Probably true. Though, I'd like to think that my flip will leave some good info behind, therefore proving valuable enough to town to result in a town win.
By the way, what happened to the whole QT thing? Why the sudden intensity (other than my prodding)?
OMG! DO SOMETHING!!
I voted Sinny because she was my best lead at the moment.
I think it's best to always have a vote on someone. Now, I figured this game would start out with RVS, only Sinny decided to make herself a less-than-random target.
Here's how I see it: our first priority is to hunt down mafia members. Our second is to encourage proper scumhunting. Saying "I've drawn townie" right out the gate is either some kind of WIFOM scum tactic, or it's lazy town.
Statistically, online mafia games favor scum because we lack the ability to read facial expressions. In a forum like this, we have the advantage of knowing each other, and possibly gleaning tells, but looking at previous games, scum has to do is play half-assed, and they win be default. Our best chance of winning is a mafia lynch on day 1.
Now, I know the easy counter-argument is that there's nothing to hunt when you're the first poster. But still why announce your supposed role? The follow-up OMGUS vote didn't help. Again, it's either scummy or lazy.
I won't pretend to know for sure that Sinny is scum. I'm not even sure it's beyond 50/50, but I think we need to use our votes, even if we switch them 3 times a day. If she gets her act together, I'll remove the vote from her. If she keeps throwing out scummy behavior, I'll leave it on (obviously, I have to sleep at some point, and I work, so there may be 8-12 hour delays). Either way, scummy or lazy, we all benefit from applying a little pressure on her. She'll either confirm herself town when she shapes up, or she'll confirm herself scum by withdrawing from attention or making a slip/throwing an empty fit.
Also, before anyone asks, the purpose of having a vote on someone at all times is that you're contributing better in a multi-time-zone game. If I go to bed and she keeps throwing scum signs, well, you can all toss on the votes, and I'll help lynch a potential scum in my absence. If not, it'll just be a harmless lone vote when I come back tomorrow, which is no more dangerous than a nonvote. So really, always-on voting is a good idea day 1 (obviously, things change as our town-to-mafia ratios do).
There, a wall of text on page 1.
P.S. Without post-posting-editing, you'll all find how shitty my writing can really be.
@Sinny, this is probably my last post tonight, as it's nearing 11pm for me.
It's still going. I think I've learned a lot. We're like a week in and halfway through day 1 though, so I'm still in uncharted waters here. Either way, it's fun
And please note that my always-voting theory is really only a solid thing day one. Obviously, if we're in a "it takes 3 to lynch" situation and there's only 5 of us, I'm not going to let a vote sit there and disappear for 8 hours unless I'm dead certain.
Finally, I want to reiterate that I'm not certain that Sinny's scum. I'm just most comfortable leaving my vote on her for the/my night. Since there are at least 7 townsfolk this round, I don't believe she'll get 5 votes on her between now and tomorrow without more substantial evidence of scumminess.
True. This is a different context. I'm not judging you as person, I'm judging you as a player in a game where the entire point is to judge players. I get to let loose the reigns, in a manner of speaking.
Everyone is either scum or town, since RB's matrix doesn't include outside roles. Also, everyone is trying to appear town, the only way we know someone is town is by their actions. You just decided to claim town out the gate. That's lazy play. So... unless you wanna claim a PR (which will still just be town or mafia, and would still be lazy play), you're either scum or lazy town. We've run out of variables. Dammit, woman!
The only way to hop out of the rut is to start scum-hunting. Feel free to start with me, since I'm the biggest bee in your bonnet. At least it'll be some show of effort.As a side note, RVS is the first stage of the game, and stands for Random Voting Stage. The point of RVS is to get out of RVS. Your very first post was enough to get us out of RVS. Thank you for jump-starting the game!
unvote Sinny
You are all saying what I was thinking. Sete's argument seems quite decent too.
The awkwardness of this defense worries me some. Sete's was just one vote against you, and it would blow over quickly. It also strikes me as too defensive. I don't get why you're trying to talk so much and contribute so little. You keep saying that Day 1 is so telling. You seem to be trying to get everyone to do a the telling (which I actually appreciate a lot), but you're doing little telling of your own.
Now, you say that you're having anxiety issues, and I believe you, but, that doesn't mean you're town. Just like I believe that Blarraun is moving to a new city, but that doesn't make him town. Just like I believe Gopher when he says that he wants to lurk a little more, but that doesn't make him town. Just like I believe that PMJ is sick, but that doesn't make him town. Just like I have no idea where the fuck Shapelog is, but that doesn't make him town.
This is such a strange thing to say too, when you consider everything else you'd said thus far. First, how on earth can anyone be read as town yet? This itself seems like you're trying to placate QuickTwist, even though there's little to placate. (I've run out of finding-quotes-steam, here) Same with your joke about sidling up to PMJ. It was clumsily done. You're trying to make us see you a certain way and simultaneously pretend you're not trying to make us see you a certain way.
I'm also uncomfortable with your pressure on QuickTwist to access his previous games, especially after the mod discouraged it. It's another awkward distraction.
vote Hadoblado
dammit. Gopher ninja'd.
Though nicely timed!
Sete and Gopher will have fun when I flip green
