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Leon, you forgot pic 7's TRUE FORM http://i.imgur.com/1l8B1Tp.jpg --- XIII_rocks, the cream of XIII fanboyism. |
Extending a poll to resolve a tie isn't necessarily fair. B and C are tied and A leads both by 1 vote as midnight hits. The poll is left open to resolve the B/C tie and B gets a vote. The poll is left open to resolve the new A/B tie and B gets another vote. B > A > C despite A leading when the match should have ended. This would never happen, though. --- Pokemon VGC2013 US National - 39th place Pokemon VGC2013 Worlds LCQ - Top 32 |
Even the picsmiths look utterly exhausted. We've got a picture of Big Boss that snuck in there and man what is #6 --- Welcome to the League of Downtime. |
So, a list of what's changed since September 2nd: Pro-Link: No Shepard- worth an estimated 9000 votes. No downtime- worth an estimated 2000 votes (it's more because Shepard is no longer in the poll) 1v1 bonus poll- the natural Gamefaqs votals will be higher based on past bonus polls Pro-Draven: League of Legends World Championship Picture advantage --- 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2010, 2011 10 championships is not enough. ZeldaFAQs thirsts for more. |
Karma Hunter posted... Even the picsmiths look utterly exhausted. We've got a picture of Big Boss that snuck in there and man what is #6 #6 is the spiritual sequel to that Samus/Mega Man/Red pic we had. --- http://img.imgcake.com/leonpngpe.png http://img.imgcake.com/squalloweenpngem.png |
Karma Hunter posted... Even the picsmiths look utterly exhausted. We've got a picture of Big Boss that snuck in there and man what is #6 Link actually beat Big Boss when it came to sneaking, though! This is a sneaking picture. --- XIII_rocks, the cream of XIII fanboyism. |
LeonhartFour posted... Holy crap these vote totals are horrific. Not having a site alert really hurts this match, but we didn't have a site alert for Pikachu/Sora/Blue and even that match will finish with about 5000 more votes than today's match. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
(can we add "sneaking" to that pic with the stuff Link always wins at) --- XIII_rocks, the cream of XIII fanboyism. |
Actually, I can still barely see Link in the background, even without adjusting the brightness. --- http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/7760/222bj.jpg |
6 is terrible. 7 and 8 are very good. I like the Warhol-esqueness of #8. It probably gives Snake a picture advantage but still. --- KB |
Team Rocket Elite posted... Extending a poll to resolve a tie isn't necessarily fair. sounds like the most #controversial match of all time right there, especially if the expert challenge returned in a 4-way! |
Team Rocket Elite posted... Extending a poll to resolve a tie isn't necessarily fair. I actually considered that, but I mean... what do you do for Expert Challenge in a 2nd/3rd tie? I think ideally you somehow just count the next vote for B/C and then just call it that way. It'd look really weird on the results though with an A/B tie though. Artificially give A an extra vote to make it "look" right since you were really just trying to break the tie for 2nd? --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out? GotD (219/384) Melee v FFX |
i'm happy you enjoyed my Warhol pic I made some full Warhol paintings as a tribute: http://i.imgur.com/eJLx5Yt.jpg http://i.imgur.com/jtLenKU.png http://i.imgur.com/aIAP0m9.jpg http://i.imgur.com/DUHV0bV.jpg http://i.imgur.com/NpTfs0V.jpg --- ~Zen |
pikachu the artist better known as the electric pokemon cannibal |
the rally thread has 911 upvotes 9/11 theory confirmed watch one of them quote this post and take it seriously |
Match CXXI: (3) Draven vs. (1) Solid Snake vs. (1) Samus Aran Previous Round Draven – 45.07% Mewtwo – 31.88% Sephiroth – 23.06% Solid Snake – 51.12% Pikachu – 25.60% Squirtle – 23.29% Samus Aran – 38.48% Mega Man – 33.32% Pokemon Trainer Red – 28.20% Analysis Well it has been a long trek, but we are down to our final three characters. Like most finals on GameFAQs the winner is obvious, but instead of Link winning we have Draven who has been given the torch. The only way Draven loses is if the rallies do not show up. Rally fatigue likely will not happen after the whole mods deleting everything scenario from last round. The fight for second could be quite interesting. I have always felt Snake would win in a close match, but Samus has given us something to think about. Overall her performance over the contest has been decent, but her performance last round and Mega Man’s performance against Pokemon could have put Snake in a bit of a disadvantage. Of course something weird could have happened in the all Nintendoish match of Samus/Mega Man/Red and we do not know if Pikachu/Squirtle is equal to Mewtwo/Pikachu. I still feel that Snake will have the advantage in this particular match-up. The main thing is he has the reputation on the board that he would be the best bet to win and I feel if rallied Draven fans are going to betray him they would likely vote Snake over Samus. While I dislike living in a what if world I do feel this would have been Snake’s best chance at winning over Link. Snake could have had a chance if the third opponent did not have so much strength, but what are you going to do. charmander6000’s Bracket: Link > Solid Snake and Mario charmander6000’s Prediction: Draven – 45.22%, Solid Snake – 33.33%, Samus Aran – 21.45% --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB9%20BOP.xls Points: 179/324 Today's Pick: Link |
Alright,
so let me finally complain too. This has been one of the worst contest
because of those reddit boys. Too bad Snake isn't facing Link here, the
only thing which can make this "overall" a good contest is that Snake or
Samus wins today. --- Rapid Spin Critical Hit. |
I won't jump the gun quite yet, only 1:15 until Ultimate Complaining Works --- Welcome to the League of Downtime. |
spooky96 posted... Alright, so let me finally complain too. This has been one of the worst contest because of those reddit boys. Too bad Snake isn't facing Link here, the only thing which can make this "overall" a good contest is that Snake or Samus wins today. If worlds gets draven 200k+ votes, then it will have warped around and became good in a morbid way akin to Link/Ganon's performance in rivals. |
I
don't understand why the predictability of Draven winning makes the
contest any worse than the predictability of Link winning. Because it
was decided by an outside force? It seems a bit xenophobic to me. If
anything the unpredictability of Draven from round 2 onwards was
an exciting variable lacking from other "SPOILER: Link wins" contests.
And based on Link's performance against Draven it's pretty obvious that
Snake, Samus, Mega Man, Cloud, Mario, Vivi, Squall, Jak, GlaDOS,
Chester, *insert Pokemon here* wouldn't have even touched Link. And
then everyone would be crying that these contests are pointless because
they're so predictable and Link wins all the time. YMMV I guess; I just don't buy the whole "sky is falling" mentality. --- SBAllen: the hero GameFAQs needs, but not the one it deserves. |
Link vs Snake vs ...Samus? apparently would've been interesting before Draven showed up and boosted Link through the roof |
With Link there was still debate over whether he'd lose to Snake with Mario (or Samus now, I guess) in the poll. I mean, before Link/Draven caused Link to go crazy it was very much arguable! I was sticking with Link because I just don't bet against that guy, but I'd say the chances of Draven losing are much lower than Link losing were. The Link that went against Draven though, yeah, that guy would have blown out Snake regardless, but I don't know if we ever see that Link if Draven just loses to MMX or something. --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out? GotD (219/384) Melee v FFX |
Oh wow, we just got a 64 vote update. I think that might be the worst update in any match outside of Chester/Caim/SBD. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
I
feel I should clarify my post and mention that I'm happy someone from
the new generation of gaming is doing this. While I do play League of
Legends, I would have much preferred seeing someone like a Nathan Drake
running the gambit and conquering everyone. But it's a refreshing
changeup from the standard "everything PS2 and onwards sucks" that you
typically see in these contests' results. I also highly doubt there would have been as much outcry if a massive groundswell for Nathan Drake brought him to where Draven is, but because so many people have an irrational hate for League of Legends because of how popular it is, it makes for a good scapegoat and focus point for people's wrath. --- SBAllen: the hero GameFAQs needs, but not the one it deserves. |
Snake/Samus
is at least somewhat debatable, although it's not likely to remain so
once the actual match starts (one should put the other away soundly and
get futilely bandwagoned against Draven). Link/Snake/Mario (well Samus
if you presume Mario still can't make it in the absence of RallyFAQs) is
interesting at least based on the 2k8 final because you can make an
argument that Snake would have won 2008 with Mario replacing Crono. Now, we may never see a Snake as strong as 2008 again, but that was the reasoning. --- Welcome to the League of Downtime. |
Because people from reddit are awful. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
Karma Hunter, if Snake loses, just remember this: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/67244087 People already miss you and you're not even gone yet! Your life still has purpose! --- [NO BARKLEY NO PEACE] |
AxemRedRanger posted... Karma Hunter, if Snake loses, just remember this: ...what --- Welcome to the League of Downtime. |
Karma Hunter posted... AxemRedRanger posted...Karma Hunter, if Snake loses, just remember this: according to Regaro_Ukiera (who?), you're also an annoying user! |
I am shocked and insulted that only one person in that topic so far is calling me annoying --- Welcome to the League of Downtime. |
are we allowed to rally that poll i'm not sure who cares, everybody go vote karma hunter! --- [NO BARKLEY NO PEACE] |
RallyFAQs never stops --- Welcome to the League of Downtime. |
So
I feel like the anti-Draven factions should rally both Samus and Snake.
They'll have much more overlap than Draven, so spillover should help
each other. The more people that hear about this poll, the better the
(negligible) chance to take out Draven is. The best way to beat Draven
is to get the entire non-LOL playing internet in on this. |
You don't know Reg? Man, people really have become hopelessly divided these days. --- http://i.imgur.com/PL5UKJj.png Bearer of the Mark of Kan. |
Man, we should be getting hyped up for an amazing final right now. Instead, we're just preparing for the inevitable. --- Die young and save yourself. Brace for the G's, and fast heel-toe work. |
ExThaNemesis posted... Man, we should be getting hyped up for an amazing final right now. Instead, we're just preparing for the inevitable. Yeah, I'm trying to be excited and I just can't. Mind you I wasn't excited at this time before Link's match either and he came and put on the greatest display we've ever seen. I guess I just can't see Snake doing with Link did. He needs to hope Draven is just weaker here for whatever reason. --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out? GotD (219/384) Melee v FFX |
TheOneAboveAll posted... So I feel like the anti-Draven factions should rally both Samus and Snake. They'll have much more overlap than Draven, so spillover should help each other. The more people that hear about this poll, the better the (negligible) chance to take out Draven is. The best way to beat Draven is to get the entire non-LOL playing internet in on this. I agree. I've been saying this for a while, but there's no need to look for people who would be predisposed toward voting for Snake or Samus because nobody likes Draven, and he'll lose by a large margin almost anywhere you put a link. In other words, we can just rally for the poll rather than a character. --- http://www.sporcle.com/user/Jengajam/contributed |
xp1337 posted... ExThaNemesis posted...Man, we should be getting hyped up for an amazing final right now. Instead, we're just preparing for the inevitable. Or for a miracle to happen. I was gonna go nuts trying to rally, but I just don't have the energy for it at this point. --- Die young and save yourself. Brace for the G's, and fast heel-toe work. |
Well,
no matter what happens tonight, this was a fun contest overall.
Although I will not enjoy the conclusion, there were many bright and
thrilling moments that brought smiles. There were so many unique upsets
and neat matchups. Draven shouldn't spoil the entire thing. I hope this
contest doesn't put a glare on further ones, and I hope there are more
in the future. |
The
Draven rally thread is currently at #6 on r/leagueoflegends. It reached
#1 in every other Draven rally. Think this could matter? |
homsar555 posted... TheOneAboveAll posted...So I feel like the anti-Draven factions should rally both Samus and Snake. They'll have much more overlap than Draven, so spillover should help each other. The more people that hear about this poll, the better the (negligible) chance to take out Draven is. The best way to beat Draven is to get the entire non-LOL playing internet in on this. Hypothetically, I think there are some caveats here. While Draven is likely to suffer the more broad you go with this, I do think it's still more optimal to focus on one over the other, particularly on "neutral-sites" that don't have a clear Snake or Samus advantage. However, I think you're right that in theory it's better to rally for Samus than to rally for no one. --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out? GotD (219/384) Melee v FFX |
TheOneAboveAll posted... The Draven rally thread is currently at #6 on r/leagueoflegends. It reached #1 in every other Draven rally. Think this could matter? Not really. It might matter later on assuming people don't spam the poll link in every world championship stream that has a chat. |
Random arrival to try to get a 500. --- RIP GrapefruitKing and Emporer_Kazbar. You will be missed. Congratulations to Guru champion, the mighty raytan. |
ExThaNemesis posted... xp1337 posted...ExThaNemesis posted...Man, we should be getting hyped up for an amazing final right now. Instead, we're just preparing for the inevitable. Don't you know? The miracle never happen. --- RIP GrapefruitKing and Emporer_Kazbar. You will be missed. Congratulations to Guru champion, the mighty raytan. |
TsunamiXXVIII posted... ExThaNemesis posted...xp1337 posted...ExThaNemesis posted...Man, we should be getting hyped up for an amazing final right now. Instead, we're just preparing for the inevitable. "There is no heaven above us. All that matters in this cold uncaring world is what we do with it. Miracles only exist in hindsight - to those who make them, they are simply living." --- http://i.imgur.com/PL5UKJj.png Bearer of the Mark of Kan. |
ExThaNemesis posted... Man, we should be getting hyped up for an amazing final right now. Instead, we're just preparing for the inevitable. And starting petty arguments with each other. --- RIP GrapefruitKing and Emporer_Kazbar. You will be missed. Congratulations to Guru champion, the mighty raytan. |
5 minutes til least hyped final ever. --- "Thank you, thank you, no applause necessary, just send money..." |
Let's finish this --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB9%20BOP.xls Points: 179/324 Today's Pick: Link |
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