iSurv1vor 18: Mexico Questionnaire #3

[adrian]

Hey all, I am going away to the coast until Monday evening. Bring on the sun and the ocean! If anyone else posts any more of these, hopefully Sandy, Rob and Kirin will post the rest while I am away.

[adrian]

Aug 2, 2013 6:01:16 GMT kurtis said:

1. In a rare turn of events, we had a player be pulled from the game. What are your thoughts on Dashon being "medically evacuated" out of New La Arana?

Let’s all be honest… who the hell is Dashon!? I will admit I thought he was cute for a while, but then I realized he was 16… then I decided I wanted to keep my teaching job so I dropped that rather quickly. I do wonder how he managed to cheat seeing as the challenge was a complete fail, I can’t imagine he got in trouble for breaking challenge rules. Maybe he was chatting with an alumni who is watching the game? Honestly it probably didn’t matter much… because I know what is happening with the other tribe FAR more than my own tribe, I know he or Slayer would’ve been gone anyway, so no huge loss. It’s MORE interesting to me that I guess Sassy and Jacob totally freaked out because Slayer and Dashon somehow convinced them that one of them were leaving. They are both going to be fantastic allies for me in the future (God willing I –have- a future) but knowing how easy it is to rile them up is good information to have.

2. Last round, the tribes were switched-up and we gave you guys a break from answering this questionnaire in order to take in the new changes and to get to know your new tribe-mates. How have you made use of this opportunity and how have you managed to bond with the new members of your tribe?

Yes!! I have been working my ass off to get the other people on my team… who I really care very little about… to get to like me! After the mistake that shall not be named I knew that I had to WORK to make it to the merge and get back with my friends, so that has some with hours of making mundane conversation. It concerns me because after ~30 minutes of my ravishing personality people are usually willing to talk some game… not so with these folks. Oh well, in the future I can make myself feel better when I vote them out, they had the chance to have me on their side!

3. There was a lot of confusion during the last immunity challenge and in an iSurv1vor series first, a challenge was scrapped. How quickly did you adapt to this change? What were your initial thoughts of this change from your point of view within the game, given the dynamics of the tribal shuffle?

My initial thoughts were that the one challenge that wasn’t AWFUL got scrapped. Loooove you Sandy and co. but my God step up your game. The shift to the pathetic Thai flag grabbing business worked out for my team, so it didn’t both me a whole lot. John, Jacob and friends had told me they would throw to keep me safe, but they didn’t HAVE to because math isn’t the forte of Slayer or Dashon who fucked up the challenge for themselves. Multiples of 4 people!! If I were Cody, after seeing the mistake that shall not be named, I would seriously consider throwing the challenge to get me out… but that doesn’t seem to be their plan. So, even though they’re not giving me the time of day, at least they’re not actively working to get me out.

4. Let's talk about this auction. How important is tribal immunity this round? Are there any items catching your eye? How would you finesse bidding on tribal immunity and making a bid on an item that could further your own game alone?

To be brief—EVERY item catches my eye and I want everything. Too much to ask? It once again is fantastic being so close to my friends on the other tribe because I got the inside scoop on what items they were bidding for and how much they were bidding for tribal immunity. Of course it would be fantastic to get tribal immunity, and it would be even BETTER to get both tribal and individual immunity. Assuming we won’t merge any later that 10, that would put me in final 11 and I’d be extremely close to making it to new life in the game. How dismal is it that I’m this concerned with making it to 10th place?? Whatever, taking it one day at a time?? Isn’t that a cute thing to say?

5. Where do you fit in on your new tribe? Are you on the top, somewhere in the middle, or do you find yourself struggling at the bottom at this point in time? Do you see your fortunes changing anytime soon?

Imagine the bottom and dig 50 feet deeper, you might find a severed remain of mine that somehow surfaced above the rest. Maybe I’m being dramatic about my situation, but after having played so many millions of these things back in the day, I have developed a fairly intuitive intuition about when I am in trouble. Seeing as the mistake that shall not be named was the stupidest thing done in the history of n00b E-survivor, it doesn’t take intuition to realize that I’m in trouble the first time I’m in danger. This auction is a really nice time for some changes. I hope to God someone very obviously doesn’t follow through on the tribe’s unified choice to put in at least 30 pesos toward tribal immunity and gets outted… This “person” by the way is Cody. Nowhere in my brain EVER did I think he would follow through on the tribal effort, so I hope that he gets exposed and it makes him squirm. My friends on the other tribe (Sassy, Jacob, John, TQ, and Bryan has been tossed in there too now) have all declared war on Cody… so him making it to the merge would be great for me, but God do I want to bring him down a couple pegs.

6. Rank your new tribe-mates from best to worst and briefly discuss your opinions of each player.

Now that I’m in a legitimate tribe I –guess—I’ll take this question seriously this time.
*1 TJ. He is by far the most intriguing to me. I enjoy talking to him and something about him is distant and attractive and even kind of… seductive? I don’t know, it’s weird. Now, don’t get me confused, TJ would be the first person I would want to get out. He is clearly great at these games and is in a fantastic position to lay low and do well in the game without ever needing any help from me. So, most liked and most feared.
*2 Rich. I could see myself genuinely working with him AND I enjoy his company. I would usually call that an opportunity that doesn’t come around very often, but with so many allies waiting for me on blue team, he is a dime a dozen in this game. I want to keep refining my bond with him so that he will convince the blue people to keep me around.
*3 Joe. He is the guy that would POSSIBLY see an advantage for working with me, as long as Jacob and TQ continue to work together on the other team and the idea of a partner alliance stays alive. He is a sweet guy… but kinda boring. I’m starting to understand why he and Cody get along so well… there’s only so much interest I can pretend to have in Pokemon card tournaments and the guy that he almost was dating 2 years ago.
*4 Zavi. I usually forget he exists, to be honest. I love him and hope he is down to work with me but with all the madness flying around I haven’t had time to entertain his fantasies. I do like the kid but if he has to go in order for me to stay around, I won’t be upset.
*5 Billy. Can you say “stick in the mud”? It’s hard for me to even try with him, you’d think someone who works at an airport would have some fun stories to tell or have a personality to grab onto, but he gets lost in the mass of people. Of course, it would help me if he liked me lots, so I need to keep trying with him.
*6 Cody. I’m sure you can refer to Jacob’s confessional and get more information on Cody that I care to even think about… but I hate that he is so transparent and smarmy. I also hate that my friends spend so much time lamenting his power in the game. Basically he sucks, but I spend time and energy talking to him because I can use any help that I can get.

7. Now that you have discussed your own tribe, what do you think of the opposing tribe? Do you think they are unified, or do you think there might be some tension or cracks that you might be able to exploit in future?

I LOVE THE OPPOSING TRIBE. As everyone knows. Their tribe, my tribe, deaf-mutes who pay attention to screen-caps… everyone knows I love them. However, the way that it’s working out, it may help me to be separated from all of my friends. This way, they will all want me to work with them if I do make the merge because I won’t have any opportunity to hurt their feelings. Of course, if I don’t make the merge that advantage will be no help whatsoever, so we’ll see how my relationship with them will help me out.

8. Now that we are getting closer and closer to a merge, have you been planning for the long haul or have you been taking it round-by-round so far? What are your next plans moving forward?

For the first three rounds I was planning FAR into the future… at this point its round by round at best. If I do make the merge I think I should be in a decent position to make it far into the game, but getting there has been a struggle.

[adrian]

Aug 2, 2013 1:40:27 GMT T.J. said:

Confessional Questions #3:

1. In a rare turn of events, we had a player be pulled from the game. What are your thoughts on Dashon being "medically evacuated" out of New La Arana?

I'm not really surprised.  I've heard there are a number of people in this game that are pretty inactive *cough*cough*Zavi*cough*cough* and it's good to see that they are leaving.

2. Last round, the tribes were switched-up and we gave you guys a break from answering this questionnaire in order to take in the new changes and to get to know your new tribe-mates. How have you made use of this opportunity and how have you managed to bond with the new members of your tribe?

This question makes it sound like these take a long time?  Are other people spending more time on these than I am?  I like my new tribe, but I'm VERY nervous about what we will be doing if we have to go to tribal.  I think this tribe has really clicked, so hopefully we can just keep on winning!

3. There was a lot of confusion during the last immunity challenge and in an iSurv1vor series first, a challenge was scrapped. How quickly did you adapt to this change? What were your initial thoughts of this change from your point of view within the game, given the dynamics of the tribal shuffle?

I wasn't here for the scrapping of the challenge.  I liked the initial challenge, and would have liked to see it be continued.  It's a shame that this wasn't possible.  I mean, it gave us a win, so I don't really have any complaints about it.

4. Let's talk about this auction. How important is tribal immunity this round? Are there any items catching your eye? How would you finesse bidding on tribal immunity and making a bid on an item that could further your own game alone?

I would LOVE to have tribal immunity.  If the other tribe can just take out Slayer, then that is the best thing.  I tried talking to people about the bidding, but I didn't have much time to do it.  Hopefully my bids work out

5. Where do you fit in on your new tribe? Are you on the top, somewhere in the middle, or do you find yourself struggling at the bottom at this point in time? Do you see your fortunes changing anytime soon?

Oof, I honestly have no idea.  i think the blue guys want Kurtis or Zavi gone, but honestly, I think it would be better for me to take out one of the blue guys.  I'm also nervous about Kurtis going back to team up with Jacob, Sassy, and TQ.  That scares the shit out of me.  I can't let that happen, so if I am going to save Kurtis, I have to be sure that he's with me.

6. Rank your new tribe-mates from best to worst and briefly discuss your opinions of each player.

BEST
1. Cody - Such a sweetheart.  I'm scared that he might be playing this game too hard, and he might bring me down with him or backstab me.  For now, he's my rock on this tribe.  I really hope he is as genuine as I think he is.

2. Kurtis - We have so much in common that it's ridiculous.  It's a close competition between Kurtis and Bryan for who I enjoy chatting with the most.

3. Joe - No huge opinions on Joe.  He's a very friendly and likable guy.  I've chatted with him more than any of the rest of the blue guys.  I think that his niceness is what will be his downfall later on.

4. Rick - Kinda on the same level as Joe.  Not major opinions about him, and he is a generally likable guy.

5. Billy - I have a hard time talking to Billy.  I'd like to get more of a relationship with him, but I dunno.  I just feel like I'm not a part of his plans.

6. Zavi - I actually kind of like Zavi, but I have to put him on the bottom simply because he isn't around to chat much.  I don't know much about him, but I think that keeping him around might be good for my game.

7. Now that you have discussed your own tribe, what do you think of the opposing tribe? Do you think they are unified, or do you think there might be some tension or cracks that you might be able to exploit in future?

I think that the other tribe is unified against Slayer.  I'm worried for Bryan though.  I think that TQ might have felt on the outs with our foursome, but I dunno.  I wouldn't be shocked by TQ flipping on Bryan.  Honestly, that might be a good move for him.  The next tribal will really show whether they are unified or not.

8. Now that we are getting closer and closer to a merge, have you been planning for the long haul or have you been taking it round-by-round so far? What are your next plans moving forward?

I've been trying to take this game round-by-round, but honestly, that's a tough thing to do.  I'd like to secure my own ass in the best way possible.  If we end up losing, I'll probably have to make a decision that will either result in me lasting a long time or an early departure.

[adrian]

Aug 2, 2013 0:02:20 GMT bryan said:

1. In a rare turn of events, we had a player be pulled from the game. What are your thoughts on Dashon being "medically evacuated" out of New La Arana?

I was really surprised! I was gearing up for an intense TC with idols making a difference and a tie occurring, so it was a bit of a shocker. I really don't know how he could have been cheating since changing votes just penalizes you. *shrugs* We wanted to vote him out anyway, so it's actually pretty awesome.

2. Last round, the tribes were switched-up and we gave you guys a break from answering this questionnaire in order to take in the new changes and to get to know your new tribe-mates. How have you made use of this opportunity and how have you managed to bond with the new members of your tribe?

I was wondering why we didn't get these last round. I am really trying to connect with everyone. The idols at every TC make me want to have zero enemies so that my odds of being idol'd out are as low as possible. I think I'm doing really well bonding with the Serpientes on my tribe. I also talked to Slayer a little bit, but then when he wants to talk about game, I try to talk to him, and then he doesn't respond. I just wanna be on everyone's good side and think I'm doing that quite well so far.

3. There was a lot of confusion during the last immunity challenge and in an iSurv1vor series first, a challenge was scrapped. How quickly did you adapt to this change? What were your initial thoughts of this change from your point of view within the game, given the dynamics of the tribal shuffle?

I understood the challenge and didn't really care about the area score, and I did really well on my part of it, so I was mad when it changed. I found out the Serps wanted to throw it anyway to save Kurtis, so it didn't matter overall. I also didn't mind because I had already made good connections over here, and Dashon and Slayer were making it easy.

4. Let's talk about this auction. How important is tribal immunity this round? Are there any items catching your eye? How would you finesse bidding on tribal immunity and making a bid on an item that could further your own game alone?

I'd certainly like to win tribal immunity this round so we can keep Slayer around. I don't know how close I am to the bottom of the tribe and would like to keep him around as a buffer/easy vote since we could still be in tribes for three more rounds. Also, I don't know if TJ, Kurtis, or Cody will be going if we win it, which is one of the cons. I love the black rock. I think it could be useful if I need to oust someone with a lot of pesos who is really strong. Since I'm not good at orchestrating blindsides, it could be useful.

5. Where do you fit in on your new tribe? Are you on the top, somewhere in the middle, or do you find yourself struggling at the bottom at this point in time? Do you see your fortunes changing anytime soon?

I really can't say for sure. The alliance on my tribe is all of us minus Slayer. I am aligned with TQ and Sassy within that alliance, so I guess I'd be in the middle. There's no telling what the Serps are thinking though. I hope it doesn't change because I like being in the middle at the beginning. It makes me less of a target.

6. Rank your new tribe-mates from best to worst and briefly discuss your opinions of each player.

1. Sassy - Showmance. She said I can come to Europe with her. That would be wonderful. I just need to get a passport.
2. TQ - I put these two at the top because I've been with them the longest and trust them the most on this tribe. However, I don't know if TQ is more loyal to the Aguila alliance or the Hotboiis (ew)
3. John - It has recently come to my attention that I actually trust him the most of the Serps. And he lives in Ohio and grew up near me and his dad taught at the city next to mine! This is, like, unbelievable because I live in the fucking middle of nowhere, and nobody ever knows what my town is. <3
4. Jacob - I really like him as well but just trust the others more. Oh, Jacob. What a cutie. I hope you find your big, dumb muscle jock.
5. Slayer - I talked to him a wee bit but didn't get anywhere. He also posted in the group Skype chat that he needed to talk to me. Nice guy though.

7. Now that you have discussed your own tribe, what do you think of the opposing tribe? Do you think they are unified, or do you think there might be some tension or cracks that you might be able to exploit in future?

I think that tribe is overflowing with tension. They are all unified against Kurtis for now, but there are a few power players on that tribe probably making moves to become the alpha male.

8. Now that we are getting closer and closer to a merge, have you been planning for the long haul or have you been taking it round-by-round so far? What are your next plans moving forward?

I've been taking it by round til now, and now I'm trying to figure out with whom, if I make the merge, will I have better chances of reaching the top. My plans til the merge are just to not be on the bottom of the tribe, which I think I am doing fine now. I am hoping that the Serps on my tribe would rather take out TQ and that Sassy and TQ will wanna take out the Serps. For now though, Slayer is at the bottom, so I'm ok.

[adrian]

Aug 2, 2013 5:43:02 GMT Cody said:

Confessional Questions #3:

1. In a rare turn of events, we had a player be pulled from the game. What are your thoughts on Dashon being "medically evacuated" out of New La Arana?

That basically sums up my feelings in the 5 minutes after finding out about Dashon. FIRST OF ALL he had it goddamn made! like what in the world was he doing? he just had one fuccking job, bid on that fucking idol. and he was muther fuckin set

AND NOW, STUPID JACOB IS STILL IN THE GAME. I mean step 1 was blue guys (apparently) getting the 3 votes on Dashon so that it could tie. Step 2 was me convincing my red guys to vote Jacob out at the tie... and im like pretty sure they would have. HOW F R U S T R A T I N G. ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. so yeah. Fuck Dashon, fuck him right in the ass with a cactus.

2. Last round, the tribes were switched-up and we gave you guys a break from answering this questionnaire in order to take in the new changes and to get to know your new tribe-mates. How have you made use of this opportunity and how have you managed to bond with the new members of your tribe?

First of all, id like to share my opinion of NOT answering these questionnaires with yet another britney gif:



i looove them!

but okay, i have extremely bonded with the blue guys. i mean i was already friends with Joe (and we made a final two yesterday... not sure if im going to keep it, i feel at one point im going to have to pick my red tribe.. or these new blue guys, and tbh im so torn right now :/) i connected amazingly with Billy, what a stud! and rich is just a sweetheart in general. I literally love them all! <3 and they dont seem sketchy like some of my red guys do :x but yeah, i think ive bonded really well with all :') except Kurtis, i feel every convo of ours we both know we are giving eachother bullshit. *shrug* if he wasnt with ppl i didnt trust, id want to work with him.

3. There was a lot of confusion during the last immunity challenge and in an iSurv1vor series first, a challenge was scrapped. How quickly did you adapt to this change? What were your initial thoughts of this change from your point of view within the game, given the dynamics of the tribal shuffle?

how did i adapt? HA, i owned the game. piece of cake



Really tho, i told Billy how many poles we needed to take in order to win. and boom. we fucking won. 

My initial thoughts of it soon to the shuffle? honestly that Cactus Jack guy was too shady and could not be trusted. im glad he is gone.

4. Let's talk about this auction. How important is tribal immunity this round? Are there any items catching your eye? How would you finesse bidding on tribal immunity and making a bid on an item that could further your own game alone?

Fuck auctions.

I was so not excited for this. I knew it would probably ruin my game, not that im confident in my game anyway. But i knew if the wrong ppl got the right items. id be even more fucked then i am already. I didnt give two shits about tribal immunity, but the rest of my tribe seemed to deem it important rofl. I was much more interested in other things. We decided to each bid 30 and say gl us.. um clearly someone decided to give a couple 30's of pesos O.O haha.

5. Where do you fit in on your new tribe? Are you on the top, somewhere in the middle, or do you find yourself struggling at the bottom at this point in time? Do you see your fortunes changing anytime soon?

I would concider myself a sandra in this game. By no means is my game near hers, or even smart as her or whatever this goddess is.

But, i do see msyelf as someone who a group of people need as their vote. Atleast on my tribe i do. If kurtis and Zavi wanted to shake things up, they'd need me and Tj. and the blues need me and tj. So yeah, id say in the middle then? but closer to the top, and by that i mean like number 2, just some dont know that yet ^.^

6. Rank your new tribe-mates from best to worst and briefly discuss your opinions of each player.

UGH YES, happily.
WORST:
Zavi-

Who?

ugh.. um. Kurtis-


I love him i do i do i doooo. But cmon, his closest allies are my biggest enemies.. so.. i just dont know really.

UGHHHH this sucks now. but... Rich-


I love him too! but he is too nice for his own good. He literally has such a good heart, and that fact alone is probably going to screw him later.

merps um TJ >.<


The goodlooking guy that isnt doing much right now. Don't get me wrong, i adore him, and i trust him probably 3rd out of the entire cast, but like he just isnt around... like at all. I'm sure he is hella busy, and i know he is a good player, hes just not active a lot really :/

Billy! <3

I love him tooooooooooooooo. i mean i just started really talking with him, but he is literally amazing. I can easily see him taking home the win of this entire game. Now, just bc he is second on my list DONT MEAN, he will be in the game for a long time. Taking him far will be very dangerous.

Joe (h) my lovee


he is def probalby one of the ones i trust the most. With TQ acting semi-sketchy and like wanting kurtis in the game and seems to not want to target jacob/sassy.. idk. Right now i trust Joe the most, but i also know what happens when you trust friends in game (right john?) and the fact that Joe is just so nice, he could easily win this game too.

7. Now that you have discussed your own tribe, what do you think of the opposing tribe? Do you think they are unified, or do you think there might be some tension or cracks that you might be able to exploit in future?

My gosh i am not finding a gif for each of them! but:
Bryan- love him! But he doesnt like to share info with me.. that might just be me paranoid, but idk lolol. Im afraid he doesnt trust me.
TQ- a d o r e him. I absoutely trust him, but a bit less then before.... i hope he isnt slowly but surely atually wanting to be with the gross green guys. 
Sassy- loooool. Nuff said.
Jacob- yawn.
thats it! and nope, i did not forget anyone.

8. Now that we are getting closer and closer to a merge, have you been planning for the long haul or have you been taking it round-by-round so far? What are your next plans moving forward?

Ugh my gosh i think ive been thinking TOO far ahead. its makin my brain hurtttt. I mean last tribal i think i put too much stress into myself to try and get ppl to take out Jacob or Sassy. I just need to let them do their thing and hope for the best. If bryan or tq go i will be SO SAD. Like seriously. But idk >.< id love a merge to be soon.. but id love a merge Jacobless and Johnless. lol.

[adrian]

Aug 2, 2013 1:22:02 GMT sassy said:

Confessional Questions #3:

1. In a rare turn of events, we had a player be pulled from the game. What are your thoughts on Dashon being "medically evacuated" out of New La Arana?
LOL Dashon. I laughed at that tbh... He really annoyed me on the last day like mailing me saying I was a target and stuff and to try to get me to bid on the idol. He messaged me a couple times prior to the switch up and he's just weird so bye Dashon!!!! He never really took the time to fit in anyways .

2. Last round, the tribes were switched-up and we gave you guys a break from answering this questionnaire in order to take in the new changes and to get to know your new tribe-mates. How have you made use of this opportunity and how have you managed to bond with the new members of your tribe?
I have totally bonded with almost all of my tribe!!! Everyone except for Slayerr! I am obviously close with Bryan and TQ already, and I love Jacob and know him from a different site. Every night we've been going on calls and we're all getting to know each other. They really adore me see:

3. There was a lot of confusion during the last immunity challenge and in an iSurv1vor series first, a challenge was scrapped. How quickly did you adapt to this change? What were your initial thoughts of this change from your point of view within the game, given the dynamics of the tribal shuffle?
I love the members on my tribe... but I don't think that we're too strong anymore and that anything can confuse certain people *cough jacob cough*

4. Let's talk about this auction. How important is tribal immunity this round? Are there any items catching your eye? How would you finesse bidding on tribal immunity and making a bid on an item that could further your own game alone?

[/b]
Tribal immunity is important. I'm kinda starting to worry about Cody and making merge with all his pesos... as much as people can sit there and say he's gonna bid them away I know he's smart and he's a real threat. He is good at manipulating people and having people fall for his BS so it's extremely important for me and my tribe mates to merge with majority and win a few more. Thankfully we have Kurtis who tells us everything that they do .

5. Where do you fit in on your new tribe? Are you on the top, somewhere in the middle, or do you find yourself struggling at the bottom at this point in time? Do you see your fortunes changing anytime soon?[/b]
I wouldn't say at the top, but near there. I mean I am really close to Bryan and TQ and Jacob... There is an alliance with Bryan, TQ, Jacob, John and Kurtis (even though he's not on our tribe) and all of us, not including TQ, have been going on call every night so I don't see them turning on me too soon. The only fear I have is Slayer because I know he tried to come for me last TC because I was on the red team and a girl.

6. Rank your new tribe-mates from best to worst and briefly discuss your opinions of each player.
1 being the highest 5 being the lowest.
1. Bryan - We were initially on the same tribe. I feel most comfortable with him and trust him the most at this point. Even over Jacob shockingly... We have a showmance going on and I just feel like I can really talk to him not just about this game but about life and stuff too.
2. Jacob - Jacob being on my team is probably the best scenario for me. I couldn't ask for a better mix up tbh. We are extremely close and know each other outside of this game. I know he will protect me, but I also think he may chose Kurtis over me.
3. TQ - We go back to the original tribe so of course I trust him and adore him. I just love this guy and me and him have been aligned with Jacob and Kurtis since the beginning!
4. John - I am just getting to know him and he seems like a good guy. He keeps complementing me and I can't tell if it's for game purposes or if he's being genuine. He seems genuine but even if he's being fake... I'll take the complements. TELL ME MORE TELL ME MORE.
5. Slayer - bitch tried to get me out no thank you, you just made my shit list.

7. Now that you have discussed your own tribe, what do you think of the opposing tribe? Do you think they are unified, or do you think there might be some tension or cracks that you might be able to exploit in future?
I think they have strong players such as Cody and TJ and with Joe now being so far up Cody's ass I think Joe is sitting good too. Right now I have planted seeds in my tribe's head and Kurtis's head that Cody is the biggest threat in this game. TBH it's 100% fact he is. He's always on, he is smart, he is racking up those pesos, and he has a way to manipulate people and get people to tell him everything. Most of them are probably unified if it has anything to do with Cody, but Kurtis is their crack and is more with us. I feel really bad he's stuck with them .

8. Now that we are getting closer and closer to a merge, have you been planning for the long haul or have you been taking it round-by-round so far? What are your next plans moving forward?
We have that alliance chat which we hope to get to merge. I have successfully turned every member in that chat on Cody with the help of Jacob and so our first mission at merge is to get him out and then go from there. [/quote]

[adrian]

Aug 1, 2013 18:02:01 GMT Joe said:

1. In a rare turn of events, we had a player be pulled from the game. What are your thoughts on Dashon being "medically evacuated" out of New La Arana?

My only thoughts about Dashon was that he was a terrible Survivor player. He really had no idea what was going on and I had very little faith that he would make it out of the first tribal with his new tribe. I'm still not sure what to gather from this "medical evacuation" but I'm glad I don't have to worry about him anymore. I'm really bummed that there wasn't a blind side with the other tribe. 

2. Last round, the tribes were switched-up and we gave you guys a break from answering this questionnaire in order to take in the new changes and to get to know your new tribe-mates. How have you made use of this opportunity and how have you managed to bond with the new members of your tribe?

I've been able to make some sort of connection with everyone thus far except for Zavi. Our time difference is really hurting right now so I hope we don't have a live challenge anytime soon. I must have been blessed by the survivor gods to be on the same tribe as Billy and Rich! Cody is great! TJ is nice but brief. I'll need to keep an eye on both him and Kurtis. But jeez, Kurtis does such a swell job with keeping conversation going. 

3. There was a lot of confusion during the last immunity challenge and in an iSurv1vor series first, a challenge was scrapped. How quickly did you adapt to this change? What were your initial thoughts of this change from your point of view within the game, given the dynamics of the tribal shuffle?

We adapted great. When I saw the challenge I immediately knew what we needed to do but I was at work. Thankfully my tribe had Cody and Billy to pick up the slack. We definitely have some smart cookies on our tribe now!

4. Let's talk about this auction. How important is tribal immunity this round? Are there any items catching your eye? How would you finesse bidding on tribal immunity and making a bid on an item that could further your own game alone?

For my game, winning this tribal immunity is very important! Should we lose I believe the general idea is to get rid of Kurtis and I really dont want that right now. It is important that big players from the other tribe go. I'm looking at Bryan and TQ. Their peso counts were a little high for my taste so I need them to go! I hope that I can help spread that but its tough with the relationships people have. This is Survivor - not Friends! There's no central perk here! I'm tempted to bid on a few items but I'm not entirely sure what I want just yet.

5. Where do you fit in on your new tribe? Are you on the top, somewhere in the middle, or do you find yourself struggling at the bottom at this point in time? Do you see your fortunes changing anytime soon?

This seems strange but I feel like I'm at the top of the totem pole. And thats not always the best play! I'm going to try and deflect some attention to Billy and Rich so that it doesnt seem like I'm running blue team. Honestly Billy may be playing a bit higher on the totem pole than me too. Kurtis and Zavi are definitely at the bottom.

6. Rank your new tribe-mates from best to worst and briefly discuss your opinions of each player.

New Tribemates

Best to Worst!
Cody - We have a great connection and fully trust one another. We have different allegiances but will definitely try and find some common ground.
Kurtis - ugh this boy! He's great and we have gotten to know each other pretty well in this short amount of time. I think that it sucks that he's the instant target should we hit tribal. I'm going to try and keep him but not at the expense of my own game.
TJ - He's a strong silent type with me but also a sweetheart. However, according to all the pesos he has I know that he is to not be trusted!
Zavi - We just haven't had a good conversation. He's my target should we lose a challenge.

7. Now that you have discussed your own tribe, what do you think of the opposing tribe? Do you think they are unified, or do you think there might be some tension or cracks that you might be able to exploit in future?

There are definitely cracks. I'm going to have to try and make them bigger! Jacob is close to everyone there and while its helpful that I know him and can possibly work with him there is no way I can work with most of the other tribe at merge. However I'm fully aware that there is something that I can do with my ties to Cody and Kurtis. Hopefully they are still around and can help me do my dirty work!


8. Now that we are getting closer and closer to a merge, have you been planning for the long haul or have you been taking it round-by-round so far? What are your next plans moving forward?

During the first challenge I was definitely in a round-by-round basis due to the fact that I felt my tribe was the weakest. I've since then been planning a lot of things out and can only hope that they come to fruition! The game is long distance, not necessary to sprint and I can only hope that the people who are stronger than me get voted out. It hasn't been the case yet but I definitely foresee it happening in the future.

[adrian]

Aug 3, 2013 2:29:21 GMT Billy said:

Hey all!!

No video this time. I recorded it a couple times and youtube was being a dink. So......yea sorry. Time to read.


1. In a rare turn of events, we had a player be pulled from the game. What are your thoughts on Dashon being "medically evacuated" out of New La Arana?

ABOUT FUCKING TIME!!!! My god. I've never seen someone like him in a game before. It constantly blew my mind. He just didnt understand the basic mechanics of the game. So I think this is better for the game, the players, and especially production. I feel bad they had to deal with him.
I guess it couldve been good to have him as a number come merge, or another swap, but I wouldve been blown away if he actually survived until then. So I will make sure I get numbers elsewhere. Things are going well on my tribe so far, so I shouldnt have to worry.
Oh.....I immediately deleted and blocked the fucker on FB. Bye Dashon. TTYN


2. Last round, the tribes were switched-up and we gave you guys a break from answering this questionnaire in order to take in the new changes and to get to know your new tribe-mates. How have you made use of this opportunity and how have you managed to bond with the new members of your tribe?

I think things are great right now! Its good because I have my two main Blue boys with me. I needed that to happen. It also works because we have numbers. Only downside of course is if the other 4 team up. But I dont really see that happening. I've done a good job building a relationship with Cody. So things are looking good there. He approached me and said he wants to work with myself, Joe, and Rich. And he admitted right away that he does have ties to his old tribe, but he enjoys talking to us more. So time will tell. I told him there is ALOT of game left. And we dont even know what will happen to them over there. We all also agree that the snakes need to go. Kurtis is a sketchy mofo, and just a little too nice. Not sure if you heard, but the idiot posted a group chat along with his score screenshot. Exposing some big alliance. So if we lose, him or Zavi need to go. The only thing is Kurtis likely bid on immunity.


3. There was a lot of confusion during the last immunity challenge and in an iSurv1vor series first, a challenge was scrapped. How quickly did you adapt to this change? What were your initial thoughts of this change from your point of view within the game, given the dynamics of the tribal shuffle?

Ugh that challenge. I realized right away what was wrong with it. But I guess I just couldnt communicate what I really meant? Luckily it got changed. And Cody immediately told me the trick to winning the other one. So I was very glad about that. Luckily I was able to be online to post, and we took the win pretty quickly. Confirming that Cody is a smart player to stick with.


4. Let's talk about this auction. How important is tribal immunity this round? Are there any items catching your eye? How would you finesse bidding on tribal immunity and making a bid on an item that could further your own game alone?

Well obviouslly the results are up now, but we had a pretty good tribe plan right from the start. We all wanted to win immunity. So everyone was putting 30 or 40 pesos towards it. Its also very important to Rich, so I think he bid quite a bit. Maybe not the smartest thin, but it obviously helped us for now. Winning a lot as this tribe would work pretty well. Cause if I was a betting man, I'd say Kurt easily has immunity. So gotta keep that going as long as possible.
The Black Rock stood out right away for me. That damn idol is going to be a tricky thing this game. So being able to prevent someone from using it is huge. Take out a missive player just like that. And the BEST part about it, is Joe basically got the same thing. Perfect for us.
When Cody and I talked about the challenge, we had both decided that we would bid on the rock and Skylars junk. Two very good powers to have. This will absolutely benefit us in the future. We just have to make sure we use them at the right time.


5. Where do you fit in on your new tribe? Are you on the top, somewhere in the middle, or do you find yourself struggling at the bottom at this point in time? Do you see your fortunes changing anytime soon?

I absolutely think I am at the top. I hate to be cocky, but it has worked out well for me. I have my two closest blue guys with me, I have bonded quite well with a strong Red guy, and everyone thinks Green is the tribe to go after! So as of right now, I am sitting quite well. I know Joe holds me at quite a high level, and I'd venture a guess that Rich really does too. And with Cody, its all been perfect almost. We got along right away, he approached me about working together, and we both worked together to win some powerful prizes. If there was a pairing to watch this game, it would be this one


6. Rank your new tribe-mates from best to worst and briefly discuss your opinions of each player.

#1


I know. I'm putting him as #1 already. I had to second guess myself for sure. But I just have a good feeling about him. I think working close with him will make things go very well. And I really enjoy talking to him. bonus.

#2


When you decide between Joe and Rich, you kinda decide between the same person. I dont know why, but you do. And with Joe, I just feel like we connect a bit better. I know he likes me quite a lot as well. So I will absolutely be keeping him close.

#3


Rich is a great guy. Super nice, and works really hard for the success of the tribe. Thats the main thing I like about him. But when it comes to social situations, he doesnt stick out quite enough to me. We talk, but its never anything crazy exciting. Hes a great ally for now though. And he will be kept close as well.

#4


So when it comes to social situations, TJ is one of the worst. Sad but true. We have decent chats, but it sticks out less than Rich! But I need to be cool with him. Because on this tribe, I need him. Thats why he gets the #4 spot. I will try to see if there is anything else here though.

#5


Kurtis is great to talk to, but so much of me says that is a bad thing. I find the guy sneaky, and he proved that with his rookie mistake. But chats are good enough with him. So its good for now. I also need to watch myself here, cause he told Cody that he needed to go for Immunity. So I will tred lightly here.

#6


Ive really only had one good chat with Zavi. So thats not really the best thing. Also he is from Green, and right now, that kind of spells your fate with me.


7. Now that you have discussed your own tribe, what do you think of the opposing tribe? Do you think they are unified, or do you think there might be some tension or cracks that you might be able to exploit in future?

Well I havent dug to far to see whats going on, but I know they got the short end of the stick. Landing Dashon AND Slayer, is just mean. And I'm not sure the rest of them are any better. So I think we will have the upper hand here. It will be interesting to see who goes tonight though. Also the leaked Kurtis chat is excellent ammo here.


8. Now that we are getting closer and closer to a merge, have you been planning for the long haul or have you been taking it round-by-round so far? What are your next plans moving forward?

I'd say up until now its been round by round, but now I can kind of start to paint a picture. I'm getting more and more excited with this game. We have been winning, and I plan on continuing to win. I feel like the people I will play this game with is solidifying, and you will see some interesting things happen soon enough.

Stay tuned!!!!

[adrian]

Aug 2, 2013 14:05:54 GMT zavi said:

1. In a rare turn of events, we had a player be pulled from the game. What are your thoughts on Dashon being "medically evacuated" out of New La Arana?

Well I dont know nothing about this. But I am sure he deserved it. Maybe he was inactive or he cheated.

2. Last round, the tribes were switched-up and we gave you guys a break from answering this questionnaire in order to take in the new changes and to get to know your new tribe-mates. How have you made use of this opportunity and how have you managed to bond with the new members of your tribe?

Well this is really funny tribe. We all respect each other and everyone are so nice. I am super happy with this tribe. We are also very active and strong. I think that all of us will be in merge. And I dont need use my express pass before merge

3. There was a lot of confusion during the last immunity challenge and in an iSurv1vor series first, a challenge was scrapped. How quickly did you adapt to this change? What were your initial thoughts of this change from your point of view within the game, given the dynamics of the tribal shuffle?

It was cowboy cactus?
It was funny game but... really? Cactus who can use as weapon cactus? :-O It is little weird. I dont understand to this game That doesnt make any sence. He was good character or villain? It was fun yeah but urgh... I am not good in playing games like this because I dont understand to them

4. Let's talk about this auction. How important is tribal immunity this round? Are there any items catching your eye? How would you finesse bidding on tribal immunity and making a bid on an item that could further your own game alone?

Well for me it was express pass! I knew taht this item must be mine! And I know when I will use it...I just hope that now will be merge finally!
And tribal immunity was very important too! So I am totally happy with this auction. + video by Alex is nicee <3


5. Where do you fit in on your new tribe? Are you on the top, somewhere in the middle, or do you find yourself struggling at the bottom at this point in time? Do you see your fortunes changing anytime soon?

Bottom for sure. I am in the bottom with Kurtis but we both have a plan and we both will survive -_- So I really dont care which one is in the top because all of them are in dangerous (except me and Kurtis) They just cant eliminate us -_- What they think? That it will be easy to take us out? Nope honeys!!! Because it is not time for us to go

6. Rank your new tribe-mates from best to worst and briefly discuss your opinions of each player.

a- Kurtis - He is my boyfriend here and he will be always number 1 for me!
b- Cody - he is strong and good social game. He will be threat later but now better be friend with him
c- Jake- he is very cute and funny. We really understand to each other and I really like him.
d- T.J. - he is not much talkative but when we talk I really enjoy that!
e- Rich - He is very strong. But he is not talking with me. I think he is leader of alliance (majority in our tribe)
f- Joe -I dont know him at all .

7. Now that you have discussed your own tribe, what do you think of the opposing tribe? Do you think they are unified, or do you think there might be some tension or cracks that you might be able to exploit in future?

I thinkin opposite tribe it is very unpredictable! Noone of them know what will happen at tribal. And they are not good plan makers + they are weak. But I love Jacob and John and I hope both will be safe!

8. Now that we are getting closer and closer to a merge, have you been planning for the long haul or have you been taking it round-by-round so far? What are your next plans moving forward?

Next plans?
Well I want use my exxpress pass at 1 round after merge because you never know what can happened after merge! You dont know who is with whom... But when I use it.. I cant vote at tribal so I cant support my alliance and friends...
It will be hard decision.
But firstly I want meet with others people and well.. then I will make plan

[adrian]

Aug 2, 2013 15:00:13 GMT John said:

1. In a rare turn of events, we had a player be pulled from the game. What are your thoughts on Dashon being "medically evacuated" out of New La Arana?

Good riddance.

2. Last round, the tribes were switched-up and we gave you guys a break from answering this questionnaire in order to take in the new changes and to get to know your new tribe-mates. How have you made use of this opportunity and how have you managed to bond with the new members of your tribe?

The game feels like it's been kicked into gear.  Lots of information is being shared between members from different tribes, and I've been on several more Skype calls than I was in the first part of the game.  Bryan and I have bonded over some things in common.  I still maintain that he's wonderful.  T.Q. seems really sweet, and it kind of sounds like Kurtis has pushed each of us to work with the other, so I guess we've bonded over Kurtis?  We don't really talk about that so much, but with T.Q. he's at least formally stated he wants to work with me, and I have with him as well.  Sassy's harder to talk to.  She stays on invisible on Skype a lot, and then when I finally recognized a time I could talk to her, she let the conversation die pretty quickly.  It's hard to keep up with her and Jacob on the Skype calls because they go way back and keep talking about mutual friends from Tengaged that none of the rest of us know.  I don't understand why Sassy makes herself such an obvious pair with both Jacob and Bryan.  Slayer continues to seem clueless.  The other day he posted in our tribe chat that we really needed to talk soon.  Then a few minutes later, he tells us to ignore that message because it was just for Bryan.  Lol.

3. There was a lot of confusion during the last immunity challenge and in an iSurv1vor series first, a challenge was scrapped. How quickly did you adapt to this change? What were your initial thoughts of this change from your point of view within the game, given the dynamics of the tribal shuffle?

I think it worked in our favor.  We knew that Kurtis was in danger on his tribe if he went to tribal council, so we were hoping he could pull out an immunity win.  With us not being allowed to share scores though, we had no idea if that would happen.  It's much easier to throw a simple math game like the poles challenge.  The fact that the switch happened midday like that, and the fact that none of the members of our alliance were online to strategize, made it a little more difficult to throw.  Slayer and Dashon managed to put us in a place where we were going to lose anyway though.

4. Let's talk about this auction. How important is tribal immunity this round? Are there any items catching your eye? How would you finesse bidding on tribal immunity and making a bid on an item that could further your own game alone?

I actually would've liked to win tribal immunity.  I think it's interesting that the other tribe blew so much money on tribal immunity when Kurtis says they're all so arrogant and firm on their position that he will be an easy unanimous vote out of the game at their next tribal council.  I managed to both win the items I wanted, and put forward the money for tribal immunity that I promised the group I would.  I think I came out of this looking pretty good.  I've already told my alliance about the items I won, and if word leaks about them, I think they're innocuous enough that they don't put a target on me.

5. Where do you fit in on your new tribe? Are you on the top, somewhere in the middle, or do you find yourself struggling at the bottom at this point in time? Do you see your fortunes changing anytime soon?

I feel like I'm at the bottom of my alliance.  On the one hand, this bothers me; on the other, with the mix of people we have it might end up working out in my favor.  They're all so jumpy and the fact that our alliance is 5/6 of the tribe making a vote split difficult, the sides of the alliance are coming to me to feel me out on voting out a member of our alliance.  If I can work myself into the middle here, that could be a very good thing.

6. Rank your new tribe-mates from best to worst and briefly discuss your opinions of each player.

Best - T.Q., Bryan, Jacob, Sassy, Slayer - Worst

T.Q. - I like T.Q.  He's sweet, smart, and fun.  I think he sees that our interests align at the moment, and I don't worry too much about him pulling a fast one on me yet.  His proximity to Cody could be a good thing, or it could be a bad thing.  Profound, right?

Bryan - Bryan seems like one of the most down to earth people I've met in an ORG ever.  Maybe it's just because we're both a couple of midwestern boys, but he seems like good people.  I hope Bryan doesn't feel threatened by me.  We've now acknowledged that we do know who the other is and that we know a lot of people in common.  If he's familiar with my gameplay in the series we've both played, I can only hope he views me as loyal and non-threatening.

Jacob - I think I've written some negative things about Jacob, for whom I actually do have a soft spot, so I hope he knows I like him.  If Jacob's with me, he could be a good shield.  If he's against me, he's got enough friends in the cast that I could be in trouble.

Sassy - Meh.

Slayer - Lol.

7. Now that you have discussed your own tribe, what do you think of the opposing tribe? Do you think they are unified, or do you think there might be some tension or cracks that you might be able to exploit in future?

I think they are pretty unified, but I also find it interesting how much they put on tribal immunity.  Perhaps they don't all feel as secure as they've told Kurtis.  I've got some people over there that would probably look out for me come merge, and there are some I haven't spoken to at all, and one who I've heard has it in for me.  I'd like to win an immunity challenge soon just to see what happens down there.

8. Now that we are getting closer and closer to a merge, have you been planning for the long haul or have you been taking it round-by-round so far? What are your next plans moving forward?

I've been looking forward, but I don't always feel that the timing's been quite right to make big moves to help me in the merge.  After tonight we'll be down to twelve.  I would really love to make merge/jury, so for now I guess you could say I'm taking it round-to-round.  At the same time, I'm mindful of who is connected to whom, and what people are thinking, so I will do my best to secure myself a solid position within the merge tribe when I can if possible.

[Jared]

As always you're a master at this Adrian!