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Post by Zeebz on Jun 25, 2020 20:40:50 GMT -5
Nars,
Thanks for the kind words. Ultimately, it is hard to point out a move I made alone, but I will point out a decision I made that ended up being part of a collaborative effort,
The biggest move I made was to flip on Ryan and his majority alliance. Sure, I worked closely with Bray to make this happen, but ultimately the decision to forgo the majority and to align with the easy boots was mine. It took a lot of effort for me to willingly flip on one of my best friends in the game, so I tnjnk that flipping and working to get D12 out, despite how it might look in their eyes and the fact that nobody else saw it, was my biggest move. I sacrificed my security blanket for the chance to make a definitive move.
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Post by Enyasurvivor on Jun 25, 2020 20:41:32 GMT -5
Congrats to making it to the finals, no matter what anyone else or mcsteamy says, you ALL deserve to be here! I had a blast playing this game with y’all, we certainly had some crazy tribals!! All three of you have my respect for not taking any goats to the finals. So I guess my question is the same for all three of you: What was your best move(s) in the game that was of your own doing? And how did they allow an easier path to the final. The jury really has to decide what to reward here, any of you three could win. The person with the uphill battle that defied all the odds probably deserves it the most in my opinion! Y’all played great though!! My best move was linking up with max after the austin vote. You and I were public enemy #1 and you said yourself that we didn't really have a shot at moving forward. That's when max and I came together and I told him exactly what I wanted out of him. I wanted ry4n and I wanted it now. I had nothing to lose, but my honesty endeared myself to max and he agreed with what I wanted, which is when he attempted to get brayden and zebra, which didn't work but it ended up showing zebra who I was going after, which then helped us link up the next tribal. I also want to highlight a great subtle move I did during the pre-merge that I haven't mentioned yet. The way I kept Sam close to me without ever really working with him. With both the Liucci and Stacey vote, I told him just before the vote that the votes had "suddenly" changed and that we were on the bottom of the tribe and we were both just trying to survive. SO while Sam kept voting incorrectly while I knew what was going on, he still thought we were a duo. It made him trust me completely so that on Macal 2.0, he was willing to do whatever I told him. And he did just that. I told him "vote anna" and he didn't think twice.
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Post by #brayden on Jun 25, 2020 20:44:16 GMT -5
The best move that I made on my own was choosing to share the information that D12 gave me about wanting to vote out Leo with Zeebz. After the unlucky result of the second rock draw, there was a bunch of confusion on the tribe with regards to where the votes fell. I came clean about my vote for Leo to Ryan which was a smart move on my part because lying about it would have only made Ryan trust me less... especially with what Zeebz and I were planning on proposing to him. We took D12's plan and used it to turn Ryan and Leo against him. It allowed us an easier path to the F3 because after that all we had to do was take out Ryan, and everyone knew how big of a threat he was so it wasn't going to be a hard sell. With Ryan out of the picture, a F3 was formed and it was smooth sailing after.
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Post by Spidey on Jun 25, 2020 20:46:53 GMT -5
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Post by Spidey on Jun 25, 2020 20:47:50 GMT -5
Jay ( DistrictTwelve)'s question: Q: Recall a moment where you chose to follow your heart over mind in a decision, and how it actually ended up benefiting your game? Good luck guys!
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Jun 25, 2020 20:48:48 GMT -5
Oooouuu I like that question!
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Post by Zeebz on Jun 25, 2020 20:52:57 GMT -5
A moment where I chose to follow my heart instead of my mind was the F4 vote. I knew that voting Enya out instead of Mylo would allow me the best chance at a win, but I chose to be loyal and kept Enya because I wanted to win against the best of the best as opposed to relying on a goat to make the finale and thus ensure my win. I knew Enya was so passionate about this so I wanted to make sure he made it and had the chance to explain himself
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Post by Enyasurvivor on Jun 25, 2020 20:53:33 GMT -5
Q: Recall a moment where you chose to follow your heart over mind in a decision, and how it actually ended up benefiting your game? Good luck guys! I would say not going with mylo and leo to the final 3. My head kept telling me "are you fucking dumb?? Why aren't you taking two goats with you??" but my heart felt that if I was going to win this, I wanted to win it by defeating the best of the best. I also knew that it would look pretty shitty if I went to the final 3 with mylo and leo after lambasting ry4n for attempting to do just that. It ended up benefitting my game because I still made the final 3 and no matter if I win or lose now, my placement in this final 3 will be remembered in Pulse Survivor history as the best ever.
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Post by #brayden on Jun 25, 2020 20:59:01 GMT -5
This is a really tough question because there hasn't been many battles between my heart and my head. I guess the closest that I came to a heart vs. head moment was probably at F5 and F4. My heart told me to stick with Zeebz and Enya, but my head knew that I would have a better shot at winning the game if I went with Leo and Mylo. At the same time, though... I think that sticking with my heart allows me to present a better case of how loyal I was as an ally and player and that will hopefully benefit me some in the jury's eyes.
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Post by Spidey on Jun 25, 2020 20:59:58 GMT -5
Spidey Probst: Todd (ry4n), it is your turn to take a stab at the finalists!
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Post by ry4n on Jun 25, 2020 21:00:24 GMT -5
Hold on a second, y'all ain't ready for my questions!
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Post by Zeebz on Jun 25, 2020 21:01:54 GMT -5
oh fuck
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Post by ry4n on Jun 25, 2020 21:02:34 GMT -5
I don't have a whole lot to say as I've been pretty checked out since the F7 vote. I do have some reflective thoughts on my own game... but I'll save it for after the finale (or after Cynthia's review). I will say though that I find it funny how y'all felt the need to avenge Austin and take me down when he wasn't upset with me over it at all lol. Zebra – there's only so much fakeness and vindictiveness I can tolerate from a main friend. PASS Enya – you fought hard to be here! Mad respect. Not even mad that our chat was complete B.S. We were pretty determined to take each other down, so no hard feelings at you winning that battle. Brayden – you orchestrated many moves that others are taking credit for. I love your chill attitude throughout the game. And you always made me feel comfortable with you... to the point where I backed off from voting you out on two separate occasions. Brilliant work. Now, personally my favourite part of these games are the off topic moments in the DM's. We all need some levity in Pulse Survivor and to not take it so seriously all the time. My DM with Austin was hilarious, for example. So, in the spirit of off-topic levity, here are my questions for you three: Zebra - what's your favourite animal? Enya - who's your favourite UK artist? Brayden - who's your favourite Drag Race contestant? I look forward to your responses! ZeebzEnyasurvivor#brayden
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Post by Enyasurvivor on Jun 25, 2020 21:05:36 GMT -5
ry4n, our game chats were complete bs and we both knew that but our real convos were always genuine, eve back in Madagascar. You were the #1 person I wanted to work with when the cast was revealed, but it just never happened.
Well, I'm currently listening to Dua Lipa but I think my favorite UK artist is The 1975. They just ascend my mind to another level with every album.
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Post by #brayden on Jun 25, 2020 21:08:54 GMT -5
Hey Ryan! Thanks for the kind words! I feel like this is going to be the most predictable answer ever because A LOT of people would definitely say this queen but she is my favorite! Blame it on Bianca Del Rio! She's smart, hilarious and (in my opinion) the greatest contestant the show has had in all 17 seasons of drag race! And you know I recommended you watch season 6 when you have a chance so when you do, you better tell me your thoughts!
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Post by Zeebz on Jun 25, 2020 21:13:43 GMT -5
Ry4n,
A zebra, duh. Second choice is a cow. I have always wanted one.
That said, I was the most worried about your jury questions. Austin’s final statement may have hurt enough, but I hate that our game ended the way it did. You’re so quick to discount me as a player (due to emotion, no doubt), but I don’t see how or why I should have to justify the move I made against you when I know for a FACT you would have done the same to me and we never had intentions to take one another to the final three. Just disappointed you are so quick to discount my game here whereas if you had done the same to me I would have absolutely vouched for you or given you the chance to win. That said, if I regret any move in the game it was not fighting harder to keep us both in. I loved played with you and I hate that neither of us had engame Plans for one another. Did not want you as the F6 boot
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Post by Spidey on Jun 25, 2020 21:14:26 GMT -5
Spidey Probst: Christa (Leo ✔), your turn!
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Post by Leo ✔ on Jun 25, 2020 21:17:06 GMT -5
Hold Up I'm coming in hot!
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Post by Leo ✔ on Jun 25, 2020 21:19:29 GMT -5
First of all, congrats to all for making to this instance. I know is hard to get there, because I never made it lol but whatever. If I'm honest I'm not mad all voted me, part of me wanted to be voted out before FTC. The only thing I'm mad is because somebody I don't recall said I wasn't there to play, which is a total lie. I gave on almost all the comps my best, the endurance I didn't do it because I was on my job, I left late, then I had a test that took me 2:30 hours and I had to work earlier the next morning. You know, priorities. Now, all of you have said about the off topic talks in the PM, which I never saw anything on that on my PM. (Zebra, outside of the game does not count.) My question resumes how I felt after this season. What would've done if you feel like half of the cast doesn't take you seriously?(If the question is confusing for you I can help to clarify it) Good luck all!! :) #braydenZeebzEnyasurvivor
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Post by Spidey on Jun 25, 2020 21:20:01 GMT -5
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Post by Enyasurvivor on Jun 25, 2020 21:25:40 GMT -5
What would've done if you feel like half of the cast doesn't take you seriously? I actually feel like you and I were in the same boat when this game started. We weren't seen as threats at all and honestly weren't look upon as "all-stars," so I think the answer to your question is the game I played. I took that feeling of being underestimated and feeling pushed to the side and used it to my advantage in this game. I had no connections in this game and no pre-game alliances or anything, so I felt like people took me as a pawn in their own game, so I used that to get ahead for a bit. Little by little, I would leave hints that I was more than I was showing and I think people clued into that by the 2nd swap. I then went full force after the merge and played fearlessly. I think you were perceptive enough to see how people were viewing your game, but it was a little too late and you either didn't have the motivation or the numbers to make that move to set you apart from the others.
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Post by Zeebz on Jun 25, 2020 21:27:45 GMT -5
Honestly? I’m not sure what I would done had half of the cash had not taken me seriously. I admittedly come from a very biased place since I have won 2x and don’t know what that feels like, but I likely would’ve played similarly and tried to have laid low. I wouldn’t have wanted the Jury to see me as a threat, but eventually, I would have wanted to take out some threats. So, essentially, I would have tried to prove them wrong
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Post by #brayden on Jun 25, 2020 21:30:29 GMT -5
Another interesting question. I think that I would have done everything in my power to change that. There's always opportunities to turn a new leaf and prove to people that you're more than what they believe you are. A first impression is just a first impression. Put effort into being the change that you want to be and that change will probably happen.
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Post by Spidey on Jun 25, 2020 21:31:34 GMT -5
Spidey Probst: It appears that Crystal (gabe) will not be joining us tonight and has forfeited her opportunity to address the finalists. That being said... Karishma (Mylo13 💜), close things out for us tonight!
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Post by austin on Jun 25, 2020 21:32:41 GMT -5
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Post by Leo ✔ on Jun 25, 2020 21:34:03 GMT -5
I'm just gonna add that is more easier said than done, but thanks all for your answers. :)
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Post by Mylo13 💜 on Jun 25, 2020 21:34:10 GMT -5
Hey guys! Here's some questions:
Zeebz, would you say your gameplay here was BETTER than your previous two winning games?
Brayden, I've noticed a pattern in the games I've played with you. You seem to prefer going to the end with bigger threats, rather than risk going out in the effort to vote out threats. Would you agree with this?
Enya, you were the only player here to be voted out and return to the game. So my question is, what should you have done to avoid being voted out that time?
Y'all three rock, and best of luck to you all~
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Post by Spidey on Jun 25, 2020 21:37:41 GMT -5
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Post by Enyasurvivor on Jun 25, 2020 21:41:08 GMT -5
Enya, you were the only player here to be voted out and return to the game. So my question is, what should you have done to avoid being voted out that time? I should have been more passive and not as proactive on Hondo 3.0. It all started when we lost the movie challenge. I was already drained from putting my all into that challenge and then also doing a crazy yoga class that morning, so I was PISSED when those results came out. I was so tired that I slipped up and told shooter that austin had told me brayden's name. I wasn't trying to start anything, it was literally just a mind slip because I was exhausted at that point. That was the beginning of the end for me. Because of that single mistake, I attempted to over-correct, which then led to brayden and shooter ratting me out to austin and even though I spilled my guts out to austin and told him the truth about everything that happened, it wasn't enough to save myself and I was voted out. So in retrospect, I shouldn't have taken that yoga class. Lol, but seriously, the lesson I learned was to learn when to be passive, which I then implemented with the gabe vote. I knew my threat level was creeping up after returning to the game and taking out shooter and then using an idol, so I decided that I needed to take a tribal off and let other people take the wheel, which is how gabe got the boot.
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Post by Zeebz on Jun 25, 2020 21:42:56 GMT -5
Mylo,
Thank for the question! Personally, I would say yes, it has been. My first game (what little I remember of it) relied ENTIRELY on my social game and little With what I did as a player. My second win was based in large part on idol Wins, thus making my win not as spectacular as it could’ve been. This go, i relies on a bit of my previous strategy, but also a wilingness to make moves when needed (and to own up to them) and for that reason I think I have played better than other seasons
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