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LeonhartFour posted...

DK's results were noticeably better. It wasn't just what he did. It was how he did it. He beat two characters he's been clearly weaker than before now and put up a better number on a better Vivi. I guess you can argue that everyone around him got worse, but it feels easier to say DK just got better.

I agree that he's improved, but let me put it this way: I don't think current DK would break 55% on 2013 DK (possibly fueled by DKCR, I admit), and certainly not 60% on 2010 DK. Obviously Leon and Dragonborn got worse, but it's hard to say whether or not Tidus becoming better-liked and more respected with age has been enough to save him from FFX's general strength trend.

I'll certainly give you that Crono & co. haven't trended upward as clearly as DK, and most of it has been obfuscated by their draws. However, I will say that 2018 Crono was distinctly above Sonic and Sephiroth, whereas 2006-2010 Crono was on the lowest rung of the Noble Nine, and both 2013 and 2018 Crono were dead even with Pikachu in neutral circumstances, versus 2008 Crono struggling to beat a much weaker Pikachu.

LinkMarioSamus posted...

I don't think FFX/FFIX in the first GOTD was an SFF match. It didn't seem to skew the stats in any noticeable way, for instance Mass Effect and KOTOR are still equal even though KOTOR was supposedly stuck under FFX/FFIX SFF.

Hmm, looking at the GotD matches and stats again, I see where you're coming from. I suppose it's at least debatable either way; I'd be curious to see what a set of adjusted stats by someone like KP has to say about the matter.

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