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@tandangstrong I think the Kellie blindside is the most pivotal moment in 45 and makes total Reba victory inevitable. She was the only one keeping Belo together.

@SnaccMuay You're right. She is a gamer.

Here's 20 more new era players i'd like to see get a 2nd chance.

@engandausss @monotheon Smaller events in rankings: these events would get excluded for the EOY ranks. Summer rank would diverge from EOY rank and cease being an accurate progress update. It’s now a different kind of measurement.

@engandausss @monotheon Delay summer rank: I think the summer rank drifts away from being a snapshot of the best players for a brief period in time and gets closer to “here’s an incomplete version of the EOY ranks.”

I'm not a fan of this change at all, and vocalized my concerns privately to members of the Melee Stats team when the rankers nearly made this change last year. I appreciate that this is in response to fewer events happening in the first half of the year in 2026, but it's also a decision being made prior to BoBC, a major still yet to take place in the first half of the year that will undoubtedly create more meaningful data. An alternative solution would be broadening the ranking-eligible events to include major prelocals, which would effectively double the amount of cross-region h2h data without depriving 20 players of the opportunity to be recognized for their efforts, and also make it much easier for players to meet the activity requirements without breaking the bank on travel. The optics of downsizing from a top 50 to a top 30 are just not great- it implies that the game is shrinking. 50 or 100 players on a ranking have always been arbitrary thresholds that don't reflect ranges of skill or the number of players who are "good" at the game, and the lower spots on the top 100 have also always been pretty volatile. I don't think that that's an issue. When so many players set "getting ranked" as a huge goal, in the same way that players try to push to get on their local PR, I think that there's value in upholding those goalposts. I'm not suggesting that we broaden the top 50 or 100 to let everyone get a participation trophy or something, but when there's such a strong precedent for what the benchmarks are, I think that pulling that opportunity away from people is just missing the bigger picture, especially when there are alternative solutions. I think there are plenty of other solutions that would be preferable- a mid-year top 100 that includes the back half of 2025, delaying the mid-year ranking slightly to include more data, not aligning with the calendar year, or just running it and accepting that it'll never be perfect- and that's okay. I understand that the ranking team prioritizes the accuracy our their output, and I don't fault them for wanting to ensure that they're not effectively making up placings. But I do think that they're missing the forest for the trees with this one.

@CeoOfSurvivor47 @hubickihammock I agree with that, but also, for me the “solved” version of the game only functions with idol(s) in play.

@hubickihammock That’s my top honorable mention. The only issue is if survivor just removed the immunity idol, that strategy would disappear. In order for the strategies I consider foundational to disappear, survivor would have to be a completely different game in format

I see why people include V, Rob, and Cirie. Counterpoint: these guys invented strategies we see people employ individually. However, the players I mentioned created entire CONCEPTS. Ideas that are seen in every season of survivor

@JerseyShade @_Morshall I’m curious if you have a late 30s/new era list.

@_Morshall I have different list of players for different eras. Russel is at the top of the list for the middle era of the show because he truly broke the game with not only how he played idols but how he found them. I’d say Julie from S9 or Sarah S4 invented the flirt strategy not Parv

The actual 4 most foundational players in crafting Survivor strategy:

@e3tcg “You might wanna sit down for this. I’m sorry to inform you but, your timing… has been missed.”

But doctor, i am peten the dark clown

@TribalConch @durian_critical @apostolfishbach She knows bc of the loved ones visit. His was cancelled.

@prihani @wheatonbrando You want a constant live stream of 8 simultaneous camera feeds on an island spoiling the suspense? Part of the fun is the editing and storytelling.

@wheatonbrando Stop pretaping reality shows. Just air it live. Problem solved.

The solution to this is really easy — just don’t list the markets. Not that hard. Problem solved.

@CeoOfSurvivor47 I think Cao Boi deserves a shout for inventing idol counterplay with split votes.

In my opinion these are the most foundational survivor players who’s strategies basically set the tone for how survivor is played today. and yes I have to include Br*an in this I fear

@Kyle_DorseyX @LinkofSunshine Right. Millenials then.

@SnaccMuay @LinkofSunshine You. Gen X starts at 45 years old.

This is hilarious

@Kyle_DorseyX @LinkofSunshine Me or Basil?

@SnaccMuay @LinkofSunshine Bait post

@TrevorAllenMD So goated

Its too bad Farfa's average viewer is 9 because this is genuinely one of the best thumbnails ever created and will go vastly under appreciated. 😔

@perdu_max @gotnothingforya You know she did it to tease him.

@gotnothingforya kamilla said kyle, but yes

here’s everyone’s answers btw: #Survivor #Survivor50

@alecreyna98 Rome vs Sol is great drama in the early part of the season and Andy is a wacky character with game smarts. I don’t think it’s too bad, even though I agree that Rachel’s alliance members are a bit lackluster.

In the running for my least favorite season. It’s an ORG come to life in the very worst way possible.

@Squerk_ BANG

RISKLESS WAKE 5 BADGES PLATINUM KAIZO HARDCORE NUZLOCKE BANG

@TraffRiffraff Exactly my thoughts. If the penalty is going to be that immense, the reward should be a steal a vote at LEAST

I wasn't even rooting for Christian this time around, but that twist was VILE. It's a crappy advantage if you win (extra vote but worse) and ten times worse than losing your vote if you lose. Production and Jimmy Fallon should be ashamed. #survivor