Mipha

I assume it was because I was the least likely to play an idol. It seemed inconsequential to ask about. I don't blame you for prioritizing yourself. Considering the moved vote proved you were the target at one point. For our F3 plot to have a chance we would have needed Extreme Ways: DesignateUrbosa was nearly impossible to mechanically remove. So perhaps its better we failed so I didn't take your slot instead and make the FTC less competitive.

Building on social connection questions: During each stage of the game (tribes, redemption merge rounds etc whichever you find are important distinctions) who were your closest allies and how did you build those bonds? As a followup describe how those relationships inevitably ended as well.

I lost.  I felt slightly defeated and apathetic and decided to just join in on discussing the game with players either through PMs or in public chat.  I reconnected with people and met new friends while trying to bond with Magda.  I was still "playing" but not until I realized why I lost and that the vote was on Pelison with a split on me.

Wait, what's this referring to?

Hey Mipha! I never had the pleasure of playing with the post-Redemption Mipha, but from your write-up, she sounds pretty badass. I just have a few questions:

1. You owned up that you messed up which led to your first elimination, and neither Urbosa nor Revali have made mistakes that resulted in them being voted out. But I understand that there is a lot of luck in this game - can you point to any examples where Urbosa and/or Revali misplayed to at least the same extent that Mipha 1.0 misplayed?

2. Imagine that Patricia doesn't play her idol and she is voted off instead of you. Where would you stand at that point in the game, and how well do you think you would do overall?

I would also like to address some points made here.



1. I never claimed ownership of Link's elimination. I said I saw it coming (because I did) and failed to adequately rise to his defense (because I did). Not once did I claim to have orchestrated the vote.



2. When Mipha argues that Oaki's vote was "universal," what I would assume she means is that because the vote was a blow out it appears to have been a consensus. What she fails to realize here is that the vote was originally on her. Until the last hour or so before deadline, at least four votes (mine, Oven's, Revali's, and Kohga's) were on her, and given the displacement of the other votes she would have gone had we not changed our votes last minute. To claim Oaki was the collective choice disregards the fact that Oven had been in legitimate jeopardy as well and highlights that she was dangerously close to getting blindsided a second time. That's not an assumption -- that is something any one of those players can confirm.



3. Again, this is not accurate. I've received clearance from the Guides to share the following PM:



This was the first time Kass' name came up in our conversation following the joint immunity win. I raised the idea. Yes, it wouldn't have been successful without Mipha committing to the cause, but the conversation between us -- a conversation I initiated -- could have just as easily receded back into suspicion about one another at this point and we could have proceeded from this juncture just as opposed as we were before. We had both expressed an interest in our challenge thread of making a move here, but it would have likely been left at that without me trying once again to lay my cards on the table.



4. Once more, never took ownership of Oven's elimination or trying to organize a vote against Epona that round. The first I actually underscored as the biggest setback or otherwise the lowest moment in the post-Merge game for me. And Mipha is correct: I didn't want Epona to leave here, either. I'm not exactly sure what her point is here, as trying to make a push for Epona and it not going through ultimately reflects a shortcoming for each of the finalists.



5. As I explained in earlier responses, removing Epona from the calculus at Final Six ensured Sidon went. In addition, it also increased the chances of idols or other items being played in self-defense here. Sidon had the tools at his disposal to flip the vote on Revali, but he wasn't able to do so. Again, my plan was to take out Sidon here and to eliminate Kohga next so I had a hope of making it to FTC if both Epona and I were vulnerable at the vote. Kohga winning immunity forced that plan to change. The plan at Final Six was to blindside Epona. I derailed that, and in doing so prevented a scenario in which one of Mipha or Revali potentially goes at Final Five if Kohga still sidelines me in the challenge and Sidon wins immunity. 

What are your thoughts on the vote then? I surprisingly haven't heard any names post challenge reveal although prior to it, I had heard you had beef with Kass and the murmurs made it seem like that fight might happen.