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| From: Devin Morgan | Posted: 1/11/2004 6:57:57 PM | Message Detail |
| Well, I take it not many people were fans of yesterday's authors, hence the low amount of votes. Ah well. Here are those winners... 72 - Little Jewell 40 - Aaron Tadeo 56 - War Doc 24 - marshmallow I might add once more that in order to have your votes counted, you must post reasonings behind them! Thanks. As always, the bracket, as well as CRP links to everyone's work, is at this URL: http://members.verizon.net/~vze4c9cs/pbracket6.htm Good luck to Division 3! 4 - Dan Simpson vs. 68 - Christian Wall 36 - Adrenaline SL vs. 29 - Tom Hayes 13 - CVXFREAK vs. 77 - me frog 45 - AlaskaFox vs. 20 - CyricZ --- Devin Morgan | CRP #3579 Prolific Writers' Ranking Page: http://www.accentral.net/list.php |
| From: ZoopSoul | Posted: 1/11/2004 7:15:49 PM | Message Detail |
| Abstain 36 - Adrenaline SL (Sorry Tom, but Adrenaline is the best writer in the hobby. The best format, the best quality, the best personality. Tom is A+ material, but he's like Coldplay while Adrenaline is The Beatles. Love both bands, but Adrenaline is epic. Ohhhh daaaarlin', pleeeease beliiiieeeve me... I'll never doooo yooou--no haaaarm...) 13 - CVXFREAK (me frog is strong. He'll be great someday. But CVX is just so cuddly with his easy to find guides that are massive, yet well placed.) 45 - AlaskaFox (I don't care too much for Cyric's stuff, while I like RoBoat's obscure FAQs.) --- ZoopSoul FAQs: 19 - KB: 3745 - CRP: 26774 IGN Guides: http://guides.ign.com/ |
| From: Meowthnum1 | Posted: 1/11/2004 7:29:38 PM | Message Detail |
| Hard match, so I gotta help out those whom I feel deserve the win. 4 - Dan Simpson - He has written for a large variety of games and covers them very well. I really like his format and his Ultima stuff. 29 - Tom Hayes - Tom is the master of PC games and of Tony Hawk games. He covers them very well with a nice format to go along with it. 13 - CVXFREAK - CVX is one of the top writers for survival-horror games. He packs each FAQ with a TON of information in a concise manner so that you get twice as much bang for your buck. Nice format too. 45 - AlaskaFox - As much as I've always liked Cyric's stuff, I gotta give this to Ronan. His Championship Manager games rock, as do his other sports guides. I like the box introduction. Additionally, he has done some superb in-depth stuff. --- ''She's in to witchcraft and one kiss and I'm zapped...'' |
| From: Merca | Posted: 1/11/2004 7:41:22 PM | Message Detail |
| Abstain – I’m torn. 36 – Adrenaline SL: As much as I love Tom’s FAQs, Adrenaline is THE best writer on GameFAQs. Case in point: her writing reeks of detail and comprehensiveness, clever humor is everywhere, and when it comes to formatting she is nigh perfect. 13 – CVXFREAK: me frog is an awesome writer, but he isn’t quite at the same level as CVX. He’s got some immense FAQs, but they’re laid-out so nicely that finding what you want is quite easy. 20 – CyricZ: Another of my favorite writers. CyricZ’s are as comprehensive as they come, covering all aspects of the game. Just browsing through his stuff is a breeze and finding what you’re looking for is insanely easy. AlaskaFox is a terrific writer and all, but I’ve used several of Cyric’s FAQs before and know firsthand how awesome they are. --- "I meditate diligently every morning. The subjects are life and love. I quit after three seconds." ~ Vash the Stampede, Trigun |
| From: BSulpher | Posted: 1/11/2004 7:44:00 PM | Message Detail |
| I would just like to state that this division is a tight one. That said, here we go! 4 - Dan Simpson (Christian is a good dude and writes some good stuff, but DSimpson's work seems to have that "it" to it that makes it so good. Format, comprehensiveness, and pleasing on the eye gets him the vote). 36 - Adrenaline SL (I absolutely adore Tom's work, but he had the unfortunate luck to run into the awesomeness that is ASL. She brings such great style to her FAQs, where Tom's can be a little bit without flare [like I am one to talk about that!]). 77 - me frog (going to have to go with the "rookie" on this one [only took me forever to stop calling him that when he wasn't one to begin with]. Although both have good info and format, I feel me frog expresses the situations of thegame better than CVX does). 20 - CyricZ (Ronan is good, but Cyric is better [plus, he wrote my favourite FAQ ever!]. Cyric brings the details and accuracy in many of his FAQs [like his OB64 one which is just sick] to levels that surpass most other authors). --- Yap, yap, yap! Shut your trap! - Flak |
| From: Happybuddha311 | Posted: 1/11/2004 8:11:26 PM | Message Detail |
| 68 - Christian Wall Cuz of his original writing name >XD I suppose that isn't a good reason. For real though, Simpson, because his Roller Coaster Tycoon guide he did was teh best. It's what made me want to start writing FAQS, but I didn't get that RCT guide posted cuz it SUXed. 29 - Tom Hayes GREAT Tony Hawk's guides, plus he helped out some random n00b when e-mailed a question about writing (that n00b being me, he taught me how to format the page to exactly 79 charcters per line so it looks cool). Plus he's got great info and a great format, he is teh best. 13 - CVXFREAK Me frog just doesn't have good enough formatting. 20 - CyricZ - Because Alsakafox stole my guide that I did (As mentioned in Simpsons reason) It was an in-depth guide on roller coaster building, had Foxys not been there It might have been posted. Though that really isn't a very good reason I suppose. --- Happybuddha311:Has a Dynamic Sig! |
| From: CVXFREAK | Posted: 1/11/2004 8:42:37 PM | Message Detail |
| 4 - Dan Simpson - his works are totally awesome, and totally helpful. 36 - Adrenaline SL - both are formidable opponents but Adrenaline is one of the best. ABSTAIN 20 - CyricZ - AlaskaFox and CyricZ are so close on quality levels, but CyricZ is just a teeny bit more detailed in his works. Both are great though. ------------------------------------------------------ Trace: Hey, I'm really sorry I haven't gotten Wario Ware up yet. With school, and finals, I made poor judgement on being able to get that thing out. I DID work on it somewhat on the Japanese chapter, but that's it. --- "I pwned Link316!!!" - Me "Don't brag. Everyone's pwned Link316 at least once." - A Link to the Past |
| From: AstroBlue | Posted: 1/11/2004 10:55:35 PM | Message Detail |
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| From: AstroBlue | Posted: 1/11/2004 11:19:10 PM | Message Detail |
| 4 - Dan Simpson - I've always liked his Zelda FAQ a lot, it's unconventional and thorough. His other FAQs have great content and formatting too. 36 - Adrenaline SL - One of the best writers. 77 - me frog - mefrog is the better writer, he's more thorough and doesn't pad his FAQs with useless plot summaries of the entire series the game belongs to. 45 - AlaskaFox - Great writing, excellent formatting. --- AstroBlue | (CRP #4127) <BGFC> <FSSFHRB> Visualshock! Speedshock! Soundshock! Now is time to the 68000 heart on fire! |
| From: antseezee | Posted: 1/12/2004 3:04:52 AM | Message Detail |
| 4 - Dan Simpson - Simply done so much in-depth work for RPG games, and games period. Certainly outmatches Christian's work. 29 - Tom Hayes - An author who introduced me to the FAQing genre, and a true hero. Most likely one of the most concise FAQers I've ever met. All of his guides go straight to the point, and he's done both past and future games. Adrenaline has done plenty of work as well, but only for the popular games that most writers would prefer to write. 13 - CVXFREAK - Both of these authors had similar formats, and me frog is one of the rising talents in terms of the FAQing department. Unfortunately, me frog has problems spelling which deters my vote! 20 - CyricZ - One of the greatest Ogre Battle guides ever, plus he completes most of his works to supreme quality. Amen to this author. --- "Some people make sacrifices to make other people happy." http://antseezee.sphosting.com/ - An updated NES Rarity Guide is out! |
| From: Masamune3 | Posted: 1/12/2004 4:14:42 AM | Message Detail |
| 4 - Dan Simpson - I love his "Sims" FAQ's (which was long ago my most played and favourite game), and overall, I just prefer his writing style. 36 - Adrenaline SL - IMO, Adrenaline is THE best writer on this site, as I have said several times in the past. Examples? MGS2 FAQ, DMC FAQ, GTA3 FAQ, ZOE FAQ (which I used the most out of all 4). Although, I find it a little sad that she doesn't write much these days... :( 13 - CVXFREAK - While I'm not much of a horror game fan myself, I've looked at this guys stuff. He = t3h pwnage. 45 - AlaskaFox - Ever since I started writing, I have looked up to Alaska's writing. He really does have a good talent, and overall, I firmly believe is is one of the top 5 best writers on the site. Good luck! |
| From: AstroBlue | Posted: 1/12/2004 6:06:21 AM | Message Detail |
| Unfortunately, me frog has problems spelling which deters my vote! That's not really a valid excuse. Spelling is only really a problem if FAQs were of literary value, but FAQs exist for the sole purpose of getting people through games; and spelling doesn't really effect that, since you can write a sentence in jumbled letters or with horrible spelling, and people can still read it and understand the meaning because the brain processes sentences in clumps within context. Observe: You can raed tihs no? Altulcay it wulod be a sgin of poor ignielenlcte or dlixeysa if you cdolun't raed it? So waht are you? Dmub, diyxslec, or you dno't udtnserand the gaol of FAQ wirnitg? So if you can read that sentence with ease, how are mefrog's occasional spelling errors a problem? Formatting is an excuse because it effects how easily you can navigate a FAQ, and content is an excuse because that's what the guide is there for. --- AstroBlue | (CRP #4127) <BGFC> <FSSFHRB> Visualshock! Speedshock! Soundshock! Now is time to the 68000 heart on fire! |
| From: Devin Morgan | Posted: 1/12/2004 6:27:57 AM | Message Detail |
| Hmm... Well, he did say they were very closely matched, and what put me frog down was his supposedly inaccurate spelling compared to CVX. What else is there to say? --- Devin Morgan | CRP #3579 Prolific Writers' Ranking Page: http://www.accentral.net/list.php |
| From: Haunter12O | Posted: 1/12/2004 6:32:13 AM | Message Detail |
| 4 - Dan Simpson Abstain 13 - CVXFREAK Abstain --- Haunter12O: Team Red - CE Capture The Flag Chickenboy I am faster than the hand that pulls the trigger. -Xsquader |
| From: nintendos own | Posted: 1/12/2004 7:09:36 AM | Message Detail |
| No, but you have to... Oh, never mind. Here's mine: 68 - Christian Wall (I wasn't sure about this one, but I like Christian's writing, although most I can't understand! Good format too.) Neither 77 - me frog (excellent writer, really improving. Great work) 45 - AlaskaFox (someone's gotta do a good Champ Manager FAQ. Right here) --- http://www.nintendogamenet.com/ |
| From: Masamune3 | Posted: 1/12/2004 7:13:09 AM | Message Detail |
| You can raed tihs no? Altulcay it wulod be a sgin of poor ignielenlcte or dlixeysa if you cdolun't raed it? So waht are you? Dmub, diyxslec, or you dno't udtnserand the gaol of FAQ wirnitg? Translation. POST HASTE. --- |
| From: Vegita | Posted: 1/12/2004 8:52:46 AM | Message Detail |
| 4 - Dan Simpson vs. 68 - Christian Wall - If we were to rule out writing style and go strictly by formatting, then Dan would win out handily. Christian's work - while informative - just ends up being a tad troublesome to work with. He frequently changes the number of characters-per-line before text breaks, and there ends up being a lot of white-space which is positively hell for printing purposes and such. Frankly, I like a good guide that is informative (which both authors have), covers the material full (again, both authors), is easy to browse through and find the info you're looking for (Dan wins here) and doesn't need to be reformatted for printing purposes (again, Dan). (Yes, I carry that as a legitimate reason.) Furthermore, this is barring the actual writing from each author, wherein I still prefer Dan's work. 36 - Adrenaline SL vs. 29 - Tom Hayes - Ooh...close in terms of prolificness, but how far does that carry someone? I'll admit that Tom's PC guides - those short lil' rundowns of games, mostly for games of the "Leasure Suit Larry" or "Kings Quest" ilk - are 100% exactly what the game needs, and are about as useful as you're going to get while remaining well-rounded guides. However...looking at some of Tom's other stuff, I found that he sticks to the same format for games that could really, REALLY benefit from a change-over. For a walkthrough of a game like "Sam and Max Hit The Road", he's spot on...but you HAVE to adapt the style a little more liberally to make it work for Yoshi's Island or DKC 1 & 2. Now, we look at Adrenaline - tons of variations in the formatting, creating easy ways to tell how sections are to be laid out and where the information will be located. I have to give the nod to Adrenaline...although if we were allowed to include quality of reviews into the mix, I'd probably swing back to Tom because he's one of the few writers who can tank out the FAQs while turning in reviews that are consistently above the norm. I'll try to get in later on today and make my picks on the other 2. --- "No matter how hard you shine it, crap is still crap." ~Me |
| From: CWall | Posted: 1/12/2004 10:45:03 AM | Message Detail |
| Thanks Vegita! This is really the best reason to participate - those few concrete pointers you get. I will take the formatting under consideration because I haven't even thought about people actually wanting to print my FAQs. I can't agree about my constantly changing row breaks, because I don't (except in the Super Mario 64 one which hasn't been adjusted to my new format). --- Sign Duffman's petition for a History Board: http://cgi.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.asp?board=7&topic=11037045 |
| From: papermariodude | Posted: 1/12/2004 11:13:22 AM | Message Detail |
| 4 - Dan Simpson vs. 68 - Christian Wall Both of these writers show alot of skill while writing, although I seem to like Dan's formatting more. I also agree on Christian's problem that Vegita previously pointed out, It becomes a problem while printing guides out. As it goes what good is content if it is hard to read? 36 - Adrenaline SL vs. ABSTAIN 29 - Tom Hayes I couldn't choose a winner in this particular contest. Both writers are equally good from my point of perspective, formatting and content wise. Although I will say that I love how Tom keeps his guide nice, simple and to the point. 13 - CVXFREAK vs. 77 - me frog Although I like CVXFREAKS work I seem to like me frogs work even better (probably due to me prefering the genres me frog writes for). me frog goes into the exact amount of detail, no more and no less. His headers are also great as they are large and grab attention. If there was one thing that CVXFREAK could do to beat me frog would be to expand into other genres. But one thing for sure is that CVXFREAK is one of the best or the best in horror games. 45 - AlaskaFox vs. 20 - CyricZ This battle was so close that it came down to who has the best headers. Really there is nothing much to say except that they are both good writers and it is hard to pick a winner out of these two. --- "Who are you?"- Nintendo Triple H is the World Heavyweight Champion. Time to play the game |
| From: Joni Philips | Posted: 1/12/2004 11:33:40 AM | Message Detail |
| 4 - Dan Simpson - Christian could use a better format. Same reason as Vegita with the swinging characters a line. Abstain - Why are they both so good without flaws? 13 - CVXFREAK - I like his format better. 20 - CyricZ - Tiny bit more in depth and his format --- Goku- Look Vegeta! People popcorn! Vegeta- Ah! What is he on?! |
| From: supernova54321 | Posted: 1/12/2004 11:34:27 AM | Message Detail |
| 4 - Dan Simpson - I really like CWall's work, and his format is in fact superior to DSimpson's, but overall the latter's content is untouchable, with in-depth coverage of some really huge PC games and a wide variety of genres. 29 - Tom Hayes - Tom gets my vote because his format is simple and not overly confusing, he never once has unecessary information anywhere in his guides, and the instructions are clear and intelligible. Though some might disagree, I think it vital to be able to write in a flowing, grammatically correct style that is free of mistakes. 13 - CVXFREAK - CVX is to be congratulated on some excellent hardware FAQs, which cover every aspect of the machine or accessory in question in a far better way than any instruction manual. Otherwise I have rarely had cause to use his guides, but his Pokemon FAQ proved to be a well-written and essential help. 20 - CyricZ - One of my favourite authors on the site, Cyric's work is detailed, helpful and well-written. Nobody has devoted so much time on a type of game than him on Star Wars, and whatever the genre you can be sure that his FAQs will be an invaluable aid. --- Super Nova | FAQs: 15 - 1264KB The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. - Alucard |
| From: antseezee | Posted: 1/12/2004 11:54:48 AM | Message Detail |
| I believe I'm entitled to my opinion Astro. Alas are you. --- "Some people make sacrifices to make other people happy." http://antseezee.sphosting.com/ - An updated NES Rarity Guide is out! |
| From: Sweet Vengeance | Posted: 1/12/2004 2:01:50 PM | Message Detail |
| 4 - Dan Simpson: His format may be pretty plain, but he is usually very detailed. 36 - Adrenaline SL: Adrenaline is a very good writer, and it is a lot easier for me to find stuff in his FAQs than in Hayes'. 13 - CVXFREAK: This one was pretty close for me, as both detail their games very well. But in the end I liked CVXFREAK's format a little better. 20 - CyricZ: AF just isn't detailed enough for my tastes. For example, in his Shining Force II Walkthrough, he gives about one paragraph of strategy for each battle. --- Proud Ex-Member of the Star Ocean 2 Social I finally return and return to nothing. |
| From: AstroBlue | Posted: 1/12/2004 2:58:29 PM | Message Detail |
| antseezee, I never said you were not entitled to your opinion. I was just showing how moderate spelling mistakes are not detrimental to FAQing. --- AstroBlue | (CRP #4127) <BGFC> <FSSFHRB> Visualshock! Speedshock! Soundshock! Now is time to the 68000 heart on fire! |
| From: me frog | Posted: 1/12/2004 3:06:16 PM | Message Detail |
| ABSTAIN- both are great writers 36 - Adrenaline SL- adrenaline is one of the best writers on the site. Great format and info ABSTAIN- my match 20 - CyricZ- this one was tough, but I have to go for CyricZ in the end, since his information is very in-depth, as well as good formatting so people don't get lost when reading his FAQs. --- Homer Simpson:Hello? Operator? Give me the number for 911! If you can't impress people with your intelligence, confuse them with your stupidity |
| From: arminjewell | Posted: 1/12/2004 6:42:43 PM | Message Detail |
| 4 - Dan Simpson - I'll have to go with Simpson's very detailed and informative guide, CWall is a very good writer, but simple can't match up well enough. 36 - Adrenaline SL - The master of formatting SL is one of the best writers on the site. Tom Hayes is another great writer, but I'm gonna have to give to Adrenaline 13 - CVXFREAK - His format and style is better, I personally am not a big fan of me frog's format. 20 - CyricZ - It was a tough choice, but Cyric puts a little more detail into his guides. --- RPG Elite (298) Nemesis : little_jewell | FAQs: 6 (2366 KB) | Reviews: 5 (20 KB) | Codes: 4 |