Lurker > charmander6000

Quarter on (16) Ryo Hazuki (+52)
Quarter on (9) Pokemon Trainer Red (-50)
Quarter on (5) Crash Bandicoot (+2)
Quarter on (4) Big Boss (-20)
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CBX - Today's Winners: Yoshi, James Sunderland, Pikachu, Kratos
Score: 9/12

Sora - 70.11%
Pokemon Trainer Red - 75.25%
Crash Bandicoot - 55.24%
Big Boss - 63.53%
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CBX - Today's Winners: Yoshi, James Sunderland, Pikachu, Kratos
Score: 9/12

Sora
Pokemon Trainer Red
BANK
Big Boss
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CBX - Today's Winners: Yoshi, James Sunderland, Pikachu, Kratos
Score: 9/12

Quarter on (3) Yoshi (-55)
Quarter on (11) James Sunderland (+5)
Quarter on (10) Scorpion (+26)
Quarter on (15) John Marston (+30)
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CBX - Today's Winners: Zero, Zidane, Noctis, Wario
Score: 7/8

Yoshi
James Sunderland
Pikachu
Kratos
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CBX - Today's Winners: Zero, Zidane, Noctis, Wario
Score: 7/8

Yoshi - 82.45%
James Sunderland - 58.22%
Pikachu - 62.44%
Kratos - 62.12%
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CBX - Today's Winners: Zero, Zidane, Noctis, Wario
Score: 7/8

Quarter on (16) Primrose (+56)
Quarter on (8) Zidane Tribal (-3)
Quarter on (5) Noctis Lucis Caelum (-6)
Quarter on (13) Wario (-8)
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CBX - Today's Winners: Vivi, Aya Brea, Tidus, Leon Kennedy
Score: 4/4

Zero
Zidane
Noctis
BANK
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CBX - Today's Winners: Vivi, Aya Brea, Tidus, Leon Kennedy
Score: 4/4

Zero - 74.11%
Zidane Tribal - 56.27%
Noctis Lucis Caelum - 62.92%
Wario - 63.73%
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CBX - Today's Winners: Vivi, Aya Brea, Tidus, Leon Kennedy
Score: 4/4

HaRRicH posted...

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?

I always felt Zelda would have won had Donkey Kong not been in the match.
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CBX - Today's Winners: Vivi, Aya Brea, Tidus, Leon Kennedy
Score: 4/4

We can have our own character battle at this point.
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CBX - Today's Winners: Vivi, Aya Brea, Tidus, Leon Kennedy
Score: 4/4

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.
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CBX - Today's Winners: Vivi, Aya Brea, Tidus, Leon Kennedy
Score: 4/4

Yeah, Leon is looking pretty good, but Dragonborn does have that Skyrim board vote. He may end up above 30% before this is all over.
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CBX - Today's Winners: Vivi, Aya Brea, Tidus, Leon Kennedy
Score: 4/4

Damn you Tidus!

At least I made the leaderboard

32charmander60004
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CBX - Today's Winners: Vivi, Aya Brea, Tidus, Leon Kennedy
Score: 4/4

Worldwide =/= GameFAQs

Though I imagine Witcher 3 has a decent playrate for a new game.
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CBX - Today's Winners: Dante, Lightning, Chun-Li, Ganondorf
Score: 0/0

Yeah, that's like three generations of games right there.
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CBX - Today's Winners: Dante, Lightning, Chun-Li, Ganondorf
Score: 0/0

LeonhartFour posted...

Curious to see what the prediction percentage will be for Spyro/Chun-Li. I expect the other three to have fairly high percentages, but I wonder if Spyro was actually the overall favorite here.

It depends on how many overall brackets we'll have. Spyro typically overperforms while Chun-Li underperforms plus he is the higher seed.
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CBX - Today's Winners: Dante, Lightning, Chun-Li, Ganondorf
Score: 0/0

NowItsAngeTime posted...

Double elimination for 128 characters would legit take half a year even if we did 4 matches a day

Not really. It can be done in three months.
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CBX - Today's Winners: Dante, Lightning, Chun-Li, Ganondorf
Score: 0/0

LeonhartFour posted...

charmander6000 posted...

Final Fantasy X where the game was arguably equal to Super Smash Bros. Melee in 2010 but has lost half a step by 2015

I keep tellin' ya that CT was on the verge of giving Melee a beatdown that would've rivaled the one it gave FFX...!

I'm pretty confident Melee would have done better than FFX. Still would have been 60/40.
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CBX - Today's Winners: Dante, Lightning, Chun-Li, Ganondorf
Score: 0/0

Match VII: (7) Tidus vs. (10) Donkey Kong

Previous Contest Performance

Tidus - 2013
Round 1: 40.50% against Missingno (40.58%) and Banjo (18.92%)

Donkey Kong - 2013
Round 1: 45.76% against Lightning (38.42%) and Falco Lombardi (15.82%)
Round 2: 17.08% against Charizard (41.49%) and Zelda (41.43%)

Analysis

Our first Square vs. Nintendo match. This match will give us our first insight onto whether one of the two major companies have gained over the other. Both characters have appeared in almost all the character battles, so we generally have a good idea on where they stand relatively to their respective companies. Based on old results, Tidus is expected to win a close, but comfortable match against Donkey Kong. However, will that hold true in 2018?

One weakness for Final Fantasy characters is that they are stuck in their own game and while they appear in other titles like Dissidia and Kingdom Hearts over time they will begin to depreciate. We already saw this with Final Fantasy X where the game was arguably equal to Super Smash Bros. Melee in 2010 but has lost half a step by 2015 and with no other major title the same should be true for their characters.

Lucky for the series that GameFAQs does not attract many new users so this drop in strength has been slow. Would it be enough to avoid losing to Donkey Kong? I think so. Donkey Kong has been relatively quiet for a Nintendo character, so I dont see him winning. Its possible, but I just cant pull the trigger on one of the most notorious chokers in GameFAQs history.

charmander6000s Bracket: Tidus > Donkey Kong

charmander6000s Prediction: Tidus wins, 53.11% - 46.89%




Match VIII: (2) Leon Kennedy vs. (15) Dragonborn

Previous Contest Performance

Leon Kennedy - 2013
Round 1: 51.21% against Albert Wesker (28.06%) and Oliver (20.73%)
Round 2: 39.73% against Gordon Freeman (33.45%) and Shadow the Hedgehog (26.82%)
Round 3: 15.15% against Squirtle (42.91%) and Cloud Strife (41.94%)

Dragonborn - 2013
Round 1: 42.33% against Tom Nook (29.82%) and Pyramid Head (27.85%)
Round 2: 30.43% against Tifa Lockheart (44.56%) and Yuna (25.00%)

Analysis

Its a bit of a shame that Dragonborn was given such an unwinnable match, with his inconclusive performance in 2013 he could have had a debatable match against a mid-carder. Leon Kennedy is just a bit too strong for him to overcome. I also wouldnt be surprised if Dragonborn is a bit weaker now relatively to 2013.

If Leon wants to show that he has a chance at reaching the division finals hell have to come up big here. Its hard to know exactly what he needs to become the favourite against Vivi, but I imagine a failure to break 60% will not be enough to convince the board.

charmander6000s Bracket: Leon Kennedy > Dragonborn

charmander6000s Prediction: Leon Kennedy wins, 64.26% - 35.74%
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CBX - Today's Winners: Dante, Lightning, Chun-Li, Ganondorf
Score: 0/0

Match V: (3) Vivi vs. (14) Yu Narukami

Previous Contest Performance

Vivi - 2013
Round 1: 62.18% against Adam Jensen (23.87%) and Marisa Kirisame (13.95%)
Round 2: 41.27% against Mario (41.09%) and Ganondorf (17.64%)
Round 3: 33.84% against Pokemon Trainer Red (39.10%) and Squall Leonhart (27.05%)

Yu Narukami - 2013
Round 1: 32.59% against Shadow the Hedgehog (49.76%) and Kat (17.65%)

Analysis

With a five-year gap between character battles it is only natural that some characters have increased or decreased in strength and as gurus we must make decisions to stay ahead of the curve. One of my expectations is that Final Fantasy IX characters will be stronger this year. The game had a great performance in 2015 and it feels like people are getting warmer towards what was once a relatively forgotten game of the series. Now that doesnt mean I think Vivi will defeat Mario, but I do feel he has the potential to reach the Squall/Auron/Tifa tier of Final Fantasy characters.

Yu also has reasons to be stronger too. The Persona series has gone from niche to relatively popular, especially with the release of Persona 5. Yu may have missed out on the full boost, but its clear that Persona 4 has gotten more popular as well. Of course, this wont cover the gap between Vivi and Yu, but we could see a bit of an overperformance.

charmander6000s Bracket: Vivi > Yu Narukami

charmander6000s Prediction: 70.32% - 29.68%




Match VI: (6) Victor Sullivan vs. (11) Aya Brea

Previous Contest Performance

Victor Sullivan - N/A
N/A

Aya Brea - 2013
Round 1: 18.18% against Sora (46.81%) and Scorpion (35.00%)

Analysis

After taking a long break Aya Brea returned in 2013 to show us that she is, unsurprisingly no longer equal to Donkey Kong. She may not be horrible fodder, but she is fodder nonetheless and with nothing since the last contest I dont expect much out of her.

Though to be fair, I dont expect much out of Victor Sullivan whom is only here because of a board rally. Nathan Drake hasnt shown much strength in these contests so to expect a side character, even a popular one from the same series to be worth anything is not wise.

Still I wouldnt completely discredit Sullivans chances. Aya Brea could be even weaker now to the point where shes horrible, but the safe bet is to go with Aya Brea.

charmander6000s Bracket: Aya Brea > Victor Sullivan

charmander6000s Prediction: Aya Brea wins, 62.73% - 37.27%
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CBX - Today's Winners: Dante, Lightning, Chun-Li, Ganondorf
Score: 0/0

NowItsAngeTime posted...

charmander6000 posted...

This one isn't full yet...

So Ganondorf is doing quite well, though it could be due to Neku getting weaker.

Too bad he is going to get fed to Link, at least there's the losers bracket

A lot of people are angry/confused of loseres bracket it the best case scenario is the fact that characters that would be inevitably get SFF fucked by a Noble 9er can get a chance of redemption at a weaker opponent.

The whole contest should have been a double elimination, so when a character gets rallied we'll still have a contest going on.
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CBX - Today's Winners: Dante, Lightning, Chun-Li, Ganondorf
Score: 0/0

De- posted...

I need a reminder of a non-Undertale indie character that stood a chance in these tournaments.

Shovel Knight might win a match
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CBX - Today's Winners: Dante, Lightning, Chun-Li, Ganondorf
Score: 0/0

This one isn't full yet...

So Ganondorf is doing quite well, though it could be due to Neku getting weaker.

Too bad he is going to get fed to Link, at least there's the losers bracket
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CBX - Today's Winners: Dante, Lightning, Chun-Li, Ganondorf
Score: 0/0

Quarter on (3) Vivi (-40)
Quarter on (11) Aya Brea (-2)
Quarter on (7) Tidus (-4)
Quarter on (2) Leon Kennedy (-26)

Edit to be more in line with the rules.
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CBX - Today's Winners: Dante, Lightning, Chun-Li, Ganondorf
Score: 0/0

Vivi - 70.32%
Aya Brea - 62.73%
Tidus - 53.11%
Leon Kennedy - 64.26%
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CBX - Today's Winners: Dante, Lightning, Chun-Li, Ganondorf
Score: 0/0

Vivi
Aya Brea
BANK
Leon Kennedy
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CBX - Today's Winners: Dante, Lightning, Chun-Li, Ganondorf
Score: 0/0

Lopen posted...

I feel like it might be tougher to vote stuff a match in a way that isn't blatant when you have to vote for four options. Monika's chances are probably dead with that in mind. Probably not enough prep time for some motivated mind to figure out how to crack that. Or it might just be as simple as RNGing the 3 other options but I don't really know how votes are processed from the form.

Nah they'll just vote for all the options. This probably helps Knuckles and Master Hand.
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CBX - Today's Winners: Dante, Lightning, Chun-Li, Ganondorf
Score: 0/0

Are we talking in general or on GameFAQs? Dragon Quest is more popular in general, but on GameFAQs Persona is more popular. DQVIII only got 55% on Persona 3 after all.
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CBX - Today's Winners: Dante, Lightning, Chun-Li, Ganondorf
Score: 0/0

Nathan Drake likely gets around the low to mid 60s against Ada in 2013, would Sullivan get than (ignoring SFF)?
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CBX - Today's Winners: Dante, Lightning, Chun-Li, Ganondorf
Score: 0/0

Max Caulfield may have been a safer bet, but I feel Chloe's ceiling was higher, even if she rubbed people the wrong way.

I still expected them to be fodder regardless.
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CBX - Today's Winners: Dante, Lightning, Chun-Li, Ganondorf
Score: 0/0

It's roughly half the votes are from registered users.
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CBX - Today's Winners: Dante, Lightning, Chun-Li, Ganondorf
Score: 0/0

Wreath posted...

Exodecai posted...

Phoenix won't have a chance..... but if Waluigi actually manages to get a gigantic rally... strange things have happened.

Nintendo fans hate each other like blizzard fans so while he could rally in the divisional he wont be making it close to the finals

Waluigi has troll fans, he doesn't need Nintendo fans to win.
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CBX - Today's Winners: Dante, Lightning, Chun-Li, Ganondorf
Score: 0/0

De- posted...

abdou posted...

Chloe is beloved? I don't know much about her and I assume most here don't because life is strange isn't the kind of game GameFAQs like. FF13 was hated but I think most of the hate was about the game itself (you know, no towns and all) and not the characters/story. Lightning isn't a bad character. She also has 3 main games and appears in Dissidia as well. Honestly, had FF13 been well received like FFX, Lightning would be a very strong character, probably stronger than Yuna or Tidus ever been.

You mean a cinematic adventure game? Although I can understand it not having as huge of a follower as with The Walking Dead, but the kind of game GameFAQs doesn't like? What DOES GameFAQs like really? Other than the things people are familiar with.

And I'm pretty sure a lot of critique is as much on narrative of FFXIII as with its linear gameplay. At least for people like me who expected more out of its lore and characters, if not for the mishandlings of its development team.

But I digress. Brand recognition gives this Genderswapped Cloud the advantage.

To be fair, The Walking Dead would be crushed here too.
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CBX - Today's Winners: Dante, Lightning, Chun-Li, Ganondorf
Score: 0/0

swirIdude posted...

charmander6000 posted...

Unless the vote totals die out we are going to get a lot more than the ~22k I was expecting.

Assuming these votals count the 2x registered user boost, it makes sense that they are higher.

Not really, we were getting around 10k votes, multiply them by 1.5 because it is a contest and if we assume half the voters are registered that should only give us 22-23k
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CBX - Today's Winners: Dante, Lightning, Chun-Li, Ganondorf
Score: 0/0

Unless the vote totals die out we are going to get a lot more than the ~22k I was expecting.
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CBX - Today's Winners: Dante, Lightning, Chun-Li, Ganondorf
Score: 0/0

Good to see the California Street Fighter vote still as strong as ever.
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CBX - Today's Winners: Dante, Lightning, Chun-Li, Ganondorf
Score: 0/0

If Neku 2018 = Neku 2013

Samus Aran defeats Ganondorf with 51.92%

If both Chun-Li and Spyro have remained the same strength since 2013

Tifa defeats Sephiroth with 54.53%
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CBX - Today's Winners: Dante, Lightning, Chun-Li, Ganondorf
Score: 0/0

Good, Claire deserves a win too.
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CBX - Today's Winners: Dante, Lightning, Chun-Li, Ganondorf
Score: 0/0