Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1121

#51 | xp1337 | Posted 8/20/2013 8:21:58 AM | message detail
Think I might take a risk on Dracula. I'll take Lucina > Layton and the only thing that gets me really hesitating is do I really want to pick against FFVII here. If the rally spills over I'm guessing it helps Dracula more because it's Dracula, but I'm not really counting on that being much of a factor.
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#52 | SirBillyNic | Posted 8/20/2013 8:26:33 AM | message detail
I'm not familiar with the voting patterns on these polls, so can someone explain to me why there are an extraordinary amount of votes for the Draven/Ryu/X Battle? Never mind the fact the fact that Draven has a whopping 50k votes, Megaman X nearly has as much as Link got in the previous poll.

What gives? Is Draven likely to win the whole thing now? Huge surprise to me.
#53 | Tom Bombadil | Posted 8/20/2013 8:26:55 AM | message detail
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#54 | ZeldaTPLink | Posted 8/20/2013 8:33:24 AM | message detail | (edited)
SirBillyNic posted...
I'm not familiar with the voting patterns on these polls, so can someone explain to me why there are an extraordinary amount of votes for the Draven/Ryu/X Battle? Never mind the fact the fact that Draven has a whopping 50k votes, Megaman X nearly has as much as Link got in the previous poll.

What gives? Is Draven likely to win the whole thing now? Huge surprise to me.


There are more people in the LoL fanbase than people who go into GameFAQs daily. They took over the contests, and are now going to decide it's result. It's simple.

I personally think it's hilarious to see upsets like this, but I don't like how it's happening. It means this site is weak. And those contests are starting to become meaningless. What meaning does a character poll have if any outside community can do a rally and decide its outcome?

Anyway, this wouldn't have happened if people actually had respect for GameFAQs. I'm seeing the LoL voters on reddit saying we are a bunch of die-hard nintendo fanboys, and honestly I can't say they are wrong. It's funny to see GameFAQs users cry. It was funny in 2007, and it's still funny.

To sum it up, this site has become a joke on the internet, and this poll shows it.
#55 | Haste_2 | Posted 8/20/2013 8:38:02 AM | message detail
One fix is to allow only votes from GameFAQs accounts. I'd be interested to see how well Kefka would do then.
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#56 | Karma Hunter | Posted 8/20/2013 8:39:36 AM | message detail
restricting it to GameFAQs accounts what do you people want an all-Pokemon Noble Nine

...you do save_us.draven
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#57 | Then00bAvenger | Posted 8/20/2013 8:40:50 AM | message detail
Pokemon did better against Xenogears back in 2004 when they had that only users can vote glitch for a little while, didn't it

Yeah, they loves them some Pokemon
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#58 | ZeldaTPLink | Posted 8/20/2013 8:41:24 AM | message detail
Karma Hunter posted...
restricting it to GameFAQs accounts what do you people want an all-Pokemon Noble Nine

...you do save_us.draven


CATS and Phoenix Wright getting to the semifinals.
#59 | SliceSabre | Posted 8/20/2013 8:41:39 AM | message detail
I believe we can use pokemon to unseat Draven as I have do doubt Link will be soundly defeated by Draven.
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#60 | special_sauce | Posted 8/20/2013 8:43:18 AM | message detail
One day from now we all need to upvote a thread on the Pokemon subreddit that says to vote for Mewtwo. We will do this every round. Mewtwo 2k13. Believe.
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#61 | The Mana Sword | Posted 8/20/2013 8:43:27 AM | message detail
if Link can't stop Draven there's only one other guy in the bracket that can do the job

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#62 | GloryChaos | Posted 8/20/2013 8:46:53 AM | message detail
Sprite round is the only chance we have, guys.
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#63 | swordz9 | Posted 8/20/2013 8:47:18 AM | message detail
I like how Draven might end with 66.6%.
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#64 | hylianknight3 | Posted 8/20/2013 8:53:21 AM | message detail
I have no idea what to do on Dracula/Barret anymore. Waffling furiously.
#65 | paulg235 | Posted 8/20/2013 8:54:14 AM | message detail
Have a feeling Dracula will take second thanks to the rally aftermath.
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#66 | xp1337 | Posted 8/20/2013 8:54:19 AM | message detail
swordz9 posted...
I like how Draven might end with 66.6%.

What's up with that anyway? Did the rally die off or get weaker? Draven has dropped from before and he was looking like he was on pace for 70%.
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#67 | eaglesarebeasts | Posted 8/20/2013 8:55:39 AM | message detail
#68 | Haste_2 | Posted 8/20/2013 8:58:35 AM | message detail
I would think Draven was doing the best in the night time because there are fewer votes during that time.

One scary thing about the Draven rally is that very few are voting for MMX and Ryu. MMX's 16,000 votes would suggest like 60% of the vote in normal night vote totals. If Draven was at his default strength, MMX would have about 50% of the vote. So Reddit gave maybe 3,000 votes to MMX, and over 30,000 to Draven.
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#69 | tennisboy213 | Posted 8/20/2013 9:00:14 AM | message detail
Vote Accepted


Sonic the Hedgehog
66.67%
4 Votes
Your Pick

Dracula
33.33%
2 Votes

Barret Wallace
0%
0 Votes
Total Votes: 6
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#70 | OrangeCrush980 | Posted 8/20/2013 9:00:20 AM | message detail
Sonic the Hedgehog
60%
3 Votes

Dracula
40%
2 Votes
Your Pick

Barret Wallace
0%
0 Votes
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#71 | paulg235 | Posted 8/20/2013 9:00:24 AM | message detail
Vote Accepted
Sonic the Hedgehog
52%
13 Votes
Your Pick
Dracula
24%
6 Votes
Barret Wallace
24%
6 Votes
Total Votes: 25
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#72 | spooky96 | Posted 8/20/2013 9:00:26 AM | message detail
Sonic the Hedgehog
46.67%
14 Votes

Dracula
26.67%
8 Votes
Your Pick

Barret Wallace
26.67%
8 Votes
#73 | raginbull911 | Posted 8/20/2013 9:00:58 AM | message detail
Vote Accepted


Sonic the Hedgehog
44.44%
16 Votes

Dracula
27.78%
10 Votes
Your Pick

Barret Wallace
27.78%
10 Votes


I wish I could vote for Draven again.
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#74 | CrushDavis | Posted 8/20/2013 9:01:02 AM | message detail
#75 | The Real Truth | Posted 8/20/2013 9:01:31 AM | message detail
Knew I should have switched to Barret but oh well
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#76 | Karma Hunter | Posted 8/20/2013 9:01:46 AM | message detail
...so, yeah, I'd take The Boss to beat on Dracula, if we can come back to that discussion for a moment.
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#77 | The_Ps2_Devil | Posted 8/20/2013 9:02:07 AM | message detail
Well the only good thing out of the Draven abomination is that my name is finally on the top 50 for the regular bracket challenge lol
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#78 | xp1337 | Posted 8/20/2013 9:02:25 AM | message detail
Switching off of Barret in the final hour, what was I doing?
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#79 | The Real Truth | Posted 8/20/2013 9:03:15 AM | message detail
lol, I got 6 points for having Ryu > X > Draven

thank you weird point system
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#80 | xp1337 | Posted 8/20/2013 9:03:33 AM | message detail
Oh, huh, only fell 4 spots with a -18.

gonna make this match feel a lot worse unless barret was all brackets or something.
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#81 | paulg235 | Posted 8/20/2013 9:03:48 AM | message detail
I think less than 10% of brackets had Draven winning here.
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#82 | xp1337 | Posted 8/20/2013 9:04:33 AM | message detail | (edited)
The Real Truth posted...
lol, I got 6 points for having Ryu > X > Draven

thank you weird point system

That's a -6, not a +6!

Still, it's 12 points better than MMX > Ryu > Draven!
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#83 | xp1337 | Posted 8/20/2013 9:06:20 AM | message detail | (edited)
paulg235 posted...
I think less than 10% of brackets had Draven winning here.

That's definitely under 10%. Total brackets is like 15452 or something. It's a little over 15k at any rate so that's definitely under 10%. It's going to be 9.xx%
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#84 | The Real Truth | Posted 8/20/2013 9:06:08 AM | message detail
I'm still counting it as +6
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#85 | tennisboy213 | Posted 8/20/2013 9:06:27 AM | message detail
paulg235 posted...
I think less than 10% of brackets had Draven winning here.


It's around 9%, surprisingly high.
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#86 | Fayt_Esteed | Posted 8/20/2013 9:06:54 AM | message detail
Hot damn Drac
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#87 | xp1337 | Posted 8/20/2013 9:07:51 AM | message detail
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/67031498

And no one is surprised!
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#88 | The Real Truth | Posted 8/20/2013 9:08:00 AM | message detail
Looks like Alucard/Dracula might be close
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#89 | Karma Hunter | Posted 8/20/2013 9:08:17 AM | message detail
lol RacistFAQs

Draven is the hero you deserve

(still kinda like Barret here, Dracula should shrivel in the light of the actual day vote)
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#90 | eaglesarebeasts | Posted 8/20/2013 9:08:58 AM | message detail
Sonic is beasting. That is all I care about.
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#91 | xp1337 | Posted 8/20/2013 9:09:01 AM | message detail
If Dracula makes this close I consider it a moral victory. I feel a lot better about my missed picks if they turn out to seem reasonable!

Dracula winning still on the table though, can't settle yet.
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#92 | TheKoolAidShoto | Posted 8/20/2013 9:09:48 AM | message detail
Don't doubt RacistFAQs. Just look how white Dracula is!
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#93 | Karma Hunter | Posted 8/20/2013 9:15:05 AM | message detail
Barret and Dracula don't seem to be worth much, even if it would be nice for Barret to pull it out. Getting doubled by Sonic is pretty disappointing.
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#94 | superange128 | Posted 8/20/2013 9:18:13 AM | message detail
haha wow literally stall 4 updates in a row in the first 20 minutes of the match
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#95 | eaglesarebeasts | Posted 8/20/2013 9:18:39 AM | message detail
I'm really not sure who the favorite is right now. I guess I would take Barret.
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#96 | TheKoolAidShoto | Posted 8/20/2013 9:19:09 AM | message detail
just wait til them white kiddies come home to vote for Dracula
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#97 | xp1337 | Posted 8/20/2013 9:19:17 AM | message detail
superange128 posted...
haha wow literally stall 4 updates in a row in the first 20 minutes of the match

Yeah, this is pretty funny. I have no idea what to make of it!
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#98 | Then00bAvenger | Posted 8/20/2013 9:19:24 AM | message detail
Dracula would totally be in the lead now if he actually had the same face in the pic that goes with the What is a Man quote
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#99 | Korayashi | Posted 8/20/2013 9:19:37 AM | message detail
People are too busy talking about Draven. Dracula/Barrett should be pretty fun until Dracula jumps 50 votes heroically.
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