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redrocket_pub 05/02/17 12:25:31 AM #151: |
Just wait until the kiddies wake up.
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LusterSoldier 05/02/17 12:27:03 AM #152: |
cyko posted...
I wonder if we will see any kind of voting trends with this contest. Will the newer years perform better in the mornings and "after school"? This was brought up before and my guess is that the most interesting trends will involve the matches with a 20+ year difference between the 2 entrants in a match. The 20+ year difference would apply to the following matches - 1979/2009, 1981/2006, 1978/2005, and 1992/2016 Other matches that could potentially have noticeable trends are 1995/1986, 2000/1990, 1996/1989, and 2004/1994. In general, trends should be rather boring for the most part and mostly non-existent for a majority of the matches. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as DpObliVion, Guru Champ! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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_SJimW_ 05/02/17 12:28:03 AM #153: |
cyko posted...
I wonder if we will see any kind of voting trends with this contest. Will the newer years perform better in the mornings and "after school"? Does ASV still exist? I thought we saw this last contest where it doesn't really matter that much anymore because of smart phones + a lot of this site's userbase not being in school anymore anyways --- RIP in Pieces GamerJM, 2007-2015. You will be missed. #UnPermabanJim ... Copied to Clipboard!
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cyko 05/02/17 12:30:58 AM #154: |
That's why I put "after school" in quotes. I feel like trends still often shifted around that 3:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern time period.
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redrocket_pub 05/02/17 12:33:46 AM #155: |
cyko posted...
That's why I put "after school" in quotes. I feel like trends still often shifted around that 3:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern time period. It's when the voters get a chance to sneak in a vote right after picking the kids up from school and dropping them off at soccer/ t-ball/dance/piano practice etc. --- Blasting off ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BlAcK TuRtLe 05/02/17 12:36:36 AM #156: |
redrocket_pub posted...
cyko posted...That's why I put "after school" in quotes. I feel like trends still often shifted around that 3:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern time period. SMV Soccer Mom Vote --- DpObliVion, my hat is off to you. Welcome to the Guru Champions Club lol xstats ... Copied to Clipboard!
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hylianknight3 05/02/17 12:43:43 AM #157: |
Just wait until the grannies wake up. Atari domination!
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creativename 05/02/17 12:44:45 AM #158: |
God, editing PHP code and a website on a cell phone is a bitch. I think I'm done though...hopefully nothing breaks.
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transcience 05/02/17 12:46:59 AM #159: |
looks good! nice work!
better work than the contest maker. I can't get over how bad this picture stuff is. --- add the c and back away iphonesience ... Copied to Clipboard!
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pyresword 05/02/17 12:47:05 AM #160: |
Oh god. If this is the way the pics work, then whatever the strongest game in a given year is (ie. the first pic) us going to be a lot more important than I thought. Very much regret picking against 1997 and maybe 1995 already.
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Team Rocket Elite 05/02/17 12:47:36 AM #161: |
Thanks for the updates to the Poll Tracker.
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Team Rocket Elite 05/02/17 12:51:19 AM #162: |
pyresword posted...
Oh god. If this is the way the pics work, then whatever the strongest game in a given year is (ie. the first pic) us going to be a lot more important than I thought. Very much regret picking against 1997 and maybe 1995 already. Game in the first pic is not necessarily the strongest one. Mario Bros. is likely a lot stronger than Dragon's Lair. Adventure probably isn't the strongest of the four 1979 games either. 1989 got lucky that it got Tetris in the first game slot. --- My bracket got smashed by DpObliVion. Congrats to DpObliVion for winning the BGE15 Guru Contest! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MarioSuperstar 05/02/17 12:56:58 AM #163: |
wow i didn't even realize the contest started today. my bracket is just my first initial thoughts and going to sleep.
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pyresword 05/02/17 12:59:18 AM #164: |
If they're going in the same order as in the "notable games" thing next to the years in the bracket, I think the first game will be the strongest in the majority of cases at least. (and in particular it would be the case for the two years I mentioned, which is probably the ones that would stand to benefit most from this other than maybe 2015)
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LeonhartFour 05/02/17 1:00:14 AM #165: |
pyresword posted...
If they're going in the same order as in the "notable games" thing next to the years in the bracket They're not. Bomberman isn't even listed under 1989 and it's in the match pic. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LusterSoldier 05/02/17 1:02:01 AM #166: |
creativename posted...
God, editing PHP code and a website on a cell phone is a bitch. I think I'm done though...hopefully nothing breaks. Thanks for the update. Here are the missing poll updates for both polls: Time | 1979 | 2009 12:01 AM | 9 | 51 12:02 AM | 20 | 104 12:03 AM | 28 | 158 12:04 AM | 35 | 190 12:05 AM | 43 | 237 12:10 AM | 81 | 407 Time | 1983 | 1989 12:01 AM | 14 | 44 12:02 AM | 38 | 87 12:03 AM | 52 | 134 12:04 AM | 61 | 167 12:05 AM | 72 | 211 12:10 AM | 131 | 352 --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as DpObliVion, Guru Champ! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LeonhartFour 05/02/17 1:15:49 AM #167: |
it kinda feels like Allen cares about this contest less than we do but he didn't want to send it to the scrap heap with the Quotes Contest since he already had the prize money
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SwiftyDC 05/02/17 1:20:19 AM #168: |
Should've had a best console contest instead of this. LameFAQS.
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VideoboysaysCube 05/02/17 1:33:55 AM #169: |
pyresword posted...
Oh god. If this is the way the pics work, then whatever the strongest game in a given year is (ie. the first pic) us going to be a lot more important than I thought. Very much regret picking against 1997 and maybe 1995 already. Yeah, this whole contest hinged on how these matches would be presented. A good amount of people aren't going to wait and see all the games represented, so whatever comes first is going to carry a lot of weight. --- This sentence has five words. This sentence has eight words. Only one sentence in this signature is true. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LusterSoldier 05/02/17 2:05:10 AM #170: |
The 2 matches today had vote totals of 1715 and 1673 at the end of the first hour. Based on this, we're looking at roughly 17000 votes for both matches today, which would be a 16% boost in vote totals compared to the 2 Vote-In polls (which averaged 14703 votes).
Once we get to Round 1, we'll start getting to the years that will be much better at drawing in votes. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as DpObliVion, Guru Champ! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ffmasterjose 05/02/17 3:40:33 AM #171: |
I just noticed Geolocation isn't a thing anymore, how longs that been gone?
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LusterSoldier 05/02/17 3:49:11 AM #172: |
Geolocation still exists. From the poll results page, click on the button that says "View Map and Detailed Results" to load up the world map. From there, you can hover over any visible country to view the results from a country. For certain countries, you can click on them to view a more detailed breakdown of the results.
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ffmasterjose 05/02/17 3:51:50 AM #173: |
Cool I'm just blind as hell. Haha.
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Zylothewolf 05/02/17 4:23:45 AM #174: |
For some reason I don't have a winner in 1995s. second match. One less guru to worry about.
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Not_Wylvane 05/02/17 5:15:00 AM #176: |
Feel better about my tiebreaker.
I mean my bracket's going to lose horribly but hey. --- Not_Wylvane ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SwiftyDC 05/02/17 6:58:52 AM #177: |
I think I disqualified my official bracket after getting my roommate to fill out a bracket on my computer, since his motherboard is shit.
I mean; I won't win so it probably doesn't matter... but damn. --- Dilated Chemist DpObliVion is the one true king of Guru's. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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tennisboy213 05/02/17 7:01:17 AM #178: |
anyone else having this issue
on internet explorer the match pics aren't changing, it's scrolling but it's the same pics I'm not having this problem on chrome --- Joe Bulo says hi ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LusterSoldier 05/02/17 7:10:06 AM #179: |
So far, the trends in these 2 matches are somewhat interesting. Despite only a 6 year difference in the 1983/1989 match, 1983 appears to be showing a clear night vote and morning vote advantage over 1989.
In the 1979/2009 match, one would expect the older year to have the night vote and morning vote advantage since those 2 time periods have the oldest voters on average based on past age polls. Instead, 2009 appears to be winning the night vote and morning vote. This casts doubt into how people are voting in this contest. The 2009 match picture features Uncharted 2, Street Fighter IV, and Batman: Arkham Asylum, 3 games which seem to have at least average or above average night votes and morning votes. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as DpObliVion, Guru Champ! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Raukue 05/02/17 7:54:22 AM #180: |
Well darn. I forgot to change my tiebreaker number of total votes. I put in too low a number. Thought would've been able to change it while the contest went on.
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spooky96 05/02/17 8:13:44 AM #181: |
tennisboy213 posted...
anyone else having this issue not working in explorer ain't an issue --- Congrats DpObliVion for wrecking gurus From the place of your birth to the ends of the Earth~ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LeonhartFour 05/02/17 10:13:38 AM #182: |
Literally a day 1 elimination in the Guru
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swirIdude 05/02/17 10:15:55 AM #183: |
LeonhartFour posted...
Literally a day 1 elimination in the Guru You know the contest sucks when... --- "The people who play Final Fantasy 7 actually have lives and dont NEED polls" ~MajinUltima Now owned by DpOblivion. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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foxhead84 05/02/17 10:54:53 AM #184: |
Can someone nicely ask SBAllen to change the picture format. Or at least, make the rotation faster. That way, people will notice that there is more than 1 picture BEFORE they cast their votes
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UItimaterializer 05/02/17 11:04:03 AM #185: |
swirIdude posted...
LeonhartFour posted...Literally a day 1 elimination in the Guru Haha WHAT? --- Get the X out. Vinateri was using his god powers on the Pats and then was like "Wait I'm a Colt now lol" and now you have it. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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charmander6000 05/02/17 11:10:26 AM #186: |
foxhead84 posted...
Can someone nicely ask SBAllen to change the picture format. Or at least, make the rotation faster. That way, people will notice that there is more than 1 picture BEFORE they cast their votes I think the average person will see at least one rotation before they click the vote button. Though with that said I doubt the average person will sit through all the pictures. --- Best Year in Gaming - Today's Winners: 2009 and 1989 Current Bracket Score: 0/0 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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hylianknight3 05/02/17 11:12:41 AM #187: |
I could not be more strongly in favor of faster rotation.
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TyVulpine 05/02/17 11:14:29 AM #188: |
Of course kids don't appreciate the classics...voting for crappy games...
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FlyingForever 05/02/17 11:31:22 AM #189: |
TyVulpine posted...
Of course kids don't appreciate the classics...voting for crappy games... As is tradition --- -~get rich or drunk trying ~- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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foxhead84 05/02/17 11:52:46 AM #190: |
Faster rotation will be really easy to set up for SB. It's only a number in the script.
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Safer_777 05/02/17 12:35:32 PM #191: |
So the contest started...Man this is the contest I care the least about. And I have taken part in all of them since 2003! Who thought this was a good idea? The only good thing I can say is that it is unique.
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TyVulpine 05/02/17 12:49:19 PM #192: |
Safer_777 posted...
So the contest started...Man this is the contest I care the least about. And I have taken part in all of them since 2003! Who thought this was a good idea? The only good thing I can say is that it is unique. Better this than another Noble Nine pissing contest....err, Character Battle. --- Fall down, go boom... Life is like a box of chocolates. Most of it is crap. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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transcience 05/02/17 12:50:02 PM #193: |
guys guys GUYS
we just broke 10,000 votes. TEN THOUSAND! --- add the c and back away iphonesience ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TyVulpine 05/02/17 12:52:21 PM #194: |
transcience posted...
guys guys GUYS *insert clichéd DBZ Nappa and Vegeta line here* --- Fall down, go boom... Life is like a box of chocolates. Most of it is crap. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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UItimaterializer 05/02/17 1:02:34 PM #195: |
transcience posted...
guys guys GUYS My guess of 25k per match might be too LOW somehow. Jesus. --- Get the X out. Vinateri was using his god powers on the Pats and then was like "Wait I'm a Colt now lol" and now you have it. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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HaRRicH 05/02/17 1:07:11 PM #196: |
Ten years ago, L-Block/Link/Cloud/Snake broke 10,000 votes in thirty minutes. That contest began with Yoshi/Knuckles/Rikku/Vaan, which broke 10,000 votes in forty minutes. Even one of its matches as narrow-focused as Fox/Wario/Captain Falcon/Banjo broke 10,000 votes in fifty-five minutes.
Today, we break 10,000 votes twelve hours and fifty minutes into these matches, with two matches at once regarding something as broad as years. Still excited, but damn we've shrunk. --- Posted using GameFlux Get it now for Android from Google Play! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Safer_777 05/02/17 1:18:37 PM #197: |
The Internet became bigger.
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KamikazePotato 05/02/17 1:20:14 PM #198: |
"Something As Broad As Years" is a negative, not a bonus. Simpler formats get more votes and this is a very complicated format. You could put Link/Cloud/Snake/Mario in a poll and it gets less votes than Link/Cloud. We've seen this happen back to back before.
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Bolto4 05/02/17 1:24:39 PM #199: |
All in agreement for a faster rotating picture at least, given after seeing how it is going and feeling a lot better I went with the 1995 upset to the finals, needs to be better representation of the games in the year, just a pity the picture format was never fully defined before lockdown, quite a lot of bracket placement was gambling on how the representation of the match pic turned out to be.
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KamikazePotato 05/02/17 1:28:25 PM #200: |
Rotating pictures would be nice.
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