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Post by Zelda on Jun 13, 2020 21:26:01 GMT -5
I know everyone hates essay votes, but I'm a salty juror so fuck you. I'm here to sing a merry song about how much I hate all of you. What's that coming over the hill
is it Urbosa? is it Urbosaaaa?
no wait it isn't she's too busy hiding behind the hill from the scary noise she heard six rounds ago
Urbosa, you lost my vote when you told Hunnie you wanted to idol her, but 'couldn't risk moving forward and worrying that I would have to look over my shoulder at each turn'. It strikes me as a poor excuse for not making a move against the player you were certain was against you and letting your ally die, especially since you later said "With the suspicions that Hunnie had leaked that very same group to Kohga — a read that has been confirmed as correct, I might add" - so you weren't actually sure she had leaked, you just had a suspicion about it. You were constantly in the power position, but you were never willing to use that power, because your single focus was hoarding everything you had to ensure you personally made it to endgame. And while that was successful, it's not gameplay I can reward. when I see Revali's faaaaace there's not a thing that I would change because it's invisible, and that's probably for the best
Revali, you lost my vote when you answered my question about what you would do if you did have power. Because your point on never having items or idols was a decent one, but... if you were on equal footing, you would have ousted Urbosa and sent yourself to rocks at F6? That feels like insanity to me; the biggest move you could think of that you could claim you were willing to make so I'd vote for you. It's oddly similar to Urbosa claiming she was willing to save Hunnie after the fact.
You did next to nothing this game. Your UTR gameplay got you to the end, but it got you to the end because you made yourself the best person to drag there and beat. I can't reward someone who played for third. who let the Miphas out who? who? who who?
no really who why couldn't it have been Patricia or Hunnie or Link or even Horse like literally anyone else mods pls
Mipha, you lost my vote when you said that even if your post-redemption revelation had been earlier, you would still have been voted out. You got a huge bonus in being allowed to sit out part of the game while others were fighting to stay in, and during that time you not only were allowed to chat up the jury in an environment where there were no hard feelings, you also were able to gather up all the items of your allies and come back in with even more of an advantage. In my eyes, someone who got that much of an advantage - for playing badly, no less - needs to do a lot more to earn my vote. And I don't think you really did. You did more in my eyes than the other two after your return, because of the play you made at F8, but after that you just rode out your perceived goatyness just like Revali did, and your only significant move past that point was incorrectly playing your idol and leaving yourself vulnerable later on. That's not a game I want to reward either. Quite the conundrum, eh? I suppose I must congratulate you on getting here with one another, because had any other player from F6 made it, none of you would have my vote. But I have to make a decision. On the basis that none of you deserve my vote, I am voting for: because: I mean I really want to go in on a narrative about how with all that could have been between us, and us having a "rivalry" throughout the game that the natural conclusion of one of us being standing at the end is a respectful bow and vote
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Post by Impa on Jun 13, 2020 21:28:02 GMT -5
My apologies for not having a vote to give both of you. May the best Wisdom claim the Triforce.
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Post by King Hyrule on Jun 13, 2020 21:30:06 GMT -5
Vote: MiphaAs always with every Final Vote I have been a part of, my vote is for the person I emotionally want to win, regardless of the logic behind it. She set her goals and destroyed them all. I think it's so stupid that anyone would think less of a player who came back from redemption - I think it's even harder, having that big of a target, having people already vote you out and no doubt will do so again, and yet she's still here. She still made it all the way through. Therefore, even without the connection and appreciation for her, I do believe I would still logically vote her to win. My secondary vote will go to Revali. He played the kind of game that I had been aiming to do, and executed it perfectly. Plus, it's always nice to see someone I wanted at F3 actually make it there, even if it's without me. If Mipha hadn't overcome so many more obstacles, he would've been my first vote.
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Post by Zelda on Jun 13, 2020 21:32:01 GMT -5
Kinda hate this jury vote because it will, on the surface look like I didn't think this through and voted my friend. So I am going to go through my marking rubric and the main points that framed what was an wasn't acceptable in the game. Rule 1: The game mechanics are game mechanics, regardless of abuse or favouritism.This is an important rule to draw in the sand. Revali made many points about doing a lot with a little. My argument would be that having little is its own failing. There were so many opportunities to get items and the item economy was so pivotal to this game. Rule 2: A Finalist gains points by impacting the game.This is where the gulf starts to form. Urbosa and Mipha effected the game in truly immense ways. Revali was a survivor player. Rule 3: The game is fun. The game is about how much honesty and when. The game is not about stabbing or getting personal.This is my own spin because this is what I value in my own play. This is core to how I think Survivor SHOULD be played. So, my vote. Up until closing statements I had a fair idea of how I would vote. It was going to be tight between the powerhouses of Urbosa and Mipha, and unfortunately Revali just doesn't match up according to my rubric. That doesn't mean they aren't a deserving finalist, just that in deciding, lines have to be drawn somewhere and this is how my lines are drawn. Between Mipha and Urbosa, they had two key positives. They played the game hard, and they made the most of the core mechanics of the game. I think Mipha getting out of Redemption with items was a testament to her play. I wouldn't have done that for Horse and I doubt Riju would have either. Urbosa won a bunch of challenges I would say were vaguely lucky. I do not think that Urbosa exhibited a particular chalenge skill past that of the other challenge threats in Revali, Kass, Myself, and Oaki. It is what each of these players did with the positions they managed to get to within the framework of the game that is why they are here. Urbosa got items one way, Mipha got hers another. Before Closings, I was slightly up on Mipha. Solely because of the contrast in play between pre-redemption and post-redemption. I think it showed a clear growth curve and a narrative I can get behind, but it was truly splitting hairs. However after closings, boy was I unhappy with Urbosa's. Framing yourself in the context of best by shitting on the others is not an appeal to a vote I will ever get behind. Revali's was ok. He talked about points of difference, and didn't actively shit on the other players. Mipha raised a valid point but that was already a part of my rubric. And so my vote goes to Mipha, and Revali gets the consolation second. At this point I will be incredibly disappointed if Urbosa wins. I think it shows them as an actively poor sport, a quality I will never vote for. Thanks, PATRICIA
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Post by Impa on Jun 13, 2020 21:34:10 GMT -5
So I think that all three of Urbosa, Mipha, and Revali showed their passion and desire in advocating for themselves in FTC, and everyone should be proud of what they've accomplished here, I think you all argued your hearts out. That said, I definitely think some of those arguments were more valid than others. I'll be honest, Revali to me far and away had the best jury performance from my perspective. I think he had really thoughtful and well reasoned points to make that were articulated extremely well and there are few things I would change about it. Mipha brought up some valid points, and I admired her standing up to Sidon, whose behavior in FTC seemed really rude and unnecessary even if I can understand the source of his anger. I have a hard time casting my vote for Mipha though, because I don't think she played better than Revali or Urbosa, even taking redemption out of the equation. The argument of whether Mipha played better seems to hinge on whether people were willing to vote for her, which ends up being really circular and is sort of like a jury argument Rorschach test. It seems to be persuasive to some people who went to the jury predisposed to vote for Mipha, but sadly it's not really persuasive to me (sorry, because I do like you a lot but that doesn't affect my vote here much). Which brings me to Urbosa. Urbosa was immune from 8, and specifically both Mipha and Revali did not want to sit next to her at the end. Mipha and Revali both brought up some very good points about flaws or missed opportunities in Urbosa's game, but I think Urbosa was able to point out other examples of events that spoke to her skills in social and strategic areas of the game. If Urbosa were just some challenge robot (a Terminator as Oven put it), I might not be impressed, but I think she's a good and well-rounded player (if flawed in ways, as we all are) who just happened to also be a dominant challenge beast. If I were to vote for Revali (and believe me, I would actually love to, I think he did a fantastic job in FTC), I would have to answer the question "What more would Urbosa have had to do to get my vote?" and I honestly couldn't find a reasonable answer to that. I cast my vote for Urbosa. Great job, you did very well and if you win it's well-deserved. I cast my secondary vote for Revali. I have a bad feeling other people don't respect your game as much as I do but I think really think you did a terrific job in FTC and should be really proud.
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Post by King Hyrule on Jun 13, 2020 21:36:12 GMT -5
Jury Vote My Primary Vote is for Revali A cut above mediocre, and undeniably a game which demonstrated true Survivor skills. Kudos. My Secondary Vote is for Urbosa Congratulations on winning this season of The Challenge.
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Post by Zelda on Jun 13, 2020 21:38:02 GMT -5
A few things of note I think I should mention before I vote: -As I was skimming Revali's thread, I found out there's apparently something i'm supposed to decide for myself regarding one of the thousand items? Dunno, Don't care. -I love Mipha, but I am very much against people coming back from the dead. It cheapens Survivor and the the very thing it's built on. I don't really care for whatever excuses she has for her initial ouster, plenty of people get the shit end of the stick and never come back into the game. If you get voted out, that's IT, you're DONE. At least, that's the way it should be. I do think a returnee winner would be a hilarious cap off to this clusterfuck, but I can't justify making it happen myself. -As for Urbosa: No. -That leaves Revali. And honestly, I think he just kind of gets my vote by default here. I can respect a solid UTR game more than I can respect Chris Underwood or Dean Kowalski. Also, man has good taste in music. Badger! I am voting for Revali to win Power vs Courage vs Wisdom my SECONDARY VOTE is for Mipha though, because you gotta at least respect the fire.
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Post by Impa on Jun 13, 2020 21:40:10 GMT -5
Hello everyone! I have been MIA for a while. The mods have some understanding of why, but it isn't anyone else's business. Suffice to say that I am going through a fairly intense personal heartache, and that I don't wish to discuss it. It was good that I didn't make it any farther than the end of the Resurrection Chamber - I would not have made a good player after that point. Nevertheless, I apologize for not doing my due diligence as a jury member in the deliberation and questioning phase. I have endeavored over the last couple of days to make an informed decision. A note on my process - I respect a number of factors above others. I favor players who had clean, decisive strategies. That doesn't necessarily mean "one tactic which worked without change," but it does mean that I like cleaner, adaptive gameplay over desperate, edge-of-your-seat survivalism. I like clever, insightful play over brute force. I like tenacity and flexibility. == Mipha== The above sounds a bit biased against you, doesn't it? Please don't take it as such. I'm very impressed with your resourcefulness. You seem to me to be the jack of all trades this game, and I'm pleased that you made it to the final three. That said, the classic jack of all trades is the master of none, and I'm afraid it cost you. While you managed to scramble and survive round after round, and even claw your way back from the edge, you didn't really excel at anything. Too, your outright manipulation and occasional betrayal puts me off of you. In short, you used people. There's a time and a place for that, but you seemed to resort to it early and often. In my mind, it kept you alive at the cost of victory. I raise my glass to your tenacity and grit, but I am comfortable with you in third place. == Revali== We got along initially, but I really didn't like that you were making power moves in the first 36 hours. It was extremely off-putting. Patricia was the low-hanging fruit because of their time zone issues, and you sharked after it like no one's business. It's not clear to me who was telling the truth, but when Patty and I spoke, she told me that you said I'd thrown her name out in a 1v1...which was complete bullshit. I'm sorry, but the first couple of days, before we'd even been consigned to TC, are not the days in which you smile to someone's face and throw them under the bus. Patricia and I made peace, recognized the ploy, and figured out our shit. If you hadn't won immunity in the Power tribe, it was going to have been 4v3 against you in the very first vote, not Magda. You didn't see it coming, nor really understand why it happened. I gather the rest of the game was much the same, with you kind of going along, being a power broker but not really the puppetmaster you thought you were being. However. You survived not only technically, thrived. I really liked your Slay the Spire analogy of being a Barricade deck. You seem to have rarely been in any real danger after that first vote, managed your resources with aplomb, and made your small, clean moves to position yourself for the final three. Patricia characterized your game as being defined by "not fucking up". Well...that's valid. Survivor is a game in which great strides can be made by never getting too high on the radar to be a target and never too low to be a victim. You managed that pretty decisively. The problem with that is that in order to win the final, affirmative vote, you need to eliminate people with better resumes, and you missed one. Well played, but I think that "don't fuck up" game has finally caught up to you with bringing Urbosa to the final three. == Urbosa== It is difficult not to hold a grudge. You hardly spoke to me at all when we were together, yet voted me out without making any effort to get to know me, and seemed to take the horses at their word that I ought to go. It is a difficult first impression to get over. I've had so little direct exposure to you that I've had to sort through and evaluate others' impressions and sift through your own statements about your play, all of which are inherently biased. Despite all of that, I am broadly impressed. While Mipha was scrappy and adaptive, and Revali was collected and played a tight game, you did both - while also being a challenge beast. You managed your allies well, disposed of them when they had outlived their usefulness, claimed immunity in a several clutch moments, and played a bare-knuckled game while not seeming outright predatory. I think there is less pretense about you and more simple competence. I tip my hat to you, win or lose. I hereby vote for Urbosa first, and Revali in a tie-breaker.
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Post by King Hyrule on Jun 13, 2020 21:42:30 GMT -5
Look at me, getting to cast a vote again! Okay, let's do this! So like, I'm really not sure who I want to win. I really do like all of you. You all played decent and worthwhile games and I respect that. I feel like everybody can say that Mipha came back being distrusted by everyone, but like... did she get voted out for it? I was voted out for being allegedly untrustworthy and chaotic. She wasn't voted out for that. From what everyone's saying, Mipha played an objectively better version of my game from what I can gather. Went in with one plan, won a battle back, re-evaluated their position in the game, played a finish that had everybody distrust her but despite that she fought through. And sure, being voted out means you kind of have to acknowledge you played a flawed game, but I feel like her closing statement came off as genuine and was short enough to read. It was actually a closing summary of her game instead of what felt like a copy and paste of their lengthy opening statement. Also socially I can't look past our relationship. I doubt it's a surprise that I'm valuing social bonds in my vote. Sue me. Vote: MiphaIn the event of a tie, I've got to do a bit more thinking. Urbosa did master the advantage game. Revali mastered the friendship game. But I think that Revali did a better job of owning his game than Urbosa during FTC. But this isn't by any means an easy vote Backup Vote: RevaliOh, and also, Use Cryosleep to reveal the votes and extend the deadline by twenty four hours.I'm assuming I can't do that, but hey I've gotta try!
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Post by Zelda on Jun 13, 2020 21:44:02 GMT -5
Primary vote: Mipha You did great, sweetie!! You were scrappy as hell and I saw the fire in you burn even brighter in the land of the partially dead. I knew that fire would light the path for you to wind up at FTC and I’m so proud of you! I saw you grow as a player and even if you made mistakes, you learned immediately and fought twice as hard the next round. The level of grit, versatility, and growth across all three areas (Power, Courage, Wisdom) is why I have chosen you as my primary vote. You played to win, you deserve this, and I’m thrilled to cast my vote for you. <3 Secondary vote: Urbosa Holy moly. You are undeniably a force to be reckoned with and you deserve to win as well. I am thoroughly impressed by you, but I think what it is for me is that it feels like you leaned a little too hard into power and wisdom and a little too far away from courage and for that, I have chosen you as my secondary vote. That being said, your gameplay was incredible and if I am salty about anything, it’s that I didn’t get to see more of it firsthand. You should be incredibly proud of yourself. Well done!!
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Post by Impa on Jun 13, 2020 21:46:04 GMT -5
I am casting my jury vote for Revali. You answered my jury question very well, and my experience with you was one where I saw you as a charming social player, but not an imminently huge threat. And yet when I tried to drum up support for a wagon on you, it fell completely flat. In a game full of crazy twists and advantages, it feels cool to vote for someone who didn't need any of that. In case of a tie, my secondary vote is for Urbosa. I think your read on me was correct and voting me off was probably the correct move. Congrats on that and for making it to the end despite being a massive visible threat. The reason you are not my primary choice is because I don't think you ever took me seriously as an ally, despite your claims to the contrary. You kept me in the dark about your idol and about your "Core Four" as well as the multitude of other deals you had going on, which makes me very skeptical of your claim that I was the only person you felt comfortable confiding in after Mipha left. You couldn't even clue me in earlier on that I was a potential target at that Tribal Council. Not to mention... you also leaked the "Underdogs Alliance" immediately after I told you, and didn't even leave my name out of it. I think the truth is that you were playing me just as much as I was (trying) to play you. No hard feelings on my end there, but I wish you would have owned up to that a bit more. Unfortunately, you lost my jury vote, although you may still have played a strong enough game to win without it. If so, congrats, and you deserve the win.  As for Mipha, I greatly enjoyed my time with you in this game and I'm sure you played a great game. Unfortunately, I have a pretty anti-Redemption stance. If you could have made the claim that you would have done well had you survived your initial elimination, then you'd have a shot at my vote. As it is, though, I can't vote for someone who fully admits that the reason for their success is the information they got as a result of being voted off. Sorry.  Congrats to all 3 of you and thank you to the mods for such an awesome game!
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Post by King Hyrule on Jun 13, 2020 21:48:03 GMT -5
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Post by Zelda on Jun 13, 2020 21:50:01 GMT -5
lowly first boot magda here. to begin with, let me just state that during the course of my agonizing journey, i was fortunate enough to meet two of our finalists here today, but i only actually played with one of them: revali. to me, the entirety of the "game" i was able to participate in was encapsulated in that one single opening round. as a result, ive brooded more on that vote than anyone else has any reason to, and i am closely attached to revali through it. next: each of the finalists had their own unique path to get to the end... and although i walked almost none of those paths, reading the jury forum and the ftc carefully, ive concluded that revali's path was the only "pure" one: urbosa leaned heavily on challenges and advantages more than pure social survival, and although mipha played aggressively in her second life, she was reborn thanks to the resurrection chamber. meanwhile revali got through this bastard game full of advantages completed unaided. (channeling stephen a smith for this next word:) HOWEVER, here i am, a first boot, and im on the jury. why? because of this very singular game design. revali should not necessarily be rewarded for avoiding these facets of the game, just as the others should not be punished. if you consider all of the nonsense neutral and just accept that it happened, and then go on to look at the influence of each individual player, then, although i continue to believe revali played quite well, i actually think it was not the most impactful of the three games here today. DOUBLE HOWEVER, given that this is the game that was designed, and that we are accepting it, and given that this game design has put to me, who played but one round, the task of placing a jury vote, let me embrace the bias that this game has injected in me: i want to vote for revali because i liked him, because he played with me and was on my side, and because seeing him rip into kass even in the ftc over that first vote feeds back into my introductory paragraph and my natural preoccupation with what was of course my exit. and i also think the game he played was good enough to merit my vote. first choice vote: revali (fwiw revali, i think they were afraid to fill you in on it because the entire conceit of that vote was that you were allegedly pitting patricia and teebo against each other in diabolical fashion; if im only the second-hand target how do they explain the vote to you in a way that doesnt allow you to contradict the whole narrative?) vvvv IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, BREAK GLASS vvvv ah but if the general feeling is that the others have played stronger games than revali, then if any of my votes count for anything, it may in fact be my second choice vote. well, the rest of my "game" such that it was took place at the resurrection chamber. extinction island from actual survivor seems to be a place of intense bonding, a place where people coming out have their brains all rearranged and can only tell you that youll never understand what the experience is like. the resurrection chamber here... was nothing like that. ive likened it to a dentist waiting room: youve got a group of people sitting there glumly with headphones halfway in, just waiting around to see if their names get called. that was me for sure, i resented being held hostage by my own competitiveness and desire to win for multiple weeks. with my family (who i got buy-in from in order to play) looking at me with horror and pity i sat there dead-eyed playing simon to the tune of a 100+ score, only to have my hopes dashed by a knowingly completely broken game of flappy bird, that resentment increased. why hadnt i just quit before wearing on my loved ones' patience, and tried to play again sometime? because i wanted to get back in, even if it would come with an asterisk! certainly i was not going to give up... but simultaneously i was not particularly interested in having friendly chats or really getting to know the people that came and went while i toiled. mipha broke through that bubble by sending me a friendly PM, and we had a nice little chat. mipha seems to have also been a somewhat unlikely out in her first life, and played very aggressively upon returning. i wont hold resurrection against her despite my own distaste for it. (come on, you know this is coming at this point) HOWEVER, im going to go ahead and say i guess i rank urbosa above mipha, despite never meeting her, and despite her overwrought posts wearing on me (somewhat ironically, i guess). while i dont necessarily value the grind-style challenge wins (somewhat ironically again, i guess!), i think she had very strong reads and really controlled the game the best, protecting epona until the crucial moment, making a gutsy advantage play that meant she had to be vulnerable for a vote, winning the final puzzle challenge people knew was coming, and so on... much respect to mipha and the game she played, and not taking anything away based on her time at resurrection -- if anything, that might be a bonus -- nevertheless, it's:
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Post by Zelda on Jun 13, 2020 21:51:00 GMT -5
Urbosa  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | Wisdom | Kakariko Village | Heart Container | Naboris | Tarrey Town | The Divine Trial | Hyrule Castle |
Urbosa. We are completely awestruck by how well you did this game. Even though the jury wasn't able to be persuaded to give you the win, there is a reason you are the Player of the Game. You came out of a long period of retirement to come play this insane game we made and you came out of the gate swinging. From the first amazingly worded confessional post showing your sharp intellect and amazing dive into the flavor of this game, you put every ounce of being into everything you did. You made smart choices, you were the de facto Wisdom threat, and you never had the target lifted off of you for one second. We hope you are so proud of the game you played because we all feel that way. Your gamble during the auction round was nothing short of miraculous and although it gave you items that then became a crutch come FTC, seeing your gamble to play this game rather than just play it safe was awe inspiring and lit a fire in the spec lounge. Your amazingly high amount of immunity wins this season is essentially unprecedented on MafiaScum, proving that you can always defy expectations no matter what the end result is. Your perception is nothing short of psychic. We found our jaws dropping every time you would post a confessional and calling out other players and feeling like you were getting into their brains, anticipating their moves, and making ridiculously reasonable choices based on your intuition. I wish I trusted my gut as much as you do because I would be a much better survivor player. We wish we were writing this to you as a winner, but as a very very worthy and highly skilled player, you should be so god damn proud of how you did this game and please don't take this as a loss. WAY TO DO THE THINGS! Well played! *slow claps* Urbosa..........................................................................kloud1516  Urbosa, girl, I mean what is there to say? The feat you've accomplished this game is unprecedented, and you absolutely deserve to go down in Mafiascum history. I never thought I'd be rooting for someone who was winning as many challenges as you were, but your confessional was so fabulous and you were so rootable that I couldn't help myself. You were a total queen, unequivocally, and your play was just so badass. You're also one of the most perceptive players I've ever seen, something I don't think anyone in the game realizes yet, and sometimes I would have a thought and then would check your confessional and you would think the same thing! It was like you could read other players' confessional and the spec forum, I'm serious! You're just a remarkable, unique player, and I'm rooting for you to win if you make it to FTC. Knock 'em dead, girl, like you have all game, and win or lose, just know what a legend you are. Soooo... Pat was panicking about Horse having thrown her name out and I kinda thought, I have this weak item that would be perfect to assuage that, and giving it to her would probably lock in her opinion of me as someone she can 100% trust. I made an impulse decision on that front and I'm already thinking ugh, that was not something I should have done. So long story short, I don't have Daruk's anymore =/ But on the plus side, I think I have a good relationship with someone I already had a good relationship with. I can be really dumb when I make spur of the moment decisions sometimes >.> Bullshit, Kass. Bullshit. You wanted to cover your ass in case things didn't go according to your plan. Don't pretend like this was some impulsive decision — everything you do is calculated. Every word. Every play. You probably voted Hunnie just to cause chaos as well. When someone shows you who they are — be it in a Large Social Game or in life — believe them. Kass just showed me who he was in this game. Don't tell me you were excited that reward could keep the "core four" safe when you CLEARLY had other intentions from the start. Urbosa is the queen that was promised. So perceptive! And calling that Kass voted Hunnie as well! We love to see it. I never did fully trust you and it probably showed. We opened up sooo many times which is hilarious to me. I suppose we managed though as we both reached final 4. Urbosa you are a total queen and destroyed most of this game. Your challenge game was undeniable and for a while, I wasn't so sure your social game matched it but in the end, I think you made a key strategic play in arrowing Epona to force us to deal with that threat next round. I don't know if we would have saved Sidon over you at F5... it's possible?
But you took the game's mechanics and used them to the best of your ability. We definitely were both saying what we wanted to hear and I can respect that type of play. Good luck in the end Champion Everyone in this game has tried to kill me at some point, except for you. When you first made an offer of alliance back on Heart Container I wasn't expecting it to be the strongest one I had in the game, but it sure did end up being just that. You were always honest with me even when it seemed hard to believe and just, you're great. I feel we see strategy in the game the same way and your takes were almost always more nuanced and accurate than mine. I'm not sure what you saw in me as an ally, but I'm glad you saw whatever it was and as I've said before, if I am to lose this game to anyone, I hope I lose to you. You've managed to play this game hard and went from a position to weakness and being on the outs to one of strength, and you have been literally untouchable since like Final 10. I'm gonna try very hard to beat you right here, and if I fail I'm gonna try even harder at FTC if I'm there. I don't think my odds are good, but I'll make you earn it, I swear. I both admire and adore you my fellow champion, and I wish you the best of luck Queen these DesignateWhinies are trying to bring your reputation down due to extreme jealousy. You own at every part of this game and I hope you slay this one too. You're the Triforce of capability. I'm not the first nor will I be the last to say it: girl, you're a force of nature. There's nothing I can do about you and there really hasn't been much I could've done about you at any point, except for turn against you on Naboris. Kass did at least put the idea out there, and if I'd somehow been able to read the tea leaves and see that I would never get another chance, ever, well I wouldn't have had much choice, huh? You have so much more self-doubt than you need. You are strong, you are good, and you are valid. It's okay to have feelings and to be who you are. Playing Survivor hard and to win is not a sin, and no one should hold anything against you as long as you don't make it personal. And as we've discussed, your ability to be civil in the worst of times is to be applauded. You really haven't even given me shit for being a little passive aggressive when you thwarted my plans repeatedly.
Mipha  | |  | |  |  |  | | Wisdom | Zora's Domain | Heart Container | Rudania | Tarrey Town | Ghost | Hyrule Castle |
In the history of MafiaScum anonymous survivor games, there have only been three returnees that have made it to a FTC. You are the third. Take a moment and let that sink in. You should be immensely proud of how you played this game. We think you even surprised yourself on occasion. We wish we were delivering you news of being a winner, and we know how passionate you were about this game. Thank you so so much for playing. The facts are these. You obtained one of the first three idols in the game. You played through every twist, rode with every high, and every low with grace. Just when you thought you were out, you picked yourself back up again and kept being such a positive attitude. Your confessional had several spectators rolling with laughter and your tenacity carried you all the way from having been idoled out and got you into the FTC where you almost won. We know you will probably take this as a loss, but we want to commend you on several things you have accomplished this game. You cultivated relationships so strong that they gave you items. You survived one of the most insane Redemption Island/Edge of Extinction twists ever created. You picked yourself back up when you were down and you never once gave up. We have nothing but the utmost respect for your story and your journey of how you got here and only wish we could add the word "winner" to this. Hold your head up high though as this was a masterful performance and you delivered one of the strongest returnee cases we've ever seen to potentially win the game after. Well done. Congrats. Don't ever stop being your awesome self <3 Mipha..........................................................................DeathNote Look at it. Mipha, you've been a fun presence on this season. Your confessional is good, you're a very positive person, and your journey to reach this point, though uncoventional, has been compelling. I admire your confidence going into FTC, and you did a good job ensuring that your path to the end was almost guaranteed, and getting as many items as possible from the people on the Edge. If you win, I will be happy for you, and I'm excited to see a hard-fought FTC, since you definitely have many supporters on the Jury! Thank you for playing! Lady Mipha, you are a treasure. I never expected to have such a tumultuous relationship with another player, yet I believe that might be the best word for our journey through this game. We began the game as amicable acquaintances, both cautious to demonstrate any show of strategic dominance, drifted apart through shuffles, and ultimately found ourselves directly opposed following your elimination and subsequent resurrection. I understood your pain at being eliminated, though I too was a bit taken aback by the chilling reception once you returned. If someone had told me then that we'd both be sitting in Final Four together having made some sort of reconciliation, I probably would have laughed in their faces. Yet here we are. Thank you for being an unlikely system of support through this endeavor. Good luck, and may Hylia smile upon us both. Oh, Mipha. There are not enough words for me to say how great you are!! You were the one to soften my strategy. I wanted to come into this game and care a little less about connections than I normally do (social game is all I've had for like, ever) to see if I would be able to better assess general alliance trends and be able to make it further into the game. But, gosh darn it, there you were in my second tribe, pouring your heart out and showing us your idol and you hit me right in the heart. Thanks for keeping that part of my game alive! Even though we weren't on the same tribe all that much, you are definitely a huge reason why I had a great time! I can't wait to find out who you are. It doesn't really matter, because even if we are already friends or you're a complete stranger, I feel like we will continue being friends after this!
Revali  |  | |  |  |  |  | | Power | Korok Forest | Heart Container | Medoh | Tarrey Town | The Lost Woods | Hyrule Castle |
Oh Revali. Revali Revali. You have had one of the most unlikely winner's journeys in recent memory. You started off blindsided, were thrust into twist after twist, and despite being a strong player, coming in with the best score in Cooking With Link of ANYONE ELSE in the entire game, you were somehow able to fly under people's radars as a threat to win. A target? Sure. You were a target on a number of occasions, but even in the dark of the night, you never gave up and never stopped believing that you actually had a shot to win this. Although you probably would have liked to make a few more moves and win a few more challenges, you did very well this game and by the end were deemed worthy of a win by a jury of your peers. We know how much you have been in this position before, having to settle for losing finalist on multiple occasions, but finally, after so much struggle and SO MANY SPEECH WORDS you have finally done it. Congratulations. Your story was a quieter one than that of your finalists, but it was the story of an unlikely underdog who survived twists, all without items or ever having the most advantageous of positions in the game, and after a crazy split jury, you have received enough votes and are the Sole Survivor of Survivor: Power vs Courage vs Wisdom. Bask in the win and congratulate yourself because what you did was nothing short of incredible and you should be very proud. Well played, well done Revali..........................................................................VashtaNeurotic Revali, your journey this game has been an extremely compelling one. You went from left out of the vote on your initial tribe (and you would have been the person blindsided if you didn't win Immunity) to systematically eliminating and outlasting all of the people who blindsided you. You showed tremendous adaptability as a player, and I enjoyed that you kept trying to plan paths forward to give yourself the best shot at winning even as things went wrong. I know you don't feel super confident about your chances right now, but I do think you have a case and if you were to win, I think you'd be a worthy winner. And even if you lose, I'm struggling to see what you could have done differently, because you didn't choose this path, other people (and bad luck) chose it for you. Thank you for playing!  Here's a delightful treat from Revali's discord chat. He doesn't even know how right he is. revali: i really liked ravioli, ravioli give me the formuoli. we shared lots of Japanese-language music Where do I begin, my champion? As soon as I found myself in the Wisdom Tribe, you were the one character I hoped to befriend. I suppose Hylia heard these thoughts, as we quickly found ourselves on Heart Container together, and the rest seems to be history. I don't you have received the credit you deserve in this game: From the very beginning, you have played a calculated, nuanced game. You have been forthright in your convictions and fearless in the face of the game's many obstacles. Should we be separated this round, please know that I have been -- and hope to continue to be -- your biggest fan. The only time I intend to write your name down is when voting you to win. What an amazing story here. I think the thing that can be said was that you won immunity at the points you needed it, and then managed to not fall in to too many traps. They say that a good poker player gets as much luck as other, but it is how they make use of it that is the real decider. And from winning immunity in the first challenge when you were going home if you didn't, to making it so far, you have had a brilliant run. And done:  |
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