So... Getting started...

[YamiChan]

Well, my account finally got activated. I've read a lot of the Wiki, but I still feel a little lost. I checked out the Queue, but it seems like there are very few games open for sign-ups and all are theme games? And I couldn't find any role lists.@_@ Do some games not have them? I want to start playing as soon as possible, but preferrably a large, non-theme game.

[YamiChan]

Open Queue?

[YamiChan]

That just looks confusing.O_o I wish people wouldn't always choose wierd names for their Mafia threads. I think that's why it's so confusing.

[YamiChan]

These questions all came to me at completely different intervals.

[YamiChan]

That doesn't make much sense in this case.>_>

[YamiChan]

This topic is for actually getting started, not a bunch of other questions that are completely unrelated.>_>

[YamiChan]

Hm...I suppose they have.

[YamiChan]

Are alliances allowed?O_o I mean, I keep reading stuff that says no, but it seems shocking that non-Mafia players are not allowed to communicate and form alliances. My own game was like that, but I realized it doesn't work and changed it.

[YamiChan]

I don't think an alliance is much good if everyone else knows about it.O_o It's wierd you can't form them via PM. Why isn't that allowed?

[YamiChan]

That's kind of the point.>_> You can ally with helpful people, but do they really possess the role that they say? When I did not allow private communication, the players rallied for it until I changed the rules.

[YamiChan]

That was part of the point of PMs. You can form private alliances, but you can't always be sure who to trust. Given the nature of your role, that can be useful. If people want to cheat, they are going to cheat. You can't really stop them. People being able to PM won't increase cheating, though. I'm not sure why people think it will.O_o Sharing info is one of the reasons it is needed, so that the Town has a fair shot. They can work together like the Mafia does.

[YamiChan]

Would you stop it already?! I'm getting sick of your harassment.

[YamiChan]

Flay, I am the victim.-.-

[YamiChan]

Other mods have already said it and dealt with the people causing trouble, but a few new people have started.

[YamiChan]

From experience, I can tell you that letting bullies walk all over you does not make them lose interest and walk away. If I'm the victim, that's how it is. I won't pretend to be anything else just to make bullies be nicer to me.