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Topic	transience presents: the top 75 matches in contest history: part 2, the top 25.
KamikazePotato 12/23/18 8:03:26 PM #367:	Hot take: I would rank Magus/Knuckles over Mario/Samus. Mario/Samus, at this point, is remembered more because certain people won't let it go. It changed how we view the upper tier but not that much - it just meant that nothing Nintendo (barring Link) had a chance against Mario. The match was indicative more of the 2015 Nintendo boost as a whole, and there was already plenty of evidence towards that. Magus/Knuckles is maybe the most shocked I've ever seen the board. That match completely demolished faith in the x-stats, faith that was never fully restored. Mario/Samus was never a done deal - IT'S FREAKING MARIO was a rallying cry from the start, and looking at the Oracle, by the time it rolled around, half of the board was siding with Mario anyway. 0 people picked Magus to lose to Knuckles - and quite a few picked him to win the Division. Considering how much the x-stats influence contestgoers' picks, I'd say learning how unreliable they can be at times was worth more than learning "oh, Nintendo is OP now". --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. <cite>KamikazePotato posted [p:914616666] in transience... [t:77315604]...</cite> <quote>Hot take: I would rank Magus/Knuckles over Mario/Samus. Mario/Samus, at this point, is remembered more because certain people won't let it go. It changed how we view the upper tier but not that much - it just meant that nothing Nintendo (barring Link) had a chance against Mario. The match was indicative more of the 2015 Nintendo boost as a whole, and there was already plenty of evidence towards that. Magus/Knuckles is maybe the most shocked I've ever seen the board. That match completely demolished faith in the x-stats, faith that was never fully restored. Mario/Samus was never a done deal - IT'S FREAKING MARIO was a rallying cry from the start, and looking at the Oracle, by the time it rolled around, half of the board was siding with Mario anyway. 0 people picked Magus to lose to Knuckles - and quite a few picked him to win the Division. Considering how much the x-stats influence contestgoers' picks, I'd say learning how unreliable they can be at times was worth more than learning "oh, Nintendo is OP now". --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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