Making fake claims

AlwaysInnocent · Post Post #33 (isolation #0) » Wed Nov 18, 2015 8:43 am

Lying means adding more confusion to the game and therefore harming the investigation / analysis. Unless you have a

really good

reason to lie, then generally the costs outweigh the benefits.

AlwaysInnocent · Post Post #36 (isolation #1) » Wed Nov 18, 2015 9:15 am

In post 34, BROseidon wrote:
In post 33, AlwaysInnocent wrote:Lying means adding more confusion to the game and therefore harming the investigation / analysis. Unless you have a
really good
reason to lie, then generally the costs outweigh the benefits.

You're an innocent child. You claim miller in your first post day 1 so that a cop doesn't waste an investigation on you.

You're a JOAT with a vig shot. You claim 1-shot vig to hide the fact that you can do additional things.

You're a hider. You claim weak visitor to bait scum into trying to NK you.

You're a doctor, you claim VT because duh

etc, etc

Ah. Yes. I still have to get acquainted with all the different roles on this site. Some of them are unbelievably complex.

But many roles do not require lying, though. I have played quite some games (not here) and rarely has there been any need to justify lying, even from more experienced players. MafiaScum seems very different from what I have experienced, that is true.

AlwaysInnocent · Post Post #38 (isolation #2) » Wed Nov 18, 2015 9:21 am

In post 37, vonflare wrote:
In post 36, AlwaysInnocent wrote:Ah. Yes. I still have to get acquainted with all the different roles on this site. Some of them are unbelievably complex.

the cool thing is, there are INFINITE roles on this site.

Yes, I suppose that is possible. But it is also important to have a well balanced game, I think. Often that means restricting the complexity of the game, e.g., by limiting the roles.