GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1189
bwburke94 posted... 16650 votes so far today. Yesterday seemed to be an anomaly. Yesterday's poll was a disaster of epic proportions when it came to vote totals. Easily the worst non-GotY poll, if you ignored the recent Super Bowl poll. It was definitely a very bad poll, as a lot of people didn't care about the poll. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as raytan7585, Guru Champ! |
Bump --- No amount of rallying would let me beat raytan7585. Congrats to raytan7585 for winning the CB9 Guru Contest! |
Poll
glitch? It seems like the current poll right now didn't end at 12:00
AM EST. To be fair, the current poll also took place on the same day
that DST kicked in, so the poll was only 23 hours old at the time it
should have closed. My guess is that the current poll will run for a
full 24 hours and close at 1:00 AM EST instead. However, that would
cause problems for all future polls, as I expect they will suffer from
the same problems as the current poll right now. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as raytan7585, Guru Champ! |
So weird seeing a 1:00 AM EST start time. A throwback to the era before GameFAQs moved their servers to San Francisco. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as raytan7585, Guru Champ! |
Oh hey, a poll about how we feel about FFXIII. That's interesting. --- http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab48/Leonhart4/giphy_zps1fe99c19.gif |
Today's poll and this recent one... http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/5727-from-the-last-27-years-which-numbered-final-fantasy-title-is-your-all-time ...could have saved a lot of people against Donkey Kong if people saw it sooner. I don't know if we've ever seen a new character get as much hype and be followed with as much letdown as Lightning. --- M E N: nominate Metal Man in 20XX! http://i.imgur.com/Dr4NAeq.png |
Somehow
I'm surprised that over 60% of the site has played the game and that
out of those the "I liked it but it's not my favorite FF" is winning. --- Play Pac-Man World 2. |
the only good thing about FF13 is that it made me appreciate FF12 so much more. --- ... |
The
1:00 AM start time for today's poll has been fixed and won't be
happening for any future polls. However, this does mean that today's
poll ends one hour early since it'll close at 12:00 AM. Even then, this
poll is going to get about 26000 votes in a 23 hour poll that started
at 1:00 AM. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as raytan7585, Guru Champ! |
HaRRicH posted... Today's poll and this recent one... I loved that match, because I was really confident about DK and this board's "best guess" was Lightning. |
I would've taken DK if Falco wasn't in the same match --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB9%20BOP.xls Congrats to raytan for winning the Guru Contest |
I still love how Lightning was a decently strong character until her game actually came out. --- Current Let's Play: Mother 3 - http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3652080 Previous: http://lparchive.org/author/mega64 |
We should have probably seen it coming, knowing full well how Balthier bombed in '07. Although who the heck could have seen Lightning getting absolutely slaughtered by freaking Donkey Kong? Especially a leeched DK? Though admittedly this was the first contest where DK had any shred of recent relevancy, but then again expecting GFAQs to actually care enough for DKCR...I don't know. --- Play Pac-Man World 2. |
When do you think we will get THE DAMN BRACKET? --- 3DS FC : 3411-1762-0066 |
I was actually trying to make a bracket for an all-inclusive 128 1v1 game contest. Here's one division: (1) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (16) XCOM: Enemy Unknown (8) The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (9) Portal (5) Shadow of the Colossus (12) Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (4) League of Legends (13) Chrono Cross (6) Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (11) Resident Evil 2 (3) Metal Gear Solid (14) Final Fantasy XII (7) Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (10) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2) Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (15) Secret of Mana --- Play Pac-Man World 2. |
Chrono Cross with the potential to.win a match? Sign me up --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/B8%20Girls%202012/pjbas.png LongLiveraytan |
Another division: (1) Final Fantasy X (16) Conker's Bad Fur Day (8) Portal 2 (9) Minecraft (5) Final Fantasy Tactics (12) Borderlands 2 (4) Final Fantasy VIII (13) Mass Effect 3 (6) Dark Souls (11) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (3) Final Fantasy IX (14) Mother 3 (7) Mass Effect (10) Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2) Final Fantasy VI (15) Metroid: Zero Mission Winner goes against winner of OOT's division. --- Play Pac-Man World 2. |
Nanis23 posted... When do you think we will get THE DAMN BRACKET? it hasn't even been announced yet, my guess would be july or august. |
But..but.. http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/20-gamefaqs-competitions/71246949 --- 3DS FC : 3411-1762-0066 |
Nanis23 posted... But..but.. yeah i've read that topic, but allen's probably a bigger procrastinator than...most of us |
spooky96 posted... Nanis23 posted...But..but.. He'll never be worse than CJayC, who's still putting off that quotes contest. --- "The people who play Final Fantasy 7 actually have lives and dont NEED polls" ~MajinUltima raytan: Champ without picking the champ |
So
no one has mentioned this Chrono Trigger poll we have going on right
now. It's a shame that it's an ownership poll rather than a playrate
poll since those 2 things aren't mutually exclusive. Owning the game
doesn't say anything about whether or not you have played it. And just
as surely, you can play the game without ever owning the game (although
there's an option for that). --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as raytan7585, Guru Champ! |
Division 3! (1) Super Mario World (16) Grim Fandango (8) Kingdom Hearts II (9) The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (5) Kingdom Hearts (12) Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (4) Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal (13) God of War (6) World of Warcraft (11) Team Fortress 2 (3) Super Smash Bros. Brawl (14) Doom (7) StarCraft (10) Street Fighter II (2) Super Smash Bros. Melee (15) Resident Evil --- Play Pac-Man World 2. |
Brawl>Melee already happened. So why the seeding that way around? --- *2, *8,070,446 Kuroko no Basket *3, *6,495,240 Naruto |
Doesn't mean it can't change! --- http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab48/Leonhart4/giphy_zps1fe99c19.gif |
True, but why should it change. --- *2, *8,070,446 Kuroko no Basket *3, *6,495,240 Naruto |
Melee was ranked much higher on the list though (9th compared to 53rd). Also I meant to make Mario 3 the 1 seed in that division. --- Play Pac-Man World 2. |
ctesjbuvf posted... True, but why should it change. The Brawl people have moved on to SSB4 while the Melee people continue to live in the past...? --- http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab48/Leonhart4/giphy_zps1fe99c19.gif |
That's possible. But I don't see why preferring SSB4 to Brawl would make them prefer Melee to Brawl. --- *2, *8,070,446 Kuroko no Basket *3, *6,495,240 Naruto |
Well,
Brawl didn't beat Melee by that much to begin with, so it wouldn't take
much to shift the other way if more Brawl fans have left the site than
Melee fans or whatever. --- http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab48/Leonhart4/giphy_zps1fe99c19.gif |
As a person that took Brawl last time I would take Melee this time. Where would people rank Smash 4? I don't see it being as strong as Melee/Brawl. --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB9%20BOP.xls Congrats to raytan for winning the Guru Contest |
More Brawl fans having left the site is a fine argument. That's probably true. --- *2, *8,070,446 Kuroko no Basket *3, *6,495,240 Naruto |
Okay I'll salvage what I remember from the divisions I came up with: -1 seeds are OOT, FFX, SMB3, SMW, LTTP, MM, RBY, AND FFVII, in that order. -MGS1 vs. MGS3 set up in OOT's division -LOL in OOT's half division -FFX's division also has FFVI, FFIX, FFVIII, and FFT, which will all battle it out for FF supremacy -Melee vs. Brawl in Mario 3's division -SM64 as the 2 seed in SMW's division -TP in MM's division, WW in LTTP's division --- Play Pac-Man World 2. |
So what are Chrono Trigger and Skyrim's paths? I wouldn't take Smash 4 over Mario Galaxy or Wind Waker. --- [NO BARKLEY NO PEACE] [NO raytan NO PEACE] |
Either Skyrim or RE4 as the 3 seed in SMW's division. CT as the 2 seed in LTTP's division. --- Play Pac-Man World 2. |
ctesjbuvf posted... Brawl>Melee already happened. So why the seeding that way around? I was also thinking about the more realistic seeding: since Melee outseeded Brawl in GOTD it'd probably outseed Brawl again. Not to mention we've seen evidence that Brawl's getting weaker. --- Play Pac-Man World 2. |
yeah we've seen evidence from all the Games Contests we've had since 2010 --- http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab48/Leonhart4/giphy_zps1fe99c19.gif |
Division 4: (1) Super Mario World (16) Final Fantasy (8) Grand Theft Auto V (9) Xenogears (5) Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (12) The Walking Dead (4) Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (13) Mass Effect 3 (6) Diablo II (11) Dragon Age: Origins (3) The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (14) Sonic Adventure 2 (7) Deus Ex (10) Xenoblade Chronicles (2) Super Mario 64 (15) Demon's Souls --- Play Pac-Man World 2. |
LeonhartFour posted... yeah we've seen evidence from all the Games Contests we've had since 2010 You're probably right, I just had a hunch due to Brawl's underwhelming performances in the GOTC poll and the list. --- Play Pac-Man World 2. |
What list are you talking about --- *2, *8,070,446 Kuroko no Basket *3, *6,495,240 Naruto |
We
won't know for sure unless we have another games tournament, but Brawl
losing more strength than Melee did makes sense. I don't know where
SSB4 would fit in in an actual contest though. Recent Nintendo games
are weird in that a ton of people praise them and they get very high
user scores, but they tend to choke when it comes to competitive things. --- Courage is the magic that turns dreams into reality |
Division 5: (1) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (16) Resident Evil 5 (8) Planescape: Torment (9) Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (5) BioShock (12) Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (4) Fallout 3 (13) Assassin's Creed II (6) The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (11) Fire Emblem (3) Mass Effect 2 (14) Batman: Arkham Asylum (7) Super Mario Galaxy (10) Fallout: New Vegas (2) Chrono Trigger (15) Civilization V --- Play Pac-Man World 2. |
ctesjbuvf posted... What list are you talking about That recent top 100, which has formed the basis of a good amount of the seedings for my bracket. Quite frankly Brawl getting a 3 is pretty darn generous! --- Play Pac-Man World 2. |
Division 6: (1) The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (16) Halo 4 (8) Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (9) The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (5) Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (12) Super Mario Bros. (4) Super Metroid (13) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (6) Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (11) Batman: Arkham City (3) Metroid Prime (14) Halo 3 (7) GoldenEye 007 (10) Halo 2 (2) Resident Evil 4 (15) Halo: Reach I lied about WW in the same division as MM/TP obviously. --- Play Pac-Man World 2. |
Division 7 (1) Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow (16) Sonic Generations (8) Suikoden II (9) Tales of Symphonia (5) Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (12) Mario Kart 64 (4) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (13) Star Fox 64 (6) Halo: Combat Evolved (11) Perfect Dark (3) Super Metroid (14) Gears of War (7) Fire Emblem: Awakening (10) Pokemon X/Y (2) The Last of Us (15) Fallout 2 --- Play Pac-Man World 2. |
Sorry, but what recent top 100 <_< I don't think it's generous if Melee is a second seed. Even if Brawl should have fallen, it did beat it a couple of years ago, so the difference should've ben that great in any case. --- *2, *8,070,446 Kuroko no Basket *3, *6,495,240 Naruto |
And what I came up with for Division 8: (1) Final Fantasy VII (16) LittleBigPlanet (8) (9) Earthbound (5) (12) Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (4) (13) Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (6) Half-Life 2 (11) Skies of Arcadia (3) (14) Grand Theft Auto III (7) Sonic 3 & Knuckles (10) (2) (15) Valkyria Chronicles Stopped when I realized I exhausted every good 2 seed possibility, darn it. --- Play Pac-Man World 2. |
ctesjbuvf posted... Sorry, but what recent top 100 <_< http://www.ddjgames.com/category/gamefaqs-top-100/ Even if Brawl still beats Melee, it's not likely to get a higher seed. Thinking 2 seeds should be Mario 64, Melee, CT, FFVI, MGS3, Metroid Prime, Skyrim, and RE4. And no idea from there. This is PAINFUL, and it's so bad how everything looked nice until the darned final division. --- Play Pac-Man World 2. |
Excellent
game at the top of that list! Alright then. But you have to consider
that the contributers of that list are the same group of people that
heavily favored Melee. Back then, a large amount of the Brawl support
seemed to come from people that doesn't post here. --- *2, *8,070,446 Kuroko no Basket *3, *6,495,240 Naruto |
I
guess you're right that we haven't seen any evidence, but on the other
hand we discussed a TP decline evident through polls and the list, so if
TP declines like that why can't Brawl? Even otherwise Melee would get a higher seed. Also I just realized I placed Super Metroid twice. Darn, no idea what to replace it with in the other division. Wow this bracketmaking stuff his hard, anyone want to build on the foundation I laid out? --- Play Pac-Man World 2. |
