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Post by ! Chad ! on Jul 16, 2009 6:59:45 GMT -4
Hi, I am Chad, the host of this blog to help YOU do better in ORGS. I noticed that this section has little views/posts, so I decided to make a blog/column type of thing that can hopefully help some players.
I feel that since I have been playing ORGS for a very long time and have a very large game resume, as well as experiences as a host and player, I can help newer ORG'ers.
I hope to have this be a once a week blog that will contain a plethora of different things. From rants about stupid game moves I have seen to advice on how to make that enemy a friend, from wheeling and dealing to dealing with a incapable host. I would also love to answer any questions or give advice to anyone who pms me with a question, it will then be featured in a following blog.
Until next week,
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Post by Katie / Aya Nishiwaki on Jul 17, 2009 2:24:26 GMT -4
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Post by ! Chad ! on Aug 9, 2009 2:56:44 GMT -4
 Update 2: Alliances and You A lot of people, especially newbies, think making alliances is hard. In this update I am gonna help you through the process of making alliances and even tell a story or two. Alliances, by my definition is a group of two or more players in a game that have an agreement to keep each other safe and to be loyal to one another. Kind've like a marriage. However, just like a lot of marriages... they end as time goes on, and eventually one person wants to vote out(divorce lol) the other. However sometimes alliances last until the end, or until one of you gets voted out. To make an alliance you have to be yourself, that's my main point. If people think you seem fake then you will not get that far in a game. Sending out mass pms to everyone on your tribe that say the same thing is really generic and cold, players usually pick up on that. Another bad thing that I hate is when I get 1 sentence pms(sometimes even less!). If you do any of these thing and have bad luck with ORGS... STOP! Another big mistake players make is having too many players in an alliance to get numbers. There are ways to get numbers without having 6 people in on alliance. I recommend having no more than 4 players in an alliance, I prefer 3 however. It is easier to manage that way. When making a group alliance always make sure to check if they all like each other and slowly bring them together. Time is usually a big factor that is in players heads when it comes to making alliances. You don't have to make an alliance that first round, although it might be good. You can make an alliance at any point in the game, especially if you took the time to get to know the other players well. Never make an alliance in the first pm, and usually not even the second or third. Those alliances always die come later on. A lot of times my downfall is that I make too many alliances, which I advise you to make one or two, with one of them being only between 2 players, and the other being 2-4 players. However, it is really hard to maintain as the game goes on. You will be seen as untrustworthy if you make too many, or if players find out about this. One thing I hate is when players are too stubborn and almost freaking in love with the other players of an alliance. Sure you are loyal to them, but Loyalty never wins in the end, gameplay does however. You have to know when to hold them and when to vote them out when the time is right. As seen many times in the SRGO series and on Survivor, players never leave an alliance that will probably only bring them third or fourth. Even if they can get a F2 spot they 99% of the time will not leave, but that 1% that does and makes the finals always wins. Don't be like Jan in Survivor Thailand, or like Jigsaw in Sibera(this isn't meant to be a mean thing, just an example). Jan and Jigsaw probably would have been in the finals had they gone with someone else. Lastly I am going to say that Alliances always die when there isn't enough gameplay talk or social talk. A lot of players make the alliances and only talk about the vote week to week, that sometimes doesn't work. That makes you seem suspicious and that you have other deals, talk to your alliance members more and make them feel like you are the only alliance you have even if its a lie. Thanks for reading! |
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Post by ! Chad ! on Aug 9, 2009 2:57:30 GMT -4
Jesus thats probably the longest thing I have ever written on a forum >.<
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Post by Big Sister (Softball) on Aug 9, 2009 3:21:56 GMT -4
In a few games I have been in near the start of the game I pm 4 or 5 people just wishing them good luck in the game. An important thing in trying to make an alliance is being polite and civil with them. Another thing that Chad mentioned was being social with them. In other words, talk about things other than the game. Again be civil.
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Post by Pgcool on Aug 9, 2009 13:29:44 GMT -4
This is a really cool blog Chad! Thanks for all the help!
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Post by ! Chad ! on Aug 25, 2009 7:06:18 GMT -4
I will try to have another one of these up soon about F3 and F4 situations most likely.
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