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Posts: 2744 (06/12/09 06:26 PM) Star Gamer |
Alex vs Axel
Runescape Vs WoW EPIC Mirror match! This also goes back to the good ol days of teh noob rivalry, where axel got depot 26 first, and a bunch of us up-and commers got started on GE. Me, Axel, WIWF, Emile(Pascal Viets) etc |
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Posts: 6214 (06/12/09 09:57 PM) Did you just call me
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The matchups and results post is not for general discussion. Please continue this conversation in general Elite Contest topic (I've moved the posts over).
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Posts: 3219 (06/12/09 10:14 PM) el matador |
Sorry bout that Jon. Go Alex!
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Posts: 1027 (06/13/09 01:24 AM) *strikes twice* |
So who exactly was the ultimate winner of the epic Axel vs. Alex match? Well let's just take a look
Axel 32 (64.0%) Alex 18 (36.0%) http://thengamer.com/updates/elite/2009/match.php?match=11 Total votes: 50 VotDs Someone: Remember when arcade games used to have messages like "winners don't use drugs" and "vote for OB?" I could never figure out what that second one meant, but it seems fairly obvious now... Someone: good thing i read the bios, as in my head i had these individuals confused for one another axel loses for the din mor introduction. shadowzero is the guy i really hate for it's use, but apparently axel is responsible so he takes heat. also alex is pretty cool Well it looks like Axel came out on top of this one, although it's not too much of a surprise. While this match has been much closer than most of last couple, there's still not a whole lot to say about it. Axel took all major categories fairly convincingly, with the exception of North America and Goldeneye. Even in both those categories, however, Axel still managed to win. Without Alex being backed by his strong points, he easily lost this match. Axel really had this match wrapped up as soon as it started, getting a huge boost from the FV crowd. Alex managed to pull within a couple overnight, but was blown out as soon as Europe started waking up. After that huge wave, the votes split basically 50/50, but the damage had already been done. With another intersting match coming up we glance into Eddie Lovins vs. YourEliteness Two old school Eliters who are top players at their respective games, Lovins goes head to head with YE. Although both don't really partake in anything outside of the games they play, and YE not even being around anymore, I think Lovins is the clear favorite to win this match. If you take into consideration that Lovins is active, posts quite frequently with basically none of it being spam, is one of the top GE players, and went to the Virginia meet, it's hard to see any way the former PD champ can slow him down, other than, of course, the PD vote.
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Posts: 2497 (06/13/09 03:06 AM) Is Posting From |
Yeah lol the noob rivalry is classic. Anyway good match, and thanks all who voted for me!
Also, i don't play WoW 
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Posts: 1714 (06/13/09 10:24 AM) Mr. Twishall |
How about a BRACKET PREDS UPDATE?
There are four people left who only picked one match wrong: -Patrik and DK chose Matis over Fal -Bozon chose Clemens over MTH -wiff chose wheat over Ace wiff also chose YE to defeat Lovins in this match, so tomorrow he'll either be at the head of the pack, or tied for second with quite a few others.
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Posts: 1028 (06/14/09 08:25 AM) *strikes twice* |
Loving was predicted to win win this match in a blowout, according to our so called "experts". Let's see how right they were:
Eddie Lovins 29 (55.8%) YourEliteness 23 (44.2%) http://www.thengamer.com/updates/elite/2009/match.php?match=12 Total votes: 52 VotDs Someone: This is by far the hardest decision for a match thus far in this contest for me. On one side, we have a guy who is friends with almost everybody from the Elite and always compliments people, and on the other we have a guy who has done a lot for PD and is a major contributor to the Elite. But during the past few years, some things have been said and done that have allowed me insight into the personalities of these 2 people...one of them takes every criticism or negative comment very personal and has a ridiculous need to try and prove himself to be right, and the other is just an all-round nice guy. I mean dont get me wrong, there is no harm in having an ego or being arrogant to an extent, but when you put "actually an actuary" below your avatar, it comes off pretty laughable... Sure we all respect your accomplishments, it is a good thing of course, but why broadcast it? Therefor in the end I have decided to vote for Mr. Dwyer. Someone: I'm voting for Lovins because he's an active GE player with an immense amount of talent. I respect YE for updating the ranks for so many years, but he just isn't around anymore. Looks like this was the worst line set all year, although it still tripped up lots of people! A pretty balanced match the whole way though. Lovins started and finished this match very strongly, while YE was very dominant in the middle of the day. Lovins won the GE vote, while YE took the PD vote, showing that both are respected player at their own game. The old school, and even the middle school vote sided more towards YE, while Lovins completely dominated the new school voters. Region wise, Lovins managed to take North America relatively easily, while YE won in Europe...although did end up losing in Austrailia, strangely enough. Lovins also managed to take the chat and general chat vote quite easily. So, all in all, a very close and exciting match that came down to Lovins having part of the larger voting fanbases (GE/NA as opposed to PD/Europe). With the potential of another very close match we take a look into Patrik Nilsson (HighScore80) vs. Jack William Wedge II Don't let seeding fool you in this match. Despite the fact that it is a 1 vs. 8 seed, this match could easily go either way. Patrik comes into this contest as probably the most surprising 1 seed, while Jack comes in being probably the most surprising 8 seed. Patrik is a long time GE player who is one of the top players, even today. Jack has also showed that he has the ability to play GE, although his contribution to the game was introducing us to some excellent TAS videos. Both Eliters take part in chat, and neither have really explored the world of PD. With that being said, you can expect a lot of SFF...although with how popular these two are, I don't expect a blowout either way, which would be how a regular SFF match would work.
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Posts: 452 (06/14/09 09:02 AM) Five Donkey Kongs? |
Not a shocking result, imo. Just look at how well YE did last year (beat Boss and missed making the final 4 by one vote).
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Posts: 836 (06/14/09 11:15 AM) Actually an Actuary |
Thanks for the votes, good job to YE as well!
Just for the record, my "Actually an Actuary" title was chosen by Come, not me. My GE Times My GE Movies My GE Turbo Times "Adam - hey im adam Girl - reaches out and shakes hand A - starts small talk G - giggles and ask about the-elite shirt A - O the elite, its this site i go to G - *grabs wiener* A - What the hell im not done explaining!" - Adam Matis |
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Posts: 1029 (06/15/09 02:40 AM) *strikes twice* |
Patrik 27 (56.3%)
Jack 21 (43.8%) http://thengamer.com/updates/elite/2009/match.php?match=13 Total votes: 48 VotDs Someone: ← ← → ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ← → Someone: Jack's been a great asset to the GE game with his TAS vids. His writeups on the status of both GE and PD for the Elite have been entertaining to read. I think Patrik has widened his audience by going to these meet-ups, but I just like Jack for his humour. And besides he's got some TAS filmmaking he's gonna be doing, I want to give him my vote as a thanks for that in advance. Close, but no cigar. The top seed comes out on top, but in a close match. Jack drew very well from the new school crowd, but Patrik's old school resumé along with General Chat domination was what put him out on top of this one. Pretty close the rest of the way, with Jack taking PD and North America, while Patrik did the damage in GE and Europe, along with taking chat, which was really Jack's biggest hope to winning this match. Trent Hovis vs. Flash (Brick/Thingy/isthatagoodt)
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Posts: 1030 (06/15/09 11:51 PM) *strikes twice* |
Trent 35 (70.0%)
Flash 15 (30.0%) http://www.thengamer.com/updates/elite/2009/match.php?match=14 Total votes: 50 VotDs Someone: This is the current leader for worst contest picture matchup so far. Even though I've met Trent at the meet Flash by far wins this vote. He's always in chat and is willing to look incredibly stupid by asking questions to gain knowledge to help himself out. Kudos there sir. Someone: Is Flash supposed to be the Elite clown or jester by any chance? Only one winner for me here, Trent. He's beginning to morph into Wolverine I think with this extra facial hair he's growing. Another day, another blowout. Trent takes this match easily, earning a blowout in every major category. Flash didn't even manage to keep it close in chat, which would probably be his strongest point. On top of that, he only managed one vote in all of Europe which just spells disaster. Not much else to say about this one, although it is interesting to note that Trent took 22 of the last 26 votes. Carathorn vs. drag Two chatters go head to head which could really spell disaster for drag, especially since he doesn't really draw well from any other voting blocks outside of chat. Hugo is active on the boards, an active PD player, and an active chatter. We're probably looking at another blowout, but who knows, I'm usually wrong! Also, take a look at the newest episode of the DK and Comet show! I've been very busy lately and haven't been able to do this as frequently as I hoped, but better late then never I suppose. We'll try to work on getting the episodes out faster and I hope you all enjoy. DK and Comet Show 2
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Posts: 6220 (06/17/09 12:08 AM) Did you just call me
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Hey there gang! 15 matches are in the books, meaning we're nearly a quarter of the way through the 2009 season. Seems a wonderful time to update those
Vote of the Day standings!
17 Eliters have won a VotD in 2009.
Now naturally I can't update these TOO often without giving away some voter privacy, so look for the next update in 10 days or so. In the meantime, keep sending in those interesting and/or funny writeups so you can get your name on the board alongside these superstars! As a side note I've been really happy with how the new voting system has been working out this year. It's a major relief to not have to worry about staying online, making sure you don't get signed off AIM, power outages... and then when those things DID happen we used to have to tell people to send an e-mail for their vote instead, but almost no one would, etc etc. So much nicer to just have a link everyone can click 24 hours a day. The other thing I really love is how much this automation has helped the Spread process! If you haven't look that over, here's the page with all the results and current standings http://thengamer.com/updates/elite/2009/spread/ This is just the way I'd always wanted the spread to work... most users lock in their vote to start, THEN see the spread right afterward (so it doesn't unfairly affect their vote, as in "whoa, I'd have supported X if I knew he was such a huge underdog!") when they've had a moment to consider the match and guess at how it will play out. And as you see on that page, the system is really paying off, with over 80 Eliters having made a bet already this Summer. The OTHER thing I really love is how much is has helped for VotDs. In previous years people didn't want to waste my time on AIM coming up with witty reasons for their votes and so many days we'd only get 4 or 5 options to make our VotD choice out of. These days there are about 20 writeups coming in consistently each day, which makes choosing much more enjoyable. In short, keep up the good work everyone!
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Posts: 1032 (06/17/09 12:18 AM) *strikes twice* |
Carathorn 26 (57.8%)
drag 19 (42.2%) http://www.thengamer.com/updates/elite/2009/match.php?match=15 Total votes: 45 VotDs Someone: Cara promises to dominate in this match for several reasons; the least of which is that he gives his followers all the window love that they can handle! also, when i'm not quite in the mood for the Daft Punk and not quite in the mood for Jamiriquai either i can realx and groove with some Dancing Bears-and THAT'S what really matters here! Someone: Stalking women doesn't give drag any popularity points from me, that's for sure. Meanwhile, Cara is a fellow WoW player who taught me that selling Mechnaical Yetis on the auction house can be quite profitable. As implied, Carathorn is my man of today! Two popular chatters go in, and only Cara comes out. This was a very close match throughout the whole day. Drag came out to an early start with support from FVers and early NA chatters. Even around the time the European vote normally starts pouring in, drag still seemed to be standing strong (although he did lose Europe 11-3). In fact, drag led for well over half of this match...and Cara didn't pull into the lead for good until the 33rd vote of the day. From there, Cara the Cara crew and other supporters managed to finish the match strongly to come to an eventual 7 vote win. Drag's recent inactivity really didn't help his cause, but this match was certainly closer than it looked. Neo vs. failurewarning
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Posts: 1033 (06/18/09 12:31 AM) *strikes twice* |
Neo 29 (54.7%)
failurewarning 24 (45.3%) http://www.thengamer.com/updates/elite/2009/match.php?match=16 Total votes: 53 VotDs Someone: Neo showed off the best part of him a couple months back when we needed help with a puzzle. All we had to work off of was a paper full of music, and Neo had his trusty mor sit down and play it on the piano until she realized they were Christmas songs in reverse! Needless to say, I gave Neo's mor extra special treatment THAT night 
Someone: FW deserves my vote, not only because he's one of the kindest guy I've ever met, but also because I've got the honor to be present at his wedding, and that's a pretty amazing souvenir. Despite the fact the Neo is Australian, this match played out quite like a regular popular North American versus a popular European would play out. Neo jumped out to a HUGE lead early, leading by as many as a dozen at one point of the match helped out by the early morning chatters along side of the FVers. Failurewarning managed to make up most of the lost ground when the European vote caming roaring in midday. Unfortunately for fw, it wasn't quite enough, and Neo went on to win the match. It would have been interesting if failurewarning was still active, as we saw how strong he can be in past contests. An interesting match nontheless though! Henning vs. Disco
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Posts: 1034 (06/19/09 03:21 PM) *strikes twice* |
Henning 24 (52.2%)
Disco 22 (47.8%) http://www.thengamer.com/updates/elite/2009/match.php?match=17 Total votes: 46 VotDs Someone: Randy is a great guy... I enjoyed talking with him, watching his runs, and he is one of the best speedrunners ever. But, Randy has also sort of disappeared, maybe someday he will return with Runway 00A :36. With that said, Henning is one of my best friends, I have talked with him ever since I joined the Elite and seen him make progress as well as he saw me do so. So the decision here is obvious...HENNING. Someone: Henning is always posting at the forums, is a VERY skiled player, but Disco is a legend.. one of the best players we've seen here, yet one of the oldests. His Chicago 15 vid released at the Illinois meeting (with the epic lollypop music) just marked my life... and how I wish I was there at the meeting to see it happenning. As any mid-old school player would do, it's a vote for Disco! A new school GEer versus a former dual champ and old school legend. Old school support thus far in the contest has been quite strong, even more than past years it seems. That being said, it's not really much of a surprise that Randy kept it so close with Henning, a popular European who is a highly skilled GE player. This match actually looked very similar to the previous match between Neo and failurewarning. Randy got off to a big start with the help of NA support, and Henning managed to catch up when the European vote started coming in. The only difference in this match, however, is that Disco was not able to get enough support from NA and fend off the up and coming Henning, as Henning was able to overtake Disco in the end. Sterling vs. Paragon
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Posts: 1717 (06/21/09 01:14 AM) Mr. Twishall |
A shocker in the preds department...only TWO PEOPLE correctly predicted Paragon to defeat Sterling! (matt8000 and PSK) Patrik and DK currently sit atop the
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Posts: 2925 (06/21/09 04:35 AM) Wind it up
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A shocker is the SPOT ON in Axel Z's match; it was also the only match so far where I was really in doubt whether I should even vote, because I
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Posts: 1659 (06/21/09 05:31 AM) The fl"p"ower |
Wow, thanks everyone who voted for me!
Also congrats to Randy, I didnt expect to win at all and he wasnt far behind so it was atleast a fair match. Thanks again hehe
Grags 1977: im the god dam daddy of ge
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Posts: 466 (06/21/09 08:52 AM) |
With 2 days wait can't wait to see what "someone" wrote on me. They must of been busy this weekend. I would of like to re write my bio.. Oh well.
Good job if my seed was 1 and was beat by an 8 seed... Sigh
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Posts: 1035 (06/21/09 04:40 PM) *strikes twice* |
A battle of former champions...The original king of GE versus the original kind of PD. Two Elite legends who have done so much for this community square off
head to head in an epic classic showdown. Sterling comes into this match as one of the more surprising 1 seeds, while Paragon is a mere 8 seed. With the GE
vote being much more important than the PD vote, and Sterling's recent comeback to the boards, on top of his appearances in chat, and Virginia meet to
boot, it would seem that there is no doubt Sterling would take this match.
Sterling 23 (48.9%) Paragon 24 (51.1%) http://www.thengamer.com/updates/elite/2009/match.php?match=18 Total votes: 47 VotDs Someone: Like I always say, let P-gons be bygones. Wait, that completely jives with my vote... Someone: Paragon used to insult PAL players a lot even though we had a great lift and door disadvantage in PD. Despite this, I'm voting for him today as he came up with some truly genius strategies that deserve to be rewarded even years after their discovery. Pornstar Sterling Neblett, I'm sorry, but don't point your penis in my direction. Yikes! Folks, this is definitely one we can call an instant classic! Every major category was split, with the exception of the two gaming categories where each player dominated their respective category. Sterling snagged NA vote by a single, Paragon took Europe by a mere two, Australia split 50/50, General chat split 50/50, Sterling took the new school by one, Paragon took the old school by two. Surprisingly though, it was the middle school section that back Sterling the most, as he actually lost the newest school vote despite the fact he did make a comeback and Paragon has been away for basically forever. This win, however, can be mostly pointed towards the fact that Paragon managed to steal 9 votes out of the GE category (although that's not really THAT big of a surprise since Ben was also a great GE player back in the early days). Also, the fact that Sterling lost chat even though he's been spending a fair bit of time there didn't help the cause. Overall though, a great match. We certainly couldn't have asked for any better (unless you're a Sterling fan, I guess ). Definitely an instant classic that will go down in contest history though!
Axel Z vs. Simon Sternis This is just here for consistency... I actually managed to completely miss the Sterling/Paragon match originally.
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