Regigigas
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 3, 2019 18:11:46 GMT
Uxie and I have exactly eight (8) PMs and he says "you're the person I've talked to the most". The thing is, I actually believe him
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Post by Tate & Liza on Feb 3, 2019 18:12:06 GMT
What do you think is becoming the cultural norm for the tribe, and what would you like for it to be?
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Post by Tate & Liza on Feb 3, 2019 18:12:52 GMT
Uxie and I have exactly eight (8) PMs and he says "you're the person I've talked to the most". The thing is, I actually believe him I believe you. I believe in you. You are credible. You are worthy. You are a giant amongst others. Go you.
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Regigigas
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 3, 2019 19:06:32 GMT
What do you think is becoming the cultural norm for the tribe, and what would you like for it to be? Cultral norm...? So far I'm having good chats with a lot of people. If I've got a dead PM chain, just pass it off to a new topic, slam dunk em with 5 questions and see what hits. Also throw in a lot of weird words and phrases for personality. Victini: hey do you like elimination games Me: " DO NOT PLAY A SURVIVOR GAME CONSISTING ONLY OF 12 YEAR OLDS HOSTED BY A 12 YEAR OLD" - WOW! Uxie: how many are there? Me: "there are three of them, one for each flavor of diet snapple" -- ?? ?? Mespirit: what are you doing today? Me: "Doing some revitalizing reinvigorating herbal micro-chores around the house while listening to some music on loop. Super good for the skin and pores." - wtf nice According to volcanus, people are struggling to talk to him a bit. According to Uxie, everyone is friendly. Lugia is skiing right now so he's busy today. It's a very chill culture, and I think everyone will converge to a single target if and when we need to.
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Regigigas
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 3, 2019 21:18:32 GMT
maybe I shouldn't have said that to uxie. turns out diet snapple is a real thing and there's 8 flavors on the website. either he didn't notice it (hope so!!), or he knows I'm a liar and he's coming for me. Anyways, I think I'm getting popular so now I'm just casually dropping hints to individual people that they are special to me. Mespirit: "there are people here who specifically name you as one of two/three they like in this game. Come to think of it I'd probably put you there too but w/e " Uxie: "Not sure what is yet, but something your posts make me smile a bit more then other people's. " Victini: "I mean considering that you're the person that I have the greatest PM volume with" Volcanus: we hard confirmed a pact between us already Lugia: "We're thiccccccccc for life." -- not so sure about this one honestly but i'll take what i can get
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Post by Tate & Liza on Feb 3, 2019 22:59:54 GMT
Would it be helpful or something you want from me to analyze those lines or should I just shut up?
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Regigigas
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 3, 2019 23:08:09 GMT
you can if you want. Victini and I officially declared each other allies now since we also got along, so I've got that too. How early exactly should I be doing this ally thing?
KSS was a bit of a weird game since we started in tribes of 4, and that tribe of 4 had a 100% inactive player who was replaced, so I just allied with both of em day 1, and for some reason they had a miscommunication and hated each other lmaoo, then once I got into tribe #2 there was another pair of easy boots so the rest of us just allied as a 6v2. so uh
I mean they're probably not perfect (mespirit's? lol) but uxie called me a sweetie, maybe I will ask him too once we have more PM's? being on a big starting tribe is a bit of a ?? situation to me in terms of getting into game stuff
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Post by Tate & Liza on Feb 4, 2019 0:11:32 GMT
Spoiler alert. Here is something I'm going to do that may incite more paranoia, but This is probably the mafia player in me, and also being the psychic trainer too (which I recognize is no coincidence here), but here's my in depth and unprompted analysis on those lines. Language is an artform and expression of thoughts, feelings, behaviors, intentions, and/or desires. Do what you want with it, including ignoring it (which may be for the best considering I have zero context): Uses outside confirmation as evidence through use of triangulation. After throwing out the number two/three - did nothing to specify that there was a confirmation necessarily on their two vs. three which gives an out later on. The "but w/e" is either adding doubt because player has self-doubt and hates committing, or is trying to add a joke because it's not by choice to say this but out of necessity. The opening is on "there are people here". Reverse the two sentences and it's a completely different sentiment: I'd probably put you in my two/three I like in this game. Come to think of it, there are people here who specifically put you there too but w/e " Unsure what the intent is here, but just wanted to say the sentence order is very interesting. Uses feeling as a way of justifying your bond with each other. This seems good, especially as you're aiming to be the fun and memorable player, so a player that talks about feeling justifying your relationship is someone that is essentially saying "you appeal to me because of your personality and not because of what you represent for me" -therefore you are nowhere near being a number or an object to Uxie. Uxie didn't have to mention this, but wanted to. Also is helping you by telling you the standard of other people's PMs to Uxie. I'm sure there's more context in here, especially since you're now allies. But PM volume is a reasonable thing to talk about, but I suppose a player can always say "because you're the person I'm vibing the most with" or "because you're the person I am most likely to have a crush on" or "because you're the person who walls me the most". but yeah PM volume works. Sounds like this might not be Victini's first rodeo. You go you. Keep it up. Lugia thicccc for sure. Those extra Cs must mean something. Lugia sounds like they're trying to keep at your level with the charm and fun. Depending on the essence of your PMs and who has been trying to keep the convo in that area, it would be interesting to know who is taking the lead here and what that means in the power posturing. Wondering if this is Lugia trying to follow you. you can if you want. Victini and I officially declared each other allies now since we also got along, so I've got that too. How early exactly should I be doing this ally thing? KSS was a bit of a weird game since we started in tribes of 4, and that tribe of 4 had a 100% inactive player who was replaced, so I just allied with both of em day 1, and for some reason they had a miscommunication and hated each other lmaoo, then once I got into tribe #2 there was another pair of easy boots so the rest of us just allied as a 6v2. so uh I mean they're probably not perfect (mespirit's? lol) but uxie called me a sweetie, maybe I will ask him too once we have more PM's? being on a big starting tribe is a bit of a ?? situation to me in terms of getting into game stuff Each game is different when there is a newbie tribe. In One World, there were several players that were newer and not so ingrained in the meta (Granted that was a limited communication game too), but there was hard and fast dealing in the first episode that was open and unsustainable (looking at you Sierra). In most games, you don't want a hard irrevocable contract that is going to haunt you down the line, but it's also good to have security very early. In facebook games, having a F3 in the first hour is not unheard of. Here, it could be seen as being too loose in standards. I'd say it depends on the language being used. There's a difference between "I want to work with you", "I've got your back", and "you're my ride or die". Some newbies are going to want something more than the MS meta, so I can't say anything definitive. My official answer is: You're a newbie tribe! You guys get to decide what is early and what is late. There is no precedent with a newbie tribe. The questions you gotta ask yourself is: "If someone else adjacent to us finds out about my alliance/allying with this player, am I okay with that?" and "Is this player someone I trust will act the same with me and trust in me the same even when their (or my) stress level goes up?" It usually isn't until first tribal when solid majorities are defined. Then again, if some of these players are from a different world, maybe the expectation and the norm is completely the opposite.
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Regigigas
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 4, 2019 0:56:05 GMT
Okay I might have misphrased that but actually I am the one who wrote each of those messages in quotes TO those people not FROM those people that you just analyzed
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA dude you just psychoanalyzed me instead HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA you might be able to read minds but you need to make sure you're reading the right mind XD
but you're pretty spot on with my intentions, I am kind of iffy with mespirit. Her response to that was that she was happy people liked her, and said they weren't telling her that. I ought to throw away any doubt I have anyways, she's fun and people like her so it would be a good idea to be on her good side.
Boot order seems to be Mewtwo --> Buzz. The only obstacle to that is that uxie likes buzz and I don't wanna upset uxie, but w/e, it's literally a pre-challenge 1 boot order so who cares.
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Post by Tate & Liza on Feb 4, 2019 1:09:41 GMT
Boot order prior to a challenge doesn't always stick. People change during a challenge, and they also change when their neck's on the line post-challenge. I think outsiders are usually pretty much decided around this time though. Good news seems that you don't seem to be one of them. Do you feel that you have a good sense of the power structure in the tribe?
Well feel free to share their PMs too if you'd like. Or I can just continue to analyze you.
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Regigigas
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 4, 2019 1:56:43 GMT
Lol I'll share PM's as I do ^^ So the power structure. I know who's on the bottom, but I don't really know who's on the top. Might be something like {Mespirit} {Victini?} {Reggie, Volcanion} {Uxie, Lugia?} {} power gap {Buzz} {Mewtwo} where ?'s can go up or down one slot because idk. Total mystery: Tapu lele. She could be literally anywhere above the power gap. These PM's, combined with the fact that she reached out to me first made me think she was going to be a popular power player but our PM chain has been kind of dead and I haven't heard any of my allies say they liked her, it's all just praise for mespirit. According to the PokemonLore (TM), I'm a builder, not a consumer And according to my childhood friends, I'm also the strongest Reggie. What's your special power? I've only heard of one kind of tapu before. Hahahah I like you already. <--- [ she's appealing to me personally 4 posts in ]Actually I don't know a lot about Tapu Lele/Gen VII in general. I just know it's pretty adorable and it's a guardian deity of some island or something like that. Regigigas is definitely the best regi. Great choice picking that over Regice or some other scrub. We got into a decent talk about pokemon showdown after that, but then our chain kind of died out a lil and idk what people really think of her. It doesn't seems appropriate to go around asking that, since everyone is just having "decent conversations with people", with the exception of Victini/Volcano, who have had an exceptional conversation with me, maybe mespirit idk, so it's not like I desperately need to know exactly where this person is at, do I?
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Regigigas
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 4, 2019 13:00:25 GMT
I think sometime in the future I will declare to uxie I would like to ally him. Probably along the lines of "in case it wasn't obvious already by our PMS I like playing with you and would like to play long term with you" Our chain is high quality and we have a good time. Now the weird thing would be that mespirit/tapu seem to be the top of the tribe, but they literally cannot form a majority alliance without hitting me or one of my close allies. Plus, if I end up swapping into a tribe with one of them, they will be easier to befriend stronger or ally outright when we get there, since they are already social players. So the way I see things / have them set up, that puts lugia on the outside with mewtwo and buzz in a worst case scenario.
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 4, 2019 13:04:13 GMT
Yeah and trainer feel free to call me out if I'm doing something weird or wrong any time just posting what I'm doing and planning here
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Post by Tate & Liza on Feb 4, 2019 13:53:47 GMT
There's a lot of fishing going on in the challenge thread and I won't be surprised if that helps teach/determine the hierarchy.
Anything new you learned about people from that public discussion or that you've continued in private PMS with others?
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Regigigas
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 4, 2019 17:16:34 GMT
What exactly does fishing mean?
And buzz being useful here probably bumps him up, lugia skiing for days probably drops him a bit. I'm on lunch break but when I get home I'm gonna get going hard in the challenge reviewing and being helpful.
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Post by Charizard on Feb 4, 2019 19:37:18 GMT
Give me your opinion on your trainer so far. Spoiler it so Tate and Liza don't read it.
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Post by Tate & Liza on Feb 4, 2019 21:20:31 GMT
What exactly does fishing mean? And buzz being useful here probably bumps him up, lugia skiing for days probably drops him a bit. I'm on lunch break but when I get home I'm gonna get going hard in the challenge reviewing and being helpful. Fishing meaning fishing for information. Trying to subtly get someone to comment without directly asking.
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Post by Tate & Liza on Feb 4, 2019 21:21:06 GMT
Or you know I'm going for a magikarp. That's good fishing too
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Regigigas
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 4, 2019 21:22:05 GMT
Yeah like "who here has talked with mespirit?" Haha sneaky lads
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Regigigas
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 4, 2019 23:19:25 GMT
OMG we made it page two. I didn't know that's how PMs worked I'm so excited. everything uxie says is bullshit but i believe it
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Regigigas
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 4, 2019 23:25:10 GMT
look at this guy on the newbie tribe pretending he's a new player thinking no one is gonna find out
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Regigigas
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 5, 2019 0:39:57 GMT
Okay so anyone who said buzz was getting voted out (victini) is going to have to eat their words because this guy is a challenge beast Welcome to the bottom lugia enjoy your stay
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Post by Tate & Liza on Feb 5, 2019 0:41:46 GMT
How do you feel you are socially with Mr. Swole?
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Regigigas
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 5, 2019 0:52:47 GMT
I'm going to ask volcanus. I don't know if anyone is that good with him. Uxie said he wanted to make mr. swole feel welcome. Victini said he felt like a 2nd boot.
We've mostly only got one liners back and forth but I'm gonna tell him I really appreciate his help like REALLY appreciate it
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Post by Tate & Liza on Feb 5, 2019 1:28:09 GMT
Do you question anyone's commitment to sparkle motion and the valor movement?
Also good luck on phase 1. It's clear to others you're putting in effort.
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