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Bosman vs Huber Betting Special E3 2016

Ultimadrago

Ultimadrago

Member
I would like to see Kyle win, but Huber again seems to make most of the sensible choices. I'm again disappointed at how "optimistic" most of the team members are with their predictions. Some of the responses really had me scratching my head, but I suppose E3 will tell.

(I would also prefer to see the puppet show over a ALTTP playthrough)
 
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bobbychalkers

Member
For personal use:

Personal Bets:

Across all press conferences, how many dogs? - 4
How many times will Crash bandicoot jump? - 7
How many seconds will Shawn Layden hold his hands together during the Sony press conference? (Any finger to finger contact) - 45 seconds
How many times will we hear the word amazing at the XBox conference? -8


Double Down on Don (over/under):

Kratos will have 20 confirmed kills in the Playstation conference. - under
Bethesda will dedicate 5:15 to The Elder Scrolls: Legends. - over


Team bets:

Will Zelda Have A Female Lead? - yes
Will Kingdom Hearts Unveil a Pixar World? - yes
Will a Kickstarter campaign be announced at any press conference? - no
Will Hideo Kojima reveal himself? - yes
Will we see an actual kraken in the Sea of Thieves presentation? - yes
Will the Evil Within 2 have black bars? - no
Will there be a trailer for the next Halo game, not including Halo Wars 2? - no
Will Knack rise again? - no
Will Michael Damiani pre-order Final Fantasy 7 Remake? - yes?
Will Sonic the Hedgehog appear in the Sony or Microsoft press conferences? - neither
Will EA bring a female athlete onto the stage? - no
Will a Red Dead game announced in a trailer using a modern licensed song? - yes
 
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wiibomb

Member
I'm so torn for these bets... I love boths stakes..

I guess I'll go with bosman just because I would love to see that puppet play
 
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Hubble

Member
The 2015 one was WAY better, just seemed more thought were into it than this year. Before last years E3 Betting Special was popular, I watched it a few times because I thought it was just so funny.

For the bets, I love Huber. I like him a lot better than Bosman because I feel he is more unbias but man what was he thinking this year? He made some stupid bets. There is no way he will win. I thought they were a bit too silly and not even the big unrealistic dreams bets but Huber is way off on a lot of the small simple bets.
 
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SpaceWolf

Banned
Love these guys.

I'd like to get in on this, if I may.

Personal Bets:
  • Across all press conferences, how many dogs? = 2
  • How many times will Crash bandicoot jump? = 0.
  • How many seconds will Shawn Layden hold his hands together during the Sony press conference? (Any finger to finger contact) = 20 seconds
  • How many times will we hear the word amazing at the Xbox conference? = 3,
Double Down on Don (over/under):

  • Kratos will have 20 confirmed kills in the Playstation conference. = Under
  • Bethesda will dedicate 5:15 to The Elder Scrolls: Legends. = Under
Team Bets:

  • Will Zelda Have A Female Lead? = Yes
  • Will Kingdom Hearts Unveil a Pixar World? = No (If any single world is revealed, it'll be from either Wreck It Ralph, Frozen or Zootopia).
  • Will a Kickstarter campaign be announced at any press conference? = Yes
  • Will Hideo Kojima reveal himself? = Yes
  • Will we see an actual kraken in the Sea of Thieves presentation? = No.
  • Will the Evil Within 2 have black bars? = No.
  • Will there be a trailer for the next Halo game, not including Halo Wars 2? = No.
  • Will Knack rise again? Yes
  • Will Michael Damiani pre-order Final Fantasy 7 Remake? No. (It won't be available to pre-order during the conference).
  • Will Sonic the Hedgehog appear in the Sony or Microsoft press conferences? No
  • Will EA bring a female athlete onto the stage? No.
  • Will a Red Dead game announced in a trailer using a modern licensed song? No

BONUS BET: Half Life 3 will be announced to be in development at the conference.
 
Chobel

Chobel

Member
Personal Bets:
Across all press conferences, how many dogs? 2
How many times will Crash bandicoot jump? 7
How many seconds will Shawn Layden hold his hands together during the Sony press conference? (Any finger to finger contact) 100 seconds
How many times will we hear the word amazing at the XBox conference? 10

Double Down on Don (over/under):
Kratos will have 20 confirmed kills in the Playstation conference. Over
Bethesda will dedicate 5:15 to The Elder Scrolls: Legends. Under

Team bets:
Will Zelda Have A Female Lead? Yes, we have way too many rumors for it to be no.
Will Kindom Hearts Unveil a Pixar World? No
Will a Kickstarter campaign be announced at any press conference? Nah
Will Hideo Kojima reveal himself? No way
Will we see an actual kraken in the Sea of Thieves presentation? No
Will the Evil Within 2 have black bars? No
Will there be a trailer for the next Halo game, not including Halo Wars 2? Yes
Will Knack rise again? No... I mean yes but not in this E3
Will Michael Damiani pre-order Final Fantasy 7 Remake? Yes, who wouldn't?
Will Sonic the Hedgehog appear in the Sony or Microsoft press conferences? No, in neither
Will EA bring a female athlete onto the stage? lol No
Will a Red Dead game announced in a trailer using a modern licensed song? No

FINAL BET:
Devil May Cry 5 will be unveiled at E3, and it's coming this fucking year!

#TeamBosman
 
Vire

Vire

Member
Personal Bets:
  • Across all press conferences, how many dogs? 4
  • How many times will Crash bandicoot jump? 7 (In Skylanders)
  • How many seconds will Shawn Layden hold his hands together during the Sony press conference? (Any finger to finger contact) Exactly 46 seconds
  • How many times will we hear the word amazing at the XBox conference? 5

Double Down on Don (over/under):

  • Kratos will have 20 confirmed kills in the Playstation conference. Over
  • Bethesda will dedicate 5:15 to The Elder Scrolls: Legends. Under

Team bets:

  • Will Zelda Have A Female Lead? Yes
  • Will Kindom Hearts Unveil a Pixar World? No
  • Will a Kickstarter campaign be announced at any press conference? No
  • Will Hideo Kojima reveal himself? No
  • Will we see an actual kraken in the Sea of Thieves presentation? No
  • Will the Evil Within 2 have black bars? No
  • Will there be a trailer for the next Halo game, not including Halo Wars 2? No
  • Will Knack rise again? No
  • Will Michael Damiani pre-order Final Fantasy 7 Remake? No
  • Will Sonic the Hedgehog appear in the Sony or Microsoft press conferences? No
  • Will EA bring a female athlete onto the stage? No
  • Will a Red Dead game announced in a trailer using a modern licensed song? No
 
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FlyingIrishMan

Member
Personal Bets:
  • Across all press conferences, how many dogs? 5
  • How many times will Crash bandicoot jump? 17
  • How many seconds will Shawn Layden hold his hands together during the Sony press conference? (Any finger to finger contact) 75
  • How many times will we hear the word amazing at the XBox conference? 6

Double Down on Don (over/under):
  • Kratos will have 20 confirmed kills in the Playstation conference. Over
  • Bethesda will dedicate 5:15 to The Elder Scrolls: Legends. Over
Team bets:
  • Will Zelda Have A Female Lead? Yes
  • Will Kindom Hearts Unveil a Pixar World? Yes
  • Will a Kickstarter campaign be announced at any press conference? No
  • Will Hideo Kojima reveal himself? No
  • Will we see an actual kraken in the Sea of Thieves presentation? No
  • Will the Evil Within 2 have black bars? No
  • Will there be a trailer for the next Halo game, not including Halo Wars 2? No
  • Will Knack rise again? Yes
  • Will Michael Damiani pre-order Final Fantasy 7 Remake? Yes
  • Will Sonic the Hedgehog appear in the Sony or Microsoft press conferences? No
  • Will EA bring a female athlete onto the stage? No
  • Will a Red Dead game announced in a trailer using a modern licensed song? Yes
 
Ultimadrago

Ultimadrago

Member
For personal use:

Personal Bets:

Across all press conferences, how many dogs? 2
How many times will Crash bandicoot jump? 3
How many seconds will Shawn Layden hold his hands together during the Sony press conference? (Any finger to finger contact) 5 seconds
How many times will we hear the word amazing at the XBox conference? 3


Double Down on Don (over/under):

Kratos will have 20 confirmed kills in the Playstation conference: UNDER
Bethesda will dedicate 5:15 to The Elder Scrolls: Legends : UNDER


Team bets:

Will Zelda Have A Female Lead? ,,,,,,,,.No.
Will Kindom Hearts Unveil a Pixar World? Yes
Will a Kickstarter campaign be announced at any press conference? No
Will Hideo Kojima reveal himself? Yes
Will we see an actual kraken in the Sea of Thieves presentation? No
Will the Evil Within 2 have black bars? No
Will there be a trailer for the next Halo game, not including Halo Wars 2? No
Will Knack rise again? No
Will Michael Damiani pre-order Final Fantasy 7 Remake? No
Will Sonic the Hedgehog appear in the Sony or Microsoft press conferences? No
Will EA bring a female athlete onto the stage? No
Will a Red Dead game announced in a trailer using a modern licensed song? No
 
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SDBurton

World's #1 Cosmonaut Enthusiast
Personal Bets:

Across all press conferences, how many dogs? - 5
How many times will Crash bandicoot jump? - 9
How many seconds will Shawn Layden hold his hands together during the Sony press conference? (Any finger to finger contact) - 63 seconds
How many times will we hear the word amazing at the XBox conference? - 5


Double Down on Don (over/under):

Kratos will have 20 confirmed kills in the Playstation conference. - under
Bethesda will dedicate 5:15 to The Elder Scrolls: Legends. - over


Team bets:

Will Zelda Have A Female Lead? - yes
Will Kingdom Hearts Unveil a Pixar World? - yes
Will a Kickstarter campaign be announced at any press conference? - yes
Will Hideo Kojima reveal himself? - yes
Will we see an actual kraken in the Sea of Thieves presentation? - yes
Will the Evil Within 2 have black bars? - no
Will there be a trailer for the next Halo game, not including Halo Wars 2? - no
Will Knack rise again? - no
Will Michael Damiani pre-order Final Fantasy 7 Remake? - No
Will Sonic the Hedgehog appear in the Sony or Microsoft press conferences? - neither
Will EA bring a female athlete onto the stage? - yes
Will a Red Dead game announced in a trailer using a modern licensed song? - Yes
 
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Engell

Member
El-Suave said:
So, where's the dog count at? I spotted two in Fallout Shelter, have there been more if we don't count Snoop?
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also one doge in dishonored 2
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or is this a hyena??
 
Ultimadrago

Ultimadrago

Member
mrklaw said:
Robo-dog in recore

Also kraken was in the very last shot of the Sea of Thieves trailer
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Are you counting the small image with a Kraken before the logo shows up? I'm not counting that personally since I didn't see it within gameplay (or even CG animated), but I'm sure Bosman and them will count it regardless.
 
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border

Member
I'm glad that Bosman came up with some good consequences for Huber this time.

I am a little disappointed that there are so many questions that could have vague or controversial results, where things are open to interpretation. The number of dogs thing in particular seems quite debatable. Clapping counting as hand-clasping is stupid.....especially considering that many people clap without finger-to-finger contact.
 
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border

Member
All I know is that Shawn Layden had his hands together for pretty much every damned moment he was on stage......Huber definitely won that.
 
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Luigiv

Member
The score so far (not scientific, let me know if I made any mistakes). Anything with a "(temp)" tag is a no show so far and therefore the results are most likely a given at this point, but since they're not conference specific, things could still change (however unlikely).
Hasney said:
PERSONAL BETS - 2 points each

Across all press conferences, how many dogs? Kyle 8, Huber 2 +2 Bosman: Just watched the Watchdog 2 stuff, there was at least 7 different dogs in that game alone plus one in the minecraft presentation.
How many times will Crash bandicoot jump? Kyle 4, Huber 16 +2 Bosman: I think he was right on the money with 4.

TEAM BETS - BRADLEY ELLIS FOR HUBER - 1 point each

Will Zelda Have A Female Lead? Yes
Will Kindom Hearts Unveil a Pixar World? Yes +1 Bosman (temp)

TEAM BETS - DANIEL BLOODWORTH FOR BOSMAN - 1 point each

Will a Kickstarter campaign be announced at any press conference? Yes +1 Huber: I didn't watch all the conferences but I haven't heard any news about kickstarter.
Will Hideo Kojima reveal himself? Yes +1 Bosman

PERSONAL BETS - 2 points each

How many seconds will Shawn Layden hold his hands together during the Sony press conference? (Any finger to finger contact) Kyle 46, Huber 190 +2 Huber: I don't even need to count, they both lowballed.
How many times will we hear the word amazing at the XBox conference? Kyle 10, Huber 4 -I really can't be bothered counting this. Anyone else volunteer?

TEAM BETS - IAN HINCK FOR HUBER - 1 point each

Will Michael Damiani pre-order Final Fantasy 7 Remake? No +1 Huber (temp)
Will Sonic the Hedgehog appear in the Sony or Microsoft press conferences? Yes +1 Bosman

TEAM BETS - MICHAEL DAMIANI FOR BOSMAN - 1 point each

Will we see an actual kraken in the Sea of Thieves presentation? Yes +1 Bosman
Will the Evil Within 2 have black bars? No +1 Bosman (temp)

DOUBLE DOWN ON DON *No one wins any money - 3 POINTS

BOSMAN ASKS : Kratos will have 20 confirmed kills in the Playstation conference - Over +3 Huber: Didn't count but it was like what, 3 or 4?
HUBER ASKS: Bethesda will dedicate 5:15 to The Elder Scrolls: Legends - Under+3 Huber: Didn't actually watch Bethesda's conference but from my understanding it was under.

TEAM BETS - BEN MOORE FOR HUBER - 1 point each

Will there be a trailer for the next Halo game, not including Halo Wars 2? No +1 Huber (temp)
Will Knack rise again? No +1 Huber (temp)

TEAM BETS - BRANDON JONES FOR BOSMAN - 1 point each

Will EA bring a female athlete onto the stage? No +1 Bosman: Again I didn't watch the conference myself but I'm lead to understand there was none.
Will a Red Dead game announced in a trailer using a modern licensed song? No +1 Bosman (temp)

FINAL BETS 4 POINTS EACH

BOSMAN: WE WILL SEE FOOTAGE OF AN NX EXCLUSIVE GAME, INTENTIONALLY OR NOT. ALSO, THERE WILL BE JUMPING AND NO NUMBER AT THE END
HUBER: WE WILL SEE A NEW PS4 EXCLUSIVE OMINUSHA GAME +4 Bosman (temp)

STAKES:

Huber will have to do a 22 minute improvised play with 10 of Bosmans action figures while not showing himself. Title and meaning decided by Twitch chat. At the end, wears a mask while saying "Not this year, I have nothing for you" and wagging his finger

Bosman: Will do a full playthrough of Link to the Past from a new save slot to the final credits, in no less than 3 sessions and has to discuss his favourite parts for 3 minutes after that. Has to tweet about how he's playing his favourite game.
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Tally
Bosman: 15
Huber: 12
Potential Swing: up to 7 in Huber's direction, 3 in Bosman's
Unallocated due to laziness: 2
Still pending on Nintendo: 5
 
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Luigiv

Member
ChrisD said:
Bosman's got to win this. I need a Puppet Show in my life.
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Hmm I'm not so sure that will happen. Bosman is pretty much guaranteed to loose his final bet, which would be 4 points to Huber. Bringing it to 15 Bosman - 16 Huber. So assuming none of the temps swing over, that leaves 2 bets. Female lead in Zelda (1 point) and the number of "amazing"s in the Microsoft conference (2 points) and I'm pretty sure Huber already won the later (I haven't counted but I don't remember Microsoft using that word at all) guaranteeing him the overall win. At the very least chances are skewed 25% Bosman win, 25% draw, 50% Huber win.
 
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Luigiv

Member
Day two update. I'd say it's a lock at this point.
Hasney said:
PERSONAL BETS - 2 points each

Across all press conferences, how many dogs? Kyle 8, Huber 2 +2 Bosman: Just watched the Watchdog 2 stuff, there was at least 7 different dogs in that game alone plus one in the minecraft presentation.
How many times will Crash bandicoot jump? Kyle 4, Huber 16 +2 Bosman: I think he was right on the money with 4.

TEAM BETS - BRADLEY ELLIS FOR HUBER - 1 point each

Will Zelda Have A Female Lead? Yes +1 Bosman
Will Kindom Hearts Unveil a Pixar World? Yes +1 Bosman (temp)

TEAM BETS - DANIEL BLOODWORTH FOR BOSMAN - 1 point each

Will a Kickstarter campaign be announced at any press conference? Yes +1 Huber: I didn't watch all the conferences but I haven't heard any news about kickstarter.
Will Hideo Kojima reveal himself? Yes +1 Bosman

PERSONAL BETS - 2 points each

How many seconds will Shawn Layden hold his hands together during the Sony press conference? (Any finger to finger contact) Kyle 46, Huber 190 +2 Huber: I don't even need to count, they both lowballed.
How many times will we hear the word amazing at the XBox conference? Kyle 10, Huber 4 -I really can't be bothered counting this. Anyone else volunteer?

TEAM BETS - IAN HINCK FOR HUBER - 1 point each

Will Michael Damiani pre-order Final Fantasy 7 Remake? No +1 Huber (temp)
Will Sonic the Hedgehog appear in the Sony or Microsoft press conferences? Yes +1 Bosman

TEAM BETS - MICHAEL DAMIANI FOR BOSMAN - 1 point each

Will we see an actual kraken in the Sea of Thieves presentation? Yes +1 Bosman
Will the Evil Within 2 have black bars? No +1 Bosman (temp)

DOUBLE DOWN ON DON *No one wins any money - 3 POINTS

BOSMAN ASKS : Kratos will have 20 confirmed kills in the Playstation conference - Over +3 Huber: Didn't count but it was like what, 3 or 4?
HUBER ASKS: Bethesda will dedicate 5:15 to The Elder Scrolls: Legends - Under+3 Huber: Didn't actually watch Bethesda's conference but from my understanding it was under.

TEAM BETS - BEN MOORE FOR HUBER - 1 point each

Will there be a trailer for the next Halo game, not including Halo Wars 2? No +1 Huber (temp)
Will Knack rise again? No +1 Huber (temp)

TEAM BETS - BRANDON JONES FOR BOSMAN - 1 point each

Will EA bring a female athlete onto the stage? No +1 Bosman: Again I didn't watch the conference myself but I'm lead to understand there was none.
Will a Red Dead game announced in a trailer using a modern licensed song? No +1 Bosman (temp)

FINAL BETS 4 POINTS EACH

BOSMAN: WE WILL SEE FOOTAGE OF AN NX EXCLUSIVE GAME, INTENTIONALLY OR NOT. ALSO, THERE WILL BE JUMPING AND NO NUMBER AT THE END +4 Huber (temp)
HUBER: WE WILL SEE A NEW PS4 EXCLUSIVE OMINUSHA GAME +4 Bosman (temp)

STAKES:

Huber will have to do a 22 minute improvised play with 10 of Bosmans action figures while not showing himself. Title and meaning decided by Twitch chat. At the end, wears a mask while saying "Not this year, I have nothing for you" and wagging his finger

Bosman: Will do a full playthrough of Link to the Past from a new save slot to the final credits, in no less than 3 sessions and has to discuss his favourite parts for 3 minutes after that. Has to tweet about how he's playing his favourite game.
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Tally
Bosman: 16
Huber: 16
Unallocated due to laziness: 2

Since I don't think any of the points will swing, it all comes down to how many times "amazing" was uttered during Microsoft's conference (which I still can't be bothered counting). Less than 7 is a win for Huber, more than 7 is a win for Bosman, 7 on the dot is a tie. I'm pretty sure Huber won, but again I'm too lazy to check.
 
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border

Member
These competitions are always so close despite the bets being about such weird and random things. I am surprised that there is never a real blowout.
 
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border

Member
Never bet against Layden. That man clearly loves to have his hands touch each other.

Bosman's punishmet doesn't even seem that bad. Play a really good game that might not be a great Zelda game? Who cares? At best it's an opportunity for Bosman to critique ALTTP in real time, only making his distaste for it more plausible.
 
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Exploratory

Banned
Kyle if you're reading this there's a way to cut down your play time by like 2/3 using glitches. I think at least I just googled it seemed you can shave off an hour.

#smugkyle
 
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eFKac

Member
Wow it was so close! After Kyle talked about the results during dumb game monday I thought it's gonna be a landslide for Huber.


Don has changed the outcome, should become 2 points after he got the GoW bet wrong.


Edit. Also while Huber is adamant about that full completion = 100%, that's not how I interpret the dokument when they read it, imo Bosman should be able to use glitch run strats and it should count as a full playthrough.
 
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