Board 8 > Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1302

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Hello, consecutive significant Geralt cuts.
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DoctorJimmy133 posted...

Hello, consecutive significant Geralt cuts.

Should be mentioned this is right about the time he started to go nuts on Simon. He took the lead at 10:40 EST and never gave it up again.
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BlAcK TuRtLe posted...

Something else I've been tossing around. Is it possible with all the PC circlejerking, that were seeing an across the board boost for all female characters? Is Samus suddenly a threat to beat Link because of Affirmative Action?

I have noticed this also. Women are overperforming this contest.

SJW affirmative action factor..
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BlAcK TuRtLe posted...

Is Samus suddenly a threat to beat Link because of Affirmative Action?

Please don't tell me you believe this.

SuperNiceDog posted...

BlAcK TuRtLe posted...

Something else I've been tossing around. Is it possible with all the PC circlejerking, that were seeing an across the board boost for all female characters? Is Samus suddenly a threat to beat Link because of Affirmative Action?

I have noticed this also. Women are overperforming this contest.

SJW affirmative action factor..

DON'T ENCOURAGE HIM!
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scaryice posted...

Crazy that Aerith is winning despite Squall being so weak. Waifu faqs?

I think it's pretty clear this is the case after the 2B match.
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*refreshes for the first time in three hours*

Omfg
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the drones are out in full force
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BlAcK TuRtLe posted...

Something else I've been tossing around. Is it possible with all the PC circlejerking, that were seeing an across the board boost for all female characters? Is Samus suddenly a threat to beat Link because of Affirmative Action?

Lmfao come on man
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Zelda, Chun-Li and Bayonetta looks like they have boosted. Tifa and Aeris just haven't tanked like many of the male FF characters. I wouldn't say they boosted. Terra looks good? Although a lot of that is Charizard being bad. 2B looks good but she was an unknown. Lara doesn't seem any better than before but I guess Amaterasu is female as well. That really feels like an excuse, though. It's really just Chun-Li that sticks out. While Zelda looks good, a lot of that is Squall being bad as well.
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i forgot i made this
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@INTERWEBUSER posted...

pjbasis posted...

GotD 2 is gonna be great because even the Nintendo/Square entries are bound to be pathetically weak too.

I don't think they're going to be favored over the western stuff TOO much.

Youre wrong. This is DroneFAQs and theyd rather LABO win than any deserving game like GTA5 or RDR2. Also, Bored Of The Walking is still popular.

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Well...

I guess we know what the secret anti-Squall weapon Garrus spent his whole match calibrating was.

Sucks for my bracket, but at least I have Aeris and Geralt advancing.
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Man, I am starting to love Geralt. His matches have been such fun. Hes not quite Frog 2004 but Ill take it.
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Team Rocket Elite posted...

Zelda, Chun-Li and Bayonetta looks like they have boosted. Tifa and Aeris just haven't tanked like many of the male FF characters. I wouldn't say they boosted. Terra looks good? Although a lot of that is Charizard being bad. 2B looks good but she was an unknown. Lara doesn't seem any better than before but I guess Amaterasu is female as well. That really feels like an excuse, though. It's really just Chun-Li that sticks out. While Zelda looks good, a lot of that is Squall being bad as well.

The Boss has the excuse of going up against a stronger woman, Terra and 2B both look great through Bowser, unless you think Bowser randomly dropped in contrast to every other Nintendo character.

Seriously, name one female that is not turbofodder that disappointed against male competition. This site has turned into Kotaku!
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I guess Lightning is the only one that comes to mind, but she's really just Cloud with tits.

Think we might see Samus beat Mario at this rate
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KanzarisKelshen posted...

pjbasis posted...

I'm not really saying the 4 ways contests were the best contests, but they had the best distribution and variety of power among the entrants.

In my ideal world, new entrants like Drake and Ezio and Shepard would last as Dante-like midcarders.

IDK if I'd go that far for all of them (assuming we're talking Peak Dante anyway), but yeah new characters not needing multiple widely acclaimed games to not lose to Tails would be a massive fuckin improvement tbqqqqqh

Drake has multiple widely acclaimed games and he still got punked by Tails!

Lopen posted...

Yeah really Fox shouldn't have been thought as the favorite here. NintenFEAR was the only real reason for it. 59% on Captain Toad doesn't look great but 54% on Jill Valentine is that much worse

This feels like Monday Morning Quarterbacking to me. Even after what we had seen so far, there was no reason to expect Jill to be this close to Captain Toad (which also pokes a big hole in some of these crazy theories being batted around).

BlAcK TuRtLe posted...

This site has turned into Kotaku!

Dont worry, its nothing like that, were just objectifying female characters and voting for the ones we want to have sex with the most!
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I wouldn't be surprised if Mario's actually gotten weaker. As Nintendo has branched out into using more of their characters to promote products (secondary Mario crew, Donkey Kong, Pokemon, Squid Girl) Mario has taken a backseat role. He's still the biggest face of the company, but a couple decades ago, he was the SOLE face of the company, and those days are gone.

Also, being put into more interactions with Smash characters who simply have more interesting aesthetics or abilities have highlighted the relatively mundane nature of Mario's design. He looks plain in every Smash trailer.
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DoctorJimmy133 posted...

BlAcK TuRtLe posted...

This site has turned into Kotaku!

Dont worry, its nothing like that, were just objectifying female characters and voting for the ones we want to have sex with the most!

Kinda creepy if people are voting for family friendly characters like Zelda for that reason
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FSABot posted...

DoctorJimmy133 posted...

BlAcK TuRtLe posted...

This site has turned into Kotaku!

Dont worry, its nothing like that, were just objectifying female characters and voting for the ones we want to have sex with the most!

Kinda creepy if people are voting for family friendly characters like Zelda for that reason

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ZenOfThunder posted...

FSABot posted...

DoctorJimmy133 posted...

BlAcK TuRtLe posted...

This site has turned into Kotaku!

Dont worry, its nothing like that, were just objectifying female characters and voting for the ones we want to have sex with the most!

Kinda creepy if people are voting for family friendly characters like Zelda for that reason

I love that Link is on that list lol
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Is it time to count out Geralt yet?
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Nanis23 posted...

Is it time to count out Geralt yet?

Not at all. He's the favorite at this point.. he gained like 1.8% from this point on against Simon and that would give him a comfortable win here. Not to mention he's cut the last 5 updates for a total of 24 votes, and almost 90 in the last hour.
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Geralt still seems to be making comfortable percentage cuts. No way would I count him out now.
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FSABot posted...

Nanis23 posted...

Is it time to count out Geralt yet?

Not at all. He's the favorite at this point.. he gained like 1.8% from this point on against Simon and that would give him a comfortable win here. Not to mention he's cut the last 5 updates for a total of 24 votes, and almost 90 in the last hour.

Big difference there is Simon being a predominantly nighttime character. Can't see how Bayonetta doesn't run away with the day vote
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BlAcK TuRtLe posted...

FSABot posted...

Nanis23 posted...

Is it time to count out Geralt yet?

Not at all. He's the favorite at this point.. he gained like 1.8% from this point on against Simon and that would give him a comfortable win here. Not to mention he's cut the last 5 updates for a total of 24 votes, and almost 90 in the last hour.

Big difference there is Simon being a predominantly nighttime character. Can't see how Bayonetta doesn't run away with the day vote

People keep on saying Geralt will lose during the daytime yet he gained in percentage all through the day against both Rosalina and Simon. And Bayonetta actually choked during the day against Pacman, dropping from 52.75% at 6 AM EST to 52.07% by the end, while Geralt last round went from 51.51% at 6 AM to 52.19%.
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BlAcK TuRtLe posted...

FSABot posted...

Nanis23 posted...

Is it time to count out Geralt yet?

Not at all. He's the favorite at this point.. he gained like 1.8% from this point on against Simon and that would give him a comfortable win here. Not to mention he's cut the last 5 updates for a total of 24 votes, and almost 90 in the last hour.

Big difference there is Simon being a predominantly nighttime character. Can't see how Bayonetta doesn't run away with the day vote

Why exactly do we think Bayonetta would be better with the day vote than Rosalina, a Mario character? Geralt did fine there too, iirc.
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ZenOfThunder posted...

i forgot i made this

Real question: how much legitimate, tangible GameFAQs strength did Zelda gain from that butt shot? Because I've seen that image like, everywhere. Worth 1% extra on Squall maybe?
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BlAcK TuRtLe posted...

Can't see how Bayonetta doesn't run away with the day vote

The what?
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Bayonetta's chances of winning this are slim. Geralt has continuously trended upward in all of his matches, kind of like FF7-lite.
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KamikazePotato posted...

Bayonetta's chances of winning this are slim. Geralt has continuously trended upward in all of his matches, kind of like FF7-lite.

Pretty much. I think Bayo would need a couple hundred vote lead by morning to have a good shot, and that assumes she is able to weather Geralts beastly night vote. Even Simon, a "Nighttime character", got smacked around then.
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Question to people who have played Geralt's games

Do witchers actually hunt witches

Because this seems relevant
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Geralt trending upwards as a general rule is not a given. He faced Rosalina and Smash fueled Simon who both are probably pretty early vote heavy characters.
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Janus5k posted...

Question to people who have played Geralt's games

Do witchers actually hunt witches

Because this seems relevant

"witching" refers to the act of boning hot witches
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Janus5k posted...

Question to people who have played Geralt's games

Do witchers actually hunt witches

Because this seems relevant

They can, but they're mostly just mercenaries who hunt any monster that people pay them to kill
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Lopen posted...

Geralt trending upwards as a general rule is not a given. He faced Rosalina and Smash fueled Simon who both are probably pretty early vote heavy characters.

Western AAA characters trending upward is a general trend though, and nearly all of them in the contest gained about 1% or more during the day in their matches. These characters just start off so badly.
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Division 3/4, Round 3

Pokemon Trainer Red vs. Big Boss
Registered Vote Result:
Pokemon Trainer Red - 5168 (53.21%)
Big Boss - 4544 (46.79%)

Anonymous Vote Result:
Pokemon Trainer Red - 5412 (50.32%)
Big Boss - 5343 (49.68%)

Alucard vs. Kefka
Registered Vote Result:
Alucard - 5723 (58.91%)
Kefka - 3992 (41.09%)

Anonymous Vote Result:
Alucard - 6497 (60.41%)
Kefka - 4258 (39.59%)

2B vs. Bowser
Registered Vote Result:
2B - 4097 (42.18%)
Bowser - 5617 (57.82%)

Anonymous Vote Result:
2B - 4426 (41.16%)
Bowser - 6328 (58.84%)

Phoenix Wright vs. Kirby
Registered Vote Result:
Phoenix Wright - 3125 (32.16%)
Kirby - 6591 (67.84%)

Anonymous Vote Result:
Phoenix Wright - 3316 (30.83%)
Kirby - 7439 (69.17%)

Red had the largest split between registered and anonymous users with yesterday's matches, being nearly 3% better with registered users.

In one of the few times where a Nintendo character does worse among registered users, 2B actually did about 1% better with registered users compared to Bowser.

Phoenix was around 4% better with registered users against Ike in the previous round, but now Phoenix barely does over 1% better this round. Kirby is definitely a lot more popular with registered users compared to Ike.

Extra info and past results - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1O1QuDMeK4VhHOia7bdBgtVp_F3kRTnGkkjtR0zRyudw/pub
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ZenOfThunder posted...

"witching" refers to the act of boning hot witches

FSABot posted...

They can, but they're mostly just mercenaries who hunt any monster that people pay them to kill

Both of these are correct
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@_Dog_ posted...

@INTERWEBUSER posted...

pjbasis posted...

GotD 2 is gonna be great because even the Nintendo/Square entries are bound to be pathetically weak too.

I don't think they're going to be favored over the western stuff TOO much.

Youre wrong. This is DroneFAQs and theyd rather LABO win than any deserving game like GTA5 or RDR2. Also, Bored Of The Walking is still popular.

</salt>

Did your old dogpoop account get banned or something?
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FSABot posted...

Western AAA characters trending upward is a general trend though, and nearly all of them in the contest gained about 1% or more during the day in their matches. These characters just start off so badly.

Bayonetta trended upwards most of the match vs Pac and Riku too for what it's worth. I think Geralt should probably be favored right now but Bayonetta could win with 52% and it wouldn't shock me either
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if Geralt wins i'll be 4/4 today, somehow i took Aeris > Fox even though I have no recollection of doing so
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So I guess the Kirby for #10 had a short lived life, huh? This Zelda performance is wild.

Not convinced Kirby couldn't do this on Squall myself
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Phoenix Wright giving Squall a show, there's a twist. No way I'd choose the ol' Puffball over Zelda after today, though. Put that Smash trailer talk in the dirt!

Well Squall probably brings this down close to 61 when all is said and done, not to mention 68 is a far cry from 64 as is
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This might be the strongest Zelda we'll ever see. She really doesn't need to drum up this power against Aeris next round, but man, what a sight to behold.
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also while everyone is gushing over Zelda, worth noting is that Auron looks pretty good.
way better than Tidus or Yuna did weirdly.
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Zelda's held 64% for like three hours. I haven't followed trends at all, but is Squall really going to put in that much work in what people are calling a trend-less year?
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