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Topic	~Lightning Strikes's CBX Snap Analysis~
Lightning Strikes 11/28/18 12:57:53 PM #207:	And we're back! Day 33, Match 1 - Link vs. Ganondorf (1) Link: 79.64% - Ganondorf: 20.36% What happened?: Ah, this match. The 2004 version of this match is the definitive SFF beatdown and this is certainly up there as well, as the third biggest margin of victory for the entire contest. Notably however it did decline significantly from that match as I had predicted - Ganondorf did over 8% better on Link this time. I was hoping he would do more like 25-30%, which looked possible early on but alas was not to be. What could this mean?: The funny thing here is, in most other matches an 8% improvement would be pretty huge, yet this has been overshadowed. I think this increase is a mix of a general weakening of SFF and more interest in characters with more, well, character, not to mention a healthy dose of Link Always Wins. Ganondorf has looked great this year and while I don't think he will win, expect a good showing in the next round. Day 33, Match 2 - Mega Man vs. Pikachu (8) Mega Man: 49.89% - Pikachu: 50.11% What happened?: A neck-and-neck match that also gives us a Noble Nine break (the first ever in a 24 hour one-on-one), holy crap. This was actually structurally very close to Mega Man X vs. Tifa. It started neck and neck, then Mega Man seemed to get ahead, before Pikachu cutting away a relatively substantial lead which was reversed by Mega Man, only for Pikachu to take it with a last minute surge. Also I didn't see but Black Turtle was probably upset about it. The really significant thing here is that this would not have happened without Pikachu's registered user boost. What could this mean?: Well, strength-wise this basically shows what we knew already, but more clearly. Pikachu is absolutely a near Noble Nine monster, even without the user boost. Mega Man is definitely clear of X; 50% on Pikachu certainly bests 51% on Luigi. Outside of that there has been a lot of discussion about the Noble Nine and whether or not it is dead. I would say not, but I do think the concept of the Noble Nine may have changed. Personally I just think it is now simply the nine who are consistently the strongest - Pikachu will not alwaysbe up there (and historically was not) but Mega Man always has. --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh BKSheikah <cite>Lightning Strikes posted [p:913187750] in ~Lightning... [t:77114884]...</cite> <quote>And we're back! Day 33, Match 1 - Link vs. Ganondorf (1) Link: 79.64% - Ganondorf: 20.36% What happened?: Ah, this match. The 2004 version of this match is the definitive SFF beatdown and this is certainly up there as well, as the third biggest margin of victory for the entire contest. Notably however it did decline significantly from that match as I had predicted - Ganondorf did over 8% better on Link this time. I was hoping he would do more like 25-30%, which looked possible early on but alas was not to be. What could this mean?: The funny thing here is, in most other matches an 8% improvement would be pretty huge, yet this has been overshadowed. I think this increase is a mix of a general weakening of SFF and more interest in characters with more, well, character, not to mention a healthy dose of Link Always Wins. Ganondorf has looked great this year and while I don't think he will win, expect a good showing in the next round. Day 33, Match 2 - Mega Man vs. Pikachu (8) Mega Man: 49.89% - Pikachu: 50.11% What happened?: A neck-and-neck match that also gives us a Noble Nine break (the first ever in a 24 hour one-on-one), holy crap. This was actually structurally very close to Mega Man X vs. Tifa. It started neck and neck, then Mega Man seemed to get ahead, before Pikachu cutting away a relatively substantial lead which was reversed by Mega Man, only for Pikachu to take it with a last minute surge. Also I didn't see but Black Turtle was probably upset about it. The really significant thing here is that this would not have happened without Pikachu's registered user boost. What could this mean?: Well, strength-wise this basically shows what we knew already, but more clearly. Pikachu is absolutely a near Noble Nine monster, even without the user boost. Mega Man is definitely clear of X; 50% on Pikachu certainly bests 51% on Luigi. Outside of that there has been a lot of discussion about the Noble Nine and whether or not it is dead. I would say not, but I do think the concept of the Noble Nine may have changed. Personally I just think it is now simply the nine who are consistently the strongest - Pikachu will not alwaysbe up there (and historically was not) but Mega Man always has. --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh BKSheikah</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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