Posted April 12, 2011
Wow, Im missing a lot, need to keep up with this game better...
Okay its been suggested I give my reads/arguments on everyone so here it goes
QhostQlyph: good place to start after that claim. While the choice to claim at this time seems a little suspicious, I think its genuine for two reasons. One, her play for this game strikes me as overtly town (if perhaps, a little misguided.) Two, it would make just too gutsy of a lie. Ghost has quite firmly hooked herself to another player, if one of the two was lynched and flipped scum it would give town a second easy lynch in a row. Of course, she could be counting on that fact to gain credibility, using WIFOM, etc. etc., but I think the most likely case is that she's telling the truth and may have just shortened everyone's list of suspects.
Rooshandark: Doesnt seem to add much to the discussion, but he has that confirmed doublevoter ability to his credit. I still think that screams town, but I worry about relying too much on that assumption. Nevertheless, I give him a town read, for now.
JessKitten: This one is tough to say. Big fan of in depth post tracking and analysis, which is often taken for granted as a town read but as someone said earlier (or it might have been in the other game,) the mafia are capable of making strong, well-reasoned arguments too, and the long posts could simply be to counter suspicion. I also dont particularly like the way she continually references wiki articles and often uses WIFOM in her posts almost as a shield against arguments directed at her (everything in this silly game is WIFOM). This isnt necessarily scummy, but I want to remind everyone that the gameplay theory on the wiki is loose and easily subverted.
Vitek: Some specific actions make me suspicious here. Still really dont like the way he pushed the lynch on Day 1 but avoided voting himself. He has also recently been trying to make a point that hes an active player and posts far more than some other players, but looking back at his post history, many of those posts are one to two lines with little content relevant to the discussion.
Orryrro: I dont see anything as having really changed here. I don't see his claim as leaning towards town or scum and so all my previous arguments against him stand. I gave up my vote when the bandwagon collapsed, but I still dont quite understand why everyone gave up the pressure on him so easily.
Typhoon: not very active but then, the same thing has been repeatedly said about me. What really makes me suspicious about him is summed up pretty well in 286 and 287. The fact that he is so noncomittal and outright stated that he thought 100 posts into Day 2 was too early to start placing accusations seems to me like a mafia member trying to keep his distance.
Alright, I know that wasn't absolutely everyone but it was everyone who I felt I had something interesting to say about.
Okay its been suggested I give my reads/arguments on everyone so here it goes
QhostQlyph: good place to start after that claim. While the choice to claim at this time seems a little suspicious, I think its genuine for two reasons. One, her play for this game strikes me as overtly town (if perhaps, a little misguided.) Two, it would make just too gutsy of a lie. Ghost has quite firmly hooked herself to another player, if one of the two was lynched and flipped scum it would give town a second easy lynch in a row. Of course, she could be counting on that fact to gain credibility, using WIFOM, etc. etc., but I think the most likely case is that she's telling the truth and may have just shortened everyone's list of suspects.
Rooshandark: Doesnt seem to add much to the discussion, but he has that confirmed doublevoter ability to his credit. I still think that screams town, but I worry about relying too much on that assumption. Nevertheless, I give him a town read, for now.
JessKitten: This one is tough to say. Big fan of in depth post tracking and analysis, which is often taken for granted as a town read but as someone said earlier (or it might have been in the other game,) the mafia are capable of making strong, well-reasoned arguments too, and the long posts could simply be to counter suspicion. I also dont particularly like the way she continually references wiki articles and often uses WIFOM in her posts almost as a shield against arguments directed at her (everything in this silly game is WIFOM). This isnt necessarily scummy, but I want to remind everyone that the gameplay theory on the wiki is loose and easily subverted.
Vitek: Some specific actions make me suspicious here. Still really dont like the way he pushed the lynch on Day 1 but avoided voting himself. He has also recently been trying to make a point that hes an active player and posts far more than some other players, but looking back at his post history, many of those posts are one to two lines with little content relevant to the discussion.
Orryrro: I dont see anything as having really changed here. I don't see his claim as leaning towards town or scum and so all my previous arguments against him stand. I gave up my vote when the bandwagon collapsed, but I still dont quite understand why everyone gave up the pressure on him so easily.
Typhoon: not very active but then, the same thing has been repeatedly said about me. What really makes me suspicious about him is summed up pretty well in 286 and 287. The fact that he is so noncomittal and outright stated that he thought 100 posts into Day 2 was too early to start placing accusations seems to me like a mafia member trying to keep his distance.
Alright, I know that wasn't absolutely everyone but it was everyone who I felt I had something interesting to say about.