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| From: Devin Morgan | Posted: 1/19/2004 6:51:18 PM | Message Detail |
| Alright... Another day, another set of matches have ended. The winners from Divisions 3 and 4 were: Division 3: 36 - Adrenaline SL 13 - CVXFREAK Division 4: 37 - AstroBlue 12 - Brian P. Sulpher As always, the bracket URL, which contains links to everyone's CRPs, is at the following: http://members.verizon.net/~vze4c9cs/pbracket6.htm Good luck to those in today's matches! Division 5: 2 - Andrew Schultz vs. 34 - GheddonLN 50 - Snow Dragon vs. 18 - Dallas Scott Division 6: 7 - Kao Megura vs. 39 - ZoopSoul 10 - Scott Ong vs. 23 - Colin Moriarty --- Devin Morgan | CRP #3579 Prolific Writers' Ranking Page: http://www.accentral.net/list.php |
| From: Gbness | Posted: 1/19/2004 6:57:31 PM | Message Detail |
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| From: me frog | Posted: 1/19/2004 6:57:37 PM | Message Detail |
| 2 - Andrew Schultz-pretty good formatting, but excellent information. One of my favorites here. ABSTAIN- tough match ZoopSoul- as much as I low Kao, Zoop goes so in-depth, it's not even funny. I love his F-Zero guide and his Wario World guide. 23 - Colin Moriarty- Colin is one of those FAQers who acels in everything. Nice format, nice information, and he goes pretty in-depth. --- 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: Psycho Penguin | Posted: 1/19/2004 7:06:36 PM | Message Detail |
| 34 - GheddonLN: I like his RPG guides and formatting. Andrew is good, but I gotta go with Great White here. 18 - Dallas Scott: I hope to god Snow Dragon doesn't win. He's okay, but Dallas is one of the best writers on the entire site. 7 - Kao Megura: His fighting guides are great, and his FF7 guide is actually pretty okay. Plus, I used his Earthbound Zero FAQ and it rocked. 10 - Scott Ong: :Love the FF8 and Dark Cloud 2 guides. Formatting is great, but the main draw is all the information he provides in each guide. Let's see if the deserving people or the board members win.. GEE I WONDER. --- [ #3 ] No more games, I'm gonna change what you call rage. <Proud Fiance of Karpah> |
| From: Adrenaline | Posted: 1/19/2004 7:07:31 PM | Message Detail |
Since the other topic closed before I had a chance to post, I'll do it here. ;[ Thanks for all the support, guys, especially Masamune2, Zoopers, Phoenix, etc. I never dreamed that I'd be held in such high esteem. :OOO *flashes teh b00bular area* ...and she has boobs. Presumably big ones. Totally. I have back problems because of them. ;{ As for the tourny... 2 - Andrew Schultz - For some reason, I have immense respect for him. Must be because of his sexiness and manliness. Gheddon's FAQs just don't touch that level of quality...yet...or something. 50 - Snow Dragon - Dallas' writing is a bit too plain. SD has a great style that makes his work a joy to read. 39 - ZoopSoul - Nice match up, but when it comes to writing Zoop can outclass Kao anyday. Plus his formats are purdy thanks to yours truly. :D 10 - Scott Ong - Extremely tough choice, but I find myself leaning towards Ong more. Why? His Shenmue and DOAX FAQ made me orgasm 76 times. :OOOOOO |
| From: arminjewell | Posted: 1/19/2004 7:08:22 PM | Message Detail |
| 2 - Andrew Schultz - A clear advantage as he is more in-depth and has better formatting 50 - Snow Dragon - His detail and information are so good, I am a big fan of his work. 39 - ZoopSoul - As much as I like Kao's fighting FAQs, Zoop makes more detail and better formatting with his FAQs. 10 - Scott Ong - Moriarty is a good writer, but the detail in SOng's FAQs surpass that of Moriarty. --- RPG Elite (298) Nemesis : little_jewell | FAQs: 6 (2398 KB) | Reviews: 5 (20 KB) | Codes: 7 |
| From: Gbness | Posted: 1/19/2004 7:09:01 PM | Message Detail |
| Division 5: 2 - Andrew Schultz ASchultz is THE site's old school writer. We need more people to write FAQs for old school games like Andrew does. All of his guides are awesome, full of detail, and have great format. He also does great maps. ABSTAIN Division 6: 7 - Kao Megura My vote has to go to Kao on this one. Sure, I <3 Zoop's work quite a bit, but Kao's fighting guides look like they took quite a lot of work. Really, they seriously rock. Plus, his FF7 guide helped me through the game. Not to mention Kao has splendid format. 10 - Scott Ong I've never really liked Colin's work that much. I mean, it is pretty detailed, but he needs some formatting work and his quality isn't really up to par with Scott's. Plus, SOng's DC2 guide is so good it truly motivated me. --- [ #72 ] FAQs: 18 - 2245K | Come post at Space Harrier - 19313. "Forever and as long as it may go, may god bless the kitties and puppies." |
| From: Gbness | Posted: 1/19/2004 7:09:39 PM | Message Detail |
| Oh, and my first post was deleted due to changing of a vote. --- [ #72 ] FAQs: 18 - 2245K | Come post at Space Harrier - 19313. "Forever and as long as it may go, may god bless the kitties and puppies." |
| From: Anne Robinsons Ghost | Posted: 1/19/2004 7:32:01 PM | Message Detail |
| Ouch.. well, I can't deny being beaten by Astroblue, I writer I respect hugely is nothing to be ashamed about. Thanks for the kind words though and constructive reasonings. All these match-up are pretty close, all the writers now are are very high quality and so reasonings are really just coming down to the little things that tip you either way. Hope these reasonings are acceptable. Andrew Schultz - Giving my reasons for voting for Andrew could fill a FAQ of its own. But I have nothing but respect for a man who FAQs difficult and obscure games with such evident love, who has a smooth and enjoyable writing style and turns out a large amount of work that manages to stay a such a high level of quality. Snow Dragon - this is a toughie. But I think Snow is becoming one of the better FAQ writers on the site and I have simply used more of hs work to help me out. With special mad props going to his Gargoyles Quest FAQ which helped me finish the game after only a paltry 10 years of having it. ZoopSoul - Oh lord.. ANOTHER really close one and I nearly chickened out and abstained. Kao writes REALLY good Fighting games FAQS, superbly laid out and amazing detail and tactics etc. But, Zoopy also has several great guides under his belt, including two I refer to alot, his Code Veronica guide, which stopped me putting my fist through the TV at 5 in the morning when a puzzle to far got me mad and AS WE SPEAK I am using his funny and quirky Gyroid FAQ for Animal Crossing. So I decided to be decisive and vote for him. Colin Moriarty - I think basically I find Scotts chewed english makes it tricky for me to follow what he is saying sometimes and I honestly didn't like his FFVIII guides very much. Although Colin writes pretty much for games I rarely play, he overall has a good, clear way of explaining things so he gets my vote. --- You ARE the weakest link...goodbye (I'm falseheads Veteran joke account, please bow down to my ginger superiority) |
| From: Devin Morgan | Posted: 1/19/2004 7:36:55 PM | Message Detail |
| Division 5: 2 - Andrew Schultz - Gheddon does great work, but I think his style of writing needs some working upon. Perhaps a more concrete style would help, since some of them dividers are killer. As for Andrew here, he OBVIOUSLY puts much thought/effort into his guides. Who else spends hours upon hours investigating every facet of games alot of us will probably never otherwise touch, and then present it in a clear and concise fashion? That takes skill, and he has lots of it. 18 - Dallas Scott - Sorry SD, but Dallas takes it here. So what if his way of wording things seems a bit on the 'boring' side, but he does very well what the FAQs are meant to be: help files for everything related to the games at hand. His layout is clear; it's easy to find whatever you're looking for with ease, and never fluffed stuff up to make things more annoying to look through. He's the sort of writer we need around, too bad he sorta gave it up a couple years back. Division 6: Abstain. 10 - Scott Ong - Another close one for me, but I have to give Scott my vote here. Both writers here work VERY well, but I have a simple problem with some of Colin's guides, in that they contain too much useless information. But then again, that's me; I don't need to read a huge walkthrough of a level in Mega Man # as if I'm retarded. As for Scott, he covers the games he did to a great extent, with his FF8 work being among the absolute best for that game. --- Devin Morgan | CRP #3579 Prolific Writers' Ranking Page: http://www.accentral.net/list.php |
| From: Merca | Posted: 1/19/2004 8:03:06 PM | Message Detail |
| 2 - ASchultz: Awesome old school writer with plenty o' detail and some nice formatting. I bow before his FAQs for obscure games with no coverage. 18 - Dallas Scott: Although his writing isn't always the most interesting, it's concise and to the point while still being very detailed. 39 - ZoopSoul: <3 F-Zero GX. Zoop's layout is awesome, and his writing style is top notch. Plus, so goes so in-depth that it isn't even funny. 23 - Colin Moriarty: Moriarty is one of the guys who's work inspired me to start writing. Although I recognize that there are plenty better writers out there, some of his stuff is still flat-out awesome (Zelda: ALttP), even if it is a bit bloated. Also, I've never been big on Ong's stuff, especially Shenmue. --- "I meditate diligently every morning. The subjects are life and love. I quit after three seconds." ~ Vash the Stampede, Trigun |
| From: Haunter12O | Posted: 1/19/2004 8:14:36 PM | Message Detail |
| Division 5: 2 - Andrew Schultz I like Gheddon's FAQs but I don't seem to like his format really much. I dunno, maybe it's just the paragraphs are too big or something, and then there's not a whole lot of information for each section. Abstain, although I'm leaning towards Dallas here. Division 6: Abstain, both are great FAQ writers. 10 - Scott Ong His FF8 FAQs are #3 on my best FAQs list. Including everything, even pointless stuff from the game in the FAQ, is a must. I don't think I've used any other FAQ for FF8 but his (yes, I have looked at the other FAQs a couple times, mind you, but I haven't used them for help on the game). I'm not a big fan of CMoriarty. --- Haunter12O: Team Red - CE Capture The Flag http://boards.tokyotosho.com <---CABLE boards, good stuff |
| From: Michael Tyler | Posted: 1/19/2004 8:56:36 PM | Message Detail |
Division 5: 34 - GheddonLN (Andrew doesn't use section headers, and he doesn't use good sentence structure--i.e. too many run-on sentences. This can make his work a little difficult to comprehend, and a little annoying to try and follow. Also, GheddonLN writes a much more interesting FAQ, in my opinion anyway, so it holds onto the reader's attention without boring them.) 18 - Dallas Scott (They're both really good writers, but I feel that Snow Dragon doesn't go into the level of detail that is necessary in some of the games he covers. Good examples of this are his "SMB3" and his "Super Mario World" FAQs, where he is noticably vague in covering the stage walkthroughs. I know this because I wrote for SMB3 as well, and I defintely found it necessary to go into much greater depth.) Division 6: 39 - ZoopSoul (Although Zoop's overuse of "decorations", in my opinion, makes his format a little ugly, his writing skills more than make up for it, and they far exceed Kao's talents. Kao has the tendency to speak in quick, simple sentences that clearly should be combined into one, longer sentence. It is as if he writes for people who read at the 4th-Grade level, so, to me anyway, reading it can feel like reading a book meant for small children. I think he underestimates the average reader's intelligence, and that is a big mistake to make.) 23 - Colin Moriarty (Scott's work is all mashed together, like a massive stack of work papers that appear so immense and never-ending that you don't even wanna try and tackle them. Colin's paragraphs do run way too long, but his format is good, and certainly better than his opponent Scott.) --- •— Reptile | Codes: 46 | FAQs: 16 | Total Kb: 1562 —• In the land of the killers, a sinner's mind is his sanctum. |
| From: SubSane | Posted: 1/20/2004 12:27:39 AM | Message Detail |
2 - Andrew Schultz: Schultz and his ol' school walkthroughs are some of the best on the site. Many of the games he writes for are simple, but his walkthroughs are no less detailed than those for big games. 50 - Snow Dragon: Damn, all these matches are getting tough. I just liked SD's approach to walkthroughs, as well as his sweet section dividers. 39 - ZoopSoul: Zoop's a funny cat, and his writing reflects a humorous style that Megura's FAQs do not have. 23 - Colin Moriarty: Moriarty had a smoother writing style and a simple, yet effective, format. --- ........SERENITY NOW!!!........ ::Elite Rogue:: {//=|RDoN|=\\} |
| From: ZoopSoul | Posted: 1/20/2004 12:45:39 AM | Message Detail |
2 - Andrew Schultz (Schultz is Jesus. Why? Because he died for your sins. Oh, and he has a kick ass blog. Oh, and his guides are so well informative that they do not need formatting, and he's the ONLY one that can get away with it.) 50 - Snow Dragon (I love Dallas and his awesome stuff, but that Link's Awakening FAQ is one of the best that I've ever read. Awesome stuff.) 39 - ZoopSoul (because I'm assistant Jesus. =D) Abstain My cat just vomitted. The sound he made reminded me of a special someone crying in this topic. Totally. I have back problems because of them. ;{ First off, woo for Adrenaline's boobs. Second off, woo for back problems. My teets hurt mine, as well. ;\ Thanks for the votes everybody. Val was like "You're dead when you get to Kao" when the tourney began. I'm putting up a hell of a fight, so it seems. Rock. -Zoop --- ZoopSoul FAQs: 19 - KB: 3760 - CRP: 26774 IGN Guides: http://guides.ign.com/ |
| From: Masamune3 | Posted: 1/20/2004 12:47:18 AM | Message Detail |
| 2 - Andrew Schultz - I respect anyone who has covered the shear amount of old-skool games as he has. Simple format that works well. 50 - Snow Dragon - I honestly just can't express how much I like SD's work. It's both very informative and very funny. 39 - ZoopSoul - This is a tough match-up, but Zooper takes the prize with SUPERB content and great format. 23 - Colin Moriarty - Scott's pretty horrid grasp of basic English principles loses him the spot here, against Colin's great Mega Man and Zelda guides. --- "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." --Edmund Burke R.I.P. David "Hooksey" Hookes |
| From: Varalys the Dark | Posted: 1/20/2004 1:07:43 AM | Message Detail |
| I voted for Zoops b00bs --- J-Lo insured her ass for $10 million you say? Does that include contents? http://hotgirlongirlaction.blogspot.com/ |
| From: Masamune3 | Posted: 1/20/2004 1:09:44 AM | Message Detail |
| Mmm... b00bs... --- "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." --Edmund Burke R.I.P. David "Hooksey" Hookes |
| From: m1k470 | Posted: 1/20/2004 1:22:07 AM | Message Detail |
| cool i posted here woohoo ;) --- Masta m1k470 |
| From: Masamune3 | Posted: 1/20/2004 1:25:16 AM | Message Detail |
| Why did you come back, plagiarist? --- "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." --Edmund Burke R.I.P. David "Hooksey" Hookes |
| From: ZoopSoul | Posted: 1/20/2004 1:30:30 AM | Message Detail |
| Why thank you, Falsey. My chest is flattered. -Zoop --- ZoopSoul FAQs: 19 - KB: 3760 - CRP: 26774 IGN Guides: http://guides.ign.com/ |
| From: antseezee | Posted: 1/20/2004 2:51:45 AM | Message Detail |
| Division 5: 2 - Andrew Schultz - so many FAQs under his belt for FAQ-needed games. Gheddon tends to write for popular games (in an excellent fashion), but ASchultz turns nothingness games into something. 50 - Snow Dragon - holy toledo, extremely close match. Both writers make guides for a variety of (popular and default) games. Both have similar formats, and header spacings. But the one thing that separates them is the fact that Snow completes his guides. Dallas has a few incomplete guides which hurts the overall quality. Division 6: 39 - ZoopSoul - one of the best quality writers on the site. Has a format that just makes you want to hug it with joy. It's like searching for a hidden treasure. Kao is an excellent fighter writer, but other than that, the move lists can be fairly hard to comprehend at times. 23 - Colin Moriarty - improved selection of games. Awesome zelda guides. The other makes excellent FF guides, but then again, there are plenty of writers in that genre. --- "Some people make sacrifices to make other people happy." http://antseezee.sphosting.com/ - An updated NES Rarity Guide is out! |
| From: Meowthnum1 | Posted: 1/20/2004 2:59:10 AM | Message Detail |
Division 5: 2 - Andrew Schultz - He's prolific in several ways. His amount of quality is supreme. Plus his format is awesome. 18 - Dallas Scott - It's a close match, but I've gotta give Dallas the nod. He's got some sweet formatting and an awesome amount of content. Division 6: 39 - ZoopSoul - Close, but I've never been on the Kao bandwagon. He's either got an incredible amount of filler or an incredible amount of content (hard to tell sometimes). 23 - Colin Moriarty - There is no way Moriarty deserves to lose this. It's like a swimming competition with judges. Some guy wins the race easily; a cripple loses it by a lot. Does the cripple deserve to win because he's a cripple? Anyway, Colin's got his basic formatting, a good amount of content, and leaves room for people to poke fun at. Ong, however, doesn't seem to have a grasp of the English language. --- ''She's in to witchcraft and one kiss and I'm zapped...'' |
| From: ZoopSoul | Posted: 1/20/2004 3:13:47 AM | Message Detail |
| BTW, I'd like to sincerely thank everyone for the kind words. When I started over a year ago, I wanted to be looked at as an equal or higher by most of you guys, and it seems like I've done just that. All of you guys just absolutely rock, and this is the best internet community I've ever been involved with, hands down. Even guys like Saunders are decent when they aren't being idiots, and they sorta balance things out, or add comic relief when all is said and done. All of these descriptions of myself just makes me say "Rock," because it's exactly what I aim for. So, thanks. It's been worth my time and energy. -Zoop --- ZoopSoul FAQs: 19 - KB: 3760 - CRP: 26774 IGN Guides: http://guides.ign.com/ |
| From: Masamune3 | Posted: 1/20/2004 3:26:22 AM | Message Detail |
| Now that we have voted for you Zoop, you know you have to pay up, right? ;) --- "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." --Edmund Burke R.I.P. David "Hooksey" Hookes |
| From: ZoopSoul | Posted: 1/20/2004 4:00:49 AM | Message Detail |
| Of course! *hands over empty wallet* -Zoop --- ZoopSoul FAQs: 19 - KB: 3760 - CRP: 26774 IGN Guides: http://guides.ign.com/ |
| From: Psycho Penguin | Posted: 1/20/2004 4:44:49 AM | Message Detail |
| I totally didn't expect all the board members to win. THIS IS THE MOST SHOCKING TOURNAMENT EVER. --- [ #3 ] No more games, I'm gonna change what you call rage. <Proud Fiance of Karpah> |
| From: Masamune3 | Posted: 1/20/2004 5:27:46 AM | Message Detail |
| Heh, I needed a new wallet anyway. --- "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." --Edmund Burke R.I.P. David "Hooksey" Hookes |
| From: gobicamel | Posted: 1/20/2004 9:02:48 AM | Message Detail |
| Division 5: 2 - Andrew Schultz (Wow, there're honestly more guides in Andrew's CRP than there fans of Avril Lavigne... at least, I hope. Okay, Andrew's format isn't really something to write home about, but so isn't Gheddon's. But when it comes to content and detail, Andrew is, in my opinion, the superior author; his guides are full of detail, useful strategies and the like, and his writing style is mighty fine as well!) 50 - Snow Dragon (Decisions, decisions... this is a very tough match! In my opinion, both guys are great authors, and when it comes to format, content, detail, etc. they're both equally good. However, Snow Dragon's writing style is awesome; he's one of the few authors who possesses the ability to both crack a reader up _and_ lead the reader through the game. Dallas' writing style is great as well, but no match for Snow Dragon's.) Division 6: 39 - ZoopSoul (My love for Zoop's work is only equivalent to my passionate hate for Dr. Phil! Zoop's guides are, when it comes to format, near perfect. But when looking at the information department, his guide *are* perfect. He happens to FAQ a lot of games I have, and those games also happen to be the games I read guides for, so, needless to say, I skimmed a lot of Zoop's guides. I'm impressed, to say the least! Add to that the fact that I'm not big on Kao's work anyway, and you have a winner.) Abstain --- Will my Easy Bake Oven run Doom 3? DuneMan: No, but if you stick your fingers inside it'll open up a bonus level called Third Degree Burns. |
| From: Happybuddha311 | Posted: 1/20/2004 9:25:40 AM | Message Detail |
| 2 - Andrew Schultz Because of all the requests for odd games he's filled in, and look at his Magic Candle III and Bloodstone guides, anyone that can do AScii art like that (Generated or not) Is a F'ing great writer PERIOD. 18 - Dallas Scott I never knew him, but his and AstroBlue's guide on FAQing really helped me alot, and well it was the only work I've ever read by him, but it was very nicely formatted. Division 6: 39 - ZoopSoul Even though he gets paid to write now, he still writes for free and posts the stuff here, that's dedication man. Plus his guides are awesome and he helps me out with the little things. 23 - Colin Moriarty Just because he's so damn cool. That should be a valid enough reason. --- Happybuddha311:Has a Dynamic Sig! |
| From: CWall | Posted: 1/20/2004 12:45:39 PM | Message Detail |
| Abstain - I haven't familiarised myself with either of their work. Dallas Scott - I'm voting for Dallas because of his comprehensibility, format and simplicity. He's very straight to the point and I like that. Snow Dragon's good, but I feel that Dallas is better. Kao Megura - I think Kao is in a division above all of us. He's extreme sense for details is so impressing. The accuracy is also amazing. But what matters most is the fact that it's almost impossible to misunderstand him and his way with words is wonderful. His FAQ layout and format also makes him the winner here. I was actually a little disappointed when I first read something by Zoop, probably after hearing so much about him. I didn't like his format and I don't really like he's writing style, it troubles me. I don't think he's much better than the rest of us. Scott Ong I like SOng's work, I like it a lot. It's a pity that his English is so bad, but that really makes him even more impressive. He goes into detail and is very comprehensive. My big problem with Colin is the fact that he's so uneven. I didn't like his Super Mario Sunshine FAQ for example. Too wordy, way too big paragraphs and so much filler it made me sad. The format was very disfunctional for a big FAQ as well. In other FAQs he really shows that he's the big writer whose rent is paid by IGN today. --- Sign Duffman's petition for a History Board: http://cgi.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.asp?board=7&topic=11037045 |
| From: CWall | Posted: 1/20/2004 12:49:56 PM | Message Detail |
| OMG, OMG, OMG!!!!! Kao's losing!!! God, stop this madness! --- Sign Duffman's petition for a History Board: http://cgi.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.asp?board=7&topic=11037045 |
| From: brian sulpher | Posted: 1/20/2004 12:52:13 PM | Message Detail |
| 2 - Andrew Schultz (the old school king before War Doc or myself rolled around, he excels in all apsects of writing. He can do straight up FAQs, Walkthroughs, pictures, and strategy with equal skills. Ghedoon is good, but this is not even close as Andrew blows him away in all aspects of writing [perhaps not formatting, but that is a small quibble here]). 18 - Dallas Scott (much love for Jesse and his continually improving FAQ skills, but Dallas still outclasses him. Jesse still has a bit of FAQ kinks to work out yet, while Dallas stuff for the most part is smooth and sinple to understand). 7 - Kao Megura (I am good buddies with Zoop, but I will have to go with Kao. Kao writes such comprehensiveness and clear stuff, which Zoop also does, but Kao does it without degenerating into overly long self conversation within his FAQ. I don't mind that in a FAQ Zooper, but it can get really annoying to sift through stuff like that continually to find the info you are seeking). Neither (can't really decide one way pr the other here). --- 34 FAQs for games never covered at www.GameFAQs.com. |
| From: Phoenix 1911 | Posted: 1/20/2004 12:58:23 PM | Message Detail |
| 50 - Snow Dragon - Snow's writing style is what makes him rule. I read his work because I enjoy it, not because I need help. 7 - Kao Megura - Zoop's work is good, but I have to give the nod to Kao's simple-but-unbelievably-effective layout and level of comprehensiveness. |
| From: Sweet Vengeance | Posted: 1/20/2004 1:32:16 PM | Message Detail |
| Must vote before topic closes... 34 - GheddonLN: Both are very detailed with their walkthroughs, but I like Gheddon's writing style more. 18 - Dallas Scott: I don't like how Snow Dragon puts his Walkthrough towards the end of his FAQs, but he is still a good writer. I like Dallas' format more and I think he is a little more in-depth, though. 39 - ZoopSoul: Well yeah, Zoop is a member of this board, but that's not why I'm voting for him. Kao's fighting FAQs are awesomely detailed but, in my opinion, they can't match ZS's comprehensiveness and writing style. 23 - Colin Moriarty: Just like Split Infinity's FFX FAQ, I think the massive size of Ong's FF8 FAQ is unnecessary. Colin does a good job with details but I don't really like his format. It all came down to grammar for me, and Colin wins that match. --- "You're about to die. Scream if you must." Proud Ex-Member of the Star Ocean 2 Social |
| From: I Beat Kao | Posted: 1/20/2004 2:04:53 PM | Message Detail |
| Division 5 2 - Andrew Schultz - You can't possibly go wrong with a collection of "old skool" games of that size. AShultz is one of the most hardest working writers on the site, hands down. 18 - Dallas Scott - Both are excellent FAQers but Dallas is the better in writer in my opinion. His FAQs are clear and concise plus he's been here a long time. Division 6: 39 - ZoopSoul - While Kao may have the better fighting guides (dear god, they are the PWNage), Zoop manages to cover a large variety of games while staying on top of things. His FAQs have a nice bit of humor as well as an upbeat format. 23 - Colin Moriarty - Despite the fact that Ong was one of the earlier writers on this site, Colin is the better writer. Both are very comprehensive in their FAQs but Moriarty's format exceeds that of Ong's work. --- Dude, your dead body smells. |
| From: ZoopSoul | Posted: 1/20/2004 2:32:02 PM | Message Detail |
| Saunders is just upset because I'm winning against big names now, and that I'd kill him if we ever met in the tourney. Of course, he never complains when he gets a vote against any good writer, so he's a hypocrite that has been belittled to the point of crying over spilt milk. Sad. -Zoop --- ZoopSoul FAQs: 19 - KB: 3760 - CRP: 26774 IGN Guides: http://guides.ign.com/ |
| From: Karpah King | Posted: 1/20/2004 2:33:22 PM | Message Detail |
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| From: Snow Dragon | Posted: 1/20/2004 2:54:12 PM | Message Detail |
| Andrew I've admired Andrew's work since I started looking at what other people had done. This guy has a way with old-school games, and he always knows exactly how to get the information across in such a way that you'd have to not have a brain to not understand it. I don't care much for his format, but that's a minor trifle compared to his depth of info. ABSTAIN, although I'd like to thank everyone for their support thus far! Talk about a tight match! ZoopSoul Everything about this guy's FAQs screams talent. He knows what goes in a FAQ and what doesn't, and his skill with the handling of priceless information is second to none. I've never really been a fan of Kao's work, as it has no real application to the types of games I play, but I can appreciate the work of both authors. I must say that I have used a few guides of Zoop's on occasion though, and found them to be among the best for their respective games. Scott Ong Colin goes way too overboard with guide sizes on occasion (can you say Mega Man?) and has a tone in his guides that doesn't sit well with me. Scott Ong is about on the same level as Colin, but his info is a lot more practical to me, and I think that's what counts. --- Everything in fiction is a symbol. Except a cymbal. That's just a pun. The Snow Dragon Archive, now online at http://www.geocities.com/bruisedeg0 |