Post by Silas Gaither on Apr 7, 2015 0:01:26 GMT
Hey guys! OBVIOUSLY gonna start this off by thanking the lovely hosts and PWs for this game they've set up. I know I constantly bitched and made shitty jokes during the game but-believe it or not- I had a great ride. Thanks!
Now, I know some of you are probably not that happy to see me here. It doesn't take much introspection for me to realize I wasn't any kind of challenge beast, strategic evil-doer or conniving mastermind. To better understand my ~mindset~ as a player, y'all should know I came into this game with the primary goal of having fun. I had no intention of beefing other players or competing 13 hours in endurance challenges. I'm a full-time college student with a part-time job, and so that limited by ability to perform at the level I, oftentimes, wished I could have. What I wanted to do was to play up the Silas Gaither role as an adonis. A pretty-boy prima donna. I wanted to crack jokes at TC, write stupid, long-winded confessionals where I compare myself to Jesus Christ, create extravagant parchments and, ideally, make some friends. I know that that, for better or for worse, led to my controversially underwhelming presence in the pre-merge and my ever-present title as a non-threat. But, ultimately, that title is what got me to where I'm sitting right now.
Without a doubt, this game has been an uphill battle for me. I had both of my closest allies (Dan and Robb) voted out pre-jury and had to navigate my way solo. Pre-merge (and even pre-tribe), I saved Marcus' ass time and time again because he was the closest thing I could find to unwavering loyalty. Strategically, I let my allies take the heat and make themselves out to be threats so I could avoid being the primary target. Robb and Dolly were both perceived a larger threats than me and were both the first targets of the merge.
Admittedly, I fucked up a few times. I trusted Cirie to an embarrassing extent when I shouldn't have. I made a dumb move at the auction. I set myself up for an embarrassing blindside at the Marcus vote. But, I made a great deal of good moves as well. Socially, I secured friendships with people on the other side to stray the vote away from me in the event that I was in the minority. I was malleable during certain votes to appease my allies. For example, during the Erinn vote, I created a massive plan to boot Spencer, but let Marcus "have it his way" and changed the vote to Erinn. However, I was stern for some other votes and insisted on having it my way- notably the Crystal vote where I strong-armed Adam into voting her.
Any finalist is lying when they say that luck didn't play a massive role in their game. I do thank Fortuna, the Goddess of Luck, for getting me here. But, I don't thank Fortuna for everything. I ultimately managed to outlast 18 other people without having a single vote cast against me. I formed great relationships with people that led to my voting in the majority in all but two votes throughout the course of this game. Looking back at my gameplay, as haphazard as it occasionally found itself to be, I don't regret a single thing.
I look forward to your questions, guys! I'm in midterms right now, so I'll try and answer your gameplay questions as speedily as possible. I'm sure I omitted some important stuff and wasn't entirely clear, so hopefully I can clear everything and anything up.
