This could be a fearful reaction from scum and that's the first thought that came to my head when I saw it. But the rest of his play is calm, relaxed, even his response to me, which makes me think this is genuine and town.
In post 14, Cerberus v666 wrote:
I loathe bussing, I feel it is inelegant and I prefer to win perfect games. With that said, scum might do it?
What I'm interested in though, is why you're going out of your way to make us especially aware of the bussing possibiity, especially in a game where the setup is named after such tactics. Usually when someone pushes someone elss, it's because they believe they're on opposite teams, but here you're kind of making it seem like a push on someone is just as likely to be a bus attempt as anything else.
Hmm. I don't like the way I phrased the last sentencex but I think you know what I mean.
In post 10, SirCakez wrote:Cerberus, why no RVS?
I don't vote unless I have a compelling reason to. RVS is dumb, and I also find D1 to be rather uninspiring. I work off hard data that is, flips and dayplay/nightplay when taken in conjunction with the flips we have, to determine which players have taken lines which make compelling arguments that the are scum/others are town, so they must be scum through PoE.
Barring a need to absolutely push a lynch through towards deadline, or someone outright contradicting themselves, it's unlikely you'll see me put a vote down today or develop a hard read on anyone.
Not impossible, mind you. Just unlikely.
-Cerb
The way he talks about bussing and later when he discusses the fact that he doesn't vote on day one very often makes me think he's experienced enough to know what works for him. If he's scum, he's good scum because he seems to feel comfortable and relaxed in his role.
In post 39, Cerberus v666 wrote:In post 38, PhantomCobalt wrote:This mechanic adds a lot of WIFOM to the game, and I'd rather not be a part of it.
@Rhazh I had to force it because I'm going to have to force myself not to scum-read people with associatives, even at a subconscious level.
@SirCakez What more to you want to hear? With the White Flag mechanic, scum's associatives are unpredictable. Why do you find using associatives are odd? Are you going to use them?
Let me get this straight...you're saying that because this setup has a history of motivating scum to bus, you are going to ignore ALL associative's so you don't fall prey to any such strategy?
This is an interesting reaction and it could be scum trying to wifom town back into wifoming but it could also be a legitimate reaction. I'm not sure on this, it's a bit of wifom in itself. :/
In post 74, Cerberus v666 wrote:In post 72, SirCakez wrote:PC, Cow and Titus can go in the town pile.
SS and Rhazh can go in the scum pile.
Cerberus can be in the null pile alone.
YES! SUCK IT BITCHES, I HAVE A ROOM TO MYSELF!
Anyways, so you're buying titus' conclusion that scum totally slipped on P1 of D1?
pedit: hmm. Noted. I need to remind myself of what the hell that was, cause BM was kinda nailed to the wall for a lot more than just one post.
This post shows how coolheaded he is.
In post 140, Cerberus v666 wrote:I vote, Titus, but not for reasons this weak.
Cakes: how does your read on SS relate to your read on rhazh?
Nothing is taking him by surprise much. I don't know, but I'm thinking maybe town just biding his time to find scum, although I guess it's taking a while, isn't it.
In post 126, Cerberus v666 wrote:In post 123, TheCow wrote:Spoiler: post 14
This here quote made me interested in Cerberus. The wording a tone plus the length. Ending it on "-Cerb", too.
Spoiler: posts 69,74,86
The format is similar, but those things I found interesting are gone. 84 came later with the emotes. I found this bit strange.
The conclusion I drew was that post 14 is far more worked than the other posts an was supposed to be catchier, be this a conscious decision or not. The "-Cerb" bit looks like a habit from playing in hydras. Oddly bulky first post (based on previous games) so the decision was likely conscious. Requires further reading.
Oh, lol. Yes, I did make a conscious decision to tell a game full of people who don't know me about my standard play before I start getting crap about not voting. I mean, usually nobody mentions me not voting until a few VC's in, and THEN I give them the spiel, but this time it happened on the first page, so I gave him the spiel then. And yeah, I've been playing in hydras lately, so I just reflexively signed the post. *shrug*
The other important point is that the first post(If you consider I'm in PST) came while I was at home, chillin' and all the other posts have come while I'm here, at work, and have to be sneaky about posting, so I try to keep it brief when possible, unless I decide to pull up a notepad and compose outside of MS, then post.
Good eye though TheCow.
This is an interesting prepared response. Like I've said before, he's played this role before and he's ready for it.
And as you see here he's put a whole lot of work and dedication into this game. If he's scum he's putting a lot more work into this game than necessary. I think he's a strong town read for me now.
@cerb do you have leads on scum?