Board 8 > Save My Favorite Final Fantasy Characters XXIII: Day 90 (RULE CHANGE) [smfffc]

(+) Yeah! (+)

And thus, the SMFFFCXXIII top ten!

[9] Rikku
[6] Kefka Palazzo
[4] Freya Crescent
[4] Sephiroth
[4] Yuna
[2] Aerith Gainsborough
[1] Agrias Oaks
[1] Estinien Wyrmblood
[1] Galuf Halm Baldesion
[1] Ktjn
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I already knew it, but seeing Aeris only reach her second top 10 is barely believable!

And congrats to the top 10 newcomers! Long overdue Galuf, XIV's first ever top 10 Estinien, her best run ever Agrias, and the wondrous vowelless rabbit Ktjn.

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bwburke94 posted...

Still reading the Discord messages to get a hang of what's going on. From the looks of it, you assumed I was on Cecil?

Given that we had established a trade and executed it twice already, yes.

Little turd.

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I guess I should pick one of these goobers to support now shouldn't I

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I bet Rikku would like trains if she ever saw one.

Maybe FFX has a train, I don't remember

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ffd we just had suprak enlist on team shitpost
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Mobilezoid posted...

I bet Rikku would like trains if she ever saw one.

Maybe FFX has a train, I don't remember

it has a shoopuf

can we nominate the shoopuf or the rider

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andylt posted...

Condolences to Cecil supporters, I am continually amazed at how consistently well he does.

Before lefty does his stats, here are the results of the TOP10PREDIX. Thanks again to all who participated. Nobody got below half!

6/10: captaincanadian, Nanis
7/10: swordz, MooglesRUs, DoomTheGyarados
8/10: Shonen, Andy
9/10: VeryInsane, Robazoid, MartinFF7, Suprak, Bane
10/10: Board Average!

The board truly went perfect! And these scores are all very high, I recall last year I got 4/10 >_> Congrats to all! We are stronger together than we are apart.

I claim victory! Board average was rigged and Im sending people in to count ALL the ballots.

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i'm on the counting team

i'm really good at counting
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FFDragon posted...

I guess I should pick one of these goobers to support now shouldn't I

Or you could choose freedom.

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X_Dante_X posted...

ffd we just had suprak enlist on team shitpost

Truly the best team.

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FFDragon posted...

I guess I should pick one of these goobers to support now shouldn't I

And just to make it entirely clear:
@Esuriat Today's trade was a one-off.

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Mobilezoid posted...

I bet Rikku would like trains if she ever saw one.

Maybe FFX has a train, I don't remember

Id like to see Rikku get a train run on her. Does that count?

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Oh right @illuminatusbubu I was intending for our trade to be ongoing, but should probably confirm that with you, lol.

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Did you want anyone for that Yuna save as well?
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Bubu has saved Yuna before so I'm hoping it's free

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Trivia time before Iron Update: 8 of the top 10 characters have been Iron (Wo)man at least once this year. Who are the two who haven't?

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Ktjn and...Kefka?

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oh that's good

Kefka Ktjn?

So even if the outcome is pretty predictable Sephiroth vs Kefka would be a dumb silly bragging rights Final

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Suprak the Stud posted...

Truly the best team.

Aw yeah shit posting the best welcome aboard

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Yep you both nailed it! I've been keeping an eye on that stat but it turned out to be the two most obvious characters in the end.

Here's your penultimate update!

Day 1: Ba'gamnan (Burke)
Day 2: Vayne (Bubu)
Day 3: Leon (Socko)
Day 4: Leon (WhiteLens)
Day 5: Ba'gamnan (Martin)
Day 6: Leon (Inviso)
Day 7: Cait Sith (Inviso)
Day 8: Relm (Xuxon)
Day 9: Relm (Xuxon)
Day 10: Red Mage (Inviso)
Day 11: Cindy (Socko)
Day 12: Relm (Xuxon)
Day 13: Setzer (Inviso)
Day 14: Gilgamesh (Xuxon)
Day 15: Red Mage (Martin)
Day 16: Relm (Inviso)
Day 17: Noctis (Andy)
Day 18: Mira (Socko)
Day 19: Beatrix (Bubu)
Day 20: Relm (Socko)
Day 21: Leblanc (Burke)
Day 22: Edgar (Inviso)
Day 23: Cait Sith (Bane)
Day 24: Laguna (BlackDra90n)
Day 25: Garland (yellowwolley)
Day 26: Lulu (Andy)
Day 27: Garland (Koala)
Day 28: Mira (Bubu)
Day 29: Shiva (Socko)
Day 30: Estinien (Socko)
Day 31: Edgar (mnk)
Day 32: Galuf (Arti)
Day 33: Mira (Andy)
Day 34: Freya (guffguy)
Day 35: Kain (WarThaNemesis)
Day 36: Balthier (Inviso)
Day 37: Mira (Inviso)
Day 38: Shiva (MI)
Day 39: Quistis (Inviso)
Day 40: Leblanc (Lopen)
Day 41: Rydia (Martin)
Day 42: Ashe (bubu)
Day 43: Mira (tennis)
Day 44: Mira (Martin)
Day 45: Agrias (ArkofTurus)
Day 46: Vivi (BlackDra90n)
Day 47: Kuja (Martin)
Day 48: Mira (Socko)
Day 49: Rinoa (Socko)
Day 50: Faris (Inviso)
Day 51: Kain (bubu)
Day 52: Gilgamesh (Xuxon)
Day 53: Quistis (TheKnightOfNee)
Day 54: Layle (GMUN)
Day 55: Kain (Socko)
Day 56: Galuf (Inviso)
Day 57: Ignis (BlackDra90n)
Day 58: Galuf (ArkofTurus)
Day 59: Ardyn (burke)
Day 60: Ardyn (Martin)
Day 61: Rinoa (lhg)
Day 62: Ardyn (tennis)
Day 63: Cid P (red)
Day 64: Ardyn (charon)
Day 65: Ignis (VI)
Day 66: Gilgamesh (GMUN)
Day 67: Squall (Socko)
Day 68: Kain (ken)
Day 69: Cid P (Janus)
Day 70: Cid P (Nanis)
Day 71: Yuna (Bane)
Day 72: Beatrix (Moonroof)
Day 73: Lightning (bubu)
Day 74: Tidus (Esuriat)
Day 75: Celes (tennis)
Day 76: Lightning (andy)
Day 77: Garnet (luis)
Day 78: Garnet (Martin)
Day 79: Lightning (Roba)
Day 80: Lightning (bubu)
Day 81: Barret (Martin)
Day 82: Ignis (Socko)
Day 83: Aerith (Arti)
Day 84: Cecil (lhg)
Day 85: Sephiroth (Xuxon)
Day 86: Agrias (Martin)
Day 87: Locke (Andy)
Day 88: Aeris (Martin)
Day 89: Freya (War)
Day 90: Rikku (Martin)

Snipestats:

Inviso: 11
Socko: 11
Martin: 11
Bubu: 7
Xuxon: 6
Andy: 5
BlackDra90n: 3
Burke: 3
tennis: 3
ArkofTurus: 2
GMUN: 2
Bane: 2
arti: 2
lhg: 2
War: 2
WhiteLens, yellowwolley, Koala, mnk, guffguy, MI, Lopen, KnightOfNee, red, charon, VI, ken, Janus, Nanis, moonroof, Esuriat, luis, Roba: 1

Iron Man Standings:

Galuf: 3 (Days 32, 56, 58)
Freya: 2 (Days 34, 89)
Agrias: 2 (Days 45, 86)
Aerith: 2 (Days 83, 88)
Estinien: 1 (Day 30)
Yuna: 1 (Day 71)
Sephiroth: 1 (Day 85)
Rikku: 1 (Day 90)

Mira: 7 (Days 18, 28, 33, 37, 43, 44, 48) Eliminated Day 50: Lasted 32 extra days
Relm: 5 (Days 8, 9, 12, 16, 20) Eliminated Day 23: Lasted 15 extra days
Kain: 4 (Days 35, 51, 55, 68) Eliminated Day 70: Lasted 35 extra days
Lightning: 4 (Days 73, 76, 79, 80) Eliminated Day 81: Lasted 8 extra days
Ardyn: 4 (Days 59, 60, 62, 64) Eliminated Day 66: Lasted 7 extra days
Gilgamesh: 3 (Days 14, 52, 66) Eliminated Day 72: Lasted 58 extra days
Ignis: 3 (Days 57, 65, 82) Eliminated Day 86: Lasted 29 extra days
Cid P: 3 (Days 63, 69, 70) Eliminated Day 78: Lasted 15 extra days
Leon: 3 (Days 3, 4, 6) Eliminated Day 9: Lasted 6 extra days
Beatrix: 2 (Days 19, 72) Eliminated Day 87: Lasted 68 extra days
Garland: 2 (Days 25, 27) Eliminated Day 67: Lasted 42 extra days
Edgar: 2 (Days 22, 31) Eliminated Day 54: Lasted 32 extra days
Leblanc: 2 (Days 21, 40) Eliminated Day 44: Lasted 23 extra days
Cait Sith: 2 (Days 7, 23) Eliminated Day 28: Lasted 21 extra days
Quistis: 2 (Day 39, 53) Eliminated Day 59: Lasted 20 extra days
Rinoa: 2 (Days 49, 61) Eliminated Day 63: Lasted 14 extra days
Shiva: 2 (Days 29, 38) Eliminated Day 40: Lasted 11 extra days
Ba'gamnan: 2 (Days 1, 5) Eliminated Day 10: Lasted 9 extra days
Red Mage: 2 (Days 10, 15) Eliminated Day 18: Lasted 8 extra days
Garnet: 2 (Days 77, 78) Eliminated Day 80: Lasted 3 extra days
Noctis: 1 (Day 17) Eliminated Day 39: Lasted 22 extra days
Lulu: 1 (Day 26) Eliminated Day 46: Lasted 20 extra days
Setzer: 1 (Day 13) Eliminated Day 27: Lasted 14 extra days
Cindy: 1 (Day 11) Eliminated Day 25: Lasted 14 extra days
Squall: 1 (Day 67) Eliminated Day 79: Lasted 12 extra days
Kuja: 1 (Day 47) Eliminated Day 56: Lasted 9 extra days
Layle: 1 (Day 54) Eliminated Day 62: Lasted 8 extra days
Rydia: 1 (Day 41) Eliminated Day 49: Lasted 8 extra days
Celes: 1 (Day 75) Eliminated Day 82: Lasted 7 extra days
Cecil: 1 (Day 84) Eliminated Day 90: Lasted 6 extra days
Ashe: 1 (Day 42) Eliminated Day 47: Lasted 5 extra days
Balthier: 1 (Day 36) Eliminated Day 41: Lasted 5 extra days
Laguna: 1 (Day 24) Eliminated Day 29: Lasted 5 extra days
Barret: 1 (Day 81) Eliminated Day 85: Lasted 4 extra days
Faris: 1 (Day 50) Eliminated Day 52: Lasted 2 extra days
Vivi: 1 (Day 46) Eliminated Day 48: Lasted 2 extra days
Locke: 1 (Day 87) Eliminated Day 88: Lasted 1 extra day
Tidus: 1 (Day 74) Eliminated Day 75: Lasted 1 extra day
Vayne: 1 (Day 2) Eliminated Day 3: Lasted 1 extra day

ELIMINATED
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy XV
Final Fantasy IV

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To recap what went down in the Discord: Eddv assumed our Galuf/Cecil trade was ongoing, and I assumed it was a one-time thing.

The fact I had naturally saved Cecil hour 2 yesterday appears to be the cause of the confusion. Cecil actually was my #2 character left (behind Galuf obviously), although my saving patterns this contest have basically just been "FF5 and trades" so there's no way to verify I'm telling the truth.

I am fully aware that Galuf was still unsafe when I saved Cecil.

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LiquidOshawott posted...

So even if the outcome is pretty predictable Sephiroth vs Kefka would be a dumb silly bragging rights Final

Predictable as in a Kefka curbstomp? Maybe we could finally lure in the sea of FF7 people who don't participate in this once his name's in the topic title, that's always the dream...

bwburke94 posted...

And just to make it entirely clear:
@Esuriat Today's trade was a one-off.

Yep, that's what I figured. Extra clarity is always welcome though.

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LiquidOshawott posted...

The Ktjn people are Falcons fans?

You guys are losing me

no i like bills

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Agrias <3

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I was about to correct lefty by saying Sephiroth was only in 2 prior top 10s, took another look.... 10/40 in the first contest that I missed previously. I guess that counts even if it's only 'worth', like, a 24th place finish nowadays.

Speaking of being at the top 10, taking a look at the overall average preference ranking of the the top 10, keeping in mind 8.0 is the exact preference midpoint:

.... 8.002439

Ever-so-slightly worse than average. Gains almost a full percentage point if 2 certain characters are eliminated <_<

Current preference leaders are a tie between a PMed submission, and Maniac64. Maniac still has 8 of his top 9 afloat which certainly helps in that regard.

Final sidenote of a stat: honourable mention to swordz as the only user to have their two lowest choices eliminated. Can't be worse than a 12 vs 13 finals for him at least!

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if we didn't have a lawyering, my two lowest choices would be eliminated...

actually my three lowest

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@mnkboy907 Huh, we did do the trade yesterday, right? But yes, I meant for it to be ongoing too.

@GenesisSaga If you're maining Yuna, then it is free.

Huzzah!
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is genny buying the life-sized arcanine plush

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GuessMyUserName posted...

is genny buying the life-sized arcanine plush

I tried to for my nephew. It was instantly sold out.

no top ten predix

what happened to you guys

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illuminatusbubu posted...

@mnkboy907 Huh, we did do the trade yesterday, right? But yes, I meant for it to be ongoing too.

Okay, good.

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auto Agrias h1

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KommunistKoala posted...

no top ten predix

what happened to you guys

I started to make one just now but scrapped it as it was a total crapshoot. Aeris is probs the most likely winner, that's all I've got!

Also mnk brought this up yesterday on discord but it's notable enough that it should be mentioned here: this is the first time in contest history that no previous winner has reached the top 10! (Not counting the first year, of course)

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tennisboy213 posted...

auto Agrias h1

for Freya

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andylt posted...

Aeris is probs the most likely winner, that's all I've got!

bot right now



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Top ten predictions:

10: Freya
9: Galuf
8: Agrias
7: Rikku
6: Sephiroth
5: Ktjn
4: Estinien
3: Aerith
2: Yuna
1: Kefka

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andylt posted...

I started to make one just now but scrapped it as it was a total crapshoot. Aeris is probs the most likely winner, that's all I've got!

Also mnk brought this up yesterday on discord but it's notable enough that it should be mentioned here: this is the first time in contest history that no previous winner has reached the top 10! (Not counting the first year, of course)

Can you please not say this crap?

She nearly died twice the last 3 days. Lets hold off for a while.

I'm not saying it's anywhere near a guarantee, I just think that of all the 10 she has the most paths to winning (next is probs Kefka).

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I think we all agree Aerith is the guaranteed unstoppable juggernaut and no amount of saying that out loud can jinx her.

The bot has spoken on this. It is known.

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I dont like you all

We should go ahead and get Aerith tending on social media to commemorate her inevitable victory for SMFFFC XXIII
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A Sephiroth/Aerith finals would be thematically spectacular

....cant see it happening with our current crop of savers tho

Worrying about Aerith should be a bannable offense via Community Rule, because it's a cruel joke towards the rest of us who know we have no shot at beating her. :(

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