Patrick:
“Eh, why not?”
I gotta say that I'm super happy and surprised to be back - while I definitely played hard and enjoyed my experience on Season 4, I never expected to be back, especially for something with the calliber of "All-Stars". This cast is definitely interesting and I'll have to keep on my toes for the start. Here's some early thoughts/first impressions on everyone and then I'll get into some early workings of the game.
Alex J. // ghrocky100
- I actually like Alex, but the last few games we've played he's been pre-occupied with his YouTube Survivor stuff. I feel like he's going to go somewhere between 13th-9th because he'll be like a "safe" choice to go after for someone, but he's also somewhat of a threat in perception, though not in reality.
Brian H. // FireX
- Oh my, poor Brian. Definitely came in with some bad blood with people like Chili/Lee, and while I'm not the biggest fan of him myself, this could be something that could be used to my advantage. He'll be going after them, and if they win, it could get me some protection, however, I'm not going to stick my neck out to protect him. He could go very deep if given the opportunity, so pre-jury definitely.
Chili L. // Lalisa
- Ugh, Chili. Chili really has the potential to go extremely deep into this game based on social skills alone, not even including his ability to win safety each and every week. Chili is by far one of the top threats of this game. For now, we have a "deal", and this may last to get us to jury, but I don't plan on holding safety any longer than that.
Grace R. // pinkiepie512
- LOVES Grace! I've never actually played with her, but I've been in some group chats with her and she is a sweetheart! I'm really excited to get the chance to play with her. If I recall correctly, I don't know if her and Lee are on the best terms, but I think they're still friends so that's good. I definitely don't see her going pre-jury and she could be a F2 threat. I love her though and would definitely be willing to work with her to F2.
Joey W. // joey65409
- I don't know Joey that well. From what I know, he's not too active around here anymore, though he definitely has some mutual friends with me. There's a lot of big players around here, so I could see him being someone quiet that takes the fall early, or being a "floater" that once we get to F5 we're wondering how he is still here? However, I definitely see him falling sooner rather than later with this group.
Josh R. // sergeant
- Josh was one of the reasons I left last time, but I am not holding that against him. I feel like there are definitely some qualities of Josh as a player that he shares with me and that could be why I feel this disjointed connection with him. I have a deal with him and I think that we're okay for now, but I know his style of play as a quiet player that will turn up later and attempt to take out the bigger players near the end. I feel fine with him for now, but he's one to keep an eye out for. I see him being an early-mid jury boot, unless Chili or Sagar win an HoH and target him early.
Keizo T. // Foxy_Piplup
- I have not yet heard from Keizo or heard much about him. Based on his gameplay from his first season, I'm assuming that this is going to be a quiet kid who is either going to go up early as a "safe" choice, or fly by for not being threatening to anyone. I will predict first boot for now.
Lake A. // crimsonteer
- Lake is... interesting. I've met him previously, and I think that I could probably make a good ally of mine if I build up our relationship early, which I definitely think I'm capable of. We'll see how this goes, but I could see him going deep into this game if he can get past these first few weeks.
Lee C. // CrimsonEnnui
- In my experience with Lee, he's quite the loyal player, unless he hits a position where his loyalties are crossed. He's one of the many people here that I've met before and I think he's someone that could definitely assist me in going deep into this game, at least to single digits. I just have to continue to build up the relationship that we have to insure this happens.
Madi S. // Maddog16
- Ugh, I love Madi so much. She is so sweet but also extremely loyal. I definitely want to work with her so deep into this game. I don't think she's someone that would stick her neck out and pick sides (sort of like BB in S4), but I do trust her a good deal. I would love to work with her and stand by her throughout this game.
Nick M. // BluJay112
- I LOVE Nick. Instant F2, no questions asked for me. Me and Nick are such a strong duo and have skills that tend to work together very well. We have completely dominated as a pair in the past, and the biggest thing working against us is just going to be how quickly we are outed. Calling it now that me or Nick wins this season, and that's just facts. We are pretty great socially, and are able to have different sort of connections with people, and if we don't expose our partnership, then we very well could be the winners of All-Stars.
Nopalito L. // NopalitoLegend01
- I'm calling it right now that if it's not me or Nick as the winner, that it's someone like Nopalito, as sort of our "WTF" winner. When he joined, everyone was like who tf is this, and I could see someone like that winning. He definitely could go deep if people forget about him, so he's definitely dangerous. Personally, I like him, but I need to watch for him.
Red D. // RedFabFoxy
- I LOVE Red. I know he can be a strong player, but he's not a dishonest player. I want to work with Red because he seems interesting, unlike many people here, and he's strong and is one of the few people that others may view as a bigger threat than me. He is such a sweetheart so as a pair we could do really well, and he very likely could go deep, unless he is someone targeted by Sagar/Chili.
Sagar O. // obscurity
- Speaking of which! Look, Sagar is extremely intelligent and extremely competitive. He's going to say and do anything to make it further and I know how dangerous he is, but I'm pretty sure everyone knows. I think he is someone that if the wrong side fell into power, he could find himself nominated and evicted pre-jury for being the threat that he is. He came to me saying that we need to stick together, and for now I'm down, but I know that his final four will not include me.
Slothy R. // Sloth_Roman
- I don't know too much about Slothy. We played ZBB last fall, and while we weren't super close, we weren't really against each other. He's kind of a deceptive player and someone that I wouldn't mind seeing go early. I feel like he is someone that will probably go home just before or just starting at the jury. He could skate by for awhile, and I just wouldn't want that.
There seems to be a lot of playing even though the game hasn't started yet! People digging up past seasons and exposing alliances, there definitely are going to be past relationships that come into play this season. Here's what I've picked up on so far.
Alex/Grace/Madi - S3 alliance
Sagar/Patrick/Josh/Chili - (pitched as an alliance by Sagar)
Sagar/Patrick/Josh/Chili/Nick/Keizo/Roman - I told Nick about the S4 alliance, and so he pitched to Josh a S2/S4 alliance, which Josh offered us and people seem to be going for.
Lake/Lee - Teamed up in S1
Brian/Nopalito/Joey - Teamed up in S1
Sagar/Chili - Pair
Chili/Nick - Pair
Definitely an interesting group. For now, the S4 group sounds like they really want to push for a "Mega-Alliance" with S2. If this really starts to push, I'll let Red know to get some counter-action going. Red going after people like Sagar/Chili would be great for me, and having Brian around as this big meat shield with people like Chili/Lee targeting him also helps.
Nick wants me/Chili/him to team up, which sounds fine since I know he's never going to go after Chili anyways, but I can't work with Chili to F3 - Nick would throw the last HoH and I know I may not be able to beat Chili one on one.
I think this is all for now, but I'm really excited to play and though IDK how far I'll go, I'm definitely going to work to let you guys in on what the hell is going on in this messy game.
- Patty