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| From: DBM11085 | Posted: 1/17/2004 6:58:27 PM | Message Detail |
| Alright, we've successfully made it through 2 full rounds of this tourney! We are also down to 32 prolifics still on the bracket, so let's continue with the fun... Yesterday's winners: 70 - Shdwrlm3 27 - Efrem Orrizonte 11 - mysticcat 86 - Atom Edge Once again, I will remind everyone that in order for your votes to be counted, reasons must be given with all your votes! The bracket, as well as CRP links to all the competitors' work can be found here (I have no FTP access tonight, so the bracket update will take place tomorrow sometime): http://members.verizon.net/~vze4c9cs/pbracket6.htm Good luck! Division 1: 1 - Devin Morgan vs. 32 - Myke 16 - Wolf Feather vs. 81 - Meowthnum1 Division 2: 72 - Little Jewell vs. 40 - Aaron Tadeo 56 - War Doc vs. 24 - marshmallow --- I need everything, the world owes me I tell it to myself, and I agree |
| From: me frog | Posted: 1/17/2004 7:05:34 PM | Message Detail |
| 1 - Devin Morgan- close match, but Devin comes in due to the quality of his writing. Only flaw I find with him is the format, but it's not TERRIBLE, just a little too simple. 81 - Meowthnum1- Meowthnum has always been a good writer, but I still like Wolf Feather. However, Meowthnum1 just has better info and goes more in-depth. Division 2: ABSTAIN 24 - marshmallow- marshmallow is probably one of the best writers on the site. Not only is his information excellent, but he's pretty funny too. --- 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: wizardman | Posted: 1/17/2004 7:38:39 PM | Message Detail |
| I take round 2 off, and come back to very hard matches. Feh. 1 - Devin Morgan- I like Devin's guides/format/stuff just a little bit more. He can do a good guide without true section headers, which is hard. 16 - Wolf Feather- Wolf's a good writer, and so's Meowth. However, Wolf gets the edge by having a huge chunk of sports/racing games, which can be very hard to write about. 40 - Aaron Tadeo- Both writers are great, and it was hard to choose. Aaron eventually got the vote due to a bit more variety in his work. 24 - marshmallow- Better format/writing in general, and another writer that doesn't need headers to make a good guide. --- What do you do? Tear up sheets of paper with equations written on them? X Launcher on Math Murderer |
| From: arminjewell | Posted: 1/17/2004 7:40:24 PM | Message Detail |
| Division 1: 1 - Devin Morgan - As much as I like myke's work, Devin's work is terrific, nothing flashy but very nicely done with perfect information and good formatting. 16 - Wolf Feather - Although Meowthum1 is a great writer with great detail, Wolf is just as good of a writer but writes for a harder genre and writes very well also. Sadly, these guys are so close that it is the deciding factor. Division 2: ABSTAIN (cringe...i doubt i'll get a vote) 24 - marshmallow - This guy is one of my favorite writers as he is a very good writer and it seems like his FAQs are very naturally done and without much forced effort into format or content but it is well done anyway. --- RPG Elite (298) Nemesis : little_jewell | FAQs: 6 (2398 KB) | Reviews: 5 (20 KB) | Codes: 7 |
| From: CVXFREAK | Posted: 1/17/2004 8:42:50 PM | Message Detail |
| 1 - Devin Morgan - both are dignified and awesome writers, but Devin Morgan is nearly unrivaled. Sorry Myke. 81 - Meowthnum1 - I'm very sorry Wolf Feather, but Trace's FAQs are very detailed, and enjoyable to read. I'd vote for both if I were able to. 40 - Aaron Tadeo - no contest. Aaron writes better guides overall. 24 - marshmallow - a shut out. marshmallow's one of the best. --- "I pwned Link316!!!" - Me "Don't brag. Everyone's pwned Link316 at least once." - A Link to the Past |
| From: Michael Tyler | Posted: 1/17/2004 10:00:34 PM | Message Detail |
Division 1: 1 - Devin Morgan (Myke's sentences don't "flow" right. They don't read smoothly; at times being so jaunty that it's difficult to understand exactly what it is he's trying to tell you.) 81 - Meowthnum1 (Although WF's ability to cover all of those racing games is pretty impressive, I still have to give the match to Trace because of his superior writing skills, and FAR superior format.) Division 2: 40 - Aaron Tadeo (Aaron's format, although somewhat constricted, does present his work a lot better that Jewell's. Also Jewell uses some of the ugliest paragraph spacing I've ever seen--mostly notable in his Boss FAQ. Reading some of Jewell's paragraphs can literally put a strain on your eyes. Also, Jewell has a lot of little "notes" in his work that needlessly draw the focus away from the walkthrough, and that really bothers me.) 24 - marshmallow (I think marshmallow has an untouchable amount of skill in the strategy-writing department; most notably in his "Perfect Dark Cheats/Bonuses Walkthrough". It takes a really creative mind to come up with an ingenious way to complete a stage, and clearly marshmallow puts an incredible amount of time working in the game before he writes about it.) --- •— Reptile | Codes: 46 | FAQs: 16 | Total Kb: 1562 —• In the land of the killers, a sinner's mind is his sanctum. |
| From: ZoopSoul | Posted: 1/17/2004 10:09:20 PM | Message Detail |
| 1 - Devin Morgan (good quality, straight to the point, and precise.) 16 - Wolf Feather (devotion to a single, really hard to write for genre. good stuff) 40 - Aaron Tadeo (great formatting.) 56 - War Doc (non-covered early games, full of helpful information for old schoolers. one of the most helpful contributors on the entire site... but where'd he go?) --- ZoopSoul FAQs: 19 - KB: 3760 - CRP: 26774 IGN Guides: http://guides.ign.com/ |
| From: AstroBlue | Posted: 1/17/2004 10:18:07 PM | Message Detail |
| 1 - Devin Morgan vs. 32 - Myke Excellent content and great writing > Excellent content and decent writing. 16 - Wolf Feather vs. 81 - Meowthnum1 Both great, but prefer his writing style, and her PDFs scare me. 72 - Little Jewell vs. 40 - Aaron Tadeo Used his FF FAQs and liked them a lot, very comprehensive. 56 - War Doc vs. 24 - marshmallow I love the N64, and I love his N64 guides... humour and style in spades. --- AstroBlue | (CRP #4127) <BGFC> <FSSFHRB> Visualshock! Speedshock! Soundshock! Now is time to the 68000 heart on fire! |
| From: CWall | Posted: 1/18/2004 2:11:21 AM | Message Detail |
| Devin Morgan - Devin's FAQs are very reliable and systematic. He's comprehensive and his format is great and rock solid. If you get confused by his FAQs, then life should be really confusing for you. Devin has extreme variation in genres and I actually happen to prefer his more... objective writing style compared to Myke's more childish and annoying. Myke also has some incomplete FAQs up his sleaves and that's not appreciated. Meowthnum1 - He's writing style and format is great and I also appreciate his way of always trying to improve his FAQs and writing. He has also written for a more vast set of genres than Wolf Feather. Wolf Feather's collection of racing FAQs do not impress me that much. Tadeo - Very hard. Tadeo has written a lot and it is really good. Good format and comprehensive. On the other hand has Little Jewel written at least two extremely detailed FAQs and that takes a lot of hard work and dedication. I'm not so fond of his Vice City FAQ, because the format good be better, thus making it a little hard to find what you're looking for, but it's still astounding. This guy has an eye for details. I'll go with Tadeo in the end, simply because he has covered much more games never covered before and because he's so solid. marshmallow - So hard again and no, it's not because War Doc is frequent here. I simply adore marshmallow's humour in his FAQs and he is probably the reason why I started writing. Or maybe it was Megura, but there we have a big difference. I found out that Megura, he really is one of the best writers on this site, in my opinion he's untouchable. marshmallow, however, isn't. His FAQs could use better format and more in-depth information. Still, I have to go with him, because he's so comprehensive and funny and he has such a way with words. War Doc is great with a solid format and comprehensive FAQ writing, but I'll have to go with the funniest writer on the site. --- Sign Duffman's petition for a History Board: http://cgi.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.asp?board=7&topic=11037045 |
| From: antseezee | Posted: 1/18/2004 2:53:39 AM | Message Detail |
| Division 1: 1 - Devin Morgan - One of the largest writers on the site (use to be until DEngel), nice straightforward formats, and best of all - hardworking. 16 - Wolf Feather - as stated as before. Detailed, accurate racing guides that actually HELP people who play racing games. Can't compare much with meowth who got a lucky bye (no offense). Division 2: 72 - Little Jewell - very underrated writer. Both the Diablo 2 and Vice City guides have excellent instructions on WHERE to go, what to do, plus the item lists are so accurate. 56 - War Doc - Awesome RtCW guide, excellent formatting (clean, yet effective in catching the eyes). Not to mention many classic guides. --- "Some people make sacrifices to make other people happy." http://antseezee.sphosting.com/ - An updated NES Rarity Guide is out! |
| From: Joni Philips | Posted: 1/18/2004 4:39:04 AM | Message Detail |
| 1 - Devin Morgan: Better writing 81 - Meowthnum1: Better format 40 - Aaron Tadeo: Incredible FF FAQs., detailed. Abstain --- Goku- Look Vegeta! People popcorn! Vegeta- Ah! What is he on?! |
| From: Crazyreyn | Posted: 1/18/2004 4:40:31 AM | Message Detail |
| Division 1: 1 - Devin Morgan - Although Myke is great, Devin is overall better in content, and especially in format (<3 simple formats). 81 - Meowthnum1 - Awesome format and content. Wolf Feather is brilliant no doubt, but his format is too plain in places. Division 2: 40 - Aaron Tadeo - Little Jewell doesn't include quite the same detail or formatting detail, whereas Aaron does. Good stuff! 24 - marshmallow - As much as War Doc is great in terms of retro guides, marshmallow's stuff is more short and sweet. --- Crazyreyn | AVFC | CRP: 27600 OK i aint getting the <3 bit here. Less than 3? 1? 2? - MouseNo4 |
| From: MHulbert | Posted: 1/18/2004 6:46:28 AM | Message Detail |
| Division 1: 1 - Devin Morgan - Sorrry myke, we're still homeboys, he's just got you beat by sheer quantity with good enough quality. 16 - Wolf Feather - A massive burst of good guides in a relatively small period of time, and all for a starved area in racing, easy choice. Division 2: 40 - Aaron Tadeo - Some argue he only covers big name games, but atleast he does them well, close contest. 24 - marshmallow - Alot of people complain that marsh is overrated, I don't really think so, his OoT guide was one of the first I came across, to much good N64 stuff. --- FAQs: 3105 KB | Reviews: 104 KB http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/4150.html |
| From: Devin Morgan | Posted: 1/18/2004 8:49:56 AM | Message Detail |
| Division 1: Abstain (have to). Abstain. Division 2: 72 - Little Jewell - Both are excellent writers for the games they cover, but I'd have to go with Jewell on this one. Aaron tends to ramble for a while in many of his guides, so he should cut down on paragraph size to make it easier to read. LJ explains things very well, and presents it clearly as well; case in point, Banjo-Kazooie. 56 - War Doc - Even though MM covered a large amount of N64 titles in his heyday, alot of his work seems to be lacking information. For instance, I just went through some of his Blast Corps FAQ (one of my favorite N64 games), and I don't quite "get" what he's talking about doing, even in the first level! Whereas with Kevin's guides, he puts alot more detail into his larger walkthroughs (RoCW), and knows how to do smaller game guides just as well. We need more people who go for games that need coverage, so keep it up Kev! --- Devin Morgan | CRP #3579 Prolific Writers' Ranking Page: http://www.accentral.net/list.php |
| From: arminjewell | Posted: 1/18/2004 9:14:23 AM | Message Detail |
| Hmm interesting, I'll get to work on those criticisms, thanks a bunch! --- RPG Elite (298) Nemesis : little_jewell | FAQs: 6 (2398 KB) | Reviews: 5 (20 KB) | Codes: 7 |
| From: Meowthnum1 | Posted: 1/18/2004 11:33:09 AM | Message Detail |
| To those who voted against me: as I stated earlier, I'd like to know more about why you did so. The fact that I don't cover racing games hardly seems to be a way to improve upon my writing. --- ''She's in to witchcraft and one kiss and I'm zapped...'' |
| From: BSulpher | Posted: 1/18/2004 12:55:40 PM | Message Detail |
| Neither (could not decide on a clear cut winner here). 16 - Wolf Feather (although I love Trace's work, Wolfies attention to detail and ability to convey information for the hardest parts to describe makes him my choice). Neither (nothing doing here). 56 - War Doc (I never understood the love for marshmallow. His stuff is poorly formatted, he is rather imprecise in many instances, and his humour will often over ride the info that he is trying to convey. War Doc takes a clean format and crisp information to write for not just games that need it, but OLD SCHOOL games that need the FAQs). --- Yap, yap, yap! Shut your trap! - Flak |
| From: me frog | Posted: 1/18/2004 2:17:09 PM | Message Detail |
| One of the largest writers on the site (use to be until DEngel) Actually, Devin is still the largest DEngel just looks like he has more due to the image glitch. --- Homer Simpson:Hello? Operator? Give me the number for 911! If you can't impress people with your intelligence, confuse them with your stupidity |