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| From: Devin Morgan | Posted: 1/24/2004 6:44:08 PM | Message Detail |
| Alright, we are at the point where 4 writers remain, and only the championship match follows this. There's not much to say, except to show your support by voting (reasons are still required for you to do so)! As always, the bracket/CRP links can be found here: http://members.verizon.net/~vze4c9cs/pbracket6.htm And to our final 4 here, good luck! 1 - Devin Morgan vs. 36 - Adrenaline SL 2 - Andrew Schultz vs. 11 - Mysticcat --- Devin Morgan | CRP #3579 Prolific Writers' Ranking Page: http://www.accentral.net/list.php |
| From: me frog | Posted: 1/24/2004 6:49:22 PM | Message Detail |
| 36 - Adrenaline SL Both have EXCELLENT information, so it basically came down to the format. And Adrenaline wins, she has what is easily the BEST format on the whole site. Seriously, it's perfect! This was a very close match, since I have to decide between the two best writers on the site. 2 - Andrew Schultz Mysticcat is great, but Andrew is simply better. Good format and good information that's better than Mysticcat's helps Andrew win my vote. --- 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: SayainPrince | Posted: 1/24/2004 7:00:19 PM | Message Detail |
| Devin - Both have solid information in their faqs, but I think Devin just packs in a little more, and does a great job with his faqs. Andrew - His guides are good, they have the information, but what I particularly like, is the way he uses lots of ASCII charts and maps to help make things more clear. --- "Uh oh! Hes playing the 'age' card! I sense him playing a 'your mom' card in the near future." ~ Ratdog |
| From: nintendomaster14 | Posted: 1/24/2004 7:41:52 PM | Message Detail |
| 1 - Devin Morgan - This is a blowout. Devin (which I have went against every vote) has much better information. He obviously has put more time into his FAQs, but still lacks format. I guess he has a bit of an edge on this one. 2 - Andrew Schultz - More artistic, so bascially better format. I am going to have to go with Andrew on this one. --- FAQs: 12 (11=1230KB) | Non-Prolific |FFX-2 | BSalari |
| From: nintendomaster14 | Posted: 1/24/2004 7:42:22 PM | Message Detail |
| hmmm, I hope it doesnt boil down to number 1 and 2. --- FAQs: 12 (11=1230KB) | Non-Prolific |FFX-2 | BSalari |
| From: Merca | Posted: 1/24/2004 7:42:23 PM | Message Detail |
| 36 - Adrenaline SL: Although the overall level of detail is similar, Devin's writing is a lot more plain and less interesting to read. Also, Adrenaline's FAQs are presented in a much nicer fashion, and her formatting is godly. 2 - Andrew Schultz: He covers obscure games better than anyone else I've seen. His format isn't the best, but he's got all the information you need presented very clearly. --- "I meditate diligently every morning. The subjects are life and love. I quit after three seconds." ~ Vash the Stampede, Trigun |
| From: CVXFREAK | Posted: 1/24/2004 7:49:09 PM | Message Detail |
| 36 - Adrenaline SL - Adrenaline's writing style caters more to my test. It's a bit more detailed, more humorous and her format's prettier. 11 - Mysticcat - no contest whatsoever. Andrew Schultz is nice, but way overrated. Mysticcat has the better writing style, the better format and more detail most of Andrew's FAQs can ever dream of possessing. Mysticcat is by far the better writer overall and this shouldn't even been an issue. --- "I pwned Link316!!!" - Me "Don't brag. Everyone's pwned Link316 at least once." - A Link to the Past |
| From: ZoopSoul | Posted: 1/24/2004 8:05:47 PM | Message Detail |
| Good luck to Andrew in the tourney. I can't believe I wasn't crushed like a bug. Good rematch to my first round exit in the first tourney I was ever in. I'm out to getchu, brudda! ;D 36 - Adrenaline SL (not a contest. I love Devin. He's a great friend and a great writer, but Adrenaline has such spunk and personality. I understand that some people enjoy reading simple strategies, but as a reader, I prefer some entertainment thrown into the mix. Simply put, this is a match of personal favorites rather than overall ability, and my favorite writer is ASL. And her lovely, gigantic, succulent breasts.) 2 - Andrew Schultz (I really enjoy mysticcat, but she needs to space things out more. Schultz is the better overall writer, as his sentences flow easier, although his formatting is dominated by MC Kitty's. It all comes down to quality, and Schultz is a friggin' seal of approval in himself. Close one, but Schultz gets the nudge. Knock'em dead, tiger.) -Zoop --- ZoopSoul FAQs: 19 - KB: 3760 - CRP: 26774 IGN Guides: http://guides.ign.com/ |
| From: ZoopSoul | Posted: 1/24/2004 9:34:00 PM | Message Detail |
| Bump --- ZoopSoul FAQs: 19 - KB: 3760 - CRP: 26774 IGN Guides: http://guides.ign.com/ |
| From: falsehead | Posted: 1/24/2004 9:40:13 PM | Message Detail |
| 1) Adrenaline: Great fun to read, full of accurate information, easy on the eye (and her FAQs are too, *snort*). Wide range of game types covered. 2) Andrew Schultz: I;ve already given lots of reasons, but to reiterate, writes a great deal with no lessening of quality. Supports older systems and Arcade titles and coveres unpopular genres suchs as puzzle and kids games. --- Just bring yo ass to where they got me So you can feel the hand of the dead body. |
| From: Meowthnum1 | Posted: 1/24/2004 9:50:14 PM | Message Detail |
| 1 - Devin Morgan - To quote one secret board hunter, "I'm not trying to find unpopulated boards. I'm trying to find a board for a game that DMorgan hasn't written for." He writes for a lot of games and writes for them well. He doesn't have many asides in them (I've seen one), but he gets all the information across and then some. Some complain that he finalizes his guides and then abandons them. With 60-something guides, you would too. 11 - Mysticcat - Mysticcat has a better format and a slightly larger amount of content. --- ''She's in to witchcraft and one kiss and I'm zapped...'' |
| From: antseezee | Posted: 1/25/2004 2:54:31 AM | Message Detail |
| 36 - Adrenaline SL - Since this contest is based on actual quality, I'm giving Adren the vote here. Both are superb writers, but Adren uses an overall better format, the guides are easy to read, and have excellent tabled data. 2 - Andrew Schultz - Awesome ASCII maps, hard-working statistical data earned by jotting down notes. This is truly some of the most original quality/content you'll see in guides. Despite Mystic's increasingly better format, most of the games written for are linear-based. --- "Some people make sacrifices to make other people happy." http://antseezee.sphosting.com/ - An updated NES Rarity Guide is out! |
| From: Phoenix 1911 | Posted: 1/25/2004 3:40:39 AM | Message Detail |
| Adrenaline SL Got nothing against DBM, but Adrenaline is the clear winner here. Like I've said in past rounds, Devin writes a guide and is done with it, whereas Adrenaline's guides are perfectized blah blah yadda yadda etc. etc. Devin's writing is just saying what needs to be said, and nothing's wrong with that, but I prefer Adrenaline's style of humoring things up. Plus, of course, she's a chick. |
| From: BSulpher | Posted: 1/25/2004 7:29:48 AM | Message Detail |
| 1 - Devin Morgan (despite his lack of Boobs [which does appear to make voting for Adrenaline a valid enough reason around here], I find that Devin writes for a game, he writes it well, and he does not just "go off and leave it" as some suggest, but rather updates his stuff to reflect new information. His writing may be dry in comparison to ASL, but when I read his stuff I know I will be finding the info I need to get through a section without fuss. Add in a simplistic format that makes navigation of the FAQ easy to do, and you got a winner). Neither (I sat here for twnety minutes comparing things and decided that I can't decide). --- Yap, yap, yap! Shut your trap! - Flak |
| From: Masamune3 | Posted: 1/25/2004 7:38:57 AM | Message Detail |
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| From: Masamune3 | Posted: 1/25/2004 7:39:24 AM | Message Detail |
| 36 - Adrenaline SL - I love Devin's guides. I always have, and I always will. His guides are detailed, and he is VERY dedicated to writing. Having read over some of his earlier work, he has only gotten better. But with ASL, I don't know what it is. She has an amazing energy that appears in every one of her guides. She is naturally talented at writing, and is very funny. Her absolute attention to the smallest of details, and her fantastic formats, which were a great inspiration for my own, are really a class above us all. I hope she continues to write more in the future. And of course, she has teh boobs. THAT is why I consider her to be the best writer on this site, and a the clear winner. Well, all except for the last reason, of course. :P 2 - Andrew Schultz - Mysticcat is a good writer, but I have always respected Andrew's great old-skool guides. He's also a very dedicated author and a very matter-of-fact person. His guides take the cake here. --- THE most comprehensive Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 guide on the net: http://faqs.ign.com/articles/446/446326p1.html |
| From: Son Kain | Posted: 1/25/2004 12:36:16 PM | Message Detail |
| 1 - Devin Morgan - Devin's covered a ton of games and he's covered them all well. Being here for almost 6 years, it's definitely clear he knows what he's doing and I can simply say he's the clear winner in this area with my vote. 2 - Andrew Schultz - I like Schultz's work. Nice and informative and over all better in my eyes than mysticcats. --- IGN Guides - http://guides.ign.com/ Project(s) - Headhunter: Redemption (Soon - LifeLine) |
| From: Psycho Penguin | Posted: 1/25/2004 1:06:56 PM | Message Detail |
| Adrenaline SL - Still one of my favorite writers on the site. mysticcat - This was a tough one, but I have to go with mysticcat because the Fatal Frame 2 guide is awesome, and I always loved the Parasite Eve guide. One of my FAQing role models, and a real up and comer. --- [ #3 ] No more games, I'm gonna change what you call rage. <Proud Fiance of Karpah> |
| From: nintendomaster14 | Posted: 1/25/2004 2:06:12 PM | Message Detail |
| PP, since this happens to be the semi finals, maybe you should give a reason having to do with writing...This is not a popularity contest... --- FAQs: 12 (1277KB) | Non-Prolific |FFX-2 | BSalari |
| From: Juan Dixon | Posted: 1/25/2004 2:12:36 PM | Message Detail |
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| From: Devin Morgan | Posted: 1/25/2004 2:39:01 PM | Message Detail |
| Clear up your reasoning or it's void, thanks in advance. >_> --- Devin Morgan | CRP #3579 Prolific Writers' Ranking Page: http://www.accentral.net/list.php |
| From: Juan Dixon | Posted: 1/25/2004 3:10:18 PM | Message Detail |
| How the hell is it not reasonable? The Adrenaline SL vote has been my exact reasoning for the last 3 rounds without one complaint, and I gave specifics as to why I like mysticcat. I even named my favorite 2 guides! Don't be mad just cuz you're about to lose, bro. |
| From: Juan Dixon | Posted: 1/25/2004 3:12:30 PM | Message Detail |
| Okay here we go! Mysticcat - I like mysticcat's formatting. It is plain, but it gets the job done. The information he provides may not always be in perfect English, but it's very descriptive and detailed. I've never really used an Andrew guide except for Castlequest, which is great, and he's a great writer, but I prefer mysticcat's guides because I've used them for a while now and have yet to find any major flaws in them. Especially Parasite Eve. My Adrenaline SL vote stands because I've used the reasoning over and over and it's obvious that she's one of my fave writers on the site and I'll vote for her over almost anyone. THANKS IN ADVANCE! |
| From: antseezee | Posted: 1/25/2004 3:13:04 PM | Message Detail |
| Oh god. He just set off a timed bomb. --- "Some people make sacrifices to make other people happy." http://antseezee.sphosting.com/ - An updated NES Rarity Guide is out! |
| From: Juan Dixon | Posted: 1/25/2004 3:14:45 PM | Message Detail |
| Devin likes to start voiding votes and questioning reasons when he's about to lose. It's always fun to watch. Go back and look in the previous rounds. I said the same exact thing about Adrenaline, and did he complain? Nope. |
| From: Karpah | Posted: 1/25/2004 3:18:33 PM | Message Detail |
| 1 - Devin Morgan Tough contest, with two good writers. IMO, Adrenaline is overrated, I mean, sure she's good, her formatting is excellent and the content is spot-on (or so I've been told), but she's not *that* good. Devin's about on the same level as that, with the formatting maybe a little less, but he has the sheer quantity behind him that has to go in his favour. 11 - Mysticcat Oh, another tough one, I guess this is what I get for trying to vote in the semi-finals. Everyone hails Schultz for writing for so many of the old school games, and he has the numbers behind him, but the thing is, guides like that don't require THAT much detail. While I can go into Mysticcat's PE guide, find an astonishing amount of detail, good formatting, overall great content even if the language is a little bit stilted, and in my opinion that is better. --- [ #52 ] Push button to turn on. Play with button to drive wild... <Proud fiance of the Psycho Penguin> |
| From: Devin Morgan | Posted: 1/25/2004 3:48:07 PM | Message Detail |
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| From: BSulpher | Posted: 1/25/2004 3:48:41 PM | Message Detail |
| Steve, you used one sentence to validate your vote for ASL saying that she is your favourite. The rules call for reasoning comparing the writing skills, etc., so just give a valid vote and don't worry about it. --- Yap, yap, yap! Shut your trap! - Flak |
| From: Minesweeper | Posted: 1/25/2004 4:04:19 PM | Message Detail |
| 36 - Adrenaline SL She's one of the best writers on the site, with great detail as well as combining it with her humor. 11 - Mysticcat Andrew's overrated, and I feel that Mysticcat's writing can be as good as his and better. This author has great detail and everything. --- Nathan Norris | CRP # : 6165 | FAQs: 30 | KB : 4227KB | |
| From: Devin Morgan | Posted: 1/25/2004 4:11:25 PM | Message Detail |
| Go back and look in the previous rounds. I said the same exact thing about Adrenaline, and did he complain? Nope. Has it not occurred to you that I haven't been doing something about it all along? I know damn well that by posting, it would spark some huge debacle over petty BS, so why bother posting if I don't need to? Don't play games here, guy. --- Devin Morgan | CRP #3579 Prolific Writers' Ranking Page: http://www.accentral.net/list.php |
| From: Juan Dixon | Posted: 1/25/2004 4:36:46 PM | Message Detail |
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| From: Torro | Posted: 1/25/2004 4:44:15 PM | Message Detail |
| 1 - Devin Morgan: I've always preferred walkthroughs that are clear and to-the-point. Although SL's guides were entertaining, they seemed to have more than was needed. 2 - Andrew Schultz: Once again, Schultz has some sweet FAQs with awesome attention to detail. Plus, mc's rather large paragraphs (where they may appear) bug me. --- ^...that subsane dude...^ |
| From: djg40 | Posted: 1/25/2004 4:48:57 PM | Message Detail |
| 1 - Devin Morgan: While I admire both Devin's and ASL's writing ability, Devin takes it here because of his sheer volume of work. Don't get me wrong, ASL is a great writer; Devin just has more work of the same great quality and gets the nod. 2 - Andrew Schultz: Andrew gets my vote here for much the same reason as Devin. Additionally, Andrew, like myself, sticks to old school games and I love that. --- Psycho Penguin: "I don't know how I got so high." Current Project(s): Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (PS2) |
| From: Juan Dixon | Posted: 1/25/2004 4:53:14 PM | Message Detail |
| Devin deleted my actual reasonings. How sad. WRITING ABILITY - Adrenaline uses humor in her guides, and she goes into much more detail. Devin makes a lot of errors because he rushes things, and the walkthroughs are a little more plain and boring. Spice things up, man! PERFECTIONALIST- Adrenaline strives hard to make each of her guides perfect, and it shows. FORMATTING - I get tired of Devin's bland and boring format. It's not 1998. I love Adrenaline's unique formats, each one seems to fit the game perfectly. Don't mod this. |
| From: ZoopSoul | Posted: 1/25/2004 5:04:33 PM | Message Detail |
| "Perfectionalist" is not a word. -Zoop --- ZoopSoul FAQs: 19 - KB: 3760 - CRP: 26774 IGN Guides: http://guides.ign.com/ |
| From: BSulpher | Posted: 1/25/2004 5:04:34 PM | Message Detail |
| See? so simple to do and would have avoided this whole problem. --- Yap, yap, yap! Shut your trap! - Flak |
| From: Psycho Penguin | Posted: 1/25/2004 5:05:59 PM | Message Detail |
| Thank you, Captain Obvious! Surely my sarcastic tone did not go unnoticed! --- [ #3 ] No more games, I'm gonna change what you call rage. <Proud Fiance of Karpah> |
| From: Psycho Penguin | Posted: 1/25/2004 5:06:45 PM | Message Detail |
| I am not even going to bother to ask why it wasn't brought up as being a "bad reason" until it came time for the Devin match, cuz I could have easily clarified any other matches too. I guess being one of my fave writers is not reason enough to win.. --- [ #3 ] No more games, I'm gonna change what you call rage. <Proud Fiance of Karpah> |
| From: ZoopSoul | Posted: 1/25/2004 5:09:16 PM | Message Detail |
| So you were being sarcastic, and thus your reasons were not serious? -Zoop --- ZoopSoul FAQs: 19 - KB: 3760 - CRP: 26774 IGN Guides: http://guides.ign.com/ |
| From: Psycho Penguin | Posted: 1/25/2004 5:19:51 PM | Message Detail |
| I think you should know by now how highly I regard Adrenaline as a writer, so you tell me. --- [ #3 ] No more games, I'm gonna change what you call rage. <Proud Fiance of Karpah> |
| From: me frog | Posted: 1/25/2004 5:26:37 PM | Message Detail |
| Steve, I think you just hate Devin *shock!* --- 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: 1/25/2004 5:31:11 PM | Message Detail |
| Yes, I should vote against someone I've called my favorite writer on many occasions just because I dislike her opponent. Like I said, don't count my vote. He's going to lose anyways. I guess I'm not the only one that "hates Devin." --- [ #3 ] No more games, I'm gonna change what you call rage. <Proud Fiance of Karpah> |
| From: BSulpher | Posted: 1/25/2004 5:41:50 PM | Message Detail |
| Steve is being singled out/victimized (allegedly) by Devin and is crying about it! In other news, the sun rose today and then set. --- Yap, yap, yap! Shut your trap! - Flak |
| From: me frog | Posted: 1/25/2004 5:44:49 PM | Message Detail |
| Steve, I know you like Adrenaline, but you've hated Devin just as a person forever now... --- 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: 1/25/2004 5:54:18 PM | Message Detail |
| I like Adrenaline? Really? REALLY? News to me. --- [ #3 ] No more games, I'm gonna change what you call rage. <Proud Fiance of Karpah> |
| From: Happybuddha311 | Posted: 1/25/2004 5:54:59 PM | Message Detail |
| Devin Morgan - Cuz he's teh super cool interweb P.I.M.P. Also it take like an hour to load his contributor pagem anyone who's written that many guides has to know what they're doing, or have to be plagerising, since I know devin doesn't plagerise, he must know what he's doing. Even if his writing is a tiny bland he still gets my vote cuz he's done more for the hobby then ASL, take this tournament for example. Getting people involved and looking at some of the best authors guides, critiquing some of the guides that aren't as good, plus giving examples for people to look at. Andrew Schultz - Like last time, anyone that can use ASCII art that well in a guide is a great writer. Plus he fills in the request lists for obscure games I've never heard of. Somebody wants the guide, and Andrew is that somebody to write it. --- Happybuddha311:Has a Dynamic Sig! |
| From: Notsignificant Other | Posted: 1/25/2004 5:56:29 PM | Message Detail |
| Whoas |
| From: Pelvic Thrust | Posted: 1/25/2004 6:21:23 PM | Message Detail |
| Devin Morgan- you name it, he's FAQed it. Every game I've ever needed a FAQ for, I was sure to find his name. ASchultz- if he's good enough to beat me, he's good enough to beat everyone else. Oh, and gotta love the old-school charm. --- "Awww, come on, BTB... Touch it!" -Moonjay |
| From: Snow Dragon | Posted: 1/25/2004 6:28:01 PM | Message Detail |
| Adrenaline Every time I read an Adrenaline FAQ, my jaw drops to the floor and I wish to aspire to a higher talent. Devin's works get the job done, but I don't get the same punch in the face or inspiration to glory that I do from reading a Devin FAQ. Big talent involved on both sides, but in the end Adrenaline's personal influence on my work is greater than Dev's. Andrew Schultz Schultz's cleanness and efficiency of FAQs for games that want endlessly for coverage (and finally get it, thanks to his old-school eagle eye) seals the vote here for me. No one on the site has a harder or more admirable work ethic than Andrew, and the quality of his guides is amazing when you notice the sheer volume of them he has written. He's a talented writer who I have no qualms voting for at any time. --- "So he says to me, 'You got legs, baby. YOU'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE!'" http://www.geocities.com/bruisedeg0 |
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