GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1191
MarioSuperstar posted... I meant the Pokemon characters themselves. They always vary from match to match. We can see this in Charizard/Pikachu/Mewtwo especially. Well that's true, pikachu in particular :P I still think the game itself will be strong but I agree that Pokemon in general has a lot of variance in the contests. --- Every day the rest of your life is changed forever. |
Pokemon fans need to get over themselves and realize rby did certain things right no later gen did --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/B8%20Girls%202012/pjbas.png LongLiveraytan |
^ Like what? --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as raytan7585, Guru Champ! |
Like good pokemon design and good campaign/map --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/B8%20Girls%202012/pjbas.png LongLiveraytan |
In
regards to Mario Maker, it's got a ton of support on Twitch right now.
Trihex, a famous speedrunner streams it regularly, garnering about 8000
viewers average. And he reads donation comments. So just a simple $1
could potentially bring in quite a few votes. Shouldn't have too much of
an issue getting to round 3. --- This sentence has five words. This sentence has eight words. Only one sentence in this signature is true. |
pjbasis posted... Like good pokemon design and good campaign/map And including Special Defense, Much better bag options, Abilities, Dark Type (aka Psychic types not stupid OP), Steel Type, etc I will disgaree about RBYs campaign being worse but the RBY designs are a bit worse than others or other Gens are just much more overlooked --- http://myvideogamelist.com/mylist/superange128 http://myanimelist.net/profile/superange http://vndb.org/u6633/votes |
pjbasis posted... Like good pokemon design Nah, I don't really hold the first generation in very high regard when it comes to the actual Pokemon. The later generations have some more unique and interesting designs for the Pokemon. This doesn't mean there aren't any good designs in the first generation, but the later generations have really lowered my opinion Gen I's Pokemon. When I look at some of the Pokemon designs of the later generations, it reminds me that Gen I has some really bland Pokemon designs. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as raytan7585, Guru Champ! |
pjbasis posted... Like good pokemon design and good campaign/map Please get your memes out of this serious contest discussion topic. --- Hey man, LlamaGuy did encrypt the passwords. With what? ROT-13? -CJayC |
So
uh, we're absolutely sure Starcraft beats Destiny right? Was looking
over the bracket for potential upsets and that match caught my eye. For
one, Destiny has been one of the most popular games on the site (in
terms of Top 100 games and game boards traffic) ever since it came out. I
don't ever really see alot of hate for it anywhere. Thoughts? --- Submit your bracket for the GameFAQs 20th Anniversary Best. Game. Ever. Contest! http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/bge20_entry |
I'd
have pegged Destiny as one of the most hated games in recent years,
from the day 1 review embargo to the emote microtransactions there's
always been a negative zeitgeist around it from those who don't play the
game. I'm surprised it's even debated since Starcraft has always been
surprisingly popular on this site. --- Smurf ^ the cream of Sonic fanboyism. |
I
guess I never really noticed any particular Starcraft love on this
site. I picked Destiny because it's a lot more relevant than Starcraft
at this time. II isn't quite as popular as a lot of the other eSports,
and I rarely see people mention the first. Perhaps I'll be horribly
wrong, but I don't think the Destiny hate is that huge. At least in
comparison to its fanbase. I do see that it was decently popular, but that was a while ago now, and since then, II was released. Maybe it's still relevant and I'll be eating my words, but we'll see. --- http://i.imgur.com/EUkIomS.jpg (edited 10/22/2015 4:02:16 AM)report |
I love Starcraft. Great campaign, even better multiplayer. --- David Hayter Seriously, Who in the hell is "Draven?" (Sounds like a draggy crow.) |
Seel, Krabby, Muk, Zubat. Pokemon design I guess. --- "i am pretty sure 3-year old children would generate more thoughtful discussion than board 8 on any topic of sexism" - Naye745 |
-LusterSoldier- posted... Jesse_Custer posted...So if I remember correctly, this starts as 4 matches a day. But has it been figured out what round it drops down to 2 matches a day and then 1? How will this work? Do you just open the website and one random poll is selected (which you can't change)? Is there going to be a list of today's matches? How will it be? --- Estoy toh weno y la tengo inmensa. |
I
think people need to go back and look at the original sprites for
Pokemon if they think the game had good design. The overworld design is
nothing to write home about either, but that's more of a technology
issue. --- Board Odds Project; Post Your Bracket: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/72683134 |
charmander6000 posted... I think people need to go back and look at the original sprites for Pokemon if they think the game had good design. The overworld design is nothing to write home about either, but that's more of a technology issue. Genwunners are blinded by nostalgia and refuse to accept anything else. It's best not to pay attention to them. --- "The people who play Final Fantasy 7 actually have lives and dont NEED polls" ~MajinUltima raytan: Champ without picking the champ |
http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/1618-division-32-64-round-1-pokemon-gold-silver-crystal-vs http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/4179-northwest-division-round-3-zelda-majoras-mask-vs-pokemon xenogears is a beast when it can't be RSFFed to hell by FFVIII. xenogears to the semifinals --- [NO BARKLEY NO PEACE] |
superange128 posted... pjbasis posted...Like good pokemon design and good campaign/map It's funny when balance improvements are the go to thing for arguing against gen I. That's such hardcore bias --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/B8%20Girls%202012/pjbas.png LongLiveraytan |
swirIdude posted... charmander6000 posted...I think people need to go back and look at the original sprites for Pokemon if they think the game had good design. The overworld design is nothing to write home about either, but that's more of a technology issue. You're blinded by shiny graphics and outlandish pokemon designs and refuse to accept anything else. Easy --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/B8%20Girls%202012/pjbas.png LongLiveraytan |
What about Pokemon RBY's campaign and map made it good in general and better than later generations? --- [NO BARKLEY NO PEACE] |
Are we really having this discussion on this board? |
yep --- [NO BARKLEY NO PEACE] |
spooky96 posted... Are we really having this discussion on this board? Sadly, yes. Hopefully it will stop soon so we can talk about the contest. --- "The people who play Final Fantasy 7 actually have lives and dont NEED polls" ~MajinUltima raytan: Champ without picking the champ |
Is
there a list of where users finished in the rankings for each contest
somewhere? I can't recall where I finished in the last one. --- XBL Gamertag - Tiirshak PSN ID - Kudaark Steam Name : skaalfa |
A
sense of nonlinearity and openness that enhanced the sense of
exploration. Making it feel less like an RPG and more like an adventure
game. --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/B8%20Girls%202012/pjbas.png LongLiveraytan |
The
"what's wrong with Gen I" pic so perfectly captures because the only
thing it picks at are all the technical bugs. But who really gives a
s*** that substitute kills you at 25%, only pokenerds. --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/B8%20Girls%202012/pjbas.png LongLiveraytan |
A'rite so here's my 2 cents RBY was the cool new thing which every kid/teen was embarrassed to admit that they like it. Then came GSC which balanced the game (so kudos). It was nice to battle against yourself. RSE has a good amount of love and hate. Didn't particularly do anything good for competitive battling. Meta revolved around defensive teams. DPP was like the best gen for competitive battling with the Physical/Special split. The game itself was awful to play. BW had a semi-worth playing single player while the competitive battling revolved around weathers (which was kinda fun I guess). It had both god-awful designs and some of the best designed Pokemon. I'd prefer to puke for 30 hrs than play XY's single player. Competitive aspect is fine, though single 6v6 is becoming more irrelevant, but GameFreak is doing all it can to make doubles more interesting/balanced. |
Whoa
now, gen 3 competitive battling was a huge improvement on what came
before. Defensive and stall teams were still viable but you didn't have
nonsense like Gen 2 Rest/Sleep Talk. I'd say it was the gen where
competitive battling first got really good! --- [NO BARKLEY NO PEACE] |
Yeah well, gen 3 is usually considered the best, followed by gen 4, I prefer DPPHGSS just because of the Physical/Special split. DPP, in my opinion, was the best for competitive battling. Fixed quite a few things. (edited 10/22/2015 11:05:18 AM)report |
I started competitive with DPP The physical/special split made the whole thing so much easier to keep track of. Not to mention all the apps built into the game that made EV training so much easier. --- Your signature is automatically appended to the bottom of every post you make. Your 'About Me' message is displayed on your profile page. You can include any in |
all Pokefans are blind to the fact that they're not playing good games imhotbqh --- http://i.imgur.com/3DwCNLJ.gif |
Qwaar posted... Is there a list of where users finished in the rankings for each contest somewhere? I can't recall where I finished in the last one. This?: http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/cb9_leaderboard --- No amount of rallying would let me beat raytan7585. Congrats to raytan7585 for winning the CB9 Guru Contest! |
34 -hotdogturtle-- 1337 --- lol I forgot about this. --- Hey man, LlamaGuy did encrypt the passwords. With what? ROT-13? -CJayC |
so close to beating me too! --- [NO BARKLEY NO PEACE] |
Team Rocket Elite posted... Qwaar posted...Is there a list of where users finished in the rankings for each contest somewhere? I can't recall where I finished in the last one. Yes, that's it. Thank you kind sir. 8th place on the expert leaderboard. Still can't believe that. --- XBL Gamertag - Tiirshak PSN ID - Kudaark Steam Name : skaalfa |
If
there is one thing I've learned about these contests the last five
years is there has been a generational shift where certain games have
surged in popularity and the games we all grew up with aren't as
supported as they were in the past. I'm taking that into account. --- In Oz; cruel is the usual punishment. You come at the king, you best not miss |
VideoboysaysCube posted... In regards to Mario Maker, it's got a ton of support on Twitch right now. Trihex, a famous speedrunner streams it regularly, garnering about 8000 viewers average. And he reads donation comments. So just a simple $1 could potentially bring in quite a few votes. Shouldn't have too much of an issue getting to round 3. Rallies by donating to popular streamers? What a brave new world we live in, I love it! --- Have you listened to this week's episode of The Show yet, buddy? board8.wikia.com | thengamer.com/xstats |
RBY
is better simply because it was novel and exciting when it came out.
Every subsequent generation is worse because it is a diluted rehash of
the original, with s***tier Pokemon and none of the originality of RBY --- Game of the decade? More like Guru of the decade mirite? However, the Guru of the next decade so far is SuperNiceDog |
So
we get a Mario 3 ownership poll, but this poll isn't a substitute for
an actual playrate poll (which we haven't had in 10 years). Assuming this poll was an accurate measurement of Mario 3's playrate, we currently have a playrate of 88.81% (going by the last option) at the freeze in today's poll. For reference, the last time we had a Mario 3 playrate poll, it had a playrate of 94.30% on 11/1/2005. So today's poll suggests that Mario 3 has taken a step backwards in playrate and is possibly even weaker than it was in 2009. Based on this, I do feel better about Pokemon RBY over Mario 3. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as raytan7585, Guru Champ! (edited 10/22/2015 8:07:38 PM)report |
I've
entertained the idea of Pokemon games getting weaker since 2010, but I
just can't believe that. Mewtwo, Red, and Pikachu were all just too
strong last contest. Charizard disappointed probably only because
he/she gained a ton of momentum in 2010. Honestly, if we have another
charater battle, by FAR the character I would be most interested in is
Mewtwo. The only way Mario 3 has a chance against RBY is Mario 3 growing in strength, as well. What other games have had signs of growth based on character performance? Vivi and Kefka were real winners in the last contest, so that's good for FF6 and FF9. Anything else? Mega Man and Snake looked pretty good, so maybe there's some promise there, maybe? (Although some believe the MGS series will be weaker this time around) Mass Effect, possibly, though Commander Shepard's beating of Aeris may not indicate much. Oh, and GlaDOS' performance could indicate good things for Portal. There are other factors that may be a better measurement for games than looking at character performance, but hey. --- "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." |
Calling
Mega Man > Charizard is still one of my best predictions. The
problem is everyone was so amazed by Charizard's run in the last
character contest that they forgot his base is roughly equal to Kratos
rather than a step below freaking Mario. --- Current Let's Play: Final Fantasy IX - http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3729662 Previous: http://lparchive.org/author/mega64 |
-LusterSoldier- posted... So we get a Mario 3 ownership poll, but this poll isn't a substitute for an actual playrate poll (which we haven't had in 10 years). Maybe the GBA remake had something to do with that? Is there any earlier poll (like 2003 or so)? --- Estoy toh weno y la tengo inmensa. |
Today's
poll is bad as a proxy playrate poll because there's not really any
option for people who played it through Super Mario All-Stars to choose. --- [NO BARKLEY NO PEACE] |
Not_Wylvane posted... Calling Mega Man > Charizard is still one of my best predictions. The problem is everyone was so amazed by Charizard's run in the last character contest that they forgot his base is roughly equal to Kratos rather than a step below freaking Mario. It took 11th hour voting and a pretty crazy comeback for Mega Man to win. I enjoyed every minute of it, but you can't sit there and say Charizard (and by proxy, Pokemon) wasn't that strong or something. He was thisclose to winning. --- Every day the rest of your life is changed forever. |
AxemRedRanger posted... Today's poll is bad as a proxy playrate poll because there's not really any option for people who played it through Super Mario All-Stars to choose. Hmm, I guess that could throw off the results a little bit. Because of that, I won't be adding it to the "Have You Played" page on the Board 8 wiki. Even without an option for Super Mario All-Stars version, it's hard to imagine that would reduce the playrate by more than 2% at the very most. Mario 3 already has an extremely high playrate of its own. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as raytan7585, Guru Champ! |
Pokemon seems to have the most important path of the contest. Haven't we seen this story before? Wonder how reduced votals will affect it. Though perhaps more importantly, it's going against the Mario franchise - not normally something you can rally against well. So Poke-rally power may be in trouble. Do people still think SMW and Mario 64 are about equal? I can see 64 being stronger now. It's actually possible Pokemon falls between them, albeit unlikely. I think Pokemon is the best bet to make the Finals, but it's definitely less than 50% to do so. Both because the path is incredibly treacherous (strongest Mario and FF games), and Pokemon is the most all-over-the-map entity in contest history. So if we're having 4 polls on the page at a time, I'd assume the first listed poll would get a lot more votes than 2,3,4. Don't know if that will have any predictable impact, but it could have some strange repercussions. |
I'm
hoping the position of each poll gets randomized (i.e. each game is on
top 25% of the time), as that would ensure all matches get equal
treament. If I had to make a wild guess is that SBAllen will put two on
top and two in bottom, like a square, which will make all of the
matches harder to miss than if they were stacked. But I don't know much
about web design and what works best. I've always thought Mario 64 was a bit above SMB3 and SMW i the 2009 game contest, maybe getting 53/47 before SFF, but that was then. I really have no idea how things will go now, especially with the low vote totals. We might things change to like World > 64 > SMB3 for all we know. Although I'm hoping RBY ends up being a bust in the contest, I wouldn't mind seeing RBY beat SMB3 and World on the way to Mario 64. That way we can easily compare all three of the top-tier Mario games. --- "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." |
You
can fit four polls going across. Just remove the current poll, adjust
"Today on GameFAQs" so it stretches across the page and place the four
below it. I think that may look the best. --- Board Odds Project; Post Your Bracket: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/72683134 |
Would
four polls across work on the mobile site? I've never been to the
mobile homepage, so I don't even know how the poll fits there usually. --- Congrats to 2013 Guru champ raytan! |
Xeybozn posted... Would four polls across work on the mobile site? I've never been to the mobile homepage, so I don't even know how the poll fits there usually. No it wouldn't. On the mobile website the poll is located almost at the bottom of the page below the top 10 games, top 10 message boards, hot topics and even below the "Around the web" ads. The only way it can fit is with all 4 polls one below the other, like this: Gamefaqs header and ad Top 10 games Top 10 message boards Hot topics Around the web Poll 1 Poll 2 Poll 3 Poll 4 The location of the PotD on mobile sucks though. I barely vote for it when I use the mobile website. The only way I can see people using the polls from mobile is if they get moved further up --- Estoy toh weno y la tengo inmensa. |
