Board 8 > Save My Favorite Final Fantasy Characters XX: Day 82 (RULE CHANGE) [smfffc]

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Xuxon posted...

STElNER posted...

Espeon posted...

Did pj miss the round?

yep

funny how that happens right after he gets a trade deal

and when earlier he's like "don't worry guys i always get at least one save, and almost always get two"

I never take NR because I can't guarantee to wake up to a night round
Show a little responsibility people
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hey @CelesMyUserName lefty doesn't have user stats, could you compile them from the log and release at the end stuff like most saves per character, first votes, compatibility etc? or just compile the User - Round - Character - Time data in a sheet and I'll do the stats

swordz9 posted...

Oh yeah and Happy Halloween everyone. Have fun, be safe, drink responsibly, etc. whatever you might be doing this evening

Just wish tickets for Halloween were not sold out T_T. Obviously...
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Martin I am not a monster

I may not celebrate it myself but I'm not about to run a round just to ruin people's enjoyment of it
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parsing all that is quite a lot of work but I'll look into it

for reference, kate recently started parsing all that data of the old Save My Tales contest that gets significantly fewer saves/round and we're up to logging like ~23 rounds in the last week

but yes I'll see what I can do and at least I'll log the save times that are in the current lefty google doc before he clears them out
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STElNER posted...

lefty doesn't have user stats, could you compile them from the log and release at the end stuff like most saves per character, first votes, compatibility etc? or just compile the User - Round - Character - Time data in a sheet and I'll do the stats

unless he has a new process for this, it doesn't seem likely?

i could imagine getting the data for each round to take at least 30-45 min.??

well i've suggested lefty paste that data somewhere going forward so either me or him can work on user stats but since he didn't have anything going back i thought you might have some quick solution. i wonder if going through the history of the google doc would be effective - but i'm not sure if lefty records say, the save time of the very last save every time for example.

yeah like kateee has been doing far far more than I have with the Tales logging so I wouldn't hold my breath

but like here's an example of the work

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77038843/911183630

I copy paste that into my excel data conversion sheet, then copy/paste the output into the saves database
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and I'm now realizing lefty's google doc isn't so helpful since the times aren't matched to the specific saves sooo I'm not sure the data I'd parse from it is even valuable
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Save my tales....what happened to that?

I feel like I was participating in that but I can't even remember the top 10 and stuff.
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pjbasis posted...

Save my tales....what happened to that?

I feel like I was participating in that but I can't even remember the top 10 and stuff.

http://gmun.moe/b8/savemython/results.php?cfilts=smfffc;smfffc2;svfffc;smns;smcb;kmtcb
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th3l3fty posted...

Martin I am not a monster

I may not celebrate it myself but I'm not about to run a round just to ruin people's enjoyment of it

Halloween's the perfect time to be a monster!

Really I was picturing parents, instead of handing out candy one by one and kindly commenting on each child's costume, just taking handfuls of candy and chucking them on the front lawn so they can get back to scanning the topic in case MysticBrohan shows up with a free save offer. The kids scurrying around picking up candy like pigeons and bird feed...

Well, it's good to still have a heart, I guess.

GuessMyUserName posted...

and I'm now realizing lefty's google doc isn't so helpful since the times aren't matched to the specific saves sooo I'm not sure the data I'd parse from it is even valuable

while that's unfortunate, all the interesting stats can be generated without that connection. it just means collecting both lots of data

GuessMyUserName posted...

pjbasis posted...

Save my tales....what happened to that?

I feel like I was participating in that but I can't even remember the top 10 and stuff.

http://gmun.moe/b8/savemython/results.php?cfilts=smfffc;smfffc2;svfffc;smns;smcb;kmtcb

Oh yeah. That contest was looking amazing at top 10 and went to shit before top 5.
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that top 5 is actually A+ tbqh

maybe I can quickly add SMFFFC saves time-neutral, and then bother with the actual times later
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Thought Barret was a lock for top 10
Since Ive been here.

This is probably the first result Ive been ultra sad about since Seph went out.
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GuessMyUserName posted...

that top 5 is actually A+ tbqh

I think I was just really salty that Luke benefited nothing from outlasting his Abyss peers.

The whole time I was thinking the last Abyss rep could make a run and then it turned out to be my guy. And it didn't matter!!!
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you know i just realized, 3 rounds in a row now the elimination has been one of my favorites that hasn't been a priority for me this year. Squall better watch himself because he's the only one left now.
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Xuxon posted...

you know i just realized, 3 rounds in a row now the elimination has been one of my favorites that hasn't been a priority for me this year. Squall better watch himself because he's the only one left now.

How many until you save something I save?
Kind of curious as this is a weird year.
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well i've been saving Ramza for a while now. other than that there's pretty much zero chance i'd ever be saving something you do.
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Xuxon posted...

well i've been saving Ramza for a while now. other than that there's pretty much zero chance i'd ever be saving something you do.

Ramza is a good lad.

Red Mage tickle you the wrong way?
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no i just like most characters and am completely indfferent to RM
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http://www.nuklearpower.com/comic
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DoomTheGyarados posted...

http://www.nuklearpower.com/comic

The A Hole may be my most memorable single webcomic chapter ever.

Red Mage awesome
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Also

http://www.nuklearpower.com/comics/8-bit-theater/010907.gif

Just random.
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DoomTheGyarados posted...

Also

http://www.nuklearpower.com/comics/8-bit-theater/010907.gif

Just random.

:)
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i did read some of that a long time ago. i liked Black Mage.
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Black Mage is great as well.

I guess it is no surprise I use 8bit i have always loved fanfiction.
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I never read 8bit but BM has always been the best FF1 character
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It was a simpler time back when I read 8bit...
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i love BM just for the FF1 speedrun. so much more entertaining than when they used to use RMs.
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Well this has been a bad string of rounds for me. And a bad time to not be able to save more than once or twice per round.
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Fighter is the one I would support
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Fighter is great. Lots of good stuff.

Next year let's do year of I.
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Sadly I already picked out the 25 characters for next year right when soft boots ended

Delita
Agrias
Jecht
Locke
Zell
Edgar
Basch
Ignis
Leon
Selphie
Reno
Dr. Cid
Auron
Agnes
Doomtrain
Gaius I guess
The fabulous Emperor Mateus
Edward
Rubicante
General Leo
Hojo
Irvine maybe
Gaff
Dark Nation
Amarant

I guess you all could decide to cut one or two if you want for someone I probably forgot
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I'm cool with just letting VI pick the new characters each year
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me too
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Or

Warriors of Light time

I know 3 other people must like this idea.
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Actually due to recent events in discord I may consider swapping Amarant out for Nooj
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I'm game for Jusqua or Aire. I'll even take Yunita.
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CelesMyUserName posted...

I'm cool with just letting VI pick the new characters each year

Same.

Also, super down for a deep Delita run next time.
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VeryInsane posted...

Actually due to recent events in discord I may consider swapping Amarant out for Nooj

what

no

what are you doing

if you're taking an X-2 character it might as well be the Shuyin reclamation project

Nooj is better than Shuyin though
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Is Nooj the guy with the stupid hair?
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It might as well be Leblanc because me and Robazoid would actually save her
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Mewtwo59 posted...

Is Nooj the guy with the stupid hair?

it's a Nomura-designed game... be more specific

(but yeah, it is)

Lopen posted...

It might as well be Leblanc because me and Robazoid would actually save her

hey, now this I could get on board with

MartinFF7 posted...

Mewtwo59 posted...

Is Nooj the guy with the stupid hair?

it's a Nomura-designed game... be more specific

(but yeah, it is)

Lopen posted...

It might as well be Leblanc because me and Robazoid would actually save her

hey, now this I could get on board with

Year of Leblanc, activate!
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Shuyin has stats and has an interesting reason to return though. Nooj is probably never going to get stats...

Get Baralai back in, he needs 2 more contests for stats. He had a top 30 finish.
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wow just because he has dreads it's stupid hair, I see how it is
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I mean...