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[webadict]

nightwing talking in red makes people mad kinda like bulls so dont do it

[Lidku]

I'm only just going to list who I find the most difficult to read. I don't think it's really worth it to list "moderate" or "easy" reads. It might be detrimental long-term later.
 
Difficult
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Webadict - For as long as I've been playing Mafia recently, webadict has been the DM for the majority of games I've been in. So it is hard to read someone who's in an inherently neutral position.

NJW - Very neutral in posting demeanor and very lowkey.

[NJW2000]

Lidku: Under what circumstances would you shoot someone N1?

Considering that our rifles only have 1 bullet only, I would only save it for someone I absolutely find suspicious; AND only if they're going under the radar of Town and everyone for some reason doesn't suspect them.

So you would only shoot someone nobody else suspected?

[Lidku]

Lidku: Under what circumstances would you shoot someone N1?

Considering that our rifles only have 1 bullet only, I would only save it for someone I absolutely find suspicious; AND only if they're going under the radar of Town and everyone for some reason doesn't suspect them.

So you would only shoot someone nobody else suspected?

Yes, because a Mafia who stays under the radar and nobody suspects them, nets a high chance of Town losing. And that would be the best efficient use of the 1-Kill everyone has; because after that, besides the bullet-proof vest, you become regular town.

Though this all predicates on someone I strongly suspect is Mafia to begin with, and I'm usually very conservative on who I begin to suspect.

[notquitethere]

I fought in war, my brothers in arms!

List of Who Is Hard To Read

I Tend To Read As They're Town Without Good Enough Reason
Toony
Knightwing

I Tend To Read As Scum Without Good Enough Reason
Max
Web

I Think I Have Successfully Read In The Past
Jim
NJW

Unknown Quantity
Lidku

We've played together in the past but I have no memory of any meta
Lenglon

Spoiler: Some Theorising (click to show/hide)

This is probably a bit too early and maybe not well considered enough but... my gut is that the huge number of kills is roughly pro-town. We'll definitely get false positives (every game I've run with vigs, I think the vigs killed more town than scum), but the shield mechanic means it'll take more than one person's read to flip someone, which I feel is a big advantage. Like, it won't just be one player's hyper-tunnel going wrong or right, it'll take aggregate suspicion to flip at night, almost like a mini-vote with a hammer of two.

Lidku, how would you characterise your mafia playstyle?

Stay frosty Sergeant Lenglon, what kind of foe do you think we're facing?

[Lenglon]

"I am NOT a Sarent. You see the ice-cream cone rank patch? S. P. C. Talk to me when you need something and know how to not ask questions bout how you got it."

"Anyways, I think it's too early ter tell wha we're facing. Rih now I'm jus lookin an seein wha I see. Ask me again later an I'll ave a better answer fer ya."

[ToonyMan]

Hmm, I like your spunk NQT. You went above and beyond the call of duty with extra categories of reads.

I'm gonna say NQT is town. Knigtwing is probably town too though I need to see non-roleplay posts.

[Maximum Spin]

Aww, I didn't get to be scum again this time.

I don't like roleplay, so Knightwing and Lenglon are clearly the mafia.

[Lidku]

Lidku, how would you characterise your mafia playstyle?

I've only ever been Mafia once, so I'd say I haven't really developed a particular "Mafia playstyle". I was and still am a complete noob, Town or Mafia-wise.

[NJW2000]

Yes, because a Mafia who stays under the radar and nobody suspects them, nets a high chance of Town losing. And that would be the best efficient use of the 1-Kill everyone has; because after that, besides the bullet-proof vest, you become regular town.

Though this all predicates on someone I strongly suspect is Mafia to begin with, and I'm usually very conservative on who I begin to suspect.

Hm. So if a handful of players you thought were town were also suspicious of the player, you wouldn't shoot them?

[notquitethere]

I've only ever been Mafia once, so I'd say I haven't really developed a particular "Mafia playstyle". I was and still am a complete noob, Town or Mafia-wise.

Actually I meant the opposite, what's your playstyle for mafia-the-game-not-mafia-the-role. Or more clearly: how do you intend to catch scum? Scum tells? Slips? Night actions? Sheeping a player you think is town? What else?

[Lidku]

Hm. So if a handful of players you thought were town were also suspicious of the player, you wouldn't shoot them?

There would be no point of wasting a bullet on someone the majority of Town suspects. By that point it is likely that the Town will vote them off naturally.

how do you intend to catch scum? Scum tells? Slips? Night actions? Sheeping a player you think is town? What else?

I used to mostly just go by mechanics, but that was because in the BYOR games I've been playing. In those games it's intentional for everyone to have unbalanced abilities, unlike a default game that has more balanced roles.

Now I do a mix of looking at mechanics and posting behavior.

[Lenglon]

"Hey, NQT, seems like lots a folks think they can read you easy. Whys' that?"

[notquitethere]

I used to mostly just go by mechanics, but that was because in the BYOR games I've been playing. In those games it's intentional for everyone to have unbalanced abilities, unlike a default game that has more balanced roles.

Now I do a mix of looking at mechanics and posting behavior.

Can you think of any posting behaviour that scum did in a game that afterwards was obvious (even if you didn't see it at the time)?

"Hey, NQT, seems like lots a folks think they can read you easy. Whys' that?"

Captain NQT sits down, and muses over the question while picking at the seam on his bullet-proof vest.

"I can think of two recent incidents... there was when I was the leader of a valiant division and through my forthrightness and direct dealing with my troop, I establish an easy rapport and trust early. That cohesion won the day.

"And then there was the time I proposed a risky battle strategy, which involved leaking some plans to the enemy in exchange for momentum on the battlefield. People sure as hell didn't like my plan, but it established my credibility in some of their eyes and our side swiftly won the day regardless.

"That enough intelligence for you?"

[Knightwing64]

( I like roleplay, it’s fun)

“You accusing me of being a traitor, Max? Well you are darn tooting wrong, and I have the badges to prove it.”


Knightwing64 shoves a Medal of Honor at Max, asserting dominance over the haters