STGT 2k7- Week #5 Poll (Famous Manic Week)

[The Coop]

I'd prefer a rush of Giga voters myself.

[ED-057]

I guess I'll vote for Strikers 1945 II. Because I like boring scoring systems for some reason.

[RotateMe]

I vote Battle Garegga.

(even though it won' really help anymore, but there's nothing else on the list I'd like to play this week.)

[sikraiken]

I'm counting either a tie right now, or Strikers has one more than Giga Wing.

[Super Laydock]

I'm counting either a tie right now, or Strikers has one more than Giga Wing.

Jeez...

If only for great justice... plz vote GW people....

[Luis Redsun]

I VOTE GIGAWING...

[NeoZeed_RP]

Strikers 1945 II

[lowemark]

I'm counting either a tie right now, or Strikers has one more than Giga Wing.

Jeez...

If only for great justice... plz vote Strikers 1945 II people....

fixed..

[joystickchris]

Strikers 1945 II this is a vote

[shoe-sama]

I have to say this, Rob - I never thought that I'd be pulling for Giga Wing and against you at the same time.

I feel horrible about it. Betraying fellow Giga Wing fans, but but Strikers 1945 II!

This may be Takumi's one chance of being picked. *sigh*

2nd place week

I'd prefer a rush of Giga voters myself.

WAIT

I thought you were an oldschooler

something doesn't add up here

[bsidwell]

I thought this was a scoring competition. Why are you voting for a game with no scoring system?

[Macaw]

I thought this was a scoring competition. Why are you voting for a game with no scoring system?

Shoot enemies = get points

[shoe-sama]

cuz GW is dumb and easy

Plus our team will have a 3rd good player in addition to its 2 star players with strikers

[Super Laydock]

I'm counting either a tie right now, or Strikers has one more than Giga Wing.

Jeez...

If only for great justice... plz vote Giga Wing people....

fixed..

nah, refixed. For great justice of course.

If this doesn´t win the vote I am to be soooooo disappointed for the next coming years...
Then again I never had much faith.

[shoe-sama]

if it doesn't win the vote you get it in 2nd place week next year

which = next year being better

jebusaurs

[Super Laydock]

if it doesn't win the vote you get it in 2nd place week next year

which = next year being better

jebusaurs

I might not be around next year,so ´d prefer a GW vote.
It makes sense and you know it....

[DMC]

A game like Strikers would minimize the differences between the top and lower tier. It's David's chance to beat Goliath - and that is what people are voting for in this tournament.
Though, the nostradamus in me foresee Namakoteam's big chance to take revenge for Turbo team's "cancelling vote strategy" in seibu week. Which will favor Giga Wing... so please put som more WWII votes, okay?

[Super Laydock]

Namako AND Turbo will really hate this game.... so vote for it.

We´ll all feel better for it,

[bsidwell]

A game like Strikers would minimize the differences between the top and lower tier.

Haven't people been saying that every week? Worked real well, hasn't it?

[shoe-sama]

downrank beats turbo team if you vote Strikers II vote Strikers II if you want revenge for week 2

[DMC]

A game like Strikers would minimize the differences between the top and lower tier.

Haven't people been saying that every week? Worked real well, hasn't it?

But we can still hope, can't we?

[Twiddle]

[The Coop]

I'd prefer a rush of Giga voters myself.

WAIT

I thought you were an oldschooler

something doesn't add up here

It's simple really.

Strikers has a very annoying scoring system that quite unforgiving. You HAVE to grab medals when they flash white, otherwise your score will be considerably lower even if you make it all the way through. Add in the fact that there's a second loop, and you've got a long, rather irksome scoring game. Giga's medalling system is far more forgiving thanks to your being able to miss medals and not lose your chain (only a death resets the counter if I recall). You also only go through once as far as I know, so it's not as tedious.

So in the end, Giga seems to be the game that has the most potential for people to improve their game, and the best for enjoyment of the scoring week... to me at least.

[Rob]

You HAVE to grab medals when they flash white, otherwise your score will be considerably lower even if you make it all the way through.

A simple reflex-based scoring system that requires little memorization.

Add in the fact that there's a second loop, and you've got a long, rather irksome scoring game.

Even with loop it's not long and only a handful will make any progress in it.

Giga's medalling system is far more forgiving

INSANITY

You also only go through once as far as I know, so it's not as tedious.

Restart stage 1, restart stage 1, restart stage 1. Milk boss, milk boss, milk boss.

[Limbrooke]

A game like Strikers would minimize the differences between the top and lower tier.

Haven't people been saying that every week? Worked real well, hasn't it?

The way I see it, Strikers will actually differentiate the lower and top tiers.
Unless that's what DMC meant... Although Strikers is probably the more popular game, and given it's basic age advantage, more people have played it anyway. Arhhh, forget I said anything! (that shouldn't be hard, eh?)

[The Coop]

You HAVE to grab medals when they flash white, otherwise your score will be considerably lower even if you make it all the way through.

A simple reflex-based scoring system that requires little memorization.

It also requires sitting there waiting for the thing to flash again when there's six of them on the screen, hoping that bullet sprays don't cause you to miss the flash. Plus, there aren't that many medals, so it's not like you can make up lost ground. At least Giga gives you huge sprays of medals that allow you try and catch up when you mess up a little.

Add in the fact that there's a second loop, and you've got a long, rather irksome scoring game.

Even with loop it's not long and only a handful will make any progress in it.

The fact that you have to play through everything twice to get a good score makes the game too long. That's part of what bugged me about OFS.

Giga's medalling system is far more forgiving

INSANITY

Not at all. Miss a medal, you're still good. Unlike some of the other games we've played, where it was miss a medal, and you're fucked. It's medal system at least gives you break. Strikers' medal system of "grab it when it flashes or else" is far more strict, and less forgiving in terms of score.

You also only go through once as far as I know, so it's not as tedious.

Restart stage 1, restart stage 1, restart stage 1. Milk boss, milk boss, milk boss.

What game hasn't been like that? At least Giga won't screw you mid-way through the second loop, after you've already spent the time needed to go through once... like OFS did.

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[Rob]

It also requires sitting there waiting for the thing to flash again when there's six of them on the screen, hoping that bullet sprays don't cause you to miss the flash. Plus, there aren't that many medals, so it's not like you can make up lost ground. At least Giga gives you huge sprays of medals that allow you try and catch up when you mess up a little.

OK, Pro Tip: grab two medals at once!

2, since you keep saying how forgiving Giga Wing is regarding medals, just so you know beforehand: it is not. Even if you 1-life clear the game and try to collect medals it is no guarantee of even a decent score. The Giga Wing games are all about extremely minute details that push the multiplier to a level that would give you a good score. The multiplier is really increased by the last few hundred collected medals you probably won't even see.

[shoe-sama]

giga wing scores are a power to a power

multiplier is exponential based off stage "chain" (not really a chain, but yeah)
score is exponential based off multiplier

[Acid King]

Giga Wang