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haha /v/ found our update tracker

they also went to Reddit for help? I can't find a thread if they did, but if Missile spikes, it might be that

there's a lot of in-fighting on /v/ right now over whether or not it's morally right to ask Reddit which is what took so long

I guess they hate Reddit or something
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Nope. Just a natural spike. Not indicative of any rally.

Yeah, looks like natural variance to me. Missile's recovered from that "down" update, too.
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Kerrigan was making slow cuts in between the rally gathering motion and the early board vote so I'd imagine when the excitement dies down she'll go back to cutting but the nearly 300 vote gain in the last hour from the rally has probably given her too much to do.
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Smurf, the cream of Sonic Fanboyism.

4chan and reddit hate each other.

4chan especially hates reddit
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Oh SuperNiceDog's doing it again dude.
SuperNiceDog, you ain't no pimp dude

Side note:

>Only two and a half days until the groose is loose
are you ready /v/

this might make a difference in a match that was already probably going to be close
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Shoenin_Kakashi posted...

4chan and reddit hate each other.

4chan especially hates reddit

And they mutually hate us.
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Pokemon Showdown Peak Ranking OU: 2004
And then lost 7 matches in a row >_>

The rallying should be saved for Luigi. But with Kirby pretty much getting a free ticket to round 3, I'm not sure if any amount of worldwide rallying would save him.
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--Smurf-- posted...

Kerrigan was making slow cuts in between the rally gathering motion and the early board vote so I'd imagine when the excitement dies down she'll go back to cutting but the nearly 300 vote gain in the last hour from the rally has probably given her too much to do.

Only 300? Nah, Missile probably has to build it up further than that. Remember, most of Kerrigan's biggest fanbase is probably still asleep.

But, yeah, I think Missile probably does build it up high enough that Kerrigan can't come back.
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--Smurf-- posted...

Kerrigan was making slow cuts in between the rally gathering motion and the early board vote so I'd imagine when the excitement dies down she'll go back to cutting but the nearly 300 vote gain in the last hour from the rally has probably given her too much to do.

This is my thoughts on it.

Kerrigan probably does come back from the pre-rally stuff, but I'd be nervous about it because I think it could still have gone wrong.

But now? I kind of doubt it. If Kerrigan counter-rallies, I imagine the Missile one will come back and ugh. I mean, it's early enough that sure, I guess Kerrigan could still comeback and hey, I get 6 points if she does so I'd be thrilled to look like an idiot and be completely wrong, but I don't like the chances of it.
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GotD (219/384) Melee v FFX

ZenOfThunder posted...

Side note:

>Only two and a half days until the groose is loose
are you ready /v/

this might make a difference in a match that was already probably going to be close

I can easily see a rally sealing a match where every character in that pack is literally worthless.
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I actually don't mind the rallying, makes it more fun

Seeing Missile win something makes my day
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~Zen

spooky96 posted...

Shoenin_Kakashi posted...

4chan and reddit hate each other.

4chan especially hates reddit

And they mutually hate us.

yeah but they hate each other more than they hate us.
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Oh SuperNiceDog's doing it again dude.
SuperNiceDog, you ain't no pimp dude

Starcraft getting out-rallied by a dog

I never thought I'd see the day
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Did StarCraft EVER have rally potential? The fanbase seems to care so little
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ZenOfThunder posted...

Did StarCraft EVER have rally potential? The fanbase seems to care so little

Spring 2004. Although I suppose you could contest just how much of a rally that was. >_>
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GotD (219/384) Melee v FFX

This further proves that being an 18 seed is one of the absolute worst places you can be in this contest. It's a guaranteed loss to a Noble Niner, and coming in 2nd place isn't even a guarantee since the 27 seeds have joke/rally potential. Whereas if you switch the 18 seeds with the 19 seeds, the former 18 seeds would've won a few matches. Hell, switch the 18 seeds with the 25 seeds and they'll still be better off.
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So, was Missile > Kerrigan a popular pick and I was just an idiot or is this technically an upset
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Then00bAvenger posted...

So, was Missile > Kerrigan a popular pick and I was just an idiot or is this technically an upset

Barely anyone expected Missle to break double digits.
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Then00bAvenger posted...

So, was Missile > Kerrigan a popular pick and I was just an idiot or is this technically an upset

It had small potential if you believed in novelty voting or a rally, doubt very many took it. Would definitely have been a gutsy pick.
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Smurf, the cream of Sonic Fanboyism.

...Seriously?

If Missile can keep this rally up throughout the entire match, then sure, he outrallied Starcraft. But IIRC Starcraft is strongest in Asia, which is asleep right now. I'm not as well-versed in these trends as you are so I can't predict exactly when the counterrally will start, but I'm certain that come the evening, Kerrigan will be fighting back.
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Chart from the night match:

Time | Gordon | Hades | Simon | Votes
0:05 | 51.02% | 19.11% | 29.88% | 492
1:00 | 53.27% | 15.90% | 30.83% | 4622
2:00 | 52.05% | 16.26% | 31.68% | 2484
3:00 | 55.48% | 14.86% | 29.66% | 1878
4:00 | 57.98% | 14.05% | 27.97% | 1523
5:00 | 55.12% | 13.60% | 31.28% | 1250
6:00 | 56.37% | 13.91% | 29.73% | 1201
7:00 | 56.26% | 13.45% | 30.28% | 1301
8:00 | 54.45% | 14.33% | 31.22% | 1528
9:00 | 54.17% | 13.99% | 31.83% | 1665
10:00 | 55.25% | 14.34% | 30.41% | 1792
11:00 | 54.14% | 15.21% | 30.65% | 1762
12:00 | 55.96% | 14.41% | 29.63% | 1603

Match kind of balances out after the Power Hour, though Gordon does a little better with the Euro vote. And I guess we can safely say that if Pit isn't winning out of the gate, he's not going to win if B8 is so desperate to vote for Nintendo that literally Hades can win the board vote.

X-Stats:

Gordon Freeman – 50.00%
Simon Belmont – 35.88%
Hades – 21.36%

Gordon's prediction percentage was 75.76%
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Then00bAvenger posted...

So, was Missile > Kerrigan a popular pick and I was just an idiot or is this technically an upset

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/66816683/753089402
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/66816683/753089409
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Then00bAvenger posted...

So, was Missile > Kerrigan a popular pick and I was just an idiot or is this technically an upset

Pretty sure this is an upset. I almost went for it because Kerrigan is a joke and seriously guys, a dog was always going to get votes, it's the next logical step in the path this contest has gone down!

But then I saw the Analysis Crew was unanimous on Kerrigan so I backed away from it slowly because the last time I thought like this I was wrong. Not sure what the stats on this are, I'd be surprised if Kerrigan wasn't the favorite though.
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GotD (219/384) Melee v FFX

I thought about picking Missile to beat Kerrigan because nobody has a more notorious history for epic levels of suckitude in this contest than her, but still went with Kerrigan in the end.
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"I can set you free, mate."
"My freedom was forfeit long ago!"

Starcraft's rallies always started around 8-9 ET. So, the last 3 hours of this match if 9 year old info holds up.
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TsunamiXXVIII posted...

...Seriously?

If Missile can keep this rally up throughout the entire match, then sure, he outrallied Starcraft. But IIRC Starcraft is strongest in Asia, which is asleep right now. I'm not as well-versed in these trends as you are so I can't predict exactly when the counterrally will start, but I'm certain that come the evening, Kerrigan will be fighting back.

There isn't a significant Korean or Chinese voting population on Gamefaqs, I'm not sure what people are expecting out of this.
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Another "down" update for Missile; only increased the lead over Kerrigan by 5 and still easily lost more than 100 votes to a sub-200 Crono.
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RIP GrapefruitKing and Emporer_Kazbar. You will be missed.

I don't like pomeranians, but seeing Kerrigan just s*** the bed like this is too good. Starcraft 2 is everything wrong with modern gaming.
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Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best Game Ever" Contest
http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page, Rest in peace Kazbar :(

People think Kerrigan can come back from a beating like that?

That would be a sight to see
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LeonhartFour posted...

I thought about picking Missile to beat Kerrigan because nobody has a more notorious history for epic levels of suckitude in this contest than her, but still went with Kerrigan in the end.

I...forgot to change my Expert Challenge bracket, actually. I mean, it's not like I was going anywhere anyway, but I did have Missile ahead of Kerrigan in my Oracle pick, and yet I'm still getting zero points in Expert Challenge unless Kerrigan somehow makes a comeback.
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RIP GrapefruitKing and Emporer_Kazbar. You will be missed.

Then00bAvenger posted...

People think Kerrigan can come back from a beating like that?

That would be a sight to see

Well, considering the biggest swing we've seen in a day vote so far is...250 votes, Missile's already got this locked up!
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"Hold on a minute! That testimony stinks!"
"Witness! You can't just say 'Hello' and expect us to get anywhere! I want you to testify!"

It's...almost happening. That's two 60+ updates in a row for Kerrigan, and two updates in a row where Missile could only extend the lead by single digits.
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RIP GrapefruitKing and Emporer_Kazbar. You will be missed.

Still extending though. Kerrigan needs to make sustained cuts for me to even think about a comeback here. And it probably has to happen really soon.
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GotD (219/384) Melee v FFX

Yeah, I know. And that last update just killed any chances of it happening. Missile's got this locked up now.
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RIP GrapefruitKing and Emporer_Kazbar. You will be missed.

closer and closer to Crono, Missile~
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MASSIVE 49-vote gain for Missile
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Missile rockets ahead!
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Actually, that looks like a sign that the rally is back on. First time since the freeze that Missile's pulled a triple-digit update.
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RIP GrapefruitKing and Emporer_Kazbar. You will be missed.

TheKoolAidShoto posted...

animals more popular than black people

this website

Kerrigan's white though.

Kind of hoping today means Magus does well tomorrow. Losing to Otacon would just be the worst.
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http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page, Rest in peace Kazbar :(

Completely missing the point.
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RIP GrapefruitKing and Emporer_Kazbar. You will be missed.

also to be fair koolaid would you rather have people rallying for Barret going "Aren't black people funny looking let's vote for them LOL BLACK PEOPLE"

This strangely makes me want to play Ghost Trick. I have to know why a dog in a visual novel has so much rally power!

Hmm...yeah, what can this tell us? Crono is still doing very well despite a rally occurring.
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RIP GrapefruitKing and Emporer_Kazbar. You will be missed.

Crono back under 60%

Back in "bad performance" territory
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jacko_vdz posted...

This strangely makes me want to play Ghost Trick. I have to know why a dog in a visual novel has so much rally power!

He's a main character in a game written by Shu Takumi (read as: the same guy who wrote the Phoenix Wright series). Is it a surprise that he's well-loved?

I'd give the odds of Missile winning an update outright over Crono now at about 50/50, he just keeps jumping up relative to him.
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Almost nobody voting for Missile actually cares about him or even knows who he is.
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...Well this could be bad.

Missile seemingly fell back to earth on that update, as evidenced by only gaining 20 over Kerrigan. Yet this was still Crono's worst update for increasing his lead! In fact, Crono's lead over Kerrigan didn't even increase by 100 on that update.

If the rally can start moving strong again, this match could get very interesting very quickly. (Crono's still going to win, of course, but we could actually see some cuts.)
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RIP GrapefruitKing and Emporer_Kazbar. You will be missed.