Originally Posted by
Jiro
Rigging the Ciddies isn’t just something you can pull off on a Sunday afternoon after you get back from having tea with your grandma. This is serious tit, and it takes a serious approach to have any sort of success. Have you seen Fast Five? Notice how they planned their asses off before attempting the heist? NOTICE HOW EVEN WITH ALL THAT PREPARATION YOU CAN STILL GET BUSTED?! Yeah, so don’t go into this bulltit expecting that you can rig the Ciddies and walk away with swag. You’ll just end up with pie on your face. Peegee pie.
So you want to rig the Ciddies, but you don’t know how. Well I’ve been looking into this and I think I’ve discovered a sure fire way. It takes time, skill, a lot of effort and a little bit of luck, but if you play your cards right then you too can sweep the Ciddies a la Psychotic.
Step One: Choose your approach
There are a few ways to go about rigging the Ciddies. First of all, the most direct way to rig the Ciddies is to run the Ciddies. This will put you right in the hotseat with all of the power and make it infinitely easier to pull off. The other alternative is to work yourself into a position of power – Cid’s Knight will do, but if you’re looking for overkill, Administrator works – and sit tight. You don’t want the first rigged Ciddies to be your first as a fresh faced recruit. You need to settle in first.
Step Two: Work your ass off
Regardless of the path you’ve chosen, you need to put in some hard yards to get there. Loony BoB is not going to turn up to your house with tea and biscuits just because you ask him to. You need to commit to EoFF and improve EoFF and follow the smurfing rules in order to be seen, be noticed and get yourself a spot. Funnily enough, it is far easier to become the next Ciddies host than it is to become the next Cid’s Knight, so I recommend the former. Run some events, post a lot, be a general top dude and with enough luck you’ll be able to put your hand up and run the Ciddies. Regardless, now that you’ve got yourself a position, it’s time to strike.
Step Three: Timing and Subtlety
For those of you choosing the staff route, timing is your weapon. What’s the strategy? Well, listen up. When the revelations are going down, your moment begins. There is no sure way to influence the Ciddies up to this point, so your goal is to know what needs to happen and do it quickly. Decide your own results before hand and as soon as each award is posted, edit that post. Get in there quick and quiet and don’t let anybody see you. The ruckus that is the Ciddies should allow you to slip in before anybody notices but, if you get caught, lie low for a few awards until the heat dies off.
For Ciddies hosts, subtlety is key. You’re not realistically going to be nominated for every single award. It just doesn’t happen that way. Pick the awards you want, you really want, and check the votes. As an aside, you should remember to add yourself to the list of nominees if you aren’t already there. Nothing screams amateur more than winning an award you weren’t nominated for. Once you’re in the running, check to see that it’s not a whitewash in the votes, and then alter them to give yourself the lead. Simple and easy, friends!
Step Four: Enjoy Responsibly
Don’t brag too much, but don’t be too modest either. It’ll be suspicious if you aren’t excited about winning awards, but draw too much attention to yourself and the big guys upstairs will be suspicious. Also remember to destroy all evidence of your transgressions and start poking fun at the scapegoat member (previously such members as Iceglow, demondude, Hypoallergenic Cactuar and NorthernChaosGod) in order to draw most of the heat off yourself.
Have fun and happy Ciddies everyone!
Get that lollipop away from me.
streme Wheelie
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