Sierra
Sole Survivor
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Post by Sierra on Jul 19, 2015 9:11:15 GMT
(Banner later)
Dear diary,
Well that challenge happened. I knew by the end of the 2nd round that I had like no shot at winning, but the puzzles themselves were actually pretty cool and if I wasn't so inept at dealing with Proboards/it wasn't such a shit platform I think I would've done a lot better. Oh well. It shouldn't matter. Chelsea and I have our deal, and all else aside, Joaq will vote with me for Varner and force a tie. Joaq told me to vote him out if I thought it'd give me a better chance at winning, but I told him I wanted to force a tie in the first instance at least because me voting for Joaq straight away gives Chelsea & Varner the opportunity to flip a 2 - 1 - 1 on me. It's not like I expect them to do that, but I'm paranoid and not about to take risks at F4. I discussed this with them and Jeff said it was okay and he wouldn't be upset, but he asked me to flip on the revote after the tie, which I agreed to because he was guilt tripping me to high heaven. It might not be such a bad move, though. I honestly think Jeff has become Chelsea's goat and he just can't see it because his ego is probably maybe in the way, so I don't think he can beat either of us, and if Joaq is on the jury, I have 2 votes presumably locked in him and Matty. I also think I might be able to maybe get Jamie, and if Steph has simmered the fuck down, I might get her and Ozzy too. That's enough to win. That's very optimistic, of course, but I have to be at this point, because I'm 99% sure that Chelsea has Cirie, Crystal and Tom locked and Varner has Shane, and Kimmi seems more likely to vote for one of the two of them than me even though she never met them in game (lol). I'm waiting for food right now and it's freezing so I can't think properly but I just wanted to make a note about what shoooould be happening this round. If I end up in a tiebreaker vs Varner (which would be fuuuucking stupid of them to force because I fully intend to go along with their plans) I'm gonna be mad but I don't think that'll happen. I HOPE THAT WON'T HAPPEN. Laters
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Sierra
Sole Survivor
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Post by Sierra on Jul 21, 2015 2:05:39 GMT
OS
HI GUYS. I’m so nervous right now. Like Sherri at Caramoan FTC nervous, but not exactly like Sherri because I actually have things to say that aren’t about my fast food restaurant chain. This is my first FTC, so I’d first of all like to thank everyone who was a part of this game (host, PWs, players) for making it the experience it was. It was a RIDE and a half and I’m stoked to be here and have the chance to make a case for myself.
I know that when I see essay-length opening statements detailing every aspect of a person’s game I tend to skip over a lot of it, because I figure that a lot of that stuff should probably be left for the jury questioning part of the proceedings. For that reason, I’m gonna try to keep this short so that we can hand the floor over to you guys.
I’m not entirely comfortable with talking myself up, so this might be a bit of a struggle, but here we go. I feel like I played the best game of the three sitting here.Physically, Chelsea admittedly has me beat, boasting 4 immunity wins over my 2, but I think I was a formidable challenge competitor in both individual and tribal challenges nonetheless. Socially, I had connections that allowed me to pull myself out of some ugly situations pre-merge and kept me out of danger post-merge, as well as giving me substantial influence at each TC I went to (notably, I only voted “incorrectly” at one of the 13 tribal councils I attended, and the John and Ozzy votes were the only ones I felt had no real control over). Through the connections made, I believe I was privy to information about almost all of the social bonds in the game, along with a lot of what was going on in each round. I was able to use this information to manipulate the game in my favour. Strategically… well, I definitely made strategic and social blunders throughout the game, but I think this might be my strongest showing in an ORG so far. I have never had such a powerful influence over the direction of not only my own fate, but the game overall. I’d be lying if I said it’s all been fun and games for me, though. I figured quite a while ago that I would probably never make it to the end of an ORG if I didn’t learn to play against my heart sometimes. I had to do just that at many points throughout this game and it honestly SUCKED for me, but it worked out for me in the end. Whether my strategic play cancelled out my social play remains to be seen, but I am proud of the game I played overall. I’d also like to give a mixed shout out and kick in the fucking shins to the rotating idol twist, which both hindered and helped me along the course of my journey here.
I guess I’ll close this out with a kind of “highlight reel” of my game: - I made bonds in the original Penedo that set me up in the majority alliance. - I organized Shane’s blindside after Penedo’s second loss to save Osten and Varner, both of whom I saw as potential long-term allies. - I made bonds on nuBarra that again saw me set in the majority alliance, and orchestrated the Kimmi vote (sorry) after a strategic blunder by Matty saw our original plan to boot Cirie foiled. - I was a victim of the shitty swap that put me on nunuBarra with John, Cirie (who clearly wanted me out), and 3 people that I had never talked to before. I was forced to let John go, but bounced back and won over Steph & Joaq, who forced a tie for me and then voted Cirie out. At this point, I made an endgame deal with Joaq that arguably was one of the biggest catalysts in getting us both here, and was kept secret from everyone (though I’m sure some people suspected it). - The Ozzy vote at merge put me in an ostensibly crappy position, but I managed to play both sides, which brought me and my closest allies back from a 6 - 4 deficit. This resulted in all of my merge alliance sans Ozzy making it to at least F6, putting me in a great place for the endgame. - I made a deal with Chelsea at around F6 after working closely with her all throughout merge to never write each other’s names down. I think that if this hadn’t happened it’s highly likely I would have been forced to compete in a tiebreaker last round.
I in no way claim absolute responsibility for all of this - I definitely had a lot of help along the way - but I think some of these points are important displays of the impact I had on the game.
This ended up longer than I wanted to, so I’m gonna stop there. I welcome any and all questions and call-outs (as I’m fully aware I might be delusional or mistaken on some points). Good luck to Chelsea and Joaquin! <3
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Sierra
Sole Survivor
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Post by Sierra on Jul 23, 2015 10:44:08 GMT
I d k how well I'm doing with this FTC. I'm trying to be 100% open and real about everything which I hope earns me points. Here's how I see the potential vote breakdown at this point:
Votes for me Steph: We have rekindled our fiery love story (<33) and she has all but told me that I have her vote. Score one for having the bae back, and two for pushing this FTC slightly more in my favour. Matty: I have this vote, pretty much no question (lol omg if I'm wrong...) Ozzy: I think he's more likely to vote for me than for either of the other two, in part because it seems like he has respect for a game well played and in part because we vibed really well for the couple of rounds we were together. His jury thread also made it seem like he wasn't keen on Chelsea's game at all. Jamie: It's been a while, but I had a great relationship with Jamie. He was also super close with Matty, which could influence him in my favour, since I think Matty is my biggest supporter. Chelsea participated in his boot and it doesn't seem like they got along too well, and I'm not sure if he ever really interacted with Joaq (but I could be mistaken).
Votes for Chelsea Tom: 100% no question going to Chelsea, which is sooooo typical. He plays like an out and out stratbot and then votes like a little bitch when it comes down to it. Twisted 2, anyone? Varner: He was playing for Chelsea to win by the end of the game and was also so driven to get rid of me at F4 that he essentially voted himself out. I'm 98% sure his vote will be for Chelsea. Like with Tom, I don't really get it. To me, there is no fucking sense at all in playing like a snakey gamebot and then basing your jury vote on who you feel was most loyal to you/who you liked the most rather than who played the best game. I suspect it might be an ego thing. Crystal: Seemed to have a good relationship with Chelsea, and had no relationship with me. I'd certainly have an extreme amount of trouble casting a vote to win for someone I had no interaction with whatsoever over someone I consider(ed) a friend, no matter how good their game might have been (see: Good and Evil 9). Cirie: Didn't interact with Chelsea during the game, but I know they're close outside of it. Even without this as a factor, Cirie clearly considered me an enemy in this game, and she's pretty vengeful. I can't see her voting for me.
Wildcards Shane: He messaged me after I answered his jury question and said that I had won him over and that he thought I had played the game the best, but he also posted in his thread that he genuinely liked Chelsea and wanted to vote for her. I'm not 100% sure where his head is at. Kimmi: If she's still bitter at me then I don't even know what to say. I'm hoping she understands how her boot round went down and can recognize that I organized her blindside out of self-preservation.
If I can maintain the four potential votes for me and pull at least one of the wildcards, I can at least force a tie which I know Joaq will break in my favour. I've said multiple times throughout this season that I wouldn't mind if I didn't win at FTC, but I'm thirsty as fuck for it now, if not only because I think I played a much better game than Chelsea did and answering these jury questions is taking up A LOT OF TIME. Urgh
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Post by Shane on Jul 28, 2015 10:09:22 GMT
but I just can't get on board with someone who thinks playing a character like that is original or funny.
OMG Sierra. I played my character to get back into the game! I knew it was the ONLY thing I had going for me. I didn't play a good game. I certainly didn't really DESERVE a second shot. I did everything I could to make sure that I got back into the game. If swearing at you guys and promising that I would go insane would get me back into the game, then that's what I was willing to do. Sure, I could've been reasonable, and not swore and whatever, BUT THAT WOULDN'T HAVE GO ME BACK INTO THE GAME. You're way too harsh, you don't understand that I did what I had to do.
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Sierra
Sole Survivor
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Post by Sierra on Jul 29, 2015 0:33:41 GMT
I get it now b. <3
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Post by Shane on Jul 29, 2015 1:20:12 GMT
ok im glad lmao.
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Jeff
Jury
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Post by Jeff on Aug 12, 2015 6:06:43 GMT
I wasn't a sneaky gamebot!
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