DraketheFake wrote:
It occurs to me that correct play as a townie is to encourage being shot, but that the way to avoid being shot is not to try and avoid being shot. Which is a bit of a mindfuck, but the last thing a scum wants is to be shot: it's a huge momentum swing, etc. Townies, on the other hand, should want the gun, or at least not be averse to it. Bogre's "don't shoot me I'm town" attitude makes even less sense in this light, especially in regards to his appeal to Vala's life.
Okay...your first statement is good-ish. This is what I've been saying (though it apparantly didn't get through well) the entire time. You shouldn't be -encouraging- being shot, that's pretty stupid. Just not FEARFUL of it, and checking your own actions because of a desire -not- to appear scummy.
The second isn't so much. Townies shouldn't be overly desireful of the gun, they should just not be afraid of getting shot and getting it.
Yet- here's the kicker. I feel awfully like you're echoing my sentiments (though you've not really got the right jist of what I'm saying), because they are town, while trying to say I am opposed to them.
Secondly- You're bending before the gunbearer. Trying to get back under the radar? You're right- weaseling out from under the gun is a scum tell. And that's what you're doing.
I'll reiterate, since it's came back into discussion:
Townies should prioritize hunting scum first and worry about getting shot second. To this end, figuring out who is the most evasive and tries to squeak away from town suspicion is probably scum. This means that townies prioritizing hunting scum and not becoming horridly concerned with making themselves look good and not scummy won't confuse the gunbearer as to who's vacillating.
And naturally, since the obvious scum play to avoid the above is to be aggressive, find the weakly aggressive players who piggyback on the others.
E.G. Rite.
