Pre-Game Thoughts

[kenhoang]

Hello!

My name is Ryan, and I'm here to start things off on my journey as Ken Hoang, here in the jungles of Peru! It's awesome to finally get back into an ORG, as it's been about two months now since my first game finished! I'm really just itching to get back into the social experience that is Survivor, as my first time around it truly was something special. I'm looking forward to this game in the same way I was my first, and looking to have just as great a time!


My only game so far was in Survivor Warriors 9 as Randy Bailey, where I accumulated third place with a whopping....0 jury votes. Yeahhhh! Now that's the way to play!


But not really. To repeat that game would be the definition of insanity. Personally, I think I played very well for my first time, but pretty meh when playing on the level of a lot of the players in the ORG community. I think my strategic game is fair but my social game was kind of bland. My main issue with that game was to be adept strategically AND not be hated. But in not be hated, I think I was very passive a lot of the time and didn't exactly create too many deep connections. You really have to play Survivor emotionally to an extent, because while that isn't exactly my ideal gameplay, to a lot of players that is IMPORTANT, and to earn the jury vote you want don't just need to be a nice person, you need an EMOTIONAL connection.

The video above is a few of my postgame thoughts after Iguazu. It's pretty shit quality and superrr long, but if you want an idea of my thought process just watch a couple minutes.


Excited to start talking to people, I'm ready to play! A game of 16 players should be interested, especially if there are still idols. Thank you hosts, I'm looking towards a great game!

[kenhoang]

I'm also looking towards making some video confessionals this game throughout the game, so look towards having those occasionally. The upload time can be a bother so maybe just every so often, but I hope to at least do a couple!

[kenhoang]

I just realized that both of my characters so far have been from Gabon...wasn't even exactly thinking about it too much...I just like Gabon! Great clusterfuck season.

[Host Nick]

It was a good season! hahah

[kenhoang]

Arial font best font

[kenhoang]

I need wingdings for a font here tbh

[kenhoang]

    So a little about myself, I'm 17 right now, live in the Northeast, and have my senior year coming up. I'm a High Honors student and look towards going to a pretty good college, so I have a lot to get ready for. My SAT scores were very good so I feel confident in my path going forward, and am excited for college life in a year!


    My best path to connecting with people is definitely through my ability to be resourceful; I feel like I can adapt to different people's interests in a way that allows me to enjoy interacting with people I don't even have a ton in common with. While IRL I'm a pretty vanilla white boy, my girlfriend is actually pretty into punk rock and black clothes and a lot of different things that contrast myself. Even though we're pretty different in some of our interests, I always take personality and emotional connections to a much deeper level than pure interests. The best people for you may have been raised with a different lifestyle, but it's their personal connection with you that matters the most.

    I'm a pretty respectful personal and try to keep a modest game, but I am NOT going to be taking the best players to the end just cause they're friends, just cause they're great players. I will play cutthroat when it comes down to it, and while I'm not gonna be shitting on people when they leave, I will do whatever it takes to be the Sole Survivor.