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Tournament: Les ATRLers - Season 03 ∙ Faréwell
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Don't play with our fragile hearts when you went through this same pain just some months ago.
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Les ATRLers - Season 03 ∙ Finale: Entries
Finale: Entries
The judges will get a private message from me.
You guys should read every entry and discuss them here in the thread.
Deadline: Thursday, May 28th 4pm ET
(That's exactly when the grand finale will start airing.)
umich
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Originally posted by umich
Episode 13: Finale
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Why should umich win season three of Les ATRLers?
I signed up for this game for two reasons - DOMINO and H-I-M personally reached out to me and asked me to play, and I thought it would be something fun to do. Truth be told, this is the first ATRL competitive-based game I've ever played in my whole 3+ years being here, and I can't begin to say how much of a great experience that this have been - mostly for personal reasons. One reason why I never committed to playing any games on here is because I know it takes some time on a certain level, and I knew that I'd be lazy or miss challenges. The main reason why I decided against games is because I'd feel a bit intimidated by the players in terms of competition. I'll admit, the cast of this game was very strong, and I felt very intimidated when the challenges began. Yes, I had some self-confidence issues. Nonetheless, I was ready to tackle!
There were a couple of times where I wanted to quit, believe it or not. I saw the alliances that were going on, and I thought to myself, "I'll never make it to the finals if I'm going to be in this alone." However, I knew that quitting was an easy way out. The alliances actually motivated me to be more confident with my submissions and continue to aim for top spots within the challenges. That's the only way I knew I'd be able to survive this challenge. With each week of me staying away from the bottom two/three/etc., I grew hungrier. I felt more confident. I began to see the finish line. That's what kept me in the game and became somewhat of a dark horse of the competition. Being here today is a testament that determination will get you very far.
I admit - I was never the most social player here, but I came every week with my 100% effort in the challenges and still did my best to have a minimal level of interaction with the judges and cast members. My lack of points (as seen in the leaderboard in comparison to Buddy! and Superiore) mainly stems from not being very active in some of the twists (such as the post-count twist or the secret post # twist). Despite this, I still stand here in the final three. I think that says something.
From the first challenge (GIF) to the very last (apprentice), I feel that I've put forth great thought into my entries. The judges saw that, and I'm thankful.
I would say that the hardest challenges for me were the GIF/PNG ones -- there's so much available in terms of usability, but it has to be able to connect with everyone. The one thing I learned from those challenges is "less is more." I think I was going for something that I thought would make everyone laugh, but at the end of the day, it's all about simplicity when it comes to gifs and pngs.
The easiest challenge for me was the Branding/Image one. This is where I received my first (of three) top callout amongst the judges. It was easy for me to sell my avi and brand because it allowed me to show the judges and cast members who I really was. I had to think about what my actual brand was, but once I've started to realize my past posting history and likability amongst users here, I had no problem illustrating myself as I did.
Overall, this whole experience on Les ATRLers has taught me some things about myself and can be applied to real-life situations.
- Have self confidence! There is always someone who will appreciate your work and constructively critique you when necessary. ALL of the judges past and present - have demonstrated constructive criticism in my experience, and I'm thankful for that.
- Be detailed. You will rarely get your point across with just two or three sentences. Even though it may seem ideal to be short and sweet, being sure to elaborate goes a long way. I think this is what has helped me in certain challenges - specifically the Branding/Image challenge.
- Push forward. Adversities come a dime a dozen. Don't mope around about woulda/coulda/shoulda. Be proactive and put forth your 100% (more like 110%). It gets you far. If you continue to believe in downfalls or losses, then they may just come true.
So, to answer the question in a tl;dr sense - why should I win? I think I proved a lot of people wrong - including myself. I started as a doubter in myself and ended as a believer. Hopefully, the judges and jury will see the progress I've made. It's all in your hands.
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Buddy!
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Originally posted by Buddy!
Drama Alliances intrigues
Les ATRLERS
First of all, a big congratulations to umich and Superiore for making it to the finale with me. Two great competitors who have given their all this entire competition. And to everyone who played this game, love yall and I can't say this game wouldn't have been a blast without yall. Anyway, let me be selfish for a bit hihi. I can't believe I made it to the finale. Crazy to think. I definitely feel like an underdog, but I also feel as if I held my own in the competition.
I still remember telling DOM to sign me up because I'd be working and I really wanted to play. I really wanted to prove not only to myself, but to everyone that after my previous placing in season 2, that I was by no means a flop. I entered this game a winner and at the end of the road, i'll be leaving one, regardless of my placing. I know that to myself I came to play a game, and I did just that. I knew entering this game I would be the weak link. I'm not the best at writing, or explaining anything. (hehe) And once I saw this game would be based more socially this time around, I knew this could be my chance.
I've had an amazingly fun experience. So many highs and lows. So many times I felt defeated, but came back twice as hard. So much drama, so many laughs. I can collectedly say this has been an amazing experience. All of the judges were amazing, and a big shout out to our fallen judges and the only two to use their wildcards on me. Cupid and Matty, love you both xo wish you were still here. And to the rest of the judges, you've also made this experience for me special. I've come to know all of you a bit more, Rider and DOM I knew prior to this, but I never really talked to Kitt or HIM. Dillion came like way to late the game so I don't really know him well, but you seem nice x. This really opened me up to so many different people that I really had no clue about. I grew friendships, and some grew stronger. I got to know people, which is something I expected, but not to this extent. An amazing experience
What have I learned? Well, i've learned how to fight and to be more open minded. Everyone inspired me to think outside of the box, and some rounds I shared personal experiences which helped me open up, and see things differently. There were some points in this competition where I felt extremely down, I felt very, lost so to speak. But, I knew, in order for myself to succeed, I have to fight. And really everyone giving their all each round really helped me, but I have a drive of my own.
Anyway, I totally think I should win, even if everyone doesn't.I played a very different game from everyone else. I tried to lean more towards a social route rather than complete game play. I mean of course, I tried every week, but we know damn well I was weak when It came to writing anything out. I succeed visually, and socially. Hence my 3rd place ranking for the gif round, placing 2nd with the save/off (not counting Melvins immunity) 1st with the .jpg challenge, and my thread was an overall success because I used social issues, collectively combined them, and used them towards my advantage.
With all of this I knew I had to do something, so I switched over to my social game and messaged swizz to PM a few people to start up an alliance just to ensure each week we had the votes to stay. Tbh, I was extremely loyal (and everyone who knows me knows this xo) So what others did, does not reflect on me. The whole voting thing I took advantage of, I had no other choice. I knew that I'd have to fall on it eventually. I know that a lot of people have counted me out, shocked that i've made the finals. I mean, I get it, but I don't. I played the game the same way everyone else did, I sent my entries week after week, but the only difference is I went ham with my social game. At the end of the day, one of us deserves to win, we have fought, clawed, dragged and cried our way to the top . And it payed off. Congrats to everyone xo! |
Superiore
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Originally posted by Superiore
THE FINAL SPEECH
Woo, Lord! I cannot even believe I got to type this speech. This is definitely the most nerve-wrecking situation of the season for me. At least, it will be until the winner reveal aka the reason of my upcoming heart attack.
I have all kind of mixed emotions right now. I'm excited: I can't wait for the final announcement and all that will come next, messy reunion included. I'm nervous: my outcome depends mostly on this speech and I always fear I'm not good enough when it comes to these little things. I'm melancholy: another season of this amazing game, the second one which I partook in, is about to tie up and you don't know how much I'll miss all my daily routine of checking this thread, get into the most random conversation with every member of this cheerful cast, from the contestants, to the judges and our guests as well. I'll miss the anxious wait for the reveal of a new challenge, the judges' comments, the results and the heart-breaking moments of the eliminations. I'll miss how an online game is able to create a strong bond between its contestants. We all got to know better each other, some got along better and some less, but Les ATRLers surely worked some chemistry into our relationships. PLUG.DJ, ffs!! The hours spent there having fun and wooting or dragging every song choice (shoutout to our Season 3 official post*****, Jorge!). Gosh, lemme stop. I'm teary-eyed right now. So pathetic and over-dramatic as me is used to be, ugh! But I'm HAPPY: I'm happy with everything I went through. I'm happy for how I got to stick to what I wrote in my application for this Season. I said I wanted to prove to myself and to all of you that I knew I had to offer to the game much more than what I offered in Season 2, where I stopped as the first member of the jury. I'm still so happy about the glorious moment when I was revealed as the winner of the first challenge, the one I feared the most. And, even if I only placed first just another time, with the last challenge, that felt as a sort of closure of the circle for this amazing experience, I've proved to be a strong contestant throughout the Season when, except for a little slip to the 7th place in the second challenge, I've always ended up in the Top 5, sometimes higher, sometimes lower, but still there. My consistency is also shown through my stat points, now neck to neck with Buddy!'s, but the highest ones amongst the contestants for a big part of the season. The biggest reward would be a victory on top of all these amazing memories not to disappoint myself and not to disappoint the people who believed in me when I signed up. Of course, me, Buddy! and umich all are here to win, no one's gonna lie when we're just a few inches away from the trophy, but I feel like I deserve this for the dedication I put into this game since the beginning. Even with all my university shenanigans all through these months, I've always found the time to come online, to put strong thoughts behind my entries and to spark some activity into the thread. It would be the biggest blessing to receive this victory in change. #VoteForMario
Good luck to my fellow amazing finalists and a HUGE thank you to everyone that made become this season what it is. A special thank you to the judges and their advices that helped me fix what I could fix during the run and the greatest of them all to DOMINO. You're the creator of this EXPERIENCE, not just a game, and I couldn't be more proud to have such a special friend in my life. Every little thought you put behind the challenges, all the twists, all the hours of hard work. All of this got back to you when we made this Season of Les ATRLers the biggest one yet and with the respect everyone pays to such a strong host. #Bless Bless you! Bless you all! Bless myself! May the odds be ever in my favour!
-Yours Italian truly, Mario.- |
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I'm only mentioned in one of the speeches so I guess I know my winner 
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Slay my flop formatting
And good luck to you both. May the best Gay win 
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Ugh, I'm so done.
AMAZING speeches both of you!!
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I guess you don't consider yourself a judge, Papa John?
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Slay my flop formatting
And good luck to you both. May the best Gay win
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Rude.
But good luck to you as well  Can we plug now. I need to shake off this tension! 
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Power finally used for good. 
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I played a well rounded game, and I hope the judges and jury see that. I not only played a game based on my entries (top 3 multiple times) but I played a strategic social game which lead me here. I played all aspects of this game. The Alliances, intrigues, etc.
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Thought I knew who I wanted to give my jury vote to, but after reading these speeches, the choice has become a lot more difficult. All three of you contributed something to this game, and without you guys, this overall experience just wouldn't have been the same. You all brought the game to another level - either through your ability to make us laugh, holding a strong conversation or consistently setting the bar high, making the rest of us work even harder. Even though I came far from being in the this top three, I still feel like a winner because I got to play with you guys. This sucks, I don't want to vote.
See how great of a judge I would be, DOM? I have my comment ready and everything.
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*pulls out reading glasses*
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"I'll miss how an online game is able to create a strong bond between its contestants."
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Placing last in season 2, to making the finals in season 3
What kind of comeback teas
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I'm currently transferring my gifs from minus to my abload account.
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posh snatching us and giving a speech too!
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"I'll miss how an online game is able to create a strong bond between its contestants."
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Oh, hey!
Did I lie? If anything BB destroys those bonds 
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posh snatching us and giving a speech too!
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My being may not be in the top 3, but my spirit is.
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Congrats umich, buddy and Mario.
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Congrats umich, buddy and Mario. |
Ayeee
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Congrats umich, buddy and Mario. |
Bruno, thanks!!
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Did I lie? If anything BB destroys those bonds |
Actually, to extent, yes you've lied.
Big Brother back when I started it and was the host of it, people loved playing the game because it made friendships they otherwise wouldn't have started. It got people started talking to different people in the hopes of making alliances and ending up making friendships. The name of the game is to make alliances, so if backstabbing someone you know/newly know just to win ends friendships, then it wasn't as strong as you might have thought it was.
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