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Tidus dropped off a cliff the past two updates. --- Drop it to the floor... |
So is Squall > Missingno confirmed based off this match so far? |
kinsho3 posted... Tidus dropped off a cliff the past two updates. This is a canard that really needs to be put to rest, by the way - characters maintaining the same vote intake is much more suspicious as we enter the dead zone than crediting others dropping off. It's the dead zone, the votals are SUPPOSED to fall off a cliff right now. --- www.dudewheresmyfreedom.com Proud to share the same beliefs as SmartMuffin |
Tidus actually has a lot of advantages Alucard didn't going into the night vote though First off Banjo's also a day character so Tidus stands to gain more Also Banjo's soaking up about 10% less of the vote than Rydia did. I think he's got a good chance to make more of a move than Alucard did with it. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
Karma Hunter posted... kinsho3 posted...Tidus dropped off a cliff the past two updates. Yes, but the votals have already fallen off a cliff. The point was that Tidus's fell even lower for those two updates than he had been maintaining for the past hour and change. It evened out when followed by a spike for Tidus's biggest intake since 2:38. |
Well
Banjo "fell off a cliff" for one of those updates too just for the
record. It's just less glaring cause he only lost 10 votes. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
more stalling this match is getting tidius --- [NO BARKLEY NO PEACE] |
Banjo's already lying motionless at the bottom of the cliff. He doesn't have much further to fall. --- Hey I just met you, and this is crazy, but you have died of dysentery. |
The
votals *haven't* really fallen off a cliff, though, not compared to
what we usually see. This match is getting like 30-50% more votes in
this timeframe as the last night match we had. Now, maybe this is just a natural occurrence. Maybe. --- www.dudewheresmyfreedom.com Proud to share the same beliefs as SmartMuffin |
LinkLegend27 posted... So is Squall > Missingno confirmed based off this match so far? I took Squall > Missingo in Round 2 since the entire bracket was released my friend! If Squall didn't get absolutely shafted by having to face Mario in Round 3 I would've had him gone farther. But Mario is just way beyond his ability --- The Great GameFAQs Character Battle IX contest: 60/68 pts | Expert Challenge: 218/408 NP: Missingno > Tidus > Banjo |
Karma Hunter posted... This is a canard that really needs to be put to rest, by the way - characters maintaining the same vote intake is much more suspicious as we enter the dead zone than crediting others dropping off. It's the dead zone, the votals are SUPPOSED to fall off a cliff right now. When a character goes from 70-80 votes per update to barely breaking 50 votes for two straight updates, that qualifies as going off the cliff for those updates. --- Drop it to the floor... |
nkansas13 posted... Banjo's already lying motionless at the bottom of the cliff. He doesn't have much further to fall. Banjo-Kazooie 4: Meg Ryan's Revenge --- [NO BARKLEY NO PEACE] |
kinsho3 posted... Karma Hunter posted...This is a canard that really needs to be put to rest, by the way - characters maintaining the same vote intake is much more suspicious as we enter the dead zone than crediting others dropping off. It's the dead zone, the votals are SUPPOSED to fall off a cliff right now. Okay, this point is clearly not connecting. --- www.dudewheresmyfreedom.com Proud to share the same beliefs as SmartMuffin |
Karma Hunter posted... The votals *haven't* really fallen off a cliff, though, not compared to what we usually see. This match is getting like 30-50% more votes in this timeframe as the last night match we had. Maybe it's just because we actually have popular characters here? Sure, Bajo's a nobody. But he's better than most of the fodder we've had so far. Tidus is fairly decent and votals in every Missingno match so far have been off the charts-even the Yoshi one. Our votals are similar at this point in the match to Link's R1 match, and that had SFF in it. I don't think this is suspicious. I think this is what we should expect as more popular characters become the norm going forward and the fodder has been weeded out. |
Karma Hunter posted... Okay, this point is clearly not connecting. And just like that, Tidus starts getting his 70-80 vote updates again. Looks like his votes really did fell off a cliff for a couple updates, eh? --- Drop it to the floor... |
Missingno's
match against Yoshi had slightly better than average vote totals for
day matches in that contest. It was the matches against Crono and
Sephiroth that were off the charts. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
-LusterSoldier- posted... Missingno's match against Yoshi had slightly better than average vote totals for day matches in that contest. It was the matches against Crono and Sephiroth that were off the charts. Missingno/Yoshi was an all-Nintendo match that still had one of the highest votals in its round, if I recall correctly. It may not have been as off the charts as the other two, but it was still surprisingly high. |
It was pretty ridiculous how high the votals were for the Crono/Missingno match....good times.... --- Drop it to the floor... |
TheOneAboveAll posted... Karma Hunter posted...The votals *haven't* really fallen off a cliff, though, not compared to what we usually see. This match is getting like 30-50% more votes in this timeframe as the last night match we had. Comparing the votes to the Missingno matches is not helping you on the legitimacy front, seriously. Our votals have seriously tanked compared to the beginning of the contest, so making a comparison there is dubious at best. If higher votes become the norm with popular characters, sure, you might have a point, but if they take a nosedive back to the baseline (like in 2010) what then? --- www.dudewheresmyfreedom.com Proud to share the same beliefs as SmartMuffin |
Karma Hunter posted... TheOneAboveAll posted...Karma Hunter posted...The votals *haven't* really fallen off a cliff, though, not compared to what we usually see. This match is getting like 30-50% more votes in this timeframe as the last night match we had. Look, either all of Missingno's matches were cheating or none were. No one says cheating if you point out that Link matches have high votals because he brings in the votes. All I'm saying is that if Missingno has decent strength and a great nostalgia factor, he could bring in a lot of votes also. At least now we don't have just 1 match that's an aberration staring us in the face. We have all of Missingno's matches. There are two valid theories as to why it brings in high votals. I can't see any way to favor one over the other. But since we supposedly have some great anti-stuffing methods in place, I'll lean towards the less apocalyptic explanation for now. |
Tidus already chopped off 50 votes from the lead. Hmm......I don't like this.... --- Drop it to the floor... |
Tidus laugh on the GFs frontpage if he wins please --- The King of Kings http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/9971/744sptp062727c1tyrekeem.jpg |
TheOneAboveAll posted... Look, either all of Missingno's matches were cheating or none were. No one says cheating if you point out that Link matches have high votals because he brings in the votes. Not all of Link's matches have crazy high votals. Of course he has a larger sample size as well, but the point should still resonate - Crono/Missingno was the highest scoring 12 hour match of 2010 (and Seph/Missingno was ridiculous for a night match, too), and that should raise eyebrows. All I'm saying is that if Missingno has decent strength and a great nostalgia factor, he could bring in a lot of votes also. At least now we don't have just 1 match that's an aberration staring us in the face. We have all of Missingno's matches. Right, and his matches tell us that he is roughly equal to Crono, Yoshi, Sephiroth, and Tidus. There aren't a lot of good explanations for this. But more importantly... But since we supposedly have some great anti-stuffing methods in place what --- www.dudewheresmyfreedom.com Proud to share the same beliefs as SmartMuffin |
I
wouldn't be surprised if Bacon couldn't find anything concrete to
suggest stuffing in this match. I also wouldn't be surprised if there
actually was stuffing in spite of that. I'll believe Bacon is anything
other than a Touhou bully when I see it. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
So, if Tidus wins, does Ammy have a chance next round? --- ~ The Dilated One IX: Link-VV-BB-SS-Cloud-Sora-Samus-Mario-Zard |
Dilated Chemist posted... So, if Tidus wins, does Ammy have a chance next round? I wouldn't call it nonzero, but Squall/Tidus was horrifyingly brutal 1v1, and it only promises to be worse if Squall needs to harvest Tidus's votes to win. --- www.dudewheresmyfreedom.com Proud to share the same beliefs as SmartMuffin |
Karma Hunter posted... TheOneAboveAll posted...But since we supposedly have some great anti-stuffing methods in place Maybe they've been lazy for almost a decade, but there's a reason we haven't had votes removed for stuffing in a really, really long time. Sure, people do it. But I keep seeing posts about how difficult it is to stuff here. So, even with some people getting busted this tournament, when we get a post telling us a match result was a legit rally, I'm more than inclined to believe it. |
Lopen posted... I wouldn't be surprised if Bacon couldn't find anything concrete to suggest stuffing in this match. I also wouldn't be surprised if there actually was stuffing in spite of that. I'll believe Bacon is anything other than a Touhou bully when I see it. what would even be the point of being a "Touhou bully" that's about as much of an accomplishment as bullying a paraplegic --- http://i.imgur.com/GhorUQg.jpg ~Masa |
TheOneAboveAll posted... Karma Hunter posted...TheOneAboveAll posted...But since we supposedly have some great anti-stuffing methods in place I think I have to keep repeating it because I can scarcely believe it myself. Guybrush Threepwood got votes removed for stuffing. Someone bothered to stuff votes. In a Guybrush match. And initially got through. Who the hell knows what the potential is in matches people actually care about. --- www.dudewheresmyfreedom.com Proud to share the same beliefs as SmartMuffin |
Masato_Tanaka posted...
Or being a GameFAQs administrator, but I digress. Guybrush had stuffed votes removed? When? Oh my god he did and it still wasn't enough for Max to win what. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
GO TIDUS Mah boi --- MZero, to the extreme #saltygravy294 |
Dat boy just got hit wit da... wit da blitz ace... wit da Jecht Shot Mark 26 --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
I
wouldn't put anything past those dastardly Monkey Island fans. Sticking
us with Guybrush all this time, that Mario 3 match, them getting
Guybrush to actually win, stuffing votes...they've done a lot of wicked
things over the years. --- [NO BARKLEY NO PEACE] |
And
yeah this discussion kind of tore me away from the fact that Tidus is
really starting to tear into Missingno's ass... approximation right now.
No way Missingno wins this hour, just remains to be seen how much. Still don't really believe in Tidus, but he's going now. --- www.dudewheresmyfreedom.com Proud to share the same beliefs as SmartMuffin |
That's a big cut from Tidus --- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baUY9LFlYh0 - KokorokokoroKOKOROkokoROKokoro-chan iu na http://myanimelist.net/animelist/raytan7585 |
I'm
not letting myself get caught up in any potential comeback hype,
because I just know the stuffers will arrive in full force to save the
dumb glitch. --- Bracket score: 59 / Expert score: 270 |
Tidus +45 for the hour. Obviously a good show, but he needs to pick up the pace given that the TDZ ain't gonna last forever. --- www.dudewheresmyfreedom.com Proud to share the same beliefs as SmartMuffin |
LOL Huge Missingno spike this late into the night vote. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
What a non-suspicious spike from Missingno... Move along, now, everyone. Nothing to see here. --- Drop it to the floor... |
-LusterSoldier- posted... LOL Meh. It was honestly the reverse update of Tidus's big cut 25 minutes ago. It was a 10-vote spike combined with a slight lull from Tidus. One of the first things we learned tracking updates was not to overreact to individual updates. Spikes happen, lulls happen, and they even out over time. |
See,
massive Missingno spike followed by a massive lull and Tidus spiked
after his lull. The 10-minute averages for each were normal. Nothing
suspicious here, just Board 8 overreacting to 5 minutes as usual. |
TheOneAboveAll posted... -LusterSoldier- posted...LOL It was Missingno's highest percentage update of the entire match, garnering over 50% of the vote. It's a 70 vote update at 4:23 EST, in the middle of the Final Fantasy TDZ. Just saying. --- www.dudewheresmyfreedom.com Proud to share the same beliefs as SmartMuffin |
TheOneAboveAll posted... One of the first things we learned tracking updates was not to overreact to individual updates. Spikes happen, lulls happen, and they even out over time. Actually, now that you point it out, Tidus did suffer a lull that same update. He went from getting between 50-60 votes for the past three updates to getting just 42 for that most recent update. --- Drop it to the floor... |
Karma Hunter posted... TheOneAboveAll posted...-LusterSoldier- posted...LOL Yes, when you combine a decently large spike with a decently large lull and such small votals you'll have weird % swings in 5-minute time-frames. Or do you think Tidus stuffed back in the next 5 minutes? Or maybe it was just a spike and a lull and it evens out over time. |
If
Missingno can stall this out until sunrise here in the States, I think
the morning will be kinder to him than it was to Falcon.... --- Drop it to the floor... |
300-vote barrier shattered |
Monster 54%+ update there --- A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice. |
Honestly if Allen is just a "Touhou bully" that would be amazing Screw Draven stuffing. Give Touhou *nothing*. --- XIII_rocks, the cream of XIII fanboyism. |
The kiddies are sleeping. A great chance for Tidus to make a comeback. --- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baUY9LFlYh0 - KokorokokoroKOKOROkokoROKokoro-chan iu na http://myanimelist.net/animelist/raytan7585 |
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