Board 8 > Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1319

(+) Yeah! (+)

Well, yeah. It's over.
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Mario getting screwed by bullshittery? Glorious.
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for the record i did not (and do not intend to) make rallies for this match.

_SecretSquirrel posted...

The Owner of FF9 posted...

Qwaar posted...

Why is this topic so barren considering how close the match is?

Board 8ers are FRAUDS.

Everyone is just glancing at the poll every once in a while, while devoting the rest of their focus to Smash.

can confirm
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9 vote difference going into the final hour. Do we finally have a nailbiter?
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XIII_rocks posted...

Well, yeah. It's over.

It's not
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Samus 9 vote lead

Its over
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Fuck it. Mario takes a lot of it back.

9 votes.
One hour.

Fuck my life.

The_Ctes posted...

XIII_rocks posted...

Well, yeah. It's over.

It's not

Wishful thinking. Would have been a mercy killing. I have to be up for work in like 3 and a half hours.
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Kinda dumb that votestuffing methods aren't being investigated more. "Using a VPN" isn't even anything sophisticated. Like, this has been a contest with literal dozens of matches have been settled by less than like 100 votes and it's for a large cash prize. You'd think there'd be a bit more care taken to stopping stuff that is slightly (only slightly) less obvious than "China voted 900 times in this poll with 93% favor towards Mario" or whatever the hell that Touhou character got caught with.
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XIII gives up too easily believe in the Mariofa
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XIII_rocks posted...

Well, yeah. It's over.

What's the rest of your bracket look like? Or do you have the same as the number 1?

Why would anyone call this over? That's crazy talk.
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Qwaar posted...

Why would anyone call this over? That's crazy talk.

He's getting emotional/passionate for his chance to win the guru/contest
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You are working off the assumption that those votes were counted. The voting form sometimes tells you your vote was counted when it really threw it out.
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Yeah I functionally lost my mind a few hours ago when Samus killed off that 100 vote lead
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This cant be good for your heart XIII. Relax, do something elsefor 1 hour and then come back.
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Ok NOW its over

Sorry XIII
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Oh it looks like XIII has basically the same bracket as me for the rest of the way if it's the same as his guru

TheKoolAidShoto posted...

Ok NOW its over

Sorry XIII

That's mean, man
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If any of you guys have any friends that haven't voted

And they might be inclined to vote Mario

Yknow

That would be really amazing
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XIII is such a diva. Wow.

Moonroof posted...

XIII is such a diva. Wow.

FIFTEEN YEARS man and I've never even come close. Not even close to winning the main bracket. And I never will again because this contest was such a mess and there was such a huge amount of luck involved. (Some judgement, but mostly luck)
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I'm in this weird spot where I'm eliminated from the Guru if Mario loses, but I gain points and stay on the leaderboard longer is Samus wins.

I don't have a prayer of winning either way.
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Me too! And at least youre not losing on flukes. Samus > Mario is pretty unbelievable, but not more than Zelda > Mario. Nobody saw that match even happening!

Just rallied a dozen of my friends to vote Mario
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Kicking myself for unthinkingly voting Samus out of personal preference.

If that ends up making the difference, I really do apologize, XIII. If it's any consolation, Samus winning will probably finally knock me off the leaderboard.
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And it worked.
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Good update for Mario!
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Yes Muzza!
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Captain_Sorzo posted...

Kicking myself for unthinkingly voting Samus out of personal preference.

If that ends up making the difference, I really do apologize, XIII. If it's any consolation Samus winning will probably finally knock me off the leaderboard.

lmao thanks man, but you don't need to actually apologise for voting Samus. Obviously not my preference but it's you and like 15000 others (or whatever number with the registered vote bonus).
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I want Samus to win simply because she deserves it. Mario is clearly the weaker character in this rivalry and he's been hiding behind the Hierarchy for TOO LONG
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Allen should just ban those 2 and replace them with someone more honest like Sonic !

Averia posted...

Allen should just ban those 2 and replace them with someone more honest like Sonic !

No

Fuck off mario. Slow down and eat now pizza you Italian lumberjack
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Moonroof posted...

Me too! And at least youre not losing on flukes. Samus > Mario is pretty unbelievable, but not more than Zelda > Mario. Nobody saw that match even happening!

No...

Match CXLVII: (1) Link vs. (4) Zelda

Current Contest Performance

Link
Defeated Ganondorf, 79.64% - 20.36%
Defeated Pikachu, 68.41% - 31.59%
Defeated Cloud Strife, 60.52% - 39.48%

Zelda
Defeated Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 75.33% - 24.67%
Defeated The Boss, 70.70%, 29.30%
Defeated Squall Leonhart, 63.32% - 36.68%
Defeated Aerith Gainsborough, 62.19% - 37.81%
Defeated Solid Snake, 50.32% - 49.68%
Defeated Sonic the Hedgehog, 56.45% - 43.55%
Defeated Mario, 50.91% - 49.09%

Analysis

Well, she did it. Zelda ran through the gauntlet and reached the final. You can blame Breath of the Wild, a bandwagon or rallies, but shes here. Sadly, her opponent will be Link. Link has also looked great in this contest, breaking 60% against Cloud for the very first time. This is likely the strongest unrallied entrant we will ever see relative to the rest of the field. Anyone you would suspect that could be ahead of Cloud is from Nintendo and would likely get SFF.

Speaking of SFF, I feel Zelda may hold up a lot better than some are expecting. While Ganondorf was still crushed he didnt have a bandwagon going for him and besides, Zelda is likely stronger than Ganondorf. I doubt she will avoid SFF altogether unless Legend of Zelda fans decide to back the princess in this one, but I do feel she will clear 30% without too much issue.

charmander6000s Bracket: Link > Solid Snake

charmander6000s Prediction: Link wins, 65.94% - 34.06%
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XIII_rocks posted...

Captain_Sorzo posted...

Kicking myself for unthinkingly voting Samus out of personal preference.

If that ends up making the difference, I really do apologize, XIII. If it's any consolation Samus winning will probably finally knock me off the leaderboard.

lmao thanks man, but you don't need to actually apologise for voting Samus. Obviously not my preference but it's you and like 15000 others (or whatever number with the registered vote bonus).

Looking at the Guru, maybe I am stupid for not bracket voting for Mario. I think I can potentially get 2nd still

Yuri_LowelI posted...

Averia posted...

Allen should just ban those 2 and replace them with someone more honest like Sonic !

No

Fuck off mario. Slow down and eat now pizza you Italian lumberjack

Didn't you lose a sig bet
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17 years later and Mario might still have the "clutch." We're gonna see, but I can't imagine these last 40 minutes being anything but down-to-the wire epic.
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There's no stopping Mario. If he needs more votes he will get more votes. If he needs more time then he will make more time
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Samus!!!!!!
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KamikazePotato posted...

Qwaar posted...

Why is this topic so barren considering how close the match is?

What is there to talk about unless someone pulls away? If it's still this close with 30 minutes left to go, things will be a different story.

Right on cue.
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Fighting so hard to not even be top 2 in their own company zulul
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you spaghetti eating FUCK
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Man, where is everyone? This thread is kinda dead for a match this great.
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Did Mario just win with that update? Who knows at this point?
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Chrono Trigger is great
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