How does one be a more enjoyable Mafia player?

[Espeonage]

The most enjoyable players are ones that you can play mafia with while also having a conversation. Part of the way you develop in to a good player is by playing with people you are comfortable with. I know that I play very differently based on the playerlist and if I know most of the people I know that I can be a bit more experimental with my play because they can see motivations in a different light from having experience with you.

Try getting a group of players that know a bit about how you play, which should naturally develop and then bounce off them in thread regardless of alignment. The more this happens, especially in games where you don't know everyone well, just most people. You will get a better understanding of how to conversationalise the game as people come in and out of the conversations you are having in game.

tl;dr Play with people you know because you can loosen up a bit and feel more comfortable which will help you learn how to be more enjoyable to play with.

[Espeonage]

All the advice in this thread is awful.

Mafia is a very serious game and you should always play it very seriously.

Cracking jokes instead of scumhunting is like the #1 worst thing you can do.

Trying to hard, obv scum.

[Espeonage]

When's the engagement?