Okay, just read what has gone down since my last post. I'll try to comment on the largest issues in the town, although I should answer this question first:
SpectrumVoid wrote:One question though: did you know this was mountainous when you signed up?
Yes, I was very much aware this game was practically Mountainous when I signed up. Truth be told, I have only played in one mountainous forum game (the one I linked to earlier, as it happens). I am simply counting on the difference of possibilities in this game to allow it to deviate from the norm.
Simply the addition of the Kingmaker is a great help, since it is a role which scum will always fail in lynching (barring special circumstances). Kings which control lynches are extremely powerful positions, who scum will be forced to dance around (in a
true
Mountainous game, every role is just as equal as the next, whereas in this game, the King is very much where each given days' power lies). A possible Hero role will pretty much force both town and scum to be careful in
who
they choose to execute, lest they die instead. In short, although there are no town investigative or protective roles in the game, there is enough power in the town for me not to strictly consider this game as mountainous.
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I've read over the Yos2/MoS debate about three times, and for the time being, I am thinking they are both town. I still disagree with MoS on whether or not voting serves a purpose that is worthwhile in this game from his position, but he has not really attempted to blow the argument out of proportion
or
sweep it under a carpet, and I can at least see where he is coming from. And since I obviously agree with Yos2's stance, I find nothing wrong with his pursual, since I can see myself doing the exact same thing.
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Twomz wrote:WRONG!!! Always assume they [everybody] are mafia unless you have reason to assume otherwise.
Eh, so long as this subject is being brought up, I play under a different mindset (and I think it's the most rational). I pretty much begin with everybody being "neutral", and they move up and down a laddered rung as I catch things which make me think people are more likely to be town or more likely to be scum. If you came into the game assuming everybody was scum, you would have to vote everybody (to be consistent, anyways). If you came into the game assuming everybody was town, you could not vote anybody consistently. Just assume everybody is a grey blob, who might be town, and who might be scum, and you're set. Depending on what happens when you poke at them (deflation, popping, inflation, a *squoosh* sound, etc.) you should better be able to place them on the ladder.
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Cb0x, have you read the Kingmaker discussion thread? And if so, precisely
when
did you read it? I am interested to know if your flash of inspiration came from thinking about the mechanics of the game, or if it was actually just taken from that particular thread.
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Okay, I
still
think Pablito is more likely to be town than not. His play is seriously weird (I honestly cannot recall a single game where he has acted like this, though I have only seen him in about three or four games), but if he was actually trying to get into Glork's good graces for the future, I am positive such a tactic has been quashed rather effectively by now. Also, I understand Pablito's response to MBL concerning the cb0x issue, although my advice to Pablito is to read more games which have MBL in them. MBL (in my experience) can make posts look like dripping gobs of ooze when he feels like it. I have yet to see how those sorts of posts correlate to his alignment.
I'm still liking my votes on Bird1111 and Phoebus.
