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| From: Devin Morgan | Posted: 1/12/2004 6:59:38 PM | Message Detail |
| After some VERY good matchups in the previous rounds (despite the low turnout IMO), we have emerged with 4 winners. They are: 4 - Dan Simpson 36 - Adrenaline SL 13 - CVXFREAK 20 - CyricZ The bracket/CRP links can be found at the following: http://members.verizon.net/~vze4c9cs/pbracket6.htm And now, on to Division 4 (which looks to have several good people and an especially good matchup in there); good luck! 124 - Coffee vs. 69 - falsehead 37 - AstroBlue vs. 28 - Mark Kim 12 - Brian P. Sulpher vs. 53 - Andrew Testa 85 - Boko vs. 21 - Joni Philips --- Devin Morgan | CRP #3579 Prolific Writers' Ranking Page: http://www.accentral.net/list.php |
| From: ZoopSoul | Posted: 1/12/2004 7:48:54 PM | Message Detail |
| 124 - Coffee (I love English lesbians, so I automatically <3 falsey, plus her work is amazingly precise. But Coffee deserves respect, as he is one of the most underrated authors on the site.) 37 - AstroBlue (no contest. don't even need a reason here, honestly. AstroBlue is AstroBlue. Is that enough?) 12 - Brian P. Sulpher (I'm playing LoZ for the first time, and I'm using Brian's guide. As far as actual content goes, nobody beats Sulpher. Nobody. Plus, he finished SM64 with more detail than I had in a faster time. Bravo, dude. You rock.) 21 - Joni Philips (I'm not big on the way that Boko writes, really. If I need to explain more, lemme know.) --- ZoopSoul FAQs: 19 - KB: 3760 - CRP: 26774 IGN Guides: http://guides.ign.com/ |
| From: CVXFREAK | Posted: 1/12/2004 7:48:59 PM | Message Detail |
| 69 - falsehead - Close match, but falsehead's work just seems to have a bit more quality to it. 28 - Mark Kim - Mark Kim writes guides up my alley, and writes them well. AstroBlue, while good and great, is sort of overrated. 12 - Brian P. Sulpher - Writes better FAQs, although Testa is respectable too. 21 - Joni Philips - Writes nice guides for other languages (trust me when I say they're good), and has a better format and style than Boko. --- "I pwned Link316!!!" - Me "Don't brag. Everyone's pwned Link316 at least once." - A Link to the Past |
| From: Merca | Posted: 1/12/2004 7:53:25 PM | Message Detail |
| 69 – falsehead: First of all, falsehead was quite a few FAQs for uncovered, obscure games, while Coffee’s tend to be for more popular games that have plenty of other FAQs. Subsequently, falsehead’s layout seems nicer and a bit easier to navigate through. Finally, her FAQs are just better written than Coffee’s. Oh, and I also enjoyed reading through both of her Plot Analysises. 37 – AstroBlue: Astro is without a doubt one of the site’s best writers. None of Mark Kim’s stuff really stood out to me, and Astro’s detail, layout, and comprehensiveness are top notch. 12 – Brian Sulpher: One of the best old school writers out there, I like how Brian covers many games that don’t have any other FAQs at all. His numerous NES FAQs are terrific (I’m especially fond of his Excitebike FAQ), as is everything else of his. Also, all of his FAQs are complete, while some of Testa’s aren’t. 21 – Joni Philips: Definitely one of the better foreign language writers out there, and his stuff is more detailed and overall just written better than Boko’s. --- "I meditate diligently every morning. The subjects are life and love. I quit after three seconds." ~ Vash the Stampede, Trigun |
| From: Adrenaline | Posted: 1/12/2004 10:36:41 PM | Message Detail |
69 - falsehead - How can I not love my fellow intarweb lover? Plus she's the best female writer on the site and is insanely hilarious. <3 <3 37 - AstroBlue - Much love to my Aussie intarweb lover. He influenced my work a bit in my more "recent" guides. 12 - Brian P. Sulpher - Testa's writing is eh, downright poor in certain guides. He certainly has room for improvement. In his current state, he can't compete with Sulpher. 21 - Joni Philips - Although a majority of his FAQs were written in Dutch, his few English ones are still better than Boko's. |
| From: papermariodude | Posted: 1/12/2004 10:37:57 PM | Message Detail |
| 124 - Coffee vs. 69 - falsehead I seem to feel that falsehead puts alot of more detail when writing his guides, not to say that Coffee doesn't. There is no difference when it comes to format I rank them both the same, so basically it all came down to content and falsehead wins. 37 - AstroBlue vs. 28 - Mark Kim Not much needs to be said here, Astroblue is one of the best on GameFAQs. Mark Kim's work is still good though, but it doesn't match the quality of Astroblues guides. 12 - Brian P. Sulpher vs. 53 - Andrew Testa Quite a close contest although Sulpher gets the edge on content. Still I will say it again both authors deserve to be commended as they both write alot of quality work. 85 - Boko vs. 21 - Joni Philips Joni's Foriegn language guides wrap it up here. I like to see a foriegn language writer as it is good to see foriegn language FAQs on the site. Boko is a good writer but Joni being a foriegn language writer gets the nod from me. I suppose I also like Jonis format a little bit better than Boko's too. --- "Who are you?"- Nintendo Triple H is the World Heavyweight Champion. Time to play the game |
| From: antseezee | Posted: 1/13/2004 3:09:32 AM | Message Detail |
| 69 - falsehead - Great variation of systems, games, and most of all, was a winning FAQ of the Month (or week?) writer on IGN! 37 - AstroBlue - Great detailing in guides, yet keeps everything straightforward and concise. Gotta love his precise maps in his guides, especially Alien 3 for the Gameboy. 12 - Brian P. Sulpher - While the selection of games may be a tad older, Brian is truly a great content writer, and a beautician in one. Organization, layout, format, it's all here in perfection. 85 - Boko - Joni writers a plentiful amount of useful foreign language guides, but Boko simply writes amazing FF guides. Everything is eye catchy, detailed. It's almost like he's a historian on the Final Fantasy series. --- "Some people make sacrifices to make other people happy." http://antseezee.sphosting.com/ - An updated NES Rarity Guide is out! |
| From: Masamune3 | Posted: 1/13/2004 3:20:51 AM | Message Detail |
| 124 - Coffee - Going against the grain, but I personally favour Coffee's work. I'm not sure what it is, but I just think he puts more into them. 37 - AstroBlue - I pity the foo' who does not vote for AstroBlue! Like Zoop said, it's just AstroBlue. He is one of the elite three writers on this site IMO, and his writing style dominates almost everyone. Go fellow Aussie! 12 - Brian P. Sulpher - Although I voted against Sulpher in the last round, it was because I preferred CB!'s work. That being said BPeroxide is also an awesome FAQ writer, whose encyclopedic knowledge of old skool games is second to none (not even War Doc). He has written a variety of great guides for games with none, and I feel he'll be in the running to take it away again this year. 21 - Joni Philips - While his CRP is dominated by mostly Dutch FAQ's (and there is nothing wrong with that), his English guides still shine through here as the better of his opponent. --- "Rather than saying 'I don't get the joke', I instead prefer to say 'The joke makes no sense.' ZARK!" --Zigfried |
| From: AlaskaFox | Posted: 1/13/2004 5:29:40 AM | Message Detail |
| Can't believe I was knocked out again. What is this now? 2nd Round - 1st Round - Quarter Final - 3rd Round - 2nd Round - Semi Final (Retro) - 2nd Round such instability! 124 - Coffee - Chip's Challenge. An excellent excellent guide. 37 - AstroBlue - still the best author on the site, bar none 12 - Brian P. Sulpher - Three letters: N. E. S. Brilliant guides for classic games. 85 - Boko - cause I've used those FF guides. And they're good! --- CRP: 7818 “One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes.” |
| From: Wyldcard | Posted: 1/13/2004 7:14:23 AM | Message Detail |
| 69 - falsehead 28 - Mark Kim 12 - Brian P. Sulpher 85 - Boko --- John 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. <>< |
| From: Joni Philips | Posted: 1/13/2004 9:34:44 AM | Message Detail |
| 69 - falsehead: Better format and more FAQs for games with little FAQ's (One _d, one _c, a couple of _b's and _a's and a lot of first FAQ's) 37 - AstroBlue: More in depth 12 - Brian P. Sulpher: More in depth Abstain --- Goku- Look Vegeta! People popcorn! Vegeta- Ah! What is he on?! |
| From: supernova54321 | Posted: 1/13/2004 10:33:08 AM | Message Detail |
| 124 - Coffee - A tough contest, but Coffee has the edge in both experience and format. Take his Tetris FAQ - nobody but him could provide help in a game which seems not to require assistance. 37 - AstroBlue - Truly excellent author whose combination of great format, detailed information and humour leaves most other FAQers trailing behind. 12 - Brian P. Sulpher - Wow. Hard to say. Andrew is a hard-working, fast-developing author (just look at his KOTOR guide) but he can't compete with a veteran like Brian with hundreds of top quality FAQs under his belt. I have used his Ogre Battle FAQ on many an occasion, using it to get the best from the classic game, and I can safely say that it is one of the best guides on the site. I have the utmost respect for Brian Sulpher as an author. 21 - Joni Philips - His guides are very underrated, partly because many are in Dutch, so most people can't read them, but I feel that this is a positive aspect. It shows a dedication to the Dutch GameFAQs public that should be commended. His English guides are good too and, although I know character shouldn't really come into this, he is a very modest and nice person to have here on the boards. --- Super Nova | FAQs: 15 - 1264KB The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. - Alucard |
| From: Juan Dixon | Posted: 1/13/2004 11:13:32 AM | Message Detail |
| I am quite surprised to learn that Brian has hundreds of FAQs. falsehead has a lot of guides for games that need them, and I always loved her Virtual Hydlide guide. Coffee has some decent stuff, but overall I just prefer falsehead's guides. Astroblue is one of the finest writers on the website and should go far again. I love the SIn and Punishment guide, and FFTA is still awesome. Brian P. Sulpher may not have hundreds of guides, but he's a good writer who's written for lots of quality games that have needed good guides. I especially dig the newer stuff, like FF and OB. I've always been a fan of Excitebike, too. Boko is one of the more underrated writers on the website, and I feel he definitely deserves a mention here. I like his stuff a little more than Joni, who also happens to be a good writer and is definitely a rising star. --- - Psycho Penguin - Current Games: NCAA Football 2004 (check quote) |
| From: Sweet Vengeance | Posted: 1/13/2004 12:35:26 PM | Message Detail |
| ABSTAIN ABSTAIN 12 - Brian P. Sulpher: Testa needs to split up his huge paragraphs into smaller sections. Brian beats him here in terms of format and actual writing skill. 85 - Boko: It's amazing how good this guy's English is even though he is from Brazil. Add to that the fact that his FAQs are very well detailed. --- Proud Ex-Member of the Star Ocean 2 Social I finally return and return to nothing. |
| From: FoxHound26 | Posted: 1/13/2004 3:07:24 PM | Message Detail |
| No Vote 37 - AstroBlue - Has written guides I have used in the past such as the excellent Final Fantasy Tactics guide. 12 - Brian P. Sulpher - Great FAQ writer with 81 on GameFAQs and more elsewhere. Covered numourous Nintendo games that would not have been written by others. No Vote --- Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul |
| From: arminjewell | Posted: 1/13/2004 4:17:02 PM | Message Detail |
| 124 - Coffee - Despite my appreciation for falsehead, Coffee's guides are written for harder games and does an excellent job with them. 37 - AstroBlue - All the other voters took my reasons...but seriously he is one of the elite writers on the site with his extremely detailed information and formatting is unbelievable 12 - Brian P. Sulpher - His old school games are very, very well done with all the information you would ever need, and I think this gains him the vote with his ability to write with such detail. 21 - Joni Philips - He is a very hard-working FAQer who puts a lot of effort into his FAQs, so he gets my vote. --- RPG Elite (298) Nemesis : little_jewell | FAQs: 6 (2366 KB) | Reviews: 5 (20 KB) | Codes: 4 |
| From: MHulbert | Posted: 1/13/2004 5:19:02 PM | Message Detail |
| 124 - Coffee 37 - AstroBlue 12 - Brian P. Sulpher 21 - Joni Philips Haven't been around much lately, hopefully no one thinks I'm a 2nd account ;) --- FAQs: 3105 KB | Reviews: 104 KB http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/4150.html |