GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1245
It
might be another 5 years before we get to have another Games Contest,
and that might be another Game of the Decade by that point...! --- http://i.imgur.com/3DwCNLJ.gif |
Is it already a loss? I would definitely categorize this one as too close to call still. --- ~C~ Eff_Dee http://i.imgur.com/dGDfxaw.png |
LeonhartFour posted... oh man I just realized regardless of what happens we can turn it into "plucky underdog Zelda" You mean REDEFINES the Zelda hierarchy! This is becoming clearer and clearer. Majora's Mask want merely acting as a proxy for Ocarina of Time. It is legitimately viewed as being Ocarina of Time 2, the sequel that wasn't quite as good as the first but was still really, really good. --- FC 5026-4424-6331 -- Native Vivillon type: Polar Still need Marine, Sun, Icy Snow, Monsoon, River, and Jungle |
It's not a loss either way. I actually still kinda like LTTP, but Majora isn't going down without a fight. Reminding me a lot of FFX/Majora, actually, where FFX just couldn't seem to get Majora to collapse for hours. Eventually it did, but didn't do it quickly enough in the end so it could have built up enough of a lead to stave off the comeback! --- http://i.imgur.com/3DwCNLJ.gif |
LeonhartFour posted... It might be another 5 years before we get to have another Games Contest, and that might be another Game of the Decade by that point...! Yeah I think I said that in one of my Guest Crew writeups. --- FC 5026-4424-6331 -- Native Vivillon type: Polar Still need Marine, Sun, Icy Snow, Monsoon, River, and Jungle |
I
don't understand how we can simultaneously be regarded by the entire
internet as an anachronistic joke and yet still serve as a lightning rod
for people to rally to. Like does this make sense to anyone? --- Board 8's Voice of Reason http://i.imgur.com/chXIw06.jpg |
So I guess I have to try playing Super Metroid again anymore. Can't believe the game is that strong. |
Eddv posted... I don't understand how we can simultaneously be regarded by the entire internet as an anachronistic joke and yet still serve as a lightning rod for people to rally to. People like contests. They're fun. (And they don't take them much less seriously than they do, regardless of what they claim) --- http://i.imgur.com/3DwCNLJ.gif |
OoT will win, no doubt about it (fair as well). And I like 3D Zelda games more than 2D Zelda games, but choosing between MM and ALttP is still very hard.. MM it is... --- N3DS friendcode: 0860-3228-8273 (PAL - EU) Name: Piet S. / Pietendo (edited 12/9/2015 1:57:30 AM)report |
I
am just saying if these people are gonna rally like hell to get their
desired result a simple "isn't the gamefaqs contest fun!" instead of
"Let's show these salty butthurt losers who the biggest baddest
nerd-dicks belong to" would go a long way --- Board 8's Voice of Reason http://i.imgur.com/chXIw06.jpg (edited 12/9/2015 1:59:49 AM)report |
Good cuts now. --- XBL Gamertag - Tiirshak PSN ID - Kudaark Steam Name : skaalfa |
Our
hourly percentages actually don't look strange at all. LTTP actually
looks like it's gaining ground pretty fast! The problem is, (1) there
were so many votes in the power hour compared to now that the lead built
up then is big relative to the gains now, and (2) there are so few
votes coming in that the variance is huge, so we keep getting these MM
stalls and spikes. The big LTTP cuts are seen as harbingers of LTTP's
rise, but they are really more variance than anything else. LTTP by the hour: 1:00 | 46.87% 2:00 | 50.49% 3:00 | 51.25% 4:00 | 51.34% 5:00 | 52.32% --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 NEVER FORGET. |
Also,
being on the West Coast for these contests is weird. I find myself not
sure what time to quote, Pacific or Eastern. And whereas before,
staying up to watch the first 5 hours of a match was a really big deal,
now it's uneventful and I'm rather shocked that we've gotten past 5 AM
in contest time already. --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 NEVER FORGET. (edited 12/9/2015 2:07:56 AM)report |
Zelda Pic Factor is real that's the only thing that makes sense Ocarina doing pretty good, seems about in line with last round. What does this to do Mario Maker --- satoru iwata |
Well I think the unexpected closeness of LTTP and MM has been a refreshing change of pace. To me it feels pretty safe to say that LTTP will establish a lead and keep it, but I honestly can't be sure. --- ~C~ Eff_Dee http://i.imgur.com/dGDfxaw.png |
ZeldaTPLink posted... So I guess I have to try playing Super Metroid again anymore. Can't believe the game is that strong. I just bought it on VC like a week ago. It holds up really well. I still prefer Majora, but replaying that definitely killed a little of my nostalgia. --- I don't know how much you know about women, but Dr. Pizza is an expert. - The Mana Sword |
red sox 777 posted... Also, being on the West Coast for these contests is weird. I find myself not sure what time to quote, Pacific or Eastern. And whereas before, staying up to watch the first 5 hours of a match was a really big deal, now it's uneventful and I'm rather shocked that we've gotten past 5 AM in contest time already. Being on the west coast and having a horrific sleep schedule I now get to watch the first 7 or 8 hours of the match! --- I don't know how much you know about women, but Dr. Pizza is an expert. - The Mana Sword |
red sox 777 posted... Also, being on the West Coast for these contests is weird. I find myself not sure what time to quote, Pacific or Eastern. And whereas before, staying up to watch the first 5 hours of a match was a really big deal, now it's uneventful and I'm rather shocked that we've gotten past 5 AM in contest time already. I love having the polls start at 9PM. It would feel weird having to have them start at midnight, or if we want to turn the clock back, 3AM. --- Agent Triple Zero at your service! Future 2015 Guru Contest runner-up. |
Like
I keep thinking, it's no big deal that MM has the lead, it was a paltry
600 vote super frontloaded lead, LTTP will start powering through as
soon as the true night vote sets in and then we'll get big cuts. Then I
look at the updater and realize most of the night vote is already gone. I also have a hard time comprehending that the gap between BGE1 in 2004 and BGE2 in 2009 was actually shorter in chronological time than between BGE2 and this contest. It felt like so much changed in contestland between the first two games contests, and we've had very little activity since the second. --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 NEVER FORGET. |
I
think we could actually cut the power of rallying a significant amount
by starting the matches at midnight Pacific again. Right now, ralliers
have two big timeframes to rally - at the start of the poll, and again
in the afternoon/evening. By starting the match 3 hours later you can
pull the rug out of the first wave of rallying. If people are foolish enough to post Reddit threads at midnight Pacific, that is especially deadly to the rally, as there will be a much smaller number of votes from the people still online at that hour, but Reddit will still put their rally post on the clock, and it will slide down the list by the time the daytime peak hours come. Of course, the daytime wave of a successful rally will be stronger than it would be if there had been a night wave first, but the overall effect should still be to reduce the power of the rally. With Tumblr it will matter less than most things, because the first wave rally is not nearly as strong as the afternoon wave. --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 NEVER FORGET. (edited 12/9/2015 2:30:34 AM)report |
By
the way, going back a bit, I think the facebook ad thing is a poor
idea. It will both probably not be very effective and look really bad. --- I don't know how much you know about women, but Dr. Pizza is an expert. - The Mana Sword (edited 12/9/2015 2:36:43 AM)report |
what the literal f*** is going on spillover or not, lttp is going 50/50 with super metroid. that is just insane. ct projects to nearly double lttp. ocarina is going to murder this division winner, possibly worse than it beat ff9. maaaan. lttp should take this if majora's morning vote is like it was against super metroid, but wow. --- xyzzy |
By the way, going back a bit, I think the facebook ad thing is a poor idea. It will both probably not be very effective and look really bad. Yes, if anyone wants to do something like that, do not post about it on Gamefaqs. --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 NEVER FORGET. (edited 12/9/2015 2:40:11 AM)report |
Saw a comment in an /r/Undertale thread about it already, actually: https://www.reddit.com/r/Undertale/comments/3w0ddn/this_is_what_rpokemon_has_to_say_about_what/cxshjjc (Don't do it at all. Waste of money, likely to backfire, and would make anything that came of it seem icky anyway). --- I don't know how much you know about women, but Dr. Pizza is an expert. - The Mana Sword |
LTTP by the hour: 1:00 | 46.87% 2:00 | 50.49% 3:00 | 51.25% 4:00 | 51.34% 5:00 | 52.32% 6:00 | 52.60% It's remarkable how consistent these percentages are. --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 NEVER FORGET. |
LordoftheMorons posted... By the way, going back a bit, I think the facebook ad thing is a poor idea. It will both probably not be very effective and look really bad. The funniest thing here is the Pokemon community off of GameFAQs have been amazing sports about all this. People on this board... I don't think "disappointing" is a good word to describe it anymore. --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best Game Ever" Contest "F*** Draven." -SBAllen |
Forgot to mention that I just checked the results. This is what I have to say: 1st match=OOT will win with more than it beat FF 9. Makes sense. 2nd match=What is going on here? Is there a rally for MM? I am confused about the 2nd match. Anyone care to explain? --- Why do we exist?What happens when we stop existing? 124 Gurus were better than me in BGE 2015 contest! |
Looks
like a combo of a spillover preference for MM and the gap between the
two being much smaller than we though (or rSFF if you believe in that) --- I don't know how much you know about women, but Dr. Pizza is an expert. - The Mana Sword |
And Fierce Deity Link vs. a pedestrian LTTP picture. --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 NEVER FORGET. |
As of 6:15: CT/SSBM - 22748 LTTP/MM - 23070 Yes, more than 6 hours in, we are still ahead of CT/SSBM by more than 300 votes. By this point, Melee had already rallied over 5000 votes. That is the power of the spillover. That is the power of Undertale. Quake, Link. Quake in your boots! --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 NEVER FORGET. (edited 12/9/2015 3:19:19 AM)report |
Link won't quake. His boots are made of iron! He will go on valiantly towards certain --- I don't know how much you know about women, but Dr. Pizza is an expert. - The Mana Sword (edited 12/9/2015 3:28:22 AM)report |
Also, lead under 100. --- I don't know how much you know about women, but Dr. Pizza is an expert. - The Mana Sword |
Awww yea, ALttP is going for the jugular. --- What's wrong with the world these days is people don't have any common sense. |
You
know, even if MM is leading only because the rally spillover gave it a
head start, the fact that it's keeping it this close is impressive Didn't people said it would be a blowout in favor of LTTP? --- 3DS FC : 3411-1762-0066 |
Nanis23 posted... You know, even if MM is leading only because the rally spillover gave it a head start, the fact that it's keeping it this close is impressive Not a blowout exactly, but 55-45 was probably fair to suggest. --- XBL Gamertag - Tiirshak PSN ID - Kudaark Steam Name : skaalfa |
Yeah,
looks like this is something like a 52-48 match without spillover based
on red sox's updates. But yeah I also forgot about red sox 777 posted... And Fierce Deity Link vs. a pedestrian LTTP picture. which could be another point or two. --- I don't know how much you know about women, but Dr. Pizza is an expert. - The Mana Sword |
Based
on 2009, Ocarina is supposed to get more than 75% here. I don't know if
there are any hidden numbers in those stats, but yeah Ocarina is off.
This is a poll where it should be godstomping given three Zelda games on
one day, and even then it's not doing it. --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best Game Ever" Contest "F*** Draven." -SBAllen |
Based
on the 2009 poll where Chrono Trigger got 72% on SOTN? Some kind of
weird CT/SOTN SFF has been talked about for a while......since we needed
an explanation for why Mario 64 didn't do any better after Yoshi's
Island was removed and replaced with a combo of Goldeneye and FFVII. --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 NEVER FORGET. |
And LTTP is going to have the lead very soon in both the World and the United States. --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 NEVER FORGET. |
SOTN
just looks better this year, same as super metroid. this is pretty
expected once you level set after the ff9 and s2 performances. --- add the c and back away iphonesience |
and man, nothing is quite like majora's morning vote. --- add the c and back away iphonesience |
LTTP surging with the morning vote so far. --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 NEVER FORGET. |
Lead change! --- Be a good little washing machine, now... o_0 |
Lead change! This is THE LEGEND OF ZELDA What? The other game is Zelda too? --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 NEVER FORGET. |
The Year of SNES lives on for now. --- Agent Triple Zero at your service! Future 2015 Guru Contest runner-up. |
Play Pokemon Emerald --- "This place has a nice view of Hod. And also... I promised someone." - Asch, Tales of the Abyss |
Play Fire Emblem 7 --- "This place has a nice view of Hod. And also... I promised someone." - Asch, Tales of the Abyss |
