Mastin Academy

Espeonage · Post Post #3 (isolation #0) » Thu Nov 14, 2013 2:37 pm

What are the best ways to organise blocs, both alignments?
Why does RVS suck so much, or why do I wish RVS didn't exist?

Espeonage · Post Post #24 (isolation #1) » Fri Nov 15, 2013 3:37 pm

kuribo might actually give me some help on this question.

As a timid player, I'm not averse to trying to stand toe to toe with intelligent posters that are more articulate and methodical than I, however I have great difficulty in actually making headway (I always noticed my play as an SE in newbies as apposed to my play elsewhere on the site is vastly different) into getting those that I think are scum lynched or wagoned as after a few posts of back and forth I find myself getting beat down. What are the best ways to fix this trend to make myself feel louder, especially in larger games where there are more competing voices?

Espeonage · Post Post #54 (isolation #2) » Sat Nov 16, 2013 5:49 pm

I kind of want someone to read games I've played and give me pointers, but I've never actually had a game in the past three years that I'm actually proud of.

Espeonage · Post Post #63 (isolation #3) » Sat Nov 16, 2013 9:13 pm

In post 62, Om wrote:Well, I'm VI through and through. So, I'm looking forward to working together with you for my improvement.

Also, since my earlier trip to big leagues was not all that great, what do you suggest I should be working on before giving one more try?

Back when Test of Faith Mafia was going on, Vezok was one of the most widely recognised VIs on the site at the time. He drew scum in that game and didn't end up being put under suspicion for a very long time.
http://www.quicktopic.com/46/H/PhKC8F8ThMU
That is the scum QT from that game. He nailed PRs out of thin air with the type of certainty I've never seen before. He got so much respect in that postgame.

So don't give up on yourself. Try and you will get noticed.

Espeonage · Post Post #110 (isolation #4) » Sun Dec 22, 2013 11:59 pm

Nah Arrogance gets stuff done. And the more arrogant you are while alive, the less people will like you and the more your reads will be listened to when you flip.

Espeonage · Post Post #120 (isolation #5) » Mon Jan 06, 2014 7:27 pm

In post 119, Blair wrote:
In post 113, Jake from State Farm wrote:If trust is a key aspect, I'm screwed
It isn't.

It can be. If you aren't working with the rest of the town, then the game is going to go downhill fast.

Espeonage · Post Post #126 (isolation #6) » Tue Jan 07, 2014 2:39 am

Work out why that is. Probe for why they aren't reading your scumread as scum. While also, and this is the kicker, working to see how other people's scumread have been made. Then rebuff them or try and get into their shoes and see what they are seeing and make a judgement from there.

The key is to not disregard town, and if there is disparity, make an effort to fix that.

The bonus is that once you've built a meta for it, it's incredibly easy to replicate as scum, and as scum, you can manipulate it to your reads the more practice you have at it as town.

Of course this is only one playstyle, but I think it answers your question.

Espeonage · Post Post #127 (isolation #7) » Tue Jan 07, 2014 2:42 am

In b4, I get shot down for being completely wrong because I am the absolute worst kind of bad, but semi-experienced players because I should know better.

Actually on that note. A new question for you Mastin.

What is the best way to shrug outdated meta?