Want to know if this is a thing or not.

[LicketyQuickety]

So the thing in question is this: as scum you do basically nothing all game until you are at (or very close to) Lylo and then you make a big push on someone to win the game. I'm sure this happens, but is there a name for it?

If I was going to name it I would call it sandbagging, but that's just me.

[AlwaysInnocent]

Lurking.

[LicketyQuickety]

LOL, yes I suppose lurking would fit the bill. But what about making a big push with a lot of evidence against someone else?

[AlwaysInnocent]

Hm. I guess you're right. Sandbagging would fit the description. But I think it doesn't have a name because it is not a popular tactic?

[GuyInFreezer]

A gambit.

[Cheetory6]

I would call it wishful thinking.

[LicketyQuickety]

You could do it as either Town or Scum and make a meta out of it..

[AlwaysInnocent]

You could do it as either Town or Scum and make a meta out of it..

Yes, except that it is a really boring playstyle (for the most part).

[LicketyQuickety]

You could do it as either Town or Scum and make a meta out of it..

Yes, except that it is a really boring playstyle (for the most part).

I actually wonder how effective it would be.

[AlwaysInnocent]

You could do it as either Town or Scum and make a meta out of it..

Yes, except that it is a really boring playstyle (for the most part).

I actually wonder how effective it would be.

Well, there is a reason I like to hunt lurkers in the early game, so probably not very.

[LicketyQuickety]

I bet if you do it 10 times in a row with 3 times as scum you get away with it.

[AlwaysInnocent]

I bet if you do it 10 times in a row with 3 times as scum you get away with it.

If you keep doing it as town, then you are probably going to end up on a lot of "don't want to play with anymore" lists.

[LicketyQuickety]

I bet if you do it 10 times in a row with 3 times as scum you get away with it.

If you keep doing it as town, then you are probably going to end up on a lot of "don't want to play with anymore" lists.

There ARE people who lurk as a playstyle.

[AlwaysInnocent]

I bet if you do it 10 times in a row with 3 times as scum you get away with it.

If you keep doing it as town, then you are probably going to end up on a lot of "don't want to play with anymore" lists.

There ARE people who lurk as a playstyle.

Yes, and people generally don't appreciate that. Nobody expects everyone to be super-active, but lurking is not cool, especially not when done consciously.

I know that I policy lynch lurkers on D1, unless I find someone particularly scummy for another reason.

[LicketyQuickety]

I bet if you do it 10 times in a row with 3 times as scum you get away with it.

If you keep doing it as town, then you are probably going to end up on a lot of "don't want to play with anymore" lists.

There ARE people who lurk as a playstyle.

Yes, and people generally don't appreciate that. Nobody expects everyone to be super-active, but lurking is not cool, especially not when done consciously.

I know that I policy lynch lurkers on D1, unless I find someone particularly scummy for another reason.

I just accept that that's the way they play *shrug*

[AlwaysInnocent]

I bet if you do it 10 times in a row with 3 times as scum you get away with it.

If you keep doing it as town, then you are probably going to end up on a lot of "don't want to play with anymore" lists.

There ARE people who lurk as a playstyle.

Yes, and people generally don't appreciate that. Nobody expects everyone to be super-active, but lurking is not cool, especially not when done consciously.

I know that I policy lynch lurkers on D1, unless I find someone particularly scummy for another reason.

I just accept that that's the way they play *shrug*

It interferes with my play though.

[LicketyQuickety]

You do you AI.

[VysePresident]

I would call it wishful thinking.

Yup, gonna go with this.

[hiplop]

the ZZZXperience

[BROseidon]

You could do it as either Town or Scum and make a meta out of it..

Yes, except that it is a really boring playstyle (for the most part).

Eh, I kind of think everyone needs to develop a strong lurker-game. Lurking as a town tactic can be circumstantially very effective.

[BROseidon]

I know that I policy lynch lurkers on D1, unless I find someone particularly scummy for another reason.

This is called "how to not get better at mafia and make every game you play in a massive slog."

[AngryPidgeon]

I'd policy lynch some of the egregious lurkers.

[AngryPidgeon]

Like mafiassk.

[VysePresident]

I know that I policy lynch lurkers on D1, unless I find someone particularly scummy for another reason.

This is called "how to not get better at mafia and make every game you play in a massive slog."

Kinda in agreement here.

It's not that I really like lurkers, and I hate rewarding the playstyle, but policy lynches just kinda suck, in my opinion.

[AlwaysInnocent]

You could do it as either Town or Scum and make a meta out of it..

Yes, except that it is a really boring playstyle (for the most part).

Eh, I kind of think everyone needs to develop a strong lurker-game. Lurking as a town tactic can be circumstantially very effective.

Can you explain how it can be effective?

Because you are leaving the rest of the town in the dark, by making it more difficult to read you, because you are lurking.