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Character Battle VI Contest Analysis Crew - Part 3
| transience | Posted 11/1/2007 2:35:35 AM | message detail | #351 |
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transience the genius? stay tuned! --- xyzzy "And Snake has scaled the mountain. He is within 10% of a Tetris block." -yoblazer33 |
| Tatl | Posted 11/1/2007 8:57:19 AM | message detail | #352 |
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*Can't stop laughing at ROpen.* You were saying... --- "Wild Signature appears!" What do you do? A) Run away screaming! B) Attack it! --> C) Catch it! D) Let it go. |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 11/1/2007 2:18:40 PM | message detail | #353 |
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Stupid spine. Anyway, doing the abridged thing again and then lying back down. Link [35.00%] Cloud [30.00%] Sephiroth [25.00%] Samus [10.00%] ~*ST*~ --- Petition for a system notification when a contribution is removed: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=37308859 |
| hochiminh155 | Posted 11/1/2007 2:21:21 PM | message detail | #354 |
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Moltar, I'm doing guest for the final match, right? --- Hochiminh155's Trail to Victory Future winner of the Summer 2007 Contest |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/1/2007 4:53:14 PM | message detail | #355 |
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Master Chief...32.12% 44799 Luigi.................23.07% 32179 Pikachu...........18.22% 25420 Dante..............26.59% 37086 TOTAL VOTES...........139484 34.04% of the brackets predicted 1st correctly. 12.80% of the brackets predicted 2nd correctly. 20.03% of the brackets predicted 1st to come in 2nd. 5.11% of the brackets predicted 2nd to come in 1st. Crew Predictions: Fully Correct - 41; Half Correct - 15; Barely Correct - 3 Pikachu finally dies thank the lord. MC takes first again and Dante redeems himself and grabs second. Crew Prediction Challenge - Tran gets a point Guest (Turtle "2", Kleenex, Who Cares?, Sensi, Luis, XII, l3fty, Gadds, Bob, Bio) - 11 Lopen - 9 Yoblazer - 8 HM - 8 Tran - 7 KH - 5 Moltar - 4 Ulti - 3 Crew Accuracy Challenge - Tran gets the point for MC and Luigi, Moltar gets the point for Dante, and HM gets the point for Pikachu. Yoblazer - 47 Guest (Bokonon_Lives "2", Dp, Turtle "5", Ashe "2", Kleenex "3", Who Cares? "3", chocobo, Richard, Xcarvenger "2", Sensi, Darunia, satai "5", Bio "4", Luis "4", XIII "2", l3fty, Gadds, Bob, Ed) - 41 HM - 39 Lopen - 32 Tran - 31 Ulti - 30 Moltar - 30 KH - 22 --- Moltar Status: The Analysis Crew...believe Snake/L-Block/Sonic/Squall - Bracket: Snake > Sonic - Vote: Snake (391/492) |
| Heroic Yuna | Posted 11/1/2007 4:54:34 PM | message detail | #356 |
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From hochiminh155 Posted 11/1/2007 4:21:21 PM #354 Moltar, I'm doing guest for the final match, right? YES MAKE IT HAPPEN OH GOD HOLY CRAP ~~~ Ashe. The Cream of Final Fantasy Fanboyism. http://www.destructoid.com/elephant//ul/9855-550x-contra-poster-2-dsf.jpg |
| HeroicTronBonne | Posted 11/1/2007 4:55:13 PM | message detail | #357 |
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I will mark hard if hochi does the final match --- GSB International Champion WWEGSB Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/1/2007 4:55:22 PM | message detail | #358 |
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oh fine --- Moltar Status: The Analysis Crew...believe Snake/L-Block/Sonic/Squall - Bracket: Snake > Sonic - Vote: Snake (391/492) |
| Big Bob | Posted 11/1/2007 4:56:57 PM | message detail | #359 |
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If the final is L-Block > Link, hoch gets more points than the rest
of us do for having Cloud > Link. Does that mean he can say he
destroyed us, or what? --- Support 2-HOURS-LATE-MAN!!!! (darn sig bets) http://danielyoon10.deviantart.com/ |
| trannyscience | Posted 11/1/2007 9:32:33 PM | message detail | #360 |
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no analyses tonight? --- "The idea of rallying for Solid Snake against a Tetris block is both disgusting and necessary. *goes*" -Karma Hunter |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/1/2007 9:35:01 PM | message detail | #361 |
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Semifinals: Match 61 – Cloud Strife vs. Samus Aran vs. Link vs. Sephiroth Moltar’s Analysis Cloud - Only shows mercy to big-breasted females who get snubbed. Round 1 – 61.24% vs. Ocelot, Jill and Zolom Round 2 – 56.10% vs. Marcus, Ocelot and Kefka Round 3 – 49.59% vs. Ryu, Auron and Marcus Round 4 – 41.23% vs. Samus, Mega Man and Ryu Strong performance from the leader of Square. Samus - Still indirectly stronger than Mario! Round 1 – 51.75% vs. Frog, Axel and Kerrigan Round 2 – 45.96% vs. Scorpion, Frog and Midna Round 3 – 33.10% vs. Mega Man, Yoshi and Scorpion Round 4 – 28.80% vs. Cloud, Mega Man and Ryu Samus easily beats out Mega Man for second. Link - Link? Not look dominant? WHAT? Round 1 – 70.50% vs. Bidoof, Miles and Agent J Round 2 – 51.19% vs. Vincent, Bidoof and Zelda Round 3 – 45.37% vs. Vincent, Crono and Zero Round 4 – 36.42% vs. Sephiroth, Mario and Vincent Link is held back a bit by Mario. Sephiroth - Gets eliminated this round, so rejoice! Round 1 – 55.23% vs. Meta Knight, Peach and CATS Round 2 – 57.11% vs. Fox, Meta Knight and Wario Round 3 – 45.85% vs. Mario, Big Boss and Fox Round 4 – 31.48% vs. Link, Mario and Vincent Sephiroth comes pretty darn close to Link. Previously, Link was stopped in his tracks by the powerful Sephiroth. After a short meeting between the two, a voice called back Sephiroth, causing him to retreat, and leaving Link wondering who the person behind all of this is. The Setting – In front of the CB6 stadium. Link: Whew, I’ve finally made it. I hope I didn’t miss too much. *Just as he is about to enter the stadium, a familiar tune blasts out over the land* What? You again? Sephiroth: You should be excited to see me again so soon after our last encounter. This time, though, I am not alone. *Link looked up and saw another figure descending with Sephiroth. This one had spiky yellow hair, and a sword the size of an airplane wing* Link: No…it can’t be you. Sephiorth: What’s wrong Link, you don’t seem as confident as you did before *laughs* Cloud: …Link Link: *to himself* I have to fight Cloud and Sephiroth? They are two of the strongest guys in the land. I have to avoid this fight at all costs. Sephiroth: Now, Link, prepare to die! Link: Wait! Cloud, I have to ask you something. Are you the one behind all of this. Cloud: …I am not, our Chief sent us after you. Link: *eyes open wide* You’re working under someone? There is someone more powerful out there? Impossible! Sephiroth: That’s right, so even if you do manage to get past us, our Master will have no trouble finishing you off. Link: *to himself* I have to think of something…I know, I’ll call the second strongest Nintendo ally I have! *zoom in on Mario* Link: Not him! *whips out cellphone* *Meanwhile, in some sector of space* ???: Hello? Who is this? Link: Samus, it’s me! Samus: Oh hey, what’s up? Link: I’m in trouble and need your help. Can you help me fight Cloud and Sephiroth? Samus: …oooh, I’m in the middle of a mission right now…wish I could come there though…*lightly* stop it, that tickles Link: What was that? Samus: Nothing. *panicking* Nothing at all, nope! I’m not spending my time with another non-Nintendo character named Solid Snake if that’s what you’re thinking! Link: Uh… Samus: Well, I have to go back to bed………I MEAN THE MISSION AUGH! *hangs up* Link: Guess that means it’s time for Plan B! Sephiroth: Let’s go Cloud! Link: Wait! Cloud, why are you fighting alongside Sephiroth? Don’t you hate him? Cloud: … |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/1/2007 9:35:36 PM | message detail | #362 |
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Sephiroth: That won’t work Link, he has orders to follow, and that is more important than some dumb rivalry. Link: But Cloud, fighting alongside your mortal enemy? After everything he did? How can you do that? Cloud: …Fight…Must fight… Sephiroth: That’s right Cloud, we must fight him and stop him! Cloud: Must fight…Sephiroth… Sephiroth: ! Cloud: I don’t know why anymore. All I know that my only purpose in life…is to fight you! Link: That’s the Cloud I know! Let’s take him out! *Link charges up his Master Sword* Sephiorth: Cloud! Don’t do this, don’t go against your orders! Cloud: OMNISLASH! Link: MASTER SWORD ENERGY BLAST! *Both attacks hit Sephiroth, and he disintegrates into the air.* Link: Thanks Cloud, I couldn’t have done it without you. Now, I need to get to the stadiu-. Cloud: No. Now…we fight. Link: ! Cloud: *starts charging at Link* RIIIIIIIINNNNKKKUUUUU!!!! Link: *starts charging at Cloud* CRRRROOOOUUDDUUUU!!!! ???: Enough, both of you. *A voice calls out from the skies* You may continue your fight once you reach the Battle Stadium. Link and Cloud: …Hmmph *Both then enter the stadium* ~*Part 5: Fin*~ Hey, this looks kind of like the Battle Royale! Mario may have resisted SFF better than most expected, but I don’t see Samus holding up as well. Cloud and Seph…we know what happens there, we’ve seen it enough already. Moltar’s Match Pic: http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/3987/gfaqscloudsamuslinksephsw8.png Moltar’s Bracket Says: Link > Cloud Moltar’s Prediction is: Link: 40% - Cloud: 26% - Sephiroth: 19% - Samus: 15% Heroic Mario’s Analysis The only thing in this match that matters is the difference between Link and Cloud. Cloud has been stepping it up the entire contest, and now that he's going up against Link for the first time, it's time for him to show he's got what it takes to win the finals. With Sephiroth in the poll, that's going to be difficult, but I think if Cloud can get within 5% of Link here he would be a big favorite to take it to the fairy boy next round. After Link's inability to really SFF Mario last round, it should be interesting to see what happens here between him and Samus. Personally, I think Samus is going to fall apart here. I'm not sure that I buy Link has “lost” his ability to SFF Nintendo competition, and there's a good chance that Mario had some reason to overperform last round with Galaxy right around the corner – if you believe that matters. That said, I wouldn't be too surprised if she did manage to hold up relatively well. Link might have to start worrying then. As for Cloud and Sephiroth, that one should go about as expected. Sephiroth has never been one to hit slammed with SFF against Cloud, and I don't expect him to hurt all that much here. Cloud will certainly take a fair share of his votes, but he isn't going to be in the same position as Samus. Unfortunately, Sephiroth being here does ensure that Cloud doesn't beat Link – color me shocked if he does, and this contest over. But yeah, this should be a good match to see just because of what it could mean in a couple of days, but otuside of that, it'll be pretty tame. woo kick some ass cloud Link – 35% Cloud – 30% Sephiroth – 25% Samus – 10% Bracket: Link > Cloud Vote: Cloud Strife baby! Yoblazer’s Analysis Wow, who'd have thought we'd be seeing matches that would relegate Link vs. Cloud to an afterthought? Amazing stuff, but this match, as filled to the brim with power as it may be, should still give us a breather. We know who'll move on and in what order, so I don't think a long analysis is necessary. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/1/2007 9:36:16 PM | message detail | #363 |
| Link and Cloud will obviously be our two winners
today. While Link is probably still stronger, he'll get an overvalued
free pass into the finals as the first place winner. This is simply
because Link will put a lot more Nintendo hurt on Samus than Cloud will
put Square hurt on Sephiroth. Of course, most of us assumed the same
thing last round only to have Mario pull out a shocker, so who knows.
Unlike Mario, however, Samus doesn't have a hugely anticipated game on
the horizon, nor does she have the "it's freaking Mario" factor, so I
sincerely doubt she'll hold up nearly as well as her portly counterpart. All that's left here is to guess the company percentages, which, due to the massive SFF present in this match, may be just as or more important than the individuals. I expect them to be pretty even, but I'll still give the slight edge to Nintendo. Link > Cloud > Sephiroth > Samus, and that's all she wrote. Link - 36% Cloud Strife - 28% Sephiroth - 21% Samus Aran - 15% Lopen’s Analysis This match is interesting enough that I don't need to resort to erotic Sephiroth fanfiction. Aren't you people happy? Yes, although the match's result is pretty well guaranteed thanks to Sephiroth being here, I'm still interested in seeing this match. I think Cloud comes fairly close. Not because Samus is hurting Link so much, but because Cloud is just a cut above Link this year, and Sephiroth's appearance isn't going to slow him down as much as would be needed to not make this at least somewhat close. Huh.. maybe this match is boring enough to warrant fanfiction? What the hell. I really don't have much more to say here. Samus should cave now that she has really good Nintendo based opposition like the Battle Royal. I thought she'd cave earlier but uh, doesn't seem like that was the case. I guess Mega Man isn't actually Nintendo? Huh. Guess it was just because he was shooting Yoshi in the face after all and Yoshi was the reason Samus looked vulnerable in round 4. Oh, wait, wait. Mega Man Old School SFFed Yoshi. That too. Samus... isn't really old school. I mean, yeah, Metroid came out before any game with Yoshi in it, but that game wasn't a big piece of her popularity at all. What does any of this have to do with this match? Guess it's just to explain why I have Samus so low here, as Link will be proving she still caves when respectable Nintendo opponents are around. Indeed... she will be going down... on Sephiroth's long blue bar, as he smi-- that's enough of this match! Bring on the Chief! Lopen's prediction: Link - 34.00% Cloud - 28.11% Sephiroth - 22.85% Samus - 15.04% Transience’s Analysis it's sad -- here's a match with arguably the four strongest characters in contest history all at once, and it's likely the most boring match of the past two weeks. then again, I'm currently watching a Tetris Block hold on for dear life against three of the most popular characters ever invented, so who knows? I love that thing. every few minutes, it hits me -- jesus christ, it's a ****ing tetris block. and I smile. anyway! Clinkerothamus. better known as Link/Samus vs. Cloud/Sephiroth. Cloud and Sephiroth hail from the same game while Samus is far more independent, so you'd think Cloud would benefit here because he could SFF the guy from his game harder than Link could.. but nope. Sephiroth does admirably against Cloud each year while Link beats the holy hell out of Samus. this is a match that will be more about the total percentages between the Nintendo and Square fanbases than a competitive, interesting match. *hits reload* L-BLOCK DOWN 26 AUGH |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/1/2007 9:36:48 PM | message detail | #364 |
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that said, we've seen the Battle Royale go Weird once before --
Sephiroth's last match with Mario, who did way better than expected.
there's always a chance that Samus stands up to Link, or that Sephiroth
does the impossible and finally tackles Cloud. he's come close before!
it's highly unlikely though. this is a match that people will overreact
to, because Link will beat Cloud hard. Samus is no Mario, and Sephiroth
is no Vincent. it's unlikely he gets even as close as Sephiroth did
last round. people will be screaming for Cloud's head after this one. and they'd be wrong. Clinkerothamus! L-Block's gonna join the club mess up the final transience's prediction: Link with 37.99%, Cloud with 25.97%, Sephiroth with 21.25%, Samus with 14.79% Crew Consensus: Link > Cloud duh |
| trannyscience | Posted 11/1/2007 9:41:06 PM | message detail | #365 |
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man, we're shrinking in number every match! --- "The idea of rallying for Solid Snake against a Tetris block is both disgusting and necessary. *goes*" -Karma Hunter |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 11/1/2007 9:41:54 PM | message detail | #366 |
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oh god master chief --- CB6 - 330/470; Oracle - 33rd http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff192/Afroking97/sonicwii.jpg |
| th3l3fty | Posted 11/1/2007 9:47:41 PM | message detail | #367 |
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*bows to tranny's amazing skills* --- Knight of the Cross of Sir Chris' Court I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris |
| Zamza | Posted 11/1/2007 9:48:28 PM | message detail | #368 |
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Hahaha. Yes. Their Chief is going to be be there to finish the fight in two days. The Chief's 30% cannot be stopped by the Tetris Piece. Believe. --- I'm the most important member of GAMEFAQs, and they didn't even reserve an account for me!?!? |
| th3l3fty | Posted 11/1/2007 9:56:02 PM | message detail | #369 |
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lol another guest analysis for me >___> th3l3fty's analysis This match is very similar to Day Three of the Battle Royal last year. The one change, however, is a crucial change, as we go from Konami's Solid Snake to Nintendo's Samus Aran. And Link + other Nintendo usually isn't pretty (Mario did exceptionally well in the last round). Mario's strong performance may look as if Link is losing some strength, but let's remember the last time Mario had a big upcoming release. That's right - Cloud's only loss that wasn't against Link. Samus does not have the benefit of a new game coming out (hers is already released), so that won't help her much. Of course, all of this could be stated in one sentence: Link > Cloud, no question. th3l3fty's prediction: Cloud Strife - 25.86% Samus Aran - 17.48% Link - 38.39% Sephiroth - 17.77% --- Knight of the Cross of Sir Chris' Court I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/2/2007 8:32:47 AM | message detail | #370 |
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Solid Snake.....................28.86% 44489 L-Block.............................29.03% 44753 Sonic the Hedgehog.....21.63% 33339 Squall Leonhart.............20.49% 31584 TOTAL VOTES............................154165 1.85% of the brackets predicted 1st correctly. 16.37% of the brackets predicted 2nd correctly. 0.50% of the brackets predicted 1st to come in 2nd. 40.52% of the brackets predicted 2nd to come in 1st. Crew Predictions: Fully Correct - 41; Half Correct - 16; Barely Correct - 3 L-Block cannot be stopped! Not only does it eliminate Sonic and Squall with ease, but it also beats out Solid Snake for first! Crew Prediction Challenge - Tran gets a point Guest (Turtle "2", Kleenex, Who Cares?, Sensi, Luis, XII, l3fty, Gadds, Bob, Bio) - 11 Lopen - 9 Yoblazer - 8 HM - 8 Tran - 8 KH - 5 Moltar - 4 Ulti - 3 Crew Accuracy Challenge - HM and KH get points for Snake, KH gets the point for L-Block, Tran gets the point for Sonic and KH gets the point for Squall. Yoblazer - 47 Guest (Bokonon_Lives "2", Dp, Turtle "5", Ashe "2", Kleenex "3", Who Cares? "3", chocobo, Richard, Xcarvenger "2", Sensi, Darunia, satai "5", Bio "4", Luis "4", XIII "2", l3fty, Gadds, Bob, Ed) - 41 HM - 40 Lopen - 32 Tran - 32 Ulti - 30 Moltar - 30 KH - 25 |
| GTM | Posted 11/2/2007 2:41:17 PM | message detail | #371 |
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tranny 4 prez --- 500 TOPIC ~ GTM lets close this topic at 499 >.> ~ dj hypnosis |
| Luis_Sera89 | Posted 11/2/2007 3:34:04 PM | message detail | #372 |
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Guest Analysis - Master Chief/Dante/L-Block/Snake STOP THE BLOCK CAN'T STOP THE BLOCK YOU CAN'T STOP THE BLOCK CAN'T STOP THE BLOCK YOU CAN'T STOP... Master Chef - 24% Danta - 18% SHAPED LIKE A BOOT TO KICK YOUR ASS - 28% SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE - 30% --- "Eet's game time..." |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/2/2007 9:22:56 PM | message detail | #373 |
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Semifinals: Match 62 – Master Chief vs. Dante vs. L-Block vs. Solid Snake Moltar’s Analysis Master Chief - Only one match away from finishing the fight! Round 1 – 45.69% vs. Yuna, Tommy and PaRappa Round 2 – 43.78% vs. Yuna, Alucard and Liquid Snake Round 3 – 35.42% vs. Luigi, Ganondorf and Yuna Round 4 – 32.12% vs. Dante, Luigi and Pikachu Another first place victory for The Chief! Dante - Might as well not even show up to the match. Round 1 – 49.19% vs. Amaterasu, Little Mac and Matt Round 2 – 43.41% vs. Amaterasu, Ada and Balthier Round 3 – 30.43% vs. Pikachu, Leon and Ammy Round 4 – 26.59% vs. Master Chief, Luigi and Pikachu Dante gets his revenge against Pikachu. L-Block - Shaped like a boot…to apparently support his massive bandwagon. Round 1 – 30.89% vs. Kirby, Laharl and Nathan Round 2 – 28.33% vs. Kratos, Kirby and DK Round 3 – 28.63% vs. Snake, Kratos and Riku Round 4 – 29.03% vs. Snake, Sonic and Squall L-Block beats two Noble Niners and one of the top near-elites. You said wow. Snake - Male Bracket winner in 2006…who lost to a Block. Round 1 – 57.88% vs. Nightmare, Rayman and Vyse Round 2 – 47.72% vs. Riku, Ryu H. and Nightmare Round 3 – 32.44% vs. L-Block, Kratos and Riku Round 4 – 28.86% vs. L-Block, Sonic and Squall Almost beat L-Block…what. This is….not the Round 5 match I expected here. Clearly, I am not in Kansas anymore. Dante? The guy deserves a few words for making it this far. He takes last easy here. The main match is between Solid Snake, Master Chief, and L-Block. Sure, it would be easy to call Snake a lock for first, but look at his main competitors so far. Chief has gotten first in all his matches so far, and his opponents haven’t been chumps. L-Block is on a warpath, gaining momentum like a Katamari. He goes from getting crushed by Kirby to beating out not just Snake, but Sonic….by over 10K votes. Still, I take Snake to redeem himself and take first. Sonic and Squall had to have hurt Snake, as they are strong competition. Master Chief and Dante? Talk about a downgrade. Plus, Snake may be helped by getting some of those Dante voters as well. The big question is: Who stands tall? Chief’s “30 strong” or L-Block’s “29 loyal”? Hard to say here. We know L-Block’s going to hold up, as there is no reason for him to break trends after still keeping up last round. Chief is the big chance here. This is by far the strongest pack he has had to face, and I wouldn’t be surprised if this is where he ran out of weapons and GAME FUEL. So I’m going, once again, with Snake > L-Block. Chief advancing wouldn’t surprise me, but he’s going to need to not fall apart at night and rock the day, because L-Block…he will kick your ass hard. Moltar’s Match Pic: http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/5845/gfaqsmcdantelsnakecopyib5.png Moltar’s Bracket Says: Snake > Sonic Moltar’s Prediction is: Snake: 31% - L-Block: 29% - Master Chief: 25% - Dante: 15% Ultimaterializer’s Analysis Very interesting match here, because while L-Block has gotten a ton of momentum all contest, he's up against a character in Master Chief that is fully capable of using his day vote prowess to overtake him. This *should* be a match with Chief in first place and L-Block/Snake fighting it out for close second. Or maybe not. I honestly have no clue how to look at any L-Block match anymore, and I LOVE IT. Ulti's Prediction: Master Chief [28.00%] L-Block [27.00%] Snake [26.00%] Dante [19.00%] |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/2/2007 9:23:27 PM | message detail | #374 |
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Heroic Mario’s Analysis It's crazy to think that at the beginning of this contest the discussion was all about L-Block/Laharl, and here we are now with the ol' Block nearly a lock to make the finals. Looking at it, L-Block has gone from losing to Kirby in round 1 to beating Snake, Sonic and Squall just last round. I'm not sure how that even happens, but there it is. Given what the Block has done, it seems almost wrong not to give him a win here. I'm not sure why it is that I think Snake pulls this out, especially when taking into consideration that his competition is bound to be more detrimental to him than not, but it “feels” right with him winning – and quite easily at that. I suppose the argument supporting the pick would be that if the competition is weaker, L-Block might not do as well than if the competition was stronger. Earlier matches could point to that being the case too – losing to Kirby, then beating Kirby, then losing to Snake, then beating Snake, etc. But what worries me in this match is Dante. I don't believe in any “badass SFF,” but with Snake and Dante being two big PlayStation characters, there's bound to be some overlap there. Now Snake shouldn't have any problem SFFing him – as opposed to splitting votes – but there's some cause for concern that might let the L-Block squeak by yet again. As for Master Chief, I think his run is going to come to an end here. There's been more and more talk about his “loyal fanbase” in light of L-Block's performances, but don't expect that to hold up. He's not going to be pulling in another 30%. He won't do poorly or anything, but – and this sounds just weird – Snake and L-Block are just beyond what he's capable of. At this point, I'd be pretty surprised if Master Chief placed. There's just no reason, based on what we've seen, to believe that L-Block can't put the numbers to get past him, or that the Chief has the strength to pull off what the Block has done. So yeah – our finals are going to be Cloud/Link/Snake/L-Block. When a Tetris piece is making the finals of your character contest, I think that's as good a sign as any that it's time for a break. Snake – 32% L-Block – 29% Master Chief – 25% Dante – 14% Bracket: Snake > Sonic Vote: Snake Yoblazer’s Analysis Two more days before we say goodbye to this contest, folks! Are you sad? Personally, a part of me is. The part that loves seeing Tetris blocks in tournament finals and other shocking results is shedding a tear right now. The part of me that likes seeing more green than red and yellow on my bracket, conversely, is leaping for joy. One day before we bid this puppy adieu, we will be treated with the last semi-final match, and, judging by what Link is doing right now, perhaps our last exciting match of the tournament. Actually, I'm not even sure if I should refer to this match as "exciting" in the traditional sense. In my opinion, the two winners are completely clear, and only their places are up in the air. This match is more exciting because of the characters and circumstances involved. Snake and L-Block will be doing battle for the third straight time (series tied at one apiece!), and Master Chief will face his greatest competitors yet, as he either fizzles a-la Master Chief 2003-2006 or silences the faithless heathens. And Dante is just screwed. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/2/2007 9:23:59 PM | message detail | #375 |
| Like their past two matches, I figure this one
will be a battle between Snake and L-Block. They've both throttled the
competition, and I see them continuing such dominance today. Most
people seem to think that Snake will reverse his fortunes and win this
time around, mainly due to the fact that Dante will be throwing free
percentage points his way. While this is certainly a logical argument,
I wouldn't be surprised if L-Block managed to win again. I am a staunch
supporter of momentum voting in cases like this, and just the "Holy
****, it's still in this?!" reaction will buff L-Block up a bit. In
addition, I see no reason to believe why Dante's imminent collapse
won't help L-Block as well as Snake. Seeing as how he's so, so much
more popular than his games and series (having one of the most
appealing designs in gaming will do that), I see Dante as not only a
badass, but a casual's dream, and a character that casual can only help
the 90 degree mechanism of destruction. I'm still giving it to Snake,
but I think L-Block could easily make it a lot closer than most people
are thinking (or win outright). The second story here is Master Chief's. The Halo star and marketed-down-the-universe's-throat badass started this contest like an absolute lightning bolt, but his last two matches haven't been as impressive. His last match, especially, left me scratching my head. The fact that he let Dante stay respectably close in this format hints that Master Chief could have been really benefiting from extremely fortunate bracket placement. Either way, I don't see him holding up today. Kirby's fanbase has collapsed in the face of L-Block. Kratos's fanbase has collapsed in the face of L-Block. God damned Sonic and Squall collapsed in his presence. While Chief may have a pretty hardcore fanbase, I think it's being overrated. They don't play nothing but Halo, they don't sacrifice animals while chanting "Believe. Believe. Believe.", and they don't vote Master Chief over everything under the sun. He would not have come close to accomplishing what L-Block did last round (beating Sonic by over 10,000 votes? Are you kidding me?), and he won't hold up here. Awesome result, Chief. It was your most impressive year by a landslide, and I look forward to seeing if this strength carries over in a more traditional contest setting next year. And Dante is just screwed. Solid Snake - 32% L-Block - 31% Master Chief - 23% Dante - 14% Lopen’s Analysis Here's where it all gets put on the line. Will Master Chief be able to advance to the next round to finish the fight? Or will the power of the Block and Snake (Maybe Dante instead!? That would be a crazy party, let me tell ya.) be too much for him? Let me tell you what Master Chief's case is, here. Now, I have always been of the believe...f that Master Chief's fanbase is like L-Block's to some degree, minus the idioc-- okay, fine, no cheap shots... professional analysis here! Okay, so, the thing about MC's core fanbase is, they will vote him over anything. In the 1vs1 format it doesn't matter so much... but here? Absolutely. "But Lopen," you say! "Master Chief started out with 45% and dropped to 32% as his opponents got stronger! How can you claim that's static?" Well, if you'll notice, I said the core. Yeah, MC has the potential to go higher... it's how he wins matches 1v1. He doesn't have a static 30% and that's it... he has a static ~30%, and then he's got the ability to do better depending on the strength of his competition. And honestly, it's likely the same could said of L-Block, if he had ever had a weaker four pack to go against. Replace Kirby with say... Vyse... in the first round, and the Block would've crushed that four pack with 40%+, I'm sure. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/2/2007 9:24:31 PM | message detail | #376 |
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So what does this mean? L-Block's static 28%, Master Chief's static 30%... this poll is going to be seriously screwed up
as far as distributions go. With Solid Snake and Dante having 42% of
the vote to split amongst themselves. However... not necessarily. When
two static fanbases collide... they both might screw with one another.
Certainly there is overlap between Master Chief's 30% and L-Block's
28%. Could be lopsided, could not be. I could see both of them going
(not too significantly from this though) below their "floors" here. Okay... I see that skeptical look. Some of you aren't buying that Master Chief follows this trend. Hey, that's okay. However, even if that's the case, MC is not to be ignored here. Master Chief has looked of comparable strength or better than Snake, every round. It defies the logic of previous contests, but even assuming MC doesn't have any sort of static fanbase, raw power alone might be able to win him this. Master Chief is not to be trifled with in this format, period. I also believe that it's possible that L-Block might lose some of its support this round. Now... I said this last round too, that it might've become beating a dead horse at this point, but now that it's beaten Solid Snake, Sonic, and Squall I think it's more likely than ever that people believe that it's gone too far. A number of people yesterday on the boards said "if I knew it was going to win I wouldn't have voted for it." Now it's true that the boards are not the general public, yet I believe that if L-Block voters have said this on the board, the might've said this in many places. And when your fanbase is as dependent on fanaticism as the block's is, this could be trouble for his chances if even say... 1/10 of his voters think this. So... with all these things considered, I believe that it's time for the L-Block to bow out, once again. I'm not sure it'll lose significant support from MC's staticness interfering and the joke going too far, but I think it will. Die you Tetris Piece die. You're messin with GAME FUEL now! NO ESCAPE. INVINCIBLE! Master Chief: Saving mankind's ass from the L-Block time and time again. Oh, and because I feel bad not saying one full line about Dante... Dante is awesome. He may not win here, but he deserves to, dammit! Lopen's prediction: Master Chief - 30.07% Solid Snake - 25.45% Stupid Ass Tetris Piece - 25.13% Dante - 19.35% Transience’s Analysis our two big guns are set.. what happens when the most improbable run in contest history meets a bandwagon? uh oh... Master Chief yet to be threatened, Master Chief would be considered one of the contest's great stars if he hadn't set ungodly expectations in the first two rounds. now he's merely looking to be at Sonic/Crono/Vincent/Squall levels -- will that be enough? will his unique fanbase come through? Dante got his most impressive win in his six year history -- a night vote win over Luigi, who was being held back by a yellow rat. a lock to place fourth here, but can he impress? and if he does, does he mess things up for everybody else? L-Block L-Block 30.89% 40116 L-Block 28.33% 37825 L-Block 28.63% 40774 L-Block 29.03% 44753 Solid Snake his heated rivalry with a Tetris Block stands at 1-1. who wins the rubber match? ...I just typed that.. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/2/2007 9:25:00 PM | message detail | #377 |
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now then - I think this is L-Block's toughest test yet. why? simple -
the competition isn't as steep. Master Chief may or may not be as
strong as Sonic. I won't put up any resistance there. Dante, though, is
definitely weaker than Squall, and may look even worse given that he's
facing Snake. even with two Noble Niners and Squall to split votes,
L-Block only won by the absolute slimmest of margins and likely needed
some outside rallying help in order to hold Snake off during the day. this time, we lower the competition. Master Chief has shown a non-linear fanbase in the past, the type that may help him out in a match like this. given that he's already looking to be around Sonic's level and that he's impressed against strong competition in the past, can you really count him out? this match has the potential to be off the charts as far as trends go: L-Block, the single greatest first hour ever, against Master Chief, the single greatest day vote ever. I wouldn't be that amazed if MC swung 3-4000 votes - that's just how insane that day vote is. his night vote is going to hurt him BAD though and he might be down 2000 votes before the first hour is even over. I won't abandon the Block, though. just look at the bandwagon that has formed. NGamer archived it for the ages: http://www.thengamer.com/gamefaqs/07-LBlockOverSnakeMadness.html scroll down for a few dozen pages. the L-Wagon is as insane as ever, people are awake, rallying will probably happen in any close match, people love to crap all over Master Chief.. Lopen's gonna suffer after this one's over. sorry, Master Chief, you're about to get TRIPLE'D. (I haven't predicted the block wrong yet -- take this as good faith that it's a lock!) BLOCKFEAR. twenty-eight percent. Snake wins, but there is an L in the way. transience's prediction: Solid Snake with 31.58%, L-Block with 29.10%, Master Chief with 26.78%, Dante with 12.54% Crew Consensus: Going with Snake > L-Block again. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/2/2007 9:43:48 PM | message detail | #378 |
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KH'S ANALYSIS And, um... after taking a double dose of Prozac, I think I'm ready for this writeup! ... gah Master Chief Overcomes many doubters (such as myself!) and once again easily comes in first, making the semifinals in a bid many thought would fail long before this. Now he meets his first taste of VERY stern competition and finally gets put in an underdog position... Dante Defeats his own ghosts to make the semis as well, albeit with the help of Luigi and Pikachu cannibalizing each other. Get humiliated one round, and take a free pass to the next? I guess it works... L-Block :( Solid Snake :( :( :( And with that intricate analysis, I'll break it down as quickly as I can. Of course I can't resist taking Snake to win even after last round's debacle, but he has many reasons to be the favorite - Dante shouldn't hurt him as much as Squall, the competition is overall weaker (which doesn't favor ol' L-Block), and his supporters will be hungry for revenge (y'know... for what THAT'S worth). As for Master Chief... he's had a good run, but he's a HEAVY underdog to the Block... heck, I'd see L-Block > Master Chief (ouch) before Snake > Master Chief (or MC > Snake you silly weirdos!). Beyond that, this doesn't seem very unpredictable... oddly enough. Here's hoping for some non-augh inducing surprises, because if today's match is any indication the finals aren't gonna give that! Karma Hunter's Vote: SOLID SNAKE HE'S ONLY SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN A TETRIS BLOCK AFTER ALL Karma Hunter's Krazy Prediction: Solid Snake with 31%, L-Block with 30%, Master Chief with 24%, Dante with 15% Upset Probability: 0% BELIEVE and such --- Moltar Status: The Analysis Crew...believe MC/Dante/L-Block/Snake - Bracket: Snake > Sonic - Vote: Snake (463/588) |
| transience | Posted 11/2/2007 11:39:36 PM | message detail | #379 |
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umm... well... --- xyzzy "And Snake has scaled the mountain. He is within 10% of a Tetris block." -yoblazer33 |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 11/2/2007 11:45:02 PM | message detail | #380 |
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Can't wait to see how Moltar adjusts the end of the story tomorrow. :) --- CB6 - 402/576; Oracle - 31st http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff192/Afroking97/sonicwii.jpg |
| Tatl | Posted 11/3/2007 12:06:55 AM | message detail | #381 |
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This is L-block's one chance to win the whole tournament... And he's taking it! --- "Wild L-Block appears!" What do you do? A) Run away screaming! B) Attack it! --> C) Beg for mercy! D) Catch it! |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/3/2007 10:39:09 AM | message detail | #382 |
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Can't wait to see how Moltar adjusts the end of the story tomorrow. :) Well, I've been writing them the day before the match, but I've had what the end will be since like...Round 2. Of course, I'll have to replace Sonic with L-Block and change some big things now, but I think it will work. --- Moltar Status: The Analysis Crew...believe MC/Dante/L-Block/Snake - Bracket: Snake > Sonic - Vote: Snake (463/588) |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/3/2007 10:53:45 AM | message detail | #383 |
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Cloud Strife.......28.46% 40836 Samus Aran.....16.78% 24078 Link....................39.02% 55996 Sephiroth..........15.74% 22582 TOTAL VOTES..............143492 18.57% of the brackets predicted 1st correctly. 15.71% of the brackets predicted 2nd correctly. 30.90% of the brackets predicted 1st to come in 2nd. 38.20% of the brackets predicted 2nd to come in 1st. Crew Predictions: Fully Correct - 42; Half Correct - 16; Barely Correct - 3 Link beats Cloud, and that's nice and all, but look at Samus > Sephiroth! Beautiful stuff there. Crew Prediction Challenge - Guest gets the point Guest (Turtle "2", Kleenex, Who Cares?, Sensi, Luis, XII, l3fty "2", Gadds, Bob, Bio) - 12 Lopen - 9 Yoblazer - 8 HM - 8 Tran - 8 KH - 5 Moltar - 4 Ulti - 3 Crew Accuracy Challenge - Guest gets the point for Link, Samus and Seph, and Lopen gets the point for Cloud. Yoblazer - 47 Guest (Bokonon_Lives "2", Dp, Turtle "5", Ashe "2", Kleenex "3", Who Cares? "3", chocobo, Richard, Xcarvenger "2", Sensi, Darunia, satai "5", Bio "4", Luis "4", XIII "2", l3fty "4", Gadds, Bob, Ed) - 44 HM - 40 Lopen - 33 Tran - 32 Ulti - 30 Moltar - 30 KH - 25 --- Moltar Status: The Analysis Crew...believe MC/Dante/L-Block/Snake - Bracket: Snake > Sonic - Vote: Snake (463/588) |
| Luis_Sera89 | Posted 11/3/2007 10:55:56 AM | message detail | #384 |
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So I guess that's game set and match in the Crew Prediction Challenge! --- "Eet's game time..." |
| th3l3fty | Posted 11/3/2007 12:00:59 PM | message detail | #385 |
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aww yeah --- Knight of the Cross of Sir Chris' Court I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris |
| th3l3fty | Posted 11/3/2007 12:09:05 PM | message detail | #386 |
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And Just so you guys know, my Analysis for this round (had I been
awake) would've been L-Block > Snake, with these numbers (which I
used in the Oracle Challenge): Master Chief - 25.84% Dante - 14.95% L-Block - 30.33% Solid Snake - 28.88% ...which would've netted two more Accuracy Points and another Prediction Point for the Guest! Too bad I wasn't awake... --- Knight of the Cross of Sir Chris' Court I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris |
| hochiminh155 | Posted 11/3/2007 3:12:13 PM | message detail | #387 |
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My analysis has been submitted >m< --- Hochiminh155's Trail to Victory Future winner of the Summer 2007 Contest |
| th3l3fty | Posted 11/3/2007 4:08:21 PM | message detail | #388 |
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hochi, if you still think it'll be Cloud > Link even with all we've seen, I'm inclined to say you're completely insane! --- Knight of the Cross of Sir Chris' Court I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris |
| Warsola | Posted 11/3/2007 4:09:09 PM | message detail | #389 |
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I can't wait to see if anyone will actually take L to win. --- And if we armed them all with two swords, we'd have four times the votes! Official Head of the L-Block Belief Core! |
| transience | Posted 11/3/2007 4:17:41 PM | message detail | #390 |
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thelefty for analysis crew 2008 imo --- xyzzy "And Snake has scaled the mountain. He is within 10% of a Tetris block." -yoblazer33 |
| Lopen | Posted 11/3/2007 4:21:56 PM | message detail | #391 |
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Well at least MC pulling it out against Snake doesn't seem like it was
total nonsense. You did well, Chief. And honestly, if we didn't have a
ridiculous L-Rally I think MC could've held 30% in this match. Now okay, now I'll concede defeat here. MC beating Cloud, I admit that was a bit out of his league, it seems! --- "GUYS I JUST DRANK A MASTER CHIEF SODA, MASTER CHIEF FOR 2007!" - Swirldude |
| Heroic Yuna | Posted 11/3/2007 4:22:54 PM | message detail | #392 |
| Don't give up yet, Lopen. You'll be forced to eat those words after Snake finishes ahead of Cloud. D: |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/3/2007 7:21:52 PM | message detail | #393 |
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Epic stuff coming tonight. --- Moltar Status: The Analysis Crew...believe MC/Dante/L-Block/Snake - Bracket: Snake > Sonic - Vote: Snake (463/588) |
| Tatl | Posted 11/3/2007 9:02:27 PM | message detail | #394 |
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Two hours til the match of the century... --- "Wild L-Block appears!" What do you do? A) Run away screaming! B) Attack it! --> C) Beg for mercy! D) Catch it! |
| th3l3fty | Posted 11/3/2007 9:15:47 PM | message detail | #395 |
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One, actually! --- thelefty for analysis crew 2008 imo -tranny I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/3/2007 9:46:02 PM | message detail | #396 |
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Finals: Match 63 – Link vs. Cloud Strife vs. L-Block vs. Solid Snake Moltar’s Analysis Link - I’m banned from the character battles. It’s because I’m too liked or something. Round 1 – 70.50% vs. Bidoof, Miles and Agent J Round 2 – 51.19% vs. Vincent, Bidoof and Zelda Round 3 – 45.37% vs. Vincent, Crono and Zero Round 4 – 36.42% vs. Sephiroth, Mario and Vincent Round 5 – 39.02% vs. Cloud, Samus and Sephiroth Link takes first again yawn. Cloud - Well, Cloud is the 2nd strongest character at GameFAQs…(maybe) Round 1 – 61.24% vs. Ocelot, Jill and Zolom Round 2 – 56.10% vs. Marcus, Ocelot and Kefka Round 3 – 49.59% vs. Ryu, Auron and Marcus Round 4 – 41.23% vs. Samus, Mega Man and Ryu Round 5 – 28.46% vs. Link, Samus and Sephiroth Cloud loses to Link again yawn. L-Block - The most debate in this match comes from….and I can’t believe I’m saying this…L-Block vs. Laharl. Seriously, Laharl is so weak that we question his ability to take out a Tetris piece. Round 1 – 30.89% vs. Kirby, Laharl and Nathan Round 2 – 28.33% vs. Kratos, Kirby and DK Round 3 – 28.63% vs. Snake, Kratos and Riku Round 4 – 29.03% vs. Snake, Sonic and Squall Round 5 – ~34.70% vs. Snake, Master Chief and Dante HOLY ****ING ****! Snake - It’s been a while since we’ve seen a Noble Nine character in action. This time around, it’s Snake, and you better believe he’s dominating this group. Round 1 – 57.88% vs. Nightmare, Rayman and Vyse Round 2 – 47.72% vs. Riku, Ryu H. and Nightmare Round 3 – 32.44% vs. L-Block, Kratos and Riku Round 4 – 28.86% vs. L-Block, Sonic and Squall Round 5 – ~26.20% vs. L-Block, Master Chief and Dante Snake gets pounded by L….again. You know, posting those Round 1 quotes made me want to go look for some more! Here are some from L-Block’s Round 1 match. Moltar - Anyway, Laharl supporters are saying, “He’s an actual character. No one actually likes a Tetris block, and he won’t get enough joke votes to take second.” Moltar - Then we have Tetris, a game that everyone has played. L-Block has all those people to pull from. Of course, with Kirby being a fan favorite, a good chunk of its support is gone right there. Still, I believe that L-Block will get votes just because its Tetris, and people like Tetris. Ulti - Kirby is the obvious first-place here, and the other three characters (<_<) are such fodder that it's difficult to predict who will take second place. Ulti - And I'm writing this match during Matt the Mii's collapse, so I don't think L-Block has the fad power going for it. HM - But the fact that we’re going to get to see L-Block perform in a contest has some entertainment to it, even if the odds are it’s going to suck hard HM - But, uh, go go go L-Block!! Yo - [Kirby's] an upper midcarder with some great performances under his belt, and he's up against three guaranteed turd-y fodder. Yo - True, [L Block’s] potential is greater than that of Laharl's, but the RPG star already has a guaranteed voting block of niche fans who will give him support. We're not sure if the same can be said of the block. Lopen - It's kinda funny to see lying around... and at least it won't get anti-voted like that damned S/Z-Block would... but who's gonna vote for it? Like Matt the Mii, I don't think most people will appreciate the joke that much... Lopen - Laharl should break 20% in this pretty easily, which is more than I can say for the other two. KH - When a damn block from Tetris gets support in a match, you know something's gone horribly wrong. KH - If people don't get the joke, make the connection that L-Block = Tetris... well, worst case scenario is it loses to Nathan Hale. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/3/2007 9:46:37 PM | message detail | #397 |
| Tran - let's start with the Block. the L-Block is
my favourite of the joke entrants this year. as long as the picture is
good, every person in the world should recognize it. Tran - so yeah, give me the Block. I don't have much confidence, but at least everyone can be like "whoa, it's a damn tetris block! awesome!" Ahh, memories. Hope at least one of those made you smile. Anyway, you would think Link > Cloud would be the predictible result, but uh…L-Block’s gaining momentum at an insane rate. You know, I wouldn’t be surprised if…screw it, I don’t care. LINK > L-BLOCK (and GameFAQs becomes the laughing stock of the interwebs confirmed) Oh, and now for the thrilling conclusion of Moltar’s Epicly Epic Character Battle Story. Previously, Link was confronted once again by Sephiroth, but he brough along another ally with him. It was none other than Cloud. Luckily for Link, he was able to talk Cloud into turning against Sephiroth, but then, Cloud set his eyes on him. Before thw two could fight, a mysterious voice invited them to the stadium. The Setting – Inside the CB6 Stadium. Link: Finally, I’ve arrived at the stadium…but it’s empty. *Link looks around the empty stadium, and all he sees is a large monitor* Cloud: …Shall we begin our fight now? ???: Wait! Cloud: That voice. Link: So sexy and manly! *Solid Snake hurries towards the two* Snake: Before you two fight it out, I need to show you something. Link: I thought you were with Samus though, how’d you get here? Snake: No time to explain! Anyway, shortly after you called, I saw this outside the spaceship. *Snake pulls out a picture and shows Link and Cloud. Cloud: What’s that? Link: It looks like a giant…block. Snake: It is a giant block, and it’s heading towards Earth. More specifically, this stadium. At the speed that it’s coming, it will crash here with enough force to destroy us. Link: ! Cloud: ! ???: Ha ha ha, so you figured out my plan. *Link, Cloud and Snake turn to the monitor, where the voice is coming from. On the screen is a picture of the back of a chair.* So you made it here after all Link. I figured you would. Link: Who are you? ???: I am the one who invited you here. I am the one who planned this whole Character Battle. I am the one who sent wave after wave of enemies at you, just so you would end up right here. I am also the only one other than Cloud…to ever defeat you. Link: …It can’t be…you. Cloud: Master… ???: JAY SOLANO OF OPERATION SHADOW! Link: http://i23.tinypic.com/8vptw2.jpg Snake: You’re the one behind all this? But why? Jay: Because I’m tired of this. The same strong characters always winning. Thanks to guys like you, I never get my time in the spotlight. I’ve beaten Link before! I deserve my spot in the Contest too! Therefore, I will kill you three, three of the strongest heroes, to make my statement. Cloud: So you used me… Jay: That’s right, Cloud. I figured you would defeat Sephiroth for me. That’s why I put you two together. You also did a fine job luring Link here. Now, you’ve outlived your usefulness. Snake, it’s also a nice surprise for you to show up here too. The more strong characters I can destroy, the better. Link: We’ll stop whatever you send at us! Jay: Oh really? You underestimate the strength of…the L-Block. I sent the L-Block into space before the Contest started. There, it encountered opponents such as Kirby, DK, and Kratos. They tried to stop the Block, but failed. Then, L-Block’s special ability kicked in. See, it grows stronger with each opponent it defeats, and the stronger the opponent, the more strength it gets. Soon, even opponents like Master Chief, Squall, and Sonic fell to the block. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/3/2007 9:47:15 PM | message detail | #398 |
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Link: He can’t be serious! Snake: He is. I’ve fought the Block too, but I couldn’t stop it, and barely got away with my life. *Just then, L-Block appears in the sky over them* Jay: The time for your death is soon! It’s been a real pleasure, Link. This will show the world to remember the name, Jay Solano. *monitor shuts off, epic music begins* Cloud: What do we do now? Snake: The only thing we can do… Link: Is stop L-Block. *The three heroes begin to gather up their energy. Above, the massive L-Block speeds towards them. The three heroes brace for the collision. Link and Cloud ready their swords, while Snake outstretches his arms, planning to hold back the block with his bare hands. Link: Here we go! Give it everything guys! *L-Block enters the stadium, and the two opposing forces collide. Which side wins? Who stands tall? Who falls? Who wins? Who loses? We’ll soon find out…* ~*The End*~ Moltar’s Match Pic: http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/2681/gfaqslinkcloudlsnakecopdl2.png Moltar’s Bracket Says: Link > Cloud Moltar’s Prediction is: Link: 32% - L-Block: 30% - Cloud: 25% - Snake: 13% Heroic Mario’s Analysis I don't think anything sums up this contest more than L-Block being in the final. I'm not sure how – or why – it's made as far as it has, but here it is in the finals. Even crazier, there seems like there's a very real shot of it placing. For whatever reason, with every match it appears in, it gets more and more support from people. The “bandwagon effect” had always been thrown around, but there's never been a whole lot to prove it – I think the L-Block has done that. Given that the Block is going to be at its strongest, by far, there's no telling what's going to happen here. But I know what's going to happen here – Cloud domination. Think about it, Cloud may not have gotten all that close to Link last round, but that's because Sephiroth was there. You may say “Yeah, but Samus was there for Link” -- and here's where the other factor comes into play. With the L-Block here, how many of those Samus voters are more likely to vote for the Block over Link? I'd say a good number of them, limiting how much of that extra vote that Link is going to receive. You're thinking, “That could apply to Sephiroth fans, too!” -- but no, Sephiroth fans, and by extension FF7 fans, probably aren't likely to get behind a joke vote when Cloud is in the poll. We already know that Cloud gets the vast majority of Sephiroth's votes, thanks to the Battle Royale last year. I would expect that to happen again here. Given this, Cloud can easily make up the deficit between he and Link, probably bringing it to near even. Now here's where L-Block further comes into play. Check out his name -- “L”-Block. How many voters are “L” fanboys? A lot, I wager. Call me crazy, but they always vote for a guy named “L”ink. Coincidence? I think not! Now if you have a lot of Link fans who are like “Okay, so this other L guy is in the final match and he's been doing great, and because Link always wins, I'll toss him my vote.” That's one more advantage Cloud has – and no that isn't an “L” in Cloud's name; it's a capitalized “i”. Believe. So at this point, Cloud is already ahead of Link, right? But we're going go need to widen the gap a bit. That's where the next factor comes into play, what I like to call the “HAY GUYZ I'S GOT NO CHARACTER” vote. You know the voters – they fancy Link, Mario, Mega Man and Samus. Nintendo voters, you could say. When stuck with the question “which non-character do I vote for here” there's going to be some that go Link, and others that go L-Block because when you compare feats, L-Block's “SHAPED LIKE A BOOT TO KICK YOUR ASS” outweighs getting revived by a fairy! |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/3/2007 9:47:39 PM | message detail | #399 |
| The next – perhaps most forgettable – factor is
“WHAT ABOUT BRAWL HOW DO I VOTE.” Let's be honest here – Brawl has most
of GameFAQs by the balls. How many topics do you see where people are
like “BIDOOF IS LEADING CAN YOU IMAGINE IF HE WAS IN BRAWL WHAT THAT
WOULD MEAN.” It's totally a gut reaction to them – it's like breathing
at this point. So now they're faced with a most interesting conundrum –
the latest guy on the block, Snake, or the old and tired guy in the
skirt? I suspect quite a few of them are all about Snake's masculine
beard at this point, so subtract a few votes there. So with all of that in mind, how can you not take Cloud here? It's impossible! I can already hear cries of “LOL THATS FANBOYISM RIGHT THUR,” but no, sir, no – it's infallible logic. Thanks to the SFVFLBTLFHGIGNCVSLABTKYAWABHDIV factor, it seems pretty clear to me what's going down here. Cloud's taking home the championship, baby! Oh, and I guess L-Block comes in second or something. Cloud – 32% L-Block – 29% Link – 29% Snake – 10% Bracket: Link > Cloud Vote: Cloud Yoblazer’s Analysis The finals. The culmination of two months worth of waiting, debating, yelling, laughing, and whining. This is the final day of contest matches we'll see in 2007, and likely the final day that I and many of my brethren will be so active on the board. It's been a great one, fellas. See you next time. Now, as for the match itself... Wow! It's fair to see that this will be the first hotly contested Character Battle final in over three years. Despite this, three of the guys favored to be here (Link, Cloud, and Solid Snake) are here, so what gives? What makes his match such an impossible-to-analyze crapshoot? The biggest X-factor in contest history, that's what. The angular hammer of destruction. The 90 degree mallet that strikes fear into the hearts of Noble Niners across the bracket. The god damned L-Block. L-Block is the most unpredictable contest force in history. He's far more unpredictable than Link 2K2, Squall/Cloud 2K3, Starcraft, Solid Snake, and The Legend of Zelda. Hell, he might be a more shocking entrant than the rest of those guys combined. Who would have thought that a humble Tetris block would have won more than a match or two, let alone make it into the final match so easily? L-Block is a product of rallied votes, unseen levels of momentum, and a voting populace tired of the same old same old. While I can't say I want to see him/it win this thing, if that's what the people want, then more power to them. It's very fair to say, especially when analyzing his last few matches, that L-Block is gaining momentum on an unprecedented basis. He's stronger today than he was yesterday, and tomorrow, he'll be stronger still. In fact, I think I've seen more L-Block mania in the past 24 hours than I have in the first two months of the tournament. To me, that's a red light that L-Block will be marching (falling?) into this final battle insanely juiced up. The boost L-Block will have managed in a 24 hour period is equivalent to the boost Master Chief would get from Halo Wii and Halo DS arriving on match day. Yes, I honestly feel this way. However, he now has to flex his newfound might against two entirely different beasts. Link and Cloud Strife are not Snake, Sonic, or Master Chief. They are the two most dominant forces these contest (this format included) have ever seen, and thus far, they've proven it. After the last match, Link, especially, looks truly frightening. There's no doubt in my mind that either Link and Cloud could easily outdo L-Block's current percentage against this competition. Will that be good enough to hold off the people's champ? |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/3/2007 9:48:19 PM | message detail | #400 |
| I really have no clue, which kinda makes you
wonder what the hell I've been rambling about these past few
paragraphs. While Link and Cloud still look
stronger, such traditional comparisons don't work against L-Block,
especially when we can be assured he'll be at his peak strength tonight. There are so many things that are impossible to picture in this match. It's impossible to picture Cloud losing to anyone but Link. It's impossible to imagine Link losing at all, let alone potentially twice in the same match. It's impossible to imagine any character splitting Link and Cloud in the same match. And it's impossible to imagine L-Block not scoring 30%. However, at least one of those scenarios will happen, and it's going to be bonkers around here when it does. As for my prediction (ie. shot-in-the-dark guess), I'll uhh... I'll go with... good lord, this is tough. The closest thing I have resembling "confidence" is my belief that Cloud has no shot. I think Cloud Strife will lose to a Tetris block, god help me. His horrible first hour, coupled with L-Block's early vote from the heavens, will equal a complete disaster. He could be down thousands after 60 minutes, and I don't see him making that up. A victory over Cloud would be amazing in and of itself, but I think L-Block's fanbase is smart enough to know that that isn't the real test. Link, our contest king, the god of Character Battles, has stood atop the mountain, undeterred, for years. He's the final wall, the final challenge. My friends, this could be one for the ages. Hold your ground! Hold your ground! Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, my brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of wolves and shattered shields, when the age of men comes crashing down, but it is not this day! This day we fight!! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you stand, Men of the West!!! Link - 31% L-Block - 30% Cloud Strife - 24% Solid Snake - 15% Lopen’s Analysis So... the damn L-Block is triumphant. And it appears to be gaining more and more power. Some are even calling it to bring down Link and Cloud... well, I don't believe it can. There's a world of difference between Link and Cloud, and Snake. It might have mad rallies, madder than ever before... and vote stuffing. BUT it's going to lose some votes too, because Link and Cloud are beasts. I can't see it losing that much, but it won't have to to lose. Now, I think Link has it... for two reasons. For the first, it seems like Cloud is going to be relatively abandoned in this match. I don't know, the vibe amongst Cloud voters I've seen is "I want Link to lose, so I'm voting the L-Block" On the other hand, all of us that hate L-Block like the plague are going to screen to Link, to save us from this horrible... thing. Oh, and Cloud of course is weaker, and will be drained by Solid Snake more than Link will. The second... now... if you'll recall, Master Chief lost. But he... how did Master Chief lose...? He's INVINCIBLE! And what happened to his day vote? ... I know what happened. That coward Link... the thief... I remember, now... the camera I had propped up to protect the Game Fuel. An L-Block was in the way as I went to check it... in disgust I turned away, searching for my flamethrower to promptly dispose of it. But now... now... http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c38/NeoX-Death/MissingFuel.jpg Augh... damn you, Link. I always knew they were right in Link's Awakening when they called you "Thief." I... I... well... fine. Use it well. |
