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Post by Tony - Not Actually Voted Out on Sept 28, 2011 21:05:38 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2011 21:31:44 GMT -5
ok awesome.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2011 21:32:02 GMT -5
new favorite right here!
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Post by Tony - Not Actually Voted Out on Sept 30, 2011 21:40:40 GMT -5
WELL! this would have posted a lot sooner if it werent for that fucking ERR BEAR!!!
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Post by Tony - Not Actually Voted Out on Oct 1, 2011 20:35:10 GMT -5
Round 2
I don't quite understand where Jay is coming from in some of his posts and messages. I guess he's just trying to be helpful by figuring out who will sit out, and trying to be efficient, but I dunno it's just odd. Not everyone had a chance to reply to the discussion about who is sitting out, and he volunteers because "no one else has yet." I didn't really think much of it at first; because whatever someone's gotta sit out. But now he seems a bit defensive after Sharonica volunteers to sit out. He's acting like it was a such a big problem to fix, and feels like he's doing us all a favor by sorting out the issue.
From skype, Jared: "Tell the tribe that I saved everyone by letting Sharonica sit out. You know what I mean."
Wow, I really don't. Like, does Sharonica suck ass at the challenge, or are you saying something else? I can't pin point my reaction, but it definitely rubs me the wrong way. It seems like he's trying to make a big ado about a pretty trivial issue. I don't want to align with such an over-reacter.
Anywayyy, I'm quite nervous that Noah was voted out, presumably because of the Loki Scroll. Specifically, I'm nervous that if we don't win this challenge, I'll get it. Somehow I've racked up -5 karma. I'm willing to bet they've come from one single person from the other tribe, but still, that person might have a big say in who gets the Loki scroll if they win. Clearly, I've pissed someone off, I need to cool it somehow (what did I do?)
Let's just win this challenge, and use the Loki scroll to send another poor unfortunate soul packing.
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Post by Tony - Not Actually Voted Out on Oct 4, 2011 21:07:11 GMT -5
Round 3 LOL so today I was catching up on the Tree Mail forum, and I was reading about all the rescheduling updates and what not...and I saw Sheri post something and my first reaction was OMG WTF HOW DID A KALSOY GET IN HERE. But then I realized it was a public forum for both tribes to see, not just us. It just took me by surprise to see one of them post something, because go ahead and take a look, it's all Skorin! Boy do I feel pretty lucky to have been placed on this tribe. I think I'd go crazy over on Kalsoy. Certainly because of the Immunity losses, but word on the street is they've got some unfriendly folks. People on Skorin, however, are fucking awesome (for the most part!)
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Post by Tony - Not Actually Voted Out on Oct 6, 2011 20:28:37 GMT -5
Round 4
Well I'm discouraged right now. I just saw that I'll be voting for myself at my first Tribal Council. Oh well. First and foremost, I'll apologize for not updating my confessional. From a hosting perspective, it's no fun when people don't give you their thoughts. But man, this couldn't come at a worse time. It's been a fucking week game aside, which I won't even get into, it's kinda lame to make excuses, and this is not the news I need right now. Especially since I am anticipating a tribal switch soon, given the Tree mail announcement. Just my luck, I'll be surrounded by Kalfuckers and have my fucking back against a wall twice as high as it needs to be.
With all due respect, I do have to voice my frustration about my inactivity and the consequences being publicly announced for my tribe to see. Confessionals are private. Giving information about how many posts I have (albeit implictly: less than 2 per round) make things less private. Yes, the rules clearly state the expectations for confessionals, and does inform us of the consequences. However, nothing was said about this information being made for all of Skorin to see. This is especially dangerous because this information can spread beyond the limits of Skorin, and if indeed a tribal switch comes before the next IC, this will open the doors for a tragically lame boot: it is entirely possible that I'm in a Skorin-minority with people who know I can't do shit at TC, in which case my tribe will undoubtedly throw the challenge to kick me out. All of this for out of game circumstances preventing me from having some time to talk about the game; and not even a warning for this first offense? I have to disagree with that decision.
But enough of that. Yeah...enough of that.
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Post by Tony - Not Actually Voted Out on Oct 8, 2011 17:41:28 GMT -5
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Post by Tony - Not Actually Voted Out on Oct 9, 2011 0:31:51 GMT -5
Pretty sure we gave Ryan a headache after his day at work. Ha, I think it's only fair to retract my earlier comment about Jared getting too excited about things, and just fix that to my ass. I posted like crazy all day to lose... Basically, the two sides of the scale were: A) Going to Tribal Council, pooping out my self vote, keeping Skorin intact. B) Letting Kalsoy make their move; we can only lose so many, before Skorin is forced to vote out Skorin. During my conversation with Ryan last night, we got to talking about the game beyond Skorin and Kalsoy. It's pretty important, because I want to get a sense of who the two of us like, trust, and want to go far with, but also name the right people so that he'd hop on board. I mean, it seems like we're both on the same page: we both like Drew and Britti, and theyre people we can trust. We agree on people we're not too concerned about. But the pickle was Dante, and I have to make an apology to him here for being willing to throw him on Kalsoy. I knew either way wouldn't be crippling for my immediate game if we won or lost, and I figured since no one brought up the idea of throwing, and just kinda rolled with the instructions (oh hey, isn't that how games are supposed to work anyway?) that we'd mourn the loss but keep a cushion. But just before deadline, Ryan comes on and freaks out about the prospect of winning. And he was determined, so whatever, it's cool. He opened the Kalsoy thread immediately, and gave the challenge a taste of its own medicine, by spamming our own camp with threads, so that noooo oonnnneee knoowssss that we got access. Lol and then posting another thread, asking when we want to schedule a time to find the scroll the fastest.
Like, I'm pretty sure it's no mystery someone is behind the decision to throw. The problem is if everyone is okay with it, at the expense of Joshua. It's just an awkward position for me because I'm not sure now what others on my tribe think... I mean, I posted hundreds of things today, am I supposed to react like WTF, or just be honest about it? Well, I decided to be honest with Britti. She hopped online and asked if we found it. She was initially shocked and was nervous that shes the sole alum in the game. But that actually opened the doors for her and I to talk about things, and I'm feeling better and better about trusting her. I think we've got all the ingredients for domination, but only if we're smart about it. Assuming this group of me, Britti, Dante, Drew, and Ryan stay solid, and aren't careful about visibility, then the others will get nervous about their position, and be the first to make moves at a merge. We need to keep the first of the Skorin-blood comfortable enough to never consider their deals. Part of this involves keeping the haters. Looking over the hide and seek threads Kalsoy made, looks like Sheri doesn't care for Jared. Good to know. Keeping Sheri over others will keep Jared in our group. Now we just need to figure out who Kelman doesn't care much for. But yeah, now it just boils down to keeping the Skorin winning streak alive. I'm not so sure that Kalsoy will be so willing to throw challenges from now on. They'll realize that if they win, we'll be forced to vote someone out for the first time. I don't think getting rid of Sharonica or Gibson would be more of a priority than sending one of us home. Their plan just changed from throwing the next 3 challenges to actually pulling their shit together to see what we do.
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Post by Tony - Not Actually Voted Out on Oct 10, 2011 23:12:31 GMT -5
Round 5
This is a pretty quick update, I'll have to expand on these thoughts later, but Dante gave me some pretty important information.
He's wants to make it far in the game with me, but is worried about Drew and Ryan. He wants to have Sheri "jump off her sinking ship and join his life boat." Nononono. Jared wants a Final 4 of Jared, Dante, Drew, Ryan. He wants Sharonica to make it to the merge...
I don't think this is going to last...
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Post by Tony - Not Actually Voted Out on Oct 10, 2011 23:16:11 GMT -5
I rock.
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Post by Tony - Not Actually Voted Out on Oct 11, 2011 20:08:05 GMT -5
Round 5:
UGH GOD. I'm feeling good about this IC but at the same time I'm not. Like...it's not my fault you guys come up with crap. I didn't want pretty much any of the text people came up with to be in our final submission, and for some very good reasons. First, videos fucking rock. Second, it's much easier to enjoy a roast when you're hearing it and not reading it. Third, it's MUCH less cluttered than text. Fourth, the poster controls how the roast is delivered, not the reader. Fifth, it shows much more personality that text. Sixth, you get the fucking point, bite me if you're upset I didn't include your crap.
But ugh I'm worried about Jared and Kelman, for some pretty big reasons. The most daunting one being that I learned yesterday that Jared has me at the bottom of the Skorin Tribe. I'm worried about Kelman being rubbed the wrong way for me completely ignoring his essentially first contribution to an Immunity Challenge.
This is concerning because these are two people I consider to be at the bottom of the Skorin totem pole. And those are the people you need to make feel super fucking safe, or else they're just gonna switch sides and then fucking come after you and your allies. I know that it's crucial for my game to keep Jared and Kelman thinking I want to work with them for a long time. Well, fuck Jared now since I've become aware of his long-term plans. He just went down some notches in my playbook, but hopefully there is still some time to make up some ground with Kelman. But at this point, he's still pretty dispensable; Skorin can afford to lose another Immunity challenge before merge.
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Post by Tony - Not Actually Voted Out on Oct 12, 2011 17:32:19 GMT -5
ALRIGHT So we won Immunity saweet, but I have to say...has someone pulled the sticks out of the judge's assholes yet??? Did they not get the memo to score on hilarity AND creativity? Giving our Tribe one star because we "didn't try as hard" is fucking lame. Not to mention one of the judges was under the impression that Drew, who we sat out, added some material? Is there like a screening process or what the fuck are the qualifications to be a bitch and not assess based on criteria? A particular LOL to the Judge who has no connection to the game saying "At least [Kalsoy] turned up."
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Post by Tony - Not Actually Voted Out on Oct 13, 2011 22:33:45 GMT -5
Round 5? Round 6? Kinda in between right now.
I'm trying to get my head wrapped around things as far as loyalties lie. It seems like pretty much everyone wants to work with Drew and Ryan, which is concerning. Those two essentially have every option available to them right now. The thing is, it seems like although they could take their game in any direction they want right now, they want to work with Britti and I, which I think is the best bet right now. Clearly, working with Drew and Ryan has its advantages because people will do what they want, but on the other hand, I need someone like Britti who sees the danger in keeping those two. I dunno, it's weird. I think the 4 of us could do some serious domination, as long as we're loyal. But I hate hate hate that everyone else has the same fucking idea; it's hard to have confidence in them when everyone else believes they;re with them for the long haul too.
Dante is worrying me more and more and more. He's also picked up on how golden Drew and Ryan are, and had decided he doesn't like it on bit. Earlier in the game, he wanted to partner with Britti, but she apparently has been hesitant to agree with Dante. I mean, I guess that's good, because that tells me she committed to working with them, and I feel like she's committed to working with me as well. But at the same time, a critical element to making it far is keeping people like Dante feeling safe, and this is an aspect we're failing at. He's completely realized that his success depends on Ryan and Drew leaving the game sooner rather than later.
Kelman is saying some good things and some bad things to me right now. The good is that he's reiterating how loyal to Skorin he plans on being when the merge hits, and how we need to target people who won't stay loyal. Yes, this is true, but the bad is that he said that me, him, Drew, Ryan, and Sheri can get together and talk at the merge and plan some shit out. Like, wtf, Sheri? What happened to loyalty? But I've mentioned this before, Sheri is useful because she keeps Jared on edge. I really hope that's what happens. In theory (can't say this is how Jared's mind works), the longer Jared stays, the harder it will be for us to convince him he's got a shot at winning if he stays with us. That is, unless his arch nemesis Sheri is still around. What I don't like about that, is that Kelman wants to work with her, and a few days ago Dante mentioned something about talking things over with Sheri. No bueno. And what a stupid mistake guys for letting me know all this.
It turns out we have quite a few characters of our own over here on Skorin. Everyone thinks they've got the rest of the game planned (myself included, have you seen my lists?) but I'm not fucking going around telling people about it, certainly not if my plan involves getting people from Kalsoy in on this action.
On an unrelated note, I had a talk with Brian last night, and he's actually a decent guy. It's a shame it's probably too risky for me to lobby for him to make it farther in this game. So I'll just say this right now, under very different circumstances, Brian would be someone I'd tell shit to. But not in this game.
Oh, I should also mention that Kelman, Dante and I (and probably some others) are expecting a double-boot which leads us into a merge. No requirement to sit out? What's going on? So I dunno, I'm guessing that one Skorin and one Kalsoy wins Individual Immunity and both are sent to TC where we go from 12 to 10 and then get a picnic basket of wine and cheese and get drunk together as one big happy family.
So I'm thinking there will generally be 3 ideas floating out there for who should go: Jared, Kelman, or Dante. Dante worries the fuck out of me right now, but I still trust him over Jared and Kelman, PLUS he only needs to make it past 2 more rounds to make it the furthest he's ever gone in an ORG, and I'm a supporter of personal bests. I'm thinkin the main lobbiers for Dante will be Kelman...maybe Jared? and probably nobody else, actually.
So I guess it's Jared or Kelman. Pros for keeping Jared: Sheri/Jared fights. Cons for keeping Jared: he has me placing....6th or some shit? Pros for keeping Kelman: he seems to want to work with me. Cons for keeping Kelman: he seems to want to work with Sheri.
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Post by Tony - Not Actually Voted Out on Oct 14, 2011 20:10:42 GMT -5
Round 6
Well it has official formed. Ladies and gentleman, the Final 4 of this game: Tony, Britti, Drew, Ryan. Everyone loves the fuck out of Drew and Ryan so it should be pretty easy to convince people they're safe, until snaps they're out of here.
Poor Dante. It was decided he'll be leaving tonight, and I really wanted to see him make a personal best this go around, but I can't say this isn't the best decision right now. First and foremost, I'd be going against people I need to make it far in the game. Second, he's spot on with shit that's going down, and how it's not working in his favor, and he's on a mission to kick my allies out. Third, he's flirting with the enemy. Learn little grasshopper, these kinds of mistakes cost you the game.
Earlier today I was thinking about how I didn't really care to win Immunity, and when I saw who was in the chat, I knew it really didn't matter at all. The only people from Skorin were the folks who are gonna run this game anyway, with the exception of Kelman joining later. I thought about not winning because I didn't want the attention on me as one of the first individual immunity winners, but FUCK IT I LOVE WINNING.
So I won. Woot.
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