Vote for The Sims!

[Rowanstaff]

The Sims have been nominated for a spot in the Walk of Game (http://www.walkofgame.com/). Please, vote and help it win!

[ManagerJosh]

You can also see the ranks on this page:
http://vote.walkofgame.com/cgi-bin/metreon-walkofgame06/fan_stats.cgi

[Kristalrose]

I voted. :) The Sims were winning, hand's down! :) I think we need to keep this thread and the link active and near the top for the month so we can all remember to vote. We can cast a vote each day for 30 days. ;)

BTW, what other games are y'all voting for? I'm definiatly voting for Tomb Raider. :) That was my obsession before the Sims. :)

[Rowanstaff]

Final Fantasy
Resident Evil
Everquest

Sid Meier (I wasted years of my life on Civ 2)

All other votes to The Sims and Will Wright.

[Kristalrose]

Arrrgghhh!! Lara is beating The Sims! Go vote, y'all!! :)

[kuponutty]

At least Will Wright is leading! Lara isn't leading by much, luckily. I'm suprised FF and GTA are so behind! They're both very commendable series' in my books.

[Vchat20]

the poll sure likes to fluctuate. The Sims is leading and is ahead of FF by 15.3%. Lara is behind FF by 4.9%

[kuponutty]

Yay! Now this thread is impor---tant~~~! Keep on voting, everyone! That reminds me, Our election in New Zealand happened recently. Finally, no more politic shows! The only time you hear about them is dead-beat daytime chat shows and on talk-back radio stations, and even then they're usually being insulted.

[Vchat20]

bah. Sims is trailing lara by a measely .2%

[Mirelly]

Remember ya'll can vote every day, folks! Sims back on top again ... just! It'll be a close run thing methinks.

[zydeco]

I'm like Rowanstaff...I love Civilization. I've spent untold hours of my life playing one version or another. I still play Sid Meier's old Colonization and enjoy Pirates. I'm counting the days until Civ4 is released. On the other hand, I'm old enough to remember how important Pac-Man was. I even owned an arcade version. I can't pass an old Space Invader without dropping in a few quarters. My Pong is boxed away in the basement. While I might vote for Will Wright due to all the games of his I've owned...I'm not sure I can vote for The Sims as the best game. To be honest, The Sims would have lost its appeal for me long ago without the sim community taking it to another level. I have fond memories of many of the games listed. I may have to use my vote to bump some of the oldies. Most of the younger players will never know how fantastic some of those were in their glory days.

[Mirelly]

Ah yeas. I would've spent the NL cash on Pirates if it had been on the shelf. I really loved the old Commodore 64 version as for Civ, I have 1, 2 & 3 and am looking forward to 4 coming out. I'm hoping that the new 3D mapping will mean that the world actually gets narrower toward the poles ;) I can't play Colonization any more cos it was an MSDOS based thing that XP spits at like a hissy cat. I really used to love whupping the backsides of those pesky tory red-coats climbing out of their big ships and getting all uppity 'bout tea and taxes ... ooops. Off topic.

My main vote still goes for the Sims precisely because it was so immediately accessible for modders and gamers to create and share content and gameplay (ie story telling etc.)

[babewithbrains_14]

I am personally going to vote for the Sims every single day. Come on people!!!! At the moment Sims is in secnd place but only by 0.2%.

[ManagerJosh]

I just tied us with Laura Croft :p

[kuponutty]

Yeah! We're just leading by 0.4 of a vote! And Final Fantasy seems to be creeping just behind the two leaders...

[ManagerJosh]

Keep voting the last three as the underdogs (ie. Madden)

[Vchat20]

tied with Lara now.

the other major game i voted for was Myst. i dont know who else here has played it, but that game is very interesting to say the least. my cousin was the one who got it. i remember at one point we stayed up all night trying to get through certain areas on there. like the underground labyrinth: at one point we got so lost we ended up going back to the beginning and did a massive map across a dozen sheets of paper. lol. then some time later i ended up trying out realmyst which is essentially a cosmetic upgrade from the original myst to a full 3d rpg.

those who havent played it should really try it out.

[kuponutty]

Huh?!?!?! Where'd Everquest come from?! Now it's first!!! And Final Fantasy is in front as well... I should stop voting for it!!!

[ManagerJosh]

EverQuest http://vote.walkofgame.com/contests/html/master/img//bar_silver.gif 30.9%
Final Fantasy http://vote.walkofgame.com/contests/html/master/img//bar_silver.gif 30.1%
The Sims http://vote.walkofgame.com/contests/html/master/img//bar_silver.gif 28.6%

[Rowanstaff]

I always vote Everquest, Final Fantasy, The Sims, Resident Evil. Together these 4 franchises have taken a decade of my life away. However, I believe these fluctuations we see are the result of other fansites posting "OMG GO VOTE!!!111!!!" posts for their various gaomes. However, I believe the final winners will be tha games with most consistent votes. So keep plugging away and KEEP VOTING!

[Mirelly]

Huh?!?!?! Where'd Everquest come from?! Now it's first!!! And Final Fantasy is in front as well... I should stop voting for it!!!

See this is what happens when people have to cast more than one vote! In an election the public is apt to end up with everyone's second choice for president. Gimme one man one vote any day! :)

[Vchat20]

atleast will wright is pwning the lifetime achievment votes.

[babewithbrains_14]

Yeah. But the Sims is in third place. :(

[kuponutty]

My routine votes are Final Fantasy, Grand Theft Auto, The Sims and Resident Evil. Ahhh Ressie, we've had some good times... I can't believe Silent Hill isn't on there though! My brother loves the game genre of Survival Horror. Hey, what's everyone's favourite game company though? I actually hate EA. THey milked all the money out of us with their expansion packs for TS! They're so tempting!! And I'm a Konami lover.

[ManagerJosh]

EverQuest http://vote.walkofgame.com/contests/html/master/img//bar_silver.gif 34.6%
Final Fantasy http://vote.walkofgame.com/contests/html/master/img//bar_silver.gif 30.3%
The Sims http://vote.walkofgame.com/contests/html/master/img//bar_silver.gif 25.9%

[Lynet]

This is not good. I've voted every day, my other three votes being for whatever happens to be at the tail end of the list. How long does this contest last?

[babewithbrains_14]

Try voting for the games that nobody else is voting for to help deprive the current leaders (apart from Sims of course) of votes. Sly and sneaky! I'm voting for Tetris and PacMan. I actually like both those games - I'm not voting for them to be sly and sneaky!

Lynet: I think it lasts 'til Octerber 31st.

[Vchat20]

^@%^%# how the bleep did john carmack get ahead of will wright on the lifetime achivement list? will was so far ahead.:mad:

[Lynet]

Try voting for the games that nobody else is voting for to help deprive the current leaders (apart from Sims of course) of votes..
:o That's actually what I meant--the tail end of the rankings.

Lynet: I think it lasts 'til Octerber 31st.
:o Thanks

[ManagerJosh]

EverQuest http://vote.walkofgame.com/contests/html/master/img//bar_silver.gif 36.2%
Final Fantasy http://vote.walkofgame.com/contests/html/master/img//bar_silver.gif 30.2%
Lara Croft (Tomb Raider) http://vote.walkofgame.com/contests/html/master/img//bar_silver.gif 24.7%
The Sims http://vote.walkofgame.com/contests/html/master/img//bar_silver.gif 24.6%

Lifetime Achievement
John Carmack (Doom, Quake) http://vote.walkofgame.com/contests/html/master/img//bar_silver.gif 46.5%
Will Wright (Sim Series) http://vote.walkofgame.com/contests/html/master/img//bar_silver.gif 44.9%

[ManagerJosh]

Anyone else getting the feeling that something is most definitely wrong here?

[ManagerJosh]

Games/Characters
EverQuest 36.2%
Final Fantasy 30.2%
Lara Croft (Tomb Raider) 24.7%
The Sims 24.6%
Tetris 20.9%
StarCraft 20.9%
Pac-Man 20.7%
Grand Theft Auto 18.0%
Civilization 16.8%
Doom 16.4%
Resident Evil 16.0%
Half-Life 15.4%
Donkey Kong 14.4%
Mortal Kombat 13.0%
Samus Aran (Metroid) 12.4%
Street Fighter II 11.1%
Pong 10.7%
Myst 10.4%
Castlevania 10.3%
Quake 10.2%
Frogger 9.5%
Madden NFL 9.5%
Space Invaders 9.5%
Pitfall Harry (Pitfall!) 9.3%
Fox McCloud (Star Fox) 8.9%

[Lynet]

Anyone else getting the feeling that something is most definitely wrong here?
Yup :(

[Rowanstaff]

Actually the EQ sites have posted their own vote posts on their websites. As an EQ2 player Ive seen these up. I imagine the Tomb Raider sites have done the same.

[ManagerJosh]

Actually the EQ sites have posted their own vote posts on their websites. As an EQ2 player Ive seen these up. I imagine the Tomb Raider sites have done the same.
My estimates at this point is there's at least 750,000 Everquest and Everquest II players. But that doesn't compare nearly to the millions of Sims players in the world...

Same with Final Fantasy and Lara Croft...the numbers don't add up.

Note: I'm also assuming that people don't play both..just one or the other :)

[babewithbrains_14]

Where are all the Sims players? Hiding under a rock somewhere?

[Mirelly]

The truth is simple, surely. The Sims is so good that players don't have the time to bother with fansites. :D

Games like Lara Croft require fansites because half the players could never complete even level one without a walk-thru. I don't know about EQ but FF seems also to need a high degree of walk-thru-ery. The Sims franchise is so simple even children can play it, those of us who go in for the full custom content/modding experience (creating it or using it) are, I suspect in the minority of the wider, but still loyal, fanbase.

[ManagerJosh]

EverQuest 37.2%
Final Fantasy 30.0%
Lara Croft (Tomb Raider) 24.4%
The Sims 24.1%
StarCraft 21.8%
Tetris 20.8%
Pac-Man 20.5%
Grand Theft Auto 17.8%
Civilization 17.0%
Doom 16.5%
Resident Evil 15.8%
Half-Life 15.7%
Donkey Kong 13.9%
Mortal Kombat 12.8%
Samus Aran (Metroid) 12.0%
Street Fighter II 10.8%
Pong 10.7%
Myst 10.4%
Quake 10.2%
Castlevania 10.2%
Frogger 9.6%
Madden NFL 9.6%
Space Invaders 9.6%
Pitfall Harry (Pitfall!) 9.6%
Fox McCloud (Star Fox) 9.1%

John Carmack (Doom, Quake) 46.9%
Will Wright (Sim Series) 44.4%
Toru Iwatani (Pac-Man) 41.0%
Sid Meier (Civilization, Pirates!) 39.7%
Peter Molyneux (Populous, Fable) 27.9%

[babewithbrains_14]

Thanks for the updates, Josh. I voted this morning. Oooh, look at the time! 3 mins past midnight. I'll just go vote again...

Edited: Hey, whaddyaknow. It won't let me vote yet! I'll have to come back later.

[ManagerJosh]

Games/Characters
EverQuest 37.7%
Final Fantasy 29.9%
Lara Croft (Tomb Raider) 24.2%
The Sims 24.1%
StarCraft 21.9%
Tetris 20.7%
Pac-Man 20.4%
Grand Theft Auto 17.8%
Civilization 17.0%
Doom 16.5%
Half-Life 15.8%
Resident Evil 15.8%
Donkey Kong 13.8%
Mortal Kombat 12.8%
Samus Aran (Metroid) 11.9%
Street Fighter II 10.8%
Pong 10.7%
Myst 10.4%
Quake 10.2%
Castlevania 10.1%
Space Invaders 9.7%
Frogger 9.6%
Madden NFL 9.6%
Pitfall Harry (Pitfall!) 9.5%
Fox McCloud (Star Fox) 9.1%
Lifetime Achievement
John Carmack (Doom, Quake) 47.0%
Will Wright (Sim Series) 44.3%
Toru Iwatani (Pac-Man) 41.1%
Sid Meier (Civilization, Pirates!) 39.8%
Peter Molyneux (Populous, Fable) 27.9%

[Kristalrose]

It looks to me like the people who like RPG's and 1st person shooters have gotten more involved. :( Notice that the guy who created Doom is not beating Will Wright for lifetime acheivement, too.

[Lynet]

It looks to me like the people who like RPG's and 1st person shooters have gotten more involved. :( Notice that the guy who created Doom is not beating Will Wright for lifetime acheivement, too.
I suspect you you might be right. I never liked the games my son likes--so much violence and gore. He gave me one of his to play and for a while it was rather interesting. That was Baldurs Gate. I liked some of the characters, exploring strange landscapes, meeting fanciful creatures, but I got tired of the fighting required.

In any event, he has no interest in games like the Sims and would not vote for it, if asked to vote.

And I think Mirelly is right, too. People who play the Sims games are not quite the same type of people who play the RPGs and shooter games. Are the Sims fansites where we find clothes and furniture downloads pushing the contest on Walk of Game? Does the membership of Sims fansites add up to the millions who play the game? The Sims2 official site is crowded but not THAT crowded. Huge numbers of Sims players don't seem to bother with going online except to get a patch or an occasional problem or bug resolved.

[Rowanstaff]

What really surprises me is how far down Half-Life is on the list. This game is considered the number 1 game of all time by many gaming sites. I switched from Resident Evil to Half-Life a couple days ago for my last vote. Half-Life changed what everyone thought FPS and Roleplaying games could do... like, for example, be the same thing. It took rushing monsters and showed us what an AI squad could do. It opened the door for unbelievably complex and rewarding story-based games, like Systems Shock 2.

And its in like 12th place. I haven't seen word one about it on any of the Half-Life fan and news sites I frequent.

I think this Walk of Game is not going to be a measure of a game's merit, but of the ability of fan sites and media sources to generate buzz.

[ManagerJosh]

Games/Characters
EverQuest 38.7%
Final Fantasy 29.5%
Lara Croft (Tomb Raider) 24.0%
The Sims 23.9%
StarCraft 22.6%
Tetris 20.5%
Pac-Man 20.3%
Grand Theft Auto 17.4%
Civilization 17.1%
Doom 16.6%
Half-Life 15.9%
Resident Evil 15.7%
Donkey Kong 13.3%
Mortal Kombat 12.4%
Samus Aran (Metroid) 11.6%
Pong 10.7%
Street Fighter II 10.6%
Myst 10.4%
Quake 10.2%
Frogger 9.9%
Madden NFL 9.9%
Pitfall Harry (Pitfall!) 9.9%
Space Invaders 9.8%
Castlevania 9.8%
Fox McCloud (Star Fox) 9.5%

Lifetime Achievement
John Carmack (Doom, Quake) 47.5%
Will Wright (Sim Series) 43.9%
Toru Iwatani (Pac-Man) 40.5%
Sid Meier (Civilization, Pirates!) 39.9%
Peter Molyneux (Populous, Fable) 28.3%

[ManagerJosh]

Updated after I voted..

Games/Characters
EverQuest 38.7%
Final Fantasy 29.5%
Lara Croft (Tomb Raider) 24.0%
The Sims 23.9%
StarCraft 22.6%
Tetris 20.5%
Pac-Man 20.3%
Grand Theft Auto 17.4%
Civilization 17.1%
Doom 16.6%
Half-Life 15.9%
Resident Evil 15.7%
Donkey Kong 13.3%
Mortal Kombat 12.4%
Samus Aran (Metroid) 11.6%
Pong 10.7%
Street Fighter II 10.6%
Myst 10.4%
Quake 10.2%
Frogger 9.9%
Madden NFL 9.9%
Pitfall Harry (Pitfall!) 9.9%
Space Invaders 9.8%
Castlevania 9.8%
Fox McCloud (Star Fox) 9.5%

Lifetime Achievement
John Carmack (Doom, Quake) 47.5%
Will Wright (Sim Series) 43.9%
Toru Iwatani (Pac-Man) 40.5%
Sid Meier (Civilization, Pirates!) 39.9%
Peter Molyneux (Populous, Fable) 28.3%

[FinalFantasy4ever]

I would so vote....but I cant decide. The Sims are great and all....but I feel FF is the best rpg ever and I play starcraft more then the sims lol

[Rowanstaff]

You get 4 votes each time. Vote for all of them.

[Kristalrose]

Geeze!!! Where did all those Everquest people come from??:p

[Rowanstaff]

The good news is this: last year all of the top 4 games got squares. If the same is true this year then the Sims have a shot.

[ManagerJosh]

Games/Characters
EverQuest 38.1%
Final Fantasy 28.6%
The Sims 23.9%
Lara Croft (Tomb Raider) 23.8%
StarCraft 23.5%
Tetris 20.3%
Pac-Man 20.3%
Civilization 17.4%
Grand Theft Auto 16.8%
Doom 16.5%
Half-Life 15.9%
Resident Evil 15.2%
Donkey Kong 12.9%
Mortal Kombat 12.0%
Samus Aran (Metroid) 11.2%
Pong 10.9%
Frogger 10.5%
Street Fighter II 10.4%
Myst 10.4%
Madden NFL 10.3%
Pitfall Harry (Pitfall!) 10.3%
Quake 10.3%
Castlevania 10.3%
Space Invaders 10.2%
Fox McCloud (Star Fox) 9.9%

Lifetime Achievement
John Carmack (Doom, Quake) 47.3%
Will Wright (Sim Series) 43.6%
Sid Meier (Civilization, Pirates!) 40.4%
Toru Iwatani (Pac-Man) 40.1%
Peter Molyneux (Populous, Fable) 28.5%

[Mirelly]

Vote here (http://www.walkofgame.com/)

We're getting there.

Don't forget folks! You can vote every day until 31st Oct....

Can we also make sure to post up the voting link regularly .... :) (I'm putting in my sig as well!)

[kuponutty]

Okay, what's Starcraft and where did it come from?!

[Vchat20]

http://www.blizzard.com/starcraft/

its not bad if you like RTS games.

[Rowanstaff]

Starcraft is the single largest played RTS Worldwide. It has a MASSIVE following in Asia. And with all the South Korean votes I have no doubt it's gonna rock the vote. Unfortunately. :(

[Chee-Z]

It's so hard to vote b/c all of these games nominated are great. I heart The Sims though, so...:rolleyes:

[ManagerJosh]

EverQuest 37.2%
Final Fantasy 28.1%
StarCraft 24.7%
Lara Croft (Tomb Raider) 23.8%
The Sims 23.6%
Tetris 20.1%
Pac-Man 20.1%
Civilization 17.3%
Grand Theft Auto 16.5%
Doom 16.4%
Half-Life 15.8%
Resident Evil 15.0%
Donkey Kong 12.7%
Mortal Kombat 11.8%
Samus Aran (Metroid) 11.1%
Pong 11.0%
Myst 10.6%
Castlevania 10.6%
Pitfall Harry (Pitfall!) 10.5%
Frogger 10.5%
Madden NFL 10.5%
Quake 10.5%
Space Invaders 10.5%
Street Fighter II 10.5%
Fox McCloud (Star Fox) 10.5%

Lifetime Achievement
John Carmack (Doom, Quake) 47.3%
Will Wright (Sim Series) 43.4%
Sid Meier (Civilization, Pirates!) 40.6%
Toru Iwatani (Pac-Man) 40.0%
Peter Molyneux (Populous, Fable) 28.7%

[kuponutty]

Uh oh, The Sims dropped out of the top four... That's dangerous!

[Rowanstaff]

Yes it is, so VOTE VOTE VOTE. And make certain one of those votes if for Sims!!

[ManagerJosh]

Games/Characters
EverQuest 36.5%
Final Fantasy 27.7%
StarCraft 24.9%
Lara Croft (Tomb Raider) 24.0%
The Sims 23.3%
Tetris 20.0%
Pac-Man 20.0%
Civilization 17.3%
Doom 16.3%
Grand Theft Auto 16.2%
Half-Life 15.7%
Resident Evil 15.0%
Donkey Kong 12.7%
Mortal Kombat 12.0%
Pong 11.1%
Samus Aran (Metroid) 11.1%
Street Fighter II 10.8%
Castlevania 10.7%
Frogger 10.7%
Space Invaders 10.7%
Madden NFL 10.7%
Myst 10.7%
Quake 10.7%
Fox McCloud (Star Fox) 10.7%
Pitfall Harry (Pitfall!) 10.7%

Lifetime Achievement
John Carmack (Doom, Quake) 47.1%
Will Wright (Sim Series) 43.2%
Sid Meier (Civilization, Pirates!) 40.5%
Toru Iwatani (Pac-Man) 40.3%
Peter Molyneux (Populous, Fable) 28.8%

[Rowanstaff]

The gap netween Tomb Raider and The Sims is narrowing, today being only .7%. Vote! Make sure 1 is for the Sims and none for Tomb Raider, so the gap can be shrunk.

[surprised_by_witches]

So, why exactly is it important that I vote? I don't really want to join yet another site.

Does the sims get something special for it? Do I? :rolleyes:

Just wondering.

[Rowanstaff]

If the Sims is in the top 4 it can win a square in the Walk of Game in the Metreon. It's a pretty spiffy achievement.

[surprised_by_witches]

Oh, OK. I'll join the site then and cast my vote.

[ManagerJosh]

Games/Characters
EverQuest 36.2%
Final Fantasy 27.4%
StarCraft 24.9%
Lara Croft (Tomb Raider) 24.0%
The Sims 23.2%
Pac-Man 20.0%
Tetris 20.0%
Civilization 17.4%
Doom 16.3%
Grand Theft Auto 16.1%
Half-Life 15.6%
Resident Evil 14.9%
Donkey Kong 12.6%
Mortal Kombat 12.2%
Pong 11.2%
Samus Aran (Metroid) 11.1%
Street Fighter II 10.9%
Castlevania 10.8%
Pitfall Harry (Pitfall!) 10.8%
Madden NFL 10.8%
Frogger 10.8%
Myst 10.8%
Space Invaders 10.8%
Fox McCloud (Star Fox) 10.8%
Quake 10.7%

Lifetime Achievement
John Carmack (Doom, Quake) 47.1%
Will Wright (Sim Series) 43.0%
Sid Meier (Civilization, Pirates!) 40.6%
Toru Iwatani (Pac-Man) 40.3%
Peter Molyneux (Populous, Fable) 29.0%

[Kristalrose]

(sad) Not even in the top 4 anymore. :(

[Lynet]

Notice how John Carmack is at the top of the Lifetime Achievement list while his game Quake is at the bottom of the Games/Characters list? Doom is midway between. :( Are Doom and Quake somehow evolutionary or revolutionary?

[ManagerJosh]

Notice how John Carmack is at the top of the Lifetime Achievement list while his game Quake is at the bottom of the Games/Characters list? Doom is midway between. :( Are Doom and Quake somehow evolutionary or revolutionary?
Like I said before, I'm ready to call that a sham.

[ManagerJosh]

Okay these results look COMPLETELY off..


Games/Characters
StarCraft 41.5%
EverQuest 38.9%
Final Fantasy 38.5%
Half-Life 22.2%
Doom 21.6%
Civilization 19.6%
Grand Theft Auto 19.5%
Tetris 18.7%
The Sims 17.9%
Pac-Man 17.4%
Resident Evil 15.5%
Mortal Kombat 13.2%
Lara Croft (Tomb Raider) 13.1%
Street Fighter II 12.5%
Donkey Kong 11.9%
Quake 11.7%
Samus Aran (Metroid) 11.6%
Castlevania 9.7%
Myst 9.2%
Pong 8.0%
Space Invaders 6.7%
Madden NFL 6.4%
Fox McCloud (Star Fox) 5.7%
Frogger 5.7%
Pitfall Harry (Pitfall!) 3.2%

Lifetime Achievement
John Carmack (Doom, Quake) 56.8%
Sid Meier (Civilization, Pirates!) 43.4%
Toru Iwatani (Pac-Man) 37.6%
Will Wright (Sim Series) 37.5%
Peter Molyneux (Populous, Fable) 24.8%

[ManagerJosh]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but HOW THE HECK did The Sims drop to 9th Place in the course of 10 days? That's physically impossible.

[Lynet]

I thought the Sims was still in 5th place when I voted Monday morning. Maybe it was wishful thinking but I'm certain they hadn't dropped as low as 9th. I'm forced to agree. Something is screwy about the count. Also, the John Cormack numbers really confuse me, although what I know about the gaming industry could be written in large letters on a 3 x 5 card.:rolleyes:

[ManagerJosh]

Alright the results are in:

Game Winners:

1. StarCraft
2. Final Fantasy
3. Lara Croft
4. Everquest


Lifetime Achievement:
1. Sid Meier
2. John Carmack

[ManagerJosh]

Okay, I'm OFFICIALLY calling this vote a sham

The votes here are totally off. Go look here (http://forums.worldsims.org/showpost.php?p=86930&postcount=64) and here (http://forums.worldsims.org/showpost.php?p=88127&postcount=68). During a period of ten days from when I posted the last stats of votes and closing, these were the rankings of Will Wright, The Sims, and The Winners. The first set of stats will be marked as (A) and the Second set will be marked as (B)

Starcraft: (+2 Change)
(A) 3rd Place, 24.9%
(B) 1st Place, 41.5%

Final Fantasy (-1 Change)
(A) 2nd Place, 27.4%
(B) 3rd Place, 38.5%

Lara Croft (-9 Change)
(A) 4th Place, 24.0%
(B) 13th Place, 13.1%

Everquest: (-1 Change)
(A) 1st Place 36.2%
(B) 2nd Place 38.9%

The Sims: (-4 Change)
(A) 5th Place, 23.2%
(B) 9th Place, 17.9%


Sid Meier: (-1 Change)
(A) 3rd Place, 40.6%
(B) 2nd Place, 43.4%

John Carmack: (0 Change)
(A) 1st Place, 47.1%
(B) 1st Place, 56.8%

Will Wright (-2 Change)
(A) 2nd Place, 43.0%
(B) 4th Place, 37.5%

Correct me if I'm wrong, but with such a drastic shift with Lara Croft, something is WRONG here. Go look at a few other games above The Sims. Something is DRASTICALLY wrong. Will dropped 2 whole places in two days! Toru Iwatani even jumped a spot here. I really want to see the final tallies here because I don't like this one bit. Having The Sims taking this huge tumble is one thing, but the stats jump here is so drastic, it raises my eyebrow.

When I have a moment, I'll check for a 5% margin of error and see how off the stats could be (range-wise).

[FinalFantasy4ever]

yeah does seem like somethings wrong but hey SC and FF whoo! too bad about the sims though..

[Kristalrose]

I don't know if it still does, but back when I was playing Tomb Raider, there was a huge online community similar to the TS2 community. I wonder if they had a last-minute push for votes? :confused: