Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1086

#451 | pjbasis | Posted 8/1/2013 6:21:50 AM | message detail
Lloyd accidentally messed with a Little Sister
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#452 | Achromatic | Posted 8/1/2013 6:22:57 AM | message detail
FranzyvonKarma posted...
I can't believe the biggest comeback of the contest so far might be a guy who got 40% on Tifa slowly inching his way closer to Lloyd.


Alucard?
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#453 | FranzyvonKarma | Posted 8/1/2013 6:23:05 AM | message detail
pjbasis posted...
Lloyd accidentally messed with a Little Sister


...Lloyd/Presea ending GameFAQs canon?
#454 | _SecretSquirrel | Posted 8/1/2013 6:23:10 AM | message detail
FranzyvonKarma posted...
I can't believe the biggest comeback of the contest so far might be a guy who got 40% on Tifa slowly inching his way closer to Lloyd.


I think Draven's might be slightly larger.
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#455 | tennisboy213 | Posted 8/1/2013 6:24:21 AM | message detail
Big Daddy's averaging around 40 votes per update the past few updates. For comparison, Alucard was pulling in 70 per update during this time. So Big Daddy has less votes to work with than Alucard, but a comeback is well within the realm of possibility.
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#456 | FranzyvonKarma | Posted 8/1/2013 6:24:40 AM | message detail
Oh woops completely forgot about Draven.

Yeah that was slightly bigger than this.
#457 | Achromatic | Posted 8/1/2013 6:25:03 AM | message detail
Also I don't even count Draven.
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#458 | pjbasis | Posted 8/1/2013 6:33:04 AM | message detail
About 40 votes cut in half an hour, so Big Daddy will take the lead at around 11:30
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#459 | Achromatic | Posted 8/1/2013 6:37:05 AM | message detail
Big Daddy with the Big Cut.
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#460 | TheOneAboveAll | Posted 8/1/2013 6:41:30 AM | message detail
Big Daddy has cut 62 votes in the last hour. At that rate, he won't make it. Barely.
#461 | Dr_Coffee | Posted 8/1/2013 6:41:44 AM | message detail
Big Daddy is making a Big Comeback
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#462 | ZeldaTPLink | Posted 8/1/2013 6:48:19 AM | message detail
Lloyd gains.

He will not go down without a fight.
#463 | Dr_Coffee | Posted 8/1/2013 6:52:11 AM | message detail
Dwarven Vow #7 - Justice and love will always win,
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#464 | Achromatic | Posted 8/1/2013 6:56:03 AM | message detail
And Big Daddy narrows the gap by 19.

He probably loses, but hopefully by something epically close.
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#465 | eaglesarebeasts | Posted 8/1/2013 6:56:11 AM | message detail
There we go Big Daddy.
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#466 | pjbasis | Posted 8/1/2013 6:58:09 AM | message detail
#467 | Denzokuken | Posted 8/1/2013 7:01:39 AM | message detail
9 vote cut, this is gonna be close
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#468 | Dr_Coffee | Posted 8/1/2013 7:05:40 AM | message detail
[after Colette declines Lloyd's offer to go on a walk]
Genis Sage: [sing-song tease] Ha, ha. You got re-jec-ted.
Lloyd Irving: [pissed off] Hey, shut up, Genis!

[after Big Daddy makes a massive cut on Lloyd]
Genis Sage: [sing-song tease] Ha, ha. You got cut!.
Lloyd Irving: [pissed off] Hey, shut up, Genis!
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#469 | TheOneAboveAll | Posted 8/1/2013 7:06:44 AM | message detail
Big Daddy has cut 66 votes in the last hour.

At that rate this comeback falls 2 votes short.
#470 | quicksilvver | Posted 8/1/2013 7:12:18 AM | message detail
Dr_Coffee posted...
[after Colette declines Lloyd's offer to go on a walk]
Genis Sage: [sing-song tease] Ha, ha. You got re-jec-ted.
Lloyd Irving: [pissed off] Hey, shut up, Genis!

[after Big Daddy makes a massive cut on Lloyd]
Genis Sage: [sing-song tease] Ha, ha. You got cut!.
Lloyd Irving: [pissed off] Hey, shut up, Genis!


There's nerds, then there's this guy.
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#471 | FashnQueenEtna | Posted 8/1/2013 7:17:20 AM | message detail
10 vote cut there. Needs just over 5.2 per update to win.
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#472 | Ultimaphazon | Posted 8/1/2013 7:21:19 AM | message detail
Are we going to get some last minute "rallies" here? And if we do, will they favor brackets (Daddy) or the actual favorite character (Lloyd)?
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#473 | charmander6000 | Posted 8/1/2013 7:23:52 AM | message detail
Match XLVIII: (9) Magus vs. (10) Hal “Otacon” Emmerich vs. (19) Jade Curtiss

Previous Contest

Magus – 2010
41.48% against Alucard

Hal “Otacon” Emmerich – N/A
N/A

Jade Curtiss – 2008
5.92% against Zack Fair, Wario and Cecil Harvey

Analysis

Time has not been kind to Magus, even ignoring his wacky 2003 performance he has slowly gone from being equal with Knuckles to losing handily to Alucard. The board has been burned by him so many times now that it is understandable why we are wary of taking him over anyone with some form of strength. So far Frog and Crono have looked decent, but Magus always seems to be the one to drop in strength more than those two.

The major issue for this match is that Otacon’s range is quite large and depending if he is on the high or low end it will make the difference between winning and losing. Outside of Solid Snake Otacon probably has the most screen time in the series so you could make the case of him being one of the strongest in the series, but at the same time his personality is not as great as the other characters we have seen in this contest.

Jade is one of the weakest characters to have reached multiple contests and given he has had nothing since we last saw him I expect him to continue that tradition. Yuri Lowell did look a bit impressive earlier this round so it is possible that Jade will perform better, but Jade has already been given two chances to prove himself and he has failed in both.

I do not see Otacon being any stronger than Ocelot or The Boss, but that may be enough to win this match. Metal Gear Solid has been looking decent so far this contest, but I just do not see Magus losing this match; then again I have said the same for years now so maybe I am not the best person to evaluate Magus.

charmander6000’s Bracket: Magus > Hal “Otacon” Emmerich and Jade Curtiss

charmander6000’s Prediction: Magus – 45.74%, Hal “Otacon” Emmerich – 43.53%, Jade Curtiss – 10.73%
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#474 | pjbasis | Posted 8/1/2013 7:24:40 AM | message detail
About to break 100, a bit too slow for my liking
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#475 | eaglesarebeasts | Posted 8/1/2013 7:25:31 AM | message detail
#476 | charmander6000 | Posted 8/1/2013 7:25:51 AM | message detail
Are we going to get some last minute "rallies" here? And if we do, will they favor brackets (Daddy) or the actual favorite character (Lloyd)?

I feel Lloyd is going to do just enough to stall the comeback.
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#477 | Achromatic | Posted 8/1/2013 7:26:05 AM | message detail
Yeah here comes the war. Both Lloyd and Big Daddy Cool gained %s there.
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#478 | tennisboy213 | Posted 8/1/2013 7:31:14 AM | message detail
under 100
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#479 | TheOneAboveAll | Posted 8/1/2013 7:31:24 AM | message detail
18 updates left. 94 vote lead. Votes per update needed is still at around 5.25, which is where it's been for most of the last hour. Man this could be a crazy final few updates.
#480 | eaglesarebeasts | Posted 8/1/2013 7:32:45 AM | message detail
Photo finish!

But I see Lloyd getting some huge updates soon to extend the lead.
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#481 | pjbasis | Posted 8/1/2013 7:33:37 AM | message detail
#482 | Dr_Coffee | Posted 8/1/2013 7:35:36 AM | message detail
Lloyd gets cut again? DON'T OVERDO IT! FIRST AID!
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#483 | tennisboy213 | Posted 8/1/2013 7:36:29 AM | message detail
Lloyd with the "clutch".
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#484 | ZeldaTPLink | Posted 8/1/2013 7:37:03 AM | message detail
Now that's what I call a stall.
#485 | TheOneAboveAll | Posted 8/1/2013 7:37:30 AM | message detail
Someone rallied Lloyd, didn't they?

I'm looking at you, eagles.
#486 | eaglesarebeasts | Posted 8/1/2013 7:39:06 AM | message detail
Hey that was just a fantastic prediction!

I'm pulling for Big Daddy here
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#487 | Qwaar | Posted 8/1/2013 7:39:44 AM | message detail
How the hell is Lloyd getting these votes? Come on Big Daddy!
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#488 | TheOneAboveAll | Posted 8/1/2013 7:40:45 AM | message detail
Votes per update needed is now over 6.5
#489 | Denzokuken | Posted 8/1/2013 7:40:53 AM | message detail
I think Tales fans have better rallying power, should be enough for Lloyd to win.
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#490 | pjbasis | Posted 8/1/2013 7:41:37 AM | message detail
Lloyd figured out how to use Electric Buck shots to lock Big Daddy down
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#491 | Dr_Coffee | Posted 8/1/2013 7:43:12 AM | message detail
Big Daddy needs some Big Updates
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#492 | TheOneAboveAll | Posted 8/1/2013 7:47:30 AM | message detail
Votes per update needed now at 7 (well, over 6.9 but close enough).
#493 | _SecretSquirrel | Posted 8/1/2013 7:48:45 AM | message detail | (edited)
BARRIER!

Or is it GUARDIAN! Can't remember.
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#494 | ExThaNemesis | Posted 8/1/2013 7:48:29 AM | message detail
Helluva match going on here.
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#495 | ExThaNemesis | Posted 8/1/2013 7:49:29 AM | message detail
Also I wish I was doing the expert challenge so I could care about this one.
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#496 | pjbasis | Posted 8/1/2013 7:52:28 AM | message detail
#497 | ExThaNemesis | Posted 8/1/2013 7:53:28 AM | message detail
Like if I cared, I could totally rally 10 votes one way or the other. Someone persuade me to help.
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#498 | ctesjbuvf | Posted 8/1/2013 7:53:29 AM | message detail
Ohh, a cut worth something again, hopefully this'll end up being good.
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#499 | TheKoolAidShoto | Posted 8/1/2013 7:53:35 AM | message detail
Mr. Bubbles pls :(
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#500 | _SecretSquirrel | Posted 8/1/2013 7:53:38 AM | message detail
I knew Lloyd had daddy issues, but this is ridiculous.
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