Still standing above the drop zone (alive):
Splooooooosh(Dead):
Chilling With Studio Security (modkilled):
tr1ckster golden009 Mafia Goon turned neutral survivor
A | B | C | |
1 | Town Jailkeeper | Vanilla Townie | Mafia Goon |
2 | Mafia Roleblocker | Town Cop | Town Doctor |
3 | Town 1-shot Bulletproof | Mafia Goon | Town Tracker |
Define "typical". I see that bomber replied, so I'm going to answer as well. Compare.In post 7, BillStickers wrote:My answers would be typical, much like everyone's.
Typically, Days last 2 weeks and Nights last 2 days.Also, each day/night is two weeks long or am I reading it wrong?
There are already 2 votes. Any reason why you avoided forming a wagon?
*raises an eyebrow* Me, getting "sure"? How little you know me.In post 9, jbomber732 wrote:1.I'm very active, and my posts are short and scummy
2. I'm terrible because everyone always scumreads me (as town)
3. very as in both games that i've played on this site i was lynched on day 1
4. you WILL scumread me. Just don't get too sure that im scum. Cuz im not.
This was serous answers.
In post 10, Moonlight wrote:Typically, Days last 2 weeks and Nights last 2 days.
@Cabd, could you confirm that?
2 weeks? Who thinks up these rules? 5 days tops should be enough for newbies.In post 20, Cabd wrote:In post 10, Moonlight wrote:Typically, Days last 2 weeks and Nights last 2 days.
@Cabd, could you confirm that?
The Town wincon involves catching scum, not catching those who are inconsistent or change their attitudes. Are those scumtells in your opinion?In post 18, bluelightning wrote:I will pounce on any mistake done by anyone and catch out any inconsistencies and change of attitude in the game. So you have been warned!
The setup is chosen randomly, each one has an equal chance to be picked. I'm sorry you wasted your time there and didn't do any research.So now to this game. With this experience as well as currently modding my own on IAG currently, i can deduce sttraight away that the likelyhood of a Jailkeeper being in a newbie game are next to nothing. Would make no sense to have that role in as i doubt anyone would want newbies to spend a day & night phase away from the game as no doubt they would not log back in. I would also suggest that any game containing 6 Vanilla's just doesnt sound right, the more power roles included, the likelihood of more players staying around and being more active. So (IMO), scenarios 1,2 & 4. 6 with a 1 shot BP looks a weak set up compared to 3 so i would say options 3 and 5 are likely. 5 to me makes the most sense becaus eits the most balanced set up. The RB blocks the cop and the doctor protects against the night kill which would probably be done by the goon. So option 5 looks our most likely set up. 3 just looks too one sided to the town with that tracker, if it contained a Mafia RB, i would go 50/50 on that with setup 5.
I'll take "curious" as a compliment.So as like nearly everyone here, i am the same. i go straight in with a vote on the most curious player i find on Day 1, so...
Vote: Moonlight
I actually have several reasons for this. First, i vote for whoever posts 1st in the thread. They are always most likely to be mafia becaus they would have got their PM early on for the link to their extrernal forum so would have been in there plotting their early tactics.
Can you please show to me which parts of my questions show an attempt by me to fish for roles?Secondly, his questions. Although i answered them, his post of asking these straight away generally leads me to believe he is looking at what kind of players hes against so he can use the answers to the posts to try and find out what possible roles they could have. Its a nice tactic but my answers reveal nothing to my role!
I set ridiculously high standards for myself. You can go through my previous game and see my own self-criticism once it was over. As for considering scum "not fun", I'm being honest. I remember exactly one game I felt I played well as scum back in the day, and I still didn't enjoy it. On the other hand, I seem to have fun in almost every game where I get to be Town. To each his own I suppose.Thirdly, his rating of his own play. I dont buy why anyone who has played Mafia before would rank themselves soo low and specifiy how "not fun" a scum role is compared to a town role. Sounds to me he's just laying a soft marker down so that when people come to building a profile on each player, they stick this "clause" next to his name.
Ah, you pointed out why that vote isn't good yourself. Yes, we can vote for anyone, but wagons speed things up considerably (and so do cases like the one you've just posted). Feel free to try and build one on me. =)Fourthly, his reply to goldens vote for Yiley. I dont get why forming a bangwagon (thats not a typo btw, thats what a friend of mine coined the term on IAG when i crushed him over his inconsistencies in his posting). His quick query as to why golden should form up behind him to ply pressure on a "random" person to lynch just doesnt sit right with me. Everyones entitled to vote for who they want (even though someone who has not confirmed their status in the game yet seems a wasted vote as what are you expecting to get ouyt of a silent player?)
So, discuss!
So you would rather sit back and rely on evidence gathering to make your conclusions? If thats the case, then i think ive joined the wrong game. The only way to catch scum is to catch them out on their lies (whether those lies are visiting people claiming what ever role they may have), so you have to dig further into the posts in order to find out what they are hiding. Everyone has a tell and everyone slips up sooner or later.The Town wincon involves catching scum, not catching those who are inconsistent or change their attitudes. Are those scumtells in your opinion?In post 22, Moonlight wrote:In post 18, bluelightning wrote:I will pounce on any mistake done by anyone and catch out any inconsistencies and change of attitude in the game. So you have been warned!
The setup is chosen randomly, each one has an equal chance to be picked. I'm sorry you wasted your time there and didn't do any research.So now to this game. With this experience as well as currently modding my own on IAG currently, i can deduce sttraight away that the likelyhood of a Jailkeeper being in a newbie game are next to nothing. Would make no sense to have that role in as i doubt anyone would want newbies to spend a day & night phase away from the game as no doubt they would not log back in. I would also suggest that any game containing 6 Vanilla's just doesnt sound right, the more power roles included, the likelihood of more players staying around and being more active. So (IMO), scenarios 1,2 & 4. 6 with a 1 shot BP looks a weak set up compared to 3 so i would say options 3 and 5 are likely. 5 to me makes the most sense becaus eits the most balanced set up. The RB blocks the cop and the doctor protects against the night kill which would probably be done by the goon. So option 5 looks our most likely set up. 3 just looks too one sided to the town with that tracker, if it contained a Mafia RB, i would go 50/50 on that with setup 5.
So you were up at 7am in the morning and by chance and managed to post within 3 minutes of the game starting? Thats a stretch at best.I'll take "curious" as a compliment.So as like nearly everyone here, i am the same. i go straight in with a vote on the most curious player i find on Day 1, so...
Vote: Moonlight
I actually have several reasons for this. First, i vote for whoever posts 1st in the thread. They are always most likely to be mafia becaus they would have got their PM early on for the link to their extrernal forum so would have been in there plotting their early tactics.
That's not a terrible theory you've got about being first to post. But why isn't it just as likely that I'm simply excited? I posted mere minutes after it started and had it all pre-typed in a notepad, ready to send as soon as I received a PM.
I didnt say specifically "fish for roles". I said the information that you could gather in answers to your questions may help you deduce what roles anyone could potentially have.Can you please show to me which parts of my questions show an attempt by me to fish for roles?Secondly, his questions. Although i answered them, his post of asking these straight away generally leads me to believe he is looking at what kind of players hes against so he can use the answers to the posts to try and find out what possible roles they could have. Its a nice tactic but my answers reveal nothing to my role!
Nothing needs said here.I set ridiculously high standards for myself. You can go through my previous game and see my own self-criticism once it was over. As for considering scum "not fun", I'm being honest. I remember exactly one game I felt I played well as scum back in the day, and I still didn't enjoy it. On the other hand, I seem to have fun in almost every game where I get to be Town. To each his own I suppose.Thirdly, his rating of his own play. I dont buy why anyone who has played Mafia before would rank themselves soo low and specifiy how "not fun" a scum role is compared to a town role. Sounds to me he's just laying a soft marker down so that when people come to building a profile on each player, they stick this "clause" next to his name.
I didn't say it pointed to you being scum. Now that's you jumping to conclusions and assuming the worst straight off and this reaction certainly doesn't bode well in my opinion of yourself.Ah, you pointed out why that vote isn't good yourself. Yes, we can vote for anyone, but wagons speed things up considerably (and so do cases like the one you've just posted). Feel free to try and build one on me. =)Fourthly, his reply to goldens vote for Yiley. I dont get why forming a bangwagon (thats not a typo btw, thats what a friend of mine coined the term on IAG when i crushed him over his inconsistencies in his posting). His quick query as to why golden should form up behind him to ply pressure on a "random" person to lynch just doesnt sit right with me. Everyones entitled to vote for who they want (even though someone who has not confirmed their status in the game yet seems a wasted vote as what are you expecting to get ouyt of a silent player?)
So, discuss!
Anyway, you've established what parts of my early play have piqued your interest. I still don't see how they point to me being scum though. Regardless, thank you for actually doing your part to push the game forward!
Nope, keep reading.In post 23, bluelightning wrote:So you would rather sit back and rely on evidence gathering to make your conclusions? If thats the case, then i think ive joined the wrong game.
I catch scum by figuring out the most probable intent behind a player's posts, to each his own. There's plenty of ways to scumhunt. I've seen people do it purely by going with their gut. If it works for them, that's awesome, how am I to judge?The only way to catch scum is to catch them out on their lies (whether those lies are visiting people claiming what ever role they may have), so you have to dig further into the posts in order to find out what they are hiding. Everyone has a tell and everyone slips up sooner or later.
My previous Newbie game had me as a 1-shot BP and we also had a Tracker. That's setup 6, one of the those you ruled out. Moreover, there's a thread in Mafia Discussion that keeps track of stats in such games, including how often each setup has been played.Nah, i dont believe anyone who says random is random. Even if the mod came on here and said it was random, i wouldnt believe him. You can keep an open mind if you want but ill carry down my thought process on elimination.
8 am for my timezone, but yes, actually. I kept checking, waiting for this game to start. My sleep schedule... who am I kidding, I have no schedule.So you were up at 7am in the morning and by chance and managed to post within 3 minutes of the game starting? Thats a stretch at best.
Again, you don't show me how that would be accomplished. How would I deduce whether someone has a PR from these questions? The questions don't even help me figure out alignment, let alone a specific role. They're there simply for me to understand theI didnt say specifically "fish for roles". I said the information that you could gather in answers to your questions may help you deduce what roles anyone could potentially have.
How exactly is focusing on what role I have helping Town? You just did precisely what you suspect me doing with my questions, rolehunt.Your reaction to this soft attack suggests to me you have a role of some sort (other than a vanilla).