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Post by Nathan "Nate" Gonzalez on May 20, 2011 22:18:06 GMT -5
Congrats' on making the final 3.
You should be proud of doing what the rest of us couldn't.
Simple rules. I am going to ask you TEN questions. 5 of them are game related and will be heavily deciding my vote since it is up in the air at this point. 5 of them are for fun and are not weighted as much. HOWEVER, if I feel like you just half ass the fun ones I am not going to be happy and trust me. You want a happy Nate. A happy Nate = a vote for you.
Also, I ask that you go into detail (no, I don't expect paragraphs, BUT I expect your full effort and detail in these answers). Do that for all ten and that will help me decide on who to vote for and I will make my statements afterwards. Ashley, unfortunately your going to have to work a little bit harder to get my vote because I feel the other two were more out there. But that doesn't mean you have no shot, if you blow me away with the answers then you will get it. This also gives Parv and Benry reason to not suck at my answers.
With that being said...
Nate's Ten Commandments:
1: Do you think you would be sitting here if it weren't for the use of idol's, prizes, etc? And do you think the use of those "privileges" will help or hinder how people perceive your game play as a whole?
2: Replace yourself and the other 2 finalists with 3 jurors who you felt had legitimate shots to win the game, make the final 3 and played all aspects of the game.
3: Reflect back, is there anything you would change in how you played strategically, physically, socially and emotionally speaking? (or why not?)
4: Why do the other two not deserve to get any votes?
5: What player(s) elimination would you say was key to helping you reach the final tribal council?
FUN!
6: Compare my gameplay (whatever you may have saw, heard, etc.) to somebody from Survivor's and explain why.
7: Why was I such a big threat in your opinion? (Or why not?)
8: What is something you would NEVER do if you as a person got on Survivor for the million dollars? If there's a few things, please list them as I will assume whatever you don't list you'd do.
9: I want you to tell me how you are outside of this game? Do you think the way you played represents yourself truly, or did you play as someone your not?
10: Rank the jurors in terms of gameplay/who you saw as the biggest threats and explain why.
Thank you and good luck. Remember, please don't half ass these questions, my vote is truly up in the air. |
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Post by Ashley Massaro on May 21, 2011 9:46:07 GMT -5
LOOK AT ME NOW. That's a huge biiiiiiiiiiiitch. Obviously since I have to "blow" you away (yo can I blow you some other way JKKKKKKK), it may take some time since it's night time for me. (YAY AUSSIE RULEZZ) reposted :3 tom  |
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Post by Ashley Massaro on May 21, 2011 12:45:27 GMT -5
LOOK AT ME NOW. That's a huge biiiiiiiiiiiitch. Obviously since I have to "blow" you away (yo can I blow you some other way JKKKKKKK), it may take some time since it's night time for me. (YAY AUSSIE RULEZZ) reposted :3 tom I was only intending on answering a few before I went to sleep but got in the zone  Nate's Ten Commandments:1: Do you think you would be sitting here if it weren't for the use of idol's, prizes, etc? And do you think the use of those "privileges" will help or hinder how people perceive your game play as a whole?There is a good chance I wouldn't be sitting here had Benry not won the idol from Island of Luck. Parvati voted Russell that round so ofcourse Benry and I would vote with her. It would be a tie vote and you never know what could happen in the TB. But considering the facts... if we knew Benry didn't have the idol (me, Benry, Boo) and Parvati still voted Russell then I'm pretty sure Boo wouldn't of went for the prize in Island of Luck. That means he would vote with us and Russell would leave 4-3. I don't think an idol should hinder how people perceive my game since it is part of the real game and not something made up like a null vote or double vote, lol. 2: Replace yourself and the other 2 finalists with 3 jurors who you felt had legitimate shots to win the game, make the final 3 and played all aspects of the game.I would replace the final 3 with Boo, Russell & Nate. Boo - I think this is a given. He was one of the strongest competition wise and worked hard to make it as far as he did. He had a lot of plans whether they were successful or not and seemed to have the jury support. Nate - I pick you and no, not because I'm kissing your ass. You mentioned to pick people who played all aspects of the game. I believe that you were social and proved to be competitive pre-merge. There's a lot of people who made merge that weren't social or competitive. Russell - I'm not sure why I chose Russell. I don't feel that he was super social but who am I to judge since I didn't communicate with everyone who made merge. I know that he was social and in the know on his side. I think he could win by using the UTR strategy since it almost worked to get him to the end. The only aspect he didn't play was "competitive" but you don't always need that to win survivor. 3: Reflect back, is there anything you would change in how you played strategically, physically, socially and emotionally speaking? (or why not?)The only thing I would change is being more social as I've explained in my opening statement that I'm a social player but I know I didn't play my best in that department for this game. Other than that, there isn't anything else I would change because who knows if I would be sitting here had I done something different. I mean, if I was on the jury then of-course there would be things I would change... you know? 4: Why do the other two not deserve to get any votes?I believe that we all deserve at least one vote  Where is the love?  ? Parvati:- Lied and back-stabbed to make it to the end whereas others (cough me) didn't have to. - Technically should be out of the game since she was eliminated in the e-challenge. Lucky for her, she won that prize when facing off in DMI. Benry: - Relied on Parvati too much. Although using Parvati for her connections is good, would Benry have made it far without her? 5: What player(s) elimination would you say was key to helping you reach the final tribal council?Sally and Russell's eliminations definitely were the key in helping me get here. As you know I used an idol on Sally when I obviously could have taken Parvati out since she was the biggest threat at the time. However it was in our best interest to keep her since it would be easier to get her on our side since we did have an alliance with her. If I voted Parvati, Sally/Russell/Boo/Kelly could have taken control and booted us (me/Benry) back to back. Now that was just one scenario since Boo was also aligned with us (me/Benry) and if we voted Parvati, round 6 would result in a tie which is bad for me since I didn't have immunity. So back to the point of voting Sally, next round gave me better odds at avoiding a tie. The next round; Parvati voted with us, Russell was booted 4-2 and no one was voting me at the F5. Those two tribal councils set me up to make the finals. 6: Compare my gameplay (whatever you may have saw, heard, etc.) to somebody from Survivor's and explain why.I compare your gameplay to the Marcus from Gabon. I feel that you both were good socially, you always have a way with words as you are eloquent and can somehow get your way without being too overbearing. I also see that you have the potential to be a challenge threat which reminds me a lot of Marcus. Bonus; Marcus flashed his peen on the show and your personality is dirty like that. 7: Why was I such a big threat in your opinion? (Or why not?)I actually didn't find you threatening. I saw you as my ally and most of the time, I'm not threatened by people I work with. I do know your potential so I can see why others thought that you were a big threat. You have the ability with words and can be such a whore... I mean competition whore. You also tend to play sides and people were onto that. 8: What is something you would NEVER do if you as a person got on Survivor for the million dollars? If there's a few things, please list them as I will assume whatever you don't list you'd do.1- Ask someone for their immunity necklace then vote their ass out, lol. 2- Vote out my closest ally at the F3 just to give me better odds at winning the game. 3- Betray my alliance. I would only make a move against someone if they're acting shady. 4- Get into a fight. Such a waste of time. 5- Align with a Russell (real survivor) type player. I don't like people who try and control everything. 6- Make someone feel ostrichsized. I would talk to everyone and treat them how I would want to be treated. 7- Eat all the bananas  So selfish. That's all I got for that, lol. Interesting question. 9: I want you to tell me how you are outside of this game? Do you think the way you played represents yourself truly, or did you play as someone your not?Outside the game I'm nice, shy and funny. I get along with everyone and stay out of the drama because I don't like it... so I guess you can call me a peacemaker I believe I represented myself because my game was pretty clean and I was super loyal to those I gave my word to. I also think that people who talked to me liked me and I wasn't involved in any drama whatsoever. Plus my parchments had a bit of humour in them. 10: Rank the jurors in terms of gameplay/who you saw as the biggest threats and explain why.1. Boo - He played strategically, socially & competitively. Even tho he was voted out (would be the only negative thing), he earned his way back by competing in challenges in DMI. 2. Russell - I think he was UTR and played that way perfectly. I know he was social to people he was aligned with and was very influential. Also tend to rat people out, lol. 3. Nate - Voted out way too early to do damage but was social and the potential to whore it up in competitions. Give people a run for the fake money. 4. Gabe - The round where he left really showed some potential in him. If he kept that up for the rest of the game, he may be able to fight his way to the finals. 5. Candice - Went on vacation at a unfortunate time. She wasn't able to socialise to avoid her elimination but previous to that was pretty social and proved to be competitive as she like Boo, won back her spot in the game. 6. Amanda - The girl was social and was voted out for being a threat. She was hanging by a thread when we hit merge and was unlucky to leave by just one vote. 7. Ozzy - He seemed to be the man with the plan... strategic but a bit sloppy. Shouldn't of focused all his energy on taking out Benry and may have made it further. 8. Sally - I kinda feel like she was similar to Kelly altho she was more social than she was. She wasn't that good at comps but managed to make it far. 9. Shane - I don't think he talked to many people and just listened to Benry at the beginning. He did prove that he still was a competitive in tribe immunities. 10. Kelly - I didn't really see much from her. She barely did challenges and just listened to Parvati. She made f4 due to her connections to Parvati. Thank you Nate. 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Post by Ben "Benry" Henry on May 21, 2011 17:30:37 GMT -5
Thanks Nate! I do think I'd still be sitting here. I've never had a prize benefit me personally. The only time an idol benefited me was giving it to Ashley. If that idol didn't exist, Ashley and myself probably would of voted with Parvati for Russell. Boo's vote I doubt would of gone to Ashley with the right campaigning. So I don't feel like I benefited from anything. I also used an immunity necklace, but I think I would of been safe regardless. Parvati's side was targeting Candice and Boo/Candice/Ashley were targeting Kelly. So I hope it wouldn't hinder how people perceive my game. Nathan, Candice, & Boo. I felt that Nathan & Candice were the absolute best positions at the merge. (As shown by the plate smash challenge) They had Parvati and Sally on one side, with Ashley & myself on another. Add that to the fact they probably had all sorts of deals with other players like Boo. Nate was the biggest threat in the merge to win the game but played his cards wrong with Parvati. He put to much trust in her. He was strong in the challenges and was a leader type player. Candice had that crazy underdog story of being the first player voted out and returned to the game. She was on good terms with a lot of Jury members and had Kelly gone over her at final 8, she may have made it close enough to win her way into the finals. Would she win? Who knows, but she had a shot. Boo was very close to being here. He also had a bit of an underdog story winning his way back from Dead Man's Island. I think he had good odds of winning because he did have a lot of friends on the Jury. He was a target for so long and had he made it here, it could of happened. The only thing I think I would change is my social game with a couple Jurors. It's hard to vote for someone you have never spoken to at the end of the day. I'm just gonna chop it up to the fact those people never really gave me a chance. They were after me from day one so in return, I was after them. I think everyone deserves a vote as we all played different types of games. But why I should get votes over them~: Parvati: she got eliminated from the game. She had the most ridiculous prize. (Sorry Tom  ) I mean a second life? Suppose everyone won their duels that round. There'd be a bunch of people with second lives? Also she pretty much played like Russell and broke her word to a lot of people, more than a whole hand if I counted fingers.  Her game was dirty and two other people made it to the end with their #1 ally by playing clean games. (Except for like 1 move! lol) Ashley: she was more under the radar and had less influence than both other finalists. (Voting in minority a lot too) If it wasn't for my relationship with Parvati and giving her the idol she wouldn't of lasted. She also didn't want to win as much as myself. She didn't mind being voted out at one point. Yours & Sally's. You were after me for awhile (as I got to read lol) and eliminating you took an ally away from Ashley/Boo/Candice's side. I think you would of kept them all over me. It put me in a position where I could play with both sides. They needed me as a 4th vote and the other side needed me as majority. Eliminating Sally took away Parvati's number one ally and definitely helped break up the voting block of Parvati-Sally-Kelly-Russell. I had the idol in my pocket and winning immunity that round, I knew one of the 4 of them would be leaving. That move definitely put me in the most powerful position torwards the end of the game. In order for Parvati to make finals she had to jump on me and Ashley's train when Sally left. (Russell/Boo were close-ish) Ozzy from Fans vs Favorites. You were kind of in that leader role all game long and looked at as a big threat, but you had your group of people who were loyal to you. You had immunity in your pocket just like Ozzy had an idol, but opted not to use it. You trusted people (Parvati being one of them ironically) that inevitably turned on you. You were also strong in the challenges and left at the same time he did. I've kind of answered this, but I'll elaborate. I knew you'd cut me loose way before the final 4. It wasn't that you were a "threat" to win, I mean it's a small factor but obviously I don't care to go up against the people perceived as the best. It's that you wanted me out bad. I was a threat to you, even though I gave you my word. I was informed that you wanted me out which I felt all along. You didn't want me anywhere near the end game because you either assumed I wouldn't take you to finals, try to take you out, or perhaps win my way there. So voting you out was basically beating you to the punch. First I'd abide by all the Survivor rules. As for gameplay, I'd never use something personal someone shared with me against them. Since I'd be on television I probably wouldn't act like a villain or say anything horribly offensive. (Not that I do outside the game lolol) Other than that I can't think of anything I wouldn't do, I mean it's Survivor. If I had to backstab someone in the context of the game in order to increase my odds of winning/making finals I'd do it. I wouldn't excessively backstab though - because then I'd get no votes. It's unlike an ORG, since ORG's offer no real prizes so I'm more inclined to be loyal and maintain friendships. Well outside games I'm not constantly in a competition to stay alive, lol. Everyone knows what they sign up for and it's just a game. I think I brought a bit of myself into it in that I didn't backstab my closest friendships. I consider Boo a friend but he is someone I met just this year. At times in this game he has wanted to vote me out, etc. Ashley and I talk almost every day and it's nothing about the game. There was never one time where she'd of voted me out. So on that level, friendships were factored in. I wouldn't want to lose any over a game. I don't think I could lose one when the person I betrayed has considered doing it to me previously. 01] Nate: I felt you were the biggest threat to me and to win the game. You had deals with a lot of people including myself. If you hadn't left when you did, you could of won your way to the end or convinced people to keep you around. I know you had Ashley/Candice/Boo in your corner. I'm a bit iffy on ranking you #1 since you left a tad early, but I truly saw you as the biggest threat. 02] Boo: You don't give yourself enough credit. You say now that I shouldn't of worried about you - but I think you were a huge threat to win. I think you had a lot of friends on the Jury. You always talked to me about "great moves" you did. You were a target for so many rounds and proved yourself in competitions. I'd rank you #1 if not for you being voted out to begin with. 03] Candice: A lot of people liked you and your story was just winners worthy. The first person voted out comes back to win the game. People didn't want to compete with that. Had you been around, you could of easily convinced Boo not to gamble away his vote and you could be sitting here right now. 04] Gabe: You and I had a much different social game this time around. We actually talked! You gave it your all to stay around and I think a bunch of people started to second guess themselves. Had things been a bit different, it could of easily been you over Boo who stuck around. Then you may have made your way down to final 5. 05] Amanda: She left really early but she was a very strong force in this game while she was here. Strong enough to be Parvati's #1 target. I think had the vote gone the way he hoped (with Kelly leaving) she could of easily been in the final 6. I'd of tried to get her to the end, but it'd of been difficult as I feel out of the 6 who voted together at the merge, I was the only one who wanted to go far with her. 06] Ozzy: I really didn't think you had a good strategy, but the fact you recognized the threats puts you higher than several others. At least I can say I noticed you in the game, always being a thorn in my rear. lol. While I think you played a bit bananas, since everything you said was spread around. (Which isn't entirely your fault, but you definitely trusted the wrong people) I can at least respect you tried. 07] Sally: I enjoyed talking to Sally. I never thought I would like her based on the early game, but I did. But I never really trusted her completely. I feel like she was in Parvati's shadow, and on top of that.. everyone hated/was mad at her! I really don't think she stood a chance in the finals because of that. She burned to many people. (But eliminating her was a very crucial move) 08] Shane: I never got to see much from Shane. We were allies during the game, but it never got to a point where he made a move. He tried to get me out, but he left that round. So I didn't get to see much from him. (We never went to Tribal Council except round #1, which is where I was testing the level of trust with people) 09] Russell: He was never on AIM and to me, was the most invisible player of the merge. I'm sure I'm not exactly winning his vote with this comment, but I'm just being honest. I don't know anything about him. He was just never online to talk with and just did what Parvati messaged him. I "heard" he wanted to turn on her, but his actions begged to differ. Had he actually done so, he'd be higher on the list. 10] Kelly: I felt like she was more visible for the fact she was a target every single round. Kudos to her for staying, but it wasn't because of herself. She just was an extra vote for Parvati pretty much. She was also never online and everyone looked at her as a coat-tail rider. In the end her closest ally had no issues voting her out. (Probably because it's an auto vote xD) Thank you again Nate! |
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Post by Nathan "Nate" Gonzalez on May 23, 2011 10:21:51 GMT -5
First person to ask questions, is there something your trying to tell me by not answering Parvati since you've answered most of the others?
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Post by Parvati Shallow on May 23, 2011 10:23:42 GMT -5
No, not at all. Lmao. Yours will get answered, I'm not ignoring them.
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Post by Nathan "Nate" Gonzalez on May 23, 2011 10:25:20 GMT -5
Some music to motivate you into answering them:
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Post by Parvati Shallow on May 23, 2011 10:26:44 GMT -5
They'll be answered today! Swear it. xD
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Post by Boo Bernis on May 23, 2011 13:02:15 GMT -5
Some music to motivate you into answering them: I posted this song in my confessional the round I made it to final 5 because I thought I'd be in final 4...WRONG!!! |
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Post by Parvati Shallow on May 23, 2011 13:59:32 GMT -5
Okay, okay. xD I’m answering yours now while I have the time to answer some Nate since you want ‘em ASAP. Before I start just want to say that’s my favorite .gif. Lmao. Gifs are so amazing. <3 Okay, so. Let’s see. Before I even get into the Ten Commandments, I just want to say that I hope you don’t personally hold anything I’ve said or done to you in this game, against me. I like you as a person Wahaj and I did and still do value our friendship if you’ll have it. I understand we’ll maybe never be able to work together in a game ever again because of this game, but still losing a friend after a game isn’t something I want. I’ve said it in almost all the answers I’ve given so far and the one thing I don’t want is to lose a friend over the game. While I did trust you and I know you trusted me, it came to the point where I knew both of us would choose other people over eachother. I would have chosen Sally and you would have chosen Candice. It’s just the reality of it all. Had you voted me out and I was sitting where you are now, yeah I would be a little butthurt and bitter, but I would still definitely want to be friends after everything was said and done and I hope you feel the same way after this whole entire thing wraps up.
Alright, first question about prizes, etc. I think prizes in this game allowed the people sitting here in the final three actually be here, lmao. All three of us would NOT be here if it weren’t for prizes. Benry had the shitload of idols which kept him safe the first few rounds of the game, with the scare tactic of him always having a prize in his pocket, I had lost in the eChallenge and would have been sent out from the game if it weren’t for the Special DMI Challenge, and Ashley would have left over Sally if it weren’t for Benry giving her the idol to stay. All three of us are here because of prizes so I don’t think prizes, privileges, etc, should be a factor when you cast your vote. All three of us survived off them to get to this point in the game. I don’t think the prizes should hinder or help any one of us in this process of vying for your votes either. However, if you do feel that it does, all three of us did earn our prizes when we got them. Benry found his, Ashley won hers from the eChallenge, and I won mine from the DMI duels and eChallenge, plus Benry gave Ashley the idol in the Final 7 to survive and continue playing the game. But again, all of us here right now survived off prizes and a lot of you sitting on the Jury didn’t. I would honestly rather play a game without idols and prizes because I hate the paranoia of them but I do know that none of us, including me, would not have lasted as long as we did without them.
Second question. My choices would be you, Candice, and Boo. I had even listed all three of you as people to be cast for “Superstars” because I really did respect your games. Nate, you played a great game socially. You had a lot of ties with people and no one really ever gunned for you until the mid-merge. I never once heard people hardcore wanting you out except Benry, but even then it was premature and he didn’t even stress it or anything. You seemed to have a lot of things going your way in the game and had it not been for us 3 sitting up here now, you are definitely one of the people I saw sitting in one of these seats. Candice for the sole reason that she was a SHEER FORCE on DMI. Like, wow. She went out so early and managed to win every single challenge on DMI all the way into the game. She played amazingly on DMI and that’s no easy feat. The challenges on DMI did seem difficult in general and for her to go through all of that and survive and last as long as she did really is an accomplishment. Lastly, Boo. Him and I obviously weren’t BFFLs but I respected Boo in the sense that I knew he was a threat to my game. He was a big obstacle that I had to overcome in this game and had I not won that Immunity Challenge, he’d probably be here right now due to winning his way here and that’s something that deserves big kudos~
Third question is simple. My social game, just as Ashley and Benry have said pretty much. There are a few people of you here on the Jury (Gabe, Shane) that I neglected to have a decent social game with. As I explained to Gabe it was mainly because I knew that he wasn’t going to be a solid number for me and the same reason went for Shane. My problem is that I never looked to the end of the game, even when it was merge time, and never looked at people as future Jurors when they were to be voted out, but instead looked at them as just players that I needed to get out if they weren’t with me. I had it in my head that the people who didn’t bother talking to me, or didn’t bother communicating with me .. were against me, and that added paranoia. I can’t have people I have no social game with in the game so voting them out was the option that I practiced and put out and accomplished. But, mainly, I think I would have only changed my social game the most from what was said. The round I lied to you, I couldn’t let emotions get in the way of telling you the truth. You could have had a prize, Candice could have had a prize that she could transfer to you, etc. It was me being cautious about the vote. It wasn’t because I was being a malicious, backstabbing bitch. I swear, Nate. It was because I was playing a game and making a game move that couldn’t be shared with you because there was always the possibility it could backfire and bite me in the ass. Playing completely honest and upfront has never helped me much in the past so I have swayed from that gameplay in Survivor games. These games are so cutthroat in comparison to Big Brother games, in my opinion.
I think it’s funny how these two keep saying omg, she had the DMI Redemption prize. Give me a break~ Okay. I won that prize in the final duel after knocking out Courtney. I earned it, fair and square. Secondly, I’m glad I had that prize. Throwing away everything I had done up to that point would have been total shit. It wasn’t intentional at all to lose on purpose, it was accidental. It was a second life, and I earned it. So cram it, Benry (Love you, lmao). They stress that as the main reason I don’t deserve any votes but I deserved that prize for knocking out a top player on DMI in the final duel. Earned and played accordingly. Ashley doesn’t deserve to get any votes because while I dragged Kelly by her ankles to the end, I think Benry sort of did the same with her? Not trying to be a bitch, but yeah. When you think of Ashley, you think of Benry’s #1, quiet, loyal when it could and probably would have costed her an early vote out if it weren’t for her tight alliance with Benry, played personally and not very strategically (ie: the round she voted out Kelly over Boo) and she survived off Benry’s idol at the Final 7. If you think that deserves to win the game, then please vote for her. <3 As for Benry, I do think he deserves votes. Him and I used eachother to get far into the game. However, I do believe that a lot of the moves that were made in the early merge were controlled by me and by what I wanted to happen. I swayed a lot of votes during the merge, he didn’t as much as I did.
The players elimination that was key for me making it to the end of this game was Boo’s during the later part of the merge and yours during the early part of the merge. Early part of the merge was you, hands down. Having you leave the game crushed the chances of their being a counter-alliance against the numbers I had on my side and what Benry had going for him. Taking you out not only eliminated you as a threat but also lessened Candice’s chances of making it to the end of this game and also prevented Boo from trying to get in with you and work with you so he could survive. The later part of the merge was Boo. Boo was just picking up win after win, after win. He needed to be stopped. I knew that since it was F5 he needed to be stopped so I gave that challenge my absolute all, ended up winning, made the deal with Benry to get Boo out, and it was a done deal. Final threat eliminated. All I had to do then was make sure I won the final challenge just in case no one wanted to get me out, because while no one could have been thinking about voting me out, you can never risk it, so I went for it like it was do or die time. I needed that Immunity necklace around my neck so I could put my own fate in my hands and make sure I ended up where I am now.
My survivor knowledge is so bad. >___< Which is why I’m going to struggle so bad on the last part of Gabe’s question too. I’m not too smart when it comes to the game’s of the real Survivors or what they said, did, and have done. But let’s see. Someone who was strong, was pegged to win the game .. I would have to go with um, Mick Trimming from Samoa? I personally liked Mick. He definitely was put across as the leader and was a big competitor and player in competitions. While he pretty much flopped in the end of the game, I think that’s where you and him are different. I think you would have put out a stronger case and would have had the game in your pocket had you made the end of this thing. But I say Mick because he was with Russell, Jaison, and Natalie and seemed close with them just like it was you, Candice, Sally, and I wanted to goto the end together. Moving into Question #7. Why were you such a threat? Oh dear. Lmao. You were definitely a threat, which is why I liked that you and I had a relationship outside the game that allowed us to work together in the early stage of the merge. I remember you saying the first time we merged, “Finally, someone I can trust!” Looking back on that now it does make me feel so bad for voting you out but I do believe that it had to be done in order for me to survive in this game after everything that was said during that round. You were a competitive force in this game, you were a nice guy, and you did have a lot of decent connections. You also had that ability to make people paranoid, because I had been invisible the night that you had tried to convince Benry and Sally that you had a prize and you were going to play it the round you left. But I had been invisible talking Benry and Sally out of it, making sure they stuck to that vote, because I knew how you were with words and I knew you had the ability to inflict paranoia and fear into people, but I told them just to stick by it because I 100% believed that you had nothing.
In the real game of survivor I would never (001) Threaten somebody’s life out of anger (002) Hate on someone for their beliefs, race, sexual orientation, etc because of an incident involving the game (003) Make a fake Hidden Immunity Idol to give to someone else to play, because I think that just shows you’re an asshat (004) Flip back and forth and play the game of a floater, because I don’t fully respect that (005) Swear up and down, on my life, on someone’s life, the bible, etc that you’ll do something and then not do it. Those are the ones that I would never ever do in the game of Survivor if I were on the show. I do think that backstabbing when necessary, telling white lies to cover your bases, arguing with other players if someone comes at you wanting a fight, voting out people that you don’t want to vote out but HAVE to if you want to win the game, etc .. are all parts of the game and have to be done if need be. I think all of those things also came into play in this ORG too. I would never do any of those things because I think the 5 things I listed are wrong and I’ve seen them done and it’s not something I agree with.
RANKINGS:
001. Boo – Boo was my nemesis during a lot of the merge. While I could have gotten him out, there were bigger fish to fry in terms of people that would and could have come after me. However, I definitely felt I had made a mistake when he started winning all the Immunity competitions. I knew I had to step it up 50 notches and make sure I won when I did to seal Boo’s fate and end his streak.
002. Nate – You were always, always on my threat list. You have the charm, the social abaility, the power to put feat and paranoia into people, and you could have done a lot of damage in this game and specifically to me had you lasted longer, even a round later, because I probably would not be sitting here had I not taken the chance to get you out when I did. You were in it to win it, that was clear.
003. Candice – DMI Competition goddess threat who not only is loved by all the Prediction Writers and but also a Jury favorite to win the game. After cutting Nate, it was clear in all of our heads that Candice had to go for the clear end game threat that she was. I don’t think anything she could have done could have stopped her departure from the game, except if she had an amazing prize in her pocket. She was a huge threat in being just popular.
004. Ozzy – Very crafty, very clever. I never underestimated Ozzy. Me wanting to work with Ozzy was pre-meditated because I knew through Sally that he would be someone I could access and use as a vote and as a number in this game. Showing him my loyalty by handing off prizes to keep him and Sally safe, I tried to establish that trust, only to see at the merge that he was very capable of flipping the tables and trying to turn the game upside down, which made him a threat to me.
005. Shane – Past winner, under the radar, was loyal to Benry throughout the entire first part of the game. He was like Ozzy was to me, but with Benry. Once the merge hit, everyone that seemed to be under Benry or I wanted to try and flip it, and once I got word, I had no problem trying to flip it back and get all of them out one after the other. Shane was a threat and could gone very far in the game had that alliance not been revealed and his and the others’ true intentions.
006. Gabe – Gabe! Definitely always has a way of being a silent assassin in making it close to the end of the game. Which is why he should have been the Serial Killer! But in all seriousness, Gabe’s loyalty seemed to be with Boo when Boo came back into the game and while Boo was most threatening to me, I knew with less numbers in the game and the more we progressed further into the competition, that Gabe’s chances at survival would be minimal because there was only so much he could work with at that point which is why Ozzy and Shane were cut before him.
007. Russell – Lmao, wow. I had really thought I had a grasp on Russell and I do think I did in the beginning stages. He was telling me everything and doing my bidding. However, it seems that he had a plan cooking to come and get me, but the problem was his execution was really bad, no offense Russell, lol. He was too slow in getting the job done and I think had I been in his shoes and was going against a top player, I would have been able to do it. I think he played around too long and never made the move out of fear.
008. Amanda – Amanda and I never saw eye to eye in this game, but I didn’t find her threatening. The only sense I saw her threatening was because I knew she could have been a number for Benry and I had been told that she ws quite a flirt~ with a lot of the guys in the game, so someone workin’ them feminine ways wasn’t something I needed to put up with. All the boys could get happy in some other way, and I couldn’t have Amanda doing it to keep herself safe, especially since she wasn’t on my side of things.
009. Sally – Sally was definitely a threat to everyone else, because she was my #1, hands down. However, to me, I never saw her as a threat only because we were so loyal to one another, I never feared her turning against me. We told eachother everything, I discussed a lot of my plans with her, and it never even crossed my mind that she would ever blab or tell anyone my plans because I trusted her so much in this game. Everyone else may have seen her as a threat in the game, but to me she just my top and most trustworthy ally.
010. Kelly – It was put across that Kelly was my #1 and she was in Season 1, but in this game it as clear to me that Kelly didn’t even want to be here because she was busy with a lot of other stuff. I think Kelly knew that my loyalty was with Sally, but she never did anything about it so during all those rounds I never ever found her to be a threat against me or my game. She was a loyal player to me and casted votes the way I needed them to be cast to (A) advance my game but also (B) advance her own game too. But I never once saw her as a threat to me.
Sorry it’s so long, Nate. >___< If you need anything else let me know! Thank you and good luck with your decision!
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Post by Nathan "Nate" Gonzalez on May 23, 2011 17:12:19 GMT -5
Nate's Rankings So Far:
Parvati: --
Ashley: +1
Benry: -1Thank you for your answers. So far, having read what's been said so far in all the questions, this is where my head is at right now. Thought I'd share it with you guys, but I am not putting in my vote until all have been answered so there is still time to impress me or unimpress me |
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Where is the love?
So selfish.
) I mean a second life? Suppose everyone won their duels that round. There'd be a bunch of people with second lives? Also she pretty much played like Russell and broke her word to a lot of people, more than a whole hand if I counted fingers. 
Her game was dirty and two other people made it to the end with their #1 ally by playing clean games. (Except for like 1 move! lol)
