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AxemRedRanger 12/04/18 12:27:46 PM #1: |
so does this mean no more immature sniping at people over mario/samus 2005?
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Yuri_LowelI 12/04/18 12:33:36 PM #2: |
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Wreath 12/04/18 12:55:03 PM #3: |
Yuri_LowelI posted...
That was 13 years. Jesus some people need to let it go. Character battles are serious business --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Safer_777 12/04/18 2:09:04 PM #6: |
Any match that is 52-48 can turn around though.
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Lopen 12/04/18 2:16:49 PM #7: |
UltimaterializerX posted...
Nah this match vindicates the people who thought Samus could win. Not really. This match is less close in 2004 imo. The concept of Samus being able to win has at least been proven but I think her best chance ever, barring a new hit metroid game, is going to be in a few days when these two rematch. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LinkMarioSamus 12/04/18 2:20:35 PM #8: |
Does Mario lose without Odyssey?
Poor Samus, still an impressive result though. --- "Nothing I could do!" -Darksydephil ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Lopen 12/04/18 2:31:04 PM #9: |
For the record I was not saying Quiet would get a ton of design votes if she had a good pic as much as I believe her bad pixel crud hair in her match pic this year got anti-voted.
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Link versus Cloud 12/04/18 2:34:24 PM #10: |
How confident are we all that Tifa>Sonic now?
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Nanis23 12/04/18 2:34:47 PM #11: |
Link versus Cloud posted...
How confident are we all that Tifa>Sonic now? Of course she wins --- 3DS FC : 3411-1762-0066 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ExThaNemesis 12/04/18 2:34:53 PM #12: |
Damn. I just checked for the first time since around the freeze last night.
Massive, impressive result for Samus. --- "undertale hangs out with mido" - ZFS Not changing this sig until CM Punk returns to the WWE ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Nanis23 12/04/18 2:35:31 PM #13: |
Oh yeah and the next round of matches are....Pikachu vs Mega Man (AGAIN) and Crono vs Bowser (AGAIN!)
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Link versus Cloud 12/04/18 2:43:17 PM #14: |
We are going to get more matches to iron this out some more, but initial gut predictions for the new Top 10?
1)Link 2)Mario 3)Samus 4)Cloud 5)Zelda 6)Pikachu 7)Megaman 8)Crono 9)Snake 10)Tifa --- LeBron "Stannis" James - The one true king of the NBA ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Lopen 12/04/18 2:45:59 PM #15: |
3 guys sandwiched in between a match that ended closer than 51-49 huh? Bold.
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FinaIFantasy 12/04/18 2:48:15 PM #16: |
Link versus Cloud posted...
We are going to get more matches to iron this out some more, but initial gut predictions for the new Top 10? From last night. My top 10 Link is top, we know that Samus is above Mario (But will never ever beat him) but they are also close, we know that. In other words Cloud is either above both or below both at 2 or 4, and there is no in between. What may be in between is Crono. Slight chance at rsff and #2 (but realistically no way), more than likely SFF as a whole. Which technically means (barring miracle Rsff) Crono could go anywhere from 3-5, and he maybe could split Samus and Mario depending on how he ends up on that slot. Well.... at least for NN. Because then there is Zelda and Pikachu! Zelda could be anywhere from 2-6 overall, we know shes for sure ahead of Snake Sonic and Pikachu. Speaking of Pikachu. Hes surely ahead of Sonic and MM, almost guaranteed to be ahead of Snake, may he ahead of Crono. But Id find it unlikely. Then there is MegaMan. I cant imagine a situation where Pikachu is ahead of Zelda, or even Crono, but I will admit to at least the slim possibility of it. Pikachu however is definitely behind Mario, Samus and Cloud... Then there is Snake. All alone. Probably the clear #7 NN member. But at least hes not.... Sonic and Seph. Excuse me while I cry. I wanna see these two have a match. So, to do this the easiest way possible Im gonna rank them based off their 2002 strengths (sans cheating) and give a ceiling and floor for the characters, instead of a concrete rank yet. Zelda and Pikachu just throw too many wrenches in to try Link Ceiling 1, floor 1 Sephiroth ceiling.... 11, f***. Floor. Around 25 Crono ceiling 3, floor 8 Cloud ceiling 2, floor 5 Megaman ceiling 7 floor 10 Sonic ceiling 9 floor top 20 Samus ceiling 2 floor 6 Mario ceiling 2 floor 6 Snake ceiling 7, floor 10 Pikachu ceiling ceiling 6, floor 9 Zelda ceiling 2 floor 7 Yes, in the actual rankings I factored in the 1 in 10,000 chance Pikachu is stronger than Zelda somehow. Realistically her floor is 6 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Lopen 12/04/18 2:57:02 PM #17: |
I'd give Pika way higher than 1 in 10000 of being stronger than Zelda.
Way I see it currently: 1. Link -tier- 2. Mario 3. Samus 4. Cloud -tier- 5. Pikachu 6. Mega Man 7. Zelda 8. Snake -tier- 9. Sephiroth 10. Tifa Crono Sonic Luigi MMX Bowser Kirby Alucard Ganondorf Zero Yoshi A bunch of other dudes So really the idea of a noble nine doesn't fit right now. If I had to shoehorn someone into the top 9 I'd probably wedge Sephiroth or Crono in but both feel too weak to really be on a higher tier than most of the upper carders we have. They both seem really beatable. Heck I still feel like Kirby is probably a better fit than those two, Bowser beating him be damned. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Safer_777 12/04/18 2:59:13 PM #18: |
Still sad to see only 3 women here. Aren't there any other strong female characters? But to tell the truth most video game characters are males anyways.
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Yuri_LowelI 12/04/18 3:03:21 PM #19: |
Lopen posted...
I'd give Pika way higher than 1 in 10000 of being stronger than Zelda. Crono is way too low he would beat the likes of MM Pikachu and Sonic with ease --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Lopen 12/04/18 3:05:17 PM #20: |
He got 54.88% on Bowser and lost easily to Cloud dude.
Pika or Mega are going to speedbump him imo. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ZeldaTPLink 12/04/18 3:07:19 PM #21: |
Lopen posted...
He got 54.88% on Bowser and lost easily to Cloud dude. You think Pika and Mega make it close to Cloud? ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FinaIFantasy 12/04/18 3:08:33 PM #22: |
Safer_777 posted...
Still sad to see only 3 women here. Aren't there any other strong female characters? But to tell the truth most video game characters are males anyways. Ellie had a chance till they SJWd her.... Lara probably is everywhere else except this site. Bayonetta would be if millions didnt consider her a literal cancer now. Kitana, Cammy, Chun Li, Sophitia, maybe Cortana? All other other strong females are probably either individual Pokmon, or fighter characters. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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snake_5036 12/04/18 3:10:49 PM #23: |
Lopen posted...
I believe her bad pixel crud hair in her match pic this year got anti-voted. The bad pixel crud hair is an issue with every character with hair in MGSV, tbh. I'm replaying it now and the hair is basically the same as Skyrim's hair on cows and mammoths. Pretty bad to look at these days. --- You felt your sins weighing down on your neck. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Lopen 12/04/18 3:19:33 PM #24: |
ZeldaTPLink posted...
You think Pika and Mega make it close to Cloud? I think Cloud being in the third tier and competitive with Mega Man and Pika is more likely than Crono beating Mega and Pika easily. Crono hasn't really done a lot to warrant much faith in him unless you think really highly of Bowser. We'll see in a few days though. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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red sox 777 12/04/18 3:20:23 PM #25: |
Lopen posted...
He got 54.88% on Bowser and lost easily to Cloud dude. We'll find out soon enough. --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 Congratulations to DP Oblivion in the Guru Contest! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Lopen 12/04/18 3:20:31 PM #26: |
snake_5036 posted...
The bad pixel crud hair is an issue with every character with hair in MGSV, tbh. I'm replaying it now and the hair is basically the same as Skyrim's hair on cows and mammoths. Pretty bad to look at these days. Yes but you can at least properly crop out the image. Quiet's pic this year looked like it was done in MS Paint. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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The_Ctes 12/04/18 3:22:17 PM #27: |
Og Zelda's ceiling is #2, then Snake's is #3
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pjbasis 12/04/18 3:41:10 PM #28: |
Lopen posted...
Sounds possible on the heels of Prime and Sunshine. But I don't really know what the stats said. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Lopen 12/04/18 3:47:46 PM #29: |
I think this year had more signs for Samus doing well in Tifa and Zelda going crazy. Hell Chun Li too. The Girl Power sugoi~ factor is real.
Samus's fame in 04 was basically dispatching Sonic easily and putting a up a good number on Cloud. Sonic projected as weak that year through Ryu though. The STATS said Samus blows Mario up in 04, a stats humiliation which stats purists have pinned on 05 Mario seemingly being stronger than 04 Mario, but I feel like Samus 18 is stronger than 04 or 05 Samus anyway. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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charmander6000 12/04/18 4:31:29 PM #30: |
Samus may be stronger now, but relative to Mario she's slightly weaker. In 2004 she was expected to get 56% against Mario while here she was only expected to get around 52%.
She was likely stronger in 2003 too, but her x-stat was hidden by Link/Samus SFF. --- CBX - Today's Winners: Solid Snake and Mario ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Moonroof 12/04/18 4:50:35 PM #31: |
No pics yet?
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Nanis23 12/04/18 4:52:52 PM #32: |
CRAZY prediction - not only does Mega Man win this time, he will win with 52-53%
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Lopen 12/04/18 4:53:11 PM #33: |
You're using a SFF match to get her expected percentage on Mario which isn't necessarily going to be reliable. Although the intuitive approach would be that Seph is indirectly stronger than Tifa which only helps Samus's case more measuring that way since Mario would ve expected to win outright if Seph > Tifa. But yeah I wouldn't say "she's slightly weaker" is a given. Unfortunately we get Tifa/Samus 2 instead of Tifa vs Mario or Seph vs Samus which would really clear everything up but yeah
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squexa 12/04/18 5:00:13 PM #34: |
Lopen posted...
He got 54.88% on Bowser and lost easily to Cloud dude. Is 54.88% on Bowser that much worse than 54.8% on Yoshi? --- congrats to BKSheikah the BYIG guru ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Lopen 12/04/18 5:03:37 PM #35: |
Bowser this year? Probably
Speedbump was a bit strong though. I'm not expecting a blowout but I think they should be thought of as a clear favorite by a few percent. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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charmander6000 12/04/18 5:03:57 PM #36: |
Match CXXXVII: (7) Pikachu vs. (8) Mega Man
Current Contest Performance Pikachu Defeated Scorpion, 66.41% - 33.59% Defeated Kratos, 63.41% - 36.59% Defeated Yoshi, 54.80% - 45.20% Defeated Zero, 56.56% - 43.44% Defeated Mega Man, 50.11% - 49.89% Lost to Link, 31.59% - 68.41% Mega Man Lost to Pikachu, 49.89% - 50.11% Defeated Ganondorf, 60.03% - 39.97% Analysis Didnt we see this match before? Given how close the match was it wouldnt take too much to flip it. Of course, we could just as easily see Pikachu win by more. So, what are the factors that could change the match? The smallest change is the fact that the characters have swapped positions. While the fact that humans are more likely to pick the top/left option is true, these options are so well known it is unlikely people will just pick randomly. The picture could also be a factor, one character getting a cooler picture could be enough to tip the scales. The largest factor is just plain randomness. Despite getting similar vote totals each day different people do vote and perhaps today they may slightly favour Mega Man. Pikachu also has the benefit of rallying which he used in his previous match, will they return again to vote in the same match? Probably. charmander6000s Bracket: Mega Man > Ganondorf charmander6000s Prediction: Pikachu wins, 50.11% - 49.89% Match CXXXVIII: (5) Crono vs. (4) Bowser Current Contest Performance Crono Defeated Bowser, 54.88% - 45.12% Lost to Cloud Strife, 43.27% - 56.73% Bowser Defeated Gordon Freeman, 77.39% - 22.61% Defeated Charizard, 56.55% - 43.45% Defeated 2B, 58.19% - 41.81% Defeated Kirby, 53.86% - 46.14% Lost to Crono, 45.12% - 54.88% Defeated Alucard, 51.24% - 48.76% Analysis While Pikachu/Mega Man can be overlooked due to how close it was, this match shows the flaw of the losers bracket. Three out of the four matches in this round are rematches and while in sports that could lead to different results in voting situations large changes are unlikely. The gap between Crono and Bowser is just too great for randomness to change the result. If you want to use Cloud/Alucard to predict this match it would suggest Crono would only get 53.07% instead of 54.88%, whether Bowser gets closer to that result remains to be seen. charmander6000s Bracket: Cloud Strife > Bowser charmander6000s Prediction: Crono wins, 54.88% - 45.12% --- CBX - Today's Winners: Solid Snake and Mario ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BlAcK TuRtLe 12/04/18 5:15:32 PM #37: |
Why are so many people thinking Mega Man wins here? Pikachu has the pervert hentai fans in his corner, pervy hentai characters have been unbeatable this week
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_SecretSquirrel 12/04/18 5:18:52 PM #38: |
Moonroof posted...
No pics yet? They generally don't go up until closer to an hour before the match, but guessing the URL of any given day has been a challenge in itself. --- Agent Triple Zero at your service! This line reserved for the true greatone, the 2018 Guru Contest winner. http://thengamer.com/guru/bracket.php?id=40 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Surskit 12/04/18 5:21:46 PM #39: |
BlAcK TuRtLe posted...
Why are so many people thinking Mega Man wins here? Pikachu has the pervert hentai fans in his corner, pervy hentai characters have been unbeatable this week Mhm.. I don't know, Mega Man's blaster is very popular in some circles, dude. --- .-#Elements of Water#-. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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haloiscoolisbak 12/04/18 5:22:53 PM #40: |
Surskit posted...
BlAcK TuRtLe posted...Why are so many people thinking Mega Man wins here? Pikachu has the pervert hentai fans in his corner, pervy hentai characters have been unbeatable this week Mega Man is a child sicko --- Started from the bottom now we here ... Copied to Clipboard!
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_SecretSquirrel 12/04/18 5:25:42 PM #41: |
haloiscoolisbak posted...
Surskit posted...BlAcK TuRtLe posted...Why are so many people thinking Mega Man wins here? Pikachu has the pervert hentai fans in his corner, pervy hentai characters have been unbeatable this week Does the concept of age really apply to robots? I mean, Metal Man is probably the youngest character in the contest if you consider he was probably built months before the events of Mega Man 2, but I don't think he's the character that would get Chris Hansen sent after anyone. --- Agent Triple Zero at your service! This line reserved for the true greatone, the 2018 Guru Contest winner. http://thengamer.com/guru/bracket.php?id=40 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Surskit 12/04/18 5:27:29 PM #42: |
mega man is a man, duh. a Man, even.
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LeonhartFour 12/04/18 5:31:01 PM #43: |
man I didn't think BT could somehow become worse than he already was but he has proven me wrong by how buttfurious he continues to be about Tifa/MMX
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LeonhartFour 12/04/18 5:42:33 PM #44: |
Oh right, X-Stats from yesterday:
Link 50.00% Pikachu 31.59% Mega Man 31.52% Yoshi 28.56% Zero 27.45% Knuckles the Echidna 24.07% Kratos 23.12% Wario 21.82% Scorpion 21.22% Zidane Tribal 20.80% Ganondorf 20.36% Vivi 19.56% Dante 17.75% Donkey Kong 17.62% Master Hand 17.03% Velvet Crowe 16.77% Chun-Li 16.73% Leon Kennedy 15.62% Monika 15.46% Tidus 15.17% Shantae 14.70% Spyro the Dragon 14.67% Noctis Lucis Caelum 14.46% Primrose 14.17% James Sunderland 13.07% James Marston 12.40% Lightning 12.21% Cuphead 10.09% Yu Narukami 9.83% Dragonborn 9.78% Aya Brea 9.61% Neku Sakuraba 8.71% Victor Sullivan 7.77% Chloe Price 6.30% --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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redrocket 12/04/18 5:48:46 PM #45: |
LeonhartFour posted...
man I didn't think BT could somehow become worse than he already was but he has proven me wrong by how buttfurious he continues to be about Tifa/MMX "SJWFF" I still want to know why there's two F's --- It's like paying for bubble wrap. -transience on Final Fantasy: All the Bravest ... Copied to Clipboard!
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creativename 12/04/18 5:52:55 PM #46: |
Lopen posted...
I think this year had more signs for Samus doing well in Tifa and Zelda going crazy. Hell Chun Li too. The Girl Power sugoi~ factor is real. Wow. Youre *still* going to cling to this? I truly thought this match would put this stuff to bed and we wouldnt have to talk about it much again. Stats purists. You are tilting at windmills. This crap was never about stats purity, it was about a disagreement in logic. This statement reveals your entire perspective of this debate is twisted. You are attacking a position that nobody gives a crap about. Ive said before how Samus is our most stable character, and if waifu factor has helped her it is to keep her stable, nothing more. Ive also said before that I think SFF is wonky, sensitive and unpredictable. I think this match and Link/Ganon more or less confirm that. Frankly I think the best argument for Mario winning in 2K4 is none of what you claim. It would be that the 2K5 result itself made Samus more sympathetic. Thus lowering Marios rSFF powers. But a 51.6ish% victory can clearly be flipped depending on year. Youd be in denial to not accept that. The Samus cant beat Mario notion is now done. Gone forever. Kaput. Assigned to the dustbin of history. Completely dismissable at this point. I do not believe she ever *will* be able to beat Mario - but if Mario has a big game that flops while Samus has some GOTY classic on a hit console like BOTW was, yes, she could win. Again - I doubt this actually happens. I do not have any confidence in trying to predict a 2K4 match between these two, but clearly at this point people should be able to concede a 2K4 Samus victory is no longer something you can dismiss out of hand. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LeonhartFour 12/04/18 5:56:52 PM #47: |
Cloud Strife 50.00%
Crono 45.01% *Crono 43.27% Bowser 40.62% Alucard 39.61% *Bowser 39.05% Kirby 37.48% Pokemon Trainer Red 36.59% *Kirby 36.04% Sora 35.93% Charizard 35.30% Big Boss 35.00% Princess Peach 34.22% 2B 33.96% *Charizard 33.93% Terra Branford 33.33% Crash Bandicoot 32.99% *2B 32.65% Kefka 32.13% *Terra Branford 32.04% Yuna 31.99% Ness 31.43% Ridley 30.33% Cecil Harvey 30.23% *Ness 30.22% Shadow the Hedgehog 29.38% *Shadow the Hedgehog 28.51% Bomberman 25.82% L-Block 25.58% Phoenix Wright 23.76% Ike 23.44% *Phoenix Wright 23.05% *Ike 22.54% Isaac 22.27% Ryo Hazuki 22.22% *Isaac 21.41% Chris Redfield 20.46% Kazuma Kiryu 20.20% *Chris Redfield 19.67% Guile 19.08% Gordon Freeman 18.36% *Guile 18.35% Neptune 18.06% Joel 17.66% *Gordon Freeman 17.65% Godot 17.56% *Joel 16.98% Estelle Bright 15.76% *Estelle Bright 15.15% Cayde-6 15.08% *Cayde-6 14.50% The asterisks are based on the Cloud/Crono direct match, just for fun. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DanKirby 12/04/18 5:58:28 PM #48: |
LeonhartFour posted...
Zidane Tribal 20.80% seems legit --- (>'.')> "The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present." -Hobbes ... Copied to Clipboard!
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creativename 12/04/18 5:59:05 PM #49: |
redrocket posted...
LeonhartFour posted...man I didn't think BT could somehow become worse than he already was but he has proven me wrong by how buttfurious he continues to be about Tifa/MMX What is SJWFF? (Yes I know what SJWs are, sadly) ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Lopen 12/04/18 6:00:11 PM #50: |
creativename posted...
I do not have any confidence in trying to predict a 2K4 match between these two, but clearly at this point people should be able to concede a 2K4 Samus victory is no longer something you can dismiss out of hand. Sure you do because there's no reason to expect any matchup to flip over 10% from year to year without a significant release or factor specific to one of the characters to point to. Let it be known I predicted this meeting within 1% too, if we're keeping score. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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