Board 8 > Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1321

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ninkendo posted...

looks like the FF7 power hour is finally over

I guess its more like an anti-villain hour, and Mario is now a villain.

swirIdude posted...

lordjers posted...

If Link retires Zelda would get stronger and she'd win.

Proxy voting has never happened in the years where the top competitors were excluded from the main bracket, why would that change now?

Youd have to remove them from the bracket entirely for proxy voting to be a thing. Not just the main bracket.

I do believe Majoras Mask benefitted from proxy voting to a small but noteworthy extent.

Haste_2 posted...

48 gain for Mario? Now he just needs to repeat that like five more times. I didn't realize I was doing fairly well in the contest until I found that I was #50 today. Maybe if Mario can pull off those wins... just maaaaaybe I could win a prize if enough people did not pick Mario.

200-vote barrier cast!

ShatteredElysium posted...

It will never happen but the contest I'd be most interested in would be one with some sort of handicap like how Vegas odds work

I'd love it if the bracket-makers predicted how well each character would do, which would decide the odds and therefore the handicaps. Mega Man might be able to win a contest for once!

Youd see extra brackets made to game the system, probably.

Legends and Loser Bracket, Round 3 and later

Link vs. Zelda
Registered Vote Result:
Link - 5787 (62.18%)
Zelda - 3520 (37.82%)

Anonymous Vote Result:
Link - 6825 (66.06%)
Zelda - 3507 (33.94%)

Zelda does almost 4% better with registered users, but that's because of the Zelda bandwagon near the start of the match. If we ignored the first 12 hours of votes, Link would have gotten 66.52% on Zelda instead. That suggests the Zelda bandwagon was strong enough to inflate her performance by about 3%.

Removing the first 12 hours of votes also gives Link 65.38% with registered users and 68.14% with anonymous users, which is only slightly less than a 3% difference instead.

Extra info and past results - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1O1QuDMeK4VhHOia7bdBgtVp_F3kRTnGkkjtR0zRyudw/pub
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How about if Link is only allowed to win the match if he gets over 90%?

If he loses well gg champ, leave room for others; but if he still wins it's also sweet to experience those blowouts.
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Im surprised by how hard Mario is riding the hentai rallies...!
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I have an idea, why dont we grab a gun and murder Link

Just have Links corpse as an entrant, and the further he goes the more he decomposes in the match pics until by the finals hes a skeleton.
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Not_Wylvane posted...

I have an idea, why dont we grab a gun and murder Link

Just have Links corpse as an entrant, and the further he goes the more he decomposes in the match pics until by the finals hes a skeleton.

It's funny you think Hero's Shade wouldn't win the damn tournament.

Man, I was going to apply for a username change to try consolidate my forum name with my account name. As someone pointed out I'm eligible because the non forum name is my real name but also my account is older than 10 years

Except I can't keep my forum username if I do because apparently it's over the character limit. Well that sucks.

Or divide the Links. They did it with Mega Man.
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Not_Wylvane posted...

Im surprised by how hard Mario is riding the hentai rallies...!

Cloud is the trap.

Mario must be cheating.

Cloud is getting the hentai rallies, obviously. I mean, give him the right women's clothing and he's even hotter girl than Tifa!
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Link should only be allowed to have Wind Waker art in his match pic.

Cloud is benefitting hard from TJF.
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@ad_absurdum posted...

Cloud/Barret would beat Link/Zelda

I am proud of Dan Snyder
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There's no way that 15-minute insane Mario spike was legit, is there?
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TheOneAboveAll posted...

There's no way that 15-minute insane Mario spike was legit, is there?

There's also no way Allen cares or does anything lol
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I cant fucking believe people like Mario
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TheOneAboveAll posted...

There's no way that 15-minute insane Mario spike was legit, is there?

Make a topic also calling out the worthless asshole who runs this site.

Everyone,

I voted Mario today, and for that, I am sorry.
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Why are you sorry
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I am ruining GameFAQs, and to a lesser extent America.
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Mario losing to link and maybe cloud is f***ing horrific.
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Im upset Mario isnt cheating enough.
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Not_Wylvane posted...

Everyone,

I voted Mario today, and for that, I am sorry.

*Grabs torches and pitchforks*
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Hey look Cloud is cheating

>_>

<_<
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How many brackets had Cloud winning this?
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LusterSoldier posted...

OrangeCrush980 posted...

Series contest could be fun. With how much this site loves Smash Bros it might be able to challenge Legend of Zelda now.

Pokemon would also be a lot stronger today than we saw in 2006 - a top 3 series in strength now.

With an expanded field of 64 game series, we could fit in some more series that were introduced after 2006 such as Mass Effect, The Witcher, and Dark Souls.

Yeah, you've sold me. How about a mock bracket?

1) The Legend of Zelda
16) F-Zero

8) The Witcher
9) Warcraft

5) Ace Attorney
12) Chrono

4) Fallout
13) Tekken

3) Mega Man
14) Final Fantasy Tactics

6) Persona
11) Dragon Quest

7) Halo
10) Portal

2) Metroid
15) Banjo

1) Super Mario Bros.
16) Capcom vs.

8) Half-Life
9) Mortal Kombat

5) Resident Evil
12) Danganronpa

4) Dark Souls
13) Suikoden

3) Castlevania
14) Pokmon Mystery Dungeon

6) Elder Scrolls
11) Mario Kart

7) Bayonetta
10) Nier

2) Kingdom Hearts
15) Super Robot Wars

1) Final Fantasy
16) Splatoon

8) Tales of...
9) Donkey Kong Country

5) Street Fighter
12) Dragon Age

4) Fire Emblem
13) BioShock

3) Mass Effect
14) Phantasy Star

6) Assassin's Creed
11) The Sims

7) Devil May Cry
10) Soul Calibur

2) Super Smash Bros.
15) Harvest Moon

1) Pokmon
16) Shin Megami Tensei

8) Grand Theft Auto
9) Star Fox

5) Paper Mario
12) Five Nights at Freddy's

4) Metal Gear
13) Zero Escape

3) Mega Man X
14) Shenmue

6) God of War
11) Yoshi's Island

7) Kirby
10) Mother

2) Sonic the Hedgehog
15) Silent Hill

Chrono missed the 2006 bracket entirely, probably because a lot of people forget that Chrono Trigger isn't technically a standalone game. I feel that an 12-seed is more than fair. And I know FFT is vastly underseeded but I feel like subseries will often be forgotten; if not for the fact that Mario Kart was in the 2006 bracket, I probably wouldn't have even considered multiple series for the same set of characters (outside of series like Smash that are crossovers between existing series).

Also, if The Last of Us II comes out before the bracket drops, feel free to slot TLoU somewhere in the 7-10 range. Since Zelda is the number one overall seed, that means F-Zero is the one that would be bumped entirely by such a development.
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77293630

Logience posted...

How many brackets had Cloud winning this?

Anyone who had

Link > Mario > Cloud > Snake pre contest which I imagine is a lot of folk
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haloiscoolisbak posted...

Logience posted...

How many brackets had Cloud winning this?

Anyone who had

Link > Mario > Cloud > Snake pre contest which I imagine is a lot of folk

I had Samus...
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FinalFantasyVll posted...

TheOneAboveAll posted...

There's no way that 15-minute insane Mario spike was legit, is there?

Make a topic also calling out the worthless asshole who runs this site.

You should do that yourself

oh wait
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creativename posted...

Team Rocket Elite posted...

lordjers posted...

It'd be interesting to see Mass Effect smashing Ultima just to expose the claim of people not playing new games is BS (though it'd be kinda sad).

Are we sure Mass Effect wins that one? >_>

I uh, cant tell to what degree youre joking. But Id presume Ultima would be very weak on this site.

It was before the time of most here, and from an era where the people that come to this site were all about consoles.

Oh yeah, I completely forgot to include old forgotten franchises like that in my mock bracket. I'm sure the classic gamers would be able to get a 16-seed for one of the old Sierra franchises.
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Here, have my predictions for your bracket, Tsunami (and sorry for ninjaing you with my own!):

1) The Legend of Zelda
8) The Witcher
12) Chrono
4) Fallout
3) Mega Man
6) Persona
10) Portal
2) Metroid

1) Super Mario Bros.
9) Mortal Kombat
5) Resident Evil
4) Dark Souls
3) Castlevania
11) Mario Kart
7) Bayonetta
2) Kingdom Hearts

1) Final Fantasy
9) Donkey Kong Country
5) Street Fighter
4) Fire Emblem
3) Mass Effect
6) Assassin's Creed
7) Devil May Cry
2) Super Smash Bros.

1) Pokmon
8) Grand Theft Auto
5) Paper Mario
4) Metal Gear
3) Mega Man X
6) God of War
7) Kirby
2) Sonic the Hedgehog

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1) The Legend of Zelda
12) Chrono
3) Mega Man
2) Metroid

1) Super Mario Bros.
4) Dark Souls
3) Castlevania
2) Kingdom Hearts

1) Final Fantasy
5) Street Fighter
3) Mass Effect
2) Super Smash Bros.

1) Pokmon
4) Metal Gear
3) Mega Man X
2) Sonic the Hedgehog

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1) The Legend of Zelda
2) Metroid

1) Super Mario Bros.
3) Castlevania

1) Final Fantasy
2) Super Smash Bros.

1) Pokmon
3) Mega Man X

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1) The Legend of Zelda
1) Super Mario Bros.
2) Super Smash Bros.
1) Pokmon

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1) The Legend of Zelda
2) Super Smash Bros.

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1) The Legend of Zelda

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Bolded winners represent the matches I think would be particularly close.

honestly i don't like the contest. i mean, i'm not fan of nintendo, and looks like gamefaqs user have more nintendo fans, lol.
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Based on Mario/Sephiroth, Cloud wins with 50.11%.

Looking like a barnburner!
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Mario by the hour:

20:00 | 52.02%
21:00 | 50.14%
22:00 | 53.97%
23:00 | 49.51%

Mario dominates the 3rd hour, and then Cloud wins the 4th hour.
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i really want that quotes contest. Baten Kaitos has multiple good quotes, thought im partial to Falon's. and Skies of Arcadia has a Vise quote that should win multiple rounds easy.
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Are there any Link quotes, maybe from SMRPG or somewhere he's an NPC?
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"Well, Excuse Me, Princess!"
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Cloud is really moving now. He is over 49%, and his projection based on Mario/Sephiroth is up to 50.65%.
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I'm sure Mario will wake up again once the lead goes near 100.
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This match is over. I have to say goodbye to my prize chances.

Edit: Okay, maybe not. But it doesn't look good for Mario.
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Cloud over 49% now

The time for revenge is here
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This entire contest these comebacks seem to just die right around the time they look like stealing the lead

I have little faith cloud gets the job done
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i can remember some notable comebacks

Pikachu on Megaman

Crono on Megaman

Tifa on Megaman X

......wait a minute

I probably shouldn't have said anything, looks like Mario heard me. But I have confidence, at this time, Sephiroth hadn't made any progress percentagewise from the end of the power hour. Mario's percentage didn't hit its non-early vote peak for another half hour from here.
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Wait

How is this not good for Mario

Can someone explain
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XIII_rocks posted...

Wait

How is this not good for Mario

Can someone explain

Mario/Sephiroth trends project Cloud to win by about 300.
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Mario by the hour:

20:00 | 52.02%
21:00 | 50.14%
22:00 | 53.97%
23:00 | 49.51%
24:00 | 48.70%

Cloud wins 2 hours in a row.
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Well that was a huge spike update. Are we seeing rallies or are both sides just cheating now?
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