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Solid Snake 49.49% 4996 Votes Your Pick Squirtle 25.61% 2585 Votes Pikachu 24.9% 2514 Votes Total Votes: 10095 --- http://i.imgur.com/GUtJDs7.jpg Fact: Fanbases are unpleasable, deal with it. |
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AxemRedRanger posted... Previous thread talked a little about where Samus's support comes from. Honestly, Samus being as strong as she is on this site (indirectly close to if not stronger than Mario!?) has never made much sense to me. Samus was one of the biggest gaming icons of the NES era before Super Metroid even came out. Samus being a girl was THE video game spoiler. Samus combines badass design+highly acclaimed games. Even without Smash she would have been a top 20 character here easy back in 2K2. xp1337 posted... Smash? Smash made her Noble Nine caliber, but she would have been very strong in 2K2 without it. Everyone knew Samus back in the NES days, and Super Metroid was legendarily good. Smash's impact on her popularity is greatly overstated. Karma Hunter posted... Samus is a combination of Dante-style design, except her series is a decent bit stronger (Dante's series is shockingly weak for his level of strength, I can't imagine how strong he'd be with a series people cared about) and Smash. That's about it. This is somewhat true. Design+highly acclaimed series, and then Smash to give her a marginal boost on top of that. Yeah, if DMC was Metroid level popular and he was in Smash from the start, Dante would be pretty beastly. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
I
think Zelda and SMB are completely safe from Pokemon. Final
Fantasy......well Pokemon would need to rally. A lot. But it could
win. --- 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2010, 2011 10 championships is not enough. ZeldaFAQs thirsts for more. |
GloriousSweater posted... Samus has held a special status as Nintendo's "#3 legend" since the early 90s. That's the sort of intangible that a character like Dante dreams of having and might contribute just as much to her strength as anything else. Samus's strongest game (probably Super Metroid, though Prime likely doesn't lag far behind) is only around Super Mario Kart's level. Her games are weak but her status is very established. I think she'd be pretty damn strong even without Smash. She'd be no midcarder, that's for sure. Finally someone who actually knows what they're talking about! Yes, Samus was one of the original gaming icons. Can't believe so many people write her popularity off to Smash. These people clearly were not actually around in the pre-Smash days. LeonhartFour posted... I'd take Prime to beat Super Metroid easily. It would now, due to recency and the playrate for Super Metroid being very low these days. But if you count their "peak" strength relative to their eras, Super Metroid absolutely crushes Prime. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
red sox 777 posted... SMB would crush Pokemon, both in a poll and in a contest for fanbase broadness. Pokemon is broader than any Square-based fanbase, but that's not saying too much. This is so not true. Even if SMB beat Pokemon it would not "crush" it, that's nuts. And again, SMB is the only thing that even has an argument for #2 fanbase over Pokemon. Nothing else is in the conversation. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
I
think Prime would have always had a great shot at beating Super Metroid
here. Even in 2004, Super Metroid didn't win that "Favorite Metroid
Game" by all that much. But Super Metroid looked pretty ordinary in 2009. While going 50/50 with HL2 and FO3 may not be THAT great, I'd still take it over going 50/50 with Super Mario Kart. --- http://i.imgur.com/CbfFb.jpg |
red sox 777 posted... I think Zelda and SMB are completely safe from Pokemon. Final Fantasy......well Pokemon would need to rally. A lot. But it could win. Pokemon would get that rally. It always does, especially against Final Fantasy. FF characters not even from the same game will tend to LFF each other worse than RBY Pokemon do. Hence the Pokemon base being "broader", as that is what I define broader as. Not sure if you're working with a different definition of broader. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
creativename posted... FF characters not even from the same game will tend to LFF each other worse than RBY Pokemon do. um --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/B8%20Girls%202012/pjbas.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
i just noticed if Squirtle gets second, i could be on the expert leaderboard. that's insane. my expert bracket is so awful. --- http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxkdr0uNc91qlu5jao1_r1_400.gif |
LeonhartFour posted... I think Prime would have always had a great shot at beating Super Metroid here. Even in 2004, Super Metroid didn't win that "Favorite Metroid Game" by all that much. Prime would have had a great shot at Super Metroid because SM came out in 1994! They would have been very close 8-10 years ago, which is pretty amazing because that was around Prime's peak strength and SM was already old by then. Of course Prime would win easily now. Again, the playrate for SM these days is going to be really, really low. But respective to their peak strengths in a "what if contests were around" sense, SM was stronger by a large margin than MP ever was. MP was extremely well-received, but it was no SM. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
Well,
that's not really what the argument is about. Yoblazer was saying Super
Metroid was Samus's strongest game now, and I was just saying I doubt
that's the case. --- "Stay with me until the end. Please." "Not until the end. Always." |
It's
probably close. I see nothing "off" with Super Metroid beating HL2 and
giving FO3 a good fight. Mario Kart could probably do the exact same if
not better. --- Chen Kenichi's #1 Fan (also Yoblazer) http://i.imgur.com/a4GuDV3.gif |
pjbasis posted... creativename posted...FF characters not even from the same game will tend to LFF each other worse than RBY Pokemon do. Notice I said "tend to". Also for instance Snake vs. Auron vs. Tidus would be even worse than this, as Auron would SFF Tidus. Auron+Tidus would be weaker than the sum of their parts. Something like Cloud+Squall would also be pretty bad, the strength of Cloud+Squall together would be pathetic compared to their strengths when separate. With Squirtle and Pikachu, it's LFF, but no SFF. LeonhartFour posted... Well, that's not really what the argument is about. Yoblazer was saying Super Metroid was Samus's strongest game now, and I was just saying I doubt that's the case. Well yeah that's true then. SM can't be the strongest game anymore, way more people here have played Prime. --- www.gamefaqscontests.com www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery |
FF
characters not even from the same game will tend to LFF each other
worse than RBY Pokemon do. Hence the Pokemon base being "broader", as
that is what I define broader as. Not sure if you're working with a
different definition of broader. Yes, that's how I'm using broader. And I agree that Pokemon is broader than FF. I disagree strongly that it is broader than Old Nintendo (NES/SNES). And that would include stuff like Mega Man. As for SMB crushing Pokemon, I mean it would win without the result being in any doubt....using Ulti's definition of a blowout here. Would not expect any SFF. I'd take SMB over FF nowadays too. --- 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2010, 2011 10 championships is not enough. ZeldaFAQs thirsts for more. |
Eh,
I don't have a lot of respect for Super Mario Kart's strength. I mean,
it's not weak or anything, but it's probably middle of the road. It's
definitely weaker than Mario Kart 64, if nothing else. I'd take Super Mario RPG to beat Super Metroid with ease, for the record. (SUPER METROID LOST?!) --- http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab48/Leonhart4/Squall.jpg |
I
honestly don't think Pokemon LFF is that much better than FFVII though.
It's going to be a lot better than FFI/FFIV LFF, and a lot worse than
SMB3/SMW LFF, or Link/Mario LFF. Cloud/Sephiroth LFF is right in the
middle there, maybe a little worse than RBY Pokemon. --- 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2010, 2011 10 championships is not enough. ZeldaFAQs thirsts for more. |
Thought
about the whole genius idea again, what with impersonating GameFAQs
staff and contacting reddit... you know what would be even funnier?
Duplicating that old paypal scam where they used a fake website that
looked exactly like paypal but replaced the 'L' with a capital 'I' in
the domain and simply defrauded people out of their money. Host a fake
poll at qamefaqs.com or something lol. --- ... 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 Pikachu night vote cometh also Snake I guess --- Welcome to the League of Downtime. |
Hey guys Snake's over 50% again --- http://i52.tinypic.com/2zfiu09.gif http://i54.tinypic.com/10729w2.gif |
quiet don't wake up the ralliers --- Welcome to the League of Downtime. |
Solid Snake 50.38% 6205 Votes Your Pick Squirtle 25.16% 3099 Votes Pikachu 24.46% 3012 Votes Total Votes: 12316 Okay, Pikachu's dead 3rd. --- http://i.imgur.com/GUtJDs7.jpg Fact: Fanbases are unpleasable, deal with it. |
Squirtle! --- Fine! I'll go to the store and get your Goddamn drain cleaner! Character Battle IX Tingle Victory Parade - the journey is over.... |
Snake is now doubling Squirtle. And all is right with the world. --- Harmony is peace. Peace is unity. Unity is harmony. I tell this to the King Nook. He ask me to leave. |
Just
thought of something. What if that "all fictional characters" battle
we've been clamoring for is the "not Character Battle X" that Allen's
said is up next? It would be entirely in character for Allen to consider
what we want to no longer fit the definition of a character battle
because it goes against historical precedent. Which would be hilarious because allowing characters whose origins weren't in video games in is less of a shark-jumping than 3ways and 4ways were! --- RIP GrapefruitKing and Emporer_Kazbar. You will be missed. |
Allen said his idea for the next contest would be something that would (hopefully) be less prone to outside rallies. Only things I can think of are Quote Contest and Console Contest. Which means c'mon Quote Contest --- http://i.imgur.com/kCpvD.gif |
I think Squirtle got this It's just a 80 lead but I feel safe calling this over Unless there is a crazy rally just for Pikachu,I don't expect any change of trends |
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That's pretty funny, split votes for pokemon, Snake through. --- WarioWare Legend, 3DS 0748 - 2346 - 7504 AMD FX 8350 - XFX HD R7970 |
Nanis23 posted... It's just a 80 lead but I feel safe calling this over You mean a 60 vote lead. ...Uh oh! --- A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice. |
LeonhartFour posted... Allen said his idea for the next contest would be something that would (hopefully) be less prone to outside rallies. Welcome to the League of Draven beats every quote with 70% of the vote. --- [NO BARKLEY NO PEACE] |
A
console contest is the only thing I can think of that wouldn't have
rallying. Might be fun if it was just 16 entrants. I'd just be
disappointed that we're getting this now, and not several years ago,
when I would have stood alone in my N64 > PS1 upset pick, and reaped
all the glory from calling it. A company contest might be OK too, if there was a minimum game requirement. --- "What's the matter with bootblacking? We both like it very much!" This is Yesmar. |
Company contest would be even worse! --- http://i52.tinypic.com/2zfiu09.gif http://i54.tinypic.com/10729w2.gif |
How anyone can call this fight over is beyond me. Come on you silly rat! --- XBL Gamertag - Tiirshak |
Qwaar posted... How anyone can call this fight over is beyond me. Come on you silly rat! Well they stalled each other for 2 hours with no rally I don't understand how...trends,can come into play here |
Well it looks like the night vote is going to favor Pikachu, for one. Unless it's just a coincidence that he cut over half the lead in the last hour --- A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice. |
If it wasn't for Draven still being around. Would Snake be the favorite to win this contest? --- Support Shantae: Half-Genie Hero kickstarter. Miyamoto: This Zelda was like losing my virginity, in the sense that we were making something completely new . |
Link/Samus/Snake would be a pretty favorable setup for Snake, yes. Not sure if it'd be better or worse than Link/Mario/Snake though. --- http://i52.tinypic.com/2zfiu09.gif http://i54.tinypic.com/10729w2.gif |
This is really far from over. A true 50/50 match, like Vincent/Squall. Hopefully Bacon means it'll be 1v1. Just making it 1v1 makes it far, far, more resistant to rallies. --- 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2010, 2011 10 championships is not enough. ZeldaFAQs thirsts for more. |
red sox 777 posted... This is really far from over. A true 50/50 match, like Vincent/Squall. Bacon doesn't seem to like 1-on-1 though. He likes formats that allow for random variation. --- http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/8718/leonflowchart.png |
LeonhartFour posted... Link/Samus/Snake would be a pretty favorable setup for Snake, yes. So Snake finally gets his big chance to win this contest... and Draven takes it away. Snake can't catch a break. --- Support Shantae: Half-Genie Hero kickstarter. Miyamoto: This Zelda was like losing my virginity, in the sense that we were making something completely new . |
You'd
think Mario would drain Link worse than Samus, but given the Nintendo
fanbase's amazing ability to fall in line when needed, the difference
probably is pretty small. Link could 75/25 Mario or Samus in that match
and I wouldn't bat an eye. However, with either of them, the LFF against Link will not be all that powerful. Classic Nintendo is a truly truly broad fanbase, the broadest on this site. Zack only went from 30% to 34% on Link when Mario and MMX were both added. Snake needs to be worth at least 46% on Link 1v1 for Mario LFF to get him over I think. And I'd guess it's actually more like 47% in a match where Link needs the votes. That would make Link/Mario LFF half as powerful as Cloud/Sephiroth LFF, which seems about right. --- 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2010, 2011 10 championships is not enough. ZeldaFAQs thirsts for more. |
I
dunno. I think Bacon may just want to see Link lose. Multiways are
certainly effective at achieving that goal. Link has lost more multiway
contests than he's won. --- 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2010, 2011 10 championships is not enough. ZeldaFAQs thirsts for more. |
Oh, Bacon definitely wants to see Link lose. He's been not so subtle about that. Don't think he reverts back to 1-on-1 simply because Link lost though. --- "I can set you free, mate." "My freedom was forfeit long ago!" |
Solid Snake 50.46% 7461 Votes Your Pick Squirtle 24.89% 3680 Votes Pikachu 24.65% 3645 Votes Total Votes: 14786 --- http://i.imgur.com/GUtJDs7.jpg Fact: Fanbases are unpleasable, deal with it. |
Did
Link have a majority of the brackets in the Guru to win the contest?
I'm guessing he did, because people believe (wrongly) that he is
invincible. I took Link in my bracket, but only because I think
Link/Mario has particularly little LFF. --- 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2010, 2011 10 championships is not enough. ZeldaFAQs thirsts for more. |
78.78% of Gurus picked Link to win, yeah. --- http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/8718/leonflowchart.png |
Wow.
That's huge. I'm guessing almost all of them had Mario reaching the
final too. That's almost mind-boggling levels of groupthink given Cloud
was a 46.5% on Link last contest and Snake was at 44.5%. --- 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2010, 2011 10 championships is not enough. ZeldaFAQs thirsts for more. |
Yep, 91% had Mario in the finals. 6 Gurus have Mega Man and 2 have Samus. --- http://img.imgcake.com/nio/26leonpngat.png http://img.imgcake.com/nio/daigohadoupnguj.png |
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