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He's a bad bitch.
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I refuse to believe this
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I thought Stevie was pressed or something in this game
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I was a stripper for a week.
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Not Stevie! Mods are out of control! Stevie was one of my first friends on survivor, we even signed up for ATRL on the same day.
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I was a stripper for a week.
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Wait, did you do work in Hollywood?
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Stevie is going to miss the reunion!
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no. I worked at a local strip club in my town called xstatic. It was only for a week.
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Seriously stevie Banned?
is it because the fight between him and MLD in Atrl game awards?
btw Dylan, will stevie out from the jury or you still wait for him?
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stevie voted.
update will be tonight.
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stevie voted.
update will be tonight.
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bring it on
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And where have you been mister
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Hello Castaways! We are finally approaching the end to this game...it is time for the interview stage of the game. Each remaining contestant's Interview will be posted starting with Adam & ending with DripDrip. Then we will have our final vote.
Let's get started...
- Dylan
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Adam (AdamAL4)
Hello Adam (AdamAL4)! It's been a long journey, but here you stand along with your 2 opponents in the final stage before we crown the Season 2 Winner of Survivor: ATRL Edition. First I would like to congratulate you on making it this far, but now it's time to take a better look at your time here with a series of questions which may determine our winner. Let's begin...
Hi, Dylan! Nice seeing you again It’s been an absolute pleasure.
Did you have a strategy coming in here or no? What were your initial thoughts?
Well, when I first started the game, I had no idea what I was getting into. I didn’t realize anyone would even have alliances at all! So my only strategy was to just get good scores, if you can even call that a strategy. I wasn’t being semi-invisible on purpose but it just turned out that way for a while
After you got the whole gist of the game, where did you see yourself placing?
Before the twist I thought I was getting eliminated that round. I’m having trouble recalling what round it was, though. Top 16? 18? Anyhow, before the merge (and AFTER the twist) I thought I would be eliminated around where johnrm and BlazingLovatic were eliminated. When I finally made the merge and made the iconic alliance, I thought if everything went as planned I could hopefully finish top 5. I never dreamed of going this far!
Who did you expect to see in The Top 3 in your honest opinion? Why?
Well, me and Stevie used to talk about Survivor a bit, and he told me that he thought Scene, Drip and Syntax would be the top 3. He gave really solid evidence behind it, so I’d say I agreed with him at the time. After Scene and Syntax got eliminated (and in the same round almost ) I had no idea. I didn’t even try to figure it out. I persevered and hoped for the best.
How have you enjoyed being part of this Tournament? Anything special?
So far in the Games section, this has been my favorite Tournament I’ve ever played in! In fact, I don’t think it’ll be beat for a while. I met a lot of awesome people through this game (who hopefully already know who they are ) which is the main reason it’s my favorite. Also we were able to talk about whatever we wanted in the thread *and even shade without getting WPs sometimes*.
Why should you be the winner of Survivor ATRL Edition (Season 2) based on your actions?
In my opinion, no one had as much of a challenge in the beginning out of the finalists that I had.
Let’s take it back to the beginning of the game, where I lowly sat on the bottom of the totem pole. When I started the game I did not even have 800 posts yet (and in fact had the least posts out of all the competitors) and was completely irrelevant. I was not a member of any ATRL fanbase or in any other game. I didn’t even know how to get to the Games section. I had a flop avatar that was about 10x too big for the avatar space. I had no idea what to send in for the challenges. The other two definitely did not start out at the same place. Adr and DripDrip were both known around the Games section already. I was some random dude who decided to sign up for this game he saw on the front page.
At one point (as many of you know) there were 6 people in Puka Puka (me being one of them) and everyone except me was in the same alliance. If I didn’t do well I would get clockedT out faster than you can say the names of all the Bridgit Mendler albums.
I had to put in effort not just to avoid blindsides from the Puka Puka alliance and do well on the challenges but also to get people to know I existed at all. The only person who reached out to me to say hello at all at first was Jolie’s Lips, and that’s partly because she knew I knew about their alliance.
On top of that Puka Puka was constantly at the bottom. More than half of our tribe was eliminated before the merge. My tribe didn’t really know me and I know that more than once I was their #1 option to eliminate that round.
After the merge there started to be challenges about the judges’ musical tastes, and that’s where another issue of my newness came in: I barely knew the judges. Drip and Adr along with most of the other competitors had at least minimal knowledge of the judges’ tastes. I had NO IDEA. I had only spoken to one of them before (Anna), and it wasn’t like I had a deep, life-changing friendship with her.
Contrary to what may be popular belief it did take a lot for me to get where I am now. I didn’t just sit back and watch everyone else kill each other off. It took hours of finding songs, typing up entries and behind-the-scenes work to climb from the bottom to the top of the totem pole, and the climb is not done.
Why shouldn't your two opponents win this Tournament based on their actions?
Well, as I hinted at in the last response, they didn’t really have to put in as much extra effort.
Drip just kept on letting his mouth run insulting and dragging people like his name was Azealia Banks. Iggie and Stevie seemed to get the brunt of it. Also, his scores were really nothing too special.
As for Adr, he’s posted in the thread, but does anyone really know him? Outside of his scores he’s not much of a prescence at all. Socially he’s floated the whole time. I constantly forgot he was even competing. Even when I was irrelevant (assuming I'm not still ) I posted in the thread more than him.
Really I think these people are both great competitors, but they’re not as good as some say.
Who do you think you will have the hardest time competing with in the vote?
Well, this will sound a bit self-centered, now won’t it?
I think I myself am going to have the most trouble. Not too many people who are in the Jury know me too well, and the ones who do like Adr and/or Drip better. But the whole entire game has been an uphill battle, and that slope’s not getting any flatter. In case you haven’t noticed, I tend to have little faith in myself (Stevie thought I voted myself out once ) so that’s that. We’ll see what actually ends up happening.
If you do not win this competition, who should & why?
Adr, I guess. He’s has great scores throughout the competition and I really respect him for that. Also he likes alternative music too
Is there anyone in the Top 3 who you feel should not be here? If so, who should be in their place?
LoooooooooooooooorrrddddT no. Everyone who is in the top 3 has worked incredibly hard and definitely deserves to be here. As I’ve said in the thread before, I wish everyone who made the merge could’ve been top 3 since they all deserve it, but then it would’ve been top 12 and that kinda would’ve defeated the purpose.
This Tournament is called Survivor for a reason. What is your definition of a true Survivor?
A Survivor is someone who faces many hardships but is still able to come out of the dust standing strong with their head up. That is my definition.
Did you betray any allies you had during the season? If so who & why?
Go down to Ray’s question asking virtually the same thing for the tea. I am NOT going type up that long-ass story twice.
Do you have any regrets in the competition that you feel could hurt you in the vote?
I should’ve been more of a prescence in the beginning. It seems many people think I floated all the way to the top 3 by being invisible until late in the game, which in my opinion I most certainly did not. An invisible person wouldn’t bother scoring three times in four rounds.
There's two general types of players in this game; those who play a social game & those who get here by their scores throughout the game. If you had to choose which one you are, which would it be & why?
Y’know, I think I’ve tried to maintain a healthy level of both. However, I probably played more of a social game to get here. I don’t have the 3rd-most posts in the game for nothing. After all. I tried to be nice to people and make their lives as good as possible (which is my motto in real life by the way ).
Ironically, Scene told me recently that before the merge Jolie and him were keeping me around just because of my scores. They weren’t the best in the game but they were arguably the best on Puka Puka at the time.
Flashback to Season 1. We had our Top 3 with the following players; borntodie, theREALslimSHADY, & rihannabiggestfan. Anna was the underdog. slimSHADY was the clear strongest player score wise, & rihannabiggestfan seemed to just be the 3rd wheel which reflected in the votes. In this vote, who do you feel you are, and who do you feel your opponents are?
I think I’m more like Anna. I know Drip thinks he was a bit of an underdog but not true, my man. Adr would obviously be slimSHADY, as he has the best scores in the top 3. I don’t know who Drip would be equivalent to but I don’t think it’s David.
Anything else you would like to say before we move on to my personal questions for you?
Nada. Just that I’ve overcome more stuff than some people notice. I feel people just shrug me off as a real competitor but they might want to consider that I made in here based on my actions and not the ones of others.
Also let me share a line of a song with you that has inspired me…
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Originally posted by Mother Mother
I wear the ball cap to hide my big eyes
You wear the black dress to hide your big thighs
Oh, maybe maybe I’ll lose my ball cap
But only if you expose your loose fat
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Okay now that I’m done crying, let me explain. In this metaphor the ball cap is Survivor and my big eyes are my problems irl. The black dress is social media the big thighs are communism.
Dylan asks:
Once you saw you were going up against Danny in an overall score tally, did you think your time was up?
Yup. Danny, besides Adr and iLukey, was the high scorer. He was always a huge threat and I thought he might even make it further than he did. I guess I just failed to even notice his scores started to deteriorate at the merge.
Well you won your little duel against Danny. Were you surprised & did it make you feel better about how you played the game?
Well, I’ll tell you, to check results I went to the last page and I saw people saying “Congrats Adam!” so I figured I wasn’t eliminated
But yes, I was shocked. I never even imagined it! I remember I had the 8th best average in the whole game at one point and I was so proud of myself
It did in fact make me wonder if my scores were better than I thought they were after the merge. People told me that I had good scores but I usually disagreed with them
You and DripDrip were a part of the same alliance. Who do you think most of that alliance will end up voting for? You or him?
Well, the alliance members have known him for longer, so him. I don’t know, actually. That’s what I think will happen, but you know what they say, butter my butt and call me a biscuit expect the unexpected.
However the alliance should consider that Drip was not very loyal to them.
Are you glad you joined the Games Section of ATRL?
Ever so! I would barely go on ATRL if not for the Games section! It’s my favorite section on ATRL and I’ve met so many great people The other parts of the forum just aren’t the same. Plus they don’t have you guys in them
Coming from Puka Puka, do you feel you have fought the hardest to get to where you are now?
Yes in a way. Between the alliance and our anything-but-marginal loss of people it took a lot to get to the merge. I could never be able to say “I can’t think of an amazing entry that round but at least I have my team’s high scores to fall back on.” I had to be that high score otherwise I’d be buttered toast.
Ray asks:
Who do you think is your strongest enemy in the top three finalists?
Adr. He’s been courteous to all the competitors and has great scores. I really respect him.
Let's say you don't win this Survivor season, why are you a shoe-in for All-Stars?
Adam his influence
jk, but I made myself a very relevant person (eventually ) in this game. I posted in the thread a lot and made an effort to keep it alive. Also, I mean, it would look kinda bad not letting someone who made the top 3 get into an All-Stars if you’re only looking at two seasons
Who was your LEAST favorite person in the top 12 and why?
God….. I liked the whole top 12 I do not know a couple very well (iLukey, Jack., etc) so I can’t say much on them. Everyone else that I know I enjoy the company of. This was a rather ideal top 12 in my humble opinion.
And that's what I think honestly, not me just trying to be nice. I would say so if I didn't like someone.
What was your best move in the game? Why?
My best move was probably not sticking with nills and Outlaw.
I could’ve stuck with them and hoped that nills won the tiebreaker, but I’m not so sure he would’ve. If he didn’t it would be obvious who “betrayed” the other alliance and they’d come for me like Jaws. I would’ve gotten eliminated the next round. If I stuck with nills and Outlaw Jolie wouldn’t have withdrawn just to get me out. She was already veryveryveryvery suspicious.
I shouldn’t have started anything with nills and Outlaw in the first place, but I didn’t think Jolie/Scene/MWB were going to invite me to their alliance the same day Sorry guys
Which was your favorite round? Which was the hardest for you?
My favorite round? Well, damn….
I liked the pre-merge rounds a lot, but those were kinda simple. I guess I’d say my favorite was the Recreate an Era challenge. It was extra fun because I got a flop album that was managed horribly. I had a lot to work with. Plus the album had some obvious singles, so single choice wasn’t too difficult like it would be with, for example, PF:RR. Someone had that, right?
The hardest would be the Delusion challenge. I didn’t realize they were going to be so long Plus I definitely chose the wrong pair to go with. Proving that Rita Ora is better than Rihanna… just another day in the life of RitaOraHeartbeat.
What are your personal thoughts on each of the judges? (Dylan, Ray, Anna, Alexz)
I like Anna her taste in music Alternative >>>>>>>>>>
I don’t know Alexz and Ray too well But from what I know I do like them. They’re never been mean or bitter in the thread.
I feel like I haven’t been too nice to Dylan Like that time I tried to pathetically clock his avi… sorry dude.
The judges seem like people I would like to know better, though, and I really hope we stay in touch. even if I don’t make it to All-Stars.
Do you like Nicki Minaj? If so, name your favorite song from her.
I use everything but Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded: The Re-Up: The Pinkprint Rerelease.
I have about 5 songs from Pink Friday though and recently I’ve been bopping to Itty Bitty Piggy and Make a Baby, a new favorite.
Actually, after just checking, I have 14 Nicki Minaj songs For a full list PM me
Anyhow, choosing my favorite is tough, but I’m going to have to say the masterpiece of Moment 4 Life. Everything’s just…. so good on that track. The Drake verse compliments the song nicely and it had a great video too. The intro was really unique with Martha and Nicki having a conversation.
What's your favorite food?
Pizza. [/endthread]
If you were on an tropical island, and could bring only two music albums with you, which albums will you bring?
Well, since September(?) I have been on the tropical island of Wherever-Survivor’s-Filmed Island, so I had to make this decision long ago. If I had to remake it now, though, I would choose two of my favorites, Mother Mother’s Eureka and The Pierces’ Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge. These are two albums that never get old to me, that I could never pick a favorite track from because they’re all done so well. The harmonies, arrangement and songwriting in both are very strong.
Sia’s We Are Born was very close but I probably won’t be happily dancing around if I’m stranded on an island.
Who is the best ally you've had in this game? (Name only one).
Name only one? Well, damn. I’d say DripDrip, my fellow finalist. We made a lot of strategic decisions together. We were allied by association at the beginning of the merge but after a while we started to figure each other out (Drip knows what I’m talking about ) and when the alliances basically fell apart in the top 5 or 6 we stayed allied and devised a master plan. And, well, here we are.
Did you backstab someone during the competition?
I hope you’re ready to read a long-ass story….
After the twist I was so relieved. Before that the whole team was in an alliance with each other except me. They’d previously knocked out Simon and xAyana. I knew about their alliance because Blazing accidentally let me into the private alliance blog. The twist added nills and Outlaw to Puka Puka and took MoS and Blazing to other teams. It broke their alliance apart and they only had three alliance members out of the six members of Puka Puka. xAyana suggested I make an alliance with nills and Outlaw, so naturally I did to counter the other alliance. However, that same day Jolie cordially invited me to join their alliance so they kept a majority, and I said yes. Being on that alliance would help me survive much more than an alliance with nills and Outlaw.
Of course that round we were in the bottom. In hope that the Jolie alliance wouldn’t blindside me I voted Scene out (he had the lowest score that round) and told nills and Outlaw to do the same.
After a day(?) we still weren’t getting results and Jolie was getting rightfully suspicious. I PMed Dylan asking him to change my vote from Scene to nills. I never knew if he let me switch, but later that day we got tribal. Scene had one vote and nills had three. So in a way I’m responsible for nills’ elimination, but when I made the alliance he PMed me telling me he didn’t care that much about Survivor, so
Also I sorta backstabbed MWB when I voted him out, but then again so did everyone but Adr Sorry dude.
Any regrets in the competitition? Anyone you'd like to apologize to?
nills, MWB and Outlaw especially.
nills – the story above. I’m really sorry that I made an alliance with you just to immediately break it.
MWB – I’m sad I voted you out because you were in my alliance and a really likable person. It’s nothing personal that I did, but you were a threat.
Outlaw – I put you in the exact same situation that I was in before the twist, which really isn’t nice at all.
However, I want to apologize to everyone I’ve voted off ever in the course of this game because I love you all
Did you ever [have] a hard time sending in songs, considering your music taste is very different than that of your average ATRLer?
Yes, I did. I had to think, “Okay, I like this, but will the judges?” Obviously I didn’t do that in the beginning. I sent in a country song and a Duran Duran song
But over time I started to basically conform for the pre-merge challenges sans that one Mika video. I still tried to only do songs I liked, though. Obviously it started to pay off after a while.
As for the post-merge challenges it didn’t really matter as much.
Did you know that hadn't it been for the twist and shakeup Dylan made, Jolie was planning on get you out, like they did with Simon?
Yes ofc, I am not as clueless as I may seem sometimes. Blazing accidentally let me into their “secret” alliance blog. I warned Simon and xAyana about the alliance too but it was too late. I’m pretty sure I even revealed their alliance “tea” a while ago in the thread.
Did you ever think you were gonna get this far?
Not in a million years. I didn’t even think I’d make the merge. But I fought hard and I ended up here, in the magical land of Oz the finale. I’m grateful to be here.
Why did you sign up for this game?
It just looked fun tbh It was something I wanted to try.
Iggie asks:
How was your experience during the game?
Wonderful! It was great meeting so many new people! This game not only introduced me to the Games section but ATRL in general. If not for Survivor I wouldn’t even have started to use my ATRL account.
ImARudeBoy asks:
Was there any certain challenge you felt like were going to send you home? If so, which one(s)? If not, were there any challenges you were really confident about and the results surprised you?
The only challenge where I really felt like I was done for was the Album Tracks round. I had a non-verbal meltdown and all I posted were s. Scene, MWB and Four absolutely SAVED my ass that round
The rest of the rounds I had faith in myself not to get eliminated, or at least until results.
Anna asks:
You were a pretty invisible player in the beginning of the game and stayed under the radar almost until the end. Do you think you only got this far because people sort of forgot about you and didn't think you were a threat?
I don’t think so, or at least that wouldn’t be the sole reason. If you’ve been keeping track of all the alliances you’d know that my tribe was planning to eliminate me more than once if we fell to the bottom. My scores were good scores. Then after the merge I played my best game and constantly posted in the thread. I also had a huge alliance and sub-alliances backing me up. So
I did get votes at Tribal Councils, so obviously some people wanted me out.
You were one of the people who let others pick your entry in earlier rounds. Shouldn't a true Survivor be able to get through the game without having to depend on others, especially for such simple tasks like picking a song?
Yes. I think this a completely true statement. However, I still didn’t understand that at the time. I don’t even know what was going through my head but it was a mistake.
Jolie for a lot of the early rounds would PM me a list of possible entries after the round was posted (which was while I was sleeping) and when I couldn’t think of anything I figured it was better to submit someone else’s idea than nothing.
There were a lot of ties in the tribal councils this season and not a lot surprise eliminations. Were you all so incredibly loyal or just not smart enough to come up with a decent blindside?
Anna coming for blood with her questions
We actually were just staying loyal. We liked the people in our alliance, and for many they were in that alliance because that alliance had people they were friends with and wanted to make it to the top with.
Four asks:
Can you guys reveal some of the tactics or backstabbing you did to make it this far?
Ofc, this is the finale
After Scene was eliminated, I approached DripDrip, my fellow finalist, and we worked out a master plan ensuring us two spots in the Top 3.
Keep in mind this was late in the game. We weren’t doing any collin/Zune-level trickery.
Anyhow, after voting out Iggie (we knew it would get us a tie but DripDrip desperately wanted him out) our plan was to get ImARudeBoy to vote out MWB with us next round and then to vote out either Adr of ImARudeBoy the next round and make sure Danny didn’t vote me out.
Well obviously, that last little part didn’t work out well, but nothing does, now does it?
Stevie asks:
What do you feel was the best and most strategic move you made in the game that helped propel you to where you are now?
The little tidbit above. Since that was both of us the best absolutely-solo thing I did was approach DripDrip about making a master plan.
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Adrian (Adr)
Hello Adrian (Adr)! It's been a long journey, but here you stand along with your 2 opponents in the final stage before we crown the Season 2 Winner of Survivor: ATRL Edition. First I would like to congratulate you on making it this far, but now it's time to take a better look at your time here with a series of questions which may determine our winner. Let's begin...
Hey Dylan!
Thank you so much for you and other judges. This is such a great thing to be in this final 3. I even can't expressed how happy i am tonight and have a top 3 interview with you
i hope i can survive this interview
Did you have a strategy coming in here or no? What were your initial thoughts?
Okay, at first my strategy is simple. Play nice and not being bitchy, be the underdog with being clueless and not that eccentric in the thread, and surprise everyone with a great score. actually the third one is kinda surprised for me since i never thought that i will get a good score but after several first rounds, ithink this strategy is worked. and also, build an alliance! or at least make friend with others. My motto always be "don't ever make enemy"
oh and stick to be the boy next door
After you got the whole gist of the game, where did you see yourself placing?
in This journey, i have placing myself as the true survivor
lol
but seriously, i never expected to be in final at the first time, but after round and round especially when i am in danger in top 5, I prove myself to deserved to be the winner. That was my hardest round in last couple of round, because if i fail in task, i ultimately be eliminated for sure
but then as an underdog (just like other people labeled me i guess ) i can prove it to anyone that i can do this and deserve to be in this place.
Who did you expect to see in The Top 3 in your honest opinion? Why?
to be honest i want to see my alliance in the final 3
but from my sight for playing the best game overall, i would like to say that Luke, MWB, and Danny should be in the top 3.
Luke is one of the best one (beside me ) He is great with task, he is great in social game, he is likeable, and if he was not quit this game, i'm sure he will secure the top 3 for sure. He really deserves a spot here. and if he in the top 3 with me, it's such a pleasure to play in finale with (arguably) the best player this season
Maybe i'm not that close with MWB, but seeing him as contestant view, he is a great player too. He can balance the social and score amazingly. From other alliance, he is the one that really a big big threat, and as competitor, i admire him. and also his exit speech is really graceful
and also Danny is a great contestant too. he is a friend of mine starting the top 12. He plays it really well and can play both side really great too. I mean, i kinda hate backstabbing, and other dirty works. but Danny can play a little bit dirty work (thank God so far it's a great thing for me and him ) smoothly and amazing. Also he is great with social too, so it's an upset for me to seeing he is so close to be in final 3
But still i can win against them (arrogant is important here in the finale )
How have you enjoyed being part of this Tournament? Anything special?
I really really enjoy this! overall this is my 3rd tournament game (that play until the finale ). At first i feel like, "will it this be as fun as big brother or antm in my season, but let's just try" and then jus from round 1, i feel like this game is a hit! really simple but it's executed amazing by host, judges and contestants. and i feel enjoy every round more and more (though sometimes, when i feel left out, i kinda feel like but that's okay lol). I meet many new friends here, sharing something and really this is not just a competition, but a fond for new friendship too. Especially when with my alliance, i never thought i feel really welcome and have a nice things to shared with others. But if you ask the most special, it is when i get immunity. I never thought judges will like my entry that much, it's boost my confidence too
Why should you be the winner of Survivor ATRL Edition (Season 2) based on your actions?
okay, why i should win? here's the thing
first. I really really CARE about this thing, and i also play the game
(maybe it's not reflect with my post count here, but that doesn't mean i ignore this, i always waiting for the update and enter this game. even i look back to season 1 and check the task EVERY round. that really a real prove that i am playing this game really seriously and want to be the king of survivor
Second. i always LOYAL and play it nice
even with my opposition. when Drip not vote to eliminate me, i owe him big time and as my loyalty i won't vote him out, also to all my alliance. i play really loyal and not backstab or anything. If you can survive the with a good play, you should win it (especially when playing nice is MUCH HARDER)
Third. I am GREAT in task
Especially after Luke gone, i can say that i really excel the tasks of the game easier. Before that me and Luke always neck and neck in scores, but after that, the one that close to me are MWB and Danny. Also the point of the game survivor obviously to play great in task, and of course i achieved that
Why shouldn't your two opponents win this Tournament based on their actions?
First i want to say sorry to drip and adam before i write the answer about this question(oh, my nice attitude still shows up in this interview )
*unleash the bad attitude*
Okay, First is drip
ohh, He play dirty and as dirty as my room. (and you all have to know that i'm not a neat guy AT ALL )
he backstab 2people of his alliance (and that's all i know, i don't know maybe there are more) I mean, when people cant trust you, why you should pick him as the winner? Social game is important, but he is kinda weak in several tasks. he might be winning some immunity in the top 12, but not consistent. He also is a two face (of course after betray some of his friends here). He said that he want me to be in the final 3, because it's a pleasure to be in the top 3 with people that play this game great (okay it's kinda compliment for me ) but after that round, he said to somebody (one of my friend) that i am the next target. So the most issue about him is he can't be trusted, so jury, why would you trust this UNTRUSTED person to be the sole survivor?
Second is Adam
He might be one of the most likeable person here, but that's it. what's more? he not good in task (what i remember he never won immunity after the merge). I'm seeing him just as floater. he maybe have an alliance, but he is not the standout person from the alliance and also can bring the alliance to win the immunity, that's the ultimate floater imo. He sail to the final because people don't see him as a big threat and then one by one the big threat from the alliance is going down. and he only sit nicely didn;t do anything to be in the top 3. I know that in the game like this, people hate the floater, so jury maybe you kinda reconsider this. Do you want a people that just FLOATING and not a great scorer to beat your asses and be the winner after most of you trying hard to have great score every task?
That's it
Who do you think you will have the hardest time competing with in the vote?
i can't say which one is the hardest because i still don't know which one will the jury voted for. But i guess, adam will have more votes dan drip (not me of course *here comes the arrogance lol*) because drip have more enemy in the jury than adam.
If you do not win this competition, who should & why?
Dylan should win for making this amazing tournament
j/k
If i do not win, i think adam should win this. First we have some similar things like music and taste
but also i still believe that if you want to win, you have to play it clean. sneaky and bad play will backfire in the end.
So also if i was jury (thank God i'm not ) i think i will vote for him (before the interview)
Is there anyone in the Top 3 who you feel should not be here? If so, who should be in their place?
To be fair, for me everybody that played the game should be in the finale, and great thing that 3 of us active and play the game really well with different strategy. But if you ask who deserves more in the final, I guess MWB and Danny deserve to be in the final more with the journey that they have and being 2 of the best here.
This Tournament is called Survivor for a reason. What is your definition of a true Survivor?
Simple thing, Survivor is the person that can survive from the beginning until the end even though there are a lot of obstacle. And also true survivor must through all of that with dignity and clean. Its really hard to be a survivor in the end without playing dirty like backstabbing, cheating, betraying, etc. But if you can do that without all of those bad things, that is TRUE SURVIVOR!
(referring me )
Did you betray any allies you had during the season? If so who & why?
With confidence i will say that i NEVER betray any allies. i always LOYAL to anyone that have a pact with me even with drip too. That's my strength point that i would like to show the jury.
Do you have any regrets in the competition that you feel could hurt you in the vote?
Actually i am happy with my journey in survivor. Maybe only 1 regretful thing that i did, but i guess i will answer it in Ray's question near the end *to give a little bit unnecessary suspension to viewers*
There's two general types of players in this game; those who play a social game & those who get here by their scores throughout the game. If you had to choose which one you are, which would it be & why?
of course the answer is the second one without a doubt
in atrl, i never can be as sociable as in real world still don't know why
but because i can't be that sociable in thread, doesn't mean i just silent. I talk to other people in personal too
So the answer is i get here by scores throughout the game. That's why i work hard for this and rewarded in this top 3 hopefully be the winner
Flashback to Season 1. We had our Top 3 with the following players; borntodie, theREALslimSHADY, & rihannabiggestfan. Anna was the underdog. slimSHADY was the clear strongest player score wise, & rihannabiggestfan seemed to just be the 3rd wheel which reflected in the votes. In this vote, who do you feel you are, and who do you feel your opponents are?
This is interesting.
Call me greedy, but i think I am the combination of Anna and Slim (not physically i am part of Anna and part of Slim, though i desperately want to see if they have a baby together )
Here's the thing. People maybe see me as the player with good score and i must say statistically that maybe i'm the strongest scorer here out of the top 3. and funny thing that it is combined with underdog status that people say about me, maybe because i am less active than the other 2. (it's funny that being the strongest scorer and underdog are really 2 different things and unlikely, but it happens to me )
And i'm seeing that both Adam and DripDrip are more likely to be in David type
But I don't mean that They are same like David because of the 3rd wheel or anything. Personally after i read again about season1 edition, I saw that David is social type game player. He might be not as good as Anna and Slim in score, but his personality brought him in the final 3 with the social skill. And that's a strategy. I'm seeing Adam and Slim are having a great personality (i must admit but their personality are bigger than me throughout the game). And also little bit addition, I'm seeing Drip2 have Slim teas in his strategy. He did a manipulation in this game and it is a great thing to him and placed him in the final 3. Then Adam have Anna teas with being likeable and make it to the final 3.
The conclusion is the 3 of us have a diverse strategy type to be in final 3 and that is great!
Anything else you would like to say before we move on to my personal questions for you?
I just want to give a hug to my best friends here that keep supporting me throughout the season, Luke, Nez, Stevie, Iggie, Danny.
Dylan asks:
You've been perceived as the underdog of the competition. However, looking back at your scores, you started out strong and remained strong most of the time which doesn't really reflect an underdog. Do you think the underdog comments are because you remained more reserved throughout the competition?
Actually i kinda like with the underdog title that people give to me. I mean, as an underdog, i can be more relax to play out my strategy and people always love the underdog
I kinda agree that maybe i was called underdog because i am not that talkative in the thread. But that doesn't mean i don't have strategy at all. Might be this "silent" type is one of my strategy? everybody will always have a question mark of that
though it's really ironic when the underdog like me actually the one that have a strong scores throughout the competition
But that's fine, at least in this interview, i show all that i've got and proved that i should be the winner of the survivor
Who was the bigger threat? You or iLukey?
i don't know why but i am feeling that this question will be asked to me
this is really tricky question tbh and hard to comparing myself with one of my friend here
okay. Me and Luke are really neck to neck for being the best scorer statistically. He is really good in scores, the best arguably. But (with a little bit confident ) i can say that i can reach his level. Though i have to admit, he play social in the thread better than I am.
Based on what people see (scores + Social skill) he might be a bigger threat than I am. I can't resist that.
BUT, this game have some not visible aspect like conversation in personal message, connection outside this survivor thread. I didn't know his not visible strategy. but I know what I am, and I can say that i (slightly) a bigger threat than he is
Too bad his journey ended in the middle, because if he still here, for sure I will step up my game much more (especially in social game) because for me he is the one to beat (and it's such an honor if we are together in the top 3) and i have target to be much better than he is
Any votes you think you have locked in for sure?
Hmm, i can't say for sure, but i have a feeling that my alliance maybe will vote for me based on the support that they gave to me after all this time. (God, please let it be truee )
but also i want everybody from the jury vote based on the finalist did throughout the competition. And be really objective
Do you think you opened up a bit more in this thread than usual on ATRL?
Of Course! maybe I open the thread as much as i am open my games (sometimes i just check this thread especially when it's going to be updated and forget to open my games )
It's because i really care about this game. Maybe i'm not the talkative one that always posting, but i try hard to be in the conversation with others
Do you think the addition of Anna helped those who are less mainstream score better?
Anna's judging is giving more variety in this game. She is so strict and appreciate some unusual songs (but if she thinks that it is not compatible with the theme she is not afraid to give less score). She is really great judging! maybe sometime she makes some contestant having hard time, but i really understand her reason. She is not giving a nonsense score. And because she has wide music in indie or rock, she can understand some of my choices and also other contestants like Stevie and Adam too. It's really great thing in this Survivor and i am happy to be take a part as the contestant that Anna's the judge
Ray asks:
Who do you think is your strongest enemy in the top three finalists?
I answer this in 2 perspective.
In game play strategy i must say Drip is stronger than Adam. He really play the game even with dirty works such as betray and so on. He play social skill really well too with being one of the most talkative contestant this season. And i guess he had better score too than Adam with winning immunity once in top 12. That was impresive
BUT
in my other perspective, Adam might be stronger than Drip. It is in Jury votes in this finale. Why? Adam play this game as one of the most likeable person here. While Drip have some enemy with the jury. Adam will gain more votes i guess because of his personality and his social play too.
So if the question is which one is stronger and the one that I have to beat in final 3, i must say Adam is stronger.
Let's say you don't win this Survivor season, why are you a shoe-in for All-Stars?
tbh, at first i feel not confidence that i will pick into the all star
but it was happened before the merge and early merge, because i still not confidence with my status of the game. I just feel that i only got great score before merge, and that's it.
Though it's just the PAST
then after that, i feel like i'm becoming the threat to others and even i'm almost eliminated. That's my turning point! After winning the tie-breaker, I've became stronger than ever and almost sweep the tasks that Dylan gave to us. Not only as a good scorer, I try to open up my personality and being more well known by others.
That's the time that i am confident that if I am not winning this season, i should be in the All-Star. And if i am not winning this season and back to all star, i will have my redemption. I Try to reevaluate my strategy and be much stronger person in all-star, for Sure!
Who was your LEAST favorite person in the top 12 and why?
This is my least favorite question too
I never like to express my dislike feeling to other especially if i haven't problem with them.
But i still have to answer the question no matter what
I must say maybe syntaxerror
TBH this is not a safe answer because he is left from the game, but truly because i never talk to him EVER. That's why i don't know anything about him. Maybe if we have time to have a conversation, my opinion about him will change. But i Still love every contestant here in survivor 2 and glad that we can make this game a hit
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What was your best move in the game? Why?
Hmm, if i look back to my journey, i guess my best move overall is playing hard in the last 2 rounds. Here's the thing. after iggie left, there are only 5 players with daniel is the only allinace that i have. I only have 2 option there, stick with my alliance and just pray for God that i got the immunity or the others targeting Daniel so i still save OR play with other side and eliminate daniel then manipulate others so i can through to the top 3 next round. But like i said before, i am not the betraying and sneaky type of player. Even if i did the second option, i still lost my dignity in the game and i still not save in the top 4.
and also i always told to myself to not betray my friends here. So, i choose my first option and really work hard for the task so i wont be eliminated (because i know it for sure that if i didn't get that immunity i will eliminated. Someone from other alliance really wants me to leave :-/)
I really concentrate to make the task of the last 2 rounds even i have to make it in more than 3 days to finished the task!
but it payed off, i still have the dignity, i win 2 immunity in a row, through to the final
Which was your favorite round? Which was the hardest for you?
My most favorite round before the merge is of course the battle of the band
It is realy the easiest one since i can think a lot of option for that theme :foxaxlove:
but my least favorite is break up anthem. Because all of my options were taken not 1, not 2 but 3! so it's really hard to think any song that perfectly fit with the theme until the last minute of last round when i can revised the entry
But for the post merge, i must say that the make playlist about myself is the hardest one. not only searching for the songs that fit on me, also i have to make the perfect one so i can grab the immunity for my safety in the competition, it was really a hard time and the pressure is really hard, thank God i can survive it
What are your personal thoughts on each of the judges? (Dylan, Ray, Anna, Alexz)
Dylan: at first, I always thought "is dylan dislike me?" Because he kinda respond me really flat in this thread or when i posted the entry to him. I feel really scared because i don't understand what did i do to him (thank God it's just a feeling that i don't know where it come from. )
but turns to be that he isn't when i askhim frontally in wall post
but overall, he is really smart and great host! as a judge he strict but still nice in the same time. He should win that best host in Games Award! (For you dthat haven't voted yet, you should VOTE! me and drip are the host and adam is presenter as the flawless top 3 survivor
Ray: I want to nickname Ray as the Flawlessly Friendly fun judge! He is really a fun person. He always check the thread and try to talk with other contestants and i feel like he is like other contestant too (it is a compliment Ray :smiiten He is so friendly and great to talk with. And also he is great in judging too. Always a fan!
Anna: I really happy to have a judge like Anna. She is really a great judge. I always love to read her comments, because Her critiques are great and pleasure to read. I mean she judge the entry with details and i now where is my weakness if i have a not so good entry. She is one of my favorite person in atrl too, and one of my friend here, but she still really objective when judging and that shows her professional in this game. She should be stay in judge chair for next edition (or maybe I can be in that chair if I win this thing )
Alex: at first, i feel like. "oh God, Alex is really tough judge and i don't understand his stake is " because of his score in the first round. But it turns to be that he is the nicest one in the panel when judging. Maybe i don't know him personally because he rarely come up in the thread, but i always thinking that alex is really a great friend if we can know him better. I hope we can be friend outside survivor and know each other better
Do you like Nicki Minaj? If so, name your favorite song from her.
I am not stanning her, but she is one of the decent singer currently i have to admit.
She is unique and interesting to watch and that's an entertainer about
My favorite songs from her are 2 songs and i love them equally. Maybe it is too mainstream to saying that i love super bass and starships
but i really love those songs. I am not truly a mainstream person, but both songs really pleasure to hear. Starships and Super Bass even in my top 20 most favorite songs of 2011 and 2012
maybe you kinda surprise about that Ray, but that's the truth! :
What's your favorite food?
This is the hardest question i guess
Though i'm skinny, but i really love food!
I prefer western and European food like Steak, pasta, and of course Chicken! but if i am hungry i can eat anything
If you were on an tropical island, and could bring only two music albums with you, which albums will you bring?
I will bring 2 diverse album. First is Katy Perry - One of the Boys. This album is one of my most favorite pop album recently. It's so much fun and a pleasure to hear. And the other one is Nirvana - Nevermind. Maybe the album is not really suitable with the hot condition in tropical island, but if I hear my favorite album that i really love, everything is suitable
The reason i bring those 2 are because I wants to balance my pop and rock taste. I might be well known as a rock fan, but i must admit sometimes i fall into pop music too.
Who is the best ally you've had in this game? (Name only one).
Another hard question
overall i really love my alliance. Luke, Stevie, Nez, Iggie, Daniel are people that always supporting me into this top 3.
but if i must pick one, i guess i choose Stevie. The reason is i know him the longest in the game. I befriend with him since the first time and have an alliance until his elimination in top 7 i guess. He is just a great friend and has a good strategy in the game, he should be go further in this game
Did you backstab someone during the competition?
Like I said before (and of my main point) I NEVER backstab anyone! i play it clean and gladly i can be in this final because of that
Any regrets in the competition? Anyone you'd like to apologize to?
Okay, honestly i want to say one regretful thing that i made until now
tbh, i really hate to voting off MoS in beginning of the merge
So, MoS is in Salani tribe after the twist, and then he come to me to make an alliance with him, but i still can't trust him at the beginning and said that i don't want to make an alliance with anyone (my first and last lie, it's even one thing that i really regret until now )
But after that we make a great conversation. Maybe because we also live not that far and fellow Asian of mine here. He is the nicest person in the game, really he is soooo nice. And it hurts me that when i approach him to make him in our alliance, he already sided with other alliance. and i just like late like seconds maybe
And the thing that we eliminated him in the first round of merge is really one of the regretful thing that i haven done in the game.
SO at this moment, i want to apologize MoS for that and hopefully we can still interact each other outside survivor
Would you say SlimShady is a better player on Survivor than you are, or are you better than him?
Another tricky question
first, we have some in common, maybe the biggest one is we always make a sentences with smilies
Then we are the good scorer in survivor. Though it's really an honor thing when i can beat him in round when we battle with past contestant from survivor 1
Actually i can't compare and tell which one is better in survivor. He played in season 1 and I played in season 2. It is really different situation. Maybe i can compare if we play together in all-star (but i hope i didn't get the slim jinx that placed in runner up, still want to win this )
But overall i just can compare it based on 1 round and i guess I am better (Oh God, I feel really cocky in this interview )
Considering you've created several games on the Games section, how would you rate this game on the scale of 0 to 10?
Of course i will give this 10 out of 10. (if i can give 11, i will )
This game is really a breakthrough since Big Brother and ANTM, and consistently having more than 10000 reply in BOTH season! the thing that never accomplished by any tournament game. For the record, this game is the most replied for tournament in BOTH season. How can you expected that
And Dylan relly have a great work to make this game. it is always come up interesting! So with no hesitation i will give this game a perfect score
Do you consider yourself a good SongPop player? Are you better than Ray on that game?
hahaha
never expected this question will come up
Ray, i hate to admit it, but you are really good in songpop
at first i was like "dayuuum, this guy is really great"
i can't beat you in today's hits, or rap or r&b category
but in other category like rock, 90's alternative, 00's rock etc, i can swipe your ass
and then i progress in the game and can beat your weekly score! So who is better? the one that just great or the one that progress to beat that great player
but i still like you ray
Iggie asks:
How was your experience during the game?
This was an amazing experience. I never feel like this in atrl especially my lovely games section. And also this is my first finale in tournament game . I almost in the top 3 in Big Brother, and also almost in the top 5 in antm
And this was a great journey with amazing people in it including host, judges, contestant, even viewers
I love to play the challenges, make a friendship with others, build a strategy to advance until in this top 3 and there are a lot of amazing moment here
I've been in atrl since 2007 and this game is one of the best thing happen in my atrl life
ImARudeBoy asks:
Be honest, how far did you think you were going to make it? Feel free to be cocky and confident!
Be cocky? i think i'm cockier than ever in this interview
Actually this type of question is kinda similar with the dylan's question i guess. so i just want to take the conclusion
Okay, TBH, i never thought to be in the final at the first time. But then i thorugh to the merge, i have strong alliances, strong connection with some others, play the task really well, get immunities, early favorite by some judges by their comments, still not eliminated though being a threat to the others, play with dignity. So, what else? that just enough for me to BE in this top 3 and also THE WINNER! no need more explanation
Anna asks:
Like Anna last season, you're the underdog with a preference for rock music and a nice personality. How much of your strategy did you copy from her?
Anna, you always be my most favorite contestant from season 1
I read the season 1 after like more than 500 pages and i guess i finished it after 2 months reading, just want to learn from season 1 contestants, what should i do and what should i don't. *What kind of player that even learn from previous season, it's type of WINNING player i guess *cough*like me*cough*
I learn so much from Anna, but doesn't mean i copy her. i just see what did the winner do in the competition, then i combined with my personality. Like Anna, i play smoothly and nice to other. And also the rock prefrence, it's just acoincidence that me and her are in the same page
I am not a follower and faker, but best player should learn from the past to be stronger and bigger.
There were a lot of ties in the tribal councils this season and not a lot surprise eliminations. Were you all so incredibly loyal or just not smart enough to come up with a decent blindside?
Yeah, if i am one of the viewers, i might say some of the elimination are predictable
but here anna, Like I said before, i am not t blindsider type of player. If i can do it in a nice way, why should i play dirty? Like in Survivor, some of the dirty player that in the top 3 won't get the votes. Because to advance to the top 3 round and playing with dignity is not easy, really not easy! And if i succeed with this nice personality, I have to proud to myself. I am not selling myself to others, and still stick loyal with my alliances. That's the thing that i really proud and i must say it is my strong point for being LOYAL
Four asks:
Can you guys reveal some of the tactics or backstabbing you did to make it this far?
Ok, take a deep breath before I start to reveal it
First i build up a friendship connection with some people in Salani. THen i got into an alliance with Stevie, Nez, johnrm. I have a good connection with Luke too though he hasn't align with the alliance. Our first task is getting rid Energy and Hugamary. For me this one might be controversial, but strategically it was one of the best move i guess. They already have many friends in this thread, and if they survive to the merge, their alliance will domination and it's hard for me to advance to the finale obviously, because in the survivor, the number of the votes are really important. THen I advance and expand the alliances with Iggie, Luke, and Daniel. And that's for the alliance, but for myself actually i have little plan before the merge. After a strong score in early, people starting to notice me as a threat in the top 12. SO, i start to loosen it up before the merge. I did my worst score in 2 rounds consecutively before the merge, so i kinda taken off from the radar, and it might be a success, since i am not the target in the early merge though i am a good scorer at first. I did that in purpose
Then i start to playing the task again and had a great score though sometimes only stuck in the runner up position , then i was targeted in elimination in top 8, though i kinda desperate in one moment, but i try to influence my other friends in alliance to talk with other alliance and it is worked! Drip saved my butt and i went to the tie then survive. After that i work harder in challenge and ended up have 3 immunities
So that's some of the strategy that i haven't told before in the interview. For others like nice personality and so on, i guess you can read from previous questions
Stevie asks:
What do you feel was the best and most strategic move you made in the game that helped propel you to where you are now?
Hey Stevie
okay, maybe it's kinda similar with Ray and Alex question before. For alliance strategic move, as you now we eliminating Hugamari and Energy is really the best move, and for myself is winning the last 2 challenge in a row in order to reserve a spot in the top 3. That proves that i did this with my skill to be the best in the last 2 challenges!
Wish me luck then
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Jeremy (DripDrip)
Hello Jeremy (DripDrip)! It's been a long journey, but here you stand along with your 2 opponents in the final stage before we crown the Season 2 Winner of Survivor: ATRL Edition. First I would like to congratulate you on making it this far, but now it's time to take a better look at your time here with a series of questions which may determine our winner. Let's begin...
Hi Dylan! Yes, its been a LARGE and LONG journey, but it was an amazing one. Thank you though! I'm very glad to be in the top three, I know its silly but I'm really proud of myself. So thank you for giving me this one final chance.
Did you have a strategy coming in here or no? What were your initial thoughts?
No! When I first joined I never imagined getting this far or even had the thought cross my mind, I thought I'd be here for at least 5 or so rounds and then be sent home, I had no presence or any friends really, but the more I got further the more I wanted to stay. The challenges were so fun and I've never really participated in a game, so it was something new and I saw myself having a blast playing and meeting new people.
After you got the whole gist of the game, where did you see yourself placing?
Well, Fei-long got to a rocky start, and I didn't really know anyone in my tribe besides Collin, but he got eliminated first, so all ties I had were gone. Sometimes I felt like Syntax was trying to play me or something and that I was going to eventually be thrown under the bus. My tribe never really had any type of way of voting out anyone, we kind of just voted without saying anything.
So I thought I wouldn't make it to the merge, and if John hadn't been switched to my tribe I probably would have not made it into the merge. So 12th.
Who did you expect to see in The Top 3 in your honest opinion? Why?
Jolie's Lips, because he is one sneaky and FIERCE bitch who made a huge appearance, and he knew who to align with and how to turn it. If he hadn't quit, he'd probably make it here, and I was so annoyed for him doing that over something so silly. He had so much potential.
iLucky was probably the one to beat, he had all the personality, the scores, and the looks , but overall he didn't really step into any no-no zones and knew how to keep it cute and fun. He was pretty much the perfect contestant but sadly he had better things to do and left.
And last, between Nez and Outlaw, because they both had strong forces and abilities to make it to the top 3 but they both checked out of it, which was kind of sad. In this season so many people quit and sometimes got banned like Nez, and I think if he decided to stay it'd be a huge game changer.
How have you enjoyed being part of this Tournament? Anything special?
Yes! Like I said, the more I played this, the more I saw myself waiting for each new round to go up and see what happened next. I met some awesome new friends and got to know more people. It was a great experience overall. I even had my first adopted baby with Hugamari on this island.
Even though it slowed down, but that's normal, I could not have asked for a better group of people to take a part of this, because without them it wouldn't have been the same.
Why should you be the winner of Survivor ATRL Edition (Season 2) based on your actions?
Cause I'm fierce, amazing, and all that and a bag of chips obviously.
Kidding, kidding, I think I should win because even though I don't have the best scores all the time or rubbed some people the wrong way I don't think that should be a factor for me losing. I made it this far because I played my cards right. I did exactly what the game said, to survive and get to the top and here I am. I'm obviously not a great at competing scores wise, so I used my best traits my personality, social skills, and strategic thinking.
I didn't really compete until I got to the merge, I admit to floating by and just hoping every tribal I would move on. Once I saw that goal I knew I couldn't make it this far and just not win. So I did scheme, I did plan out actions for what to do. That was the premise of the game.
I worked hard on each of my entries even if it didn't go to best all the time, I still gave it my 110% of the time and never at once started to slack off. Yes, I don't act serious all the time but doesn't mean I don't take thing I do seriously from real life to a game on ATRL I make sure to give it my all.
I never gave up, I saw the goal that I wanted and I went for it.
Why shouldn't your two opponents win this Tournament based on their actions?
While Adr is great at doing what he does, he's a great scorer and he has a personality that people love, I just don't think that's all there needs to be. I think he lacks a presence, I love him, but honestly I had to remind myself he was here sometimes. There were a lot of big personalities between all of us and sometimes I feel like he would get lost. I don't see that fire he has.
As for Adam, its tough, but being an underdog can only take you so far, he seemed to have coasted his way by until the top 5 where he put it into high gear and made it this far. He never really took a stance for himself or showed who he really was in this game. He was constantly quite in everything and sometimes had to be told what to do.
The funny thing is we all have strengths that is the other persons biggest flaws.
Who do you think you will have the hardest time competing with in the vote?
Honestly, me probably. I'm obviously not as well liked as Adr and I don't have that charming underdog quality that Adam has. Sometimes, I forget that at the end of the day you are answering to other people sometimes. The things you say always matter and it can come back and bite you in the ass.
If you do not win this competition, who should & why?
Adam in all honesty. He has a lot more to offer then what people give him credit to be. He's a bright young kid who has a shining personality that I wish he would show more, he has a great music taste and he's very talented. I really wish he would have made more of a appearance around here because he has a lot to say and he's really fun.
Is there anyone in the Top 3 who you feel should not be here? If so, who should be in their place?
No, I think all of us made it here for different reasons and it was because we put the best of our abilities to good use. Adrian being an all around great scorer, while I did want him gone, not because I don't like him, but because he's a huge threat. I fear him.
Adam, even though he made it through a tie, it was his overall game play that saved his neck. He's an underdog, and he came out of no where to snatch that finalie spot, no one saw him as a threat, and there's a lot of stratagey to coasting, its not as easy as it seems.
In the end, while people may say I'm no threat and I only got here because no one cares, I disagree, I got here because no one played a social game like I did, and you're not going to tell me otherwise, or else I wouldn't be here having this interview.
This Tournament is called Survivor for a reason. What is your definition of a true Survivor?
I think someone who uses all the resources they have available to them to make it work and make it through. Who isn't afraid to get their hands dirty and speak up for themselves when needed. Someone who is dedicated and takes time to achieve for the best and when the best isn't reached try harder and never give up. They are aware of all their sources and surroundings and use it to the best of their ability. They make their weakness into strength and improve of what they are already good at.
And not matter at what place there are in they do not give up and clock out of their main goal and strive for it until they are there.
Did you betray any allies you had during the season? If so who & why?
Le sigh, I knew this would be brought up , and I knew I would have to talk about it.
Scene, I was the reason you got eliminated, I was the one who put that vote for you.
It was at the time when Big Brother had started and you were acting all kinds of coo coo and walking around with a chip on your shoulder arguing with everybody and just having a bad attitude. I was like whoa, what happened he went from having this wonderful personality to suddenly being ruthless. I guess the competition got to much for you. SO I just cast my vote for you. At first I did it without thinking then I eventually realized our team would vote for Adr, so I got Adr's team to vote for you knowing Adr would take you out in a tie.
I mean in the end, I don't regret doing it, because I knew at one point you'd be a big threat, just like MWB was and Adr, so I might have been clocked out. I do regret not telling you when the time was right though instead of waiting until now. In the end it got me Adr's complete trust.
Do you have any regrets in the competition that you feel could hurt you in the vote?
I don't regret anything I said or any of the fights or arguments I got into. I'm never one to sit back and let someone say something and just be like okay, smile and say goodbye.
The only thing I regret was not telling Scene, that I voted him off when I should have. It was a mistake to wait this long to tell him. I mean I'm sorry for that, not for voting you off, in the end it is a game and we still are competition for that title to win. I understand if you don't wanna be friends and all that.
There's two general types of players in this game; those who play a social game & those who get here by their scores throughout the game. If you had to choose which one you are, which would it be & why?
Well obviously I am an amazing scorer, no one could touch my flawless 1-2-3-4-5 streak I had in the start of the game
I'm a social player of course! I mean I got peoples trust who weren't in my alliance, and I made little aliences with my other ones. Me and Rudeboy became great friends and people don't realize, you're also playing to impress the judges, and obviously I wasn't going to impress them with my scores.
I never fought with them over my scores or complained about it like so many others, because I knew that wasn't going to get me anywhere but annoy them. I mean Four gave me a perfect score without even looking at my entry because he enjoyed me as a contestant so much. DeityDeity of course. When Four told me how he felt about me being here during the mood ring playlist it just made me so happy because I knew I was doing something right.
My strongest part of me is my personality and not just in the game I've always been a social person.
Flashback to Season 1. We had our Top 3 with the following players; borntodie, theREALslimSHADY, & rihannabiggestfan. Anna was the underdog. slimSHADY was the clear strongest player score wise, & rihannabiggestfan seemed to just be the 3rd wheel which reflected in the votes. In this vote, who do you feel you are, and who do you feel your opponents are?
Well, I think its no mistake Adr is the one that has the best scores and is the projected winner on everyone's thoughts, so he goes with slimSHADY.
As for Adam, while I want him to win and think he deserves it, I don't think the rest of the jury or judges is putting and bets on him really, so he'll be RBF.
From what I've seen on the thread, no one really wants me to win and questions why I'm here, so I think I go good with borntodie.
Anything else you would like to say before we move on to my personal questions for you?
No matter where I place, or how many votes I get or not get, I'm happy to have been part of this game, it was truly a great experience and I'm glad I got to enjoy it with all of you that participated, because in the end it was all of us that made it a thrilling ride, and I'm happy to be here with Adam and Adrian and I think no matter what we all deserve to win this.
Shine bright, like DripDrip
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