Please welcome, the verse-top who helped make this season what it is, Cupid!
let’s start off with the messy questions
1. The whole Power Trip count with the whole thing that a round where someone power trip, doesn’t count towards someone else’s power trip (ex. Slayley’s power trip round not counting towards Funky’s HoH wins). And the fact it wasn’t brought up until it was question. Why wasn’t it explained in the OP? When the Housemates were revealed? etc.
Power Trip requires 3 rounds to win, initially I wasn't going to include Team Rounds because that would be 1 for everyone on that team, but then I realized nobody would probably ever win a Power Trip if I did that. Once somebody won a Power Trip, the rounds they won with are now crossed off. So as one of Slayley's rounds was the team round, it wouldn't count for anyone else. There were a few housemates who almost reached a Power Trip, rl231, Funky etc. I didn't want to make Power Trip too easy to win, it had to be a big incentive to do well in the games.
2. According to some people (Buddy being one of them) it seems as though you were rigging the game with Cristhian. What do you have to say about this bias?
Cristhian was evicted in round 3, so if I was supposedly rigging/bias, I clearly didn't do a very good job. Truth is, Cristhian won the first two Power Of Veto's and that immediately made him a target. In BB you need to be smart, winning all the time is not always the best option, sometimes it's better to fly under the radar and just win when you're backed into a corner. As for Cristhian winning in the comeback round, that was all down to his high score, I can't manipulate any of the scores people earn for themselves. He was an extremely good competitor when it came down to the mini-games and he deserves the credit, I have no bias as the host of the game. As a winner of BB, I can however, objectively critique and analyse each player.
3. How do you explain being late with some of the game updates? Especially the Round 12 eviction when Slayley voted after you left, thus being over a day late?
As I've mentioned before, I have never in any of the updates, specifically set a time when it would be posted. (I have sometimes posted in the thread saying, update @ blah blah time). When I post something and it says "deadline 5pm EST*, that means it's due at 5pm EST. That doesn't mean I'll post the next update @ 5pm EST. I think people failed to understand that. As a host I have a pretty great track record for posting things early/on time. As you all know, sometimes real life gets in the way and it might be a little delayed, but overall, compared to a lot of other games, BB tends to run smoothly.
4. About Slayley, I can tell you held back some words being the host and all against Slayley with her tardiness. Go ahead and let it all out.
The only round which annoyed me was when it was past the deadline and Slayley was posting in the thread. If you're online and posting in the thread, you have no reason not to send a vote, especially after I remind you. Apart from that, as long as any housemate was within the deadline, it's fine with me.
5. Worst/least favorite housemate.
I'll answer this in terms of game-playing, not based on the actual posters themselves. Because well, I like practically everyone who's playing.
In terms of worst, I was disappointed that Bey_Rihstan kept not sending in, I really thought she had potential to get to the final this season. When I cast this round I kept going back and forth whether to allow some of the BB9 players to play and I really thought she could have done well. Also I can't remember if it was Jessie or not, but whoever bought all those messy Pokemonsters into the thread and caused trouble, that was annoying.
In terms of best game-playing, as mentioned already I think Cristhian, along with dimitrius were excellent at the mini-games. I definitely think they were the two biggest threads in terms of actual games. I have to also give props to johnsuxx, he's survived the most nominations (5) and has made it to the semi-final. Whilst he may not be the most active, I think he's played an excellent "fly under the radar" game and he does pretty well at the games too.
6. Let’s talk about Abyssy. Can you give a little insight on what exactly happened with her? Do you have anything to say to her? The sis is threadbanned so she won’t be able to see
let me just say.. Goodluck getting into those future seasons you speak of.
7. Most shocking moment for you as the host?
Probably later on during the game when people kept leaking all the tea/alliances. As host, I don't see any of the PM'ing/behind the scenes stuff that happens. So everytime someone gets evicted/nominated/tea leaks, it's all new and surprising for me. That's why hosting this game is so fun and entertaining.
8. What was something done by a housemate that did not sit well with you?
There were two moments which annoyed me. The first being when someone started posting PM's in the thread, as I've mentioned I don't mind y'all exposing tea and such but PM's and things shouldn't be posted because it spoils the game.
The second was during round 8 I think, or 7 I can't remember. I pm'ed 4 ex-housemates and told them they'd be able to participate in a comeback round. I specifically asked they not mention this to any of the housemates as I wanted it to be a surprise, then keshaspears posted something about it in the thread so obviously somebody had leaked the surprise. As I only pm'ed 4 ex housemates instead of all of them, I knew who it was. So the comeback round was supposed to be in round 8, but I was annoyed the surprise was ruined so I decided to cancel it. Just before round 10 I had a change of heart and decided to surprise release the comeback round. lol
Obviously as I host I try to plan surprises and twists etc and when people spoil it it's annoying. A lot of effort goes into hosting a game, I think the host should be respected when they ask something.
9. Who do you think was robbed?
I had high hopes for Guero, I think he could have done better had Slayley not got him. Also dimitrius should have stayed, was sad to see him go he was a great player. I also would have liked to see Aciid go further, I was really intrigued by him as a person when I cast him, would have liked to see more from him.
10. Were you personally disappointed in the top 4?
The top 4 surprised me because all 4 were strong players in my eyes, but i'm pretty sure all 4 are, or were at some point in the same alliance. I think one of them got very lucky to be there and thanks to some smart game-playing, ie getting out Funky/Cristhian they all scraped through. It's definitely one of the most interesting top 4's I've seen anyway, all 4 are quite big personalities around ATRL so I expect this to be a heated battle.
14. Speaking about Round 12, what would have been your personal scores/judging comments?
I think my personal rankings would have been the same as the overall results. Funky/OhRly were extremely close to call at the top but I'm happy with those scores.
15. What was your favorite round?
I enjoyed the comeback round a lot, probably that one. It really shook the game up as it was intended to.
16. What was your most entertaining/messiest round to watch?
There's been so much, usually the mess just happens inbetween each round so it's hard to pick one.
17. If you were a housemate this season, where do you think you would have placed?
I'm honestly not sure, this season has been kind of a battle of two teams throughout. It's been like carnage.
18. A Kylie song you want to dedicate to this season?
Get Outta My Way
19. Any final thoughts?
Mess mess mess. I hope you all enjoyed the game though, it's been fun sharing it with y'all.
BONUS QUESTIONS (thanks to OhRly?):
1. Who do you regret casting?
Wonderlust simply for the fact he got kicked out Round 1 and didn't cause as much mess as I hoped. Bey for the fact I had high hopes for ha and was reluctant to cast returning players and she didn't do much.
2. Is there a member that applied and wasn't casted, and looking back you think it was a mistake?
I don't think so, I'm happy with all the housemates I chose. Obviously I wish I could have let more in but the game was already way too full. I hope those who didn't make it apply next season and don't take it to heart, it was nothing personal at all.
3. Which members surprised you in this game? In which way?
Domino surprised me by lasting this long, not in a shady way, I just know he was really busy. OhRly bought a lot more drama than I expected. Pears did really well too.
4. Why is this season so successful compared to the previous ones?
I think last season definitely helped, we were coming off the momentum of that huge game. Like Gaga coming off The Fame and releasing TFM. (No jokes about next season flopping hihi). But obviously the main reason is the mix of personalities in this game. I think a little credit goes to me too for building so much hype and obviously trying to make it fun for people to comment. But the main credit goes to all the housemates/ones who just watched and joined in etc.
5. What's the future of the ATRL BB?
I think it's time for a little break. We've just done BB9, Allstars and BB10 literally back to back. We want to take a little time off, let people miss the game and build up some hype for BB11. I think it will probably come back around Summer or maybe before.
As for me returning, currently I have decided not to return as a host. I feel like I've used up all my ideas right now and I probably won't have the time the game needs to make it great. I'd rather let Matty or someone else host who can give it 100% then put in half my effort.
Obviously this is only me speaking right now, in a few months time things might change and I might return. Watch this space.