Regigigas
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 5, 2019 1:39:59 GMT
Yo whats up tate & liza. Big stuff happening today.
Victini my ally told me he's in computer science and we're actually having this conversation about life and it feels like i'm talking to a real person and not an anime version of the letter V in a survivor game. Shit got real and it feels like I'm in real life. So I proposed to him that if he likes volcanus, (is his name literally volcano-anus? is there a better way to spell that?) the three of us could become the CS power trio. That's a nice and natural alliance right there. I asked Victini what he REALLY thinks of everyone on this tribe, defended buzz, and shared my thoughts on everyone. Seems like a good time to do that. I also dropped on him that Uxie was someone we could maybe bring in too, just saying I liked her and never asked to ally, which is true.
Uxie came to me saying she's happy with my effort. Uxie is a male. stop saying she.
Uxie said he's happy with my effort. I will probably ask to ally this guy regardless of what victini thinks of him. I'm probably his #1 anyways unless he's a master manipulator and is lying to me super hard on episode freaking one.
We're starting to play similar to my time on KSS. I came out as a big challenge guy in the tribes occasionally, espescailly when I took charge of challenge #1, and then once merge came and I felt safe, I threw some challenges to lower my threat level in early merge while we had consensus boots lined up and I threw the HOH in the BB round.
Be a "threat" early to make friends, then just fade away and start pitting the social players against each other. That's my style.
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Regigigas
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 5, 2019 1:41:32 GMT
wait... apparently his name is volcanion and not volcanus
nahh i mean..
volcanus dude
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 5, 2019 2:02:45 GMT
Mewtwo is lame. He once offered a F3 alliance to me and Uxie when we have never talked to him before. ^.^ Buzzwole is really struggling. Ligua is a bit struggling because we kinda keep talking about pokemon and I'm like "Dude. Take some hint. I don't really do pokemon." But he's a nice chap. Lele is kewl. Me and Uxie is a bit slow because time zone but I think we're warming up. I am a bit struggling with Mesprit because he's so afraid to talk about himself. A bit struggling with Victini because he never offers something that I can follow through through, but he's a nice chap. tfw your allies are socially inept and struggle to talk to everyone lmao @ the mewtwo F3 tho
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Regigigas
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 5, 2019 3:07:48 GMT
ahh finally Victini has given me his impressions on the game holy crap waiting for someone to respond to a sensitive PM is NOT a feeling I like, even though this guy is probably my #1. Posting these PM's mostly for tate & liza since you asked for PM's but also maybe the spects like it too Alright, now let's get to really playing survivor!!! So yeah Buzz -- I definitely agree he's starting to pull his weight now, but I'm still having a hard time conversing with him tbh. But yeah, not someone we should take out asap. I thought I was the only one thinking the same about Lugia! Like, we have a few interests in common, but most of the time I talk to him it feels like I have to pull a lot of the weight to keep the flow going. Tapu has been messaging me on and off frequently. She's pretty nice, but our conversations aren't too deep or anything, but yeah I think people generally like her. I like Mespirit -- we've had a few fun conversations in the past -- but her activity isn't too consistent and she hasn't been messaging me for over a day now. Uxie is someone I like quite a bit. He's a pretty easy person to talk to and we share a few common interests. He even said that you were pretty cool too, lol. Volcanion's nice, but tbh I haven't been clicking too much with him. We were chatting a lot near the start of the game, but recently he's been messaging me less frequently lately and his replies have been shorter. If he's just been inactive lately then I can probably just brush it off. I'm not like opposed to allying with him, but I wouldn't be super hyped about it either, y'know? Mewtwo's not even worthy enough to be mentioned, lol. I heard he's been doing some strange things lately. Like, Volc told me earlier that Mewtwo was apparently trying to sell him on an F3 with them and Uxie when Mewtwo barely even messaged him and then later tried to brush it off as a joke??? I don't know what that's all about, lol. You're definitely the player I've bonded with the most in this tribe, and I'm totally down to ally with you! I think a me/you/Uxie alliance would be great, but I'm not opposed to us aligning with Volc either. I think I'll try talking to him more and see if I can't strike some more conversation, 'cus rn the sparks aren't really flying that much between me and him tbh. There's also a matter of timing too, because we don't want to try playing too hard right out of the gate, but trying to get a little something going now might be beneficial for us in the long term. It's a done deal. Uxie / Reggie / Victini is the dream team meme extreme. Volcanius is an associate. Boot order is Mewtwo into Lugia. GG no RE newbie tribe is locked down. Aiming for an alliance map of: (CS "Power" Trio Volcanus [(Reggie, Victini)) Uxie "Newbies Top 3" ] -- Mespirit for majority once she's not so busy
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Post by Tate & Liza on Feb 5, 2019 7:55:49 GMT
I know specs love PMs. So even if not for me, I'm sure specs would love it. I'm also sure they would be in here more often, but I think I beat them to the punch with most of the questions they have anyway. I wouldn't be surprised if the usual active specs are actually trainers too. Alrighty, time for me to respond: Sounds like you have a good handle on everything in the power structure. It's clear by how you're chatting about Uxie and Victini, that there is very genuine vibes there. By the third day, usually you have a good understanding of which bonds will stick and which are fading. Faking connections can only last a short period of time, but it's possible to do longer if you need to I like to think of relationship building and game moves in terms of currency like "social points". You gotta build things up by building rapport and trust with people and learning important pieces of information, which helps you earn currency. Then when you need to convince someone of something that they are hesitant to do, you end up spending social points, which could either be in the form of exchanging information or forcing the other to trust you. Sometimes it works, sometimes it compounds and blows up in your face. But you gotta know when you need to spend points and when you gotta earn points by doing something you don't want to. Even demonstrating hesitance can be considered spending points. When you feel like you spend too much currency, you gotta do what you gotta do to earn it back, and quickly. For example Mewtwo has made a move for a f3 but did so without earning the currency, now this is compounding and now Volcanion has a negative bank balance in his relationship with mewtwo, and therefore does not feel the need to not keep this secret and instead is spreading this around. Now VolcAnus has spent this information to create social points and trust with others by bringing down Mewtwo to bring himself up in others' eyes. However, now VolcAnus might be considered someone who is willing to share with others about alliance offers. Now his character could come into question later on if this becomes a pattern. Players gotta think about the long-term gain from immediate moves. It makes me wonder if Volcanion spent the information at the right time and with the right people or not and if it's worth it to Volcanion to do so right now (probably was). Also as a result, Mewtwo has no currency with anyone that Volcanion has spoken to and therefore probably can't convince anyone worth a damn to do anything. Talking about real life and connecting is usually a great sign of things to come. The game is a marathon, and someone with whom the conversation does not struggle is someone that you want to usually work with in phase 1. I'm glad you guys were able to figure out someone in common that you like. Victini was really good at hedging on the Volcanion angle, but sounds like you figured it out in the end on what you are hoping is the core alliance. What counts is that you initiated the conversation to figure things out. Just wondering, how did that conversation come about with Victini? Were you throwing out Volcanion as a potential ally and then you later asked about Victini's thoughts on everyone or was it a different order of operations (don't forget your PEMDAS)? The reason I'm asking is because asking people to share their thoughts on others is a good power move, and when you get a clear and genuine answer from the other person, it's a very good sign. How do you feel about talking strategy this explicitly with Victini at this point (and vice versa)? Do you get the sense that others may be discussing at this level already?
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Regigigas
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 5, 2019 11:49:46 GMT
Victini: We were talking about real life stuff (very real life stuff) and im like yoo this is so real can you believe we're playing a game where we vote people off? let's play the game dude, what are your impressions of people? here's mine: []
How do I feel about talking strategy?
I did a similar thing with VolcAnus and got the message that he was struggling with EVERYONE except me XD so yeahh he's just going to be one of those "number" allies. I don't plan on going crazy with it or overplaying, just setting up a safety net onion around me, and making a few people excited to play the game with me.
I don't know if anyone else is doing this. I think uxie/victini would be the only people who could beat me to it, and I don't think they have judging by their reactions. Certainly VolcAnus hasn't.
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 5, 2019 11:57:20 GMT
Oh, Victini actually said he got impressions from Volc already, so if there's anyone playing harder then me right now, it has to be him.
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 5, 2019 18:08:55 GMT
Despite the fact that lugia is lining up to be boot #2, I'm still showing interest in him and engaging with him since our team is very confident we will stomp this challenge meaning he might survive to the next swap if we only lose one of the next 3 or 4. How long would a 9v9 tribe situation typically last? Future vs despair was 8v8 I think and that lasted four eliminations. Makoto leon tt korekiyo. W/e boot orders change all the time. Just hashtag keep those options open. I feel like my biggest advantage over victini and uxie is that I have the ability to get the little guys like volcano on my side.
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Regigigas
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 5, 2019 23:42:23 GMT
Phase 2 is a well oiled machine look at these freakin guys go
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 6, 2019 2:55:05 GMT
Current plan: Approach Uxie with Victini tomorrow
put effort into building a decent relationship with mespirit and tapu tapu - bumped tapu's dead PM chain from 2 days ago
Put slight effort into lugia since I think I'm giving him a fun time and he might end up as a number in a swap situation
Leave mewtwo and buzz out to dry, since buzz doesn't really have much potential socially and is just a challenge workhorse
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Post by Charizard on Feb 6, 2019 6:27:06 GMT
Good confessional so far dude :ok:
There are 8 players less in this one than your last game. Does that change how you view it at all?
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 6, 2019 12:43:05 GMT
Not sure. Less players and more vanilla means I will probably have to do more work myself and less having other people do the voting people off.
And less chance of getting idled out.
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Post by Tate & Liza on Feb 6, 2019 13:31:01 GMT
On a scale of 1-10, how much do you prefer to have to do the work yourself? 10 being most preferable.
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 6, 2019 17:37:59 GMT
It's kinda ehhhh not doing the work myself. Like they are just gonna vote out some guy I never met before. Someone is going to have to live with the humiliation of placing lower then mewtwo.
See if I got to have a say in things I could at least try to set things up to screw over meltan in the long run.
Man theres nothing I like doing more then targeting innocent likeable people and getting them sent out the door.
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Regigigas
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 6, 2019 22:56:03 GMT
guess which PM chain I am going to "forget" about for the next 24 hours
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 6, 2019 22:59:22 GMT
I think we just have to make sure not to get cocky now but... yeah that was a great first challenge for team valor. hopefully hopefully hopefully we can keep the momentum up for the next few challenges at least. It's definitely nice not to have to go to TC already though. I'd be sad to see literally any of us going, especially so soon. :< See it's posts like this that make me distrust tapu even though there is literally no game talk or anything at all between us. Yeah right you'd be sad to see mewtwo go, you fake ass island spirit
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Regigigas
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Post by Regigigas on Feb 6, 2019 23:27:05 GMT
you came to the wrong neighborhood buddy
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