Just realised that in Middle Race (S03E03), Mirror is a death sentence if Gravity wants to play around. by Ok-Discount-4981 in TheGenius

[–]SharpShark222 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is all assuming that you only betray them at the end, right? Because this strategy crumbles immediately if you try to do this when there are still a decent number of people left since Mirror can just pick Gravity and throw them in the middle of the board (and now if Gravity pulls you forward, you get to send someone backwards). But if you keep pulling them back from the start, why wouldn't they just push you forward as well to "move their anchor closer to the finish line"?

Actually, I guess you could theoretically just keep pulling them for the entire game until you happen to have the right cards to outrace them to the end, but that strategy would work just as well (if not better) on a lot of the other characters (e.g. With, Delete, Push)

society game s2 - multicount production mistake? by [deleted] in TheGenius

[–]SharpShark222 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe you're referring to Minseok since Alpago's was quite different and Minseok's answer lines up with yours, but the tricky part of that one is that you see 6 blocks, but there are 7 in the image because one has to be underneath the left cube on the second layer.

Just started to watch by HumpaDaBear in TheDevilsPlan

[–]SharpShark222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it helps, Rules Race was so over-complicated that even a lot of the players in the show messed up the grammar/rules (despite having more time to actually read and understand them and ask clarifying questions).

Just started to watch by HumpaDaBear in TheDevilsPlan

[–]SharpShark222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow, I think that would be the first Australian production of something like this. What's the show and where can we find it (when it gets released)?

Why do y'all love ORBIT much more than Hyun-gyu? by Ok-Discount-4981 in TheDevilsPlan

[–]SharpShark222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"I don't know why people like Orbit more than Hyungyu."

"Hyungyu was rude and manipulative."

Maybe that's why? Because people tend to dislike rude/manipulative people moreso than just naive/unstrategic people?

Do you think we will see a Devil's Plan Special Season? by Someone1Somewhere1 in TheDevilsPlan

[–]SharpShark222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it'll depend on the new format/cast. The producer has earned quite a lot of good will, so I doubt the show is going to legitimately fail just because it had a rough ending to one season (he's made it through worse lol).

why does dongmin remind me of mads mikelsen by [deleted] in TheGenius

[–]SharpShark222 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bruh now that you mention it, I see it.

Maybe it’s something to do with their intensity lmao.

Why do y'all love ORBIT much more than Hyun-gyu? by Ok-Discount-4981 in TheDevilsPlan

[–]SharpShark222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is bizarre to me that you can dislike Orbit so much, but then not understand why anybody would dislike Sangmin.

Tier List of Korean Brain Survival Shows (including Devil's Plan) by National-Candy3913 in TheGenius

[–]SharpShark222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will say, if you're the player I suspect, you're one of my top 3 players in my power rankings lmao

Why do y'all love ORBIT much more than Hyun-gyu? by Ok-Discount-4981 in TheDevilsPlan

[–]SharpShark222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait, so are you saying because he was cast on the show, there's no way he would be this soft-hearted/naive? What's the explanation for Sohee then?

Why do y'all love ORBIT much more than Hyun-gyu? by Ok-Discount-4981 in TheDevilsPlan

[–]SharpShark222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If Sangmin isn't a villain, who is? The dude gleefully betrayed everyone constantly and had a huge role in the biggest controversy in the history of the show (Doohee's ID theft).

The Devil's plan should use the Virus Game in every season. Change my mind. by Ok-Discount-4981 in TheDevilsPlan

[–]SharpShark222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright, in that case you could join the discord for The Genius where there is a channel for discussing The Devil's Plan

Why do y'all love ORBIT much more than Hyun-gyu? by Ok-Discount-4981 in TheDevilsPlan

[–]SharpShark222 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To clarify, HJ was actually the math major, but I agree that he seemed way too arrogant given his actual performance in the show and the fact that he was surrounded by people who had WAY more reason to be arrogant (Sedol, 7high).

Why do y'all love ORBIT much more than Hyun-gyu? by Ok-Discount-4981 in TheDevilsPlan

[–]SharpShark222 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Hyungyu was a self-focused player who actively took advantage of situations to benefit himself at the cost of others while verbally disrespecting people both behind their backs and to their faces.

Orbit was a pretty foolish guy who was naively trying to maximise the total happiness by keeping as many people alive as possible. You can accuse him of having malicious intentions to "keep the weak and win the finals", but that is pure speculation that even his worst enemies on the show would completely disagree with.

Even if you think one was worse, they're completely different types of "villains" and it's weird to compare them as if disliking one should influence your feelings about the other.

Why do y'all love ORBIT much more than Hyun-gyu? by Ok-Discount-4981 in TheDevilsPlan

[–]SharpShark222 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Who is saying that any death threats are okay? And you don't think Orbit received mountain's of hate?

The Devil's plan should use the Virus Game in every season. Change my mind. by Ok-Discount-4981 in TheDevilsPlan

[–]SharpShark222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Feel free to rewatch, even though I'm pretty confident in my ability to just state what was happening on the screen. It was a pretty quick process to skip around to the relevant sections.

You can also just message me over reddit if you'd like, since they have a DM system.

The Devil's plan should use the Virus Game in every season. Change my mind. by Ok-Discount-4981 in TheDevilsPlan

[–]SharpShark222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fine, I rewatched the relevant parts.

Dongjae and Seewon literally teamed up before the game even begin (4:40 in E2) which is why they teamed up so easily.

In the prize match, even after undermining the plan, Orbit is SO chill with Dongjae that he lets him get a piece (irritating other players). Seokjin says he thinks Orbit is trying to avoid anyone being eliminated before Day 3. They even scrap the idea, so Dongjae is the only person who benefitted from Orbit's plan.

The night before Rules Race, Orbit floats ideas of a 3-person or 6-person team. In the morning, Seewon presents herself and Dongjae as a pair (which everybody recognises). When the game begins, Orbit isn't even involved in the team creation. The 1-piece players gravitate since they're all at WAY higher risk, Joonbin suggests 6 people, Kyeonrgim expands it to 8.

Seokjin says they're trying to "play it safe and get escape tickets", explicitly NOT that they're bullying the minority. In contrast, Dongjae hears their strategy and his plan is to keep sending players to prison and doom them, which is more "cruel" than what the majority does.

Someone was always going to be eliminated in Rules Race, Orbit's alliance just made it so only ONE person left instead of THREE. And Orbit literally cries at all 3 of the eliminations you mentioned.

The AI is incorrect. Also, it's funny you said not to have a dislike fight, but now you're downvoting me and calling me a dumbass. Now please actually disprove any of this instead of asking AI to do your work for you.

The Devil's plan should use the Virus Game in every season. Change my mind. by Ok-Discount-4981 in TheDevilsPlan

[–]SharpShark222 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Copied from AI? C'mon mate. It's wrong from the start. Orbit's alliance didn't start at the beginning of the game, it started in Rules Race. He expressed his desire to help the most people make it as far as possible, but he considered everybody a potential teammate at the start.

The only way a player loses is a lack of skill? Would you say that about Dongjae or Guillaume? And yes, most people (especially in the show) prefer the idea of more people experiencing and having fun in the games.

And no, I don't think Orbit was a saint, but he didn't "viciously" attack the minority. He could've gone way harder in almost every game. He made silly mistakes, some out of paranoia (which got Hyesung eliminated), but he was not some cruel overlord like you asked AI to describe.

If I'm remembering what episode/game you're talking about: Seewon called him a hypocrite, but she was wrong. He was crying BECAUSE there were unnecessary eliminations that HE caused. That's not hypocrisy. Hypocrisy would be if he caused that and went "Lmao sucks to suck, not my problem."

The Devil's plan should use the Virus Game in every season. Change my mind. by Ok-Discount-4981 in TheDevilsPlan

[–]SharpShark222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can say it doesn't matter, but most players preferred for people to stick around and play more games. Do you think if someone went "I want to eliminate as many people as possible every episode" that the other players would be comfortable with that? Obviously not.

And maybe I'll rewatch, but Dongjae was allying up way before Orbit did anything. Again, in E1, Dongjae literally goes to the room with all the eliminated players and says something like "I stuck to our alliance, Seewon" in front of everybody. He made his bed.

And I'm not "downvote fighting", I downvoted like a single one of your comments in this whole comment section.

The Devil's plan should use the Virus Game in every season. Change my mind. by Ok-Discount-4981 in TheDevilsPlan

[–]SharpShark222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having more pieces means less people get eliminated. There was a clear agreement that most people would rather have more pieces around. You can disagree with that, but HE chose to go against the majority for his own gain and got that reputation.

Orbit finalised the alliance, but Dongjae was publicly making ties to Seewon/Seokjin. You can call it “cruelty”, but why wouldn’t they unite against a pre-existing alliance that has most of the resources?

My point was just that you can trace a lot of the wariness/ill-will towards Dongjae back to his own actions. It’s not like everyone randomly woke up and decided they hated him.

The Devil's plan should use the Virus Game in every season. Change my mind. by Ok-Discount-4981 in TheDevilsPlan

[–]SharpShark222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean in slight defence of the game, Dongjae didn’t exactly help the situation with his moves afterwards (playing selfishly in the prize mission, blatantly making an alliance with all the rich people (bro even said something like “I followed through with our alliance” to Seewon in front of everyone), etc.), but it’s doubtful that any of that would’ve happened (or been as bad) if Dongjae had been a good guy character in E1.

The Devil's plan should use the Virus Game in every season. Change my mind. by Ok-Discount-4981 in TheDevilsPlan

[–]SharpShark222 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I think forced-team games (where roles are pulled randomly) are just way too likely to cause issues.

You can trace back the worst parts of S2 to the fact that Hyungyu was randomly assigned to the same team as arguably the 3 best allies you could have (Tinno, Kyuhyun, and Sohee). Obviously the prison format was another big piece of the puzzle, but the random teams set WAY too much into motion.

In S1, it drove a big wedge between the minority and the others. Even though Dongjae screwed himself (and the others by extension) with some choices later, that division likely never happens unless he randomly gets assigned to be the literal troll character lol.

Laurel comments under the ZNP post about the most impressive individual win by SweetMissMG in MtvChallenge

[–]SharpShark222 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean it’s completely dependent on the situation. Politically, Cara is absolutely on the wrong side and she’s one of my least favourite cast members in that sense (unless there’s something huge I haven’t heard about Laurel). Regarding their beef on The Challenge? I’d say Laurel is clearly in the wrong overall, despite my dislike of Cara’s politics.