Okay, time for some reads. What I do for these is perform what they call an 'iso' on
Mafiascum, an
isolated look at each person's posts to discern their overall behaviour. If I die in the night, it might be useful for the remaining town players to look back on these impressions. Remember you're trying to find a scum
team so be mindful about how players treat one another.
TheDarkStar Asks a
doesn't follow up on any of them. He essentially just goes through the motions. After that initial post, other than to ask if he's missed any questions, he asks one questions in the following 6 posts. His later content is a bit better, he provides a range of suspicions and begins to form a case against Flabort. I'm leaning scum here.
Most likely scum buddy: Scripten (they both have nice things to say about each other). Least likely scum buddy: Flabort (they both have scum reads on one another)Scripten Begins the game by claiming "I'm going to reread everyone's responses to RVS", but there's no evidence of this having taken place. After asking no questions for four posts they throw out a vote for inactivity (low-lying target, frankly) and finally ask a question of someone. They eventually extend and apologise for inactivity (that's okay, I know what it's like to have a busy life at times). Eventually when pushed they are able to ask an insightful question about the substantive happenings of the game, They don't talk to anyone for most of the game except NQT and Flabort. Perhaps unsurprisingly, when they give their reads they're mostly town or null with
only one scum read. I'm mostly reading them a town player who hasn't cast their net very far, but I wouldn't be entirely shocked if they flipped scum. I want to see more interactions between them and others if they survive to Day 2.
Most likely scum buddy: anyone except Flabort. Least likely scum buddy: FlabortUrist Imiknorris/Cheetah UI asks a bunch of questions to begin with, follows up on Varee, has only three posts before the day would have been extended. Bails out early on due to lack of time. So does Cheetah present a clear improvement? He starts with a bunch of reads and some questions, with a fresh target. His reads show genuine engagement and he presents a range of suspects. Buuut then he just focuses on Worldmaster in exclusion of all other avenues. Still, mild town read.
Most likely scum buddy: almost anyone. Least likely scum buddy: WorldmasterFlabort Most posts in the game so far, which as I've demonstrated elsewhere is a strong town sign. Asks everyone a question to begin with, follows up on some things but most promisingly has a habit of interjecting new questions at regular intervals. He pursues two serious cases, which is one more than everyone else except me and Scripten. His reads show attentiveness and a range of suspicions. Even when tunnelling Persus he keeps up correspondence with everyone. Is highly suspected, but that doesn't mean anything as town are almost always lynched on Day 1. He has the fewest possible scum partners. I'm getting a town read here.
Most likely scum partner: Deathsword is pretty much the only option here (they both give each other null reads, everyone else hates Flabort). Least likely scum partner: everyone other than Deathsword.Varee, Varee has the strange misfortune of being dog-piled at the beginning RVS phase. Like a lot of players, he asks everyone a question to start with. He follows up with some of these and interestingly enough, he asks questions in almost every one of his vast number of posts, keeping the conversation going. His only vote in the whole game is Deathsword for inactivity, which is pretty low lying fruit. Hasn't posted any reads. He's very active and he asks questions, but he doesn't actually seem to be interested in pressing cases. Though this unfortunately is somewhat expected of Varee, we can't keep giving him a free pass, so this is a very mild scum read.
Most likely scum partner: pretty much even chance of Cheetah, Scripten or TDS at this stage. Least likely scum partner: Flabort.Persus13 Day 1: answers a few questions, asks even less and doesn't follow up. For his second post he extends when the day is almost over. Basically he's absent. That's probably excusable for RL reasons. Does he pick things up after the extension? Well, sort of. He gets bogged down tunnelling Flabort, barely looking in on anyone else. He's hardly the least engaged though, he asks questions and keeps some conversations on. His last post shows evidence he's actually been paying some attention to what people are doing. Has yet to give any reads. I guess this is a mild scum read: the lack of involvement early on has been somewhat made up for since, but I'd like to see some proper cases outside of Flabort.
Most likely scum partner: Scripten or TDS. Least likely scum partner: Flabort.WorldMaster Basically just answers questions and throws out RVS-style questions with no follow up for most of the game. His reads show a reasonable range of suspicions. I'm mostly getting an 'inexperienced-player' vibe from him, but that doesn't swing him towards scum or town. He answered my early sustained vote on him without panicking. Reluctantly downgrading him null for now.
Most likely scum partner: Scripten. Least likely scum partner: Cheetah.Deathsword Has the least number of posts (6), which isn't a strong scum tell, but nor is it at all indicative of good town play. Starts the game throwing out three RVS questions. Apparently forgets all about it and then has internet problems. Despite messing his quotes up, when he
finally posts he's reasonable engaged (though of course his initial RVS questions are long forgotten). He doesn't talk to many people, though he does manage to pack more questions in to his posts than a lot of others seem to manage. His reads show only one scum lean, and even then he hedges and says his target might just be uncooperative town which is apparently 'just as bad'. Basically he has very low engagement with the game. Initially this was reasonably excused by RL stuff, but recently where he's posted more he's yet to show any sustained desire to actually lynch scum.
Scum or at best 'uncooperative town'. Most likely scum partner: Flabort. Least likely scum partner: Varee.
WorldMaster who would you most likely vote on Day 2 if Flabort flips town. What if he flips scum?
Flabort, would you claim if you were about to be mislynched and you had a power role?
DarkStar I find it interesting that you call me out as scummy for following up on my RVS questions when all you did is ask a bunch of RVS questions and not respond to any of the replies. Why did you ask so many obviously questions that you obviously didn't care about?
Varee, could you give us your reads?
CheetahWouldn't lynching the person who we know the least about give the least information from a flip?
I can see why you'd think that, but we'd actually eliminate more possible scum teams when they flip, as we've already pretty much eliminated quite a few possible Flabort scum teams in virtue of the lynch votes on him. More than that, he's been deliberately flying under the radar, he struggles to form suspicions, all firm scum signs.
Deathsword, is lynching 'uncooperative town' a part of your win-con? If not, why aren't you actually trying to hunt scum?
Scripten, you have exactly one scum pick. There are two scum in the game. Hazard a guess as to who the other might be.
PersusIf A Deathsword lynch doesn't carry, who would you rather go for?
TheDarkStar.
NQT: Playing well, mentioning that he'll probably die in the night is WIFOMy. Town Lean
Yeah, people always tell me that. But because it's the scum I'm WIFOMing here, I don't see the problem.
Could I get your reads if you see this before the end of the day?
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