Board 8 > Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1284

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Lightning Strikes 10/20/18 5:46:08 AM #401:	Donkey Kong boosting makes sense. Returns between 2010 and 2013, Tropical Freeze since then and now with the more popular Switch version this year. Of course he would be the strongest he's ever been. WarThaNemesis2 posted... LeonhartFour posted... WarThaNemesis2 posted... the like 15th strongest nintendo game beat the best unrallied non-nintendo/square had to offer good to see DK is pulling away now that the kiddies are going to bed which match are we talking about? Mario 64/Skyrim? Or Mario RPG/Metal Gear Solid 3? I think Mario 64 would be a little higher than 15th! also Mario RPG is dangerous because it's a Nintendo/Square hybrid! Imagine how strong Mario RPG would be if it actually had come out in Europe! Mario RPG over the strongest MGS, yeah. Mario RPG doing that and DK doing this means I'd be terrified of picking against Nintendo in any match I thought was debatable. unless this is Tidus falling off the face of the earth in which case hoo boy my Sub-Zero over Auron pick is looking good MGS3 lost to Resident Evil 4, which in turn looked worse than Fallout 3 (and Half-Lifev2, but Half-Life has weakened substantially since thanks Valve). But Skyrim has a definite claim be the strongest non-Nintendo/non-Square game. --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh BKSheikah <cite>Lightning Strikes posted [p:910841832] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>Donkey Kong boosting makes sense. Returns between 2010 and 2013, Tropical Freeze since then and now with the more popular Switch version this year. Of course he would be the strongest he's ever been. <cite>WarThaNemesis2 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>LeonhartFour posted...</cite> <quote><cite>WarThaNemesis2 posted...</cite> <quote>the like 15th strongest nintendo game beat the best unrallied non-nintendo/square had to offer good to see DK is pulling away now that the kiddies are going to bed</quote> which match are we talking about? Mario 64/Skyrim? Or Mario RPG/Metal Gear Solid 3? I think Mario 64 would be a little higher than 15th! also Mario RPG is dangerous because it's a Nintendo/Square hybrid! Imagine how strong Mario RPG would be if it actually had come out in Europe!</quote> Mario RPG over the strongest MGS, yeah. Mario RPG doing that and DK doing this means I'd be terrified of picking against Nintendo in any match I thought was debatable. unless this is Tidus falling off the face of the earth in which case hoo boy my Sub-Zero over Auron pick is looking good</quote> MGS3 lost to Resident Evil 4, which in turn looked worse than Fallout 3 (and Half-Lifev2, but Half-Life has weakened substantially since thanks Valve). But Skyrim has a definite claim be the strongest non-Nintendo/non-Square game.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Exodecai 10/20/18 5:47:34 AM #402:	.... I just hope this adds to Walu defeating Aerith. I need my boy to at least make it past round 1 (and round 2, because whoever wins Walu/Aerith should have no problem with Toad/Shovel) --- http://www.change.org/petitions/nintendo-give-waluigi-a-chance-in-the-spotlight Let's try giving Waluigi a chance in the spotlight! 2,390+ supporters! <cite>Exodecai posted [p:910841858] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>.... I just hope this adds to Walu defeating Aerith. I need my boy to at least make it past round 1 (and round 2, because whoever wins Walu/Aerith should have no problem with Toad/Shovel)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
haloiscoolisbak 10/20/18 5:56:42 AM #403:	Exodecai posted... .... I just hope this adds to Walu defeating Aerith. I need my boy to at least make it past round 1 (and round 2, because whoever wins Walu/Aerith should have no problem with Toad/Shovel) I think that's asking too much on base strength. Waluigi is no DK and Tidus is no Aerith But he's definitely a rally candidate --- Started from the bottom now we here <cite>haloiscoolisbak posted [p:910842027] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote><cite>Exodecai posted...</cite> <quote>.... I just hope this adds to Walu defeating Aerith. I need my boy to at least make it past round 1 (and round 2, because whoever wins Walu/Aerith should have no problem with Toad/Shovel)</quote> I think that's asking too much on base strength. Waluigi is no DK and Tidus is no Aerith But he's definitely a rally candidate</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Safer_777 10/20/18 6:03:49 AM #404:	So I just woke up...Well I had picked DK on the start but I thought since FF X is considered so good I picked Tidus. Ah well. --- So why we exist? What happens when we stop existing? <cite>Safer_777 posted [p:910842166] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>So I just woke up...Well I had picked DK on the start but I thought since FF X is considered so good I picked Tidus. Ah well.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkMarioSamus 10/20/18 6:03:52 AM #405:	Lightning Strikes posted... Donkey Kong boosting makes sense. Returns between 2010 and 2013, Tropical Freeze since then and now with the more popular Switch version this year. Of course he would be the strongest he's ever been. This is part of what I was banking on, yes. DK now is a completely different animal from DK a decade ago. But this confirms that FFX is considerably weaker too perhaps. Even in 2009 Chrono Trigger would have probably 55-45'd it. --- "Nothing I could do!" -Darksydephil <cite>LinkMarioSamus posted [p:910842169] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote><cite>Lightning Strikes posted...</cite> <quote>Donkey Kong boosting makes sense. Returns between 2010 and 2013, Tropical Freeze since then and now with the more popular Switch version this year. Of course he would be the strongest he's ever been.</quote> This is part of what I was banking on, yes. DK now is a completely different animal from DK a decade ago. But this confirms that FFX is considerably weaker too perhaps. Even in 2009 Chrono Trigger would have probably 55-45'd it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
haloiscoolisbak 10/20/18 6:07:12 AM #406:	I wonder if Auron to the div finals is suddenly a heavily compromised pick lol --- Started from the bottom now we here <cite>haloiscoolisbak posted [p:910842227] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>I wonder if Auron to the div finals is suddenly a heavily compromised pick lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkMarioSamus 10/20/18 6:13:37 AM #407:	Auron's much stronger than Tidus. Tidus got 54-46'd by someone Auron 60-40'd. --- "Nothing I could do!" -Darksydephil <cite>LinkMarioSamus posted [p:910842348] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>Auron's much stronger than Tidus. Tidus got 54-46'd by someone Auron 60-40'd.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Safer_777 10/20/18 7:04:45 AM #408:	Why most people here we chose Tidus over DK by the way? --- So why we exist? What happens when we stop existing? <cite>Safer_777 posted [p:910843159] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>Why most people here we chose Tidus over DK by the way?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkMarioSamus 10/20/18 7:06:24 AM #409:	In fairness they have faced off before and Tidus won easily, but that was in a 4-way a full decade ago. Also because DK has a bit of a history of choking, though now it looks like Tidus is the new choke king. --- "Nothing I could do!" -Darksydephil <cite>LinkMarioSamus posted [p:910843181] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>In fairness they have faced off before and Tidus won easily, but that was in a 4-way a full decade ago. Also because DK has a bit of a history of choking, though now it looks like Tidus is the new choke king.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Not_Wylvane 10/20/18 7:06:56 AM #410:	Safer_777 posted... Why most people here we chose Tidus over DK by the way? Who gives a fuck about Donkey Kong? Turns out a lot of people, actually. --- Not_Wylvane <cite>Not_Wylvane posted [p:910843186] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote><cite>Safer_777 posted...</cite> <quote>Why most people here we chose Tidus over DK by the way?</quote> Who gives a fuck about Donkey Kong? Turns out a lot of people, actually.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Not_Wylvane 10/20/18 7:08:47 AM #411:	I'll still never get over Jecht doing better in his sole solo contest appearance than Tidus in sixteen years of these. --- Not_Wylvane <cite>Not_Wylvane posted [p:910843208] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>I'll still never get over Jecht doing better in his sole solo contest appearance than Tidus in sixteen years of these.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkMarioSamus 10/20/18 7:16:22 AM #412:	To be fair Jecht had a piss-weak fourpack. --- "Nothing I could do!" -Darksydephil <cite>LinkMarioSamus posted [p:910843346] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>To be fair Jecht had a piss-weak fourpack.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MZero11 10/20/18 7:22:40 AM #413:	pjbasis posted... as long as you vote for noctis over master hand we good Duh Wait until you see my crew write-up! Although at this rate it'll go up after the match and I'll either look dumb or smart --- MZero, to the extreme "2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster <cite>MZero11 posted [p:910843450] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote><cite>pjbasis posted...</cite> <quote>as long as you vote for noctis over master hand we good</quote> Duh Wait until you see my crew write-up! Although at this rate it'll go up after the match and I'll either look dumb or smart</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Qwaar 10/20/18 7:57:07 AM #414:	Safer_777 posted... Why most people here we chose Tidus over DK by the way? I had DK at first but all the experts kept telling me Tidus was winning, so I changed it a couple of hours before the deadline. --- XBL Gamertag - Tiirshak PSN ID - Kudaark Steam Name : skaalfa <cite>Qwaar posted [p:910844032] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote><cite>Safer_777 posted...</cite> <quote>Why most people here we chose Tidus over DK by the way?</quote> I had DK at first but all the experts kept telling me Tidus was winning, so I changed it a couple of hours before the deadline.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ffmasterjose 10/20/18 8:13:43 AM #415:	Fucking a, I lose my perfect bracket on Day 2. I never even considered Aya to win but I switched from DK at one point. This does make me feel better about taking Master Hand over Noctis tho. <cite>ffmasterjose posted [p:910844323] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>Fucking a, I lose my perfect bracket on Day 2. I never even considered Aya to win but I switched from DK at one point. This does make me feel better about taking Master Hand over Noctis tho.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pjbasis 10/20/18 8:47:31 AM #416:	But maybe DK was really underrated in CBIX and Lightning just has always been Tidus-level. checks eight year old stats Checks out! Noctis' ceiling got a little higher! --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/B8%20Girls%202012/pjbas.png <cite>pjbasis posted [p:910844938] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>But maybe DK was really underrated in CBIX and Lightning just has always been Tidus-level. checks eight year old stats Checks out! Noctis' ceiling got a little higher!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZeldaTPLink 10/20/18 8:52:54 AM #417:	Safer_777 posted... Why most people here we chose Tidus over DK by the way? Because Tidus was historically stronger than DK, and most people didn't see that changing. <cite>ZeldaTPLink posted [p:910845048] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote><cite>Safer_777 posted...</cite> <quote>Why most people here we chose Tidus over DK by the way?</quote> Because Tidus was historically stronger than DK, and most people didn't see that changing.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pjbasis 10/20/18 8:53:40 AM #418:	I guess the real test will be Lightning vs Dante. Tidus level would be a 60-40, let's see it! --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/B8%20Girls%202012/pjbas.png <cite>pjbasis posted [p:910845068] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>I guess the real test will be Lightning vs Dante. Tidus level would be a 60-40, let's see it!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ShatteredElysium 10/20/18 8:56:36 AM #419:	Safer_777 posted... Why most people here we chose Tidus over DK by the way? Because we have extensive data on both of them and virtually all of it pointed to a Tidus win <cite>ShatteredElysium posted [p:910845126] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote><cite>Safer_777 posted...</cite> <quote>Why most people here we chose Tidus over DK by the way?</quote> Because we have extensive data on both of them and virtually all of it pointed to a Tidus win</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mr Lasastryke 10/20/18 8:59:12 AM #420:	so lol x-stats, basically --- Geothermal terpsichorean ejectamenta <cite>Mr Lasastryke posted [p:910845188] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>so lol x-stats, basically</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VeryInsane 10/20/18 9:00:35 AM #421:	pjbasis posted... But maybe DK was really underrated in CBIX and Lightning just has always been Tidus-level. checks eight year old stats Checks out! Noctis' ceiling got a little higher! I mean, DK also had Falco weighing him down in that match --- Warning: I'm literally VeryInsane. <cite>VeryInsane posted [p:910845219] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote><cite>pjbasis posted...</cite> <quote>But maybe DK was really underrated in CBIX and Lightning just has always been Tidus-level. checks eight year old stats Checks out! Noctis' ceiling got a little higher!</quote> I mean, DK also had Falco weighing him down in that match</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZeldaTPLink 10/20/18 9:03:05 AM #422:	I mean if you just go with your gut in every match you may get some upsets the experts will miss, but you are likely to miss a lot of stuff the board won't. <cite>ZeldaTPLink posted [p:910845273] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>I mean if you just go with your gut in every match you may get some upsets the experts will miss, but you are likely to miss a lot of stuff the board won't.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
abdou 10/20/18 9:03:50 AM #423:	Nintendo getting stronger over time while Square get weaker doesn't seem surprising actually, I should have went with DK but oh well. I don't think this spells trouble for someone like Squall,was Tidus ever really liked? he is third strongest from his own game after Auron and Yuna. Nobody ever cared about Tidus and now his game is so old, he is even less relevant. --- ... <cite>abdou posted [p:910845286] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>Nintendo getting stronger over time while Square get weaker doesn't seem surprising actually, I should have went with DK but oh well. I don't think this spells trouble for someone like Squall,was Tidus ever really liked? he is third strongest from his own game after Auron and Yuna. Nobody ever cared about Tidus and now his game is so old, he is even less relevant.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mr Lasastryke 10/20/18 9:08:11 AM #424:	ZeldaTPLink posted... I mean if you just go with your gut in every match you may get some upsets the experts will miss, but you are likely to miss a lot of stuff the board won't. it should be a combination of both the data and your gut feeling, obviously. nobody has ever won a contest by simply filling in the x-stats results for all the matches we have data for. --- Geothermal terpsichorean ejectamenta <cite>Mr Lasastryke posted [p:910845396] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote><cite>ZeldaTPLink posted...</cite> <quote>I mean if you just go with your gut in every match you may get some upsets the experts will miss, but you are likely to miss a lot of stuff the board won't.</quote> it should be a combination of both the data and your gut feeling, obviously. nobody has ever won a contest by simply filling in the x-stats results for all the matches we have data for.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ShatteredElysium 10/20/18 9:08:12 AM #425:	Such a long time ago https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/1307-north-division-round-1-tidus-vs-ganondorf Granted this was also when Magus > Ganondorf but also when Magus put up 35% on Link <cite>ShatteredElysium posted [p:910845398] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>Such a long time ago https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/1307-north-division-round-1-tidus-vs-ganondorf Granted this was also when Magus > Ganondorf but also when Magus put up 35% on Link</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZeldaTPLink 10/20/18 9:10:18 AM #426:	Mr Lasastryke posted... ZeldaTPLink posted... I mean if you just go with your gut in every match you may get some upsets the experts will miss, but you are likely to miss a lot of stuff the board won't. it should be a combination of both the data and your gut feeling, obviously. nobody has ever won a contest by simply filling in the x-stats results for all the matches we have data for. I agree, it's just that those posts complaining about how following the board is bad for you are annoying. It's easy to say the board sucks after you get 15 matches right by listening to bop and The Show and get one match wrong that everyone was split on. Tidus vs DK was never supposed to be easy. <cite>ZeldaTPLink posted [p:910845453] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote><cite>Mr Lasastryke posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ZeldaTPLink posted...</cite> <quote>I mean if you just go with your gut in every match you may get some upsets the experts will miss, but you are likely to miss a lot of stuff the board won't.</quote> it should be a combination of both the data and your gut feeling, obviously. nobody has ever won a contest by simply filling in the x-stats results for all the matches we have data for.</quote> I agree, it's just that those posts complaining about how following the board is bad for you are annoying. It's easy to say the board sucks after you get 15 matches right by listening to bop and The Show and get one match wrong that everyone was split on. Tidus vs DK was never supposed to be easy.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZeldaTPLink 10/20/18 9:11:59 AM #427:	Myself, I went with my gut on DK being the ultimate choker, failed to disregard tropical freeze, and used xtats for validation. Oh well. <cite>ZeldaTPLink posted [p:910845492] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>Myself, I went with my gut on DK being the ultimate choker, failed to disregard tropical freeze, and used xtats for validation. Oh well.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZenOfThunder 10/20/18 9:16:38 AM #428:	i think that's what a lot of people did, it was an easy mistake to make --- Curator of the Character Battle X Archive https://bit.ly/2RFxBzp <cite>ZenOfThunder posted [p:910845604] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>i think that's what a lot of people did, it was an easy mistake to make</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MZero11 10/20/18 9:17:45 AM #429:	I chose Tidus because I will always choose him in a debatable match --- MZero, to the extreme "2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster <cite>MZero11 posted [p:910845632] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>I chose Tidus because I will always choose him in a debatable match</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ShatteredElysium 10/20/18 9:17:57 AM #430:	Apparently I took DK in my bracket. Just a shame I also took Sully! I filled my bracket in during the last hour without much thought so I expect to get rinsed on a few matches B8 get right as a whole. I'll probably go against my bracket a lot in the oracle too like I did in 2 matches today. <cite>ShatteredElysium posted [p:910845640] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>Apparently I took DK in my bracket. Just a shame I also took Sully! I filled my bracket in during the last hour without much thought so I expect to get rinsed on a few matches B8 get right as a whole. I'll probably go against my bracket a lot in the oracle too like I did in 2 matches today.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Owner of FF9 10/20/18 9:27:22 AM #431:	It came down to this: - stats said Tidus was only marginally stronger than DK in 2013 - Square lost popularity and Nintendo gained in 2013. nothing happened since then to reverse that trend. - Switch is extremely popular - Tidus has always been low on the FF spectrum, and even actively disliked by many, even those who love his game I don't consider myself an expert, but this is exactly what I predicted. I was genuinely surprised to see the board favored Tidus. --- Character Battle X Current Score: 4/4 How do Yu prove that Yu exist? <cite>The Owner of FF9 posted [p:910845887] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>It came down to this: - stats said Tidus was only marginally stronger than DK in 2013 - Square lost popularity and Nintendo gained in 2013. nothing happened since then to reverse that trend. - Switch is extremely popular - Tidus has always been low on the FF spectrum, and even actively disliked by many, even those who love his game I don't consider myself an expert, but this is exactly what I predicted. I was genuinely surprised to see the board favored Tidus.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkMarioSamus 10/20/18 9:29:00 AM #432:	I stuck with DK because I didn't like how I had DK > Lightning in the last character contest and DKC2 winning two matches in the games contest until I was convinced by the board (emphasis on "I was convinced") to change. After those two upsets plus Tidus never coming through, well... --- "Nothing I could do!" -Darksydephil <cite>LinkMarioSamus posted [p:910845935] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>I stuck with DK because I didn't like how I had DK > Lightning in the last character contest and DKC2 winning two matches in the games contest until I was convinced by the board (emphasis on "I was convinced") to change. After those two upsets plus Tidus never coming through, well...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mr Lasastryke 10/20/18 9:30:05 AM #433:	ZeldaTPLink posted... I agree, it's just that those posts complaining about how following the board is bad for you are annoying. It's easy to say the board sucks after you get 15 matches right by listening to bop and The Show and get one match wrong that everyone was split on. Tidus vs DK was never supposed to be easy. oh, sure. i do think it's a bit annoying when the contest experts use faulty logic when predicting matches. like, in best game ever '15 the majority of them picked persona 3 to beat dragon quest viii but as far as i know that wasn't based on x-stats or anything. they just went "PERSONA IS SO BIG RIGHT NOW," not taking into account that "persona being big now" was really a board 8 bubble thing and that in the real world most people (evidently) didn't care all that much about the franchise. but even then, i made a mistake by listening to the board and picking persona 3. i would never blame the board for me listening to them. --- Geothermal terpsichorean ejectamenta <cite>Mr Lasastryke posted [p:910845963] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote><cite>ZeldaTPLink posted...</cite> <quote>I agree, it's just that those posts complaining about how following the board is bad for you are annoying. It's easy to say the board sucks after you get 15 matches right by listening to bop and The Show and get one match wrong that everyone was split on. Tidus vs DK was never supposed to be easy.</quote> oh, sure. i do think it's a bit annoying when the contest experts use faulty logic when predicting matches. like, in best game ever '15 the majority of them picked persona 3 to beat dragon quest viii but as far as i know that wasn't based on x-stats or anything. they just went "PERSONA IS SO BIG RIGHT NOW," not taking into account that "persona being big now" was really a board 8 bubble thing and that in the real world most people (evidently) didn't care all that much about the franchise. but even then, i made a mistake by listening to the board and picking persona 3. i would never blame the board for me listening to them.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkMarioSamus 10/20/18 9:30:39 AM #434:	The Owner of FF9 posted... It came down to this: - stats said Tidus was only marginally stronger than DK in 2013 - Square lost popularity and Nintendo gained in 2013. nothing happened since then to reverse that trend. - Switch is extremely popular - Tidus has always been low on the FF spectrum, and even actively disliked by many, even those who love his game I don't consider myself an expert, but this is exactly what I predicted. I was genuinely surprised to see the board favored Tidus. To be fair though, Tidus and DK have clashed before and... http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Donkey_Kong_vs_Miles_%27Tails%27_Prower_vs_Tidus_vs_Weighted_Companion_Cube_2008 --- "Nothing I could do!" -Darksydephil <cite>LinkMarioSamus posted [p:910845983] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote><cite>The Owner of FF9 posted...</cite> <quote>It came down to this: - stats said Tidus was only marginally stronger than DK in 2013 - Square lost popularity and Nintendo gained in 2013. nothing happened since then to reverse that trend. - Switch is extremely popular - Tidus has always been low on the FF spectrum, and even actively disliked by many, even those who love his game I don't consider myself an expert, but this is exactly what I predicted. I was genuinely surprised to see the board favored Tidus.</quote> To be fair though, Tidus and DK have clashed before and... http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Donkey_Kong_vs_Miles_%27Tails%27_Prower_vs_Tidus_vs_Weighted_Companion_Cube_2008</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PoIl6177 10/20/18 9:42:47 AM #435:	guys....the final fantasy series is completely dead. sephiroth is, by far, the weakest of the noble nine. cloud is, by far, the second weakest. --- 9/2/2013, the day Reddit hacked GameFAQs http://ibin.co/2Q0B4x43LQ0L <cite>PoIl6177 posted [p:910846288] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>guys....the final fantasy series is completely dead. sephiroth is, by far, the weakest of the noble nine. cloud is, by far, the second weakest.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Averia 10/20/18 9:43:31 AM #436:	LinkMarioSamus posted... The Owner of FF9 posted... It came down to this: - stats said Tidus was only marginally stronger than DK in 2013 - Square lost popularity and Nintendo gained in 2013. nothing happened since then to reverse that trend. - Switch is extremely popular - Tidus has always been low on the FF spectrum, and even actively disliked by many, even those who love his game I don't consider myself an expert, but this is exactly what I predicted. I was genuinely surprised to see the board favored Tidus. To be fair though, Tidus and DK have clashed before and... http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Donkey_Kong_vs_Miles_%27Tails%27_Prower_vs_Tidus_vs_Weighted_Companion_Cube_2008 Clearly, Tails sffed DK <cite>Averia posted [p:910846313] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote><cite>LinkMarioSamus posted...</cite> <quote><cite>The Owner of FF9 posted...</cite> <quote>It came down to this: - stats said Tidus was only marginally stronger than DK in 2013 - Square lost popularity and Nintendo gained in 2013. nothing happened since then to reverse that trend. - Switch is extremely popular - Tidus has always been low on the FF spectrum, and even actively disliked by many, even those who love his game I don't consider myself an expert, but this is exactly what I predicted. I was genuinely surprised to see the board favored Tidus.</quote> To be fair though, Tidus and DK have clashed before and... http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Donkey_Kong_vs_Miles_%27Tails%27_Prower_vs_Tidus_vs_Weighted_Companion_Cube_2008</quote> Clearly, Tails sffed DK</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KamikazePotato 10/20/18 10:06:36 AM #437:	Board 8 = (when predicting one upset correctly) lol x-stats Also B8 = uses x-stats extensively to do significantly better than all the randoms submitting brackets --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. <cite>KamikazePotato posted [p:910846977] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>Board 8 = (when predicting one upset correctly) lol x-stats Also B8 = uses x-stats extensively to do significantly better than all the randoms submitting brackets</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Safer_777 10/20/18 10:12:38 AM #438:	@KamikazePotato True that. If you go by stats you get almost all matches right. But of course the few you don't get right people say lol x-stats. --- So why we exist? What happens when we stop existing? <cite>Safer_777 posted [p:910847157] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>@KamikazePotato True that. If you go by stats you get almost all matches right. But of course the few you don't get right people say lol x-stats.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HaRRicH 10/20/18 10:15:43 AM #439:	Of course x-stats aren't perfect -- they look to the past for comparable situations, not to the future about the actual situation. Still better than anything else we have, you just shouldn't ONLY use x-stats. --- Nominate METAL MAN for 20XX! https://imgur.com/Dr4NAeq <cite>HaRRicH posted [p:910847274] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>Of course x-stats aren't perfect -- they look to the past for comparable situations, not to the future about the actual situation. Still better than anything else we have, you just shouldn't ONLY use x-stats.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
charmander6000 10/20/18 10:19:05 AM #440:	X-stats will get you in the top 5-10%, but if you want to win you'll have to take at least one major upset. At least for character battle/game contests. --- CBX - Today's Winners: Vivi, Aya Brea, Tidus, Leon Kennedy Score: 4/4 <cite>charmander6000 posted [p:910847363] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>X-stats will get you in the top 5-10%, but if you want to win you'll have to take at least one major upset. At least for character battle/game contests.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkMarioSamus 10/20/18 10:19:20 AM #441:	Averia posted... LinkMarioSamus posted... The Owner of FF9 posted... It came down to this: - stats said Tidus was only marginally stronger than DK in 2013 - Square lost popularity and Nintendo gained in 2013. nothing happened since then to reverse that trend. - Switch is extremely popular - Tidus has always been low on the FF spectrum, and even actively disliked by many, even those who love his game I don't consider myself an expert, but this is exactly what I predicted. I was genuinely surprised to see the board favored Tidus. To be fair though, Tidus and DK have clashed before and... http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Donkey_Kong_vs_Miles_%27Tails%27_Prower_vs_Tidus_vs_Weighted_Companion_Cube_2008 Clearly, Tails sffed DK I have to imagine that was actually a thing given how badly both Tails and DK did, but the fact that DK is reversing a 60-40 this handily says it all. LOL Tidus. --- "Nothing I could do!" -Darksydephil <cite>LinkMarioSamus posted [p:910847371] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote><cite>Averia posted...</cite> <quote><cite>LinkMarioSamus posted...</cite> <quote><cite>The Owner of FF9 posted...</cite> <quote>It came down to this: - stats said Tidus was only marginally stronger than DK in 2013 - Square lost popularity and Nintendo gained in 2013. nothing happened since then to reverse that trend. - Switch is extremely popular - Tidus has always been low on the FF spectrum, and even actively disliked by many, even those who love his game I don't consider myself an expert, but this is exactly what I predicted. I was genuinely surprised to see the board favored Tidus.</quote> To be fair though, Tidus and DK have clashed before and... http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Donkey_Kong_vs_Miles_%27Tails%27_Prower_vs_Tidus_vs_Weighted_Companion_Cube_2008</quote> Clearly, Tails sffed DK</quote> I have to imagine that was actually a thing given how badly both Tails and DK did, but the fact that DK is reversing a 60-40 this handily says it all. LOL Tidus.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KamikazePotato 10/20/18 10:32:05 AM #442:	Simple explanation is that a DK boost was hidden in 2013 because he lost to Zelda/Zard SFF We just assumed Lightning was that bad, turns out she might actually be around Tidus level Which conveniently explains why she did so well on Chloe (its not easy to triple anyone, no matter how weak they are, unless you're decently strong) Fun fact: if Lightning is around Tidus level, then DK might beat Leon before Leon even has the chance to lose to Vivi --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. <cite>KamikazePotato posted [p:910847718] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>Simple explanation is that a DK boost was hidden in 2013 because he lost to Zelda/Zard SFF We just assumed Lightning was that bad, turns out she might actually be around Tidus level Which conveniently explains why she did so well on Chloe (its not easy to triple anyone, no matter how weak they are, unless you're decently strong) Fun fact: if Lightning is around Tidus level, then DK might beat Leon before Leon even has the chance to lose to Vivi</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CaptainOfCrush 10/20/18 10:37:28 AM #443:	Again, a small part of me regrets not sticking to my guns and keeping DK > Leon, though I still think Leon rightfully heads in as the favorite. I don't think Dragonborn is garbage, and Mr. RE4 is throttling him well. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg <cite>CaptainOfCrush posted [p:910847869] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>Again, a small part of me regrets not sticking to my guns and keeping DK > Leon, though I still think Leon rightfully heads in as the favorite. I don't think Dragonborn is garbage, and Mr. RE4 is throttling him well.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Owner of FF9 10/20/18 10:43:34 AM #444:	KamikazePotato posted... Fun fact: if Lightning is around Tidus level, then DK might beat Leon before Leon even has the chance to lose to Vivi Let's not get crazy now. --- Character Battle X Current Score: 4/4 How do Yu prove that Yu exist? <cite>The Owner of FF9 posted [p:910848070] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote><cite>KamikazePotato posted...</cite> <quote> Fun fact: if Lightning is around Tidus level, then DK might beat Leon before Leon even has the chance to lose to Vivi</quote> Let's not get crazy now.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KamikazePotato 10/20/18 10:46:11 AM #445:	The Owner of FF9 posted... KamikazePotato posted... Fun fact: if Lightning is around Tidus level, then DK might beat Leon before Leon even has the chance to lose to Vivi Let's not get crazy now. I think Leon is the favorite going in but these are the kinds of things you have to consider when results like these happen. I honestly dont think Leon would do much better on Tidus than DK is doing. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. <cite>KamikazePotato posted [p:910848162] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote><cite>The Owner of FF9 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>KamikazePotato posted...</cite> <quote> Fun fact: if Lightning is around Tidus level, then DK might beat Leon before Leon even has the chance to lose to Vivi</quote> Let's not get crazy now.</quote> I think Leon is the favorite going in but these are the kinds of things you have to consider when results like these happen. I honestly dont think Leon would do much better on Tidus than DK is doing.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HaRRicH 10/20/18 11:55:31 AM #446:	Watch DK beat Leon, then lose to Vivi just as bad as he has twice before. --- Nominate METAL MAN for 20XX! https://imgur.com/Dr4NAeq <cite>HaRRicH posted [p:910850736] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>Watch DK beat Leon, then lose to Vivi just as bad as he has twice before.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
redrocket 10/20/18 11:57:19 AM #447:	Feel the Tropical Burn. --- It's like paying for bubble wrap. -transience on Final Fantasy: All the Bravest <cite>redrocket posted [p:910850799] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>Feel the Tropical Burn.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkMarioSamus 10/20/18 11:57:22 AM #448:	Shifting to Sully's match, in GOTD The Legend of Dragoon broke 40% on Uncharted 2. Would it be a stretch for Parasite Eve to manage a similar feat? Also is Drake the favorite against Tails? I just saw people in their prediction topics deciding Drake would win and aside from that heard nothing about that match. As for DK vs. Leon, Leon and Tidus have clashed before and Leon got 62% on him, although that was with Vivi (and Pikachu) in the same poll. Oh dear. --- "Nothing I could do!" -Darksydephil <cite>LinkMarioSamus posted [p:910850801] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>Shifting to Sully's match, in GOTD The Legend of Dragoon broke 40% on Uncharted 2. Would it be a stretch for Parasite Eve to manage a similar feat? Also is Drake the favorite against Tails? I just saw people in their prediction topics deciding Drake would win and aside from that heard nothing about that match. As for DK vs. Leon, Leon and Tidus have clashed before and Leon got 62% on him, although that was with Vivi (and Pikachu) in the same poll. Oh dear.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HaRRicH 10/20/18 11:59:13 AM #449:	Also, if we're going off the idea of DK being deceptively stronger in 2013, does that have any bearing to you regarding Charizard >= Zelda > DK in 2013? As in, do you think the Charizard/Zelda part would have gone differently without DK in the context of this new understanding we're building around DK? --- Nominate METAL MAN for 20XX! https://imgur.com/Dr4NAeq <cite>HaRRicH posted [p:910850877] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote>Also, if we're going off the idea of DK being deceptively stronger in 2013, does that have any bearing to you regarding Charizard >= Zelda > DK in 2013? As in, do you think the Charizard/Zelda part would have gone differently without DK in the context of this new understanding we're building around DK?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FlyingForever 10/20/18 11:59:14 AM #450:	Mr Lasastryke posted... so lol x-stats, basically Always. That's like looking at who won a sports championship 5 years ago and betting money solely on them to win again beforebtheybe even played game 1. --- -~get rich or drunk trying ~- <cite>FlyingForever posted [p:910850878] in Contest St... [t:77112616]...</cite> <quote><cite>Mr Lasastryke posted...</cite> <quote>so lol x-stats, basically</quote> Always. That's like looking at who won a sports championship 5 years ago and betting money solely on them to win again beforebtheybe even played game 1.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Board 8 > Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1284