Lurker > transience

hey Leon, you know what to do

division 4, stat
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xyzzy

it's possible that Charizard does better than Kirby here.
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xyzzy

yeah, looks like my writeup is right. this is a baby Mario/Samus

damn you the hierarchy
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xyzzy

hmmmm

I can't even begin to understand the first five minute vote with bracket favourite Bowser and board fave Kirby
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xyzzy

loving these big matchups this round. imagine if we got this bracket in like 2006.
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xyzzy

yeah Vivi's gonna fall off in 5 or 10 minutes

Zero, though, could make some noise
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xyzzy

yeah DK beats Ganondorf this makes sense
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xyzzy

I kinda like Zero to overperform here
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xyzzy

@ExThaNemesis
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xyzzy

haha extha is rallying for tifa on reddit

that's hilarious given how anti-reddit he claims to be
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xyzzy

what a weird match. that random 200 vote spike over a 30 minute period sticks out like crazy, especially after losing half of it right back.
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xyzzy

well, I have some (probably) unconventional thoughts on the big bracket. I'll put them out there when we get to those matches, but generally, I think we're in for a lot of upheaval amongst the top ranks. it just might not be the upheaval people want.
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xyzzy

I think there'll be stuff to look forward to once we get through the baby bracket. it's just a few more days.

but if you're looking for some kind of square/nintendo balance, yeah, you won't find it here
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xyzzy

this is twice as high as Bayonetta got on Geralt. I think Tifa makes a run overnight, but I dunno if it's enough.
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xyzzy

I think it's maybe closer than you guys do
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xyzzy

let's get some opinions in ahead of tomorrow's match - who wins, Zero or Vivi?
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xyzzy

I mean, I theorized it before the match started so it's not crazy. the funny thing is that Mario/Sonic can happen and go the complete opposite way.
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xyzzy

Kirby still looks great

though I'm not sure if anyone can do what Zelda did yesterday
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xyzzy

thanks Leon.

man, Bowser's division looks crazy. maybe Bowser is the fraud?
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xyzzy

man this match is swingy

make up your mind
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xyzzy

oh yeah how'd those Zelda xstats end up
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xyzzy

Kirby also has a killer board vote.
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xyzzy

okay I'm back at it TIFA HAD BRACKETS
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xyzzy

I'm not gonna trust these results until Amaterasu stops holding Sephiroth to 55%

man Ammy always screws people over
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xyzzy

yeah Tifa should have this, I wasn't serious

Luigi, though, that result is legit.
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xyzzy

Tifa has brackets believe
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xyzzy

nah, this Luigi result is way better than that
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xyzzy

speaking of junk, what about Luigi/Sephiroth
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xyzzy

and this ryu result suggests that ellie and aqua beat shepard

I can dig that
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xyzzy

yeah I think MMX is toast
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xyzzy

first minute results are mega weird
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xyzzy

that's for your imagination!
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xyzzy

this Geralt eightpack's stats probably look like div 128 from the first game contest. Leon do you have your xstat stuff in any kind of sharable space?
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xyzzy

now that is a crew curse.
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xyzzy

Kirby the god

lemme see those squall/zelda writeups
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xyzzy

dammit yoblazer

I think that's a pretty great trailer to get you excited about smash bros but it's not turning kirby into a noble niner. (because he was already there)
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xyzzy

what did Kirby even do in that trailer? that seems like after the fact rationalization to me.

now if he's got some main character role post release, let's talk
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xyzzy

should I deliver my solid snake take here now or wait until there's another metal gear character in the contest (aka next month)

also -- kirby, wow
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xyzzy

my kirby as #10 march continues on for another round
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xyzzy

"accuracy" challenge
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xyzzy

nonbelievers itt
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xyzzy

actually, who knows. this contest has thrown all of my number crunching in the garbage and now I just have to say 'can you beat a generic smash character?' or 'can you beat a dude who's up gamefaqs's general wheelhouse but isn't actually that popular?'
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xyzzy

I would probably take Zidane there? dunno
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xyzzy

the question is if kratos qualifies on this website
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xyzzy

yeah. I don't think it's real either, but if Chun Li's within striking distance of Dante, who knows
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xyzzy

makes me wonder if Sephiroth is in any kind of danger
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xyzzy

Pikachu's gonna end up just fine - Yoshi's always been an early darling.
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xyzzy

round 3 starting makes me a little disappointed that all this will be for absolutely nothing. like, there's no winner to this first part of the contest. it's just who gets fed to the big dogs.

in a way, removing the top 8 would be a heck of a lot more fun. sephiroth might ruin the fun anyway, but yeah. i might change my mind when the big dogs come out and start competing with each other instead of watching the babies go to work on each other.
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xyzzy

ah shoot this might be too tall of a hill for DK

still, good show. and heck yeah vivi
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xyzzy

the dk comeback starts at the third update yet again

it's clockwork
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xyzzy