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Sorian

Banned
But did you really have the intention on voting for Swamped or did you see CCS vote for Swamped and decide that was the townie you wanted to push into contention with Crab.

If you were really for voting for Swamped why didn't you make the vote? Again just Sorian sitting passively on the side lines.

I haven't "cleared" Swamped but I have made it clear I am town reading Swamped.

There was no reason to anymore. The counter wagon I wanted already existed. My vote didn't need to be on her because it held more weight later if need be. Once you're on a wagon, you can't prevent scum shenanigans as easily. There was still enough time until deadline that I didn't need to commit. Especially when I didn't want Crab to be a wagon at all.
 

Faddy

Banned
There was no reason to anymore. The counter wagon I wanted already existed. My vote didn't need to be on her because it held more weight later if need be. Once you're on a wagon, you can't prevent scum shenanigans as easily. There was still enough time until deadline that I didn't need to commit. Especially when I didn't want Crab to be a wagon at all.

But it didn't exist. It was a phantom. We already went over this.

2 votes is not a wagon.
 

acohrs

Member
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Oh Faddy
 

Sorian

Banned
But it didn't exist. It was a phantom. We already went over this.

2 votes is not a wagon.

Either you are pretending or just in general don't understand how momentum works in this game, do you? I don't even care enough to go back and look at the exact number to dispute you because whether you are right or not isn't the point. You're looking at it from the pure numbers stand point. Mafia is a game about emotions and manipulation just as much as numbers and logic, ignoring one side doesn't change that. Crab was presenting Swamped as his thunderdome option and someone placing the vote down in support was an action that created the counter wagon. The rest would naturally come with or without me putting in the vote. You're attempting an argument you were not ready for and don't have enough experience to back up. Yes, I'm being a cocky shit now and you can try that avenue next if you'd like but it doesn't change that you are trying to work history to your advantage but you don't have chops to pull it off. My actions were quite clear and if you were trying to call the action itself scummy then sure, but you are instead trying to add reasoning that doesn't make sense to why I did it. That's why this sin't working.
 
Swamped I reread your post a second time and there are a few things that I don't get. Not gonna quote cause I'm on mobile so..

If you were convinced the most by Vere then why did you vote for him? Convinced that he was town, you mean?

Also why were you watching the voting patterns of other so closely, as you said? Something about public opinion? This just screams wanting to be on the right side of history when he flipped town.

If that's your reasoning, what makes you read Acorn as town? Cause I'm not seeing it at all.

These 2 read town to me but a little while later he talked about how inactive *splinter was being. Still think he's town but he made that a little less convincing when he commented on *splinter's inactivity.
 
DAY 4 CURRENT VOTE TALLY:

acohrs (2)
flatearthpandas 2750
StanleyPalmtree 2793

Swamped (2)
TheWorthyEdge 2791
*Splinter 2898

Faddy (2)
CCS 2816
Sorian 2994

WhereAreMahDragonz (1)
Gorlak 2913

Sorian (1)
Faddy 2903

Gorlak (1)
Kawl_USC 2835

*Splinter (1)
Swamped 2783

TheWorthyEdge (0): Sorian 2910 2994

Bronx-Man (0): Kyanrute 2911 2977

No active vote for Day 4: acohrs, Bronx-Man, Burbeting, franconp, Kyanrute (has previously voted), WhereAreMahDragonz


Day 4 ends:
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Automated vote tally here

9 votes for majority
 

Faddy

Banned
Either you are pretending or just in general don't understand how momentum works in this game, do you? I don't even care enough to go back and look at the exact number to dispute you because whether you are right or not isn't the point. You're looking at it from the pure numbers stand point. Mafia is a game about emotions and manipulation just as much as numbers and logic, ignoring one side doesn't change that. Crab was presenting Swamped as his thunderdome option and someone placing the vote down in support was an action that created the counter wagon. The rest would naturally come with or without me putting in the vote. You're attempting an argument you were not ready for and don't have enough experience to back up. Yes, I'm being a cocky shit now and you can try that avenue next if you'd like but it doesn't change that you are trying to work history to your advantage but you don't have chops to pull it off. My actions were quite clear and if you were trying to call the action itself scummy then sure, but you are instead trying to add reasoning that doesn't make sense to why I did it. That's why this sin't working.

Not working in your opinion.

You know what really adds momentum to a lynch target? VOTES

Instead you sat on the sidelines with your vote on Bronx.
 

Sorian

Banned
Not working in your opinion.

You know what really adds momentum to a lynch target? VOTES

Instead you sat on the sidelines with your vote on Bronx.

If votes add momentum then why did I not get Bronx off the ground day 1 or Blarg day 2? My vote was on Bronx for a reason, it's the lynch I wanted. Swamped was up there as a good lynch but not my favorite. Without me, she became a perfectly good counter and I was able to sit on who I would have preferred to be in contention instead of Crab. So finish the flow logic then, what makes all of this a scum action?
 

Faddy

Banned
If votes add momentum then why did I not get Bronx off the ground day 1 or Blarg day 2? My vote was on Bronx for a reason, it's the lynch I wanted. Swamped was up there as a good lynch but not my favorite. Without me, she became a perfectly good counter and I was able to sit on who I would have preferred to be in contention instead of Crab. So finish the flow logic then, what makes all of this a scum action?

But Swamped never became a good counter attracting 1 quick vote/unvote from Blarg and a single vote from Kalor. Neither had a reason attached.


What makes it a scum action is your blatant moves near the deadline to create unnecessary distraction.

I think Town would be in a much better place without all the late shifts near the deadline where people can easily place votes with little reasoning or justification other than they had to pick between the two wagons. It is very anti town behaviour.
 

Sorian

Banned
But Swamped never became a good counter attracting 1 quick vote/unvote from Blarg and a single vote from Kalor. Neither had a reason attached.


What makes it a scum action is your blatant moves near the deadline to create unnecessary distraction.

I think Town would be in a much better place without all the late shifts near the deadline where people can easily place votes with little reasoning or justification other than they had to pick between the two wagons. It is very anti town behaviour.

Distraction from what? Lynching Crab?
 

Sorian

Banned
Distraction by pushing for late wagons and then at the start of the next day everyone focuses on those votes when they were all town/town.

Actually a fair point, now take it to the next level, you've played with me before, how is it any different from how I always play?
 

franconp

Member
The game has gone silent. That's not good for town.

What does it even matter? No one was poisoned today, either the poisoner is out of shots or someone role blocked them last night. Either way they are likely out of commission (or they tried to poison you like an idiot considering poison doctors are pretty much always immune to the poison they heal).

Why do you keep talking about the poisoner as "they"? Are you using it instead of "he/she" or do you think the poisoner is scum?


VOTE: acohrs

I want to lynch acohrs. I really think he is scum. I have said several times why I think that (a lot of coasting, the read list, relation with other players). If acohrs flip scum, Faddy is scum too. Swamped could be too.
 
Like the activity. Faddy was already reading a bit scum to me already but not super moved by the gotcha. My needle hasn't shifted much there. Not moved by his arguments either though. Sorian's votes look townie to me for the first two days. He's still a null.

Seems no one has claimed poisoned today. Still wary of conspiracy theories, especially how goddamned early they started coming, but interesting. Still think it should be tabled for now.

Interesting thoughts on Dragonz from Gorlak. Btw, not sure if I'm misreading his earlier question or I missed it being answered but *Splinter peaced due to Blarg and, I think CCS or Bronx, being a bit overly aggressive iirc. Don't think it had anything to do with the posts you had quoted and I don't think those interactions are particularly important at the moment. Anyway, Gorlak is actually my next I want to look at. Maybe I'll get there today but it's St. Patty's.

As for having to vote the trains, I don't really agree. I get the worry about scum weight but my thought is it's better to have solid votes to track later in the game. End of day, change votes if you want to save someone. But if I have no strong feelings about either, I'll leave my vote on an outlier. If scum is actively moving on the vote, it does give them more weight but voting just because can only really help on accident. Seems kind of like what Sorian was telling Faddy but not what Kawl was telling acohrs.
 

Sorian

Banned
The game has gone silent. That's not good for town.



Why do you keep talking about the poisoner as "they"? Are you using it instead of "he/she" or do you think the poisoner is scum?


VOTE: acohrs

I want to lynch acohrs. I really think he is scum. I have said several times why I think that (a lot of coasting, the read list, relation with other players). If acohrs flip scum, Faddy is scum too. Swamped could be too.

He/she, when I remember I try to do that since some find it rude to assume gender.

Also yeah,I could have kept doing that circle argument for more but it felt like noise at this point, Faddy got caught imo and is doing great at staying off the point.
 

*Splinter

Member
Man that's a frustrating argument to read. I think Faddy started with some really good points. Yeah Sorian has an answer for everything but I'd expect as much, but then you blow it all with this:

Town/Town trains.
Day 1 - Crab vs Swamped were the two trains you tried to engineer
Are you the cop? Just claim, we could use the info and there must still be a doctor out there. If not then what am I supposed to think? Clearing someone off a town read is awful play. Do you know how easy it is for an experienced player to "play town"? Swamped isn't exactly new to the game.
 

acohrs

Member
vote: faddy

Voting for Faddy for the same reasons I voted for Splinter. I think there is at least 1 scum in the group of 3 that have voted for all town lynches. Splinter was the most suspicious to me before but after Faddys slip, he now looks the most suspicious of the group.
 

franconp

Member
Before Kawl needs to say something tomorrow, I will be around on mobile until half an hour before deadline. After then I can't. I have an hour commute until I get home.

I want to lynch either Acohrs or Faddy. I think there is scum there, even maybe both of them. I could move my vote to Faddy while I'm around.
 

Faddy

Banned
Man that's a frustrating argument to read. I think Faddy started with some really good points. Yeah Sorian has an answer for everything but I'd expect as much, but then you blow it all with this:


Are you the cop? Just claim, we could use the info and there must still be a doctor out there. If not then what am I supposed to think? Clearing someone off a town read is awful play. Do you know how easy it is for an experienced player to "play town"? Swamped isn't exactly new to the game.

No I'm not a cop. I just believe Swamped is town.

And doesn't that argument go the other way that Sorian can just be playing town?
 
I don't really think Faddy's slip was any indication that he knows for a certainty that Swamped is town. It feels more like a read to me, and his arguments are genuine.
 

*Splinter

Member
The past days. A feeling, so it is hard to quantify I know but I have a thought in my mind that you've been less present on the before days. Have to read you through (argh) to make sure.
I mean which past performances are you comparing to for a late increase in activity to be a concern (I assume that post was concern?)?

I'm not denying my activity has increased - especially compared to last phase which was over a weekend.
 

Faddy

Banned
From what he said it looks like he knows Swamped is town (although he's now claiming it's just a read).


Yes? What do you mean though? I'm not exactly townreading Sorian right now.


I mean that Sorian has on the surface played quite like town. And the thing that looks most townie, the vote and suspicion on Blarg is what you would expect from an experience player like Sorian who knows Blarg is susceptible to an early lynch for his bullshit. So maybe town!Sorian scum reads Blarg but scum!Sorian definitely scum reads Blarg.
 

Kyanrute

Member
so what is that then

super town much love:

4. franconp [m]
10. Kawl_USC [m]
24. Gorlak [m]

maybe town:
11. Swamped [f]
18. Faddy [m]

reserve a right to read through to make accurate judgement:
1. *Splinter [m]
14. CCS [m]
19. WhereAreMahDragonz [f]

how am i fucking supposed to know:
6. Sorian [m]
23. StanleyPalmtree [m]

the best:
17. Kyanrute [m]

i hate to admit this but he might be town:
20. Bronx-Man [m]

MEANIES:
2. Burbeting [m]
13. TheWorthyEdge [m]
21. acohrs [m]
 

*Splinter

Member
I mean that Sorian has on the surface played quite like town. And the thing that looks most townie, the vote and suspicion on Blarg is what you would expect from an experience player like Sorian who knows Blarg is susceptible to an early lynch for his bullshit. So maybe town!Sorian scum reads Blarg but scum!Sorian definitely scum reads Blarg.
I don't disagree, but noone is assuming Sorian is town the way you did for Swamped.
 

Swamped

Banned
I don't really think Faddy's slip was any indication that he knows for a certainty that Swamped is town. It feels more like a read to me, and his arguments are genuine.

I'm inclined to think so. I don't know why a scum Faddy would continue arguing nuances instead of backing down.

Only a few people know swampeds alignment at the moment....

Those of the non town variety

Guess who was the quickest to jump on this "scum slip".
 

*Splinter

Member
I'm inclined to think so. I don't know why a scum Faddy would continue arguing nuances instead of backing down.



Guess who was the quickest to jump on this "scum slip".
He went from "Swamped is town" to "I read Swamped as town". How is that not backing down?

How else could he have reacted, regardless of alignment?
 

Kyanrute

Member
I mean which past performances are you comparing to for a late increase in activity to be a concern (I assume that post was concern?)?

I'm not denying my activity has increased - especially compared to last phase which was over a weekend.

Ah I see. I have to admit that my comment was but a starting point for now, an observation that is. In general I find you difficult to read so when I felt I saw a change I started to worry a bit - is this natural or are you looking to steer the lynches to undesired directions? Not sure. The vote record is the best argument against you that I can think of and that is something that can be used against most. Will look if there is anything I have missed.

I am not referring to any specific past performances in particular, I am just keeping it in mind that deciphering you is quite important.
 

*Splinter

Member
Ah I see. I have to admit that my comment was but a starting point for now, an observation that is. In general I find you difficult to read so when I felt I saw a change I started to worry a bit - is this natural or are you looking to steer the lynches to undesired directions? Not sure. The vote record is the best argument against you that I can think of and that is something that can be used against most. Will look if there is anything I have missed.

I am not referring to any specific past performances in particular, I am just keeping it in mind that deciphering you is quite important.
Hmm, fair enough
 

Faddy

Banned
He went from "Swamped is town" to "I read Swamped as town". How is that not backing down?

How else could he have reacted, regardless of alignment?

It isn't backing down if I never said definitively that Swamped is town. Those statements on town/town trains were accusations against Sorian and what he did with his scum knowledge.
 

Kyanrute

Member
and i now looked at acorns' comment about how the newest addition to da scum list is the most suspicious because of the scum slip

yeah

ugh
 

*Splinter

Member
It isn't backing down if I never said definitively that Swamped is town. Those statements on town/town trains were accusations against Sorian and what he did with his scum knowledge.

Town/Town trains.
Day 1 - Crab vs Swamped were the two trains you tried to engineer
"Crab v Swamped is a town town train" is a definitive statement. You clarified later that this was just a read, and yes that might be true but what you said at the time was a definitive statement.
 

Kawl_USC

Member
It isn't backing down if I never said definitively that Swamped is town. Those statements on town/town trains were accusations against Sorian and what he did with his scum knowledge.

Right and the lynchpin of your argument is that sorian is scummy because he is trying to force losing choices of town v town targets multiple days in a row. Except that we only for sure one day is tvt. It especially looks like a slip when it's listed in the exact same way as the actual confirmed tvt with no notation saying that it's just something you believe. It feels way more likely to be a slip of the burden of extra knowledge.
 

Swamped

Banned
Thing is, why would scum Faddy work so hard to show that Sorian is scum? Sorian hasn't been in the lynch running today. Seems like wasted effort. That's why i think Faddy really does scum read Sorian.
 

Kyanrute

Member
*Splinter [m] - lean scum, on first glance at just vote lists, has voted for both town lynches so far that have turned out to be town. One out of two players so far that has done this and this point has not been discussed in detail.

Based on these views, I throw my vote on...

Vote: *Splinter

vote: faddy

Voting for Faddy for the same reasons I voted for Splinter. I think there is at least 1 scum in the group of 3 that have voted for all town lynches. Splinter was the most suspicious to me before but after Faddys slip, he now looks the most suspicious of the group.

So ummmmm. This does not make sense to me. 1st a reminder, acohrs has mentioned that he still stands by his past read post so quoting old things ain't invalid. Secondly, the his reasoning behind his Splinter scum read is very thin. I for one disagree with it. While I feel that Splinter has not necessarily been living to his full potential in this game, to say that he's done nothing but vote lists seems just false. I find this even more false when it is applied to Faddy for I feel he has done much. Much wrong, one might say but still, that is not the issue. Why is acohrs attacking the fact that Faddy hasn't supposedly done much (I disagree) instead of attacking the more reasonable target, Faddy's achievements? Using the votes as his primary argument reeks of scum who are just looking for something, not really grasping the deeper parts of the discussion.
 
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