Post by jordan on Apr 10, 2010 12:22:46 GMT -5
..and we're back.
First off, I keep forgetting to copy conversations into my journal. I liked doing that in Peru because if necessary I could go back and really analyze what people were saying and how they said it later in the game. You know? Like if I make an alliance with Zack in the Final 7 I can go back and read all my conversations with him and realize that he's going to blindside me in the Final 7.
..shit.
So that's where we stand. I'm back and I wouldn't necessarily say I'm out for vengeance, per se, but I certainly have a little chip on my shoulder this time. My ultimate goal in the game is winning, my secondary goal is doing better than I did in Peru. That's it, nothing else is really going to leave me satisfied.
I'm really glad that there are limited Peru players in this game (unlike in FvF), because if that were the case then this game would be all about me exacting my revenge and trying to make life miserable for Alyssa. But this way I get to meet new people and really start from scratch. It's a really well-casted game for this reason .. the people are really from all over the place. New and old players, young and old people, aggressive and under the radar strategists, it's a huge mash of people and I'm as interested as the alumni/Sandy are to see how it all plays out.
But I want to make it play out the way I want it to
The first person on my tribe to address is Erik. He and I played in Peru and he was part of the group that blindsided me. The very first day of the game he approached me and offered to bury the hatchet. And I accepted. Genuinely. Kind of. We certainly respect each other as players, there's no question about that. Erik would be a great partner to work with in this game because we know each other's playing styles, but not so much where it would look like a threatening "package deal". People may even expect us to be enemies based on our time in Peru together. And I do know that Erik is very, very loyal to the people that he aligns with first. He's proven that multiple times. My concern with Erik is that he may not have aligned with me first. He said it himself: "I'm very loyal to the people I align with first, and then do whatever it takes to make sure myself and my allies win. Including blindsiding you." Fair play, and that's the type of guy you really want to align yourself with in this game. But I can never trust him 100% because of what happened in Peru. Even though it was two years ago at this point. So for now I've "got his back indefinitely" and he says he has mine, but the trust we have between us, I think, is pretty fragile. I'm very aware that he could be plotting my demise at this very moment.
Someone I think I *can* grow to trust implicitly is Tucker. We hit it off right off the bat .. talking about strategy and our seasons but also about girls and beer and music. He reminds me a lot of Eddie, my most trusted ally from Peru. There hasn't even been a vote yet, so it's still way too early to say I trust him 100%, but I think he could be a guy I could end up trusting and going to the end with. He and I also have an "I've got your back indefinitely" agreement but how do I know he doesn't have a similar deal with someone else? Time will tell.
So two final 2 alliances before the first challenge even starts ain't bad. But I don't feel comfortable in any way.
My next move, I think, is trying to organize something. Or even better, having Tucker organize something. He mentioned that he wants to align with Stephen and I would support that fully. But we need some more people in the mix, because you have no idea where pockets of loyalty are going to be begin to form. Even if I don't find myself in a solid voting block at first, I'd like to at least have a network so I can figure out where all the votes are going and position myself accordingly.
I think this tribe is going to vote out the weak players first, so right now I'm just trying to prove useful but non-threatening in the challenge. No starting threads or anything, definitely don't want to be pegged as the leader at first, but I think this tribe wants to win above all else.
..at least right now.
First off, I keep forgetting to copy conversations into my journal. I liked doing that in Peru because if necessary I could go back and really analyze what people were saying and how they said it later in the game. You know? Like if I make an alliance with Zack in the Final 7 I can go back and read all my conversations with him and realize that he's going to blindside me in the Final 7.
..shit.
So that's where we stand. I'm back and I wouldn't necessarily say I'm out for vengeance, per se, but I certainly have a little chip on my shoulder this time. My ultimate goal in the game is winning, my secondary goal is doing better than I did in Peru. That's it, nothing else is really going to leave me satisfied.
I'm really glad that there are limited Peru players in this game (unlike in FvF), because if that were the case then this game would be all about me exacting my revenge and trying to make life miserable for Alyssa. But this way I get to meet new people and really start from scratch. It's a really well-casted game for this reason .. the people are really from all over the place. New and old players, young and old people, aggressive and under the radar strategists, it's a huge mash of people and I'm as interested as the alumni/Sandy are to see how it all plays out.
But I want to make it play out the way I want it to
The first person on my tribe to address is Erik. He and I played in Peru and he was part of the group that blindsided me. The very first day of the game he approached me and offered to bury the hatchet. And I accepted. Genuinely. Kind of. We certainly respect each other as players, there's no question about that. Erik would be a great partner to work with in this game because we know each other's playing styles, but not so much where it would look like a threatening "package deal". People may even expect us to be enemies based on our time in Peru together. And I do know that Erik is very, very loyal to the people that he aligns with first. He's proven that multiple times. My concern with Erik is that he may not have aligned with me first. He said it himself: "I'm very loyal to the people I align with first, and then do whatever it takes to make sure myself and my allies win. Including blindsiding you.
" Fair play, and that's the type of guy you really want to align yourself with in this game. But I can never trust him 100% because of what happened in Peru. Even though it was two years ago at this point. So for now I've "got his back indefinitely" and he says he has mine, but the trust we have between us, I think, is pretty fragile. I'm very aware that he could be plotting my demise at this very moment.Someone I think I *can* grow to trust implicitly is Tucker. We hit it off right off the bat .. talking about strategy and our seasons but also about girls and beer and music. He reminds me a lot of Eddie, my most trusted ally from Peru. There hasn't even been a vote yet, so it's still way too early to say I trust him 100%, but I think he could be a guy I could end up trusting and going to the end with. He and I also have an "I've got your back indefinitely" agreement but how do I know he doesn't have a similar deal with someone else? Time will tell.
So two final 2 alliances before the first challenge even starts ain't bad. But I don't feel comfortable in any way.
My next move, I think, is trying to organize something. Or even better, having Tucker organize something. He mentioned that he wants to align with Stephen and I would support that fully. But we need some more people in the mix, because you have no idea where pockets of loyalty are going to be begin to form. Even if I don't find myself in a solid voting block at first, I'd like to at least have a network so I can figure out where all the votes are going and position myself accordingly.
I think this tribe is going to vote out the weak players first, so right now I'm just trying to prove useful but non-threatening in the challenge. No starting threads or anything, definitely don't want to be pegged as the leader at first, but I think this tribe wants to win above all else.
..at least right now.
