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Everyone seems to be making votes for silly reasons; however, you are the only one who made a vote with no other context provided. Why is that?
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Why do you want it to grow when the premise of your argument was shown to be invalid?In post 30, BlueBloodedToffee wrote:Why hasn't the wagon on Nebula grown?-
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Why do you believe that it is a fantastic wagon?In post 32, BlueBloodedToffee wrote:Because I think it's a fantastic wagon regardless of Hellfire's replace out. That was just an added bonus.-
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Why do you believe that any starting wagon is fantastic?In post 34, BlueBloodedToffee wrote:Any starting wagon is fantastic. It just happens to be you this game.-
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How else would you suggest that I attempt to understand the rationale behind an action? I most likely would not have to keep asking questions if you were simply forthcoming with your reasoning. Your one worded response would lead me to ask "What information are you hoping to derive from a starting wagon"; however, you do not need to answer since I do not expect a helpful response.
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Hi.In post 40, MagnaofIllusion wrote:@Nebula– Couple of questions
1. Why did you unvote Music Box but not vote LUV when you were pointing out LUV for something tha t looks like you are calling suspect behavior?
2. Do you think there is isn’t a potential to get information from an early game (basically RVS) wagon?
1.) I unvoted Music Box because I had no reason to have a vote on her. That was done by my predecessor. I haven't voted for Lil Uzi Vert because:
a.) He has yet to respond to my question.
b.) I do not really have a basis at this point to believe that I should be voting for him.
2.) I do not see what information can be gained simply from starting a wagon on anyone without basis.
Note: I looked up RVS in the MafiaWiki, and the third paragraph mentions "a wagon on someone may cause them to panic." So, perhaps there is some utility to a random wagon, but why not simply start questioning other players?-
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Hi.In post 41, Hawk wrote:Hey didn't ask you why you're inquiring into his thoughts but why you are trying to look busy.
Did my response not address this? Apologies if I was not clear, but I was inferring that I was not trying to look busy; rather, I was asking questions to gain a better understanding of his thoughts on why my wagon was "fantastic." If asking questions comes across as me attempting to look busy, than how else would you suggest I proceed?
It is apparently not obvious to me. Was this meant to be rhetorical?In post 41, Hawk wrote:Isn't it obvious that a an early wagon can draw out information? Whether it's helpful or not it's still information.
Aside from the fact that they are statistically more likely to be on someone who is town, I cannot think of why they would be.In post 41, Hawk wrote:Do you think early wagons are detrimental to town?-
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I am not sure how this makes sense if the replace-out was not voluntary.In post 42, MagnaofIllusion wrote:And now that Hellfire's ban has been retroactively reversed I'm not moving my vote as that replace-out is scummy.-
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This is my first game of this style of Mafia. I have read the MafiaWiki, and I have played many games with other people in real life.In post 46, MagnaofIllusion wrote:So you don’t believe in voting early is a benefit to the game and Town’s ability to form reads? What is your Mafia experience (aka are you an Alt)?
Okay. There may be a potential ton of information to be gained. I stated that I do not see it; which I do not.In post 46, MagnaofIllusion wrote:Potentially tons. Especially info that can be mined down the line when players (especially the wagonee) have flipped.
I assume you mean the inverse are there are fewer scum players than Town players. I also have not expressed opposition to early voting.In post 46, MagnaofIllusion wrote:Statistically any wagon in the game is more likely to be on scum than Town. That’s how an informed Minority works. But the fact that you can’t think of any real reason why they are detrimental makes me wonder why you are so opposed to early voting.
The replacement statement from Creature came 31 minutes after Hellfire Missile's last post and 17 minutes after the original ban announcement. One should logically conclude that, due to the temporal proximity of the ban announcement to the replacement statement, and Hellfire Missile's recent participation, that his replace-out was not voluntary.In post 46, MagnaofIllusion wrote:How exactly do you know that replace-out was not voluntary? I had assumed so given the Ban but the quick reversal (which is a first to my knowledge) puts that assumption in serious doubt.-
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Hawk. If something is not detrimental to a party does that automatically imply that it provides some sort of utility? I am confused as to the link between the two.In post 54, Hawk wrote:@Sesq This is where the logic is. I snipped out all of the non important stuff.
I bolded the contradiction. This is why I say he knows exactly why early wagons wold draw out information.In post 44, Hawk wrote:In post 41, Hawk wrote:Isn't it obvious that a an early wagon can draw out information? Whether it's helpful or not it's still information.Was this meant to be rhetorical?
It is apparently not obvious to me.
Aside from the fact that they are statistically more likely to be on someone who is town,In post 41, Hawk wrote:Do you think early wagons are detrimental to town?I cannot think of why they would be.
One second he says it's not obvious. Next he's saying he doesn't see or cannot think of why they would be detrimental.
So if they're not detrimental how is it not obvious that they could bring about something useful for town?
For example, though in no way directly related, for most people - those with allergies aside - domestic dust provides no detriment, though maybe nuisance. However, what benefit do those people derive from domestic dust? The answer, of course, is nothing.-
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Oh, hi, Sesk. Could you point out the inconsistencies, and I can try to explain them?In post 52, Sesq wrote:nebula - This guy is interesting, to say the least. At first he looked pretty suspicious but after looking over his responses they're fairly solid. The one thing that sticks out is his inconsistencies about early wagons, which I would partially attribute to him being at the butt of it.
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Fair point, and I will concede. I should have used past tense in that statement.In post 62, Hawk wrote:@Nebula you are correct that some things that aren't nesscarily detrimental aren't nesscarily positive however don't ask redundant questions when you know that there is Utility to early wagons.
To question this - though perhaps this may not be the place and time - I can understand the intent of the psychological component, and the potential results from reaction. However, does not the fact that the majority of the player base understanding that we are in RVS, and thus votes amounting to almost nil in terms of sincerity, negate the intended outcome?In post 62, Hawk wrote:Also to answer your question, The psychological component from someone being questioned versus someone being pressured and possibly lynched creates a different dynamic and reaction. That's why starting and wagon versus simply starting questioning are different and produce different results-
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Hi, Toto. What are your townreads at this point? I'm also curious as to how you have arrived at them.In post 68, Toto wrote:Anyone voting my townreads is getting murdered in this game. Fuck logic.-
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Hi, Lowell.
It would be helpful for me if you could provide the reasoning behind your assertions of town Toto and Riley and scum Lil Uzi Vert and Sesq. I am particularly interested in your reasoning behind Sesq being scum, as it runs contrary to my own opinion.-
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Thank you for your response. I do not plan to respond to it in its entirety, as I believe that some points will result in needless debate without resolution. I do understand where you are coming from in the above quote, and I agree that I should probably change the way that I am approaching this game in some aspects.In post 107, MagnaofIllusion wrote:Absolutely you have, at least implicitly. You actively unvoted because “you didn’t have a good reason to be voting”. In the early stages there aren’t ever going to be “good reasons” outside of moving the game forward and looking for reactions.-
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Thank you, Creature. MagnaofIllusion, this should bring one point of discussion to rest.
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Hi, Lowell. Do you plan to respond to my question regarding your reads?
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Hi, KainTepes.In post 121, KainTepes wrote:CONFIRM MAFIA GOON,,
I do not believe that you are actually a Mafia Goon, and I am assuming that you made that statement in an effort to appear more "town." What are your thoughts on the game so far?-
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Hi, Lowell. I asked also about Toto and Riley being town.In post 125, Lowell wrote:@nebula, stop nagging me. my reads are infallible. Except in cases when they fail. Which never happens. Check my meta, I've never been wrong. Only you have, if you check my meta and find me being wrong. That's wrong.
Lil is gut. He's too safe. Sesq reads like he wants to coast and pretend to look helpful. I forget who else you asked about.
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Hi Sesq. Quite the opposite in actuality. However, as I explicitly said, MagnaofIllusion would have likely been able to articulately continued the debate; and, with no provable result, it could have dragged on causing an unnecessary distraction. Given that one of the points was entirely based on the utility of an action, and the other point was in regard to the replace out, I felt it in the best interest to be forthcoming and explain that I did not intend to debate on those two items. Fortunately, Creature was able to put one of the points to rest, which I stated and MagnaofIllusion agreed.In post 129, Sesq wrote:This sounds to me like you admitting you can't battle said points. My suspicions are growing.
What I find somewhat disconcerting is that you are trying to utilize this as a vehicle to paint my actions as suspicious - of which you now indicate are growing, but have not previously indicated were established given that you thought my "responses were fairly solid." Perhaps I was too haste in my town read of you based on your willingness to engage with me yesterday.
I believe Lowell has previously voted for Lil Uzi Vert, so this is probably not the argument that you wish to make.In post 129, Sesq wrote:Where am I coasting along, and couldn't the same argument be made for LUV?
Hi, Hawk. Would you share with us who your soft townleands and scum lean are at this point. I am making the assumption that MusicBox is your scumlean given that is where your vote is; however, I am not sure if you are referring to Lowell given the previous statement about "mindlessly Sheeping."In post 130, Hawk wrote:So some soft townleans and a scumlean so far from what I've done.-
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Hi, Sesq. Could you point to what vocabulary I used that came across as scummy? It would be helpful for me to understand that.In post 132, Sesq wrote:I do agree that with this point it was kind of bunk, but your choice of vocabulary comes off as scummy. That said, it's more of a gut read at this point, which I have previously stated to be the case. In terms of logic you do present good points with rather unfortunate framing, but my gut is still going off like mad. But your worst part here is your last sentence, "Perhaps I was too haste in my town read of you based on your willingness to engage with me yesterday". First of all, I WAS engaging with you with that post, and with this very post as well. Engagement is also fairly NAI.
Also, I believe that you misinterpreted my last sentence. I was stating that I read you as town yesterday based on the fact that you engaged with me - which you now point out should not be indicative of alignment. I was stating that I may have been to haste in that read given the basis of your suspicion. I believe that to not be genuine.
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To clarify, which I believe I have already stated, I believe that you using my - now expressed as logical - response to MagnaofIllusion as a vehicle for your suspicion on me is not genuine. If that is a buzzword that Mafia-aligned players have a tendency to use, I apologize, but it does not negate the fact that I do not believe it to be genuine.In post 134, Sesq wrote:I think you're accusing our former interaction of not being geniune, which I've learned is a buzzword you can apply to nearly anyone's town-looking interactions and make them look scummy for it.
Why do I believe it to be disingenuous? Because, as an argument it is very weak - as you have pointed out. The sole purpose of it appears to be trying to portray me as Mafia, despite the lack of underlying substance. To answer a previous question - yes, I am voting you because I believe you to be Mafia. MagnaofIllusion has indicated that votes are useful for analysis, to which I conceded I would change my play.-
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You're wasting your effort on me, but I'll entertain it. I actually did, in an annoying way, clarify why you are scum. You made an opportunistic hop on to a seemingly newb slot based on admittedly bad logic. Also, never ever heard of the "genuine" thing as a buzzword. Opportunistic, yes. But not "genuine."
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Yes, I know. You said you didn't want people to vote me, but you included me as one of your two scum reads (fyi: there are three scum). That's weak. Very weak. It's like, you know that I will flip town if lynched, but want to keep casting shade at me so that, if lynched, you can say...oh hey guys, I didn't actually want him lynched.In post 147, Sesq wrote:
You don't seem to understand. Before you voted me, I had said that I didn't want people to vote for you. I also already explained what I meant by genuine being a buzzword, in that it isn't, and that was bad wording.In post 145, nebula wrote:You're wasting your effort on me, but I'll entertain it. I actually did, in an annoying way, clarify why you are scum. You made an opportunistic hop on to a seemingly newb slot based on admittedly bad logic. Also, never ever heard of the "genuine" thing as a buzzword. Opportunistic, yes. But not "genuine."
It's cool, though. We can still be friends.
You should know this if you read the fucking thread.
Weak pushes suck. Like the vote now.
Cool cool on the buzzword thing.
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But, the reason was not bad. The evolution of your read on me has been extremely opportunistic, and you waiting to vote until I voted you is the definition of OMGUS...there is literally no other argument there.
I've had a bit of wine, and it's bedtime. We can discuss more tomorrow.
Also, I am astounding. Thank you.
Also also, never said "fucking scum." That was you. I think I may have hit a nerve.-
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Not a straight up lie. I said I haven't played thisIn post 179, MagnaofIllusion wrote:@Nebula – why did you bother to directly lie to me about your Alt status? 49 clearly is complete falsehood given your slip. What possible Town motivation could you possibly have for that deception?stylebefore...which I have not. I hate making walls and expressing my thought processes. That said, it was deceptive but I had created this alt to get away from associations with the main. The deception was necessary. Obviously, that's out the window now.
I think you taking that seriously is especially suspect.In post 179, MagnaofIllusion wrote:The bolded I find especially suspect.
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Of course it was deceptive. I pointed that out. The playstyle I was trying go for required the deception. I make no apologies for that. For you to try and read alignment based on that is just bad.In post 183, MagnaofIllusion wrote:
This sort of tap-dancing is scummy as was your response back at 49. There is no disadvantage for you having said "Yes, I am an Alt that I am not disclosing" and left it at that. It would have answered my questions about experience. Instead you tried to "language lawyer" your response that while not necessarily incorrect via exact wording standards clearly was meant to be deceptive.In post 182, nebula wrote:Not a straight up lie. I said I haven't played this style before...which I have not. I hate making walls and expressing my thought processes. That said, it was deceptive but I had created this alt to get away from associations with the main. The deception was necessary. Obviously, that's out the window now.-
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I haven't softclaimed at all, and I certainly wouldn't do it at like L-11000.In post 195, Toto wrote:Nebula softclaimed twice now. It only makes sense if he is a jailkeeper. Doctor would not softclaim this early.
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What? Why I said Sesq was town in post 60? I liked post 52 at the time.In post 201, BlueBloodedToffee wrote:In post 198, BlueBloodedToffee wrote:Nebula, I would appreciate it if you could respond to my posts.-
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It was towny. I don't see why scum would start locking themselves into stances that early on. Of course, I had been drinking at the time, and now that I look back on it - there are no stances, more of a regurgitation of actions. So, probably not towny in retrospect.In post 205, BlueBloodedToffee wrote:What did you like about post 52?
Because it was a bad argument...as proven by the mod. Why would you not address it?In post 205, BlueBloodedToffee wrote:Also, can you talk about why you felt the need to explain Hellfire's replace out?-
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Normally, probably not. But with the forced playstyle I was using at the time, you'll notice I responded to pretty much everything.In post 207, BlueBloodedToffee wrote:It might have been a bad argument, but had you replaced into a town slot, I don't feel like you would have entertained the post.-
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So dumb. This is an objective statement that doesn't hint at a role.In post 217, Toto wrote:"Lynching me would be bad" is a PR softclaim. His failure to acknowledge this is a scumclaim. I don't even want to the real jailkeeper to counter claim. This is 100% scum.
A softclaim is "I'm not being lynched today" (note the confidence associated) or more to the point "I'm a PR...won't say which." (An actual claim).
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Nice, taken out of context, and was an obvious RVS joke response.
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Elaborate.In post 221, Toto wrote:err.. finding scum?-
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No, it means I think your thought process is dumb. It's dumb as either alignment.In post 222, Toto wrote:"So dumb"" means you believe I'm town BTW.-
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How would scum!me softclaiming get a trade later on? Walk me through that one.In post 231, Toto wrote:I thought you are scum and at the same time are soft-claiming PR to later trade yourself with one of our PRs if it comes to that. In the worst case I out the jailkeeper who can be protected by the doctor in the best case I find scum.
Why are you not voting me?
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Your scenario requires that I hardclaim and get CC'd. Then I would 1v1, the real PR would end up getting lynched, and I would get lynched the next day. You are missing the most salient point - I would have to hardclaim - and the softclaim becomes effectively useless. So, again, I ask, what town motivation do you have for putting the spotlight on something you view as a softclaim?In post 233, Toto wrote:In a 1v1 situation, you can say "hey guys I've been claiming this all game long". Or maybe you simply are trying bait the doctor to "protect" you during the night.-
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I don't need to deflect anything. Your entire interaction looks fake.In post 273, Toto wrote:nice deflect
I think it's obvious what I was referring to. Why question it? It also can be used as a distancing tactic, so it doesn't have to be TvT.In post 274, Hawk wrote:Theater with who Nebbie? Am I misinterpreting theater here? I've always used that as Scum and scum putting on a show to look TvT.-
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Meh. I cbd'f to respond to all this nonsense. Magna is prob!scum because he should know better than to argue NAI points and he's twisting things to make them scummy instead of addressing them on face value.
Toto is probs just bad town. I think he thinks he caught scum and now he's in a death tunnel.
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^In post 410, nebula wrote:I don't know. Why don't you tell me what was happening with the game state between that post and post 331.
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Absolutely not. My response was at an equivalent level. You and Toto need to learn to read and deduce. No handholding here.In post 417, Sesq wrote:Can you provide some examples? I'd be interested to hear how.
Were you not aware I switched my vote off of you to Magna?In post 417, Sesq wrote:Were you not aware you already voted me?-
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Absolutely not. My response was at an equivalent level. You and Toto need to learn to read and deduce. No handholding here.In post 420, Sesq wrote:I'm talking about Magna's apparent NAI twisting. Examples or it didn't happen. Basic logic, man.
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