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No it's not It's annoying as hell seriously the people complaining about "all the butthurt" are the most obnoxious. --- ... |
charmander6000 posted... I'm upset I didn't take DK over Lightning, damn Falco causing me to chicken out. My best call in this bracket! --- tune in tokyo 142.94 |
Also it's not Pokemon fault that the characters they beat were so pathetic they couldn't win even with an anchor We have seen the following- Aeris>Hero>Rinoa Kirby>Terra>Peach Kefka>Zack>Ryu Leon>Wesker>Oliver Donkey Kong>Lightning>Falco Tifa>Dragonborn>Yuna And..of course,Pikachu>Sora>Blue It's really,really not Pokemon fault that the opponents are so damn weak they can't beat even with an anchor Using this logic of "they only won because the stronger character was LFF'D" we would have had Duke Nukem>Mario and Link winning over Isaac would be the very first upset of this contest |
Regardless
of how Pokemon fair next round, I gotta say that I have loved their
performances so far. It has made this round much more interesting than
it could've been after Draven killed the enthusiasm of the contest. Just
to remind all of us of their dominance and the many hopes, dreams, and
aspirations they crushed, here's a list of characters that met their
fate to Pokemon: Chester (the toughest one), both Zeros, Sly, Francis, Ramza, JC Denton, Lloyd, Big Daddy, Fox, Wolf, Corvo, Sissel, Riku, Nier, Vincent, Phoenix, Dante, Zidane, Crono, Magus, Nathan, Mr Game, Wario, Wrex, Zelda, DK, Sonic, Bowser, Cloud, Leon, Sora, Vivi, Squall, and soon Mega Man. Also Blue if you count Pokemon characters. Impressive work. |
ZFS posted... The best part about all this LFF is that DK wins by more over Lightning without Falco truly the highlight of Character Battle IX get out --- i'll do rydia -Dante |
I had Lightning winning here. --- Fine! I'll go to the store and get your Goddamn drain cleaner! Character Battle IX Tingle Victory Parade - the journey is over.... |
Nanis23 posted... Also it's not Pokemon fault that the characters they beat were so pathetic they couldn't win even with an anchor ...No offense, but there is a big gap in power between each example you show. Pika over Crono probably happens, as does Blue > Fox. Mewtwo vs. Sonic and Charizard vs. Zelda are probably pretty close without Bowser or DK respectively. It's Red vs. Vivi/Squall and Charizard vs. Mega Man that likely just don't go in pokemon's favor without that anchor. And in both of those cases, the anchor's a upper-mid/near-elite which makes the situation a little sticky. --- Currently Playing: Persona 3 FES Currently Reading: Nothing Currently Currently Watching: Dr. Who |
jtwo22 posted... KamikazePotato posted...Pikachu doesn't beat Crono without Magus, Mewtwo doesn't beat Sonic without Bowser, Charizard doesn't beat Mega Man without Zero, and Red doesn't beat Vivi without Squall. I was thinking about that match last night, and I have a theory about what happened. See, I believe that Pokemon are lightning rods for apathy votes. They're nostalgic as hell, and the population of this website is full of people who were kids around the time that RBY came out. Sonic and Bowser, as strong as they are, I believe to get most of their strength from apathy votes. They're old enough and mainstream enough that people vote for them when they don't care about any of the characters in the match. Which would explain why Bowser always gets steamrolled in SFF matches, and why Sonic keeps getting 70/30'd by Link, despite being one of the noble nine. So, if we have two characters whose strength relies on apathy votes, and one character who is an apathy vote lightning rod... well it kind of explains that match pretty well, don't you think? --- PSN - Aevio "I'm on a Goomba." - BlackMageJawa |
VeryInsane posted... Nanis23 posted...Also it's not Pokemon fault that the characters they beat were so pathetic they couldn't win even with an anchor Of course there is a big gap,I was half-serious But things like DK>Ligthning and Kefka AND Zack>Ryu (and again,Pikachu>Sora) show that it isn't always the case There are alot more cases like strong character being leeched by very weak character (Fawful Mario and Link Tingle) and I pointed it because I believe this is the same case with Wolf Magus and Zero dragging down Crono and MM is huge,I admit..but Wolf? lol And Red/Vivi/Squall wasn't supposed to happen so it's not like Allen rigged it I believe Zero/Mega Man was indeed rigged because this is the THIRD TIME they meet each other in those contests and it's stupid |
Lighting Rod eh? I see what you did there. --- GameFaqs is NOT the place to go for relationship advice.Nobody here gets any action unless it is their right or left hand.Including me.~Dawn and Dusk~ |
I'll be your lightning rod of hate --- ~War~ |
OK So Pokemon became so strong in round 2 because of Apathy Votes (which came from Draven match) And another reason to vote Mewtwo>Draven now! To make Pokemon weaker by making them get to the finals gogogo |
If
you're talking about "apathy votes" you're crediting the voting masses
with way more engagement in these contests than they actually have. Most
people see 3 characters and pick the one they like most, previous
results or whats happening next round or what Reddit thinks of the
contest doesn't factor in to who they choose. Pokemon gives the impression of improving every round because they're non-linear with a dedicated voting base. This is why they're better in multi formats, look stronger against better opposition and don't suffer the same kind of overlap problems as characters from other series. |
Lightning, I think you just put Pokedrones in logical and politically correct terms better than I've seen it. Well done! *Edit for making 3 grammar errors in one sentence. Gross --- SBAllen: the hero GameFAQs needs, but not the one it deserves. |
This just in: 100,000 Strong for Bringing Back MML3 just linked to the poll on Facebook. More at 11. --- FFIXOwner Bracket: 160/234 Expert: 594 (lol?) |
I sent them the link! --- "Hamas isn't really a terror organization." -Terran [Evil Republican] Play Der Langrisser. |
Pfft, that's all facebook could do for you, Mega Man? Link jumped like 400 votes from a facebook post. --- ~War~ |
People
need to stop lumping Pikachu with the other pokemon. Hes been in these
contests for over 10 years. A lot of his strength isn't even pokemon
related. --- http://i.imgur.com/ooexO.gif |
It's still early --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB9%20BOP.xls Points: 146/234 Today's Pick: Mega Man |
Well, that update said... something. |
Charizard being worth maybe 45% on this pretty-strong Megaman is an OK result Not disappointed, really. Just shows he's not in the absolute elite, but in terms of natural strength MM is one of the best we have these days so circa 45%, maybe less, on him isn't too shabby. --- XIII_rocks, the cream of XIII fanboyism. |
dat cut --- Fine! I'll go to the store and get your Goddamn drain cleaner! Character Battle IX Tingle Victory Parade - the journey is over.... |
On the other hand those are two very uncomfortable updates --- XIII_rocks, the cream of XIII fanboyism. |
Looks like that Facebook rally's working a little magic! Mega Man's shot up 30 votes an update now, enough to fight the Zard! --- Current Let's Play: Final Fantasy II - http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3557012 Previous: http://lparchive.org/author/mega64 |
Greyfeld posted... jtwo22 posted...KamikazePotato posted...Pikachu doesn't beat Crono without Magus, Mewtwo doesn't beat Sonic without Bowser, Charizard doesn't beat Mega Man without Zero, and Red doesn't beat Vivi without Squall. Doubt Mewtwo has the lightning rod ability ,but let's look at other Mewtwo contest matches from the past: Summer 2007 Contest - Division 2 - Fourth Group Mewtwo Division 2 Round 1 --- 3rd place, 34197 [24.95%] - Ryu, 39754 [36.30%] - Bowser, 39225 [28.62%] - Toad, 13895 [10.14%] Mewtwo couldn't beat Bowser back then. Even with Toad in the poll. Winter 2010 Contest - Chaos Division - 12 Seed Chaos Round 1 --- Lost to (5) Ganondorf, 21606 [41.35%] - 30642 [58.65%] Seems stronger ,but couldn't beat Ganon. So. Does your apathy votes theory hold up with Mewtwo 's past matches? --- Support Shantae: Half-Genie Hero kickstarter. Miyamoto: This Zelda was like losing my virginity, in the sense that we were making something completely new . |
XIII_rocks posted... Charizard being worth maybe 45% on this pretty-strong Megaman is an OK result Zard would get 60-40'd or worse without Zero. But I don't think this result is disappointing for him, it just confirms that he is the weakest Pokemon of the 4 remaining, and those who bought into his 2010 'performances' should hang their heads in shame. --- Fine! I'll go to the store and get your Goddamn drain cleaner! Character Battle IX Tingle Victory Parade - the journey is over.... |
Interesting that Zero didn't spike from this rally as well. Probably says something about SmartVoter RallyFAQs |
I
would die laughing if Mega Man got rallied to beat Charizard, and it
somehow led to Red making the finals despite yet another situation where
he should have been doomed. --- ~War~ |
lol what is MegaMan doing |
Denzokuken posted... Zard would get 60-40'd or worse without Zero. Well yes, if every single Zero vote went to Charizard. I'm thinking that's unlikely though. --- XIII_rocks, the cream of XIII fanboyism. |
hahaha I DID IT I RALLIED MEGAMAN https://www.facebook.com/GetMeOffTheMoon/posts/512261085514804 IT WONT HELP BUT I TRIED |
I'd
peg Mega Man vs. Charizard to be 57-43 affair before anything else
(rallies) happened. If you remove Squirtle's rally against Cloud, that
leads to something like Mega Man>Cloud>Unrallied
Squirtle/Charizard, which seems about right. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
Whoops, I accidentally saw those Mega Man updates! It means that he will fail in the next one! Also, isn't it funny how Mario lost to Vivi from leeching, yet Mega Man is kind of making a match with Charizard? Sign of a Mega Man increase? Really, just judging by the Mega Man/Zero proportion Mega Man has likely grown from the Smash announcement? Certainly Zero has not weakened based on the first two rounds. --- "Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those! It could be fun! So... what is a party?" "Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think." |
Things are starting to slow down --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB9%20BOP.xls Points: 146/234 Today's Pick: Mega Man |
While the rally is dying down, Mega Man making consistent cuts is a good sign for his future trends. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
Someone message that Nathan guy and tell him to repost that link, cause it really worked. --- Fine! I'll go to the store and get your Goddamn drain cleaner! Character Battle IX Tingle Victory Parade - the journey is over.... |
KamikazePotato posted... I'd peg Mega Man vs. Charizard to be 57-43 affair before anything else (rallies) happened. If you remove Squirtle's rally against Cloud, that leads to something like Mega Man>Cloud>Unrallied Squirtle/Charizard, which seems about right. Even with SSB4, something about MM>Cloud just feels so... well, wrong. |
Mega
Man is seeing that rallying is not too easy. Even when Link got
Facebook posts, the intake was only for a few updates before it
disappeared. |
Well hmm that was a bit underwhelming but I don't care! Anyway,they just posted a Mighty No9 post after this rally,so with all due respect to this contest,I think they got more important news to post..so no reposting this Link Still,we must thank them for trying |
Mega Man has absolutely destroyed all of Cloud's results this year. It probably wouldn't be close, honestly. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
Rally for Charizard people! Lead under 500 votes! --- GameFaqs is NOT the place to go for relationship advice.Nobody here gets any action unless it is their right or left hand.Including me.~Dawn and Dusk~ |
Safer_777 posted... Rally for Charizard people! Lead under 500 votes! what no we need Mega Man and Samus to kill each other so Red makes the final |
Um, no. --- "Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those! It could be fun! So... what is a party?" "Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think." |
I'm not doing any Pokemon rallying until Mewtwo tonight to keep things fresh. |
MM begins his comeback. I think it is over now. And with no rallies for Charizard too... --- GameFaqs is NOT the place to go for relationship advice.Nobody here gets any action unless it is their right or left hand.Including me.~Dawn and Dusk~ |
Safer_777 posted... MM begins his comeback. I think it is over now. And with no rallies for Charizard too... I would not be so hasty.. pokemon don't lose close matches --- ... |
Charizard
is the least cute pokémon besides MissingNo! And all the humans!
Pikachu >>> Blue. RIP Snake v. Cloud v. Pikachu... --- ... as if rights are like muscles - the more you use it, the better it gets. Indeed he may be exercising his first amendment-- but he's an IDIOT! - A. Scalia |
The "rally" seems to have died for now, MM has just stalled the last few updates. --- FFIXOwner Bracket: 160/234 Expert: 594 (lol?) |
I'm not doing any Pokemon rallying until Mewtwo tonight to keep things fresh. Good, don't want people suffering from rally fatigue. --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB9%20BOP.xls Points: 146/234 Today's Pick: Mega Man |
If Charizard wins again it must be a record of Pokemon winning close matches. How many will that be? --- GameFaqs is NOT the place to go for relationship advice.Nobody here gets any action unless it is their right or left hand.Including me.~Dawn and Dusk~ |
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