Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1187

#451 | -LusterSoldier- | Posted 9/30/2014 1:49:27 PM | message detail
Big Bob posted...
Hah, I remember that. Is he going to exclude the Wii U release, too?


I doubt it. November is usually the best month of the year when it comes to game releases, so I don't think he'll leave out the Wii U version on that poll.
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#452 | 1337gamerpr0 | Posted 9/30/2014 2:17:15 PM | message detail
Big Bob posted...
Hah, I remember that. Is he going to exclude the Wii U release, too?


doubt it, there's a ton of other stuff (GTA V, Pokemon ORAS, AC: Unity/Rogue, Far Cry 4, etc.)
#453 | -LusterSoldier- | Posted 9/30/2014 4:29:38 PM | message detail
It seems like the new posting engine that was released today has increased the post limit on topics before they automatically close. Before today, topics would close at 500 posts, but there's a topic on CE that is over 900 posts right now. I suspect the new limit is 1000 posts, but I'm not sure on that yet.

Anyone who is reading this topic needs to be aware of this because there is no need to create a new stats topic as this current topic gets closer to 500.
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#454 | Nameless2000 | Posted 9/30/2014 4:30:37 PM | message detail
To 500+!
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#455 | -LusterSoldier- | Posted 9/30/2014 4:36:20 PM | message detail
Nope, the new limit is even higher than 1000 posts. A topic on CE did not close automatically after reaching 1000 posts.
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#456 | OrangeCrush980 | Posted 9/30/2014 4:39:09 PM | message detail
Holy... everything I know about GameFAQs is a lie!
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#457 | charmander6000 | Posted 9/30/2014 4:49:30 PM | message detail
I think it's a glitch and SBAllen will fix it.

Either that or there is no limit now.
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#458 | swirIdude | Posted 9/30/2014 5:30:39 PM | message detail
charmander6000 posted...
I think it's a glitch and SBAllen will fix it.

Either that or there is no limit now.


It's the FINAL STATS TOPIC
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#459 | Magmortar75 | Posted 9/30/2014 6:21:46 PM | message detail
Think again: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/400-current-events/70111832/798299928

Well, this evening was fun. 1188 will be a thing.
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#460 | -LusterSoldier- | Posted 9/30/2014 6:33:46 PM | message detail
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/400-current-events/70111832/798301091

Devin admitted that a limit of 1000 posts could possibly happen, but that requires approval from Bacon himself.
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#461 | swirIdude | Posted 9/30/2014 6:43:17 PM | message detail
I hope it stays at 500.

How would we ever fill a stats topic if it goes up to 1000?
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#462 | 1337gamerpr0 | Posted 9/30/2014 6:46:43 PM | message detail
3.5+ month stat topic after a 4 month one, nice
#463 | -LusterSoldier- | Posted 9/30/2014 6:46:58 PM | message detail
We could definitely fill up a stats topic with 1000 posts very quickly if we are in the middle of a contest. It wouldn't take more than 2 days to get 1000 posts during the contest season.

Outside of the contest season, it could take somewhere around 9 to 12 months to get 1000 posts in this topic.
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#464 | UltimaterializerX (Topic Creator) | Posted 9/30/2014 8:17:18 PM | message detail
It's a glitch and won't last.
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#465 | HaRRicH | Posted 10/1/2014 10:37:08 PM | message detail
Friendly bump in anticipation for SSB4.
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#466 | -LusterSoldier- | Posted 10/2/2014 12:02:19 AM | message detail
I hope we get a "Got Super Smash Bros. for 3DS?" poll tomorrow or some other poll related to Smash Bros.
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#467 | -LusterSoldier- | Posted 10/2/2014 9:08:02 PM | message detail
And we got that "Got Super Smash Bros. for 3DS?" poll today.
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#468 | 1337gamerpr0 | Posted 10/2/2014 10:55:40 PM | message detail
how does this compare to other major 3DS titles?
#469 | Team Rocket Elite (Moderator) | Posted 10/2/2014 11:14:54 PM | message detail
Here's Pokemon XY for comparison:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/5293-got-pokemon-x-or-y
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#470 | -LusterSoldier- | Posted 10/2/2014 11:38:20 PM | message detail
The early results of today's poll look even more disappointing than that Pokemon X/Y poll, but I expect Smash Bros. 3DS ownership should be higher than this by the end of the poll. Smash Bros. 3DS ownership will drop overnight since Smash was never strong in Europe and Asia to begin with. But once the morning vote gets into full swing, Smash Bros. 3DS ownership should increase for the rest of the poll.
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#471 | -LusterSoldier- | Posted 10/4/2014 12:28:11 AM | message detail
Smash Bros. 3DS finished with an ownership of 24.28% on the launch day. That doesn't count the people who voted for "Not yet, but I plan to get it soon". Pokemon X/Y on the other hand had 30.12% ownership on the launch day.

Even though Smash Bros. 3DS had a lower ownership on the launch day compared to Pokemon X/Y, you have to consider that the upcoming Wii U version most likely had a negative impact on the number of people buying the 3DS version. If there was no Wii U version at all, the 24.28% would have been pretty disappointing. Smash Bros. 3DS fared pretty well in yesterday's poll considering the fact there's also a Wii U version coming up in the near future.
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#472 | charmander6000 | Posted 10/4/2014 6:22:07 AM | message detail
Honestly Pokemon should have more people buying anyways, the only argument for Smash Bros. is that more people own a 3DS now.
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#473 | Team Rocket Elite (Moderator) | Posted 10/5/2014 8:12:08 PM | message detail
Bump.
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#474 | -LusterSoldier- | Posted 10/6/2014 9:11:56 PM | message detail
I am definitely tracking poll updates for today's poll. This poll has the potential for some interesting trends, including the possibility of the AWV showing up in today's poll.
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#475 | Not_Wylvane | Posted 10/7/2014 2:08:57 AM | message detail
Shame there's no option for variable commutes, since some of us go to different places each day.
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#476 | -LusterSoldier- | Posted 10/8/2014 12:07:05 AM | message detail
Poll updates and trend charts for yesterday's poll:

https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AgBWiYjlMLwYdFMtV1hUMzlEd1NNaGJ3eWhBTDJBMFE&gid=1

"Instant" had a slightly above average board vote and Power Hour. Even the night vote was slightly above average overall. It performed worst in the early morning vote and the ASV, and performed best during the late morning vote.

"Less than 5 minutes" had a strong board vote and performed very well during the Power Hour and both morning votes. It performed worst during both night votes.

"5-15 minutes" had a slightly above average board vote, but it ended up having a very strong Power Hour overall. When the night vote started, it began dropping off and performed worst during the last 2 hours of the night vote and the first hour of the morning vote. After the first hour of the morning vote, it began performing better again. It performed best during the ASV and SNV.

"16-30 minutes" performed worst during the board vote, Power Hour, and late morning vote. It performed best during the early morning vote, ASV, and SNV.

"31-60 minutes" had an extremely awful board vote and Power Hour. But after the Power Hour ended, it had fairly consistent trends for the rest of the poll.

"Over an hour" performed worst during the board vote and Power Hour. It had a slightly below average night vote. It performed best during the early morning vote, but dropped off during the late morning vote for another below average time period. It performed slightly above average during the ASV and then dropped off again during the SNV.

"I don't have one" had a very strong board vote and a fairly good Power Hour. It continued to remain strong during the night vote. "I don't have one" was completely fueled by the Power Hour and night vote. When the morning vote started, it crashed and burned quite badly for the rest of the poll. At one point, "I don't have one" had a maximum percentage of 14.51% at 5:30 AM and lost a total of 3.47% over the remainder of the poll. It was bleeding percentage for most of the poll.

If this poll had happened before 2008, I would expect "I don't have one" to have completely different trends, with the night vote and late morning vote being the worst time periods, while the ASV is the best time period for it. But this is 2014 GameFAQs and the demographics are much different as of right now. Instead, what we got was a very terrible ASV and SNV.
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#477 | 1337gamerpr0 | Posted 10/8/2014 8:05:59 PM | message detail
hold out just a little longer and we'll make it to 4 full months
#478 | AxemRedRanger | Posted 10/10/2014 6:37:44 PM | message detail
Bump.
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#479 | -LusterSoldier- | Posted 10/10/2014 8:03:09 PM | message detail
Polls for the next 4 days:

10/11/2014 - I don't know. Probably an original poll idea.
10/12/2014 - I don't know. Probably an original poll idea.
10/13/2014 - How many siblings do you have?
10/14/2014 - Has a video game ever made you cry?

The only poll that might have interesting trends will be the poll on October 13th. Unless the polls for the next 2 days end up being polls that are worth tracking.
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#480 | -LusterSoldier- | Posted 10/11/2014 9:13:17 PM | message detail
Today's poll is almost certainly going to finish with under 20000 votes today, based only on the vote totals after 10 minutes. We've already had 2 non-GotY polls this year finish with under 20000 votes. In the future, I believe we will see non-GotY polls finish with less than 20000 votes with increasing frequency.
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#481 | -LusterSoldier- | Posted 10/11/2014 10:04:00 PM | message detail
1763 votes at the end of the first hour, which means that today's poll will finish between 17000 and 19000 votes. Unless this poll got off to a really slow start in vote totals, reaching 20000 votes will be pretty much impossible.

Today's poll is definitely much worse than the other 2 non-GotY polls that got less than 20000 votes this year, as both of those polls finished between 19000 and 20000 votes.
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#482 | BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 10/12/2014 7:44:03 AM | message detail
Still no word on a new contest?
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#483 | LeonhartFour | Posted 10/12/2014 10:56:10 AM | message detail
#484 | pjbasis | Posted 10/12/2014 1:13:43 PM | message detail
So you're saying...two and a half months till a new contest!?
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#485 | Magmortar75 | Posted 10/12/2014 1:16:33 PM | message detail
...I think I'd probably explode if there was an announcement on January 1st. Twice.

Allen said something about the community manager position being filled being vital for a contest, I believe. And we have that. So who knows, maybe we will indeed get the 2015 contest.

The big question is what exactly it's going to be. I'm hoping for that no generation gap games contest but like that'll happen.
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#486 | OrangeCrush980 | Posted 10/12/2014 1:21:10 PM | message detail
3-way rivalry rumble
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#487 | Xeybozn | Posted 10/12/2014 2:16:12 PM | message detail
3-way female rivalry rumble divided by generations
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#488 | Not_Wylvane | Posted 10/12/2014 5:29:08 PM | message detail
5-way female villain quotes contest
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#489 | -LusterSoldier- | Posted 10/12/2014 5:40:29 PM | message detail
Magmortar75 posted...
...I think I'd probably explode if there was an announcement on January 1st. Twice.


Bacon would never announce a contest on January 1st because that is a holiday and he only announces a contest during a work day. I would not rule out the possibility that he announces a contest before the end of the year, with the contest starting in early 2015. This was definitely true for the 2010 Character Battle, with the contest being announced in late 2009, but the contest started shortly after the GotY polls ended.
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#490 | Team Rocket Elite (Moderator) | Posted 10/12/2014 8:38:27 PM | message detail
A female villains contest would be interesting. Wendy Koopa being in SSB4 means we have yet another powerhouse in the contest.
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#491 | -LusterSoldier- | Posted 10/12/2014 9:08:50 PM | message detail
First thing I noticed so far in today's poll - Very good vote totals for the board vote so far. This poll should almost definitely break 30000 votes, just one day after we had a poll with less than 19000 votes.

I am tracking poll updates for today's poll because there will probably be some interesting trends.
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#492 | -LusterSoldier- | Posted 10/12/2014 10:01:55 PM | message detail
Very good vote totals so far. 3237 votes at the end of the first hour, so this poll is going to finish between 31000 and 34000 votes.

I haven't noticed any trends so far, but that probably won't show up until we get deeper into the night vote and into the morning vote.
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#493 | Not_Wylvane | Posted 10/14/2014 1:31:25 AM | message detail
Luster, are you going to track the trends of people's tears?
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#494 | -LusterSoldier- | Posted 10/14/2014 3:39:28 AM | message detail
No, I am not going to track today's poll.


As for yesterday's poll, the trends were very disappointing. I assumed yesterday's poll would have more interesting trends than what I actually witnessed yesterday, because large families are more common in some cultures around the world, while small families are also common in some cultures as well. Also, there was a possibility that older voters might have different voting preferences than younger voters.

Taking all of that into consideration, and that was my motivation for tracking poll trends yesterday. The trends ultimately ended up being very boring and as such, I will not be posting them in this topic.
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#495 | Not_Wylvane | Posted 10/14/2014 12:20:32 PM | message detail
That is devastating to hear, Luster.
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#496 | abdou | Posted 10/14/2014 1:51:46 PM | message detail
looks like SBAllen is on a vacation.
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#497 | Not_Wylvane | Posted 10/14/2014 3:19:07 PM | message detail
Luster, please analyze the trends of Bacon's vacation.
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#498 | -LusterSoldier- | Posted 10/14/2014 3:31:43 PM | message detail
Nope. That won't be happening.
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#499 | 1337gamerpr0 | Posted 10/14/2014 4:36:26 PM | message detail
142 Luster posts in this thread, or almost 30%

good job
#500 | Inviso | Posted 10/14/2014 4:37:10 PM | message detail
Good job.
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