpg |
YEAH RIDLEY SUCK IT --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
Wow huge gains for Zidane.. that split was almost +90 --- I pwn you all! |
I
just realized: this is only Ridley's fourth contest, and yet it's his
second one where he loses to a Final Fantasy IX character in Round 1. Ridley = Necron confirmed. --- Currently Playing - Super Metroid, MGS4, Brawl, FFVII, Wind Waker, RE4, SOTC |
... That update jesus christ. --- "When your enemies defy you, you must serve them steel and fire. When they go to their knees, however, you must help them back to their feet." |
Ouch Poor Ridley |
BOOM. Headshot. |
KamikazePotato posted... If Ridley can keep this in the 300-400ish range, a comeback isn't out of the question. This should basically have the same trends Ike/Proto had. Nah, reversed trends from that. Zidane is way more ace with the night than Ike, he's not jobbing if he has a lead late. Hell, he can probably come back at the last second, unlike Protoman. |
Wooops that was a huge jump --- Pokemon Showdown Peak Ranking OU: 2004 And then lost 7 matches in a row >_> |
Squirtle already looks like the statistical un-favorite against Dante. Adding Ridley to the mix would be no good for him. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
SBD lost another .5%. D: --- I stink at video games. :D Proud to be EPic. |
Clearly all of Ridley's nintendo votes are being devoured by Spring Breeze Dancin' --- Nominate Spring Breeze Dancin' from Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon for Character Battle IX! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJrnlFW4IMc |
Zidane tail slaps Ridley right out of the match. Wow. --- We are living our lives Abound with so much information |
From: FranzyvonKarma | Posted: 7/29/2013 12:23:15 PM | #300 For what it's worth, this match is making Ridley's performance on Cloud look fairly legit. okay, i'm really curious as to how anyone could think that --- http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxkdr0uNc91qlu5jao1_r1_400.gif |
ChenKenichiFan posted... KanzarisKelshen posted...ChenKenichiFan posted...I'll say... three more updates without a Ridley cut before we restart the Squirtle hype train again. Oh right, ninty overlap hurr I disagree with Squirtle having any shot, but it certainly makes a lot of sense to feel better about the turtle if Ridley is out of the way. |
What the crap just happened? Zidane nearly doubles his lead in one update, this far in? Nice little 3.75% update for SBD. --- RIP GrapefruitKing and Emporer_Kazbar. You will be missed. |
Random Zidane destruction on that update, geez. --- Still smilin' :> |
As far as stats going, I think a combination of Ridley being less relevant and being overrated against Cloud is in order. Old Square characters have been surprisingly resilient this year, and by that I mean Go Cecil. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
This makes Ridley look realllllll overrated if you ask me --- sig |
Time to submit a Wartortle pic for Squirtle R2 and see if Bacon notices --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
Xuxon posted... From: FranzyvonKarma | Posted: 7/29/2013 12:23:15 PM | #300For what it's worth, this match is making Ridley's performance on Cloud look fairly legit. Losing 53-47 (which this will probably end up being) is a LOT closer to Ridley's number on Cloud than his past stats. |
Nice cut by Ridley --- The official rad dude of the Pokemon X board. |
Welp, RIP me trying to use logic based off previous contest results. On the flip side Cecil is going to murder Pit. --- "When your enemies defy you, you must serve them steel and fire. When they go to their knees, however, you must help them back to their feet." |
Rad_Dudesman posted... Nice cut by Ridley There was no cut --- Still smilin' :> |
Rad_Dudesman posted... Nice cut by Ridley the legendary -50 vote cuts --- sig |
FranzyvonKarma posted... Xuxon posted...From: FranzyvonKarma | Posted: 7/29/2013 12:23:15 PM | #300For what it's worth, this match is making Ridley's performance on Cloud look fairly legit. Are you aware of where Zidane actually is at least in the x stats? --- "i am pretty sure 3-year old children would generate more thoughtful discussion than board 8 on any topic of sexism" - Naye745 |
Yeah,
Pit is one of those choices I regretted as soon as the bracket was
locked. I never felt good about it but put my faith in Nintendo. --- http://i.imgur.com/a4GuDV3.gif |
Achromatic posted... Welp, RIP me trying to use logic based off previous contest results. I wouldn't call it logic, really. This isn't a diss, just noting that Ridley beating Zidane seems like a Samus>Mario thing. The stats can say one thing, but past contest outings never lie, and Ridley's never done anything to show that he hasn't remained the washed up hack he was in 2k5. Stats should always be tempered by the eyeball test. |
ChenKenichiFan posted... Yeah, Pit is one of those choices I regretted as soon as the bracket was locked. I never felt good about it but put my faith in Nintendo. Don't feel too bad, I have Wrex in my main bracket... --- XBL Gamertag - Tiirshak |
Pit
could still impress though. Remember how well Captain Olimar did in
his match, which marked the first time he got away from other Nintendo
characters? Same with Pit here. Also Cecil has the least casual appeal out of every character in that match. --- Currently Playing - Super Metroid, MGS4, Brawl, FFVII, Wind Waker, RE4, SOTC |
MarioSuperstar posted... FranzyvonKarma posted...Xuxon posted...From: FranzyvonKarma | Posted: 7/29/2013 12:23:15 PM | #300For what it's worth, this match is making Ridley's performance on Cloud look fairly legit. As of right now, assuming Ike v Zidane 2010 holds and setting Ike = Protoman, Ridley is currently projected to get 41% on his 2010 self. --- sig |
I saw the Pit/Cecil match and just went "Would Pit beat Knuckles?" I'd be really surprised if Cecil dropped that at this point. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
I expected Pit to be around Ike level now and blocked out the memory of Cecil almost beating Knuckles. --- Demyx is better than Axel. http://www.last.fm/user/crazydom |
I would never take Pit over someone like Ike. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
I wanted to take Cecil. I took Zidane. I took Kefka. But I couldn't shake my irrational superstition that this contest just *hates* Cecil. --- sig |
KanzarisKelshen posted... Achromatic posted...Welp, RIP me trying to use logic based off previous contest results. No I couldn't care less about the stats, I just meant the previous matches of THIS contest. Nintendo had been beating up on Square a bit. --- "When your enemies defy you, you must serve them steel and fire. When they go to their knees, however, you must help them back to their feet." |
Come
on man, you can't compare any Nintendo/Square match with an
inter-company, inter-fanbase match like Mario/Samus. No one truly knew
where these guys stood and an argument could have been made for either
one. Is a guy assuming that the Dissidia boost (which very likely helped
Zidane) could have mostly dissipated since early 2010 "clearly wrong"?
There was no way to know. --- Chen Kenichi's #1 Fan (also Yoblazer) http://i.imgur.com/NQTthNf.jpg |
Karma Hunter posted... MarioSuperstar posted...FranzyvonKarma posted...Xuxon posted...From: FranzyvonKarma | Posted: 7/29/2013 12:23:15 PM | #300For what it's worth, this match is making Ridley's performance on Cloud look fairly legit. We also have no idea where the heck Zidane was in 2010 since he was stuck behind Mario/Ike SFF. --- Currently Playing - Super Metroid, MGS4, Brawl, FFVII, Wind Waker, RE4, SOTC |
I'm
actually real curious to see how Kefka/Zidane/Cecil all relate to each
other in strength since they have the most notable Dissidia boosts I
believe? I'd probably go Kefka > Cecil > Zidane. --- "i am pretty sure 3-year old children would generate more thoughtful discussion than board 8 on any topic of sexism" - Naye745 |
From: FranzyvonKarma | Posted: 7/29/2013 12:28:49 PM | #323 Xuxon posted...From: FranzyvonKarma | Posted: 7/29/2013 12:23:15 PM | #300For what it's worth, this match is making Ridley's performance on Cloud look fairly legit. it really isn't, at all. he got 38% on Vivi and was projected at 30% on Ganon. those numbers are super close to each other and are way closer to this result than the Cloud number is. --- http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxkdr0uNc91qlu5jao1_r1_400.gif |
Dissidia
boost disappearing is the only thing I was worried about when taking
guys like Cecil, but I figured/hoped it would stick around. So far, it's paid off. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
Achromatic posted... KanzarisKelshen posted...Achromatic posted...Welp, RIP me trying to use logic based off previous contest results. 1. those are still stats 2. ...what matches --- sig |
People
here seem to have a strange aversion to stats. Stats have actually
predicted most of this contest very well, outside of FF7 sucking and
this very match. Remember the Ike/Protoman and Falcon/Alucard matches
everyone was freaking out about? Stats predicted em. You just gotta know
when to use them, and when someone might drop a big overrated dragon
turd like Ridley is. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
ChenKenichiFan posted... Come on man, you can't compare any Nintendo/Square match with an inter-company, inter-fanbase match like Mario/Samus. No one truly knew where these guys stood and an argument could have been made for either one. Is a guy assuming that the Dissidia boost (which very likely helped Zidane) could have mostly dissipated since early 2010 "clearly wrong"? There was no way to know. counterpoint why was this match debated, Zidane was the obvious choice --- sig |
It just occurred to me that Zidane got only 64% or so on Claptrap last contest. In hindsight... ...then again, Ridley and Claptrap having a close match makes sense. I mean, Borderlands is more mainstream than Metroid right? And Claptrap is more prominent in "his" games compared to Ridley, right? --- Currently Playing - Super Metroid, MGS4, Brawl, FFVII, Wind Waker, RE4, SOTC |
Karma Hunter posted... Achromatic posted...KanzarisKelshen posted...Achromatic posted...Welp, RIP me trying to use logic based off previous contest results. 1. He mentioned Ridley's previous performances, those are what I meant by "stats." Matches thus far aren't actually stats yet, they are polls. The stats happen when we do all the math at the end. 2. Locke/Ness and Kirby/Terra. I mean hey I was wrong to switch "oh well" one for my normal bracket not one for my expert. --- "When your enemies defy you, you must serve them steel and fire. When they go to their knees, however, you must help them back to their feet." |
KamikazePotato posted... People here seem to have a strange aversion to stats. Stats have actually predicted most of this contest very well, outside of FF7 sucking and this very match. Remember the Ike/Protoman and Falcon/Alucard matches everyone was freaking out about? Stats predicted em. You just gotta know when to use them, and when someone might drop a big overrated dragon turd like Ridley is. The thing is, we use stats one way or another. Whether it's the actual x-stats or just extrapolation through "Would <x> character get xx% on <x>?" That's all x-stats really is. Comparing characters through matches and matches. --- "i am pretty sure 3-year old children would generate more thoughtful discussion than board 8 on any topic of sexism" - Naye745 |
KamikazePotato posted... People here seem to have a strange aversion to stats. Stats have actually predicted most of this contest very well, outside of FF7 sucking and this very match. Remember the Ike/Protoman and Falcon/Alucard matches everyone was freaking out about? Stats predicted em. You just gotta know when to use them, and when someone might drop a big overrated dragon turd like Ridley is. If that's the case, Prinny's power performance on Cloud should have been an indication that Ridley was a fraud waiting to be exposed. --- Currently Playing - Super Metroid, MGS4, Brawl, FFVII, Wind Waker, RE4, SOTC |
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