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There was no reneging because the unilateral statement, "I'll close my account if that happens," does not constitute a bet. A one-sided declaration is not a binding contract.
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Congratulations to SuperNiceDog, Guru Winner, who was smart enough to pick
your 7 time champion, Link.

I expect Nook to look better than ever this year.

Dat New Leaf boost,
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And the conditions of the actual bet were not met (Snake beating MM + Zero or something like that).
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Congratulations to SuperNiceDog, Guru Winner, who was smart enough to pick
your 7 time champion, Link.

charmander6000 posted...

Pyramid Head could beat Tom Nook, he did look half decent in 2007.

I think Nook's turned over a 'new leaf' since 2007....
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Drop it to the floor...

Yeah the only bet he made was Mega Man > Snake and only if Zero was not in the match so it became void.
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BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB9%20BOP.xls
Points: 46/58 Today's Picks: Auron and L-Block

Pyramid Head has had nothing but terrible games/a terrible movie/a temporary theme park ride since 2007 though

at least Nook has recency and time to build up a sizable fanbase, as well as sore thumb factor

I wouldn't be surprised if P Head still wins but I'm finding it hard to justify taking him
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I think Nook's turned over a 'new leaf' since 2007....

It was a 'wild world' for him in 2007 though
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BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB9%20BOP.xls
Points: 46/58 Today's Picks: Auron and L-Block

Good to know that so many people care about some off-handed comments from 6 years ago.

Seriously, how the hell does anyone remember that? I sure didn't.
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Game of the decade? More like Guru of the decade mirite?
However, the Guru of the next decade so far is SuperNiceDog

Hopefully he gets plenty of city folk to show up and vote for him. >__>

A good memory goes a long way.

I can pull out some silly predictions just about everyone here has made over the years (including me)!
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"But you have been given freedom. Freedom to be...outside."
"I am lightning...the rain transformed."

When is the next interesting match aka one that might actually have a debatable 1st place fight?
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Man, I can remember our discussions about Link/Samus SFF in 2003, and that least squares regression showed Link boosted by about 3.5% in 2004, but I can't remember what matches happened 3 days ago. So it's not that surprising I can remember stuff from 2008.
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Congratulations to SuperNiceDog, Guru Winner, who was smart enough to pick
your 7 time champion, Link.

swordz9 posted...

When is the next interesting match aka one that might actually have a debatable 1st place fight?

Chief/Yuna/Claire
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"I can set you free, mate."
"My freedom was forfeit long ago!"

When is the next interesting match aka one that might actually have a debatable 1st place fight?

In less than 18 hours
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BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB9%20BOP.xls
Points: 46/58 Today's Picks: Auron and L-Block

Oh that one is debatable? I just assumed Yuna would be winning it >_>
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Yuna's the favorite, but a lot of people are backing Chief.
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Kinda lazy to go through the previous topic, but is 45.56% for Auron weaker than we expected him to be?

Gonna be a good day tomorrow, we get to see Dragonborn in action and then see if Yuna can withstand the mASSive LFF from Claire.
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Brace for the G's, and fast heel-toe work.

LinkLegend27 posted...

Kinda lazy to go through the previous topic, but is 45.56% for Auron weaker than we expected him to be?

Yes, but this could be brought upon by the really good performance from Ocelot (signifying MGS boosting do you hear that Link your days are numbered).
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Die young and save yourself.
Brace for the G's, and fast heel-toe work.

Yuna didn't look as good against Zack in 2010, but Chief will find a way to lose.
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BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB9%20BOP.xls
Points: 46/58 Today's Picks: Auron and L-Block

I figured Auron just looked weaker because the FF/KH factor didn't crush Roxas as hard. I don't know if what term you guys use for it.
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Yuna might have gotten SFF'd a bit there, but I think this'll be the weakest Chief we've seen since 2003. Xbox's stock is lower than it's been in years, and he'll suffer for it.
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Oh right, I suppose Auron could've gotten LFF'd by Roxas a little.
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Die young and save yourself.
Brace for the G's, and fast heel-toe work.

2003 Master Chief wasn't even that bad, 60/40 against an Aerith that was around Bowser

Yuna is close enough to win it though.
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BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB9%20BOP.xls
Points: 46/58 Today's Picks: Auron and L-Block

Damn should've stuck with Palutena in 2nd rather than No Pick. And I really wish I didn't switch Teemo to 2nd on my alt that's in 12th place, yeesh.
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40% was decent, but he struggled to beat Felix, too. 2003 Chief finished in the upper half of the X-Stats that year, so he's never been truly terrible or anything.
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I don't really understand why Yuna is the favourite. Then again I thought the board was crazy when they favored Blue over Fox so what do I know? >_>
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I'm kinda surprised Yuna's the favorite, too, but probably not for the same reason you are!

Board 8 tends to side with Chief in debated matches even though he hasn't really merited the benefit of the doubt (Chief/Subby, Chief/Hayabusa). The only time he pulled through in a close match was when he was facing the most notorious choker of them all in DK. So I'm kinda surprised they went Yuna here! I was expecting to have another "upset special" by picking Master Chief to lose, but maybe B8 is finally learning!
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I went with Yuna in my bracket.

The fact that it's a day match makes me nervous though. Thinking of going with Chief in the expert, I don't know
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A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.

Still no ASV, so it shouldn't matter.

Chief lost to Hayabusa in a day match anyway!
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charmander6000 posted...

It was a 'wild world' for him in 2007 though

Whoa, completely forgot about Wild World.
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Drop it to the floor...

Isn't Yuna a pretty nightly character though
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A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.

Yeah, but trends for day matches have been pretty much non-existent.

Plus, Yuna will have the night vote going for her in the last part of the match anyway.
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"I can set you free, mate."
"My freedom was forfeit long ago!"

LeonhartFour posted...

I'm kinda surprised Yuna's the favorite, too, but probably not for the same reason you are!

Board 8 tends to side with Chief in debated matches even though he hasn't really merited the benefit of the doubt (Chief/Subby, Chief/Hayabusa). The only time he pulled through in a close match was when he was facing the most notorious choker of them all in DK. So I'm kinda surprised they went Yuna here! I was expecting to have another "upset special" by picking Master Chief to lose, but maybe B8 is finally learning!

As far as the board's perception of Chief, you're only as good as your last match in these things, and boy did Chief stink it up last time.
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I have Master Chief winning in that match.

I really don't see him losing with Halo 4 going for him.

In other news, Halo is going to go the way with making shovelware on Xbox One with Halo Party. Just a matter of time.
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I went with Chief and never looked back. These 2 have faced off before, although it was in 2 4-way matches, and Chief beat Yuna pretty comfortably both times.

still wouldn't be surprised if he lost though
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The Great GameFAQs Character Battle IX contest: 52/59 pts
NP: L-Block > Teemo > Palutena

Old/niche RPG characters boosting could be a bad sign for Chief, with the low votals and shifting demographics someone as casual as him and tied to the rise of the modern FPS wave will probably only fall.

Then again, it is possible that as he gets older/less relevant and Halo becomes more nostalgic he could make a comeback, but I don't think it'll be enough against Yuna, especially since it doesn't seem as if FFX has deboosted and there was quite a gap between them in the stats last time.

Leaning towards the second theory, I think he'll give Yuna a fight especially given the day match + multi-option poll.

I went with Yuna, figuring Chief's strength has always been correlated with the perception of the Xbox brand, and it's near an all time low.

Are people thinking Claire will hurt Yuna? Is there any history of fan base overlap there?
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not only the perception of xbox brand is all time low but Halo is less relevant as a franchise (Halo 4 didn't generate a fraction of the hype Halo 3 did) , this will be a very weak MC, Yuna should have no trouble with him
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I went with The Chief and haven't looked back. New Square looking like crap aside, Chief has had Halo 4 since last contest, and I don't think "Xbox backlash" or whatever you're calling it actually exists. Additionally, we're looking at a day match, and we all know Chief is one of the best characters in the day.

Also, the biggest factor of them all, Claire/Luna ass SFF
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BlAcK TuRtLe posted...

I went with The Chief and haven't looked back. New Square looking like crap aside, Chief has had Halo 4 since last contest, and I don't think "Xbox backlash" or whatever you're calling it actually exists. Additionally, we're looking at a day match, and we all know Chief is one of the best characters in the day.

Also, the biggest factor of them all, Claire/Luna ass SFF

And of course by Luna I meant Yuna
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Game of the decade? More like Guru of the decade mirite?
However, the Guru of the next decade so far is SuperNiceDog

L-Block doing its best psuedo-FF7 impression?

I think the Xbox backlash he's talking about is the Xbox One/Microsoft stuff, which is definitely a huge thing.
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t_kizzle posted...

Then again, it is possible that as he gets older/less relevant and Halo becomes more nostalgic he could make a comeback, but I don't think it'll be enough against Yuna, especially since it doesn't seem as if FFX has deboosted and there was quite a gap between them in the stats last time.

My thoughts too, especially that bolded part. I think at a certain point, games like Halo will have a resurgence in popularity thanks to nostalgia. Whether that time has arrived..well...I doubt it.
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Drop it to the floor...

I thought Pyramid Head beating Nook was a lock, but I'm guessing if anything It's the other way around?
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I've got Pyramid Head > Nook as well, but who knows.
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I changed from Pyramid Head > Nook to No Pick

I honestly don't see people caring enough about Tom Nook to vote him into second but with the recent Animal Crossing game, I don't know
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1337gamerpr0 posted...

L-Block doing its best psuedo-FF7 impression?

There was a rally early in the match which boosted Teemo's percentage, hurting L-Block's percentage at the same time. Since the rally has died down, Teemo has been collapsing all day and that percentage has to go somewhere.
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-LusterSoldier- posted...

1337gamerpr0 posted...

L-Block doing its best psuedo-FF7 impression?

There was a rally early in the match which boosted Teemo's percentage, hurting L-Block's percentage at the same time. Since the rally has died down, Teemo has been collapsing all day and that percentage has to go somewhere.

yeah I know
L-Block isn't even going up that consistently anyway

also, wtf is a Pyramid Head

ZFS posted...

I think the Xbox backlash he's talking about is the Xbox One/Microsoft stuff, which is definitely a huge thing.

I must be out of the loop, because I thought Microsoft backpeddled on the always on thing?
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Game of the decade? More like Guru of the decade mirite?
However, the Guru of the next decade so far is SuperNiceDog