Self-Voting Thoughts

[Ankamius]

I've played scumgames where I knew I was getting lynched that day and just spent the day flailing as hard as I could and then instant hammering when I was at l-1

It can be a good strategy

[Ankamius]

vote for lulz like I do

[Ankamius]

Town has a singular goal in mafia: To find scum

*to find ALL the scum

[Ankamius]

pretty much yes

[Ankamius]

Tbf the competent players tend to die before lylo

[Ankamius]

Duckling :(

[Ankamius]

Competency changes from game to game...

[Ankamius]

self-votes are volatile and while they can be a good strategy in some scenarios, they are gambit-like in that it backfires harder than most other strategies when they backfire

it's dependent on the playerlist as much as the situation whether it's valid or not tbh

[Ankamius]

If scum are mechanically locked in a scenario where they have literally no chance of escaping but it could take 3-4 days to actually end the game, I would concede.

[Ankamius]

It's excessive but it counts

There are absolutely scenarios that occur where the game is essentially over but it can still take a good amount of time for it to be actually finished

those scenarios are absolutely torturous to play as scum

[Ankamius]

Playing through rough spots yes

If you manage to not find the one pr that manages to clear the rest of the lynch list and there's enough mislynches to get through the rest... then what's the point of continuing lol

or if there's enough associative information in the game where too many town are cleared systematically

or scum fall into a gambit that essentially clears half the playerlist

situations like that DO happen, mistakes are made all the time and some of them create a decisive disadvantage that would be pretty much impossible to come back from

plus, morale is a very strong attribute that is necessary for any defense. if the scumteam can't find any way to come back, the morale evaporates and there's no defense left.

both of those together are a good case for conceding