Board Thread:Survivor 22: San Marcos/@comment-25438226-20170208233838

First of all, I would like to thank the hosts for giving birth and nurturing arguably one of the best seasons in 703. I would like to thank all the players who made this journey a blast. As for the final three, congratulations! Also, fasten your seatbelts. This is going to be quite a long ride.



I came into this game being viewed as an anti-returnee, and it’s not that I was against returnees, I just thought it would be smarter to not let you guys go deep into the game. That blinded me from working with you guys, but I was right, because look who’s sitting there now.

In my honest opinion, I am a little disappointed with this final three because I feel like none of you guys had the full package to actually win this game. Maybe you do excel at one of the major attributes of the game, but to some of us, it wasn’t enough.

I have a lot of questions, some of them may seem random, but if you satisfy me with your answers, you’re definitely getting my vote.

I don’t have a bone to pick with anyone, and instead of being bitchy, I’m going to try to be fun. The bitch In me have had enough at Ponderosa.

I sort of have a mantra in this game, which is: '''If I were to choose between making things happen or watching things happen, I would always choose the former. '''I tried many times, but I failed.

You’re probably thinking: “Why the fuck did he bring up his mantra? What is he trying to point out?”

Well, I brought it up because I want to give you an idea of what kind of game I truly respect, so among you three, whoever “made things happen” the most is partly getting my vote. Partly because I have a lot of questions still, and they could change my mind. I’m not saying that it’s bad when you “watch things happen” because it’s good too, some people could respect that. But there’s three of you, so I had to come up with another category, and the only thing I could think of is a person who “had no idea what’s happening.” YAY!



PART I

I’ll be addressing you one by one to try to make this as organized as possible. React to what I’ll say, idgaf, but please, do answer my questions because they’re the one I’m going to base my decision on whether I need to change my vote or not.

Nathaniel (Made things happen)

The Swede; the beast; the second coming of Christ. I liked the rivalry I had with you in this game, and I’m so glad that it wasn’t one-sided.

Pros: Among the finalists, your game is what I could respect the most. You won immunities, and you played idols. Had you not played those idols, the three of you wouldn’t be sitting there right now, so I hate the fact that some people are belittling the power that idols have.

Cons: In this game, I could almost say that you were like Russell. There were times when you were cocky, and I feel like you had poor jury management because of your mediocre social game, and there’s a possibility that you would lose to the other two because of it.

<p class="MsoNormal">FTC Speech Analysis and Questions:

<p class="MsoNormal">Everything you said was so on point, so I’ll just proceed to the questions which aren’t really too related with your speech.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1level1lfo1">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">    I have heard that you’re a very bitter juror. If you’re sitting in the jury right now, give me an example of the things that you would be bitter about have you been voted out at F4.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1level1lfo1">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">    Let’s say there was a time in the game where you really need me to align with you. How are you going to convince me to trust you despite of the rivalry that we have?

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1level1lfo1">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">    I never wanted to bring this up, but I just think I had to because some people are discrediting you for your moves. What are some of the ideas that other people brought up to you that you wouldn’t have thought of by yourself?

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1level1lfo1">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">    '''Do you agree with me that you made things happen? If not, who do you think between Sim and Nick mostly made things happen?'''

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<p class="MsoNormal">Sim (Watched things happen)

<p class="MsoNormal">Pokémon trainers unite! Will your journey be like Ash’s or will you have a taste of victory in this very treacherous league called Survivor: San Marcos?

<p class="MsoNormal">Pros: Rarely talks, but very pleasant to talk to.

<p class="MsoNormal">Cons: Rarely talks, and there have been occasions where I heard you talked down to some people. Ironic, because Nick said in his speech that the two of you have been talked down to in his speech. I was like whaaaaat?

<p class="MsoNormal">FTC Speech Analysis and Questions:

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2level1lfo3">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">    You said you spent a lot of time being apologetic about your moves. Uhmmmm… '''What moves??? And why do you think is the reason why you were apologetic about em?'''

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2level1lfo3">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">    You said people are quick to give you the blame, and not credit. From what I heard, you talked down to some of the people, you reply three days late, etc. '''Is that the blame part? If not, what is? And what should we give you credit for?'''

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2level1lfo3">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">    Based on your speech, I feel like you just went along with the flow despite claiming that you made those decisions without other people’s influence. How can you defend that when you’ve been voting correctly with people who I felt made those decisions that you just went along with?

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2level1lfo3">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">    '''How can you differentiate an under-the-radar-game from an I-didn’t-do-shit-game? Did you play a support role in the game? What is the difference between a support role and a follower?'''

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2level1lfo3">5.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">    '''What percentage was strategic and what percentage was personal when it came to talking to people? '''

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2level1lfo3">6.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">    WHY DIDN’T YOU GET RID OF NATHANIEL?!

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2level1lfo3">7.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">    '''Do you agree with me that you watched things happen? If not, who do you think between Nathaniel and Nick mostly watched things happen?'''

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<p class="MsoNormal">Nick (Had no idea what’s happening)

<p class="MsoNormal">WHERE WERE YOU?

<p class="MsoNormal">Pros: I feel like you’re the one who didn’t build a lot of bridges with people, so voting them out didn’t require you to burn a lot of bridges. Less talk, less mistakes; less moves, less of a threat.

<p class="MsoNormal">Cons: Your pros prevented you from establishing a good social game, maybe it’s just me, but from what I heard, it isn’t just me. This lack of communication makes you a stranger to some of us, and who wants to give the stranger the title for Sole Survivor, right?

<p class="MsoNormal">FTC Speech Analysis and Questions:

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0level1lfo2">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">    I don’t really appreciate how you opened your speech. I feel like the fact that you think the concept of FTC is a waste of time is disrespectful and makes you undeserving, because if you won’t take time – or as you put it, if you won’t WASTE YOUR TIME just to read and answer my questions, I definitely won’t be voting for you. I am set on voting for someone, honestly, but good, insightful FTC answers can change my decision. We’re not closeminded.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0level1lfo2">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">    You said in your speech that you did not have to rely on idols to help keep yourself alive, and instead, you played to survive. You’re wrong with the former. '''You had to rely on idols, not your own, but Nathaniel’s. Had Nathaniel not played that idol for Shea (or Arianna whatever ya'll prefer) and himself, it would have been an entirely different final 3. My question is how did you play to survive? From my view, you did nothing, so I really want you to expand on the biggest factor of your gameplay that you relied '''on.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0level1lfo2">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">    Compare your social game with Nathaniel’s and Sim’s, how would you defend that you had the best social game among the three of you?'

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0level1lfo2">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">    Tell me more about yourself, because I barely got to know you in this game. '''Who are you? What makes you mad? What makes you happy? What do you live for? Did you not talk to me as much as you claim you talked to others because you didn’t need me for your game?'''

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0level1lfo2">5.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">    WHY DIDN’T YOU GET RID OF NATHANIEL?!

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0level1lfo2">6.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"TimesNewRoman";">    '''Did you agree with me that you had no idea what’s happening majority of the game? If not, who do you think between Sim and Nathaniel mostly had no idea what’s happening majority of the time?'''

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<p class="MsoNormal">PART III

<p class="MsoNormal">Now, onto the fun part. The more insightful your answers are, the more you’ll be able to convince me to vote for you. The Survivor: San Marcos Finals Exam may determine who will be the valedictorian of the batch, and it begins now!

<p class="MsoNormal">A. PHYSICAL 

<p class="MsoNormal">1. What is your definition of a great physical game?

<p class="MsoNormal">2. Do you consider yourself a physical player?

<p class="MsoNormal">3. Which is more risky: winning challenges or not winning?

<p class="MsoNormal">B. SOCIAL

<p class="MsoNormal">1. What is the most memorable conversation that you had with me?

<p class="MsoNormal">2. If you could rate your social game with 0 being the lowest, and 5 being the highest, how would you rate yourself?

<p class="MsoNormal">3. Which is more risky: having multiple connections or having less connections in game?

<p class="MsoNormal">C. STRATEGIC

<p class="MsoNormal">1. What is the most effective strategy moving forward (Pre-swap, post-swap, and post-merge)? “I played under the radar” is the easy way out, so don’t give me that BS.

<p class="MsoNormal">2. Name the biggest move you made in this game. No more than one, please.

<p class="MsoNormal">3. Basing on the composition of the members of the jury (if you had a good social game, you would know the answer) what do you think is the kind of strategy that the majority of us would respect the most?

<p class="MsoNormal">D. KISSASSERY (LOL. OR YOUR SEMI-AWARENESS OF THE GUY WHO WAS VOTED OUT AT F9)

<p class="MsoNormal">1. What is my best attribute in the game?

<p class="MsoNormal">2. What is my biggest flaw in the game?

<p class="MsoNormal">3. What made you want/not want to work with me?

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<p class="MsoNormal">E. GAME AWARNESS

<p class="MsoNormal">1A. If you could vote out one of the final three, who would it be and why?

<p class="MsoNormal">1B. If you replace that finalist with one of the members of the jury, who would you choose and why?

<p class="MsoNormal">2. Who is your biggest ally this season and how did that alliance/partnership/bloc help you get to the end?

<p class="MsoNormal">3. Who is your biggest adversary this season and how did that rivalry help you move forward in the game?

<p class="MsoNormal">4. Roast yourself, please. No less than 50 words, thanks!

<p class="MsoNormal">5. Why do the other two finalists deserve the title more than you do?

<p class="MsoNormal">F. BONUS ACTIVITIES

<p class="MsoNormal">1. Rank all the players of the season from 1-21 based on their gameplay.

<p class="MsoNormal">2. Brains, Brawns, Beauty: Divide the 21 castaways into three groups of 7 based on those attributes.

<p class="MsoNormal">3. Heroes, Villains, Neutrals: Divide the 21 castaways into three groups of 7 based on those attributes.

<p class="MsoNormal">4. Rank all the members of the jury and finalists ffrom 1 to 13, with 1 being the greatest leader and 13 being the biggest follower.

<p class="MsoNormal">Answer diligently. That’s all. Thank you very much! PEACE! <ac_metadata title="Renz&#039;s Jury Speech"> </ac_metadata>