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Post by Austin Carty on May 13, 2015 4:09:39 GMT
Eh, this is just somewhere where I can post a bunch of stuff I know going into the pregame. And also where I can insult Brian.
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Ok, MOSTLY to insult Brian, but still.
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Post by Austin Carty on May 13, 2015 4:24:59 GMT
Brian sent me this - apparently he's doing pre-game rankings.
Austin
Social Game: B + (Was B when he sent to me, said he's panning to change it)
Strategic Game: C
Physical Game: C
Threat Status: 2
Edgic Rating: OTT
Grant, oh Grant. His sheet looks well-rounded, but the edgic rating gives it away. You'll see. Socially, he's a B+. He gets other players to like him, is able to find his way into good alliances, but often isn't the most well liked person and is above average. Enough to get himself into alliances, maybe even a close partner, but nothing more than that. Also, LACK OF SELF AWARENESS X10.
I'm slapping a C onto Grant, and I still think it's generous. Grant has a great understanding of the game on paper, but in games has no social awareness and assumes that everyone is playing for him to win. He doesn't always make bad moves, but the issue is he frequently is seen as the leader of his alliance, which is also bad. Grant either is playing way too hard, or is misjudged as the biggest threat of his group. When he isn't trying too hard, he's a goat. I think he has a good shot and a lot of upside, which is why he's getting a C. I'll explain later.
Physically, Grant is a very average player. He normally doesn't win many post-merge challenges, but can if he needs to. Pre-merge, he's normally just an able body, but not the major force behind winning challenges. He won 4/9, which is pretty solid. He's gonna be lower than a lot of others with that relatively close to 50% challenge wins due to a lack post-merge.
Grant isn't a threat, but he's inspired Granting and GOOC. I'm giving him a 2, because multiple people might try and vote him out because he's Grant, but he isn't a scary player. Grant is by no means a threat, and doesn't have that big a chance to ultimately win the game. I can see him making the jury easily, but he either gets taken out there for being a "threat" or makes the end as a goat and loses. I'd say he makes the jury unless he starts on a tribe with Gabe, RJ, or I. (Baylor, Teresa)
His edgic rating was tougher for me. It was either CP or OTT, and I decided on OTT. Grant is a smart player, but he's Grant and more often than not is his own worst enemy. He isn't the same OTT as Alina is, but he definitely warrants a lot of sighs and facepalms.
It kinda amuses me that Don paid little to no attention to my other games. I'm not gonna point it out to him, but y'know - I won AJ because of a comp run, and I was the resident challenge guy (or perceived as one, anyway) in Epic 3. But hey, being average in everything - that's the Austin way of life. It's what makes me a half decent player - threat, but not the biggest one. I'm happy that someone as close to me as Don is underrating me so severely, because it means me being as goofy as I am has paid off. Woot!
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Post by Austin Carty on May 17, 2015 3:29:21 GMT
Whoa. Whoa. Late-game comp run after the resident compwhore blatantly threw the F4 IC, thank you very much.  Said compwhore also didn't have 16 hours of spare time, tbf. |
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Post by Austin Carty on May 17, 2015 3:30:00 GMT
ALSO I JUST LOST MY THIRTY MINUTE PREGAME THOUGHTS VIDEO, BECAUSE YOUTUBE FUCKING SUCKS.
So your getting a writeup.
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Post by Eliza Orlins on May 17, 2015 4:22:29 GMT
Whoa. Whoa. Late-game comp run after the resident compwhore blatantly threw the F4 IC, thank you very much. Said compwhore also didn't have 16 hours of spare time, tbf. Bah, all you young single kids with accommodating jobs have it so good. Back in my day, we used dialup internet and McDonald's wifi to do challenges! |
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Post by Austin Carty on May 17, 2015 5:07:31 GMT
Here are my thoughts on the other AS, how I see them in conjunction with me and how their perceived in general.
.....still mad the video's gone......
Abi: Abi’s one of those people that I get along with pretty well, but who tends to get into conflict with others. So, depending on how she approaches it, it may be smart to back away from her. But honestly? I think Abi’s going into this game with little to no target, and if she does lay low, which I know she’s capable of, she could be a good ally. Not entirely sure if she’d be an awesome long-term ally, because I had every intention of taking her to the end in AJ, but vice versa wasn’t true. Also,, she just saw me be a massive OTT player in Epic 3, so that could de-motivate her to work with me. Regardless, I intend to approach her - I think it could definitely be a solid partnership. IF she goes full shtick though, as she has a bit in the groupchat, that could piss people off (Brian's already irritated with it, for example) and in that case, she could ruin what she has going on and make herself an early target.
Alex: Alex is someone who didn’t really get involved with the Warriors community, and because I don’t know if I’ve played with him before, he’s one of the few people I have absolutely no relationship with. Which is dangerous, and given how well he played last time, means he’s definitely on my radar. I’m not gonna be gunning for him, but if the opportunity is there, I’ll get him out ASAP.
Alina: I could write a novel on Alina, given how close we are, and odds are she could do likewise. She’s already been talking to me about AS for quite some time now, and even tried to make an “alliance chart,” or maybe more accurately a relationship chart. Semantics, whatevs. Anyway, everyone in the community knows we’re tight, I’m sure this information has dispersed to some extent - so if everyone thinks we’re a duo, might as get the benefits and share information.
I’m gonna play down the relationship, and really, really hope we aren’t on a starting tribe together - because as nice as it would be to have a definite friend, that just puts a target on my back. I’m still not entirely sure how to treat this situation, but for now, I’m gonna do what I can for her, and play it by ear. I’m not entirely sure if she wants us to be finals or not - she seems to be taking this sorta seriously, so she may be willing to cut my throat. Who knows?
Baylor: Baylor and I have an...interesting relationship. We get along well enough, but we’re not super close or anything. We were aligned in Chronicles, but some bad play on my part ended that late game. So, I’m not banking on her as an ally or whatever, but it's not like it was at the end of Warriors 1 - we’re not diametrically opposed to voting with the other. Could definitely happen.
Brian: Me and Brian get along well, and besides a few of the others, I think we’re among some of the tightest people. He’s also Brian, and is perhaps even more easily amused than me - he’s putting a target on himself, but picking fights with so many of the other cast members before the game even starts. It’s not anything serious, but this is All Stars - the smallest target can be the reason you go out, especially early on.
I have no issue voting him off, if it comes to that - especially since he’s admitted he doesn’t particularly care about his placement. I guess it comes down to his charisma - if he manages to whip up a majority alliance despite everything, that’s great, because I can work with him, and I don’t think he has any intent of eliminating me, at least pre-merge. Also, y’know, it puts a MASSIVE target ahead of me on the tribe. If he can’t get in, well, we have an easy early boot.
Charlie: Like Alex, I really haven’t talked to him - but I know for a fact this guy is a shrewd player, particularly since I played with him in another game and he made it far despite being a former winner. Everyone knows he’s a threat to make it far, but at least for me, unless I hear he’s gunning for me or something, I have zero intent of targeting him - it could be suicidal. I’m very, very wary of him.
Coach: I like Coach. We weren't super friendly around Warriors 3, but after talking to him some in a different game, we get along super well - as long as I play up that I have his back, I think he’ll help me out. Super good player, probably a stealth threat to win it all, but I trust him, at least for the pre-merge section.
Crystal: Me and Crystal get along pretty well - I think it’s something that isn’t super apparent, but I think I can trust her in the context of the game. Particularly because she’s, as far as I know, an incredibly loyal player. Also, she and Alina are close too, which is a plus for me.
Dolly: I’m wary of Dolly, in part because I barely know her. I do know, however, that she and Kass are super tight, and both are good players - I don’t think thats a bond that will easily be broken up. I hope she does get targeted early on, because I think she has a ton of potential to take this whole thing, but like Charlie, I’m not instigating anything - not suicidal, thank you very much.
Edgardo: STAY AWAY. DO NOT PASS GO. DANGER! DANGER! (Just wait for the hopeful self-destruction.)
JFP: We’re tight, but he’s also not an excellent player - his pre-merge streak as of late has indicated as much. So, I think he could be an ally of mine - but unless he’s doing well across the board, I’m gonna try and keep far away. I don’t think he’ll do well with most people, which means, y’know, I have to keep him at arm's length, or it could hurt my game.
Kass: Kass worries me. Yeah, I’m friends with her - but so is half the cast. She’s a huge threat in that manner, just with the amount of sway she holds. I don’t think she can win, but I do think she could be a power player. At the moment, I’m just kinda hoping we’re not on the same tribes, so I can get a read on the game she’s playing, since it varies so dramatically from game to game, and work from there.
Kelly: Kelly is playing, and playing hard. And it's noticeable, because even if she’s recently been a bit more active, with the Movie rankdown and whatnot, she’s going around messaging people - she’s messaged me and Alina, as far as I know, and I’d be surprised if it was just us. And when you don’t talk to anyone beforehand, that says a lot - its one thing when your chatting with someone on the reg, and if AS comes up its a natural progression. Here, its more of an indicator that she’s a shark - as a former winner on top of that, it worries me. I’m not gunning for her or anything, because I think she could be either a power player or an early target, but I’m not tusslin’ personally with that, haha.
Lex: I think people see Lex and I as close, because he and Alina are, but it's not really the case. We’re friendly, but the times we’ve talked one on one can be counted on one hand. Having said that, I do want to work with him - he’s a super loyal guy, from everything I know, and in this game that's golden. It may even make him a sleeper threat to win - unless he's not active and pulling his weight in challenges. In which case, he could be in trouble.
LJ: Of the two winners playing, LJ’s in a much better spot. He’s around, he’s active, but he’s not really seen as a threat - he won cause the other two people were hated, not so much on his own merits. And that could very well happen again - dude is likable enough. Like a lot of the others, cold be a case of activity - but I think he’ll be good. He could pull a Sandra.
Malcolm: I don’t know if he’ll even show up, to be completely honest. In that case, see Edgardo for the most part - granted I personally like Malcolm more, and am slightly more inclined to help him out. But he’ll probably bury himself, one way or another.
Marcus: Marcus is interesting. I like the guy, voted for him in Tuvalu to win, but he’s not super active. He was the “Houdini” and played a good game, but a lot of it was extenuating factors - people wanting to use him, and others self-destructing. If he’s active enough, he’ll be a threat - overcoming that hurdle may be hard for him, though.
PG: In my mind, PG is going to be a power player, and a lock for merge barring unusual circumstances. I’m not incredibly tight with her, which I’ll need to remedy ASAP in the game - she’s in a very good spot to win this whole thing, in my mind’s eye anyway. If and when she goes out, it’ll probably be as a threat post-merge.
Robb: I like Robb - not sure if she’s my #1 fan or anything, haha, judging on our interactions in States. But he’s a Veteran, and a good player - a bit of a wildcard in my eyes. I think he’s a rather conventional threat, but I can’t really pinpoint where he’ll place in this game. Which is paranoia inducing, in its own way.
Sierra: Oh, Sierra - I like her, but she won’t win. I think, compared to most series, we’d be more willing to vote for her to win, but I’m not sure if this is the right group for her. I don’t know, maybe she’ll surprise me - I see her as an early merge boot, at any rate. She’s likable, but I don’t know if the numbers will fall her way.
Silas: I like Silas, he’s a good guy, we’re friends and all that jazz. And I think he’d be down to work with me - question is, is he A. gonna be active enough, cause that’s sent him out quite a few times in other games, and B. will S4 people be gunning for him, since he’s the highest placer from there playing here? I want to work with him, but extenuating factors might make it hard, I don’t know.
Teresa: Other than PG, Teresa is the only person I see as a lock for merge, and is a big threat in my eyes to win it all. RJ’s a good player - I’m not sure if he’s gonna play to win, I guess. But I think he’ll do well regardless.
Yul: I mean, he has an account, and an AIM, but I’m not sure if he’s playing - he’s kinda on the bubble there. If he does play, he might be able to win - but I don’t think he has the connections to get super far. He was a threat in Greece, but since he hasn’t been active since, I don’t know if there’s enough room for him to operate. I guess we’ll see - if he manages to get a S1 thing with me and some of the others going, he might be good, but his connections are few and far between - I’m one of them, which I guess is good for him, and good for me if he does make good impressions on everyone else. Yul’s a huge unknown, to be completely honest.
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