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snake_5036 posted... Seeing MGS3 getting doubled by Last of Us in the first round hurts so much To be fair, TLOU will probably be one of the strongest games in the bracket. Congratulations to azuarc for winning the guru challenge |
Leonhart4 posted...
He must have made it in by virtue of the size, but he could probably get into a 128 bracket now. |
charmander6000 posted... To be fair, TLOU will probably be one of the strongest games in the bracket. Which is also unfortunate |
Well when you say FF 7 you mean both games now so if you like RPG's you have played at least one of them. So why we exist? What happens when we stop existing? Azuarc the best Guru of the 2020 Contest! Nice job man! |
Leonhart4 posted... Which is also unfortunate Nah, TLOU is the PS3's crown jewel, and it has one of the best stories in gaming (not to mention one of the best endings in any medium). I'd rank it 5th in its division behind MGS3, SM64, SMW, and SSBU. That said, it has no business thumping MGS3. None at all. ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
plasmabeam posted... Nah, TLOU is the PS3's crown jewel, and it has one of the best stories in gaming (not to mention one of the best endings in any medium). No, and no. The fact that it's treated as a seminal example of storytelling is bothersome to me because I don't think it's anything close to that. |
Anyone (presumably @LusterSoldier
) have the GameFAQs stats page for BYIG, CBX and GotD2 (with prediction
%, Anonymous vs user breakdown, etc)? I'm trying to update the wiki
when I have some time. congrats to azuarc, our GotD2 guru! |
Can't wait to play a popular game leon s***s on it's so funny |
Hey at least I play the games I poop on lawl |
squexa posted... Anyone (presumably @LusterSoldier ) have the GameFAQs stats page for BYIG, CBX and GotD2 (with prediction %, Anonymous vs user breakdown, etc)? I'm trying to update the wiki when I have some time.BYIG (without the vote breakdowns; not sure if this contest had them): https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/features/byg_stats CBX: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/features/cbx_stats GotD2: web.archive.org/web/20200508234125/ https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/features/gotd_stats (remove the space) Hopefully someone like Luster has the missing GotD2 data. "I believe in a universe that doesn't care and people who do." pronouns: she/her or they/them | never knows what to say |
MetalmindStats posted... BYIG (without the vote breakdowns; not sure if this contest had them): https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/features/byg_stats Thanks. Do you also have the Oracle numbers for BYIG? I recall that was the year when TRE or Luster recorded everything by hand. congrats to azuarc, our GotD2 guru! |
squexa posted... Do you also have the Oracle numbers for BYIG? I recall that was the year when TRE or Luster recorded everything by hand.I'm afraid I don't, sorry. That checks out to me, though, since they're not on the Oracle site. "I believe in a universe that doesn't care and people who do." pronouns: she/her or they/them | never knows what to say |
For Oracle, is this what you need?: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BbnK6f63pQRv6bvE-mgOr4_Yx48Yt_UCWL12AFMGJI8/edit?usp=sharing My bracket looked like random picks compared to his. Congrats to azuarc for winning the GotD 2020 Guru Contest! |
Team Rocket Elite posted... For Oracle, is this what you need?:That's great, thanks. congrats to azuarc, our GotD2 guru! |
Big Bob posted... Here's a list of characters I think have good chances to get in due to recent game releases since the last character battle. Feel free to rank them in order of presumed contest strength: Pretty surprised nobody mentioned Lady Dimitrescu. azuarc - Good friend, VGM lover, Guru Champion. I pass my baton on to you! |
Leonhart4 posted... Kazuya probably beats most of those. Ah, 2013... The darkest year for Minecraft. azuarc - Good friend, VGM lover, Guru Champion. I pass my baton on to you! |
squexa posted... Anyone (presumably @LusterSoldier ) have the GameFAQs stats page for BYIG, CBX and GotD2 (with prediction %, Anonymous vs user breakdown, etc)? I'm trying to update the wiki when I have some time. If you want the registered/anonymous user breakdowns, you can find them here: CBX contest - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1O1QuDMeK4VhHOia7bdBgtVp_F3kRTnGkkjtR0zRyudw/pub GOTD2 contest - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kFS3SfH6sAhPdS85H7BpuFIkr9SayeF7AhMw-wrEBng/pub Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as azuarc, Guru Champ! |
LusterSoldier posted... If you want the registered/anonymous user breakdowns, you can find them here:Great, thanks. congrats to azuarc, our GotD2 guru! |
Another new character popped into my head: Herlock Sholmes (The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles) ...I have no idea if he'd be weak or get the joke vote. Come watch me on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gameryogi azuarc beat me. |
He
definitely would not be eligible because he's still based on a
non-video game character despite the spoonerism. I don't think this is a
Dracula situation because he literally is the character from the
stories in GAA. (edited 9/13/2021 6:11:37 PM) |
what about adolf that was supposed to be him |
Honestly,
I bet Allen would actually allow Herlock Sholmes into the contest,
given that that name is an extra degree of separation that other
borderline cases don't have (even though the name already existed for a
similar parody that just became public domain). Whether or not Sholmes
sees a memetic benefit as a result, or loses any benefit as a result of
not actually being Sherlock Holmes is another story, but I wouldn't bet
on him getting out of Round 1 either way. Agent Triple Zero at your service! This line reserved for the true greatone, azuarc, winner of Game of the Decade! |
Yeah, even if he were allowed, he wouldn't do well, so I think it's a nom better spent elsewhere whether he's allowed or not. |
https://www.ign.com/articles/ign-best-video-game-of-all-time-bracket-vote-round-2 After more than 13 million votes (10 million on Instagram Stories alone), IGN's Best Video Game of All Time Bracket's first round kicked off with a bang. oh Apex Legends > Super Metroid huh [NO BARKLEY NO PEACE] [NO Azuarc NO PEACE] |
Leonhart4 posted... Yeah, even if he were allowed, he wouldn't do well, so I think it's a nom better spent elsewhere whether he's allowed or not. I mean if he got in it'd probably be at the cost of Edgeworth or Godot, so nothing of value would be lost. Not a stinky alien. :( Nintendo Switch Code: SW-5719-6555-8388 |
WarThaNemesis2 posted... I mean if he got in it'd probably be at the cost of Edgeworth or Godot, so nothing of value would be lost. Well, I wouldn't expect Godot to be back anyway. I'd actually be curious to see how Edgeworth would do now after the newfound success of the Ace Attorney Trilogy. He'd still be weak, but he might be higher end fodder now. |
Yeah Edgeworth deserves a better opponent for a 1v1 Ellie or Neku next contest please I live on, THROUGH THIS SEASHELL! VeryInsane's mobile account |
Does it bother you guys that there are no more contests? |
Godot was in a contest before? How many Ace Attorney characters have gotten in before? I'd root for Gumshoe so hard. He's awesomely funny (at least in all the classic YTPs I've seen him in). Maya would probably be fodder (if she hasn't been in already), but seeing Von Karma with her whip and all would be awesome as well. azuarc - Good friend, VGM lover, Guru Champion. I pass my baton on to you! |
Just those three. We don't need to see any more of them though. |
Sunroof posted... Does it bother you guys that there are no more contests?I did warn the anti-rally crowd this would happen, but they ignored the law of unintended consequences. Check out the vote totals over on IGN, btw. If you allow rallies instead of telling people they're not welcome, you get 10 million votes in round one. Imagine that. "Ulti, I'm convinced you aren't native to this planet." -ColZach Embrace perfection: http://www.twitch.tv/ultimaterializerx |
IGN matches on their site have about as many votes as GameFAQs does (before the vote doubling). The lesson isn't that anti-rallying measures kill contests, it's that a site using social media is a good way to engage people instead of continuing to live in 2000. Not a stinky alien. :( Nintendo Switch Code: SW-5719-6555-8388 (edited 9/15/2021 3:37:00 PM) |
Just
as a note, it's not social media in general - it's people voting on
IGN's Youtube/Instagram/etc. pages. GameFAQs doesn't have enough of a
presence on those social networks for it to get many votes there. All the stars in the sky are waiting for you. |
Yeah,
I don't know that GameFAQs is just going to magically garner a social
media presence like IGN currently has just because Allen starts trying
to use it. |
WarThaNemesis2 posted... IGN matches on their site have about as many votes as GameFAQs does (before the vote doubling).I’ll just take this and move on and hope you’re right. These low vote totals have just murdered my interest is all. "Ulti, I'm convinced you aren't native to this planet." -ColZach Embrace perfection: http://www.twitch.tv/ultimaterializerx (edited 9/15/2021 6:37:18 PM) |
LeonhartFour posted... Yeah, I don't know that GameFAQs is just going to magically garner a social media presence like IGN currently has just because Allen starts trying to use it. People magically care enough to invade these contests in the first place. There is a sort of legacy to Gamefaqs contests, even if it's not IGN. |
I mean, you can get them to care once.
None of those rallies ever repeated itself. That's the problem. They
invade, and then they leave. It doesn't result in any lasting traffic,
and Allen has realized that. (edited 9/15/2021 7:10:07 PM) |
I was just thinking you can get them to vote in all/more matches at least. |
By,
what, having 32 matches at once the way IGN is doing it? That's the
only way it would happen, and a 5-day long match period would lose
momentum really quickly. |
Nah
I think I didn't say that right. I think votals would increase from the
various sources, which would limit the power of rallies the way they
used to. The demographics would obviously shift substantially though,
which could be fun if it's at least a new consistent. |
I
suppose. I think spreading the contest out onto Instagram and stuff
would lessen some of the fun of contests for me because a large part of
the fun is the individual statistics, and we would completely lose that
unless Allen posts the combined results since IG doesn't let you see
vote totals. But regardless, I'm for bringing more voters in as long as they're consistent. I don't necessarily care what the site as a whole votes for. I just don't like it when it's completely skewed by one massive rally that's here one day and gone the next. |
Allowing
mainstream apps (YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc.) would
totally ruin these contests. Gamefaqs is in its own little corner where
no one else shares our love for old school games and whatnot. These
contests would turn into the joke IGN contests. We just have to accept
that we will never get more than 50k votes again and that rallies have
about a 60% chance of happening each contest. |
IGN has 8.2 million followers on twitter. GameFAQs has 6.5k. The "IGN-style" contest isn't even an option for GameFAQs. congrats to azuarc, our GotD2 guru! |
I
mean, part of that is because IGN has evolved over the times. Those 8
million extra followers are partially the result of a long-term
investment in staying relatively up to date and engage with the
internet, while GameFAQs has tweeted 5 times in the last half decade. Not a stinky alien. :( Nintendo Switch Code: SW-5719-6555-8388 |
Wow, those must be some tweets. |
IGN's
a gaming news and review site, so naturally it makes sense to have a
twitter for gamers that want to stay up to date. What can GameFAQs even
tweet about? Nobody would care to get daily tweets like "we got 5 new
FAQs uploaded today! come check them out now!" and expanding into
news/reviews/memes/whatever doesn't make sense since that's GameSpot's
job. congrats to azuarc, our GotD2 guru! |
You could tweet out "Got PS5?" Or something like that. |
Yeah, you could just go the route of engagement farming and tweet whatever the PotD is. Agent Triple Zero at your service! This line reserved for the true greatone, azuarc, winner of Game of the Decade! |
Sunroof posted... Allowing mainstream apps (YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc.) would totally ruin these contests. Gamefaqs is in its own little corner where no one else shares our love for old school games and whatnot. These contests would turn into the joke IGN contests. We just have to accept that we will never get more than 50k votes again and that rallies have about a 60% chance of happening each contest. "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
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