Board 8 > [VGMC] Video Games Music Contest 12 - NOMINATIONS, PART 2

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azuarc
03/07/18 11:48:55 PM
#1:


Hello and welcome to nominations thread #2 for Video Game Music Contest, year 12.
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When adding new supports, please include the link if it's in front of you. It takes you two extra seconds and saves me a lot of extra work to fix things if the script picks your URL-less nomination as the one to use for the link.

WHAT'S NEW THIS YEAR

Absolutely nothing. We're doing things exactly as we did last year, which is pretty much identical to the way ed and lefty ran the contest in year's past, other than with a bracket size of 128. (In other words, no two-phase nominations.) The only exception is that I have requested that anyone nominating in the first 24 hours of the topic limit themselves to using just 5 of their nominations.

If you're new, scroll down to the next post for complete rules.
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IMPORTANT LINKS

This year's spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lzzbpDP2whgvOTN2XHETfWg79IyPs01jdwIQu_L2C7k
Spreadsheet with song histories and retired list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K1XdLWiUKB2kX99qYBgnRbLU_sCz4dvZSByKKJHCT6o
Playlist of nominated songs (added in post order): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW9O9mntH1RE-Q52cl35neVtA-CiRqUvp
Discord channel for discussion: https://discord.gg/7FVXqWj
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GENERAL INFO

* 20 nominations per person, 5 of which can be doubled.
* Nominations are open now, thru Monday, March 12 (inclusive).
* At the time of this post, there are 42 songs with 4 nominations and 108 with 3.
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NOMINATION FORMATTING

Please list your supports using the format "+ Game | Song | link"

+ Dungeon Fighter Online | Wind of You |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBmepA9mKZY" data-time="
[This is the format for a nomination]
Replace + with ++ for a double.
Replace + with - to unsupport a nomination.
Replace + with -- to unsupport a double.
Use just + to double an existing nomination.
Use just - to undouble back to a regular nomination.

For purposes of this discussion, a support and a nomination are the same thing.

Note that our nominations are counted automatically by a python script. Please use the correct formatting. The separator between the game, song, and youtube link is the "pipe" operator, usually located above the front-slash on most keyboards.

If a song has already been nominated, it is not necessary to include a link, but please try to match their naming conventions (unless they're wrong). If there are errors, please post and I will fix them. Updates will be made roughly every 50 posts. Once a page is finished, please leave error corrections to me.
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WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF NOMINATIONS?

At the terminus of the nomination period, the top 128 songs will be entered into the bracket. There will no doubt be a tie unless precisely 128 songs have 4 nominations or more. Ties will be settled first by number of unique nominators (as opposed to doubles) and then by random selection. I may give preferential treatment to songs that got cut by the randomizer in the past.

After that, it will take me a few days to design the bracket. Random selection is not a good way to set up the tournament bracket. It may take me a few days to put it together. (Yeah, yeah, "we want the bracket," I know.) I'm hoping someone else will run a snubs tournament in the meanwhile, and perhaps we'll have a VGM guessing game or two run in Discord in the meanwhile.

Once the bracket is posted, there will be a several day wait while users get the opportunity to create their predictions bracket before the contest begins. At that point, two matches will be posted per day, with the winner chosen by board majority vote. Ties will result in a rematch.
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azuarc
03/07/18 11:49:01 PM
#2:


WHAT IS VIDEO GAME MUSIC CONTEST?

Video game music contest (VGMC) is an annual contest run on Board 8 where the users select their favorite pieces of video game music to be entered into a tournament bracket. We then vote to decide which song advances.

This is year 12. In order to ensure the same songs don't win every year, the top finishers each year are permanently retired from competition.

As of this moment, nominations for entries are now open.
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HOW TO NOMINATE

Eligibility requirements for songs:
* They must be from a video game.
* They must be originally from a video game. (No Rock Band tracks.)
* They must be from the game itself. No remixes, arrangements, or bonus tracks from OSTs. If multiple versions of a song exist, make sure the version you are nominating is from the game.
* They must not be retired. Please see here for a list of retired tracks: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Er_iw4jHiCCF4ntFD8LSS6OcNMsFKw84hBhpTTEtkMM
* You may nominate up to 20 total songs.
* You may nominate at most 2 songs from a single game.
* You may nominate at most 5 songs from a single series.
* You may not nominate multiple versions of the same song.
* You may double-vote for any 5 of your songs.

Please use the formatting listed in the previous post. YouTube links are strongly preferred.

If you're reading this on Thursday, March 1st, please also keep yourself in check a little and give everyone a chance to post the nominations they are most excited about.
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OKAY, I NOMINATED. NOW WHAT?

Check the spreadsheet to see how your songs are doing. The top 128 vote-getters will be entered into the bracket. Please note that it is a time-honored tradition to drop support from songs that clearly won't get in order to push other songs that could. It's also good form to listen to as many of the nominations from others as you can, in case you find anything you like and would like to help find its way into the bracket.

Of course, you don't have to use all your nominations right away. Nominations are going to be open for 12 days.

And feel free to discuss your choices in the thread, with the following caveat: Do not rally, trade nominations, or beg for people to listen to your nominations. And above all else, don't be a jerk.

We will also discuss the contest extensively in Discord.

Thank you for participating, and I hope you enjoy!
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PREVIOUS YEAR'S BRACKETS

Year 1: http://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=229929
Year 2: http://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=276389
Year 3: http://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=327002
Year 4: http://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=364957
Year 5: http://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=397610
Year 6: http://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=426428
Year 7: http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=444450
Year 8: http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=454368
Year 9: http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=459544
Year 10: http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=463073
Year 11: http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=466312

Compilation of all songs: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K1XdLWiUKB2kX99qYBgnRbLU_sCz4dvZSByKKJHCT6o
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azuarc
03/07/18 11:49:57 PM
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Updated up to post: 460 (of topic 1)

-hotdogturtle--
User has 16 nominations and 5 doubles left.

Advokaiser
User has 5 nominations and 0 doubles left.

arti
User has 12 nominations and 2 doubles left.

azuarc
User has 7 nominations and 5 doubles left.

banshiryuu
User has 0 nominations and 0 doubles left.

barreldragon88
User has 0 nominations and 2 doubles left.

Chinballz
User has 0 nominations and 0 doubles left.

dowolf
User has 12 nominations and 5 doubles left.

DragonImps
User has 2 nominations and 0 doubles left.

ed bellis
User has 2 nominations and 3 doubles left.

FL81
User has 0 nominations and 0 doubles left.

Flamander
User has 0 nominations and 0 doubles left.

Gatarix
User has 18 nominations and 5 doubles left.

greengravy294
User has 14 nominations and 0 doubles left.

Haste_2
User has 4 nominations and 3 doubles left.

HBJDubs
User has 19 nominations and 4 doubles left.

Janus5k
User has 11 nominations and 5 doubles left.

JONALEON1
User has 3 nominations and 5 doubles left.

kaonashi1
User has 0 nominations and 5 doubles left.

KCF0107
User has 0 nominations and 0 doubles left.

Kikoman589
User has 0 nominations and 0 doubles left.

Lightning Strikes
User has 15 nominations and 5 doubles left.

luigi13579
User has 6 nominations and 4 doubles left.

Mac Arrowny
User has 5 nominations and 5 doubles left.

MasaomiHouzuki
User has 15 nominations and 3 doubles left.

MC_XD
User has 0 nominations and 1 doubles left.

Menji
User has 11 nominations and 3 doubles left.

MycroProcessor
User has 6 nominations and 5 doubles left.

NFUN
User has 11 nominations and 5 doubles left.

NioraptH
User has 13 nominations and 0 doubles left.

OrangeCrush980
User has 0 nominations and 5 doubles left.

PIayer_0
User has 0 nominations and 5 doubles left.

Popcorn_Fairy
User has 3 nominations and 0 doubles left.

Prody Parrot
User has 1 nominations and 0 doubles left.

PSI_NESS
User has 0 nominations and 0 doubles left.

pyresword
User has 0 nominations and 5 doubles left.

r0xm2n
User has 15 nominations and 5 doubles left.

Raetsel_Lapin
User has 3 nominations and 2 doubles left.

RySenkari
User has 4 nominations and 1 doubles left.

Sceptilesolar
User has 7 nominations and 0 doubles left.

Shonen_Bat
User has 5 nominations and 0 doubles left.

Snake5555555555
User has 3 nominations and 1 doubles left.

tazzyboyishere
User has 0 nominations and 5 doubles left.

Team Rocket Elite
User has 14 nominations and 5 doubles left.

tennisboy213
User has 11 nominations and 5 doubles left.

th3l3fty
User has 19 nominations and 5 doubles left.

TheArkOfTurus
User has 9 nominations and 0 doubles left.

Theultimate12
User has 7 nominations and 4 doubles left.

trdl23
User has 6 nominations and 3 doubles left.

UF8
User has 5 nominations and 4 doubles left.

xp1337
User has 0 nominations and 1 doubles left.

Xuxon
User has 16 nominations and 4 doubles left.

xx521xx
User has 17 nominations and 2 doubles left.

Ytterbicide
User has 6 nominations and 0 doubles left.

Zyxyz0
User has 20 nominations and 5 doubles left.
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NFUN
03/07/18 11:51:13 PM
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first
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NFUN
03/07/18 11:52:41 PM
#5:


what the hell was lefty's one nom, crazy bus? rftm, tbiytc?
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greengravy294
03/07/18 11:53:14 PM
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azuarc
03/07/18 11:53:57 PM
#7:


NFUN posted...
what the hell was lefty's one nom, crazy bus? rftm, tbiytc?

La Mulana
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greengravy294
03/07/18 11:55:49 PM
#8:


Wait should i be nominating here or the other topic <_<
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azuarc
03/08/18 12:11:03 AM
#9:


Finish the old topic imo, but don't repost.
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Haste_2
03/08/18 12:59:23 AM
#10:


+ Final Fantasy V | Unknown Lands |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGHWGPtEpIc" data-time="


+ Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice | Apollo Justice ~ A New Chapter of Trials! 2016 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfIcDfHkC68" data-time="


+ Xenogears | Shevat, The Wind Is Calling |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loh0SQ_SF2s" data-time="


+ Mega Man 9| Thunder Tornado (Tornado Mans Stage) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTvjc12new0" data-time="


+ Umineko | Rain |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYl1hLAPoRc" data-time="

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pyresword
03/08/18 1:52:42 AM
#11:


Actually, after thinking about it, it is probably worth stopping the old topic early so that we can keep it bumped until nominations end.
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pyresword
03/08/18 10:29:52 PM
#12:


Noms for Don't Speak Her Name also got split up into two entries on the spreadsheet somehow.

Which is weird because I'm 95% sure I just copy-pasted the entry when I supported it.
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azuarc
03/08/18 10:54:06 PM
#13:


pyresword posted...
Noms for Don't Speak Her Name also got split up into two entries on the spreadsheet somehow.

Which is weird because I'm 95% sure I just copy-pasted the entry when I supported it.

Looks like one had quotes and the other didn't. Fixed in the next update.
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barreldragon88
03/08/18 11:44:57 PM
#14:


@Advokaiser, I was going to nom Reach Out to the Truth if another person supported it. Neither it nor the boss theme is getting any attention this year :(
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barreldragon88
03/09/18 12:08:10 AM
#15:


- Tales of Symphonia | Fighting of the Spirits

+ Final Fantasy XIII | Sunleth Waterscape |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAr5J4cPO20" data-time="

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azuarc
03/09/18 12:11:04 AM
#16:


We've just eclipsed 500 videos on the youtube playlist. Weee!
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MasaomiHouzuki
03/09/18 12:20:37 AM
#17:


++ SOUND VOLTEX II | Hana Kagerou |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGerQHGtFSE" data-time="

+ REFLEC BEAT colette -Winter- | Umeyukiyo |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXyPPGpDqnE" data-time="
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RySenkari
03/09/18 8:13:53 AM
#18:


+ Final Fantasy XIII | Sunleth Waterscape |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAr5J4cPO20" data-time="

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Advokaiser
03/09/18 9:01:08 AM
#19:


barreldragon88 posted...
Advokaiser, I was going to nom Reach Out to the Truth if another person supported it. Neither it nor the boss theme is getting any attention this year :(


Oh well, I might as well re-nom it if there's nothing more that catches my attention (although after too many days, it still isn't looking like it will be supported; who knows).
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barreldragon88
03/09/18 10:28:14 AM
#20:


- Yugioh Duel Links | Yami Marik/Yami Bakura Theme

+ Golden Sun | World Map |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i3X5rbzkp8" data-time="

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Raetsel_Lapin
03/09/18 12:09:45 PM
#21:


++ Undertale | Battle Against a True Hero |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX_imE4zKD4" data-time="

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Mac Arrowny
03/09/18 1:17:03 PM
#22:


Currently up to 352 on the playlist...think I'll be able to get through it, but weekends are always a bit iffy whether I have lots of time or no time.
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tazzyboyishere
03/09/18 2:33:18 PM
#23:


I'll put some supports in for some songs I like better than my noms when I get home.
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tazzyboyishere
03/09/18 4:20:46 PM
#24:


- Dark Cloud | Time of Destiny |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgspe-bQCkc" data-time="

+ The House in Fata Morgana | Cicio |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaWuLJ8S0BE" data-time="

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NowItsAngeTime
03/09/18 4:26:11 PM
#25:


@azuarc do you happen to have a list of previous nomination vote spreadsheets?
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RySenkari
03/09/18 4:46:27 PM
#26:


+ Pokemon Black/White | Nacrene City |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnZRWrPCcCg" data-time="

+ Super Mario Galaxy | Gusty Garden Galaxy |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEIWhy-urqM" data-time="

+ Castlevania: Rondo Of Blood | Bloodlines |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR0UjAQIX6E" data-time="

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dowolf
03/09/18 4:59:29 PM
#27:


Bunch of supports:

+ Trails of Cold Steel III | Spiral of Erebos |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHvnwxAg5ww" data-time="

+ Cloudbuilt | Cloudscapes and Speed |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMwwGdVX_OU" data-time="

+ Ciel nosurge | LastPandemic |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeBrwUmWWLA" data-time="

+ Monster Hunter Portable 3rd | Zinogre Theme |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvFtGqBO3HQ" data-time="

+ Emperor: Battle for Dune | Victory Is Inevitable |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlUU2U-Sn_g" data-time="

+ Zakuzaku Actors | Glass |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-IPxeSXB5s" data-time="

+ Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX | Darkness of the Unknown (Final Phase) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChRW61198n0" data-time="

+ Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana | Sunshine Coastline |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNgph1g422Q" data-time="

+ MUSECA | kyokugen da!! |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6LIcyErn2c" data-time="

+ Trouble Outsiders | A Battle with Destiny |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW0ILbGhTNM" data-time="

+ Zero Divide 2 | Chaos |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86-YcAxiB14" data-time="

+ MS Saga | Giant G System |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSW4Iw6Z9Uo" data-time="


note that, for the Kingdom Hearts one, I replaced the original link with a non-extended version.

also i have no idea how permanent this list is. and i still have to do my doubles. AAAGH
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tazzyboyishere
03/09/18 5:15:32 PM
#28:


Ugh, why are people nominating the worst part of DotU
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Advokaiser
03/09/18 5:21:33 PM
#29:


I'm gonna have to un-double some of my doubles for now...

- Brain Lord | Road to the Tower |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi-RfuhIIVM" data-time="

- Brain Lord | Platinum Shrine |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO_-RVZ6yIc" data-time="

- World's Scariest Police Chases | Main Theme |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kam8XAeDvVU" data-time="

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OrangeCrush980
03/09/18 5:42:14 PM
#30:


- Advance Wars: Days of Ruin | Days of Ruin |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSyhRXt88v4" data-time="

- The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II | Trudge Along |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJh3znoBvso" data-time="

+ Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra | Promised Pain |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR_-v6BXFLk" data-time="

+ Golden Sun | World Map |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i3X5rbzkp8" data-time="

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Arti
03/09/18 7:38:38 PM
#32:


+ Final Fantasy XIII | Sunleth Waterscape |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAr5J4cPO20" data-time="

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barreldragon88
03/09/18 7:41:12 PM
#33:


Yay, we're finally getting somewhere!

@OrangeCrush980, that doesn't look like the same link for Promised Pain judging from the image. If it's not the same, the script will think it's a separate entry
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xp1337
03/09/18 7:47:50 PM
#34:


Does the script care if links are different? I didn't think it did. But speaking of different entries, I was flipping through the spreadsheet and see that Concealed the Conclusion - Dream Express ~ Red / White is broken up. One under what I just listed, the other under "Touhou: Concealed the Conclusion."
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xp1337
03/09/18 7:59:21 PM
#35:


we have now entered the denial phase of my cuts.

- Trails of Cold Steel III | Mourning Refrain |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bez5tLb4lYI" data-time="


+ Battle Garegga Rev.2016 | Tunnel Vision |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FtMVwNyBZ4" data-time="

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Sceptilesolar
03/09/18 8:21:04 PM
#36:


+ Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles | Kaze no Ne |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b6mkTELUGU" data-time="

+ Fire Emblem: Awakening | Id ~ Purpose |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bio99hoZVYI" data-time="

+ Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX | Darkness of the Unknown (Final Phase) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkw1NG4CQ_I" data-time="

+ Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX | Vector to the Heavens |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwK5nmzNMJc" data-time="

+ Lamento: Beyond the Void | Denshi no Shi -Verum- |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS80dWO7jW4" data-time="

+ NieR: Automata | Weight of the World (English) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj7Hxrsk8jI" data-time="

+ Ryu ga Gotoku Ishin! | Bodhisattva Kill |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwVlXEuaZ80" data-time="


and thus I refused to listen to any songs I didn't already know

It's not that I don't want new songs in the contest, I just don't like spoiling myself.
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KCF0107
03/09/18 8:36:04 PM
#37:


Ugh
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Team Rocket Elite
03/09/18 8:36:46 PM
#38:


Do you also avoid songs from games you have no intention to ever play? I tend to avoid songs from games that I might play in the future to avoid music spoilers but there are lots of games I know I'll never actually play.
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Sceptilesolar
03/09/18 8:42:29 PM
#39:


Team Rocket Elite posted...
Do you also avoid songs from games you have no intention to ever play? I tend to avoid songs from games that I might play in the future to avoid music spoilers but there are lots of games I know I'll never actually play.


No, I avoid songs equally. I don't really mind spoiling the OSTs from games, like how I nommed Spiral of Erebos from a game that isn't out in English yet. I meant I don't like knowing in advance what all the contestants are going to be since it keeps me more invested and I get to discover the more successful songs.

The fact that it takes a lot less time also helps.
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Popcorn_Fairy
03/09/18 8:45:47 PM
#40:


-- Monster Hunter Tri | Tremble of the Sea and Land |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eyRBYoKp48" data-time="


+ Monster Hunter Portable 3rd | Zinogre Theme |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvFtGqBO3HQ" data-time="


Doesn't look good for good old Lagiacrus. Zinogre got another vote though, so I'm pulling my double on Tremble of the Sea and Land and switching it over to the Zinogre theme.

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PIayer_0
03/09/18 9:30:20 PM
#41:


Oops, gonna try to fix some of the extended links I uploaded. Assuming I can do that.

- No More Heroes 2 | Tooth Paste
+ No More Heroes 2 | Tooth Paste |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP1DXUMYH48" data-time="


- Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 2 | Primal Dialga Battle
+ Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 2 | Primal Dialga Battle |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy9VvdaLuSs" data-time="


- Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX | Lord of the Castle
+ Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX | Lord of the Castle |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLostG9R6eY" data-time="


- Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX | Darkness of the Unknown (Final Phase)
+ Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX | Darkness of the Unknown (Final Phase) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChRW61198n0" data-time="


And an initial round of supports. If I'm reading this right, 128 entries means everything with at least 3 votes is safe right now? I should focus on the songs with less votes?

+ Undertale | Undertale
+ Metal Gear Solid | The Best is Yet to Come
+ Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War | Merlon
+ Final Fantasy VI | Terra

- Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future | Dolphin's Intrigue
- League of Legends | Aurelion Sol Login
- Night in the Woods | Title Theme
- No More Heroes 2 | Shoegazer Watched the Stars
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azuarc
03/09/18 9:40:50 PM
#42:


NowItsAngeTime posted...
@azuarc do you happen to have a list of previous nomination vote spreadsheets?

@NowItsAngeTime Well, I have the previous years that I've run the contests, and those spreadsheets contain the nomination listings. Will that do?

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d-N92Sis_Ghh-QYE2cQqClPP5H3T-idwlk0CUHOv2ew/edit#gid=507201493
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hKkc8h_K6twzCJaElztZkoW4DqMrhgB-K3o0SAeWmyU/edit#gid=119895350
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b-EEPIaWw6mYD4j2JvqE4LyBy7j5VVB8piPZyUxP3VA/edit#gid=7

Not sure why I have year 8 but not year 9. Surprised there isn't a year 6 spreadsheet on there, too, since I helped Ed count that year by hand.
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xp1337
03/09/18 9:43:29 PM
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PIayer_0 posted...
Oops, gonna try to fix some of the extended links I uploaded. Assuming I can do that.

You can't based on how the script works. Best you can do is let azuarc know and provide him the links and he can do it on his end.

PIayer_0 posted...
If I'm reading this right, 128 entries means everything with at least 3 votes is safe right now? I should focus on the songs with less votes?

Correct. Based on the spreadsheet (which is currently counting all of the first topic but not this one yet I think) all songs with 3 nominations would make the filed (plus 10 of the 73 2/2 songs chosen at random.)

That said, it isn't going to stay that way. Things get kind of crazy around here in the final few hours as supports are shuffled around. What that means in terms of what you "should" be looking at I can't say. Personally, I think it's still too early to be worried about all that. Songs with 3 nominations will end up being cut by the end, but I don't know how much you want to try and game this out.

I do think there's value in looking at the songs with low-to-no support though. Speaking personally, I've been slowly cutting songs that never got any support, as have many others. I imagine most of us would hop back on a lot of those songs if they got support, and supporting them can let people know to hold off on dropping them.

and of course there's the times when we decide to yolo it and new songs get nominated in the last 15 minutes and make the field because a bunch of us are like "sure why not"

tl;dr: Don't worry too much about it yet! There's not really a wrong way to go about this.
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03/09/18 9:47:14 PM
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azuarc posted...
Not sure why I have year 8 but not year 9.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1whWpRItocSD3EXOpdkD-8SJgeB0BVCJV7nGDmfgxhk0/edit#gid=5

Can't help you with anything else. I only have links from VGMC8 and on. (And the total stats one. And all the Best OST.)
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03/09/18 9:52:03 PM
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barreldragon88 posted...
that doesn't look like the same link for Promised Pain judging from the image. If it's not the same, the script will think it's a separate entry

xp1337 posted...
Does the script care if links are different? I didn't think it did.

The script doesn't pay attention to the URL for uniqueness. If it did, then the nominations with no link provided would count separately. The only time it even appeared like that this was true was with Don't Speak Her Name, where one person put the name in quotes, and then the spreadsheet stripped the quotes but still kept them as unique entities.

Popcorn_Fairy posted...
-- Monster Hunter Tri | Tremble of the Sea and Land |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eyRBYoKp48" data-time="


+ Monster Hunter Portable 3rd | Zinogre Theme |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvFtGqBO3HQ" data-time="


Doesn't look good for good old Lagiacrus. Zinogre got another vote though, so I'm pulling my double on Tremble of the Sea and Land and switching it over to the Zinogre theme.

Monster Hunter has some of the best music, hopefully we can get one in.


You did a double minus, which means you didn't just yank your double -- you pulled all support from the song. You want to do a single minus to go from double to regular. (Since you're on zero now, that means you probably want to do a single plus to get it back to standard nomination status.)

PIayer_0 posted...
Oops, gonna try to fix some of the extended links I uploaded. Assuming I can do that.

Thanks for trying, but nope. That won't help. Only two things that'll fix it is if someone before you alphabetically supports the song or if I go in and fix it.

xp1337 posted...
That said, it isn't going to stay that way. Things get kind of crazy around here in the final few hours as supports are shuffled around. What that means in terms of what you "should" be looking at I can't say. Personally, I think it's still too early to be worried about all that. Songs with 3 nominations will end up being cut by the end, but I don't know how much you want to try and game this out.

I do think there's value in looking at the songs with low-to-no support though. Speaking personally, I've been slowly cutting songs that never got any support, as have many others. I imagine most of us would hop back on a lot of those songs if they got support, and supporting them can let people know to hold off on dropping them.

and of course there's the times when we decide to yolo it and new songs get nominated in the last 15 minutes and make the field because a bunch of us are like "sure why not"

tl;dr: Don't worry too much about it yet! There's not really a wrong way to go about this.

Quoting for emphasis. Songs with 3 will probably not survive the cut, but in the Great Consolidation that takes place at the end, you hope somebody else will hop on board, or that you still have room to toss those tracks a double. (This is why I've been strongly encouraging people to save their doubles.)

The rest of what xp says is sound advice, though. Don't count anything as in or out yet unless it's at 5 votes. (4 is probably safe, but who knows?) In the meanwhile, a lot is going to get shuffled around this weekend. And invariably, someone is going to beg me for an extension on nominations.
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Popcorn_Fairy
03/09/18 9:57:17 PM
#46:


azuarc posted...
You did a double minus, which means you didn't just yank your double -- you pulled all support from the song. You want to do a single minus to go from double to regular. (Since you're on zero now, that means you probably want to do a single plus to get it back to standard nomination status.)


Ah, my mistake. Thank you. Good now, correct?

+ Monster Hunter Tri | Tremble of the Sea and Land |
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azuarc
03/09/18 9:58:36 PM
#47:


PIayer_0 posted...
If I'm reading this right, 128 entries means everything with at least 3 votes is safe right now?

Just added conditional formatting to the boxes on the Headcount tab to help make this more explicit.
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azuarc
03/09/18 10:02:46 PM
#48:


I dunno what this looks like because I've never uploaded non-googledocs files to google and shared them before, but here is the text file the parser has generated for every user, in case anyone needs to verify the state of their nominations:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1QYxUCXdRz0ICTRytbBOEfF5u2XlC-0KK

Please note that I am not updating this folder dynamically, so this is effective as of the end of the last topic.
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xx521xx
03/09/18 10:31:28 PM
#49:


xp1337 posted...
Can't help you with anything else. I only have links from VGMC8 and on.

VGMC7:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AobM5xEsv9lAdG9jbGU3ODFUVTBWNUNHcWNRRENPY0E&usp=sharing

That's the oldest one I have.
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th3l3fty
03/09/18 11:41:03 PM
#50:


vgmc6
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gc8K1xZH8qsi8LbsLpnDVZGxsiNeKOY9colpMXwSXiY/edit?usp=sharing
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azuarc
03/09/18 11:47:53 PM
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I feel like we're playing limbo, or some backwards version The Price is Right.
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