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I know I said that I'd have the first ranking up by Friday, but as of last night, I had been up for 32 of my last 36 hours, so I did not have the energy to write something up. But here it is, my first ranking post! How exciting. :)














































#13: Brian

-Survivor: Guatemala Redux

-10^th place

This really should be no surprise to anyone that has played several games with me (including Guatemala). Brian was so dry and boring that I don't think anyone, including myself, really liked him. That's not to say he was hated, he was just…nothing.

I will admit that the reason for Brian's lack of excitement comes from Survivor: Nepal. I was in another game at the time and took the opportunity to play in two games at once, and boy do I regret it. I ended up having to establishing one active game, and have the other on the side. Well, I was already well-into Nepal, so unfortunately, Guatemala and Brian got the shaft. I then vowed never to play in two games at once ever again (a vow which I would later break). I don't think the poor play had anything to do with SurvivorFan429 or his game; it was just my lack of dedication to it, and I felt really bad for wasting a spot.

Brian really didn't do anything in the game. He played the game from inside Stephenie's (ChaperaRocks) ass. On Day 1 when EVERYONE was saying that working with Stephenie is a huge risk because she was too big of a threat, what do I do? I tell Stephenie how much I like her and know her history, so I propose F2. =D She and Bobby Jon returned from Palau, and were the only two open-ID players. I could not tell her that I was her friend in Palau as Katie, but I did everything I could to make me her #1 because I knew that in Palau she never turned her back on her #1. It turns out that BJ was her #1 in Guatemala as well, so I got kind of screwed. But after he left, I think Stephenie was fully loyal to me.

I ended up being TOO loyal to Stephenie. At the F10 endurance challenge, I chose to sit out to earn an advantage at the next challenge. F10 was a spam challenge, and I think we all know how pointless it is to take on Stephenie in that. So I sit out, and provide for an event that would make for GREAT TV. I end up being blindsided at Tribal Council that same night. Yaxha was up 7-3 at the merge, so I didn't think I was going anywhere, making the sit-out even more of the right choice in my mind. I was shocked, and I felt like an idiot for sitting out at the challenge, even if I would not have won in the first place.

Brian really did sacrifice himself for Stephenie by putting a target on his back simply for being so close to her. I was hoping that she'd go on to win the game so I could take some responsibility for it, but no. She was too much of a g.oddess and the others were jealous. But I did end up getting a jury vote because Amy was a no-show at FTC. And it became the first time I ever voted for the loser at FTC. In the past, I had always voted for the winner. It was a fitting end to Brian, I guess.

Had I had the time for Guatemala, I think I could've done much better and had a bigger personality. Brian is a great character, which is why I picked him. But I really did nothing with him, which is why he ranks the lowest. The only move I made on my own in the game was aligning with Stephenie, which is pretty pathetic if you think about it. Without Brian, the game would've been exactly the same, if not better (for everyone except Stephenie). For everyone else on the list, I can say that they added a little something to their respective games, but I can't say the same for Brian. Even his confessional was as dead as his personality.

Who will be #12?

spnintendo wrote:

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Pity post! =O (Blame on people having "lives" on a Saturday. )

Playing two games at once <333 You made the right choice in putting more effort into Nepal it seems. Wasn't Cirie your highest placement at the time? =p

10th place...does that mean you were the merge boot? Gross. How the hell did that happen?

It was! 4th place...ah, those were the days.

How the hell did it happen? It was supposed to be Stephenie, and since I had my head up her ass, once she was immune, I guess it was my turn. For the first time, I don't think I was voted out for being a threat. XD

P.S. Thank you for the pity post. It was much-appreciated.

Mikester wrote:

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Tyson is way too high.

I think YOU'RE way to high.

This is a sad update.




































#11: Ashley
- Survivor: China
- 7th Place

This was my first character that I had ever played as in an ORG. Some people start off with really great characters, and for others it takes time. For me, it took time to develop into more significant roles in games, and I think those who started out with me would agree. As much as I have a soft spot for my first game, Ashley just can't do all that well in this ranking.

I was a TOTAL n00b in this game, and any experienced player could probably be amused by how obvious it was. But of course I was having an absolute blast every day because it was the first time I was actually playing survivor (and not just competing against computer players in the two games - which they need to make more of, btw). I fell in love with it very fast, and even before I was voted out, I was asking FML if I could play in his next game. He's a great host, and I'm really glad that I started out with such a great experience. Had I not had fun, I don't think I would've continued, and where would I be without ORG's, and where would ORG's be without me? I don't even want to think about it. =O

As far as Ashley goes, she wasn't very exciting. For the first two rounds, she was in the majority of her tribe, and it turned out that she was there by mistake. Erik/Jaime/Sherea had an alliance and brought in Dave, and Dave told me about it, so I thought I was in. Dave was not told about Sherea being in the alliance, so neither was I (sounds familiar, doesn't it MG?). After the swap, I became very scared. I was on a tribe with 4 Fei Longs and 3 Zhan Hus...so I was in the minority. And I think that I had done well in challenges at that point, so I was their first target. Then I found the great and wonderful Todd (aka recyclehumans/dietgreentea), and he took me under his wing and said that he liked me and wanted to see me stay over Frosti (another Zhan Hu on the tribe). I don't think I did much work to get the vote changed, but Todd did a lot, and to this day I'm grateful for it. We lost immunity at F12, and Frosti was voted out like I hoped for, thus saving my life. I really think that had I been voted out at F12, I'm not sure if I would've had the spirit to try another game, since at that point, I wasn't really involved too much. I know DGT likes to hear this kind of stuff, so I'm going to go ahead and say that had it not been for DGT, I may not be as into ORG's as I am now. So thanks bro for seeing whatever you saw in me and voting to keep me in. ;)

At the merge, Zhan Hu had the majority, so obviously I think that I'm guaranteed F6 because...old tribes NEVER betray each other! Of course, I was wrong, and Erik turned, choosing to vote out Dave (my closest ally). We still had the majority, so I thought I had a chance still, especially with Erik having an "in" with Fei Long. But at F9...yeah, Erik was blindsided because NOW Sherea/Chicken flipped because they were distrusting of Erik. Ay ay ay, I was so confused. COULDN'T THE TIGERS JUST STICK TOGETHER? It was clear at this point, that being so far out of the loop, I was done for. Jaime ended up having to step out of the game at F8 because I think Ravu Rules's job was at risk or something because he was at the board so much (correct me if I'm wrong). Alas, I made F7, but did not manage to win immunity, so I was voted out. I was very sad, but I was determined to redeem myself the next chance I had.

As much as I loved Survivor: China and having it as my first ORG experience, Ashley wasn't as great as some of my later characters turned out to be. She was never in charge, she followed everyone even to the point of losing the game for being so mislead, and she really didn't have much of a personality. I think I would compare her to Jenn Lyon a little bit. She thought she was safe, and then once the blindside came (Erik/Gregg), she knew she was done for, so she had to step up her game. She tried, but it was just too late and she had been left out of plans. And plus the UTR(P) rating, and plus that I like Jenn, but know that she's not one of the BEST survivors out there. Yeah, I actually think Jenn is a good comparison, though I could be way off. It's just the only one that comes to mind right now. =P

So like Jenn, Ashley is liked, but just can't be that high in a ranking of characters. Though she and Survivor: China are definitely heartwarming memories for me. So young and naive, but so at peace and happy too. I think it'd be really fun to travel back in time and play the game how I am now. I think that'd be really interesting to see how much better (or worse?) I would do.