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Post by Crimsonio on Nov 1, 2020 18:05:47 GMT -5
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Post by Spidey on Nov 1, 2020 19:05:50 GMT -5
FINAL TRIBAL COUNCIL
Spidey Probst: Welcome to the season finale of Pulse Survivor: New Blood. Before we begin, let's bring in the members of the Jury: Jacob, Missy, Mick, Penny, Victoria, Zane, Laurel, Hannah, and Max (avatar), voted out at the last Tribal Council. Now... let's get started.Spidey Probst: Gabby (Crimsonio) and Matty (wrip), one of you will be crowned the winner of Pulse Survivor: New Blood tonight. But first... the two of you must first face the Jury, compromised of your fellow castaways that you had a hand in eliminating from this game. To get things started, both of you will now give an opening statement.Finalists, please post your opening statements in the main thread now.
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Post by wrip on Nov 1, 2020 19:08:19 GMT -5
Hey guys! First of all, I’d like to say how exciting and amazing this whole game has been! Everyone did an amazing job this season and I’m glad to have played against you all, especially since everyone brought their A-game. I truly did not expect to make it this far so it feels really nice to have gotten here! Also would like to congratulate Crimsonio for making it to the final two as well. You played a really strong game and you definitely are very deserving of a spot in the final two! This game was definitely pretty challenging from the start, there were a lot of very strategic moves from everyone which was interesting trying to navigate through. I believe my biggest strength in this game was my performances in the challenges. I wanted to push myself to do well in the challenges, especially because of the strategies of other players in the game. Not only that, but I do also feel as if I was true in my intentions to help out teammates in any group challenge, whether it was on the Manu tribe, Sila Sila tribe after the tribe swap, or any reward challenge where teams were combined. My goal truly was to see our team do well in each group challenge, whether it was through talking strategy like in the post war, or simply pushing for high scores to ensure we’d succeed. I’ll go into a bit more detail about that when the time comes. I’d like to admit one of my weaknesses in this game was not reaching out to more players at the start of the game. I’d rather be honest about that, since that was one thing I felt created a challenge for me to navigate. After the first vote for the Manu tribe where Walt was eliminated, I figured out that some form of alliance had been forming between other tribe members, which I presume was led by Crimsonio. From then on I figured I needed to perform stronger in reward and immunity challenges to help myself avoid elimination. I did try reaching out to a few other players at the start because I wanted to form some connections with other people, although some of those attempts weren’t very successful. From then on, I figured the best strategy would be to attempt to lessen that perception of me as a threat to some others, which I feel helped me out a bit. Just before the tribe swap, I was informed of APM being the next one to be voted off, so I reached out to him to talk a bit and figure out who he voted for. I let him know that I wanted to work with him, and although he technically was voted off, I feel as if this effort ended up helping my case as he decided to bring me with him to the other team, where I felt I brought myself back up into safer territory. Once I was part of the new SIla Sila tribe, I reached out to Gotportugal and Fire and began to form alliances with them. During tribal councils, I tried to not seem like too much of a threat to other players, so I tried to appear as if I wasn’t in too many alliances with others. I feel like also our tribe worked pretty well together, like in the post war for example. I think we worked well as a team and figured out how to come out on top, by directing posts towards each other so we’d have more to post about (shout out to Fire for the idea of liking each other’s posts to help with our like ratios haha). After that, the tribes merged which did change my strategy a bit. Once the tribes merged I ended up chatting with Harry, who I ended up forming another alliance with. Things got a bit difficult from then on. At the first tribal council, a couple of us had talked to each other to all vote for the same person. I was a bit worried going into that one, but Gotportugal ended up saving me (which I do really appreciate) so we ended up succeeding in that. I did feel bad voting out reputainbow, because they were a very strong player and I was hoping to get to know them a bit more. I will say, after that point things got to be a bit more challenging as I felt those who I felt I could trust were beginning to be eliminated. First was Fire’s rock draw elimination, which was honestly frustrating to watch, because no one deserves to be eliminated from something like that. This was where I felt I needed to push myself even further in the challenges so that I could avoid elimination at tribal councils. When the 10 minute post challenge began, I actually hadn’t started until a bit later on since I had some IRL things going on. Coming out on top for that challenge was a bit surprising, but it did help me to avoid being eliminated. After that was Gotportugal’s elimination which was also sad to see happen since I feel like we had gotten to know each other a lot throughout this and formed a pretty solid alliance. I did also talk to Shruggie and Anonymous a bit during this time, and I was hoping to get to know them some more. Just as I had been getting to talk to them, however, they had been medically evacuated, which was sad to see. Throughout all of this, I had been talking to Harry a good amount who ended up being great support through all of this. For a good amount of the game I did want to bring him to the final two as I feel like he was a great ally and great player. One of the biggest decisions at this point was to work with Crimsonio a bit more. I’ll admit we had been talking here and there throughout the game, but I was a bit skeptical though as he hadn’t been the most honest at points (which I get it because you’ve got to play strategic). We ended up talking to each other, and I feel like through a lot of this we kind of had been toying with the idea of working together to get to the final two. We ended up combining our strengths which ultimately helped. We kept things a bit secret so that other players wouldn’t suspect anything. This is where Harry ended up using his vote to save me (which I truly thank you for doing so, it genuinely meant a lot to me). With that we ended up eliminating Reputainbow. I felt guilty doing so as I had wanted to get to know you more but I was told that you were already being voted for. At this point, I felt like I had pretty much lifted myself back up into safety, after a rocky patch. The next elimination was M5, which his lack of a vote ended up saving me. I felt bad because he didn’t really have a say in the vote. I actually had hoped to work with him at the start of the season, but that ended up not working out as he had been part of a group trying to eliminate me. The next challenge, which was the Crossy Roads game, I figured I’d send in a low score because I felt safe enough to do so. There were a couple of reasons for this actually. The first being that I had hoped either Harry or Crimsonio could win the challenge and win immunity as I wanted to ensure the safety of at least one of the two people I had been working with. Second was because I had been given the legacy advantage a few rounds before, which was only available to be used at that round. Harry ended up winning (which I was pretty happy to see since he was a possible target for tribal council according to Crimsonio and I didn’t want to see him go that round). We ended up going for Ramona, who I definitely thought was a strong player. Ramona was another person I did want to get to know more at the beginning, so I was sad that we had never gotten to talk throughout this. The final tribal council was probably the most difficult decision to make yet. Because Harry didn’t submit for the challenge, his vote was lost meaning it would be more difficult to help him out. Once the time came, Crimsonio had mentioned voting for Harry, which him saying that made me realize that LifeSupport probably also voted for Harry. At that point I realized Harry was going home regardless, so I felt a bit sad knowing that would be the case. I didn’t want to actually vote for him, in fact I felt bad voting for anyone because everyone had played a strong game to get to the top four. My reasoning for voting for Harry was because I didn’t want Crimsonio or LifeSupport to see my vote and maybe try to target me just before the final two. Plus, I still truly wanted to go to the final two with Crimsonio. In these final stages, I figured I’d take Crimsonio to the top with me. I do feel like LifeSupport also deserved a spot here though and it would have been cool to see you here as well! Ultimately I felt like taking Crimsonio to the top would be the best. I feel like we had kind of been working against each other for a good amount of that, so I think the point where we decided to work together ended up helping each other out. Crimsonio, while technically you weren’t the most honest with me at points, I am happy to share this spot with you in the final two. You’ve played a really strong game, and I commend you for that. Your social game especially was strong, and trying to navigate through that was difficult at times. Good luck tonight! All in all, I appreciate everyone for taking the time to hopefully read through this! I do hope you guys will consider voting for me tonight. I feel like I’ve shown that I am a strong and strategic player, having performed strong in plenty of challenges and by working as an honest and team-oriented player when the situation arose. I do feel like while there were a few rough patches here and there, I do also feel like my ability to push myself out of those times shows that I played a strong game and didn’t go down without a fight. Thank you guys, sorry for the length of this haha but i’m excited for what you guys have to say!
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Post by Crimsonio on Nov 1, 2020 19:08:27 GMT -5
Hi, everyone, I just want to say thank you to everyone here, I enjoyed playing this game these past few weeks, and that’s because of the impact that each of you had. As an actual Survivor super fan, this is a dream come true for me. I’ve watched every season at least once, and yes, I’m serious about that. When I came into this game, I had been at one of the lowest lows of my life, I had suffered two personal tragedies that had changed me for life and I signed up to distract me from the pain and the grief, and it helped a lot.
I came into this game wanting another chance after I quit from Discord Survivor for personal reasons, and I wanted to make the most of it. I wanted to win the game, and now that I’m here at the end, it’s time for me to present my case, to you, the jury. I came into this season instantly wanting to take a quick control and majority of my Manu tribe, which I did effectively, creating the Manu 4 Alliance with Victoria, Zane and Laurel right off the bat and we dominated the pre-swap portion of the game. That changed, however, when I got selected to the Sila Sila Tribe along with Matty and Jason, where I got to talk to brand new people that I hadn’t before. I put in my social magic and found myself in a good position in that new tribe instantly. This brought me along to creating an alliance with Max, which we named the Kings & Queens alliance.
When we merged, I thought I was in the driver’s seat, but I saw one of my closest allies get voted out in Victoria, and I had to rethink my strategy instantly. I made sure to use my Legend Island advantage that next immunity challenge to make sure I was safe, which sadly saw Jacob going home due to a rock draw. I then was in control again, as Missy was sent home after the Manu 4 + Kings & Queens voted her out because she was such a huge threat. However, my game changed after the “Touchy Subjects” Immunity Challenge, where I it became clear to me that I was never going to win going to the end with the Manu 4, because they thought of me as too much of a threat. Zane also became irritated when I had accidentally chopped him, and I no longer really saw myself in a winning scenario, so I started to work my magic. Matty was supposed to go home that night, but a light bulb went off in my head, Matty would be a perfect person to bring to the end because they had not been well received by the jury members so far, I thought that I would fair better in that F2 scenario, so we made a F2 deal. It also made more sense to make it that I was in the end with the best-of-the-best, because I’d rather do that instead of taking the easy win. Most people don’t know this, but it was actually me who convinced Hannah to use the idol on Matty and send Victoria home, and while I loved Victoria dearly and didn’t want to see her go again, I wanted to win and not come in fourth place. So I went forward with the move, and the rest of the game was relatively smooth sailing for me, I do feel bad for Laurel because at the Final 5 I had to send her home by default, but it was either her or me, as we were the only ones without an advantage or immunity. Hannah went home at F4 for being too much of an immunity threat, and then I was put in a weird position. While I wanted to win the Final Immunity Challenge, and while I was close, it was never in my best interest to win it, because I was going to the end either way, and I feel extremely bad for Max getting cut at the end, because I feel like I made a friend.
While some may criticize my performance in immunity challenges, I did win one immunity challenge myself, but I never felt the need to win every time. I never had one vote against me from any other tribe mate the entire season, and while that was partly because I was pulling the strings behind the scenes, I think it was due to the relationships I formed with each member of the cast. I was behind every vote I could participate in except for the Victoria merge boot and the Jacob rock draw, I was in the driver’s seat for the majority of the season. I also used the two advantages that I got from Legend Island to further myself in the game, the Beast Mode advantage allowed me to win immunity and my Extra Vote advantage made it so that I controlled who went home at the F5 ultimately. I always had a grasp on the endgame, and I’m happy that I’m here and telling you my journey that I had to get here. I’ve outlasted, outplayed and outwitted, the three qualities of a Survivor winner. Thank you so much for your time and I hope that I’ve made my case clear to everyone.
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Post by Spidey on Nov 1, 2020 19:13:40 GMT -5
Spidey Probst: Thank you finalists. Each jury member will now have the opportunity to address the finalists with a question or statement. Use this as an opportunity to get that last needed information to determine your vote tonight. Jury members, please wait until it your turn to address the finalists. Once it is your turn, you can post your question or statement to the finalists in the main thread. Make sure to tag the final two in your post. Finalists, please answer any questions asked by the jury as quickly as possible. Spidey Probst: Jacob (Fire), you will be kicking things off for us tonight!
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Post by Fire on Nov 1, 2020 19:14:52 GMT -5
congratulations to both of you guys on making it this far! wrip and Crimsonio you two have played really strong! that said, my question is: if you could change one thing about your gameplay throughout this season, what would you change and why?
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Post by Sambalada on Nov 1, 2020 19:16:19 GMT -5
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Post by Crimsonio on Nov 1, 2020 19:17:33 GMT -5
congratulations to both of you guys on making it this far! wrip and Crimsonio you two have played really strong! that said, my question is: if you could change one thing about your gameplay throughout this season, what would you change and why? Thank you Fire, it's nice to see you! I think if I could change one thing about my gameplay this season, it would be winning more immunity challenges. While I never ended up needing immunity, as I never received any votes, it would've been nice to be truly safe for more than the one tribal council I did win immunity.
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Post by wrip on Nov 1, 2020 19:20:18 GMT -5
Hey Fire ! Thank you, I really appreciate it! I know I kind of mentioned it in my post above, but if I were to change one thing I would probably have worked to reach out to more people at the start. I feel that I could have hopefully formed stronger relationships with some people at the beginning. That I feel like would have helped me to form stronger alliances with people and maybe have not been viewed as a threat to some people. I think that's probably the main thing I would have changed!
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Post by Spidey on Nov 1, 2020 19:21:25 GMT -5
Spidey Probst: Missy (GP), you are up!Please post your question or statement in the main thread now.
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Post by Spidey on Nov 1, 2020 19:29:03 GMT -5
Spidey Probst: Missy (GP)'s question for the finalists:Tell me one reason why your opponent deserves to win.
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Post by Crimsonio on Nov 1, 2020 19:31:23 GMT -5
Spidey Probst: Missy (GP )'s question for the finalists:Tell me one reason why your opponent deserves to win. Hi GotPortugal! One reason I would say why Wrip should win is his good attitude, which helped in team challenges and also helped in us working together and forming a Final 2 together.
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Post by wrip on Nov 1, 2020 19:35:14 GMT -5
Hey GP ! Thanks for your question! I have to give Crimsonio credit for his social game. I believe he definitely did a good job working with other players and convincing them to work with him. One thing I feel like mentioning is from the start (and I may be wrong about this if you'd like to comment Crimsonio) I feel like he convinced other players that I could be a threat (partially due to me planning to work with Walt) so I think that's where his social game came to help! I feel like if that didn't happen then maybe things would have played out different haha
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Post by Spidey on Nov 1, 2020 19:36:58 GMT -5
Spidey Probst: Mick (shruggie), you are up!Please post your question or statement in the main thread now.
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Post by Spidey on Nov 1, 2020 19:38:39 GMT -5
Spidey Probst: Mick (shruggie)'s statement to the finalists:Hello everyone, and once again congratulations to both finalists! Even though I wasn't too interactive with most of you, I'd still like to take this chance to congratulate the both of you for making it this far into the game.
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Post by Crimsonio on Nov 1, 2020 19:38:44 GMT -5
Hey GP ! Thanks for your question! I have to give Crimsonio credit for his social game. I believe he definitely did a good job working with other players and convincing them to work with him. One thing I feel like mentioning is from the start (and I may be wrong about this if you'd like to comment Crimsonio) I feel like he convinced other players that I could be a threat (partially due to me planning to work with Walt) so I think that's where his social game came to help! I feel like if that didn't happen then maybe things would have played out different hahaNope, you're exactly right haha
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Post by Crimsonio on Nov 1, 2020 19:39:24 GMT -5
Spidey Probst: Mick (shruggie )'s statement to the finalists:Hello everyone, and once again congratulations to both finalists! Even though I wasn't too interactive with most of you, I'd still like to take this chance to congratulate the both of you for making it this far into the game. Thank you Shruggie!
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Post by Spidey on Nov 1, 2020 19:39:43 GMT -5
Spidey Probst: Penny (annoymous1), you are up!Please post your question or statement in the main thread now.
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Post by wrip on Nov 1, 2020 19:40:52 GMT -5
Thank you shruggie ! Like I said, I definitely had hoped to work with you more, that timing with the evacuation just didn't work out well haha
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Post by Spidey on Nov 1, 2020 19:51:36 GMT -5
Spidey Probst: Penny (annoymous1)'s statement to the finalists:I really don't have a question
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Post by Spidey on Nov 1, 2020 19:52:03 GMT -5
Spidey Probst: Victoria (reputainbow), you are up!Please post your question or statement in the main thread now.
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Post by Spidey on Nov 1, 2020 19:54:01 GMT -5
Spidey Probst: Victoria (reputainbow)'s question for the finalists:hello crims and wrip! congrats on making it to the end -- you two are both very deserving finalists! too bad i wasn't able to really play for very long after the merge, lmao. i just want to ask one question to the both of you: what was your biggest regret while playing this game?
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Post by Crimsonio on Nov 1, 2020 19:57:26 GMT -5
Spidey Probst: Victoria (reputainbow )'s question for the finalists:hello crims and wrip! congrats on making it to the end -- you two are both very deserving finalists! too bad i wasn't able to really play for very long after the merge, lmao. i just want to ask one question to the both of you: what was your biggest regret while playing this game? Hi Victoria gorgeous! My biggest regret was underestimating GotPortugal at the merge, which resulted in you getting eliminated after their idol play. If I had not underestimated them, that vote would have played out much differently.
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Post by wrip on Nov 1, 2020 19:59:01 GMT -5
Hey reputainbow ! Thank you, and I do wish you had more time to play past the merge. This is a tough question. I mean I had mentioned earlier that I wish I was able to form stronger relationships with other players so that's definitely up there. I do wish I was able to play a bit more strategically with other players and I feel like had I formed alliances with people from the start, I could have felt a bit more under control of the game instead of being more of a lone wolf.
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Post by annoymous1 on Nov 1, 2020 19:59:13 GMT -5
I want to say congratulations to the finalist crimsonio and wrip. I'm very bad at asking questions so forgive me,but why should your opponent lose?
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Post by Spidey on Nov 1, 2020 19:59:57 GMT -5
Gabby ( Crimsonio) and Matty ( wrip): I want to say congratulations to the finalist crimsonio and wrip. I'm very bad at asking questions so forgive me,but why should your opponent lose?
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Post by Crimsonio on Nov 1, 2020 20:01:39 GMT -5
I want to say congratulations to the finalist crimsonio and wrip. I'm very bad at asking questions so forgive me,but why should your opponent lose? Oh hi! Well, I think that Wrip should lose because he didn't form relationships the way I did with people on the cast. He also should lose because this was a part of my strategy as well, if I kept Wrip in the game, that always meant that another threat was in the game, and they would leave before I did. Wrip was my meat shield.
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Post by wrip on Nov 1, 2020 20:07:50 GMT -5
Hey there annoymous1 , thank you! And no worries haha I definitely feel you on that as I struggle to come up with questions like this sometimes. While strategy is important in this game, I do feel like Crimsonio hasn't been the most honest to others. I feel like whenever there was a chance to flip on someone, he took the opportunity to betray those he was supposed to be working with. I do think he's played a solid game though and I respect him for making those choices. I think a Sole Survivor should be honest and trustworthy to other players.
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Post by Spidey on Nov 1, 2020 20:09:08 GMT -5
Spidey Probst: Zane (M5), you are up!Please post your question or statement in the main thread now.
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Post by Spidey on Nov 1, 2020 20:10:05 GMT -5
Spidey Probst: Zane (M5)'s question for the finalists:What was the game like for you?
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