GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1208
I wasn't serious about the match redo, but I think it's something that can technically be done http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/bge20_rules "If for any reason the Internet portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of CBSI which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, CBSI reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. In such event, CBSI further reserves the right to award a prize to the eligible participant with the next highest score in accordance with these Official Rules." I'm not a lawyer, but my interpretation of that is they can almost do whatever they want in response to downtime. --- No amount of rallying would let me beat raytan7585. Congrats to raytan7585 for winning the CB9 Guru Contest! |
-LusterSoldier- posted... I really thought after the last contest, the official rules would have been updated to include information about extending or re-running matches in the event of the site being down for a while, but there's nothing in there about that. It gives the site the power to do so, but doesn't provide any guidelines as to when it would actually be done. --- "What's the matter with bootblacking? We both like it very much!" This is Yesmar. Congrats to CBIX Guru Winner *Raytan*! |
So there was a down period. I thought it was just my phone not getting signal. --- http://www.backloggery.com/whitelens | http://myanimelist.net/profile/WhiteLens http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/character/5086952/ |
welp that probably does it, Xenoblade needs 12.6 per update to win |
1337gamerpr0 posted... welp that probably does it, Xenoblade needs 12.6 per update to win Impenetrable 200 vote barrier --- "Max... I'll always be with you. Forever..." |
Obviously 300 votes are ineligible for DKC2. Fix this, Allen! --- Formerly known as Dilated Chemist |
Ok, only 1 and a half hours to go. Don't f***ing choke this, Diddy Kong! --- http://www.backloggery.com/whitelens | http://myanimelist.net/profile/WhiteLens http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/character/5086952/ |
Yeah unless a rally is just about to reach critical mass or something this is over --- I don't know how much you know about women, but Dr. Pizza is an expert. - The Mana Sword |
So, it wasn't my phone that was having problems with the site. I suppose I could twist this to mean divine intervention for my favorite game ever, but then I remember divine intervention's taste is otherwise dubious at best. --- Agent Triple Zero at your service! Future 2015 Guru Contest winner. |
the Xenoblade reddit is useless.... my rally has been near the top of the page all day LOUSY DEAD REDDIT! --- Not changing this sig until the Bengals, Bills, Lions and Colt McCoy win the Super Bowl (10/10/10) ~User of the Year 2015~ |
Man, Xenoblade has fought to stay close all day but its just not gonna happen. There goes another 3 points! --- Christopher Christopher Christopher Christopher |
honestly in DKC2/Awakening I could see OoT boosting DKC2 while the Awakening/Mario Maker match probably helped Xenoblade idk though |
ROUND 1 – DAY 11 – TOP OF DIVISION 6 Match XLI: (1) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past vs. (16) Cave Story Previous Performance The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past – 2009 56.24% against Donkey Kong Country, Doom, Streets of Rage II 50.49% against Super Metroid, Super Mario Kart, Donkey Kong Country 38.38% against Final Fantasy VI, Super Metroid, LoZ: Link’s Awakening 23.14% against Final Fantasy VII, Super Mario 64, Final Fantasy VI 23.65% against Final Fantasy VII, Super Mario World, Super Mario Bros. 3 11.84% against LoZ: Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy X Cave Story – N/A N/A Analysis This could be quite the blowout. While Cave Story has its fans they are quite few in number, I am actually surprised the game even made the bracket. Ocarina of Time’s performance against Hearthstone is still fresh in our minds and while Link to the Past is nowhere near that strong it is still considered to be the second strongest Zelda game and will likely prove that it still is by the end of the contest. For the most part Zelda games have looked pretty good so far, but they always tend to do well when it comes to blowing out the opponent. I expect Link to the Past to get into the 80s and possibly get the second highest blowout of the contest. charmander6000’s Bracket: LoZ: A Link to the Past > Cave Story charmander6000’s Prediction: LoZ: A Link to the Past wins, 85.26% - 14.74% Match XLII: (8) Deus Ex vs. (9) Final Fantasy IV Previous Performance Deus Ex – 2010 50.76% against Rock Band 2 25.73% against Fallout 3 Final Fantasy IV – 2009 50.65% against Mega Man 3, River City Ransom, Crystalis 23.91% against Super Mario World, Final Fantasy, Mega Man 3 20.57% against Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, Sonic 1 Analysis While we don’t know Final Fantasy IV’s accurate strength due to LFF helping and hurting it in 2009 it should be enough to defeat Deus Ex. The game is worth somewhere between 30-40% against Super Mario World, but even taking the worst case scenario it is still much more impressive than what Deus Ex has ever done. On a more PC friendly site Deus Ex would have strength, but this is GameFAQs. Expect to see more whining than usual, Deus Ex fans are quite passionate about their game. charmander6000’s Bracket: Final Fantasy IV > Deus Ex charmander6000’s Prediction: Final Fantasy IV wins, 68.25% - 31.75% --- BGE3: Today's Matches DKC2>XC, SMM>FE:A, BK>BGII, SotN>PW:T&T Points 31/36 |
Match XLIII: (5) Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain vs. (12) Perfect Dark Previous Performance Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – N/A N/A Perfect Dark – 2010 63.93% against Conker’s Bad Fur Day 44.57% against Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Analysis I took Metal Gear Solid V without much thought, but with the performance of recently released games there could be some discussion. Of course if there is one 2015 game that will have strength it would be Metal Gear Solid V, the name alone could push it through this four-pack. Perfect Dark isn’t exactly a powerhouse, but with the performance of Nintendo 64 titles it may look a bit better relative to its 2010 performance. I don’t expect it to win here, but it will definitely be used as a measuring stick on whether or not Metal Gear Solid V will reach the third round. charmander6000’s Bracket: Metal Gear Solid V > Perfect Dark charmander6000’s Prediction: Metal Gear Solid V wins, 64.37% - 35.63% Match XLIV: (4) Dark Souls vs. (13) Sid Meier’s Civilization V Previous Performance Dark Souls – N/A N/A Sid Meier’s Civilization V – N/A N/A Analysis Personally I have very low expectations for Dark Souls. Games from its era have been performing poorly and while it could potentially win this four-pack it will be due to the weakness of Metal Gear Solid V and not its strength. I suspect it would be a bit stronger than Demon’s Souls which did okay against Half-Life 2 and will be more than enough to win here. I was a bit surprised that Civilization fans went with the fifth game, but I guess it is the most recent game of the series. Civilization IV was in the 2010 contest where it lost in the first round to Persona 3. While the series isn’t too popular on GameFAQs I suspect Civilization V will look respectable by the end of this match. charmander6000’s Bracket: Dark Souls > Civilization V charmander6000’s Prediction: Dark Souls wins, 62.72% - 37.28% --- BGE3: Today's Matches DKC2>XC, SMM>FE:A, BK>BGII, SotN>PW:T&T Points 31/36 |
Dark
Souls might turn out to be one of, if not the, strongest game from its
era. It definitely has the most dedicated fanbase here on GameFaqs, and
it's become the go-to game for 'hardcore' gamers. It's become the poster
boy for old-school mentalities pushed through a modern filter. I think
Dark Souls is going to surprise a lot of people. --- Video game companies don't care about you, so stop kissing their asses |
http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/4589-best-of-2011-best-multi-platform-game-final Surprise me, Dark Souls. --- Hello, I'm Chris! https://media.giphy.com/media/2ZtIpjwFFjLHLNREpCU/giphy.gif |
Achromatic posted... http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/4589-best-of-2011-best-multi-platform-game-final It didn't build up its reputation and visibility until well after release. I think that if we held this poll now, it would beat everything except maybe Skyrim. --- Video game companies don't care about you, so stop kissing their asses |
boy Portal 2 looks like trash in that poll --- Communists |
Unlike
games that proved they're kind of flash-in-the-pan things, like Portal
2, Dark Souls is a game that I think is going to be a lot stronger than
when we first saw it in 2012. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
Well at least we won't have to wonder if the downtime changed anything like with Link/Shepard/Draven! --- I don't know how much you know about women, but Dr. Pizza is an expert. - The Mana Sword |
Whiskey_Nick posted... the Xenoblade reddit is useless.... my rally has been near the top of the page all day every failed rally brings me joy --- http://i.imgur.com/3DwCNLJ.gif |
also I'm getting this odd feeling that this is a match where the casuals clown Board 8 and DKC2 is actually the bracket favorite --- http://i.imgur.com/3DwCNLJ.gif |
VideoboysaysCube posted... as DKC2 is my favorite platformer of all time. --- "...Gift of the 'silver tongue'. They say it's a mark of a good officer.... and of a liar." - I think I'm in love http://i.imgur.com/MwCrcfI.jpg |
Oh boy, DKC2 making sure that it's not going to choke in the final minutes. --- http://www.backloggery.com/whitelens | http://myanimelist.net/profile/WhiteLens http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/character/5086952/ |
30 mins of Stickerbush Symphony to celebrate DKC2's victory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8zIaaU5i_Q --- Communists |
DKC2 doing great work here score one for platformers over RPGs --- satoru iwata |
darn, no Xenoblade/Awakening quotefest |
we dodged one on that --- satoru iwata |
oh of course now Xenoblade decides it would be cool to cut 18 votes |
Listening to one of the best video game soundtracks of all time to commemorate this win: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbreFmRDN3E --- http://img.imgcake.com/whatisurnameplz/kermitgifre.gif Oh yea, I guess raytan won. |
so uhhh if Bacon ever decided to rerun a match what would he do would it just be 24 hours of Xenoblade/DKC2 alone, redo all four matches, do five matches, or would he just push one game back a day (which would throw a wrench into scheduling) --- http://i.imgur.com/3DwCNLJ.gif |
DKC2 and Xeno match extended to account for lost downtime (20 minutes I think). Rest of the contest goes as planned. --- http://img.imgcake.com/whatisurnameplz/kermitgifre.gif Oh yea, I guess raytan won. (edited 11/14/2015 8:51:45 PM)report |
man, that is one legendary stall. it fluctuated between 100 votes for about 10 hours. too bad it wasn't 200 votes closer. --- add the c and back away iphonesience |
not like it matters at least this was the closest match so far |
Well,
it was basically FFIX/KH1 all over again for the second half of the
match, only like 600 votes closer and with a successful comeback on the
game that was losing overnight to start the second half. --- http://i.imgur.com/3DwCNLJ.gif |
I hope FFIV breaks 70% on Deus Ex, with the whole old-game overperformance thing going on. Doubt that'll happen, though. --- "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." |
Hmm if MGSV 60-40s PD that would mean what for its strength? I don't have a good feel for where PD is at all these days. --- Welcome to the League of Stickies. |
none of these results feel right outside of Zelda I dunno --- add the c and back away iphonesience |
Karma Hunter posted... Hmm if MGSV 60-40s PD that would mean what for its strength? I don't have a good feel for where PD is at all these days. Based on GOTD, it would put MGSV at 31.74% on Majora, right on par with San Andreas. I doubt MGSV stays above 60% if it's barely there during the board vote though. --- http://i.imgur.com/3DwCNLJ.gif |
PD over 40% is good to see. I expected about 45%. --- satoru iwata |
okay dark souls making me feel more comfortable what if mgsv loses to perfect dark --- add the c and back away iphonesience |
Deus Ex is doing well --- BGE3: Today's Matches LoZ:LttP>CS, FFIV>DE, MGSV>PD, DS>Civilization V Points 34/40 |
FFIV is kinda impressing me, gotta say. Everything else is about where I expected it, although MGSV might make it a bit closer than I predicted. That Dark Souls > MGSV round 2 prediction is looking to still be in play! --- http://i.imgur.com/3DwCNLJ.gif |
Man, I really dig that Cave Story match pic. Very stylish. Kind of surprised so many initial voters went with Civ. Is that actually a popular series on Board 8, and I just haven't noticed? --- JAK The Character Battle IX people's champ. |
Perfect Dark is slowly coming back --- BGE3: Today's Matches LoZ:LttP>CS, FFIV>DE, MGSV>PD, DS>Civilization V Points 34/40 |
Oh man PD making a run at it --- satoru iwata |
that mgs/perfect dark match looks like the prototypical board/bracket vote that falls apart. hmm. --- add the c and back away iphonesience |
At
first I saw Dark Souls' score and thought, "It's screwed against MGSV".
But then I saw the next match. Holy crap, MGSV is weak. Then again, I
would expect it to have a bad board vote, so it should go back above
60%. Maybe. And it turns out the casual bracket makers fell for the Mario name less than Board 8! --- "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." |
Shouldn't have changed my pick on that one! --- satoru iwata |
