Post by Jack Owens on Aug 25, 2013 16:52:31 GMT -6
The game is already underway, very quickly. And I love it all very much. It's funny to see how people are especially when faced with a challenge that requires social game.
I think I'm going to do cast impressions later, but for now I'll just discuss a little bit of what I think is going on from my point of view.
I've only not talked to three of the cast members so far: Adria, Andrew, and Jamie. But I've heard that some people have talked to Adria and Andrew, so they're not missing, we just haven't crossed paths as of yet. And I think that we have a generally good cast with some really great competitors, and that sucks for me because I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHERE I STAND.
I think at the moment, at least, I stand very high. I've been more than social and everyone I talk to I seem to get along with. However, getting along and game wise getting along are two whole different matters.
For instance, I think Shane is about the coolest guy in this game. I've talked to him for hours already and I absolutely love him as a person. BUT, I know he's a winner, I know he has excellent game play, and he wouldn't have won without it. Do I trust him? No. Not one bit. Am I going to work with him for the time being? Yes. I think he'll be a valuable ally. He's only promised me to a top 8 situation, which I think is pretty good honestly, I'm fine with getting there.
This challenge seems to have brought out an interesting dynamic. Instantly, McCrae, who I think is just absolutely intolerable and lame decided to try and form a group out of the very few people I assume he's talked to, to ensure that he's high in the power rankings. I find this hilarious because clearly this is a social challenge and McCrae is the opposite of social. I tried to prod him for a conversation and he just wouldn't answer at all, he would just like respond, stop the conversation. Ugh, whatever.
I doubt fully that this group of James/Shane/Elissa/McCrae/David/I is an alliance so much as a group tactic to score high in this challenge. Elissa and I even had this conversation. McCrae and David are not people that I picture working with in the future, I don't think we'll be a good match, but you know what, if they rank me high enough that I end up in the top half of the power rankings, I don't really care.
McCrae suggested a list to us, where he put me as 5 of 6, and put himself as number 2. Haha. Ok there. Not going to happen on my rankings, I like other people more than you, but as long as you follow it, whatever. Shane and I want to give Elissa the win so you know what, that's all good with me. We have at least five people with her as #1, we should be safe. But I don't know what other people are going to do.
Jean and Porsche and Rachel said their going to place me moderately high, so I think maybe I'll end up 4th, 5th or 6th. That's my hope at least. Jun said she's going to place me in her top 3, so even better. As long as I keep being social, I should be completely fine in the long run.
Jean's hilarious, she's trying to go for a whole vets vs. newbies mentality. And you know what, I'm completely pushing her in that. I don't think that's the case at all. The people I've grown closest to aside from Elissa are vets. I'll let her dig her own grave, she said she placed me high. I've told the vets what she's doing, Porsche said she's putting her low. It's all good fun.
I think that's about it for now. I think for now I'd say I'm closest to Shane, Jun, Elissa. And then I'm getting really close to James, Porsche, and Rachel. I aven't talked to the others enough yet. I don't really like Ian, Jean, or David. Yeh. That's about it for now!
I think I'm going to do cast impressions later, but for now I'll just discuss a little bit of what I think is going on from my point of view.
I've only not talked to three of the cast members so far: Adria, Andrew, and Jamie. But I've heard that some people have talked to Adria and Andrew, so they're not missing, we just haven't crossed paths as of yet. And I think that we have a generally good cast with some really great competitors, and that sucks for me because I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHERE I STAND.
I think at the moment, at least, I stand very high. I've been more than social and everyone I talk to I seem to get along with. However, getting along and game wise getting along are two whole different matters.
For instance, I think Shane is about the coolest guy in this game. I've talked to him for hours already and I absolutely love him as a person. BUT, I know he's a winner, I know he has excellent game play, and he wouldn't have won without it. Do I trust him? No. Not one bit. Am I going to work with him for the time being? Yes. I think he'll be a valuable ally. He's only promised me to a top 8 situation, which I think is pretty good honestly, I'm fine with getting there.
This challenge seems to have brought out an interesting dynamic. Instantly, McCrae, who I think is just absolutely intolerable and lame decided to try and form a group out of the very few people I assume he's talked to, to ensure that he's high in the power rankings. I find this hilarious because clearly this is a social challenge and McCrae is the opposite of social. I tried to prod him for a conversation and he just wouldn't answer at all, he would just like respond, stop the conversation. Ugh, whatever.
I doubt fully that this group of James/Shane/Elissa/McCrae/David/I is an alliance so much as a group tactic to score high in this challenge. Elissa and I even had this conversation. McCrae and David are not people that I picture working with in the future, I don't think we'll be a good match, but you know what, if they rank me high enough that I end up in the top half of the power rankings, I don't really care.
McCrae suggested a list to us, where he put me as 5 of 6, and put himself as number 2. Haha. Ok there. Not going to happen on my rankings, I like other people more than you, but as long as you follow it, whatever. Shane and I want to give Elissa the win so you know what, that's all good with me. We have at least five people with her as #1, we should be safe. But I don't know what other people are going to do.
Jean and Porsche and Rachel said their going to place me moderately high, so I think maybe I'll end up 4th, 5th or 6th. That's my hope at least. Jun said she's going to place me in her top 3, so even better. As long as I keep being social, I should be completely fine in the long run.
Jean's hilarious, she's trying to go for a whole vets vs. newbies mentality. And you know what, I'm completely pushing her in that. I don't think that's the case at all. The people I've grown closest to aside from Elissa are vets. I'll let her dig her own grave, she said she placed me high. I've told the vets what she's doing, Porsche said she's putting her low. It's all good fun.
I think that's about it for now. I think for now I'd say I'm closest to Shane, Jun, Elissa. And then I'm getting really close to James, Porsche, and Rachel. I aven't talked to the others enough yet. I don't really like Ian, Jean, or David. Yeh. That's about it for now!