POLL: NPC Elimination

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I have seen several polls extolling the benefits and pitfalls of all the NPC's asking which one is the "best". However, this particular poll which I have set up is different, in that it is the form of an elimination style tournament. So, there are 8 questions that pair up the 16 NPC's (Sarevok is included but Yoshimo is not). There is no way to determine if NPC A got into a fight with NPC B, NPC A would definitely win, and that is not the purpose of this poll. Rather, it is simply the one you like better, whether that be due to effectiveness in the party, interactions with other NPC's, or their dialog. After a few days, we will take the 8 "winners" and put them head-to-head against each other. Remember, we are voting to see who you like better, not considering who would win if say, Jaheira got into a fight with Viconia. Note there is one error that I made. Aerie is on the poll twice. The second time she appears it should be Edwin, not Aerie (although I'm sure she would lose twice even given two chances to win).

[ May 16, 2003, 23:59: Message edited by: Aldeth the Foppish Idiot ]

Poll Information
This poll contains 8 question(s). 33 user(s) have voted.
You may not view the results of this poll without voting.

Poll Results: NPC Elimination (33 votes.)

Sarevok and Cernd (Choose 1)
* Sarevok - 82% (27)
* Cernd - 18% (6)

Minsc and Haer-Dalis' (Choose 1)
* Minsc - 79% (26)
* Haer-Dalis' - 21% (7)

Korgan and Valygar (Choose 1)
* Korgan - 52% (17)
* Valygar - 48% (16)

Keldorn and Aerie (Choose 1)
* Keldorn - 67% (22)
* Aerie - 33% (11)

Jan and Nalia (Choose 1)
* Jan - 67% (22)
* Nalia - 33% (11)

Jaheria and Viconia (Choose 1)
* Jaheria - 58% (19)
* Viconia - 42% (14)

Mazzy and Aerie (Choose 1)
* Mazzy - 64% (21)
* Aerie - 36% (12)

Imoen and Anomen (Choose 1)
* Imoen - 76% (25)
* Anomen - 24% (8)

 

I think you put Airhead in two pairings vs. Keldorn and vs. Mazzy. Also it was a bit unfair to pair Vic and Jahs - they are both amongst the most popular NPC's, tough that you paired them at such early stage. Fun idea, though.

 

That's a great idea...but I can't help but wonder what the thinking was when you paired Keldorn up with Aerie. Maybe it's just me...

 

I liked seeing the results because I proves to me that I'm not the only one who bases their NPC selections on personality rather than ability. Aerie is a good character but she is a wimp. Jan is a very useful charcter but he is mad. Haer'Dalis has a personality while Minsc can't even spell the word.

Great Poll. Make another and we must select according to either class or alignment.

 

Very interesting.
But I think some pairing really don't make sense. It should be fighter vs fighter, cleric vs cleric etc. As people pointed out, Keldorn and Aerie are not comparable.(maybe you are trying to compare Viconia and Korgan)
I think it should be: Viconia vs Anoman(cleric), Jaheria vs Cernd(druid), Minsc vs Valygar(ranger), Valygar vs Yoshimo(backstab) Mazzy vs Keldorn(paladin), Edwin vs Aerie(spell caster), Imoen vs Jan(mage/thief), Haer-Dalis vs Nalia(very little thief ability). It's unfair to compare Nalia with Jan since Nalia is not a thief.
Maybe I missed something but I don't really get the current one. I know it's not pure ability comparison, but they should be paired in that way.

[ May 17, 2003, 08:33: Message edited by: 14 ]

 

You should have set a strict timeline until which people can vote though. That would be fair.

Also, what are you going to do about Edwin. He's my second favorite NPC and I wouldn't have voted for Mazzy if she would be against Edwin, not Aerie. In fact, I'm positive that Edwin would kick Mazzy's a** in that poll.

 

I thank everyone who gave me suggestions as to how to improve the poll. For example, pairing characters against each other who had similar abilities. In truth, I had considered doing that as well, but I decided against it, simply because I felt it was only a solution for the first round of voting. After half of the characters were eliminated, I would have had to pair up the characters again, and in the second round, with only 8 characters instead of 16, it would have been unlikely that I would have been able to come up with proper pairings. As the rounds continued, proper pairings would have become increasingly more difficult, until the last round where there were only two people left. Then the pairing would be obvious, but not necessarily with two characters that were similar in any respect. Perhaps I will later post a different poll taking this into account, but keep in mind, this wasn't a poll about abilities of NPC at all. It was a popularity contest.

I will take suggestions from everyone as to whether or not I should re-start this poll with NPC's paired based on some of their abilities, or continue as it currently is. Regardless, I will let the poll run for one full week before I post the second one.

 

Very Nice POLL yeah like Annoymen ( This isn't some gramatical error... ) could win. I agree with 14 (and I though my name was weird eh?) Misnc vs Hear`Dalis? okay his dual wielding ability and Offensive spin is a killer, but on the other hand, a good sword ( Lilacor, Blade of the North, Sword of Chaos...etc) + Fighter THAC0 progression + Berseker ability + 18/93 Str. I think Minsc ( and boo ) would win!

 

@Taluntain

My apologies for double posting that poll. I simply revised it to go with what people perferred (and overall I think people like this topic).

Could I request that you close this subject? The revised one is the only one I wish to keep up with, as this initial one is intrinsicly flawed.

Thank you.