To each their own. I have fun taking stupid risks, going out on limbs, and trying unlikely gambits on the off chance that they work.
Speaking of gambits, now that the game is over, I had a question. While I was in the arena during Duel 1, butting heads with JTF and Vector, and trying to sway assists in my favor, I attempted to leave some breadcrumbs for people considering assisting me:
Anyway, if I live, you'll just have a bit of fire from me to contend with. If I die, you'll be looking at a storm of suspicion. So for your sake, you best hope I survive, hint hint.
I was speaking nonsense and using awkward phrasing, in hopes that I could leave a veiled hint about my Affinity, to people assisting me. I figured it would be too obscure though; basically, I was saying that, though I'd implied Fire as my affinity, if I died, my role-flip would show my affinity as Air... thus if you see this, please assist me with Wind Speed, since it'll help the most. I was hoping that the awkward phrasing would get some scrutiny from the Tower, which might turn up the clue there, while the Cabal would gloss over it, as they don't have to scour over posts for scumtells. I didn't imagine it'd work, but wanted to try it anyway just in case. I was also nervous that I was going to lose the Duel on Day 1, which would have made me rather bummed.
I didn't see any sign that anyone picked up on it, except perhaps Vector's changed Assist:
Assist Solifuge with Fire.
... Yeah, that's it. Sorry, Jim, but your attempts to sling mud all over me are not going to keep me doing from what seems right.
Assist Solifuge's speed with Wind.
It could just be a coincidence, but it did change from Fire to Wind... and I was curious. Did it actually work for anyone, or was I being stupidly cryptic?