[IC] (Other IC's may have an IC hat that they put on and take off. I'm hardcore. I use IC
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There should have been activity from others in the last 5 hours. I'll just get started with my IC spiel.
Hello, I am your friendly, neighborhood IC, short for Inexperienced Challenged. (The name pokes fun at political correctness)
Anyway, This game is my highest priority game. If I only have enough time to check through 1 game in a day, this will be the one. I will do my best to answer questions about theory and common practices on this forum. I would prefer you bold questions or something like that, especially for urgent/important questions.
I don't expect perfect play. I don't even really expect good play. Chances are this is your first or second game. It's okay. You are here to learn and improve.
I am not God, nor am I perfect. I will, however, do my best to exemplify what a good player should do.
Now for some dos: (I am an optimist)
Think for yourself. Nothing can be gained from being a sheep.
Post often. Even when you may not think there is anything constructive to post, there will always be at least a "lets get going" type post. Once a day is usually a reasonable target. Twice a day is even better. Don't go overboard. (Once you get past about 8 posts/day, it tends to form a layer of spam and makes games really annoying to replace into.)
Make constructive posts. When a post does not really contribute to the discussion, it's called fluff, or when done consistently, active lurking, something considered scummy.
Use good spelling and grammar. There's nothing more annoying then really being far as decided to want even go to do look more like. wile i du liek mudkipz, sentneses liek tihs ar dificlt to undrstnd & wed all muhc rahter raed thru an itnlligable setnecne, r bteter yte, praargahp. (I think you get my point)
Relax. You don't have to be serious all the time. Online mafia plays nothing like IRL mafia. You can't see faces.
Think at face value. Nothing good can be gained by saying what you think X would do in Y situation. This leads to circular logic, AKA WIFOM, which never helps.
Day 1 is a time to experiment. It is not uncommon for a player to cast a meaningless vote at the beginning of day 1 to test for reactions. It's not usually a problem to switch your vote 3 or 4 times on Day 1. You want to look for abnormalities in play, as abnormality is the general sign of scumminess.
Think before you hit "Submit". It will help you look like a contributing townsperson, which is the goal regardless of your actual alignment.
Read the
wiki. There is a lot of valuable information there.
If you don't currently have an avatar, please get one. It really helps with identification.
Last but not least, follow my example. That's why I'm here.
I will teach more as we go. It's already a lot to absorb all at once.
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