THE FINAL TWO: FINAL TWO RESPONSES
Below are the responses submitted by the Final Two.
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[quote="KaleiÐoscøpe"]Elias:
1. I suggested you instead of Jdodge mainly because I rarely talked to you, and because I saw you as a bigger threat then Jdodge.
2. Very little. I knew that you two talked because Eteocles told me of your previous survivor game where you two worked together. Then again, I wasn't really concerned that Eteo would betray me towards you, because Eteo knew 100% what I was doing, while he showed me from time to time he had some question marks about your honesty. Of course, this could all be played, but I trusted Eteo and I still do.
JDodge:
1. I guess that topic didn't pass by at that point. I wouldn't have withold the information if you would've asked at that point, but it didn't slip my mind at the time. Still, I doubt it would have mattered, since your days were numbered at that point anyway.
hasdgfas:
I, too, played this game way too passive in the beginning. Then again, I had no intention to talk to everyone because I mostly almost knew where everyone stood via Eteo and JDodge. After JDodge was voted out, I could have done so, but it would've made little difference because the majority of the votes was in the safe area of the alliance.
scotmany12:
You could look at it that way yes, but on the other hand, Eteo needed me as well to get to the point we are now. Most of the time, the alliances were equal and balanced. I could be the swinging vote if things would get wrong. Sure, Eteo did alot of work with driving the alliance, but if the secrecy of our alliance wasn't as good as it was during the F5, we wouldn't be standing here. It says something that bethelmark was convinced Eteo worked with Iammars instead of me. So yes, you got a point in saying that, but without a strong alliance in this game, you are nothing.
bethelmark:
1. I'm not going to answer that question. Eteo and I played this game together, and I believe we both deserve to win this game. For me, this is simply the final stage of the game that needs to be resolved, and winning the F2 means very little to me.
2. Lack of initiative in talking to certain people. Then again, this is my first game I finished, so improvement will come with experience
Skitzer:
1. Yes, it is a disadvantage. This is mainly because the replies you get usually take 24-hours if not more, and that really holds up progress in plans. I think if you decide to play another game of this, taking AIM would increase your win chances, as you were simply a pawn of Eteo's army to victory this game.
2. Yes, I considered you a threat at some point. At the moment JDodge was voted out, I had my concerns you and Iammars were playing together. With that reason, I was sometimes pushing to get you voted out before the F5. To be honest, I was really hoping you had something on your sleeve, so the late part of the game would be a bit more interesting, so I was a bit dissappointed when I found out you didn't.
3. That almost none of the players were aware of the alliance Eteo and I had. It was something I hoped to happen, and I was only concerned two people could've found out: JDodge and bethelmark. JDodge, because I switched side a little bit to easy and bethelmark, because he was contacted when Elias needed to be voted off. The result of the alliance was shown during the F5, when bethelmark decided to contact me instead of Iammars. It makes you feel happy from the inside if you see something you worked on unravel itself in a positive way.
4. Because you weren't much of a threat. When Jdodge was voted out, there was Scot, hasdfgas, bethelmark, iammars and you. From these players, you and Iammars were the only players who played along with Eteo whole game. It showed that you two were less likely to betray and screw up the game for us, so you were in no need to be voted off (Unless you two worked together, in which we decided to test this by letting Eteo offer a F2 to Iammars. The reaction convinced us enough you two had nothing on your sleeve).
5. Eh.... none. The main thing that interested me were the elimination rounds and the last two immunity challenges.
Iammars:
1. During the first four rounds, probably not more then half an hour/an hour each. Later, probably around 2 hours each. I know this doesn't sound convincing, but if you are not in risk of going, you shouldn't be making promises that might backfire you later on.
2. I think my contribution to this game isn't impressing, but enough to get me here. I think my main contribution that got me here is taking the initiative to start an alliance with Eteocles, who was hesistant at first. Furthermore, I believe leading the voting towards Elias and suggesting to Eteo to start a F2 with you were my decision that made most impact in this game.[/quote]
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[quote="Eteocles"]Elias:
Why you and not JDodge? It was simply that you were the better
player. I know that's at least why I wanted you gone. You were the
only other mastermind in the game. Getting rid of you would do more
damage for the enemy, and more good for us. You know, getting rid of
JDodge might have given you even more power. How bad would that
be for us? When KScope mentioned your name it was a "You know
what we gotta do, right?" kinda thing.
No, I don't believe that my self voting lessens my betrayals. The
bird1111 self vote served a purpose. It was just so that people wouldn't
get suspicious if they saw an extra vote for bird1111. The second time
I self voted was mostly an accident. I really did miss the deadline, but
things turned out how I wanted them any ways. ^.^ heh.
Oh, and I'd also like to note that I didn't betray Bethel. We both voted
for each other at his TC
JDodge:
If you are talking about when Elias was voted out: in an ambush, do
you give your enemy anytime to prepare? I guess you could use the
term "Back stabbed", but giving you any prior warning may have
changed the outcome of things.
If you are talking about when you were voted out: at that point, I think
it would have been clear that I had chosen to go down another road. I
didn't feel that I needed to give any warning to you.
hasdgfas:
Hmm, well the reason that I think I didn't talk to you is because I
didn't feel the need to really. I was confident enough in my alliances
that I didn't need you, and that befriending you wouldn't help me get
any further in the game. If you want an opportunity to really be a part
of the game, then that isn't just going to come to you. You have to seek
that out yourself. If you feel alone in the game and no one is talking to
you, you better take that as a danger sign and talk to as many people as
you can.
scotmany12:
Haha... well that was way back on day 1. On day 1, I
wasn't even that confident that I would last more than a few rounds, so
I wanted to try and at least win one immunity challenge (I hadn't won
one in any of my previous survivor games). I was really surprised that
more people didn't lie. I really shouldn't have shared any of my info
with Elias. >.<
Bethelmark:
Jee, thanks. The one question I was really hoping wouldn't come up.
Scopey and I were great partners through this. I think it was really a
joint effort. Obviously from my perspective, I am going to be the
mastermind behind everything, and from his perspective he is. I've
betrayed so many people in this game, It's just not right for me to
betray my last friend in this game by talking bad about him. All I can
do is tell you why I think I should win. I think I played a great game. In
this game the key is to, at every step, analyze where you are, where
you need to be, and what you need to do to get there. Every decision,
every alliance, every betrayal, was calculated to get me where I am. If
I don't win tonight, it will be because I did not convince the jury well
enough to give me their vote.
Skitzer: Hehe, I think you have the most interesting questions yet.
Yes. I do think that without AIM it was going to be a rocky road for
you. People like the convenience of talking on AIM, so they tend to
make stronger alliances with those people who also have AIM. It's not
impossible to win without it, but it certainly is a powerful tool.
Ah, yes the immunity necklaces. I am very proud of winning all of
them (all fair and square I might add), but I don't think they
particularly helped me get through in the game. The only way that it
would have changed things if I didn't win them would be if someone
else who we wanted voted out won them. It defiantly doesn't hurt to
have that necklace on though. People act very differently to you, and
you are freer to take more risks.
Yes, I did take you as a serious threat in this game. You have to think
of everybody as someone who could potentially get in between you
and the grand prize. Especially at the end when it takes fewer and
fewer people to send you packing, anyone could end up blind siding
you. Transitioning into your next question, the reason that we kept you
for so long was because I didn't think you had it in you to pull
something big like that. You did end up voting for me in the final 5, but
it was just too little too late.
As for Apate, yes, I did work at solving her name.
I know it did take
me a while because I messed up some of the clues, but I got it
eventually. I am really interested to see who will win that too.
Iammars:
Hmm, yeah. That was defiantly my worst fear. It would depend on
when you had come to me. A lot of the time, I could tell you that we
were all voting for a certain person, and you would just go along with
it. I could have either just convinced you that KScope was good with
us, or told you we were voting for KScope while we were really voting
for someone else. I chose you for an alliance though because I didn't
think that situation would ever come up, and if It did you wouldn't put
up too much of a fight.[/quote]
